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, UIEIUCA’S REPORTED NEW FORMULA. MAY PIvEJUDIC'E CONFERENCE; ELIMINATION OF BRITISH BIG Rill PS DESIRED. United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Cocvrigtu ■ (Received Feb. 10, 10 p.m.) LONDON, Fob. 10. The “Daily Telegraph's” naval contributor shvs: NiMhmg could bo more untimely and more prejudicial to tho prospects of the conference than the reported intention ot the United Staes to bring forward a nonformula for battleship parity. 1 the week-end news is confirmed it will mean that America s big navy men have scored a triumph oyer the statesmen at Washington. The big navy group want' to eliminate the Nelson and tlie Rodney Irom the British fleet or, tailing this, to eliminate most ol our Queen Elizabeths and Boval Sovereigns, ten ships which are the backbone of the battle fleet. Though there are 20 first-class capital ships in the “Navy List” there are realty only thirteen, as four Iron. Dukes, the Tiger. Ro” nown and Repulse are pre-Jutland stop trip. _____
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11128, 11 February 1930, Page 5
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