The Clinton News Record, 1912-12-05, Page 8The geographio07 :position .of Cline'
ton would seem 19 1#avo insured,
it. from• the' very hist ht• all events, a,
local ascendancy, 'Located "at the,'
function of the. Tendon and Ht11on;:
iids=the first. and stilt the'chief
highways which traverse'' what • was
known as the ,liuiroh District-a>}d.
alm,(oI• at.the central •print •of
territer `no c n ri i t L
a s t n
w 1 n he: Cou
Y .
P b Y
af 3uron
„nothing seemedmod Wanting;tin
g
,
Se far as su eti'rit: f e 'ra hical.
p 0 n
Y4
.P g.5 P.
r
ositt n as concerned,
t6 insure el-
se'
a •preddminance in commercial
conditions. Yet for ,a very long time
after the first settlement of the 41
uric'. one seemed ed tohave e
t no n , sen h,
attracted. 4y the advantages' of t
position which the place offered ; an
it was left to:that modern civilize
the railroad. to inaugurate a now e
in 'its progress, which has develope
Clitrton since, thcit.,into a moat- Illi
ishhig ani!' progressive town.'
The first settlers within the lir
Sent 1'iiiaits of the town were Jo
as (7ih'hings •frons Toronto lots
ship in' the Cbuuty 01 ,Peel, and Pc
er and Stephen Vanderburg , iroi
'('cnGe street, back of 'Toronto. M
Gibbings. left Toronto in the moat
of ,WIC •",;ti1, corning by water t
. ' Goderich and out to its juuctio
with rhe. .proposed London•Roa
which had not been then opened. An
in fart the heron Road from God
rich tits ;only then chopped out an
%n O'"ne. pieces not logged up. Th
Vanderburgs came through by laza
er011 Ir
t t at't
'the, same' timeas Mr
b
Gibbings, Who settl'ecl on lot '23
Huron Road, Ilullett township, whil
Peter t'auderburg settled on the cor
Der lot of, Tucl ersmith and hi
ht 4`tephen on the Gotlerielt, sid
just opposite. Peter •Vanderber.
quilt a log' house or ;panty, wlti
he used for a tavern, the, first , any
where within.. lriany, miles. After • scan
years one of the Vanderburgs dic
and the tither, moved away „1e th
United Stales, being succeeded by
than ,anted Read, commonly know
as • "Yankee Rcad,'', who• kept th
tavern and also a 'store from th
time faith �4illiain R.attenbury bought
him
out, and located: at the -lace. in
n
1844,
Long previous to this time the
country surroundin • Vanderbur''s"
b
b
had become 101000213' well, settled to;,,,
tire' north on the "Base Line," to thee,
south on thcr London Road, and to
the north-west and south-east on the,
i
on ilGo,,d. Bul the immediate':
iieighborhoatt if "Tlie 'Cor'ners," pos-
sessed c e not single a g c inhabitant except
those mentioned above imtil the ad-
` venae of Mr. Rattenhury. This gentle-
Man, who was really the foamier of
, the town, was a native of Devon-
' shire, IGngland, whence he came to
Canada in 1881 and to the Huron
District in 1833. Ile 'fh;t setile,d on
lot 42, London Road Survey, 'Pucker -
:000110, whence he subsequently re-
moved to 'Goder•ic!i, where he lived
/Or eight years, moving to the pre-
sent site of Clinton in May, 184.1.
3,
He was a blacksmith by trade and
had been.working chiefly .for the
(Canada. Company ' since his settle-
ment in the Huron District, during
which time he had helped to • build
most of the,,niilis; wharves, stores,
' ,..• tit:y roil .points Recognizing
the adv'intageous (3Osit0On of "Van-
derbnrgli's" he Purchased 101S :011
three of tho four corners where the,
toads crossed and :lair! out a village
(as early a8 .1.84.5, which he called
(Tinton in honor of the' Lieut. -Con-•
Gaal 6,prd Clinton, upon whose estate
til :Devonshire his father. was a large
ichant farmer.
s-
n'
e
he
d
r,
ra
d
r -
the. advice of 'Horace Greeley. .A,
'o he
t Y of the e first
settlers 0' t
l
neighborhood was also an Englis
man, since widely known. The '
oidents b related edofJoseph
: hit e'
W eh a
en his
first advent to the Itackwood
are as amusing to others as sola
of 1114 earlier experiences With th
boo t
t ,
r
n tunesand w
sv a
tP
n- ministers to,,perform that nitrites •ng
itis cor '
onion .
