At last • the fate of 'the cruiser Gladiator —or what remains of her—has been officials decided: The vessel is to be sold for Svhat she will fetch; and removed at the' purchaser's own risk; but the Admiralty'are prepared to spend a sum of not more'than four hundred pounds Von-■ patching up the wreck sufficiently to make it float.' It was inconceivable that the Admiralty would spend nearly £100,000 upon fitting up the Gladiator as a minelayer—a thing that was'once suggested and estimated for.—"tall Mall Ga-
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 398, 6 January 1909, Page 2
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85Untitled Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 398, 6 January 1909, Page 2
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