FORTY MILLION NAVY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 752, 26 February 1910, Page 5

FORTY MILLION NAVY.

THIS YEAR'S BILL FOUR DREADNOUGHTS, PLUS THE DOMINIONS' SHIPS. ALSO SMALLER CRUISERS. . :' (By Telecraon.—Frees Aeeociatton.l : . (Sec. February 25, 10.45 p.m.) . ~.-;■' : London, February-25. 1 The newspaper. "Engineennu*, , .: states that the British Navy Estimates,;which were - £35,112,700 in 1309-10, will show an increaso of 'five., millions for 1910-11; thus bringing the Naval. Estimates •-,to-.forty millions,: the greatest figure in.the his-: toryof the Navy. \ V ■'; ■ •-.-: ■;■'■".

: A battleship will be laid down at Portsmouth, another at Devonport,; and two in privatb yards, in addition to the Dreadnought-cruisers, to be constructed at .the cost of' Australia and New. Zealand. :■•',' ■ .';' ," ■ -■,;■■",'■■'.■■ ':. .-'.'; •'■■ :.-.•

In smaUer cruisers,: two. will be laid down of the; Boadicea fclass . (3300 tons), and two ..of' the town.'class .(Bristol; Glasgow; Gloucester, ' Liverpool;. Newcastle, etc.,'.;4Boo,tons): ■' '■;;'.'..! :/..■,■■:;''■

■: Twenty destroyers for the Home Fleet are also to!; be. laid: down, in addition to several destroyers for .the Colonial '~;; CRUISERS AND SCOUTS. ;|;' ..; , Tho i Soadicea is a, socmt cnDsei , ;; . described.. by. Braesey as'.third-«lass, With a tonnage; of 3360 and'.'. .speed';: of 25 knots," and carries .; six :,iin. gnns. Her later' sisters,.. Bellona':' imd others, are each.of SSOO'tdns, 18,000-horse-power, and 25 knots, armed with ten.;4in--31-pounder giins,' and carrying' 450 tonii of. coal -and;:oil..^"■.■■-.•- v , ■ ; ' '■;.'■ "• ; :.:' :.

The Bristol and her:edeterSj which -are described: by. Brassey. ae' second-class cruisers, and ; which ; take ■ the nam(»;i'of to-wiis; are armoured cruisers of 4800 ito'ns', 22,000-h.p.;. and 25 knots, armed;with two Gin. and ten! 4;n. ; 'guns.'- .■ .>;.. •'■■•'■ ■~.;',;■ : The, Australian naval -unit :will incliide three;Bristols. Both these.two types l will be representjid in;,the : Canadian fleet; 'ao- ' cording to' '-'Sii .Wilfrid ■Laurier'e iipropoeals. .■\:.-' ; -: i 'r-'"-.:,: -."■'.. : .■'■■■■■'.■■'.'■,-,- i;-.,--.-- •-.'■;, •,; The' tromendons' growth;,since : 1900. of Kavy_Estimates in: Britein,- Germanyy/and the United States is shown in figurei" in The;DoMlKips of December 28.'.''.- ; ,;;,' i

\r-: s :-;k ;i, GURMAN SHIPS. : : ; ; : THE "FIXED" NAVY LAW IS BEING :v.-"o.'. ;! :-.;v|EXCEBpED.;;; :-.;.;%■ „»■: ■;<. ; : 'CRtriSERS; BBAIJjT , BATTLESHIPS. , ;■;::•■:;: ,;..■'{' '■■ February V2i ; :;-' .'■: ■ Colonel Gadjce;; the well-known' authority., on,Germaiiv'armaments,' in" an 'article in the -;paper',;'.!Tageblatt;" -states that the. Navy-Act: fixes '.the- number, of ships, at;'3B, but Germany is: really ;building: 58,j6inco (the, cruisers, originally .intended'as powerful scouts are now. being constiucted.with- battleship armament and armour. ; .■„■;?■;'■■ >: : ;y;-.\ ■":.- ,! , :...;

;:■•.' : ;; EXCHANGE OF: GOOpWILL.;.:f PEINCE ■': HENRT" -DEPTJTATIONISED. :-■;■:';.( :: j;.in:-engh,anD/-:.::V" ;:;--V/ .;..- ; /^- ; 'Vr-v.'.-i-.v;v'.'L6ndohi''Fel)ruary'-24V- l ' , Prince Henrj;;of Prussia,':who is on' a. .visit; to Englaiid,;received, a.'.deputation from\-.tte",-AnglpfQerman..K l iendshis' ; .Co.mmittee, the- : Duke, 'of; Argyll' .and : Lords ~ Ay.ebury,; Xonsdale,..;;. and Courtney;-..- '.'.. : -''-;'., : V\-.' !'■''■, '■■■:'■ '. : .^ : ■.■.'>.'■•■

i Eeplying; Prmce : 'Henry., .reciprocated the '.sentimentslipf ; .friendship, ' and ei- ' pressed ,the Kaiser's, gratificaKon with the Committee's j'aims.' ' ; .!'■;','."; '■ ■'■;.;" ;'■'., ° . ,V