Imperial Outposts from a Strategical and Commercial Aspect: With Special Reference to the Japanese Alliance |
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... awakening of the British Government to a sense of moral responsibility . The danger of withdrawing the whole of the English battleships from Far Eastern waters is the b next important point dwelt upon . So long as the PREFACE ix.
... awakening of the British Government to a sense of moral responsibility . The danger of withdrawing the whole of the English battleships from Far Eastern waters is the b next important point dwelt upon . So long as the PREFACE ix.
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... English merchant vessels . In the same year - the latest for which returns are available - 2,679 English ships ( 12,164,591 gross tonnage ) passed through the Canal , Germany coming next with only 542 ships ( 2,736,067 gross tonnage ) ...
... English merchant vessels . In the same year - the latest for which returns are available - 2,679 English ships ( 12,164,591 gross tonnage ) passed through the Canal , Germany coming next with only 542 ships ( 2,736,067 gross tonnage ) ...
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... English from the Mediter- ranean , ' he wrote to the French Directory , ' has had a great effect upon the success of our military operations . It has the greatest moral influence upon the minds of the Italians , assures our com ...
... English from the Mediter- ranean , ' he wrote to the French Directory , ' has had a great effect upon the success of our military operations . It has the greatest moral influence upon the minds of the Italians , assures our com ...
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... English rights of conquest cannot be sacrificed to Spanish suscepti- bilities . Magnanimity in such a case would be weakness . Any tactical superiority which Ceuta may be supposed to have over Gibraltar as the key to the Mediterranean ...
... English rights of conquest cannot be sacrificed to Spanish suscepti- bilities . Magnanimity in such a case would be weakness . Any tactical superiority which Ceuta may be supposed to have over Gibraltar as the key to the Mediterranean ...
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... for offensive action . When Lord St. Vincent was ordered out of the Mediter- ranean in 1797 , the use of Gibraltar was gone , and although an English garrison remained in occupa- tion of the fortress , the mastery of the sea 24.
... for offensive action . When Lord St. Vincent was ordered out of the Mediter- ranean in 1797 , the use of Gibraltar was gone , and although an English garrison remained in occupa- tion of the fortress , the mastery of the sea 24.
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Page 5 - Nobly, nobly Cape Saint Vincent to the North-West died away ; Sunset ran, one glorious blood-red, reeking into Cadiz Bay ; Bluish 'mid the burning water, full in face Trafalgar lay ; In the dimmest North-East distance dawned Gibraltar grand and gray; " Here and here did England help me : how can I help England...
Page 197 - The Powers shall not keep any vessel of war in the waters of the canal (including Lake Timsah and the Bitter Lakes). Nevertheless, they may station vessels of war in the ports of access of Port Said and Suez, the number of which shall not exceed two for each Power. This right shall not be exercised by belligerents.
Page 194 - His Majesty the Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia; His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia etc. and Apostolic King of Hungary...
Page 189 - Le canal maritime de Suez sera toujours libre et ouvert, en temps de guerre comme en temps de paix, à tout navire de commerce ou de guerre, sans distinction de pavillon. En conséquence, les Hautes Parties contractantes conviennent de ne porter aucune atteinte au libre usage du canal, en temps de guerre comme en temps de paix. Le canal ne sera jamais assujetti à l'exercice du droit de blocus.
Page 196 - ... 3. Vessels of war of a belligerent shall not revictual nor take any stores in the canal except so far as may be strictly necessary; and the transit of such vessels through the canal shall be effected with the least possible delay...
Page 200 - ARTICLE XVI The High Contracting Parties undertake to bring the present Treaty to the knowledge of the States which have not signed it, inviting them to accede to it. ARTICLE XVII The present Treaty shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Constantinople within the space of one month, or sooner if possible. In faith of which the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Treaty, and have affixed to it the seal of their arms. Done at Constantinople the 29th day of the...
Page 188 - Ottomans, voulant consacrer, par un acte conventionnel, l'établissement d'un régime définitif, destiné à garantir, en tout temps et à toutes les Puissances, le libre usage du Canal Maritime de Suez et compléter ainsi le régime sous lequel la navigation par ce Canal a été placée, par le Firman de Sa Majesté Impériale le Sultan, en date du 22 Février 1866 (2 Zilkadé, 1282), sanctionnant les Concessions de Son Altesse le Khédive...
Page 195 - The Suez Maritime Canal shall always be free and open, in time of war as in time of peace, to every vessel of commerce or of war, without distinction of flag.
Page 199 - The measures which shall be taken in the cases provided for by Articles IX and X of the present Treaty shall not interfere with the free use of the Canal.
Page 188 - Majesté le roi d'Espagne, le président des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, le président de la République française, Sa Majesté la reine du Royaume-Uni de la GrandeBretagne et d'Irlande, impératrice des Indes, Sa Majesté le roi d'Italie, Sa Majesté le roi des...