THE BRITISH NAVY.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 8964, 1 November 1907, Page 2

THE BRITISH NAVY.

Press Association. —Copyright.

London, October 31. n’ho Admiralty 'has invited private tenders for a battleship, also for the iiropoljiug of two battleships building or whicli will shortly bo began at Portsmouth and Devouport. Tlicy will have turbine ens'ln-'S, with a speed of 31 knots. 'fii ' connection with the now Dread noughts, an account or whicn was cabled on September tm, « ts now statetl“that tlio 13.5 guns therein incnaoned are destined for two Brazilian' .111,000 ton battleships, V/hlcU are in course of construction at Elswiok and Barrow yards.