Captain FABERasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he now has any information which he can communicate to the House concerning the Austrian "Dreadnoughts" about to be built; whether the loan for the Austrian navy is to be, as reported, 16 millions; and whether they contemplate building four or seven "Dreadnoughts" by the year 1912?
§ Mr. McKENNAThere is at present no official information as regards a loan or the number of "Dreadnoughts" contemplated by the Austro-Hungarian Government.
§ Mr. McKENNAYes; if there was any official information to communicate we should have had it; but there is no official information.