7di
Y o Yii;;t;e U
II- von of' •the
ind d tvliich
transpired ed in
n= h this is ii =
Ptie h
8 b rhood , was •the wedding o Mr.
s_
J i
,
o n Pr ';.
sot a
tt
n and :a Mi s '
ar '
o S rt
s
wh� lfverl s short* distance or 'Lite
e Her n Road. towards Goheri h'r-both
s
me r
s
olio
families
who were amen
ve e B
he
t rifest sett! •
ors in
r the otghbar-
hoo The rite was pert° mod at
°'
Go r"
de i
h' 'b
Mr,''Prior
.
the 'Canada
d
t-
,
as
Co
m a
A '$: a en
Y t '
tnhi
s e
,g it
aq as
P
e magistr Y
h
e The ii st elturch built . s e '
e' such
l e °lolly as
w serected
r near 'the a ti S
amass spot'
P
e- as the ld school avers entioned;i,
as Atter it 1 ad been partially completed
o a dispute arose as to the title of-
f- the land and it stood" for many
s ycark in n; unfinished condition.
e During this tune serviccls were wont
1 to be held lilt it in the ;summer sea
son and th First to hold service
therein was Rev. Mif. Cooper, an
Episcopalian minister; who settled.
some two mi es south of "The Cor-
r ners" on the Londod Road in Stan-
ley' township and .. followed farm-
, ing as an o upatiion, having es -
e changed the sa 'edtal robe in .Eng
u1 land for the art arid the ox -goad in
e the backwoods of the Huron. Dis-
-
n
o With the btcilcling of the Buffalo and
Lalce Huron Ragiway came such a
vapid increase !et the population of
Clinton that step were taken to in-
-corporate it !as a village in 1857
and
on the e fir:'t
s f J
sanuar•
1858i•
Y
t
-' became a separate municipality.. We
. sive extracts pf t e minutes of the
first meetfng ?of t tie village council
d below. tit
•"The' ret rning oflcier presented
the poll bo k used at the
municipal
•1
P
election n h I
e n
o .the
fourth. n
n.
o and fifth
U< the euj;rpnt monk, with a ce0ti-
icate and sworn statement thereon,
rt,in which it appearled that Joseph
Whitehead,; Geo, ulton, Samuel
Rance, William Rowell and Jonas
Gibl,ings iirad been e!ehted, and these
gentlemen' being pr sunt recorded
their
oaths.
and quaLEtcations of of-
fice, when it was monied by Samuel
Rance, seconded by -eorge Fulton;
that Owing vi
or n to1
the deep interest tak-
en by Joseph Whltehea7,d in the wel-
fare and prosperity of t'linton, this
i. ',retire, is of the opinion. that he is
the :most fit anti prope person• to
arivgralr its intenests.;, thensfpre,, re-
solved that he be Reeve for the cue•-
regt ' year which resoluti n was car-
,
me
hood.
an 5nak
d es an fire -flies, i
d
rust ha'
een r'
b pe pleiihi, tip, himself. But M
'Whitehead to ' it adapted ad a a d "himsc f
Y P
e 1 t
itthe ' change of climate, and of ei
cumstances, settling . on the • Bas
Line of Hallett about.a tmlle, nort
6f the junction of the' Landed an
Hu
ren Reade,'. Both, before .and sine
his ad,Vent''t° Canada :Mr, Whit
head's experiences have, been such:
to give a prominence amounting 1
general interest He Was ar,mecba,
Mai engineer by profession and it • i
related on good authority that 11
was the .man who "fired"' the firs
e- engine ever guilt h3' Stephenson, and
n- while that 'great•'discoverer 'Was hand -
Ili. flag ' the • throttle on the famous
t -,.'\Rocket" 'on that celebrated rurl
n
r.
