IMPERIAL PATROL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13298, 6 February 1914, Page 3

IMPERIAL PATROL.

NO RELIEF FROM NAVAL EXPENDITURE. ANGLO-GERMAN FRIENDSHIP. (Press Assn.— By Telegraph— Copyright.) LONDON, February 5. Sir Edward Gren, m his Manchester speech, said the five great nations of Europe had made increases m military ' expenditure totalling £80,000,000, and ' on naval expenditure £35,000,000. There " was no relief, and -what a nation could ( save on its naval, it would spend on military defences.. . Mr A. H. Lee (Unionist) speaking " at Fareham, said the Unionists would not accept anything short of two keels ( to one. They would hold Mr Churchill to his pledge to maintain three Dread- | noughts to Germany's two m Home waters, and they also would maintain . England's former position m the Mcd- ( iterranean, and, witE the overseas domk inions' help, if possible, would support a worldwide Imperial patrol. If Mr Churchill did Ma duty the Unionist > party would support him inside and I outside the House of Commons. - BERLIN, February 4. Herr Von Jagow, continuing his t speech m the Reichstag, said ! the coilr viction was growing that Anglo Ger- ( man interests coincided; and it was pos- . sible to work together at ' many points. Negotiations were • ;prt)ceedjhg* to avert | antagonism ; m spheres of colonial interests, and he was hopeful of a satist factory issue.; . He asserted that fhe t maintenance of German ships m . the | Mediterranean depended on political developments. " :•/ | Admiral Vonv Tirpite laid - stress on the heavy naval/increases m the Russian Baltic fleet. Ho jaid Germany did not I intend to increase her fleet beyond the ( limits of the >Tavy:Law. . Other speakers, ion all sides welcom- > ed the rapprochement, but opined that ; an agreement, as to limitation of. armaments was impracticable.