CANADA'S NAVY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 15 May 1922, Page 7

CANADA'S NAVY.

CUTTING DOWN EXPENDITURE

BY CABLL—FfiESS ASSOCIATION—COPYBIGHT

(Ileuter). Received May 15, 11.30 a.m. VANCOUVER, May 14. Smashing of "Pinafore," says a leading Canadian newspaper, with reference to Canada's plans for a fishing protection cruiser service taking the place of Canada's navy, which, in turn, is practically scrapped. The Minister for Naval Defence, speaking in the Commons, said that five new ships which Britain built a year ago and presented to Canada will be laid up, and the bulk of the crews will be sent home, Britain replacing these with a fishing cruiser and two trawlers, which will be placed both in the Atlantic and Pacific. Four officers from the Royal Navy, now in the service, will be retained to train a sort of naval militia for two or three weeka of each year. It is hoped to train 1500 youths annually, they later being candidates for the fishery protection service if they wish to join. It is expected that next week this outline of the Government's naval plans will be fully discussed in Parliament. Meantime an explanation on behalf of the Government says the action proposed is in view of the general suspension of great expenditures throughout the world and of Canada's financial position, and the burdens we have to carry. So we must face the situation in the light of the declaration by leading world statesmen that there must be a suspension of abnormal expenditure.