0
n
9.,..
rf
e-
d
e
d
•
G
s
0
ch
0
d
C tion: •...
4 ong the earliest and moat into
prrsin settlers in the placn..,0; i,' •0
Samuel ad Thotit,0,t agree, who
came ab t 1852, ,Shorted 'a store,
kept the po elllce` and built a mill
-the preseti1.: air atilt -which gave
i
rtt,c
at ;,yin
et
1 us to i v'
) p the village. 1`
g
c he
est lle.
r had
P bet previously p e iously kept
al/Richard '(wane, a considerable
'tristanee upthe u
Huron cad.
east
3' 'y 4 1
wh se sons now carry an tb't Stap-
letoi Salt W •k
ars Y
se:ttl Q
, on the
G
earner, 00 '1`uciccrsmftll, 6fc took
1 up sev rat thousand acre- of land
Ft
ore I Canada a
nada t
(ora an and was.
P �'
fol many 'cars a very (active pian iiu
the °endue of priynt huslness en.,;
tcrprises to ding t (develope the
prosperity o" tl e place, as we
04 being in largely c 'rlentif'
led it
g b with th'
i
management � 'k'
b ent of 'local public alFaus.
pvlaleolm McTag art��was also an ear
y settler an ono when thip'.
`town owes' a' ery lar} c share of its
arty develo matt ; infact pervious
Ito his advet))t the prom se of a sea-
essfu! 'tut ire . i!l store tier Clutton
e jj
c mcd a' Wildprophecy.
II
e estab:
ish c '
C l an xt u •'v t
e 51 C fanning Inn n
lilt fact,
g a
003' u'Iti r gave employment 110 ,.4,
ar', qq
e (timber b of men. This' •
S e his cs a
islmlcn }}
tib
Ec
continued t
enc[ de c.,
� g ,
op'eodd at the same time to dd'
to t growth. and development is
lin'
,from Maaehester...to Liverpool, ev
iliacs ke in the History of science
lPhr lead performed the 'duties o
stoker. !flier settling near "Th
Corners'' lie engaged in farming, b
chiefly in making -potash, until tilt
building of the Great Western rail
way, 1011011 he took: a contract o
that mad in the neighborhood 0
Dundah and did it so well that he
was enabled 'shortly afterwards .to
compete successfully for •a very
heavy t
e contract `
y r,t on the Buffalo and
Lake -Huron Railway, Following th1
he, became a resident of the village
was one of the most abttvb and en
terprising of its citizens in the pro
motion of its material interests, and
061d 'the chief polltions' of 7rnhor'and
trust it
gift t the vitt of the people,,
among which was 'that of first reeve
or the village after its incorpo(a-
a'
n
e
the
TSoon after this settlerss began to
come in' and buy lots from hint.,
'Among the first was Bartley Lavin,
a black smith; and one Higgins, a
shoemaker. 'George Palmer. was then'
living on the south. of Huron Road
just outside of the present north-
', west limit of the town. He was an
'nglishman who came into the
'!hush" with more money titan es
perierce of •"roughing it," and after
a while succeeded in malting an ex-
change of the two commodities and
also changed his residence and his
flag at the same 'time, by following
he Problem
ade Ease
For. Gentlemen
'- Military Brushes •
Ebony Brushes
Ebony Hat13rushe
-Ebony Shaving Brushes
Ebony Shaving. Mirrors . '
Gilette's Auto Strop, Star and Gem
Junior Razors
Smoker's Sets, Pjpes, Pauehee,
Cigar •Cases, Boxes of Cigars 10,
25 and 50.
