Because the heart of youth was true,
Because our England proved to be
Even greater than we knew.
Mildred Huxley
By permission of the Author
ON THE NAVY
(December, 1918)
Our safety from invasion, our daily bread, every means whereby we maintain our existence as an independent people, our unity as an Empire, or federation of commonwealths and dependencies—all these float from hour to hour upon our naval defence.
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