BRITAIN’S NAVY.

Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19017, 7 August 1933, Page 7

BRITAIN’S NAVY.

V RECENT REDUCTION. ■ |S LORD JELLICOE’S WARNING. a ’ NO RECIPROCAL GESTURE. United Press Assn,—Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, August 5. Earl Jelllcoe, in opening the Portsmouth Navy Week on board Nelson's Victory, emphasised the need for a sufficiency of cruisers to protect the trade routes of the Empire. Britain now had 50 orulsers and 150 destroyers compared with 100 and 350 respectively in 1917, said Lord JellL coe. Her gesture in the direction of naval reductions had remained unanswered.

It was time to think of ceasing such gestures and considering a return to safety.

LATER, A BUILDING PROGRAMME. REPLACING OBSOLETE SHIPS. • DETAILS NOT tIIVULGED. United Press Assn.—Elec, Tel. Copyright, ■ (Received August 7, 9.30 a.m.) , /LONDON, August 6. The First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell is planning bigger navy estimates. The building programme will Include a number ol cruisers, destroyers and submarines. The Admiralty Is determined that these are necessary to safeguard the food supplies of the Empire since many of the existing vessels are obsolete, and America, Japan; Italy and France are expediting construction of new warships annually, outstripping Britain. The aotual programme will be kept secret until the Disarmament Conference terminates a few months hence.