The Navy and the Empire.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12279, 11 June 1903, Page 7

The Navy and the Empire.

SPEECH BY V.ICT*OEiA)N GOVERv NOR. i United Press Association.— By Electric Telegraph.— Copyrignt. . l " Received June 11, 10 .$ a.m. ; . Melbourne, June 11. -The State Governor, in' the course of a lec£u,re at Fitsaroy, on "I'he Navy anid the Eimlpire/', said he 'considered ihat England's past positionwas .Satisfactory both absolutely an.il relatively to her probably enemies. The British navy had never been so' strong anil efficient in peace tame as it "was now. in the meang of b]uildihg anfcl equipping .war ships. America, was* the only coamtry which could hope to rival Britain, and he regartfed a war between America and Britain as a crime and untfhirfk'able, No ptfofoaWe enemy of Britain h,atl its own A »uip<ply of steam, coal, whiah was a vi;tal need. i For the rest, he said he was afraid ithat Australia" htrtl oeen so long ac-. ; tfifc&o'me'd to peace anfl security that lit had began to act as if ' difficulty i anH danger wouM never come. Be, Was of' opinibn that now Australia ih«d'go't away fr6m. the apron strings •of the mother cojinibry, it »hojuld act like an inilefpenident people and not lea'ye its kindred in the OW Country, 110 do everything.

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