4 JANUARY 1902, Page 17

THE PROBLEM OF AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE)

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR:1 •

find I was in error in the impression (Spectator, December 21st) that an official acknowledgment of the services of the Australian man-of-war in China had been overlooked by the Admiralty, and desire to correct that part of my communication.—I am, Sir, lc., AB. 0.