New-York tribune., 1896-09-30
BRITISH sHIpBUILDERS DISAPPOINTED.
rur,p r.urRr TO GET CHINESE oRDERs-THE

THEIR FAIIICRE TO GET CHINESE okpEHS-i""
FRENCH MANoEt,yREs- MAsTs
..r,o sht,bu,,ders of the Clyde and the Thames
and other parts OF Great Britain" says The Lon
den Shipping World" ARE scratching their hea"'
over the fact that the Chinese order LOT 'niee "'"
armored cruisers has been given TO the 'u'o"i
COMPANY at Stettin. Germany. ana not one W any
of the British firms" On the other haho' t"e
Cerman contemporaries are Growing themselves
bcarse over this business victory, and are oy-
the-way attribuing the success OF the stetuh
orr, N the splendid impression made by Germans
upon Ii Hung Chang.
British shipbuders have. however, been ousy
lately in preparing tenders for battleships ana
cruisers for the japanese and Spanish hhVes
Although somewhat early to say now the oioci'
will be placed the assumption Is that Japan Will
order battleship built In England, ana that SPAIN
will give an order for two cruisers. Perhaps But
Japan Is seriously con ,emplating having two pat
tleships built in the United States
The Italian cruiser Crstoba Colon, recently
launched. has been sold to the spanish 'o'cin-
ment. The vessel is armored cruiser OF Sio iee'
In length and $50 tons displacement she Is cal
culoted TO make a speed OF twenty knots on her
trial Another twenty-knot twin-screw' steer
sheathed protected cruiser, being built Tor inc
Brazilian Government by the Armstrong; In Eng
lard was launched a few days ago "he was
named the Barrozo. and her protection taxes the
form OF thick curved. steel deck. with sioe coai
bunkers above for protection from the lower 10 the
main deck
The French naval manoeuvres nave enoeu' anu
now the Admiralty will take the reports ana WORK
out the results 1t is admitted that IN addi'ioh 10
the usual lessons respecting the value OF torpedo
boats they show that the defects so much ue-
plored and severely criticised at the inopiiha.ioh
of the British Navy equally common IN ves ;1,
sells belonging the French me Poh rePohsaS M M
necessarily embrace the grounding or tne Ma,
gcrta the boiler explosion on the fiiDus,ei aLu
the collision between the torpedo-boats Che."'Ie'
ard the Audacieux. The latter had heI 10" se
verely damaged and although Kept anoat ao all, lii
little time by Of her pumps sne maj AZ
f,undered going down by the bow. ii the! @ w
thinga I'm France they do IN tnls couH,iy -
will follow a series Of courts OF inquiry anu, pei
hans courts-martial and suspensions OF oiIcrls' -
foreign naval officer deplores the auoPtloii Va
Tho military mast and declares that III VIII De one
of the first duties Of warship 10 snoS' roo ,,a ad
wttb ito heavy guns the military mast OF l.s au h
versarv As one we-drected shot VIII seno hi tar
mast umbling It Is not probable ina. hrry rp
viii come out Of engagement WIN H ~ a,y ancan,
mast standing" Many would. no u~vuo.' ~ d,d rpt
this theory I'm n serious manner II tncs, nv nu,rnv
Give thought 10 the fact that heaVy -sun s, nn'av
si,lon is Tar TOO precious to risk throwihs IL n"a
49, s,,ch a comparatively small target as ~ u
Tarod h,. a military mast But even II IL Shouu , &c M
,aLnr under serious consideration IL hius. la IA
horrn In mind that "a military masts are ,1 10, 1oi ha
structures hut are built up OF steel, 1t ~, ,roro
Jtyblv nroblematical whether SinBe S suV' u,avid
ven heavy gun. however We"
send the mast tumbns'