For Ladies
Dressing Casese•Manictae Sets, Eb.
env Hair Brushes, Fland Beushes,
Cloth and Hat Brushes,
3. beautiful display of Perfdrnery learn
25o to,$, o
,A. large stock of J odacks and Brownie t
Cameras. .I th
•
W. S. R. HOLMES '
t. HE R2XALL- s'roaE' r
ii 1l and the council al urned for
half an hour to enable t e new recite
to' he sworn in."
,At this meeting 'Tilos. Stevenson
was appointed Clerk ; --Ed and Din-
sley and II, J. Middough, a sessor5 ;
0'. S. Doan, collector ; Maid Ina Me-
I;`hggart, Treasurer ; Wm, R well S.
W. Kerr and Wm, Coats lice se In-
spectors'; Edward • Dinsley and
Thain s.,rrhtun i
a tet inspectors.
fh'f-
O high-
. g
ways The following record is
found.
r
To be continued.)
t need.)
C, C, I. Weekly Exams.'-'
F 1,. -Reading -E. Carter 85, G. Bea-
\' mill built by the, lanai ton 80,, F. l'enne(aker 80, P. Rey-
Brathers •was. the first..iii.tltee'nelglt- hold 80
borlioo 1, the nearest previpllsly being 1..0, 0 ` . L, Sanderson 80, J. Wy-
at Egnrdville, .next, :dearest aft i 8 , 1•I. Cantelon 73, A, Nediger.
Bell's near the: south „1 oundary of 78, G: 1!loinpson 78, cr., tttallls 78,
C , Whitemore 78 C. Cook
77,e ' I3.
Tucker bo n �n the London Road, Kitty 77, 'L. 2111101(1 77, K. 780-rc-
and the net L, at Godericll,' This;
latter
latter vvas a&'ten a one the poop! , 75, A'. Glazier ger 70,I. Sinclair .76, P. Cuningha'nia
hereabout were et
s vee ob13 to is r in
1 t o •k
tic
on aeeannt of the occ ,•' nal o
gtss
�astg-+..
1'requdnt failures of'water power'"'^a,
the other places.,
he first -store in the Blas' , nasi-.,
lcepl ye-..;,Yi i,cot.1teatf pccvious,, toffy
Hie aad�vent T"`NIY." R'attenbu0y, and
*it,,,ifext by the Rarice bro"i;iiers.
'William ,Gibbings was tlie. first;
finale child born, in 'Ole place, though
there had previously been a girl'born
in each . of "the,. Vanderburg families,
Ur. ,Jonas :Gibbings; who was one of
the 'pioneer settlers, died on •the old
homestead, abo,ut the year 1872 • af-
ter a busy and. useful lite, much,,tof.
which was devoted to the itnyrove-
ment and.development of ']tis adopt-
ed village. We find his name ' in.
many places as connecter! with posi-
tions of honor.and trust while look=
Ing over the re0&i et.the in;unicipa-
lity i .1, t� t O
Another very old settler yias.w.J•ehn
Gordoit,,who with his „with was kill-
ed in a rai•1•veay.aeciilent while on a
Visit to frietd's"itr.�;he United Stat-
es., le0uln1 an adop'te'r, "•da ightet who
subsequently married Mr. W'^ Rea,-
ria,,a produce dealer. •
The • first' "who • ever taught the:
young idea was a Mr. 'Estill, an
Eng' ishman, w•ho settled on a "farm'
at. B •'dgewater, now Hol iesvilte,,
and u's
d walk r
to war froth there at-
tend
tend his ,daily duties ��l old log,
house .ere ted for the raining , of
the youth uder M . • PStin'S in-'
sbruction stoo near present site
of the English It :ch. It was. , er-
ected about '1842 the year of the'
passage of the if sit "School' Act"
by the Legi ure of; Upper Canada.
