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  2. Passing Notes on the Naval Side of the Struggle

    The full story of the North Sea action, when published, will make interesting reading. In the first place the enemy was sighted by a destroyer, which passed the news to the main ...

    Article : 651 words
  3. WHEN WILL THE HIGH SEA FLEET COME OUT?

    Admiral Jellico would very much like to know when the German High Sea Fleet is coming out, and doubtless he could give a much more accurate answer as to the approximate ...

    Article : 347 words
  4. RAPID SHIP-BUILDING.

    The speedy construction of the new light cruiser Caroline, in Cammell Laird's yard, at Birkenhead, shows the high pressure that is being brought to bear in all the yards. ...

    Article : 157 words
  5. THE MINE FIELDS.

    The general statement that a mine become, useless after a comparatively short period in the water, has to be modified in the light of experience. It is certainly true that from the ...

    Article : 251 words
  6. SICKNESS IN THE NAVY.

    There are certain diseases which no amount of cleanliness can hope to combat, and one of these is scurvy, which is caused by the men being compelled to subsist on salt provisions. ...

    Article : 333 words
  7. RUSSIANS BUSY IN THE BALTIC.

    It is erroneous to suppose that the Baltic becomes frozen over and entirely impassable to shipping. Certainly, exceptionally severe Winters would harden the northern portion of it ...

    Article : 155 words
  8. MEXICAN OIL.

    The recent protest made by the British Ambassador in the United States, against the confiscation of British oil interests in Mexico be one of the latter country's many ...

    Article : 188 words
  9. CAPTAIN H. B. PELLY.

    As an old shipmate, I am pleased to hear of this capable officer being appointed to command the largest battle-cruiser in the British Navy. Taciturn to a degree, he is a great believer in ...

    Article : 120 words
  10. METHODS OF SIGNALLING.

    The methods of communicating signals by mechanical means are many and ailed. In peace time signalling is usually carried out from exposed positions, but in time of war it is all done ...

    Article : 291 words
  11. General Joffre: Character Study of the Brilliant Frenchman

    The following is a translation of an article by M. Stephane Louzanne editor of the Paris "Matin." The article is one of a series of sketches which the editor has been ...

    Article : 1,201 words
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