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BRITISH NAVAL

POLICY.

HR CHU CHILL'S DECLARA

T ON.

There was

no need for anxiety re- garding our shipbuilding capacity. 16 was sufficient Ho say that it was no- equalled in this world." (Cheers.) Thera was no chance of being overtaken in naval construction! while money and shipbuilding left no cecasion for clarin. Neither did the personnel. We had 195,000 trained long service men, and also a naval reserve of "which more use

Fo fear from Competition.

would be made in the future. Whatever might happen abroad, there would 'bo` --(Renter's Service to the China Muil) no whining herb, sin aign ls of distress, no cries for help would go up. We Loynoy, Feb. 10.

would face the future like our ancestors

[COPERIBUS.} INSURANCE AND HOME RULE...

MASTER OF ELIBANK'S DEFENCE.

Beuter's Service to the China Mail) LONDON, Feb. 11. ̧ - The Master of Elibank, speaking at Edinburgh, said the Government would

THE STRIKE FABIT.

FRENCH MINERS DECISION.

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The R. Flon. Winston Churchill without fear or arrogance, but with teke up the Unionist challenga and favour of a general strike on March 1st.

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solid and indexible determination.

We would be the first Power to wel

the

Mr. Winston Churchill was received with prolonged applause when he addressed the Clyde Trust and referred to the resources of the Clyde,

Proceeding, be said that ship for ship the Navy was superior to that of any Pomar. I had the latest 13.5 inch guns which were some of the finest distanced in consequence of the principis of democratic government and

He complained that the Conservatives never attacked Home Rule on its merits. Home Rule would be a triumph for the

ALFONSO BRAVES 1

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LORD HALDANE IN GERMANY

RUMOURS AND DENIALS

First Lord of the Admiralty, delivered

would make the Insurance Bill a party an important speech at Glasgow Inst night. He said he was able to give a come the retardation and slackering of measure. They would use the whole very good account of the Navy Heich slackening not with words but home to every household, in the land naval "ritalries. Wo would meet any power of party machinery to bring believed that the Navy was in a high with deeda (Cheers). But if there that it owed to the Radical Government (Peuter's Service to the China Mail) atate of preparedness for any sudden were us be inerenses on the Continent call (Cheers) The rumours of up- we would have ne dificulty in meeting the blessing of a great and healing

LONDON, Fol. 11 preparedness last year were absolutely them. Naval competition was becoming organisation. It the public disapproved Reuters correspondent at Seville wires baseless.

more aents, but Britain could not only of the pure after a fuller explanation that King Alfonso has arrived. He was increase the number of ber ships but the ratio of ber naval strength to the of its technicalities and details, the Govorated for touring through. flooded other great Daval Powera. (Cheers.) erument was prepared to stand Thus Britain's margin of superiority Fahock, would become larger and not smaller as the drain grew greater. (Cheers) Consequently the other Powers instead of overtasing Great Britain by addition at efforts would only be more out weapons that Great Britain ever measures Great Britain herself would would give strength to the Empire possessed, and he hoped that the take (Chears.) Let them build their were now lay weakness. Mr Donar great dock on the Clyde. The Govern- creation of the War Staff, which was ments weald, provdle to lack of great Law, he said, did not, in his speech in already working, would render such vessels to fill it, and Glasgow would January 20th, say a word of rebuke rumours of unprepardness impossible know that she was aiding in supporting to the Privy Councillors who ostenta Morcover, a class of officers was being the British Navy, which enabled the liquely organised a rebellion: He consistently trained to deal with the nation to pursue a path through the declared that the intention of preventing higher problems of strategy and world seeking no quarrel and fearing

public meeting at Belfast and the attempt to deny the right of free speech was unparalleled in ita arrogance and inthe deliberation with which it was mile The fight for Home Rule was beginning under immensely improved conditions as compared with those of 1886 and 1808.

Organization.

BRITAIN AND GERMANY. COMPARED.

pone.

