Nasmith, v.c, Second Sea Lord, in a speech last night, spoke of the expansion of the Navy. There were at present, he said, roughly 510,000 tons of warship on the stocks. It was a formidable task to train the men necessary for this expanding fleet. He believed that the success of the recruiting drive was que to a general appreciation of the fact that the Royal Navy was the common factor which stood between law and order and world chaos. The number of recruits io the Navy entered this year. Sir Martin added, was four times as many as in 1932.—Wireless through Reuter.
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