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GRAVE WARNING BRITISH NAVY SUPREMACY, ADMIRAL’S SIGNIFICANT PLEA, 1 (Received 2.10 p.m.) * • LONDON, February 4. ' Mr W. C. Bridgman, First Lord' of he Admiralty, speaking at the Constitutional Club, said that the Government was perfectly right in continuing with the construction of the' Singapore' base, and Australia was also right iii contributing. When the base was completed it would ensure the defence of ' the Far Eastern waters, and it would " also ensure economy in naval expenditure. He would be glad to-find othe'jg Dominions contributing towards the’ cost of construction. t Great Britain was also right in building a fleet of up-to-date cruisers, ifi ■ which branch she had fallen behind foreign nations. Cruisers were essential to defend the enormous expanse of Empire trade, on which Great Britain ’» cxteneo depends. Great Britain was not leading in the! race for armaments and it would be deception to tell the people that the” nation could depend on obsolete ships damaged in wartime and unable t<f compete with foreign .ships. If the world were totally disarming it would ' lbe different, but efficiency was essential while other navies existed. He denied, the contention that' thd Admiralty consisted of extravagentfighting men, and maintained that the present programme ensured economy without undue risk. —Sun,
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Northern Advocate, 5 February 1926, Page 4
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