BRITAIN'S PART IN THE WAR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16233, 19 May 1916, Page 6

BRITAIN'S PART IN THE WAR.

THE WORK OF THE NAVY. A lecture, giving a comprehensive review of the war and dealing particularly with its relation to the British Empire, was given before a large audience at the Y.M.C.A. last night by the Rev. W. G. Monckton. The lecturer began by reviewing the situation on the different fronts, and he emphasised the importance of the Russian operations in Asia Minor, under the command of the Grand Duke Nicholas. He referred to the enormous difficulties the Russian armies had overcome in the matter of communications, and explained how these operations had reacted on both the western and the eastern fronts. The defence of the British Empire, Mr. Monckton proceeded, depended on the fleet, and the safety and the existence of the fleet depended on the armies holding the shores opposite to England. Slides were screened illustrating how the war has affected different parts of the Empire. The lecturer described what the outposts of the Empire had done in contributing their share towards the cost and maintenance of the war. He concluded by drawing attention to the religious aspect of the struggle and by expressing the opinion that the sacrifices of the nation would not be made in vain.