ARMOUR-PLATE RING MYSTERIES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2126, 18 April 1914, Page 5

ARMOUR-PLATE RING MYSTERIES

A HMF COJ'BINfc

riVDGRIAT FIRM?

Whon the Kstimates &miftittcG reapb ml Iho irowriiMis it-oin of ii,v)iiovir-p : l,:!.t.e, itt Hs iflqiiiry -last si.niiin.er (wita'a Mi , , p. H. Forrifij.iji ,tli<> "Daily 'Nem"), is 3)uiid jteelf bloekad «)t orery side by warnings not to trespass β-n tlio p-Jreswra of tho Admirnltj*. T» - e par.v gf«[)!i« in tho committee's rapojrt rostilted, the first liK-diaijit that "tliu money voted i,s eflicicßtly ii/lteiiimterojil," tlio second Mtlitt.g the Gorcrmiient's attenti.on to "the difijcalties involved : in ob.tainiiig competi'tiw lenders tar.ftcincur nlrtflig aird.'guH-iiiqiißu.iigs O\raig t» tho pxis.teneS of Trade : . iSsaminatioi.i. oi' ffie. Klu-s 'Book s.lmWs that tlio first, paragi-ftjjlV. wo.s carfiod ■pijjy Kv tho vote of the cliairmiiw, Sir F. Banbury, and ttiiit, Ao -sefioad wa-B then added w tfio tkftft, report. The. tinvklity .of tliis refettsnao t:<3 tho A*tamij> Pinto King is esplainofl. partiy.by the pei'6ffli.nel of tlio couinittte!?., partly % tlio lifnitaikHi of its pswws \A is ' .fti-* telcfcn to ib-nch riiiyfiiiiig thfli e.iw ,:l].s caled "policy"), and parHy.by the a;ir ■of portairtous Siystey successfully, pre■sorv(?d by tli.ci nfliola-t witiiossps ti,irottgi< o-Ht tlio 'inquiry, .. ....i. ... ..• .;

Admiratty Adiihisflions. tltcy Akl i.ioi,'Hi-4eocl,'do'ny : fe.fi eiisteiteo.of .a, BShjj; M% 'prsftticarfy i<!■nistted it. Aslspd if it wa'stT.up't'u.'rt flitt prim is forced ftp ?>y ii.Oji_ oJ maiMi'fact.ivrei's., J)j-." SJacnsmUra I'epliecl: "Wo W« sceuffid icJuciipUS •in ih6 east, of ennmWrl'lat'ft. re--erait years 3 buJ Wo ntp iiofe iii'tte «p.cij market ,ftt iiroseut; fsr' 51" 'Thol'o aroi fivei..great tofls..; and'Wβ li'iiwj pS" ; j)W him .rt.dmvn that vfc m-Ust iipij bo do■pendent, . ott ' fottigiL snpjilios, IJherfr tifto •. . . J. 4a : vo .say tho prico liiS-y probably he, higher tton it ivoi-tlft bo if ■ivo were fn.tfto epen lffarket wistli coin- ■ ptijitors on ail s;jde.s." ■ ' - Sir f. W. isiaok G. 8., 3Ji«>ctflf of : hixvy Contracts, and JiV. W. li. #]ij;i ; , iiig, Woife, ■ tea ,t<i bo- pressed harti; -hut t ; ho feiiief allowed Wrat oompetitSoa ivas' :no»* "more jimitod m awitoimpia-tos thaft h aiijt-hing else, ,1 and tlio -Mef ■tliftUßhj it "net a.n itiifaif (JedtieHsjii that ttiora is a ring," S} r Aifrad Moid askqd if it was not a foot that Krapps -a«d- thn iintislj ferine Jmvo mi afrajigeirient to Kfifflp off eacii Rcdftiid, and put tt as a Motowoiis jißofc that jiracl&itily ; a:U ■ ti)-o affliotti'-plato laak-crs 'in fiio iv-orM oxeepb ojip Jlr.m !i aro fa tlr§ llmg. JJ.r. Wlntiiig's reply was.' Jio was "not prepared to Soy/' but It was "quite pOsst:b.lo. !? . TJf.m n'*m<>s of tno ti-vB lirjsis, tljo prices of afiiioiUS plate., aiid other details, tlji* official fritMisses steadily refused to maiio pul&o.

