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London, Feb. 20.
Expected to exceed" £ 100,000,000, the British naval Oudget for the coming year, when the construction of three new battleships and seven erulkers will be started, will be the greatest in the history of the nation.
The naval defence act of 1889 also, provided for an expenditure " of, £100,000,000. but it was spread over several years, while the 1037 budget estimates will, provide for only one Tinauelal. yens's: expenditure, The big total, according to naval experts, Is not the result so much of the size of the building programme as of requirements for increasing sores of ammunition and fuel and of additions to the strength of the naval alr arm, 'A. portion of the sum will also go toward extensive modernization of existing cruisers, particularly in increasing their armour plate protection and defence against aircraft.
'The three new battleships con templated will cost £8,000,000 each. which is somewhat higher' than the cost of the Nelson and the Rodney. The difference arises' from. the increased cost of construction per ton, which was £178 in 1025 compared with £200 per ton now,—
The treaty would be similar to the Anglo-Franco-American treaty, The United States, would be invited to the conference.
was believed here that Britain's attitude towards the proposal negative but that It has not been flatly rejected—United Press, London, Feb, 18.
Soviet Russia has notified "Great Britsin of her intention to adhere the rules governing submarine war. ference "and "arcady' accepted con Britain, the. United "States, France, aly, Germany and Jepen-Reuter
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