It stood f lmoss' of the time for
tine: It as -used 'as a meh ing; househe fi ,t who preached . sermon
ore , or probalsby`in the ole vil-
Jame'People
he first fa ears for amt of ' a
teaeher t'want Of nony to pay
ago ,t being Rev. Mr. s, Bible
Ob,stian' minister. go mar -
1 however; before there weee''ttny.
°hell, 74, W Crteb ,.73, F. ;Popp 72,
M.La sing 72, ,t1 'Townsllend;'72, E;
Stieely 7I, W 4itpieby 70, Z. Cliur
IErdwards,.7,0, 0, ^NI'air 79
132 Row'den;, 74, 'E.:Kaiser 65, D.
Shipley 1)Y SjtaxkS 67, Can
felon 06, H. Stewart 65,'M; May
65, A, Garrett' 62, E. Parlmer 62,
L. 10111urchill :60,G. Geattie58, 'E. Me
Allister 55, L 6Vlceonmll 5(L O. Phil-.'
,lipp 50, 1VI. Smillie 50, J. Forrest'
1. ;Geometry -1C„ McGregor 88 0.
Mair, 88, J. Wylie 86, H. Kitty 78,
C: Oahteloir 70 C. Whittnore 72, M.
,Smillie,, 70, E Sanderson 68, D.
Shipley , 64, , A Nediger 84,..„.C. Cook
64 '
W Cr rob ` 60, .
i -
Cntn
P ,ng
ham 00, I]I. C'•jantelop 58, N: Lar -
sing 56, , (,'Thompson 54, F, Copp
62 L' McAllister li ter
l S 50 W. Appleby F by
50
F
50, .,
A. Gluier., 1' enol
R y ds "48, G.
Beattie 48, . Beaton 48, F. Penn-'
ebaker 48,'I.: Sinclair `46 L. Chur-
chill .,44,'FL.Stewart 42, E. Carter`
40 • c
,L Chur hit.40, 'J.
1Forrest 38,
G Wallis 38', E Miller 34, 'Ii, Han-
ley3
4 A,` S'hanaiian 82 77. itee o
S 1
Y.
30 N. Sparks
30, J. Crrainger 28,
L; 'McConnell 10, F. Edwards 8.
2 Readingl-'-H', Shq v 87,. M. Mc-
'a art 85
'1 E. Wise83, J.s
cart.
ggM
80, P. Potter '80, V. Hearn 80, M.
Davidson' 78, E. Jamieson '78, G.
McGill 78, E Manning 78, E. Pow-
ell 78, .E. Wasmann 77, 13. IIotines
70, ,C. McCool 78, M.' Milne 76, I.
Rathwell 76, M. .Elliott 75; A. El-
liott 75, K. Govicr: 75, J. Middleton
75, J. Smillie 75, L. Howe 74, Mil-
ton Cook 73, W. Caldwell 73, 1.
Gould 73, . S, Smillie 7.3, J. Smith
73, A. Matheson 73, 0. Cole 72, D.
Cantelon 72, I. Roberton 72, H.
Rodaway . 72, F. Thonii:%,on 72, V.
Carbet• 70, I.' Collins 70, V. Evans
70, G. ITudie 70, C. Harland '70, C.
