BRITISH NAVY
A COMPARISON.
LLOYD-GEORGE'S OPTIMISM. (Received Last Night, 10.25 o'clock.) LONDON, May 22. The Times, in examining the official return of the comparative strength »f the navies, concludes:-—" Our preDreadnought vessels are becoming obsolete in greater numbers than ; n foreign countries. The balance is not being redressed by new construction. Thus, in 1910 we were building nine against twelve, representing the German and United States figures, and in 1911 ten to fifteen. When, however, armoured cruisers are added !o battleships, the figures make a better showing. Nevertheless we have two ships fewer than we had a year ago, and we should be four fewer if colonial armoured cruisers were excluded Hence, it is somewhat optimistic for the Hon. D. Lloyd-George to assume that the climax of the expenditure has been reached."
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10245, 23 May 1911, Page 5
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132BRITISH NAVY Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10245, 23 May 1911, Page 5
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