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Show New Ships for Russia. St. Petersburg. Tho council of tho cmplro has adopted tho marlno budget restoring tho appropriation of $1,700,-000 $1,700,-000 rojected by tho duma. This amount Ib to go toward tho construction construc-tion of four now battleships authorized author-ized l 10U8, but as yot tho work of construction has not begun. Keols of the first two battleshlp3 will be laid July 18 and August U. Vlco Admiral Blrllloff, cx-mlnlstor of marlno, In his speech on tho subject of .now ships of war, advocated the salo of all old ves-vols ves-vols of tho navy which havo become useless. |