BRITISH NAVAL POLICY.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 12751, 25 March 1914, Page 3

BRITISH NAVAL POLICY.

ADMIRALTY WEDDED TO FIRST LORD'S PLANS. NEGOTIATIONS s AFFECTED BY ELECTIONS. LONDON, yesterday. The Admiralty is wedded to the policy promulgated by Mr Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, and is not affected by Dominion protests. It is still hopeful that Australia, Canada, and New Zealand will contribute battleships towards the formation of an Imperial fleet patrol for the Empire. It does not display any inclination to convene a naval conference because it is entirely absorbed over the Ulster crisis, whilst it is also indisposed to negotiate further with the Dominions seeing that a general election is not far ahead, but may possibly do so after the position of parties is defined. | POSITION IN CANADA. ' j SENATE BLOCKING PROGRESS. I OTTAWA, yesterday, j There is no prospect of adequate naval action until the Ministry obtains control of the Senate. BACKING FOR MR MASS FY. FROM SYDNEY. I CONCERNING JAPAN AND THE PEOPLE. SYDNEY, yesterday. The Herald in a leader says the outspoken utterance of the Rt. Hon. Mr M/isscy 011 Mr Winston Churchill's /peech on the naval estimates must now convince Mr Churchill that hi* recent statement regarding the vital problem of Imperial naval defence of the Pacific had met with serious dissatisfaction both in the Commonwealth and New Zealand, the two Dominions which, v so far, had attempted to make effective naval provision. Complete co-operation in training and other matters was desirable between New Zealand and the Commonwealth with a view to economy and effective action in war time.