Kaiser 70, P. Moffatt 70, R. Ran-
nie 70, A. Dewar 08, LI. Harland 68,
C. May 68, L. Rathwcll 68, Maud
Cook 07, Ii. Forrester 05, R. Mc-
Naughton 65, M. Malt 63, 1'. Wheat-
ley 63, 0-1., Wallis 63, C,:Bcacom 62,
L. Kennedy 02, 15. Brisson 58, S.
$ignew 55, R. Chowen 55, C. Hoare
50, H Johnstone
42,
Z. Gook 30.
2. Geography -J. Smillie 79, Maud
Cook 76,:0. Cole 74, E, Brisson 69,
H. Wallis 63, V. Carbert 62, 0. Mc-
Gill 01, P. Wheatley 59, J. Middle-
ton 58, C. Beacom 57, J, Smith 55,
H. Shaw 54, V. Hearn 54, E. Jam-
ieson 53, P, Moffatt 52, M. Elliott
51, Milton Cool. 50, A. Dewar 50,
C. McCool • 50, M. Davidson 50, W.
Evans 5.0, I. Roberton 47, 0. Har-
land 46, E. Manning 46, S. Smillie
46, R. 'Rennie 45, H, 1-Iarland 44,
G. Hudie 44, A. Matheson 44, W.
Caldwell 43, D. Cantelon 43, P. Pot-
ter 38, E. Wasmann 38, S. Agnew 36
F. Thompson 36 E. •Wise 36, M.
6Iair 35, K. McNaughton 34, M. Mc-
Taggart 3.4, C. 'Hoare 34, 'F7. Johnston.
34, F .
I R d wa' 33, 1
o a 1
R Chowan 29, L.
3
Rath'weil 28, L. Kennedy 28, K.
Govier. 26, E. Powell 25, I. Gould
25, R, Forrester 23 L. Cook 20.
3, French -J._ Wylie 85, E. Gray
79, C. Nicholson 78, 13:. Cantelon 76,
V. Lobb 74, W. McNaughton
Yates2
6 I. Wilkin. 61, D. Barr 50,
M. Gunn 50, S. Scott 50, A. Cooper
13, S. Henry 31, W, Walker 31, F.
Ford 17,
3. Physics -C. Nicholson 90, E.
Beacon) 85, N. Garrett 82, 'G: •Draper
79, J. Wylie 78, W. McGregor 76, E.
Gray 75, H, Forrest 72, H. Me-
Crositic` 70, G. \iralkeir 07, F. Brown
64, M. Reynolds 64, M. Yates 62, D.
Copp 61, L. Ford 60, M. McGowan
59, A.
Cooper 51,
p'Cl'1 y: Carbert 49,
E. Leitch 49, W. McNaughton 47,
W, Wallis 45, M. McAllister 43, S.
Beery '10 D. Barr 46 F. Ford , P Y 39,
IIdCantelon 31, I. Willem 31, S.
Slut • 28, W. Robison 20, V. Lobb
v K. Reid 23.
4. Algebra -C. Kitty 60, d3, Tur-
ner 42, E. Torrance 30, R. Dewar
28, H. Middleton 16, D. Tierney 8.
4. iEnglish Literature -C. Kitty 66,
D. Tierney. 65 IT. 'Turner 65, H.
Middleton 03, M, Shipley 47, R.
Dewar 42,.
4. French Autit-II. Turner 68, P.
Torrance 60, JI. Middleton 50, 11.
Johnstone n ton
c 75 E. Millen 75; A. ,Shan- ietnay 58, R.,, -Harland 50, R. Dew-
ahan 75, .5.. Grainger 74, C. Twit- ar 1'0, .lpl, Shipley 45.
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FOR THE BRITISH NAVY
CANADA'S GONTRIBUTIO
Cost Will Be ,$35 000,OOO-. British Naval' Situatio
Calls for Immediate .
A�tlon and. Canada Responds
to Ca 1f
o t - G i
Uu � =-=anal an Minister to
Participate
c� a#e in Deliberations
f
P o !m .;
erial! Defence Committee
.. p.
"C -o r
o e anY
on with automon ,"
P
Alis
phrase taken from the epee°
heof the Rt. Hon, t L. Borden in th
Introduction of the naval 'emergency
bill, defines the principle upon `which
is ,based the 000080 , of action of the
Canadian. Government 10Bali •with.
d n
g
the intricate problem of Imperial de-
fence, "It seems most essential," Mr.
Borden told the 1 -louse, "that there
should be such co-operation in defence
and in trade as will give to the whole
271091re an effective organization in
these matters of vital concern, On
the other hand each Dominion must
preserve in all important respects the
autcntonoue government which 11 now
possesses."
