§ 21. Lord CHARLES BERESFORDasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the Admiralty have any information that an additional battleship has been laid down by Austria; and whether the Admiralty have any information that two more battleships will be laid down shortly by Austria, and that these three ships will be ready for sea some time in 1916?
§ 30. Sir JOHN LONSDALEasked if the right hon. Gentleman is aware that the first unit of the second Austro-Hungarian "Dreadnought" division has been laid down at Trieste and that construction is being pushed forward rapidly; and if this is a new fact requiring prompt attention on the part of His Majesty's Government?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI am not yet in a position to make any definite statement to Parliament on this subject.