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THERAPION No. 1 THERAPION No. 2 THERAPION No. 3 -Me, 2 Hoe Zindder Chechneris, Mo. 1 for Blood & Sta DB3 Sor Chronie Weskus Scha 37 FRANCIS CERENIE PERS IN MAGAZE, DU DA, LE CLane MAI FROM 20, Bostwar Dig Has Takk ÜnYCOS EN PUSSY DELIER SAX PRATERCO
PLIGHT OF BRITISH SHIPBUILDING.
EXPERTS REVEAL ALARMINU SITUATION.
AMUNDSEN IN LONDON.
THE FLIGHT TOWARDS THE
NORTH POLE..
Captain Amundsen; lecturing at West- The serious position which faces minster recently, gave a graphic descrip- British ahipbuilders was represented in tion of his flight towards the North expert evidence given by Sir Westcott Pole The Targe audience present in- | Stik Abell, of Lloyd's, before a specialcluded M. Vogt, the Norwegian Minister. Bitting of this disgow Valuation Appeal Captain E. K. G. R. Evans, who was Cours recently.
second in command to Captain Scott on his last expedition presidest.
concerna
Expected to sit for several days, the Court is hearing an appeal by 140 ship
and building
engineering
Captain Amundson's lecture was illus- against valuations entered against them by the City Assessor of Glasgow, who trated by many coloured slides made assessment fixed on 1914, from photographs taken during the ex proposes an costs, plus per cent, incrense.
Appellants' daim the 1814 basis less 33 per cent..
Sir Westcott stated roughly the world output in 1913 was 3,500,000 tons of mer- chans shipping. Pro-war shipbuilding capacity was 3,000,000 tons, including merchant and warship tonnage. Of her total capacity Britain produced about 2,000,000 gross tons of merchant ships, and the equivalent of warships to about The world tonnage 000,000 gross tons. in 1814 was 49,000,000, as compared with about 84 million tons at present.
pedition. He said their hopes of break- ing right through to the Pole wore small, as the dying radius of their acro- planes was too short. To reach the Pole had for him but slight importance, as he had always considered Peary as the first man on the spot. The only thing of significance was the much larger area one would fly over and the much larger avea one would survey. In addition to the of geographical knowledge, increase they hoped to add their quota meteorological knowledge. -
to
Six million tons were laid up today, and be estimated that 3 per cent, of the world tonuage was operating at a loss There was a considerable surplus in the shipping of the world which he estimated
The lecturer described the beginning "at about 10,000,000 tons. During 1923-24.| and the year ended June 30th last, the of the flight on May 21st and the light world output of shipping had not exceed of the two machines over the pack ice. ad 2,300,000 tons per annum. He estimate referred to the satiouncement.on ed that the year's likely output would
be the world's demand, and that ho May 2nd of the mechanic in the aero- place in which he was traveling (N. reckoned as net more than 2,500,000 tons) that half of the petrol supply had for some time to come.
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la conclusion, he considered the ship building capacity of the world was Dow 10,000,000 as compared with prewar With the shipping capacity of 3,000,000. surplus of 10,000,000 tons the situatioa was serious. The total world's ship building demand could be turned out in the yards of the United Kingdon and
been used, and said that shortly after- wars the rear engine misired, with the result that a landing became imperative. They were compolled to make for a small channel with walls of pack ice. We were caught like rats in a trap," he added. The other aeroplane (N. 24) had alse been compelled to land, and the Norwegian flag, waving over a tremend
WAS
still leave room for more.
Sir John Hunter, chairman of Sirus ice wall about 4 miles away, in- dicated the position of the men of the other William Arrol & Co, told the Court the
machine. Communication demand for construction work had almost established, and the members of the party completely disappeared "within the past joined forces in an endeavour to save few years. There труда д very large
the aeroplane N. 25. surplus of engineering work in "the coun try built to meet war demands.
EX-ENEMY DEBTS.
GERMANY PAYS £79,150,000.
Steady progress is being made with the settlement of British subjects claims against ex-enemy countries and of the claims of ex-enemy nationals in respect of property and debts in the United Kingdom The volume and complexity af the work involved is indicated in the annual report of the clearing office, which records that since the outbreak of war the registration returns of enemy property alone £11 1,060 volumes, containing up wards of 70,000 separate registration ro turns, each of which in in turn comprises in the majority of casca a number of separate items of property.
