Show CRUIS R Al A ANY ACED AMERICAN WARSHIP BUILT BY ENGLISH FIRM Anglo American Sentiments Expressed = Ex-pressed By Those Who Took Part Superiority of English Guns Newcastle Eng Jan HThe Unit United ed States cruiser Albany was successfully success-fully launched this afternoon in the presence of Naval Attache Lieutenant Colwell and many other Americans The Albany was christened by Mrs Colwell Sir Andrew Noble vice chairman chair-man of Sir W C Armstrong Co Limited proposed success to the vessel ves-sel and in doing so regretted the absence ab-sence of the United States charge daffaires Henry White who however telegraphed wishing the Albany a successful suc-cessful career as sister ship of the New Orleans which Mr White added has given great satisfaction to her officers and crew Sir Andrew Noble added that it would be a pleasure for the whole country to know that the vessel was built here for the United States because everything tending to closen the ties between Great Britain and the United States must be a source of pleasure to every Englishman English-man Continuing the vice chairman remarked re-marked The Americans must be proud of the qualities exhibited by their navy during the war recently closed The same qualities of pluck and dash the British navy has invariably displayed dis-played The Americans conducted the war without theatrical display waiting patieoitly until their plans had properly matured r Lieutenant Colweil in responding I said that the guns on the New Orleans f were admittedly better than any of the American guns on the same model Chairman Taylor of the American society so-ciety toasted the mswick buildirs He said Americans could not blush to I be of AngloSaxon blood When the American and British nations are joined back to back they can defy the world and marching shoulder to shoulder a great blessing to civilization will be assured as-sured The healths of Messrs Morton and Gilmore the inspectors of the vessel while she is building were also drunk |