BRITISH NAVAL AFFAIRS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7826, 19 June 1909, Page 2

BRITISH NAVAL AFFAIRS.

I A $BiMs WAKNI&G, Per Press' Association— Gbpfright. LONDON, June; i§.j The Standard, from,an authoritative pSpuroOt quotes ft, letter, dated 11th iM*y,. 1S06; iriformilig the Admiralty of the" Mci o£ the enormous expenditure in prbgf6SS £i KfUp^s for the purpose of manufacturingf la'fgej naval guns and mountings quickly, addirfp* ; |ihat these extensions will give a possibility 61 putput far in excess of the whole capacity of Britain. The writer adds: The scheme must either be for immense future requirements for Gerpiany, or Krupps mean to have the whole arnitttpent trade-of the ..world, outride tfee f&W great Powers who build ;for tnJejrisef.teS. % '~":--: ._■ In t|ie. House of-Commons. Mr MeKenna, in reply to" Mr J. T. Middlemore, said that the Admiralty early in 1906 was first aware of Krupp's works being extended. The expansion process had been continuing sincS. ' " .