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Monday 13 May 2013

China and Japan ordering torpedoes from Whitehead according to the Dutch newspaper Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant dated 11 January 1904

An item dated Trieste 10 January referred to the Piccolo reporting that the Chinese government asked the torpedo workshop of Whitehead at Fiume if they were able to deliver without any delay a large number of torpedoes. Whitehead said that this was not possible because it was necessary to order in advance. Recently delivered Whitehead to China 4 torpedoes ordered earlier and Japan received 1.20 torpedo charges also ordered in advance.