| Show BRITISH NAVY RESERVE FORCES an n cam of war ton ten Thou thousand nand men win will D be required to man tile london jan 2 A news agency announces that the british naval reserves will bo be mobilized according to recent estimates the reserve forces of the british navy number about men of tills this number it is is calculated that it at least men will be required in on case se of war to co corn in pleto the manning of the warships of great britain which are understood under stool to require a complement of men whereas only are actually in service ervice the naval reserve problem has long heen been discussed by british authorities and tile the general opinion appears to be that the number of men available is far short of the number that would be required in case of war in addition to the men in the naval reserve great britain has baa a large reserve fleet ind and a 1 number of reserve merchant cruisers including such vessels as aa the campania lucania etruria umbria majestic teutonic etc A special dispatch from shan shanghai bai says that communications are constantly passing between the british and japanese officers and it is understood that the japanese ministers minister are to effect rc re with england on oil the basis of a joint guaranty of reform in chinese administration new york jan 2 regarding arding the rumor that the british government has decided to call into aati active ve service service her naval reserve fleet bruce br uce ismay a gent agent of the W bite star line when seen today said lie he had no official or other information on the subject at the office of the british consul surprise surp iise was expressed at the report inasmuch as great britain has a sufficient naval force to cope with any emergency that might arise in thelast the cast without calling to lier her aid the services of the naval reserve the british consul here has no official information on the subject |
