JAPAN IN THE PACIFIC.
CONSIDERABLE ALARM. EXPRESSED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. In a speech at the annual meeting of the Navy League, Sir James Allen said he viewed with considerable alarm the position in the Pacific, He looked with a good deal of suspicion on the occupation of the Marshall Islands by the Japanese. He hoped Japan had no intention of spreading her wings over the Pacific, but he feared there was a possibility. The Minister added'that it was impossible to give any idea what our naval policy would be. Lord Jellicoe was on the way to give advice. If we were to protect the seas, every part of the Empire should take a share, both in money and men. He did "hot know what ships or machines would be required in future.
Regarding the air service, the Minister said he thought it would be necessary to have a minimum establishment of experts here to train men for defence if the need arose. Air machines could be used for other than military purposes. With regard to the naval and air services, he asked the people to be patient until the opinion of the experts was available.
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Taranaki Daily News, 3 May 1919, Page 5
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