§ Mr. REESasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether any and, if so, how many battleships and first-class cruisers are stationed in the East India and China waters?
§ The FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Mr. McKenna)There are four first-class cruisers on the China station; none on the East Indies station.
§ Mr. McKENNANo, there are two stations. The question is too complicated for me to enter into the discussion of it now, but for these purposes there are two separate stations.