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FIGHTING THE ICE. Captain Amundsen gate i vivid ac count of the diffienities experienced by the party when fighting the ice in their attempts to free the aeroplane, "It he said, a battle. for life." was, Near then WIS a huge mass of ice which sceined to watch them like a a critical period Sphinx. There was when the main body of the pack of ico had forced itself close to the aeroplane and was but a few yards away. They the Sphinx imagined they could see nodding its head and chuckling with joy; now it was going to get them. But it was mistaken. The six men on whom it was gazing were not the same six is had come through the air from climes serene and filled with the good things of life. The men it saw were six who, hardened by bad luck, utterly exhausting work and hunger, did not fear anything on earth-not even the Sphinx.
"No one could understand the feelings which took possession of them when the machine was freed. A course was set for the north coast of Spitzbergen, and the Rolls-Royce engines gave them resolute confidence.
Since the publication of the last annual report British claims against Germans under Article 296 of the Treaty of Ver- sailles to the number of 8,935 and of the declared value of £3,772,200 have been Baally disposed of, leaying 4,130 claims for £8,033,288 still outstanding. During the same period 50,708 German claims for £5.174,999 have been settled, and the
The lecturer referred to the difficulties number of outstanding German claims
the journey owing to has been reduced to 8,400, amounting, in encountered on value to £8,182,930. The property claims fog, their joy. when they saw the moun- under Article 207 frally disposed of thin peaks of Spitzbergen, and the land- during the twelve months under reviewing on North Cape, North East Land. amount in number to 1,680, in respect of He said he knew many people were
The king. which £8,107,957 was claimed.
What was the result of this treaty provides that these claims must be
(Continued on next column.) adjudicated upon by the Mixed Arbitral Tribunal.
Under the agreement with Germany for the automatic admission of all claims of £50 and under 45,341 claims have been. admitted.
The total sum paid by the clearing office to British creditors and claimants up to the date of the report in respect of claims against German nationals and the German Government is as follow:-
Debts £49,361,905 Proceeds of liquidation 19,848,968 Compensation
9,939,200
Total
£78,130,074.
With the prompt. payment by the Aus trian Government of the bi-annual instal- ments of £250,000 and £100,000 m ue. int of arrears, two additional divid- 23. ends of 48, id. and 28. gad in the pound have been declared on Austrian debts, making aggregate divid- Farther ends of 124. in the pound. dividends, it is added, may be confidently expected. The total number of British debt claims notified under Article 248 of the Treaty of St. Germaain was 16,636, amounting in value to £14,191,208. Of these 16,038, amounting to £13,581,110, have been finally settled, either by admission, re jection, or withdrawal. Of the Austrian debt claims, numbering 10,406 and amounting to £3.510,912, 0,288, amount ing to £2,506,118, have been similarly ad justed. Property claims by British nationals under Article 249 numbered 351, and were of the value of £8,412,244, Ot these 188, for 25,609,357, have been finally dealt with The remainder will have to be adjudicated upon by the Mixed Arbitral Tribunal..
With dividends during the year under. review of and is in the pound, the total distribution on Hungarian pro perty amounts to 48. ed. in the pound on admitted claims. Up to the date of the report 12,467 debt claims had been lodged by British creditors under. Article 231 of the Treaty of Trianon,, claiming £6,154,478, of which 8.858 had been ad- mitted by the Hungarian Clearing Office for £4,662,308.
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His reply briefly was, expedition " 200,000 square kilometres of new terri- Mr & Mrs H. A tory.
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Mr J. 8. Oox Captain Amundsen referred to the W. 8. Chil difficulty of landing an neroplane in the Mr C. Earnshaw Polar regions, and said they intended | HA..F. Johnson to start next year to try to finish the plan MH: Johnson. of flying, from Spitzbergan to Alaska Mrs McCaw
Oxberry They had bought an airship from the Mr B. J. da E. Moore Italian Government which had a radios Mr & Mrs J. H. of action of 8,000 kilometres.
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