The memorandum prepared by the
British Board of Admiralty and read
by Premier Borden in Parliament, con-
tained this expression of opinion in
reply,to a question as to the form in
which temporary and immediate naval
Aid can best be given by Canada: -
"We ' have no hesitation in an-
"swering after a prolonged consider-
"ation of1. tl
a 1 to circumstances cumstances that
"it is desirable that such aid should
`include theprovision pro sion oL' a certain
"number of the largest and strongest
"ships of war which science can
"build or money supply,"
. Canada's Answer
Plere is the Government's proposal
asomni
c unicated by Premier Borden
to Parliament:- •
"Upon inquiry as to the cost of such
a battleship 1 we are informed by the
Admiralty that it is approximately two
million three hundred and fifty thou-
sand pounds, including armament and
first outfit of ordnance stores and am-
inu11140n, The total cost of three such
battleships which when launched will
be . the most powerful in the world
-would be approximately thirty-five
illio
n
r noft
d at s andIr
we as the people
of Canada through their Parliament
to grant that sum to His Majesty the
Rin r
King of Great Britain and Ireland and
Of the Oversea Dominions in order
to increase the effective naval forces
-of- the Empire to safeguard our shores.
and our u seaborne commerce and to'
make secure the common heritage of
all who owe allegiance to the King.
"Theset' t
sl ii s will be at the disposal
ofi
H s Majesty the King for the com-
mon defence of the Empire. They wilf
be maintained and controlled as part
of the Royal Navy; and we have the
assurance that if atany time in the
future it should be the will of the
Canadian' people to establish a Cana-
dian unit of the British navy these
vessels can be recalled by the Can-
adian Government to form part of that
navy, in which case' of course they
would be maintained by Canada and
not by Great Britain, in the mean-
time, I mn assured that special ar-
rangements will be made to give Can-
adians the opportunity of serving as
ofllcers ou these ships."
Mr. Borden propounded the prin..
ciple that ""Wheu Great 'Britain no
longer assumes sole responsibility for
defence upon the ltigii seas she can
no longer undertake to assume sole
responsibility for and sole control 011
foreign policy which is closely, vitally
and constantly associated with that
defence in which the Dominions •par-
ticipat.e."
German Naval Ei1pansion '
The memorandum of the Britten Ad-
miralty • presented to the House by
Mr. Borden set out in detail the
several ,steps in the actual and pros-
pective growth of the Gorman navy,.
and its bearing upon the Britishnaval
situation. . The memorandum shows
that the naval expansion of Germany
has' not -been , provoked by British
naval increases,
"Wheretle in 1808 the German fleet
consisted o1'; 9 battleships (excluding
coast defence` vessels),.3 large crui-
sers, 28 small cruisers, 113 torpedo
boats, and 25,000 men,maintained at
art annual cost of ,06,000,0,00, the full
fleet of 1930 will consist of: .41 bat-
tleships, 20 large- cruisers, 40 small
01'ni5e19 1444 torpedo boats, 72 sub
marines final 101,500 men, estimated
to be maintained at an annual cost
of 221-007,000, '
It is pointed oat; that the great
German fleet "is concentrated and
kept concentrated in close proximity
M the Cermet atBritish
t r d h coasts."
P,y 11115 the growth of the naval
Meares of other powers on -the , Medi-
tct'rsnean,wI11 necessitate therecom-
poeition of the British squadron there.
The j00110entration of, the British
fleet in Home waters hareduced .the.
strength on oversea stations ' since
1.902 from 160 to 72.
"It, le the general naval supremacy
of Great Britain i a which is theP rima
safeguard of the security and inters
of the great Dominions of the Cron
and which eor all these years has'be
the deterrent 'upon any possible
signs prejudicial or inconsiderate
their policy and safety.
