A WARSHIP CANAL .
The official opening of the new Kaiser Wilhelm Canal, connecting the war ports of the North Sea and tho Baltic, will take place "next month with elaborate ceremonies, at which tho Emperor William will preside. Naval strategists say the canal will immensely strengthen the striking efficiency of the German fleet. The construction has taken six years, working day and night, and has cost £11,000,000. The nominal object is to permit tho passage ' of Dreadnoughts, but the work has been done on a scale to provide for any emergencies m the future. Tho width is now 148 iect, the depth of the channel 46 feet, and the length of tho docks 10^0 feet.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 50, 28 February 1914, Page 10
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115A WARSHIP CANAL. Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 50, 28 February 1914, Page 10
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