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Show RAISE FUNTS FOR NAVY. Commission Announces New Bortts to Be Built. ST. PETERSBURG, April 22. The commission beaded by Grand Dukre Alexander Mlchaelovltch which has already raised 55,000,000 by public contributions con-tributions for tho navy has announced Its programme. The vessels to be built are as follows. Three cruisers of the Bayan type, four gunboats of the Glllak type, ten river gunboats of 183 tons, several tor pedo cruisers of 570 tons, one mine IH transport of the type of the YeniBel; thlrty-ono torpedo-boat destroyers, tor- IH pedo boats and submarine boats, two of 297 tons and twenty-nine of 350 tons, IH and ten coast defense vessels. The names of several ships destroyed at Port Arthur, like thc Bayan and ll Palloda will be repeated and a number IH of the ships will bo named after de- IH ceased officers who distinguished them- IH selves by Individual exploits at Port VM Arthur mostly upon torpedo boats ear-ly ear-ly In the war. One of the cruisers will be named Admiral Makaro'f. |