Show I 1 FASTEST CRUISER berlin dec 4 few days ago the parliamentary secretary of the admiralty stated in the house of commons in reply to a question that he had reason lo 10 know for a fact that the russian cruiser could not maintain a speed of 25 knots for more than one hour to this the danzig richton richt cn replies during its trial trios in the bay of danzig the cruiser bovik which was built b v chau maintained a speed of over 2 knots per hour foi six hours and an average of ag kanoti per hour during a trip of three hour the vessel yas not accepted bv th owners until the required speed had been made by is own crew on trial trips last lay for several hours the large english armored cruiser drak is to make 23 knots whether it can do so is yet to be proved alie which may be taken to be 1 sis ter ship of the drake ought to have made 23 knots its trial trips have shown however thai itis it is capable of do ing only 32 knots the novak thus remains by far the fastest cruiser in the horld |