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No Reduction for Research London, Mar. 11.
In the House of Commons to-day, im the course of a statement on the Navy estimates, Mr, W. C. Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, said' that during last year the sence of H. M, ships on the Chit station had done something to add the feeling of security of British subjects there, Commander C. D. Burney (Cons.) you going to send out any more'
Mr. Bridgeman did not reply, but he dislosed the fact that' the which was on her way Chines "wes" the, tst cruiser to carry catapult launched! aeroplanes, Later.
Ar. Bridgeman, n ing the Navy that we had! would continue to ccintribute £100,000 towards the expense of ships in Indian waters. The Austro estimates were $2,421,000, in addi~ tion to the provision of £1,500,000 towards @he constunetion of two new cruisers and two new submarines. The New Zealand navy. estimates were £500,000, Canada provided £280,000 and South Afrien £140,000, He added that while grateful to those so generously contributing, we would be more glad if, in some direction, they could be increased, Mr. Bridgeman said the cost of {the work at Singapore in 1926 would be £225,000, of which only £95,000 jsceuld fall to Britain, the remainder being found in what was left of Hongkong's very generous contribation Inst year
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