ARMING MERCHANTMEN.
AN ENGLISH HOPE.
\Ey Cable. -.Presn Association.—Copyright.) (Received May 14th, 11.40 p.m.) LONDON, May 14. The "Morning Post" states that it is hoped the principal liners trading to Australia, Canada, and South Africa will shortly be armed, the Admiralty providing the guns and possibly a hundred rounds of ammunition per ship. The gun crews will bo mostly naval reservists. The Admiralty will pay the gun crews an extra threepence per day, and the gunlayers ninepence. Naval reserve officers at tho terminal ports to be responsible for the training.
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14666, 15 May 1913, Page 7
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90ARMING MERCHANTMEN. Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14666, 15 May 1913, Page 7
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