THE FUTURE OF BRITISH SHIPPING.
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the whole situation. Aloreover, if kabour trouble's follow the same cycle. as in Europe, the effects of the long haulages to the ports and of the big A statistul summary of the inexpenses of running ships wil begin
new to be nously leit in America. formativer combed edition of Lloyd's Register of Ship United States will never, recedis ping bed entirely free her old position, and she will tronic censorship since war bgun-wly secure permanently some of dogs not, it unust be confessed, make the trade formerly controlled
But if British shipping particularly were reading for the į termy. British shipowner. shipbuilder, ornguins anything the its old eth zustatt. But the meritsime offciency, abural and traditional ad colkawe truthy had to be taken vastages will reassert themselves Bootct of later, and it is as well to our voEZ.
DARING ROBBERY.
A FAMILY ATTACKED.
No arreste Dure been made.
THE CHINA MAIL.
PASSENGER WITH OPIUM.
HIS VOYAGE DELAYED..
Cinnea
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GRETNA DEMOBILISED..
A TOWN OF EMPTY HOSTELS." "A special correspondant of the Manchester Guardian writes:
"It is true that the Government are accredited with the intention on the authority of a local official, of stick. ing to Gretna. This sail, moreover, that they contemplate resuming work as she present stocks of conlite he come depleted. Hp that is to come about is not explained, and the only light the officiat mentioned could
"SACK THE LOT.”...
LOAD FISHER'S LETTER.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1919
NOTICES.
Lord Fisher, the ex-First Sea Lord. After a strenuous
wrote recently to The Times ---·
The two millions a day we are
Yes! Thank God, our pre-war Fleet was instantly ready and was efficiently ready to strike! But it didn't! It was the Lord that struck!" There was no Napoleon, no Nelson, no Sedan, no Trafalgar! It was
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A daring robbery was perpateated this morning at 3 am, when four
Gretna, the town which sprung i men entered No. 8 Tue Lot Lane rand stole $790 worth of jewellery into being with almost magical sud-spending more than our income will It appeared dennese in response to the imperious not be saved by trifles or by trifling. It is incredible-it is uncalled for and $120 in manes. that one of the robbers plimbed over need for explosives in 1916 and 1017,
quickly effaced.it is inous waste that the cost the partition of the staircase and may be almost as
! tarily of the Fleet is now 140 millions a opened the doxer from the inside. The resting hand of The robbers then entered the house, economy has brought all the sordite year! (In 1904 it was 34 millions!) and went in to a cubick. One of manufacturing plants distributed So the whole national expenditure the men pointed a revolver at a man, her this wide area to a standstill before the war was only a third Esce the dose in the spirit which will Cirenaboos in America, how-and threatened to shoot. They were It is the definite stoppage of all work more than the present Navy Esth the fact that 3,000 mates. Then a huge anti-German
be ready to strike!! contrae most rapally to be pinge lever, with only as negatively in our bound and gagged. The boxes were as much as
The main Gavour.. The positive moment then sucked and the jawellery people, the rearguard of the great Fleet had tive and male effects.
Labour settle-fund money stolen.
army of munition makers, who to Now that German Fleet is at the Egunes ive had wide publicity, and Funst come from us.
vaded this tract of bordér country. bottom of the sea! Betty to qu into them ment in the first essential. Wed
are to be thrown idle which is of new in dekli The mistanding and vital that has been achieved we must band
significance. Bets to bitat sine 1921 the world's four faculties towards obtaining she shapong tonnage as incensed by unious possible results from our noong 2 milion. But the tonnagy jeuk insines "and" front coal itself-or of a hitel Kingaon las declined the advantages of oil fuel e mainly
the Angel of the Lord went forth," by slot the same figure, and that with Arueries, and our shipping, wish
A passenger on board the s.8. Askren's mange bs increased by all our industries, resta chiefly on
was charged before
and the German Fleet were as "Dead corpse in the morning "a la 7 biliom. All she other olivet ship the string iso we can quake rå
which our Me R. O. "Hutchison this morning
Sennacherib) when that armistice pice commies plaw a mere or Bess the only saketance in series dere, egps Jagan Jistand i really outstandingly rich with the new full pession of 82
(which annihilated Germany) was Hylland, and Francer "The French in phin terms, we trust contrive totals of raw opium.
the eleventh day of the eleventh incr me in briting, but is indientes huikt ships, not only better, but also befendant deal the posession throw on the matter when approach Proclaimed at the eleven: hour of how straps y si Erni tinerent fat a lower cast per ton then the and said he was anty kouping charge ed was that cardite deterionted in
If that fortunate of the box (containing the ophtm) course of time and must be replaced, we are, getting on for a year ago. during the war looked after the in- United States.
