Hamburg, Feb, Germany's latest addition to her ect of warships, a cruiser of 10,000 fons built under the provisions of the Anglo-German naval agreement, the first of three, was successfully latinehed from the shipyard of Biohm and Voss on Saturday afternoon. The naming ceremony was performed by the wife of the German naval chief, Admiral Racder, who delivered a Immediately after Fray Rader had pronounced the words "At the command of the Fuhrer and Reich Chai cellor, T name thee Admiral Hippor'™ the 10,000-ton vessel began her glide down the slipways Into the Elbe, Work on this new etulser which, with her eight guns of 203 em. calibre, is known to embody the Jatest technical innovations in naval construction, way commenced In 1035, She belongs to those vessels which, pursuant to the Anglo-German naval agreement, are intended to-bring the strength of the German navy up to 35 por cent. of that of Great Britain, '—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min, Admiral Racder recalled the part played by Admiral "Wipper tu "the Yombardment of Hartlepool In De ember, 1914, and subsequently in the Battle -of Jutland, says Reuter.
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