PRESS COMMENTS.

(Reuter's Service to the Chinis Muil)

He afirmed that Grent Britain never

LONDON, Feb. 11. While Mr Churchill's lucid and for had any thought of aggression nor at- tributed such, boughts to other great cible exposition of the naval situation is Powers. There was, however, this dit-enerals applauded and the "policy e un isted app vid, several newspapers ference between the British naval power crit cia i appication of the word and that of the great friendly empire""luxury" is the Gerino Navy, and and be trusted that it would ling remain point out at Germnay likewise needs

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the great friendly empire of Germany Navy. Thynsider the expris ion. though du'y qafedra ill-chosen and (Cheers.) The British Nary was a necesapt to many Germans just while Lor aity, from some points of view the Haldane is seeking a path to better German Navy was in the nature of a relations.” fuxury. It was existepor to us: it was Other critics, while endorsing Mr expansion to them. We could-nut, if we Churchill's views, doubt the timeliness

cf the speech, -wished, menace the peace of a single continental happlet; but on the wher hand, the whole furtunes of our race and empire, the whole treasure of accumula'- ed centuries of sacrifice and achievement won't perish and be utterly swept away if our naval supremacy was endangered. Cheers) It was the British Navy that. made Britain a grest Power, but Ger many was a great Power, respected and honoured all ever the world before she had a single ship. These facts ought to be clearly stated, because the angges- tion that the naval risks of Britain and Germany were on an equality was utterly

intrue.

SUPREMACY ASSURED.

Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, Feb. 11.

Reuter's correspondent at Adelaide wires that the elections arising out of the dissolution of the State Parliament are arousing tremendous interest, and it it certain that the Liberals, who were the Opposition in the laat Parliament, will have a majority of six, and probably rare. The Labourites were beaten in the Metropolis, but the Ministers have been re-elected.

The Opposition conducted its cam-

The Government was resolved to main-paign largely on the lines of charging tain the naval supremacy which the the Government with extreme Socialism. country had enjoyed. They, none of them, would tolerate his presence at the Admiralty for a single bour unless they were satisfied that all steps were being taken to secure the safety of the country. The newspapers now said that there were

BILLIARDS.'

GRAY . STEVENSON.

-prospects of further naval increases (Beuter's Service to the China Mfuil).

-among the Continental Powers. That was

a very serious uttar, because, not only. were navies increasing in size, but every

Lostion, Fab 1

In the third match between Gray and

-thing couancted with navies was increas Stevenson at Caxton Hall, the half way ing in cost. There was no doubt whatever scores were:Gray 8,231, Stevenson that the nations of Europe were pressing 8,000.

forward and were pressing each other

forward into an avenue of almost inde

finite expansion and expense. We lind

right to our opinon as to how far future

PANAMA CANAL.

generations would compliment the pre ENTRANCE FORTIFICATIONS,

sent age upon the Christianity and wis-

dom of ita civilisation which made this

dreary, dangerous sterile competition so (Renter's Service to the Ching Mail) muck s feature of our lives but there

LONDON, Feb. 11.

it was. We bad to meet it, and, be war wire from Washington says the War

glad to be able to tell them there wat Department Las ordered the immediate no need for alarm. (Cheers.) There was

MARTIAL LAW IN LISBON.

(Renter's Service to the China Mail

LONDON, Feb. 11. telegra fruin Reuter's Lisboa

correspon font states that the Cabinet, after conferring on the recent distar- being restored, martial law will shortly bances, has announced that, na order is

be abolishel,

HOOLEY SENTENCED.

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)

mellkasDay, Feb. 11. Ernest Terah Hooley has been. sentenced to a year's imprisonment in the second division for fraudulently obtaining £2,000 from a youth who was just inheriting a fortune.

CENSORSHIP

PLAYS.

(Reuters Service to the Ching Mai)

'Lostos, Feb. 11.

