New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-14
FOREIGN NATIL NOTES.

The British Parliamentary elections this year can
not be said TO have been free from the ways that
dark and the tricks that vain with polit-
clans In the naval ports naval questions were intro
duced to capture votes. The candidates at Ports
mouth and in other constituencies drew up state
mens OF naval needs, and they urgent In
advocating the claims If the fellows below deck"
the pensioners and the dockyard workmen. 1t GER
tainly would interest the Jeffersonian
David h. Hill Democrat read the reports of the
canvass and how these candidates suggested that
they would open 10 every man the possibility Of
promotion a commission; how they would give
chief petty officers increase OF pension upon
their attainment Of increased rank; how they would
reform naval dietary and meal hours, revise the
system Of education for the officers and give in
crease OF employment and Of wages to the dock
yard men.
The British Adiairalty's decision to introduc.
100 Royal Naval Reserve officers into the regular
service has met with strong expressions OF dis
subtraction and disgust among the executive
officers OF the navy. 1t is asked: II merchant
officers competent TO carry out the duties OF
executive officer board ship. then what Is the
use or value OF "A naval officers training? An
other question raised is that the best officers In
the merchant service. with few exceptions, abso-
utely refuse TO serve In the navy. those whom the
Admiralty would transfer would probably not be
shining lights
The Turkish Navy yacht Fuad. which recently
put into Portsmouth is the first Turkish vessel
that has visited British port for many years.
n modification OF views among naval experts with
regard TO heavy ordnance. The larger guns OF the
Majestic ard others OF her class in the British
Navy will be only tweve-inch, one inch smaller
calbre. than the largest guns the Indiana. OF
the United States Navy There is a school of ex-
perts in the British Navy who opposed to the
monster 4OOOton battle-shps and prefer vessels OF
less displacement
The French idea OF battle-ship is brought out
In the Gauois vessel OF II 232 tons dsplace-
ment. Her battery, weight OF metal Is even
less than that Of the Majestic Her maximum
speed is TO be eighteen knots and her largest guns
OF llS-inch calibre
Germany Is about 10 build battle-ship to re-
place the Prcussen. which is declared be obso-
lete. She is 10 be IF si2 tons displacement II
KNOTS speed, with q battery capable OF throwing
$50 pounds OF projectile at a single discharge
Her largest guns viii be eleventh brcech- lOa ding
rifles. but she viii have six OF these instead OF
/ four heavy guns, as is customary upon such large
vessels She will resemble the Worth In most OF
/ her features.
The japanese are having two battlc-ships each
/ or 800 tons displacement. constructed In England
Ihey VIII be S4 feet long the water line. and
their armament will comprise four twelve-inch
breech-loadng rifles mounted In pairs In two stee,
barbettes. fourteen inches thick: ten sx-nch rapid
hiing guns In cascmens. twenty ihree-pounfer
anu -FOUR TWO and nalf-pounder Hotchklss rapid
nilng guns This battery viii be able to thro w
4oW pounds OF projectiles at "A single discharge
me vessels VIII also be ntted with four submerged
ana one above-water torpedo launching tubes