IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
United Press Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyrignt.. Received 4.53 p.m., February 23rd. LONDON, February 22. In the House of Commons, during the debate on the Naval Estimates, Mr Arnold Foster announced that it was proposed to introduce a Bill enabling the enrolment of Naval Reservists in every colony which was willing to comply with the; Admiralty's terms. He stated that. five sub-, marines would be completed this" year, and that it was intended to build more. He indicated that there would be an extensive rearmament of the smaller battle-ships and larger cruisers with most powerful modern guns would be added. Next year 87 warships would be under construction. Their programme maintains the standard naval strength in excess of any two Powers' standard, while their magazines were full of armour-piercing projectiles and ammunition. -
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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11689, 24 February 1902, Page 2
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132IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11689, 24 February 1902, Page 2
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