Vessels of the Australian Navy have already played a prominent part in the war, while the New Zealand, a battle cruiser built at the charge of the Dominion of that name did good work in the North Sea Battle. The Niobe and Rainbow, the two cruisers belonging to Canada, have taken a lose conspicuous part in the war, but neverthe-lose & most useful one. Since the outbreak of hostilities Canadians have sought further representation in the Navy, and now comes the news from Montreal, of which, however, there is no confirmation, that arrangements have been made by which the Government of the Dominion will pay 845,000,000 for the! construction in Great Britain of Sse Uettleshipe for the British reported that these yore 1 be inpoobed new son mer, that as long as the war lasts they will be under the orders of the Admiralty, but that at its close they will be taken over by Canada as the backbone of a local fleet. It will be remembered that Sir Robert Borden's proposal for the construction of three ships of the Queen Elizabeth class as an "emergency contribution" to the Royal Navy was in 1913 rejected by the Senate, acting under the influence of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. It would be good to know that the war has so far cleared the air as to enable the ships to be set down to Canada's account. In any event Britons may feel sure that whoever pays for the ships, our yards are now turning out as many vessels as it is possible to construct,
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