If work were remmed it coulil only and yet spending this prodigious beeste aath pistojects of French ship-Fresh is achieved, the rest will fol- which belonged to his friend
A Chinese constable, stated that he an a very exlified scale, even excess of two millions beyond our ping. A lake entire, combined witle how or will ture followed. With an
onshaugh hope which is helloy were income!
I have to say from severe ex- the practical inoma Slications of Dutch alequate command of coal, und fat . yesterday Se was skipping durug the wir, devoluate for Entity Rawer wets of construction search duty on board the s.s. "Quin realised and some other presses Dhe fovence in El-lanel's templage al hulatenance, our shipbuilders nebung. He saw the defendant sets as the filling of cartridges were perience and great obloquy that Committees or even Prime Ministers Aumong the smaller rabun Greeceland slipowners can safely be trusted sitting the side of a box. Heatranced added justification Departmental Committees or Cabinet slows the mé serivans, idecline, and the rest. The labour situation arded him for the key to open the for the stop. thai, ir Bosses are tritling in a fi maity the crus of the whole nut-box. When the opium was found, world perspective, they will. Prive an em tiess wie habit of steady and defendant he knew nothing unfortunate etters in delaying the hetest work rests itself, all talk about it. Fe, raid he came from on his way to Votiv reenery et the Balkan fore prospects is pathetically Cintors and was regions ural Asia Minor. The Auqan- | vala.
He Was Bed $500 ur three UN PENG notulske innermoele us. Already we have in our favong, 45 apart fron de Chited States, it is fins Teen pointed it, the fact that nonthe.. the ky itame of a positive" the maesitation of our tuercantile eresse: according to the entreet in mot suitable for ocean wife' or diffender between the actual than that of the American fleet. al., pneumatic drillers, El Is. &t, Bgures of 1989 and what wouldį Fadooltely, too, avenge amb caulkere, 1 d. Compared with
We are wasting money on half the Navy because it is obsolete already putably have been the present quday is decidedly one of the things the old award rate of 128. per day, Hores it te war noi staken place, at a tad in the corning days of the results showed an increase in
fast ships and huge guns (the Jagan shits a clear gain of hike competition. And these days exnings as dews:Platens, 106
by the immense development of big. last light cruiser launched Stik Japan's, rated inlan not very far hetant, if one my per cent; riveters (hand), 114 per Cham mentarnesi, he with so- jego mai a significant fact that bent; riveters (pneumatic baminer),
more horse power than the "Lusi- tania," and the public saw'recently in FILTE the shipping as well as the merge wom an sulysis of Lloyd's88 per cent; plater's helpers, 150 "py what shuarion in the Bar Fast to figures. The new tonnage under per cent.; pneumatic drillers, 62 per ane greater extent than was thought¦ construction throughout the world: cent.: and earkers. 3 per cent. fetually housed in Gretna and there, the Thames the monster 18-inch Navy gun was ready to be built when I ants to nearly eight million tons. Where the platens were earning theabouts, the retaining 13,000 bravel. Sun used in the war, and the 20-inch lupaar's inhämor, Inwever, with this is soughly equal to the world's mama of £3 125 per weeks, theying daily by shift trains from Carlisle left the Admiralty on May 22, 1915), and Annan. There are lowly more so half the Navy wants scrapping and always no in a world-seze local, uzitow in shipping during the war. But are now averaging £10 Hb. 6d. per than 3.0) people living in the neigh the other half will be equally useless is will cessarily be restricted by in the noma course--that is.week.