the 'east of -ACmnur k To jjM tlijg in.vste,y-n,ip:nr*eriii.(r may e«y Bie jfflce {iiftojir-plato h»s often teou made pflb* lio, abroad, ant!. diseussed in, foifeii PwljanKiUts. !Hre t)ftc.kiii>ss : of bel, <telvi .aud ■tj.attoj'y , pi'Oteetieh of our warships, aa <rf Ssrraii.ii s is rt K tila.rly mrblts-lioci. Sir J>]i% \\'a&s's stated of W weight a£ atfoatfr m a 4905 batileslsip is .ivfiil-know:'.!,: and dtliei .naftieulara. will ibe folind in no wovo a'bstrnse a quarter $im one o'f thii "OMa-

Mr. Willing sard tWt "very friv" persons in tho Mniiralt* 3iii<j\V the prices ■ actually psiij. But the Attniir-' n.ltj' j3 not a.n ostrich farm.; a'ni it- hnigt he. coniiiioji knowletfgo.- there that -tlim priqo of 'heavy., ■ehaired, apd jnaclttoe'd armour niiis frtini £100 to £i.2i) per : ton, jiiitl gjai,, ;Wh|lo the. qttttutity put into rKen* Imttjftslitviis sialics, it averages rn titer over a quarter of thg dieplfltenscjit- tomragfi, -Orifima-rty., and affcrw-ijrdß jii dead TOvgirt, tho arm* our is ti\o 'costfafc ii#m of «iia ; cqsfclk'r than _tljo guns, twiqc? k& costly as .lite , -, mftc'ljjiiqrj', at , the hull. Tlso ■ gfowtfi of t]jo prbvcettvo <cttv"c.ri!iß,, iiju- ■ lung to well over a .foot ail thickness, ■acpo'aiits,.te ft larger tsS'tent tirait tjiiiig .<s!§i) Jar tiro' snorrumis im>rotts.o of sizo ©id cast of ;Wip mariiio ,moxtstcrf .of t».'da-j\ . \ ~

Wilt*-alq ttifi fiv-o firms'? tlKy .arft fierfqcUj' wijlj kn'oivu.j mid cu.oji}»'h is ■JcjioSji- af.libcb .ist.fcMohiiMitfqlis Ho )usiify aui,e;h etrpilgOJ , ' ■ttiatt tfet- .of flic .commiftcer Tliftv- are Arestroiig, WliityMrfcii. and'. Cβ.;., Yickers, Ltd;.,. OahiinoHj Ijaird .aft'd Os-i %»> 33esrtlnii>ro :Hn« G0,., Jdiia Bte\v.h' aivs Co. ,-.These .liii.ge cahcertw, -commanding ovof "ffin:t.V jnißvoii? sterling. <>f' loopitiix, ■■iiflin , oiis;e , pr&Dts. Tticy 'liiiro r|s6nt by' ivrgivqciJss of. ■jiltijt tlm ihtoiiicr ,: o? the In&f and ±J?o iigijiM .as., Ai;msfcrcing,.sjv?l]o:iv(;d Jl|tcl\q!l,, of Kowens.tte,: fliiil ■ WhiWftttt of JlsiW -clreste?!,. 60 A'fcjteiis J(a Very <?)ft fii'm) swlbiwd #ie Kayai Armaments Gα,, tho a;nst ■(tfl.jn'fi)fill,wafewcfl; LiifS, tfcaKliiiow, Sapior; J«liii w : 01;V<lc.biijifc Co. , mi Eirt'li -ml ■So.n.g, 'plate' roltprs, ancj Sp ,qn. B.temt, CTa'inuiejl, a.Md' ■■■tho innir.n.elGi Co., of gtiißf¥*, aJ-o pßvctkitUy lucoWbtoi mnirtg fietsfceii tjioni i : ]io : Covoiitry -(Mrtaijco Co,, and Jiav.ing.a total .capital of seven miiiiioiis. ViojvbfS n.i'3 clirectQfiSUy co.n■neoted with ~osvn.me!t gml .Tphfl. .JfrdJvn, ftiid cnVfi iiaVf jfi.tii isliatcs <if jJcnrf.mofo. Ariijitrprigf ' ■Brpwii iar.p , .cti-K).perttti'!ig In.■v4sfc G'o'rftr.ae'fs Tor'Hii> &!ji' ftiwJ Spami,. Brown ijw.cj Caiiimell iii Pxir-fetigaji Sir'jpharlns: OWpj?.. foK Av"'' sti-png, aftd Ci! : fflM!l. fc ! y|y<erft 'feai! brtitojcrs -ifSj/Srini .fcqtiii? ccintrliet for a. ?ipw I«rlcr : iiit^Vv ; Mdji lilfft i:licSMi!#- Kfljii' ibiitijvt' Sir'IJ?fijy6i,:1J?fijy6i ,: IJawrsoii, Mircctoir o,f : VidvtSr?, : Oovyii' iry. AdiiiimlSii' I)igfe sfo};?in|i«f ' L ltej3' I/iiMcnftHt-Ckilpliel IJnvicr'iiivd: Oftptidii* : SDessid&i; } -4t V^Jftt/JJrpfelt aim. rison fiafti. tltt'Sfjipol npt.of, iiinipiitMcm, Uftt qC =eo;nl%iftion'.... '

