Tokyo, Sept, 8.
Official and tay circles to-day displayed the keenest interest in the new [pocket submarine developed at the Yokohama dockyard, Experts reported that the new submarine is capable of diving to on Jexceptional depth and cruising under water for eight hours with a. 25
The Tokyo "Asahi" described the vessel as 10% metres long, and 183 Jmetres wide. The submarine is at present undergoing tests, during one Jot which two reporters of the "Asahi" Jerulsed for four hours under th Scientists point out that the marine has many features possessed lby Dr, William Beobe's diving sphere, Jand is capable of reaching three [fourths of the depth penetrated Dr. Beebe's "bath sphere," but in addition is able to cruise considerable distances, which the American scientist's device has been unable to laccomplish—United Press,
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