EMPIRE DEFENCE.
ARMED MERCHANTMEN. THE ADMIRALTY'S INTENTIONS. By Cable. — Press Association. — Copyright. LONDON, July 15. ' In the House of Commons, Mr Churchill said that forty corn and meat-carrying merchantmen were armed for defensive purposes, for which the Admiralty was not paying. The Admiralty proposed to arm merchantmen bringing vital food supplies.*
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 138, 17 July 1914, Page 7
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51EMPIRE DEFENCE. Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 138, 17 July 1914, Page 7
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