THE RIVAL NAVIES
INCREASE OF ITALIAN AND AUSTRIAN FLEETS. FRENCH DEMAND FOR MORE EXPENDITURE. (Received July 26, 10 a.m.) PARIS, July 26. The newspapers are demanding increased expenditure on naval construction in view of the Austro-Hun-garian and Italian naval programmes. LONDON, July 2-5. The Pesfcer Loyd, a leading Hungarian newspaper, referring to naval matters, says: —"Let' Britain assure 'Austria that she will never have to •defend her coasts against Britain; then it will be possible to discuss the abandonment of Austria's naval programme." Die Zeit, one of the prineipal Vienna dailies, expresses the belief that the Mediterranean question, was raised to enable Britain to increase her Navy without appearing to build against Germany.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10679, 27 July 1912, Page 5
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113THE RIVAL NAVIES Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10679, 27 July 1912, Page 5
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