bourhood These figures are in in a very few years because of the her political clifkedtes and the car and there been zo war-only three Puring the war period a number
combustion engine and million tons a year of new tendige jet contructs were lot to private firmselves commentary suficient or internal
the transformation. Gretnu is at the It is on flag Aerican figures that out werkt have been required to pain-for the constructive of small com beurt of the munition area. Itx Let us all pray, that Sir William anton is contred. They repre- tain the averige increase. Within a peite vessels of about 1,500 tons in western extremity is confined by the Watson (our great poet) will not positive" as well as a year, it is claulated, shipbuilding in various ports of the Common township of Dornock, four miks appeal in vain to his countrymen, in All these contracts have art put of over seven million hi have gut abreast of shipping wealth. Teas, and the effect of them is to requirements, and these wil then now been cancelled, and the query and eastward it is bonded or his wondrous poem "The Doom," "tu
eide township of Muse Bank, distant retrench! give America 240 per cent, of the jandi for only about half of the shipta remains to be decided what is three miles,
If the nation don't sack the spend- wodd's tontute, an appsites 4.46 insands at pivsent in operation. The tu be June with sach portion of the
If you can picture an onlinasy raili-thrifts. "Then is the day of crumbling 315 whews our percentage of best of the survival of the fittest will was that have been constructed.uary camp partially deserted, trans not far off." world toncurs las fallen from 41.5 be silently but inexorably applied. None of those have got past the stage paned to there cornfields and ga in 1914 to 361 in 1919. To put it How will British sepyards core mnt of setting up the frames. Several ng kad ring gently from the The Times in its comment on the In another way, the present shipping of the text? From The Journal of of the fraw wixed contracts have shores of the Esk, you have a very letter says:
The United States the Casgow Chamber of Commerce. been cancelled have announced their fair idea of what Gretan looks like. Į "Frankly, we distrust these shart medy doll dat of Germany in
intention of completing the vessels.
The Federal Government has de- there cutting acres the regimental Lord
with this difference, that bere and cuts to the millennium even when
Fisher presents himsel
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But however the tony be, employ-are no use in such an extremity, ment ena never be found for n of You must turn out the whole spend- the people who were here in the daye thrift crew neck and crop" who let intensive cordite production, and are tesponsible for this minous
far whom habitations of one kind and waste of money.
You must be ruthless, relentless, another were hurriedly erected. The
Sack the lot! declension of Greta seems inevit. and remorseless!
Those fearful souls who always able, and the town as I saw it yester
"Shoot at sight" and day and again to-day seems sadly shudder to
'Think in oceans" must take Jeonsense of it. There is a melan.
choly air about it. It appears to be courage
**Where are the revolving the question, to vary the poet words. crowds at yesteryear? It is all too apparent that they have fled.
26,000 WORKERS.
During the boom period 13,000 of the 2,000 persons employed were
to
"THE TIMES" ON LORD FISHER.
1941. She has taken the place of SHIPBUILDING IN AUSTRALkekled on the continuance of the ship line of wooden huts are trim ruws as a guide to them..
Kempty as our most serious ship- ping riva“, sad whereas Genuany in
has
It is reprinted Qurra Sydney, building scheme as regards the steel of dwelling-how, sometimes in red declaims against the present cost of 1919 lat place with not ah, that three steel vessels have a curriers. It has been a brick and somethres in white stucco, the Navy as being grossly extravi
of
Shore Blain artie of our tonnage, added to the Heet of the Com-unced that several vessels
Another point of variance is shat agant, and with justice, as it seems hire United States holds it now with onwith line. The "Delung".000 tons will be constructed, and there are two or three aggresively tors, if he had added the natural coutsidemi-ly ineze ban halls
31.1 **Bronana,'' haying been Sydney will be the port so new churches which lave all the air rider that this cost is admittedly not I elle, then, thut if the pro-aunched
March, azd the favoured Owing to its proximity of having survived the spiritual needs to be the permanent cost, but is in sperity of the world as a whole de Bach, which was christened the Broken Hill Proprietary Com-
as many of the wooden huts and all process of being cut down with a . Even more pembi erotine speed with whisk April Hare being fitted out y's works, and the chief coal sup the hostels have survived the severe band. Botines potively make will enter the service. The Plies of Australie, and other natural material ceris, that col them into vulnerable is his suggestion that the their positive shortes of over fece is an all-round curge car. advantages. Sydney is undoubtedly existence. From here any dear day should justify the starvation of the disappearance of the German Fleet en mildir, the future of per, although she was hit primarily the most suitable port fur shipbuild-you may see the sun rise above the
Navy. Ifritish shipping, ateli i da he carrier for the Australian ng purposes.
