[On recent developments in naval forces and materiel in U.S. and other principal naval powers, with data and illustrations]
Also covers French Naval operations on Min River China under Vice Adm. Courbet, including bombardment of arsenal at Foochow; U.S. naval brigade operations on Isthmus of Panama, with data on Marine and Navy shore detachments in Panama; and landing of the U.S. naval brigade for instruction on Gardiners Island.