SUPERIORITY OF OIL FUEL
BRITISH FLEET TO CONSIST OF OIL-BURNING SHIPS. (Rec. May 25, 10.50 p.m.) London, May 24. Tn the House of Commons, on the Navy vote, Commander Eyres-Monsell, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, emphasised tho superiority of oil. fuel compared with coal. He declared that the Fleet would soon consist entirely of oil-burning ships. It was proposed to establish the main Admiralty oil reserve in Britain, with installations around tho coast. Special stations were being planned at tho Capo of Good Hope, the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Hong-Kong, Port Said, and other places.—Reuter.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 206, 26 May 1921, Page 5
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94SUPERIORITY OF OIL FUEL Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 206, 26 May 1921, Page 5
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