The Archive · 1931

TIGER'S TEETH DRAWN Kuo Min

London, July 20.

In the serene atmosphere of the

only a fow years ago we Two creat fighting ships, which Peace Palace, an International ide of the Brian Navy Court of 15 judges belonging to 15 different nationalities fast sorrowful farewell to Pymouth Jengaged in adjudicating one of the to-day. host dangerous issues in European The battle cruiser Tiger, which yolities;—the project for an was commissioned in 1914 and cost JAustro-German customs over £2,000,000, set out on her last Counsel for Germany whi voyage to Rosyth where she will be Austria, upholds the admi broken up. Half an hour later, the fof the union under international Marlborough, last of the British engagements, in presenting the Jccalburning battleships, also enter-[German case. asked what sovereign jed Plymouth Sound.

Tights "Austria, would be abandon Both the Tiger and Marlborough jing by the proposed union, He fare to be scrapped under the terms resailed the French contention th of the London Naval Treaty, but Austria could assume only. normal [before this fate overtakes the Marl-contractual obligations and not ob-Lorough she will undergo a few Higations that placed her more tests for the benefit of he position of dependence, Successors. To-morrow qui 'A long meniorandum hasbeen of cordite will be exploded inside submitted to the Court by France the battleship to ascertain the fetting out her objections to the strength of her armour-plate and customs union. 'The French attic bulkheads-—Through Reuter. fade is, supported. "by' Italy and

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