MONSTER NAVAL GUNS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2815, 5 July 1916, Page 5

MONSTER NAVAL GUNS

FOR AMERICA'S FIGHTING SHIPS Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. New York,' July .3. The United States Navy Department hjis decided to adopt 10-inch guns-for the tiew super-Dreadnoughts'. California and Tennessee. THE MEXICAN CRISIS LATEST DEVELOPMENTS (Kec. .fuly 4, !).20 p.m.) New York, July 3. Tho War Department has divided the. force on the Mexican border into throe divisions, commanded by Generals Funeton, PiM'sliins, and Bell. The northward movement'of tHo~American expedition lo tho border is "regarded in somo quarters as a preliminary to a withdrawal, conditional on Carranza (President of the de facto Government) agreeing to police tho northern States of Mexico. THE > UNITED STATES ARMY BILL HUGE SUMS RECOMMENDED. (Hec. July t, 0.20' p.m.) Now York, July 3. The United States Army Appropriation Bill lias been reported in the Senate. The Bill recommends an expenditure of £65,000,000 for the current year, more than . double the amount of tbo original Bill, LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ALL MINIMUM PRICES REMOVED. By Telegram—Press Association—Copyright Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. London, July 3. Tho removal of tho remaining,minimum prices on the Stock Exchange has been effected' on a basis which will yield a fraction of under.s per cent., but the dealings have been small, as it was expected that the basis would be a fraction over 5, but thero was a general hardening as tho result of the Western offensive. Tho Commonwealth loan is active at about 09J. .