New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-03

b. ~. ~. en,h,rrassments resulting from the
r,,.,,,i abandonment OF san-powrr AMI the sub
e,l,u.f,o Of steam AMI machinery f"r IN" li'PN@""
- var vessels + the difficulty ~ getting "a Su"'''"
o,d efficient nre-room force. Tbs Is especially NV
.,'or.,ce IN foreign nayies far more serious than
g. ho American service. The reports ~ coHih'"''''
O, Brl,,eh ships % the Admiralty IN ne 'ANt T."
- chou nat the d-ar;h % searn~n and fremrn
Ia oro,,.r than ever before. only couple 81 weeks
,go tho c,mmandant al the chatham D''Hyar" r.
,ort.d that there were AZ least ~" l"'s mon INA"
-, ,,r tho vessels to De- couma7s onei thor"
Anoth.r cofnmAudant said ia his report ih"' ~"
I.e,..v was largely due t. The question OF money
q, , .,u-,r,. whose very existence Deepen j. upon
Ne .eira~y - - navy cannot aforl - KEY 'n'.
efr-,rv ND that country snu'' in'Ni'aby x Gi.s
n. donc,cnci,r bui o. mus H'' be- born" IL i,inI
,h,, M. oil ci,ss %. nre-r,om men nave - n .ns
OF ava 81 requires greater a'iN'F 'hl m',r ,'
- 30 'he nre-r0on Work ~ tlr - - ,,l,ry
man ~ used to- hence. while there ms p"'h 'a','.s
az IN number. there i- naturally Hrin'hl ',' '
To- pay especially ~ ID" labor n'N "''" ''
many Dd
ne,cers OF the British Navy have begun q 'n'"r'"
,h.uee,yes a.. TO what l. 70 heo'me ~ ih" f''P
shin Assistance she l. one % thor" r'o"y Hh'i"
o., mat class which Officers look upon a. more CON"
,,r,,,.. than any othcr-;hat e. in nne weather
nm. she - a terrible roller. Ia fec' sh" r. shd :" b'
s., extreme roller M, "n several OCCASIONS "''.
the Office. hnv, been dinner AMI soup WAS served
she vo,,l sunl au the stun ont = 'h~ ria'c, 90 !
s, : S. I.l m. othcr way th" coup wopl noT
W." ,,t.. ar,ir This statement Is n1' 40
ce.,,,o9,,n,el WIKI an andau, ~, - snip 10 'hg
British Navy has hrrn n.' n'' al mno ,S,~r
twenty y.ara eeryic- her ~nSinc" ana D'..'ir or
completely worm ou'. though her hun Is as T'""' a.
.rh. Husslsn Navy f. soon 20 Doe increased BY ~"
ad5.,,n ~ Two yess,is or ir'ncIAis one ). - be
uanel Grsnl Atmi ~ Ae1 5, Sea 80 ,ni '0a sc
,,Eor - 20 be- ulfn.i the Kost!slaw. 50" tons" an j
viii n- attached 20 the Black Sca Meet
G-e,, Britain - 10 las down seven battle SHIPS
fss. ~ - To-
:, De- bul.t hy contract '~o are - "r '"i' Al
| .he Portsmouth iwo ~ the Chatham ana on" ~
,h. Pembroke iockyards They are T. b" OK The
Mattel type and ~. ten 'c"t longer ANA ~ cor
resp,nllne greater displacement than the koTa SoF
r, ~, class TIN, IT, iheir principal Dim nsons ~
,, Iouo are. Length 800 feet hrcal'h u beam. 20
| sec,. draught ~ fee', Displacement Avn tons
IN. weight II hull alone VIII be- lolH TOM me
s'S va, ,n, leck Of Warvcyizcd snch plates Tho
main battery viii consist Of four j. in.h pr"th-
i"oI,n. dies mounted IN pairs en- blrb"f"; ana ~.
ip"','e no,tcrv VII be twelve sinch and twenty
four smaller qu"k-Nginr runs Inc si''T'' ~ i''''
horsc-powrr. Will be l6'S Knots
Tho ,rouDles between Japan ana China In con-
nec.lon with the adm'n'trafion ~ 'orea have ~
rooted no small amount II attention 10 the naval
/ strength Of the Middle Kingdom ana IN" EN-
,,,e While the Chinese have made no material
+ additions 10 their navy recently. the JSpnrcs" Navy
h,- considerably increased in strength. and every
v",r some valuable ships arc completed Japan M"
t'@ ,n time nurcha ecd an her quick firing arma-
rncois from the Armstrong; ana her large guns
from Cauct.
The Japan-China war has provoked some dis-
cusson about torpcIo-boats. with expressions of sur
nrlse that neither Of those countries has given
much attention 10 their value in time " war Even
II 1apan and China had provided their navieS win
tornedo-boats they wonld not be % much value In
the operations against Corea Itself inasmnch a.
rho real funct on 81 the torpedo-Ooat In naval war
fare g. as Lord Brassey says 10 protect the coasts
they are not adapted 10 accompany fleets on long
cruises or 10 operate at a great distance from the
coast and lie board torpedo-boat during a
/ long cruise at sea would be intolerabe.