THE RACE FOR ARMS.
RENEWED GERMAN ACTIVITY. Bj T<slecra#b—Press Asaocfitton—GoDTtlsM (Ecc. January 22, 11.20 p.m.) London, January 23. Tho "Daily TelegvapliV forecast of German naval shipbuilding indicates the recrudescence of rivalry with Groat Britain in a more intense form. It states that Germany's contemplated expenditure in 1911-1912 under tho 1900 law has been doubled. She has built, or is building, nine additional battleships, has doubled her destroyer flotilla, and lias commenced outsido the provisions of the Navy law twenty-four submarines. i RUSSIAN PLJLNS. ' St. Petersburg, January 21. The Ministry is preparing a Bill to establish new naval bases m the Baltic, also for the construction within fivo years of four .super-oruisors, besides auxiliary cruisers, transports, torpedoers, a-jd submarines, at a total outlay of -C 50,000,000. NEW ITALIAN DREADNOUGHTS. London, January 21. It is announced that Italy has unexpectedly decided to build two more large Dreadnoughts. Tho Russian naml programme and Italy's increase is considered more notable iis following Germany's intention to build three capital ships yearly instead of two. -
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1344, 23 January 1912, Page 5
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169THE RACE FOR ARMS. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1344, 23 January 1912, Page 5
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