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THE FRENCH NAVY.

MINISTERIAL PEOPOSALS. TPer Pbkss'Association.l PAEIS, Dec. 16. The Chamber of Deputies rejected the proposals of M. Loekroy for a ' large vote of monej' for uaval purposes. M. Metine, the Premier, promised to introduce a measure early in 1897. M. Bernan, the Minister of Marine, said the present estimates, amounting | to 72,000,000 francs, provided for a number oE new warships, beginning with an ironclad and two cruisers, and the Government was maturing a scheme for the increase of the nayj r .

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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5748, 17 December 1896, Page 3

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THE FRENCH NAVY. Star (Christchurch), Issue 5748, 17 December 1896, Page 3

THE FRENCH NAVY. Star (Christchurch), Issue 5748, 17 December 1896, Page 3