NAVY’S VITAL ROLE.
IMMENSE RESPONSIBILITIES. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, March 23. The Australian Prime Minister (Mr R. G. Menzies), who underwent the’ latest air raid ordeal at Plymouth, declared in Portsmouth to-day: “This air-raid business is not going to conquer Britain.- German armies are certainly not going to invade this country successfully.” Mr Menzies was greeting Australian officers and men serving in the Navy. He added : “The enemy is not providing any spectacular battles, but is making up for it by his tactics. \Y r e, as the British Empire, should have our Navy distribution all over the world, and we should have immense patience in tracking him down, in protecting trade and commerce, and. above all, in seeing that enough food comes to this country. These are not spectacular jobs, but are of enormous importance. “As time goes on and this country gets more and more destroyers and other small craft, we shall defeat what will probably be the enemy’s most serious attempt to overthrow us. The real point of danger at this moment is on the water. I am proud to know that many Australians are in this country ready to play their part.” Mr Menzies visited Nelson’s famous flagship Victory and saw some of the air-raid damage.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 98, 25 March 1941, Page 5
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210NAVY’S VITAL ROLE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 98, 25 March 1941, Page 5
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