Show fortifying POINTS strengthening nce along alone the line of the canad canadian having made victoria and becal mault harbors impregnable the british war office is now taking another tep step in making Esqui mau alt one of the tron gest strategic PO point in ts iu in the em nire says bays an exchange in a letter from fawn admiral stephenson it was waa stated that the ships in the north pacific squadron would be soon oon replaced by modern modem warships among amone them being at least one of the first class like the powerful or terrible not only that but it is intended to fortify every pregnable point along the line of the canadian pacific railroad the north atlantic fleet is also to be greatly strengthened and aad the object of fortifying the railroad is to render operation cooperation co between the two eab oarda practically certain in case of war the atlantic fleet has been accustomed cus tomed to summer at halifax and winter in the west indies and the th pacific pads reet fleet aven spends ds the su mer t either callao or Vono honolulu ono lulu the rest of et the time at now there wm vin be two fleets in the atlantic ane e at spam jtb jamaica and halifax and the me pacific squadron adron will remain all the year lear round at when the 40 changes langes are am complete men win will be la in service at victoria just what this move portends no one here imam |