REPONDERANT NAVY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 453, 13 April 1909, Page 4

REPONDERANT NAVY.

issue of the Shipping interesting figures are may be quoted in verifithe conclusions submitted American authority quoted a leading article the World deprecates the naval it suggests is caused by apart from the operations hystericals. The English its figures are “ accurate and have been prepared authority.” The total tonnage of the five chief is divided as follows : Per Kingdom ... 42.5 States ... 137 battleship-for-battleship test, very unduly flatters every but ours, the United KingStates and Germany comand a tonnage of 754,000 tons, their 608,000 tons. Our cruisers are described 'as superior to German battleeccept a few ones which may be as Dreadnoughtt,” and “ insuperior as fighting with the possible exception bottleships of the United States In 1910 the following will be in battleships and firstcruiser;— Displacement. Kingdom 129 1,406,000 States 43 53 2 > 000 in the classes ot lesser scouts, and destroyers point same story —“The immense of the fighting ships of the Kingdom over those of any Powers.” The Shipping world upon the Admiralty to furnish a analysis of our fighting fault-finders shall be taken from them.” It concludes by that the Government will err the side of unnecessary expendiif (he net increase for 1909-10 go anywhere near three mil-