New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-26
FOREIGN NAVAL NOTES.

The Venezuelan boundary question mas drec'ea
marked attention to every movement cohhec'eu
with the British Navy. and 1t Is likely tna' s".e
the publication Of the Presidents message huhuieus
of people who took no interest petore as 10 ""ene'
England had a navy or not have read up every S
thing that they can get ho.d OF to INFORM mem mem
selves as to the difference between Satie nd
hroadslde gun One of the latest additions to the
British fleet the Juno one Of se very yess Of
$500 tons displacement and $500 horsepower. She
was launched last month.
In the same English service journal which gives
the report OF the launching Of the Juno Is report
of the trial of the torpedo destroyer Starflsh she
is 100 feet in length and dispaces Zo2 tons Inc
contract stipulated that she should MAINTAIN d
speed OF 81 knots on trials to be made WITHIN
period of three hours She made six runs over the
credit Of as7 knots but the longer part Of the
Tor orr the whole three hours OF Is knots
ENGLAND has three frst-class battle-ships almost
ready for active service; In fact one the MaJesuc
is practically in service. and on her recent trial
she made speed Of 1916 knots with natural draught,
and 17s knots under forced draught The other YES;
sells referred to are the Prince GeOrss dao u c
on August y. and the VICTORIOUS, iauhcheu Oh w.
tober 49,
England continues the policy Of modern construc-
ton In the line Of battle-ships and torpedo-boats
more than In any other c.ass and in the matter of
battle-shps there has been marked advance in
the time of construction For instance. the Magniil-
l sa down on n1 IS 49, AND had
her speed and coal
In speed England has had until recently a marked
advantage over other naval Powers Mr. Var
row. speaking on this question few days ago, re-
marked that 1t was not rash to prophesy an in
crease OF five knots within the next decade AS
additional force to this prophecy he said "Remem-
Der that with aluminium. water-tube boilers and
increased pressure no one can say where the speed
OF ships VIII stop; Some or the torpedo-poass
Knots and ii this is Increased to IS knots. which is
equal to 1913 miles they Will virtually be flying ma
chimes.
England has four frst-class cruisers under way,
which will be similar in general design to the Pow
erful and Terrible but smaller with disp.aceme mt
OF II 900 tons each. 1t will thus be seen that these
'frs-class cruisers" far as displacement Is con-
cernec might properly be classed with battle-ships.
one OF them the Andromeda, IS under construction
Features tne wl be water;SSe boilers Of which there
Will be thirty. Her battery Will consist OF fifteen
and twelve three: FOUNDERS. besides number Of
machine guns and three torpedo tubes. The other
viii be named the Dlsdem Europa and Niobe '
Italy has a G3s7-ton armored cruiser nearly ready
for service and named the vlttor Pissanl. She is
calculated to make a speed OF twenty knots, and
has a large battery. feature OF this ship Is her
nickel steel waterllnc belt. SO inches thick and
tending the whole length OF the vessel The deck
Is surmountej for about two-thiris OF the .ength
OF the ship by an armored citadel In which are
placed eight Of the twelve six-inch rifles
The statements that have appeared in English
and French newspapers OF late that the Japanese
can neither build. manage or fight an iron-clad war
ship az well as Europeans are partly denied by the
japanese. supported by English naval officers who
we're detailed 10 observe the operations OF the ia