The fcontf, and fiii* #ay Qu(;; f ~ In laetj. :ftero as.-Sitj- jjiptoireo,° :< Jjeepfr jjt a few sffcelai eii3C3,"fiF. irtAilfinjiiini!, Vho iisiisit conipjofcitiyß systciti;in tiriHOtiiv' rylatq ediWwiets.'' Tbi* iffam sujipjy is? Wgiit Wider a colleeifvo wiiii the five jk'ras by Sakulatibji ftdnf a -price ,l fe what dhjJ %p : <>niU<gt .fefc, xkutte nr.nwim , This arraDgcinejio for a! goofl many years, wvtv fast : to reyfajpn oWv =oit Stated' iimqs.., lietiWjfcigns of fbco Wo ten obtained, b'ut wiveltiei? jij propjOftion to tto. ioyak tics foiwci'k .pftid to BWpi> and Un** Tcy, So Adliftiftilfer *a say. f iio*iaiio:r cn'ii-j ift ilvo.'cJrolvn]stances., Jiordh' -cowplaiii *f the .strsincW!) thjiit they :iiiW» never pit a«. or<]cr aliroaslihcf(wise t-ho-J- iiavo TJoinvy il.wiiisch-fts iiot ■ jp jo *Ol " y-ft-b iferp .lies obvimis : wiw' of .r«Jen-se. PrcsWeivt AYfem's Jvavwl SecWtAry l)rc\ight an Ovcii. istroWi^ , eowbW tti Us'kfifcfcs Inst snmito : r I>J' tlvi-ealoiiiuu to .imjwfc MtWh f iip-VC! iiro lv,-.Q si"td:ri3:aUvos: fcr Wfl GoV' onrtiieitrifl! sfart Ms ovrn nnii.our-pMo. HiiHs (a difljentt nirf fldvcjttafOW un■a.ort:4hig.,:!io (fatW->.j or to )*«*i ■jW ftfin'to -coMife ilita rto Jk>M—'W. frkiol) «ivst>. Iwwewi , , Clio oisl Scaiuhl WoMIJ soan'vcpiir.. Tlio rtal cui'o wftiffl b<l t<) lei'itiiti.iic tiii) pi-os Mit SWVet !)aiv EaAi with ilia Ivim, mid Iβ -flimw flrmo»r pontrWte flDdi i* eomjiitition, inviting tlio Auiwiuons I® lower.