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Show Will Cost 16.000'COO to Take the Fleet Around the World. Washington Approximately 5-000.000 5-000.000 I tho estimate of the cost ot tho coal consumed In the Atlantlo battleship fleet when It will have finished fin-ished It cruise around tin- world, llio estlmaU- of (he cost of coal nee eary to move the fleet from San Francisco lo Hampton Itoada by way of Honolulu, Manila and Ihe 8ne canal ca-nal ha been reported by the chli f ot the bureau of equipment a amounting amount-ing to 11,019 000 The navy department depart-ment hn been In receipt of unofficial communications from the Australian f government offering tn furnish without with-out cost the coal required during thu visit nt the command In Australian wnters Of course the government could not think of accepting such nn offer, and all iirrangiment have been innde to use American coal for the intlre cruise |