Osaka, 26th April Three cruisers of the Bayan type and a number of torpedo-boat destroyers are now being built in Russia, is thought that it will be difficult to complete the work on the new battleship Andre Pervosvanna (16,000 ions) and of the reconstructed battleship Peter Veliki (9,665 eps) th's y2ar—-Spegial perviog THE DIANA AT SAIGON, London vii Bombay, 22nd April.
It is reported from Paris that the authorities at Saigon have ordered the interned cruis-r Diana, which had been completely repaired, to dis arm and hand over the essential parts of her machinery.—Rewler, 26th April.
A Saigon telegram states that the French authorities deny that any of the cruiser Diana's crew are missing. Portions of the ship's machinery were lutely removed because the commander wished to change his anchorage, and the authorities were anxious to avoid the slightest ap-Fearance against the observance of French neu'ality.—Reuter.
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