NAVY IN THE EAST
CHANGES B i AUTUMN. MANY REPLACEMENTS. i Reuter’s Telegram. . ...... LONDON, January 16. The British naval force in the East will ,be strengthened as the result of changes decided by the Admiralty. Ships, at present serving in the Mediterranean, East Indies, and China squadrons . will be replaced' by larger ships when they return to England for refitting and overhaul. . The cruiser Vindictive, will roplace a smaller ship in .the China: Squadron, and sweeping changes will be made in the East Indian Squadron, to which the Effingham, Enterprise, and Emerald, aTI not yet/completed, will be sent. ■ It is expected that they will be ready for service by the.autumn.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12040, 19 January 1925, Page 8
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