Evening Bulletin in Honolulu, Hawaii

Britain expands cruiser fleet with multiple new ships

The New York Sun notes Glasgow launched Dinna a 6600 ton cruiser and lists further ships building at Barrow Portsmouth Barrow-in-Furness Pembroke Clydebank Chatham with 6 inch guns and 20000 hp. It compares sizes to Columbia Minneapolis Philadelphia and signals England’s push beyond battleships as it hurries eight to nine cruisers. A playful exchange follows about marriage proposals.