British Cruisers Ordered from Malta to the Local Station The orviser squadron from Malta amd the Mediterranean which was _xeported to have. left, this week for 4{Ohinm: is.compoued of HIMS,—Pro~ Bishey, Danae, Delhi, Coventry and Dauntless, Most of these cruisers types of veasate already familiny hina waters, through cruisers of Mo sare class Laving previously been on the China station, H.M.S. Frobisher is in the improved Birminghem class of British eruigors, similar to the Hawkins. She was built in March, 1920, has a normal displacement of 9,750 tons, and like the other two vessels in this class was fitted asa flagship, Her length is 606 feet, harm at the water Hine approximately 68 fect which is brought up to 65 foot at the outside Dulges, and she has a maximum Aratight of 204 ant a mean of 174 fect! Hor equipment consists of seven 7.5 inch guns, 60 calibre, six 12 pounders, thres 4-inch _antiaircraft, four 3-pounders, two 2- penider pompous, four "machine guns eight Lewis guna with one for Tanding, and six 21-inch torpedo tubes, four above water and two TLM.S. Coventry (ex Corsair) longa to the Cores light cruiser clags of five ships consisting also of the Cardiff, Cores, Curacon nnd Curlew. Her displacement is 4,190 tons, with a complement of 425° to 462, ° Her length is 450 fect, beam 434 fect and maximum and' mean draught respectively 164 fect and 1d feet one inch. She fs also fitted as a flagship and equipped with five Ginch 50 calibre guns, two 3-inch anti-aircraft, four 3-pounders, two Zpounder poy arns, two machine guns, eight Lo. guns and eight 21-inch Torpedo tubes, above water in avi double mountings. The Coventry-belongs to the emergency war programme ships, ordered in April, 1016, HAILS. Danae, Dauntless and Delhi "belong to the light cruiser "D" class, kaving.all been built 1918, Their length over alt is 4723 in these cruisers with a water line Tength of 4051 fect. The mean draught is 143 and maximum 163 feet, and their displacement is 4,650 fons, Their equipment con: ts of si Cinch 60 calibre suns, t10 neb anti-sireraft, four 3-pounders, two two machine guns eight Lewis guns and, 12 torpedo'tubes (21 inch) in four triple Geek mountings. In general these ships, built as part of the emergency war ptigramme, are designed after the men who were with the lady come to the Tescue and a fight com-ameneed during which one of the men slipped and fell into a narrow ditch with a husky coolie on tap of him. This latter worthy as soon as he found he had the advantage over the foreigner eet upon him with the ferocity of a wild animal, biting his check severely. As soon, however, another member of the party saw his companton's plight he came to his, assistance by wielding a truncheon which he was carrying im no uncertain terms on the coolie who re-by, Ariel £. Yan Neworeel Corporati linquished his hold and rolled over seemingly unconscious, Tt was obvious by this time that the crowd was entirely out of hand and that a riot had commenced. Hence the Frearranged signal of firing two maroons to warn residents was given. Our correspondent says that these went off with noise, like
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