AMERICAN ITEMS.
AMERICA’S GROWING NAVY. United Press Association—By Electric Telegi aph—Copyright). WASHINGTON, February 28. The House passed Mr Jones’ Prohibition Penalty Bill, making no change as passed by the Senate. The Bill now goes to the President lor signature. The House to-day adopted the conference report on the Navy Appropriation Bill carrying 360,236,697 dollars for the fiscal year of 1930, including 12,370,000 dollars for the start of tao construction of five new cruisers and ■ ■ne plane-carrier next June. Representative French announced a second group of five cruisers would he started in June, 1930, and the keels for t‘io final five would lie laid down in June, 1931. The total cost lie 271,000,000 dollars.
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Hokitika Guardian, 2 March 1929, Page 5
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113AMERICAN ITEMS. Hokitika Guardian, 2 March 1929, Page 5
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