THE NAVAL SITUATION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 3 April 1909, Page 3

THE NAVAL SITUATION.

[Pbess Association?— Copxv'iuhx] V JTHE "CANADIAN OFFER. I THE AUSTRALIAN MOVEMENT. ' J'-XX J THELOTTOON MISTAKE. 7 7 -7ym.^-Tr_TC^ ; ?p^'"i^ipuß..7. .;,;• liONBON, Fiiday. i •yThaiyMamioha. Government has- de- \ dd^notjto 'pffir:7a Dreadnought, on the -' 'g^und?iKat the Dominion Government-is ■ the? body to act. ". Y7Y7 -.'. --.--'.■'.:. 2_i_. a; Meeting of the" Labour Party -it . was^resolyed^ to congratulate Mr Fisher, . ™fp Austrian; Premier, ?bh declining to -'. 7 , b .»7a?.party to a panic engineered' for pubY?"8 purposes.. ; V ...-. . V ■"■::•■- --7 ,f Moniing? Post,"? commenting on : -rthe 'resolution,' says the Labourites- are -;■■:. staarting "iind.. tlie: severe . castigation administered^at Croydaiir The 7 resold ■;■'* turn; displays V 'extraordinary ignorance _pf -the motives actuating the Commbn■;;•;7 wealth Government, and Australia would ddubtless'attach.the same importance-. to 7 ifc as to thep'prci-Boer vapouringß. ' : ? - Three hundred and fifty members of ' ...' the, House of Common, have signed a ; '.: memorial" expressing thanks, to New. ZeapyuJuL:.'.-:-.:.-'--......-.. ■'-.'-.- ';.'■• . ;-. '.i'P: 'if-he Times" correspondent at §y<_.Yney'cables that there seems to-be a mis-.-!...taJce..:Taboat-'' the supposed? New South Wales and Victorian oiler of a DreadYnougbt; as none was made.. He adds that '■■ the . nearest _■ approach to one is- New y South Wales' suggestion that if the Com-Y-:mon wealth, offers a ship New South ■ gWalesrwiß' pay her share. P'rii^ ■-'■ English! speeches and comments i:Y*ere based on Renter's telegram of . r?_iMarcK r 3oth. definitely announcing that : g ilxj. Wa.de' and Mr Murray, had decided ; -;-to offer a Dreadnought, and were asking ' 'Othei. States. to co-operate. y-yrmyP .-■■ .SYDNEY, Friday. _.j- The New South Wales and Victorian ; .Cabinets 'ha.- agreed that, failing the C.oinihbnwealth "offering :a_ Dreadnought, ypiiem jSonthj Wahss and yictoria will com- ■ >?Bine'-to T present oneY Y '..' .. ; . "-' '■'-••'