New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-18
FOREIGN NAVAL NOTES.


general resume Of what the various foreign naval
Powers arc doing In the matter Of adding - their
naval strength. and IL wa, shown that governments
! which have hitherto made 40 claim toward haVinS
a representative navy adding 10 what th'y have
or making start. There can be no doubt That
| either the visit OF the American White squadron or
the wide diffusion Of Interest In the Hppr"' I'M:
naval review has had propara:Iag influence amoas
project when siam Hayti and Liberia join The ON
ward movement toward modern nav!cs
Although Denmark. sweden and TURKEY viii not b.
represented in the naval review. was hoped they
would they have recently added SON" ncw vessels 10
| their navcs. one vessel. the coast defence arm"r
! clad Thule, which II hoped sweden would nave
here was not launched Until January ~ III" Is
sister vessel TO the Ccta which vessel was at first
expected 10 cross the Atlantic. She /, vessel 81
| only 3.l3j tons. Int Is an ciccv" arnorciao WIZ,
sPrrd 81 'n nrog ,nt ohcr soyrr"mcn rrcosnzc
tia. the material o. th" United -ta'eS are :" nr''
choice Tier Ga,,rry rIf , lT Inc , d TER, 5d
firing guns small RAPID firing guns. Il" machine
guns ana three TORPEDO tubes.
The trials Of the irlplc-screw cruiser kais"r'n
| Augusta which vessel Is on her way I" t."
United states 10 take part In TIE na"al review are
reported 70 have been very successful IN" 'p'7i
reported 10 have been attained tw' two ln"S
This fnc makes her ~ special Interest 70 naval
engineers and constructors for the reason that u
seems 10 have been proven that three screws ar
much more cHicicnt than two. II ih" sam" r''ni
should follow In the official trial Of the American
round the world commerce destroyer 'hinnba' VINO"
Is also fitted with Triple screws. and e." Arst United
Corn, Of The United states Navy Will nav "Hpt,"r
pr5l T"a'0" The 'c' c"amn machncry acladn
the irplrscrcw system. j. wholly thr design :" M
Bureau Of steam Ensnccrins and ,hc y planned ior
are much Disappointed win The al Of the ne%"T ~.
one Of the -icgfri'd cla>.. III" was d'S'en'a Tor
lrrn'e Ian
OF her on her trial was fifteen Knots
In the column - notes Published u few days 'f'
there was mentioned ~" qualification Irl ~ tn Turks
ovcr ,o completion q the Ilnmdeh. the irs; arnpr
ba,tleshp ever built In Il Turidsh -hiryaid ana when
had been under construction for htrcn yc'r>. Ihc
old hroad,ide armOrrlaIs o.1hnich ana NHicn' w.
dimcn sions Of tho hull, Of which Al" ldrhu" WIZ"
those Of the IIaudich, are being iril'i'rh'" NV"
bor,c,ic ships fer the Turkish Navy That Is. the
MINER works are being cut away FOR" aud ah' ana
barlertc mounting single 100 inch Hrnpp br"'c'-
IoodIng rn. viii lee constructed al each cId "f the
central superStmcture. In addition TO th.N' sunS
the armament Will consist oil ionftrn hrmnpp I"p ~
firing guns Of about G-inch ana inth 'i'ip'' Nr'n
mnciInc guns aud two Torpedo ''hn'' .- "lur' ,,h
vessels, on i%ooton Sompo' n,t ,r'I ,or, %ri"
cruiser Of 400 tons displacement ana ,pe"h %,
,r', ,wcnty.one 10 tw.niy-tw. knots. were launched
nt Constan,inople In August last and are nearly ready
The torpedo cruiser VIII carry %" ,., u IA M
poundrr Krupp rlpd.iring guns In addition l" her
Russia has lust added two exceedingly iist '"rlSd'
cril,ers-thr Wavwad1 and Po.SadniK-to Us Navy
They arc each 100 tons displacement. ana al
tlc recent trials attained speed Of twcitywn ana
ouurtcr and twenty-five and n half knot resfiiN'lv.
Ir coal carving capacity ~ each j. ninety tom, wan
which they can make continuous run ~ .''' hhpS
ot n spocd Of fourteen a. sixteen KNOBS III ho'r
d" Justicc 10 Naval Oiiccrs" Is IN" the oil new
" grievance circular recently distributed throughout
iho entire English Navy. II i statement 'aInhS
attention 10 the wrongs Of the whole body Of naval
officers and cinboilcs summary OF the replies !"
circular letter sent all the oIic"rs 9" the Ensi'h
Navy n few months ago. Of I.i30 officers VINO h'd /
read the circular letter 1855 w"r" prlcilcaiN "a''
nous In their Views. Tie pamphlet starts ont by .
saving that discomfort prevails and tho Admiralty ana
Treasury arc aware Of IT, but tier" !, need Ia bring
II home 10 the taxplying public and 10 their rl'c'ch
ativcs some Of the suggestions are, IN irri: Tlit
officers receive additional pas other consi ration
for service unhealthy STATIONS. That olrcfri IN
yJIdod or sent hO ptal. from causes III" 10 inc |
service 10 climate. be- maintained on mn ply ut
declared either unfit for further S"rvhc, tlit
ships commissions shall not exceed THREE years IN
duration from the limo Of leaving England &" fctprn-
Ing and that cruises be further reduced whenever
practicable. commissions Of two year. being Kept IL
view desirable tunt Income tax u" not levied on
the nay Of officers serving abroad that the pay of
co0ks stewards aud domcstlcs he raised 10 IL" market
ynlc and that they be made continuous SrrNc" men
that an allowance he made 10 ncsScs oi the enter
tanmcnt Of foreign and Colonial officers ana officials
IL Is dicult 10 What valid objection can possibly
be sustained against o these extremely modest