dark cluster of the Lakeland bills or
The peace problems of the British autumnie posision of
Taking into consideration the fact et in the silver distance of Solway Navy involve to mention only two Brith Navy. The other two vessels are of depend very largely on our ability las jebemrod type and were humed that sot more than 10 per cent. of Firth. It is the stored Powder Land points--sea power in the Pacific and to alter sollenhurt in our fasule set at Waldh Island Dockyard at the men employed bad bad may pre- of the foray and the moss troopes", the development of Dominion naval relatives shipping positions of Nowestie.
vious experience in connection with
As I have stated in 2017 there forces.... They may suggest that | Americu nak auselves. To estimate A recent official statement was puikiing, it is stated that the were 26.000 persons engaged either the disappearance of the German
• mate choners of doing this, it is neces-ide to the effect that the cost of authorities do not view with alamin cordite-king at Gretos or in the Fleet is not the end of all things for sary to back at the positions of both file reses, inciling interest, debe increase exst of labour, and they manufacture of its constituent parts the British Navy. The truth is that countries a litle much closely, precation and working charges, anticipate that, with more experiat Dorock and Moss Bank. That Lord Fisher writes both as the maker
Though the Ampren skipping wonki is exceed the original rough tense, the cost will be considerably number decreased gradually during of the Navy which won the war' | "bunit was the to abnormal causes, estimate of 228 per ton, and what reduced.
1918. At the armistice 18,000 was and as a great Admiralty administra- and was in eunte respects artifical. the cost of a similar vessel abroad The Commonwealth Government the Sgure, and in the intervening tor, who has had experience of the there is no done thne Anericen world be in the neighbourhood of recently announced it firm intention nine months it has., beer brought saving that can be effected by vigo supellow and shipowzers en se i per ton at pwent. The to continue its shipping operations down to 3,000, and now by the lustrous administrative economy, and inio, Shipping enterprise in wages paid in connection with the regardless of whatever opposition decision of the Ministry of Munitions burns to apply the lessons of his ex- America has been linkest up wide a Prones were 48,000 mare ties might be placed against it, also that it is to be reduced to a mere 400, perience now. There he is quite great forward movement in a dewiet would have been puid in Great it had no intention of disposing of Thèse persona are to be retained for right; but clearly his letter is not partments of tursign trade, and the Bain, and the engines, it was the present flect, which was origin maintenance purposes. It is deur intended to apply to broad questions iss of the 92 trade ratei established, had, cret £7,000) more; also ally established for the purpose of that at no time have there been of Navy policy and the expenditure ed and directed by the U.S. Ship that lower costs for abou and providing freight facilities during the wholesale daniels xh as might which they entail ping Board is sufficiently formidable.aterial were necessary to make the currency of "the war. Strong Inave brought huchhip to thousands, For some time, to come Anterica copy shipbuilding in Australia commer opinions were then expressed regard and it is generally allowed here that FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS. bik uncomkataly large on certain cindly cessful
ing the Government's action in this case at all events the Minis- of the main trule mutes thing we used About four math ago, owing to purchasing small and somewhat try of Munitions have sated with
The following weddings are an- to regard as exclusively our own the go dow metlands of the rivet antiquated vessels at what seemed some foresight and consideration.nounced to take place shortly: Mr. That great venturis factors have got en engaged at the Cockatoo and to be an exorbitant sum, but sub- The people who remain in Carta E. J. Ainslie of Messrs. Lane, Craw in be reckoned with, America in kyach, Sydney, in the construesequent events proved the wisdom of have been mostly nosorbed in inchis dierently at hod country. The tion of the Block. summary the course adopted, and many a to try in Carlisle and travel to and fro eros nebes of her territories notice of dismissed was served on of freight was ifted between foreign each day by rail. still offer golden chances to capital the inen, and they were only per and other parts and Australia at America will not remain any longer titted to resume work on piece work extremely profitable rutes.
Perhaps the most notable indica in dean shaping than it will pay conditions
At present-40 steamers are being tion of the way in which the populi her to do so. Already many of her These conditions resulted up fol. operated by the Commonwealth tion has shrunk is furnished by the stappands are closing down, and the Pliters averaged £1 15. Od. Government, and it is also been hostels. They number about 140, appeals to patriotism in the apes day; riveters by hund, £1 9. 1d.; directing the course of 18 ex-enemy and are commodious wooden struc- minceurends of the U.S. Shipping riveters asing pneumatic hammers, steumers anost since the commence- tures in which on an average 70 per. Board are significant of something 24. 7d.; platers helpers, £1 7s.ment of the war. provisional and almost artificial in
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