"The rapid expansion of •Cana
sea -borne trade, • and the 1mm
value of Canadian cargoes al
afloat in British and Canadian
tome, stere require consideration
the basis of the figures suppli
the Board of Trade of the' I
Conference of 1911, the 'annua
of the overseas trade of the 1)
of Canada in 1809.10 was not l'
X72,000,000, and the tonnage
adieu vessels was 718,000 1
these proportions have ala
creased and are still increas
the whole of this trade wh
may be about the distant
the world, as well as for 1
tenance of her commonicati
with Europe and, Asia, Car
pendent, and has''tolways de
011 the Imperial Navy, wi
responding contribution or
Great Powers Butldin
The British naval powe
specific and general,' "will be d
ed ;with the growth not only
German navy, but by the simult
building by many Powers of
0
m dean ships of war.
Whereas in the present year,
Britain possesses 18 battleships
battle cruisers of the Dreadnou
class against 19 of that class Boss
sed by the other Powers of Euro
and will possess in 1913 24 to 21, !
figures lit 1914 will be 31 to 33; an
in heyear
t1915,35 0
t 51.
Anything hig our which increases emar
gin in the newest ships diminishe
the strain and augments our security
and our chances of being left un-
molested,"
Great Britain is not pressing the
Dominion to share in the burden o1
Empire, In the words of the Ad-
miralty memorandum: -
"Whatever may be the decision of
Canada at the present juncture, Great
Britain will not in any circumstance
fall in her duty to the Oversea Dom-
inions oCrown.
f the
"She has a before now successfully
°cess r I
y
made head alone and unaided against
the most formidable combinations,
and she has not lost her capacity by
a wise policy and strenuous exertions
to watch over and preserve the vital
interests of tlje Empire.
-"Any action on the part of Canada
to increase the power •and mobility of
the Imperial Navy, and thus widen the
margin of our common safety, would,
be recognized everywhere as a most
significant witness to the united
strength of
the Empire, g p and to the
renewed resolve of the Overseas Dom-
inions to take their part in maintain-
ing its integrity,"
So much for the memorandum.
Security of. Empire
Premier Borden characterized as de=
pressing and alarming the increasing
tendency e
Y of the nations s to armthem-
selves,
ein-
selves, "but," he said, "while war 'is
the supreme arbiter between the na-
tio s
u we to whose care this vast heri-
tage has been committed must never
forgot' that we are the trustees of fts
security." He -emphasized the fact
that the British Empire was not a
great military 1'^wer, but based its
security on the :: rength of the navy.
A crushing defrr, upon the high seas
would render 1'.. a British Islands or
any of the Dor. :alons subject to in-
vasion by any e.'eat military power.
The loss of sure: a decisive battle by.
Great Britain t, ould practically de-
stroy the United =Gingdom, shatter the
British Empire co its foundation, and
change profout :1y the destiny of its
component pal
"The great outstanding fact which
arrests our at ration in considering
existing conditicr t of naval pewee is
this: Twelve yc •3 ago the British
navy and rho 1.3htOh flag were pre-
dominant in every 0. "au of the world
and along the shelf.; of every con-
tinent, Today they are predominant
nowhere except in the ]North Sea..
The paramount duty of ensuring safety
!n
home waters leas been fulfilled by
withdrawing or reducing squadrons in
every part of the world and by con-
centrating nearly all the effective na-
val forces in close proximity to the
British Islands, In 1902 there were
fifty-five :British warships on the Medi-
terranean Station; to -day there' are
nineteen, 'There were fourteen on the
North American and West 'Indies
Station; to -day, there are three. There
were three on the South East coast
of South America; to -day there is one,
There were sixteen on the Cape, of
Good hope Station; to -day there are
three. There were eight on the Pact
fle Station; to -day there_ are two:
There were forty-two on the China
Station; to -day there are thirty-one
There were twelve on the Australian
Station; to -day 'there are eight. There
werev tea
t on the East Indies. Station;
to -day there are nine. Or, to sum up,
in 1902 there were one hundred and
sixty ships on foreign and colonial
stations against seventy-six to -day.
Expenditure Increasing
"Do not imagine that this result bas
been brought about by any reduction,
in expenditure for the ease is pre-
cisely the reverse.
re-cisely.thereverse. Great Britain's to-
e News -Record leaf
Township and G
News.
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