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Show HAVAL CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR A YEAR f i V WASHINGTON. Dec J With the exception ex-ception of the six torpedo boats, the board of construction has approved the recommendations of the general board for rew ships to be authorised by Congress at its next sesaton. The programme as amended provides for three battleships, five scout cruisers,, six torpedo boat deatroyera, two squadron colliers, a gunboat of the Helena class, two river gunboats, not exceeding seventy sev-enty feet In length and a steam launoh for use on Chinese rivers. Torpedo boats are not as badly needed aa are torpedo boat destroyers at this time). - - |