Mr. Beudull has been appointed joint censor of plays with Mr. Charles Brook field, who WES appointed censor in Decembar last.

KING GEORGE AND LLOYD GEORGE.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, Feb. 10,

tì

Lord Haldane Bined with the Imperial Chancellor (Dr Bethmann Hollweg) in Berlin, the guests including ferr von Kidlerien Waecbier (Foreign Minister) Professor Harnach and several generis. Reuter's correspondent at Berlic wires at Lord Haldane is monoplising atten- tion. His movements are watched most: closely..

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LONDON, Feb. 1k

Reatar's Reatar's correspondents. Berlin re- parts that Lord Haldane retorns to London to-morrow. Today he lunches with Baron Von Stumm

A BELGIAN ASSERTION.

LATER

The Belgian periodical Monument, Geographique says the Anglo German pourparlers relate largely to the island of Portugal, and the neighbouring island Timor, ball of which belongs to

Rombing, which belongs to Portogal and in which Germany is greatly Portugal is receiving compensation. interested. The journal adds that

GERMAN PRESS OPINION.

* Lostos Feb. 12 Reuter's Berlin correspondent ad- founce that the Press considers that Mr Churchill's speech is little calculated to lighten kord Haldens'n, laski of pre- panag the wax for an sentente, and-der: LONDON, Feb. 1. clares that the description of the German able wrong-headeducis in the British Navy as a luxusy exemplifies ad incur.

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Loox, Feb 10,

great composure. At every point and Canal. The fortress will be armed with lege, Oxford, is dead. in every detail they had it well in hand, fourteen inch guns, and the heaviest Our resolution as well as all our re

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In a very tattaring, weak and parlous condition. He hoped their foreign friends would realise that that was only talk. (Laughter.) The resources which the British Chancellor, could command were amply equal to all the State's requirements.

NO NAVAL LOAN.

MORE DOCK STRIKES:

TROUBLÉ IN MANCHESTER (Beuter's Service to the China Mail)

London, Feb, 11.

stained a wonderlal areas achyler and anounced that three battleships will be theulogian, Born cess Einburgh in 1848 laid down id 1912, two in each of the he was educated at the universities of

Edinburgh and Berlin and at the Evangel, years 1012, 1914, and 1017; and four in ical Union Theological Academy, Glago 1915. Two fast cruisers will be built He received the degree of M... Ozon, by

decron of conventing; was D.D. Edinburgh, annually in 1917, 2018 and 1910, the 1878, Yald 1880 LL. D. Aberdesa, 18 estimated cost of the whole being filty. D. Litty: Oxon. 1903; and Leads D. D. of

air millions sterling **** Wales and of Manchester D. Theol. Gottingen, 1909 |Àá original Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal The Manchester dock hands have Northam Ademy Minister of the Society of Literature Fellow of the Erangelical Union Congrégational Church, Bathgate, West Lothian, 1800-72; of the

He believed that a considerable body struck with the utmost suddenzees. of opinion favoured the flotation of a great naval loan. This could at present They protest against the employment of be floated with perfect ease on the beat non-unionists. Work is at a standstill, Congregatinal Church, Aberdeen, terms, but what nae would that be and it is feared that the transport

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1877-1886 of Marfield College, Oxford 1872-7 princip of Airedala College, to the Navy? Britaia had to build workers will join in the strike from its foundation, 1880-1000 Muir "enough ships to secure the effective coug- and of the sea, and it was-beer.waste

Lecturor University of Edinburgh, 1878-8 Attempts to discharge liners at Glas- Gifford lecturer University of Aberdeen, to build more than was necessary for go had to "serious bed fights with the 1892-94 Lyman Boocher lecturer Uniter that paracen în say one year. What was police and many arrests were made. The ally of Yale, 1811-02" Chairman of the wanted was steady building on a regular diary have been warned to be in Congregational Union 2 England and plan

a: no senaational and violent depart readiness.

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