THE BRITISH NAVY.
' LONDON, February 12. The Times publishes come able, expert, and leading articles which justify the Admiralty's reduction in its building piogi am me, because France, Germany, and the United Slates are lagging behind. The articles approve the redistribution of the fleet, especially in tlie North >Sea. Great" Britain will probably have nine or tea Dreadnoughts and Invincibles afloat before any other Power can have one. I-Vb.ua iy l'l Lord Chailes Beresfoid, it is lepoited, declines the command of the Channel fleet under (lie new conditions. The Adniiia'ty, however, slate;, that Loid Beiesford accepted the position before goiu^ to Ameri< a, on pnvate affairs. NEW YORK. Februan i: Lord Ch.ules Bert-hford has leachei! Xi \* York The Herald states tiat Admir.il Beresfoul refused the command of tl'tj Channel fleet unless ciitain modification., weie made. The Adiairaltv appioved of these modification-., and he then a'cepitd the command.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2762, 20 February 1907, Page 19
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147THE BRITISH NAVY. Otago Witness, Issue 2762, 20 February 1907, Page 19
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