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OWING TO THE PRICE OF SILK GOING DOWN.
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COSTS HIGHER THAN IN GREAT BRITAIN. The cost of building ships in Japan janow considerably higher than in England, especially for passenger steamers, says the |Japon zbberdier, The price of two passenger boats of 4,300 tons exe which the Nippon Yuses Kaisha has recently ordered from an English shipyard is Y95 per tun, which is about three times the price of ordinary
This avoids a rate war, it is said. Wee Mouse freighters. The ships ordered by that might have grown disastrousonshine the NYK. are to be used for the if the Shipping Board rate bad Pufour finauguration "of an express serbeun reduced to a dollar a bale, wice between Nagasaki and which was suggested. The board Shanghai, and as they are of a at Shanghai believes this will not. specially superior type, their pries is naturally higher than lordinary passenger steamers.
After mature consideration the Shipping Board operators of Ma- nila have decided not to meet the Mexander. rate of $1.25 a bals on hemp from Burning Daylight" Manila of the Pacific coast of the Season Ticket. United States which the Bins Cranky..... Funnel line has given in Manila, Salamander anys the Manija Bulletin. The Auction Shipping Bount rate will remain uus at $1.50 a bale,
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be necessary. The Blue Franet} Alexander line runs one boat a month to Burning Paylight Manila which can take hemp Sason Ticket. It is said that the price quote shipments for America and it is | Lighting .... by Home builders for the two not believed that at the rate of Salamander NY.S. Pips was considerably 51.25 a bale, $10 a ton, additional Attraction [higher than the British price, even boats will be routed to this part. Bratus
when the import date and ex-The profit is gud to be too swall penses for beinging them from to mak- the Business attractive. England to Japan are taken into The Blue Funnel line has been account. Not enly thea prominent line in the so-called' Supsa 1. Japanese quotaten bigher than European conference, which fixes thus British prize, but the Japanese freight rates for the lines' in the builters are not eager to under- sonference un cargo homeward förnyeḥmpokkermp155/1zwen ↑ "«und; that is, for expors Cargo (od passenger steathers, For this Fram Oriental ports. The company
Algeria Ubij attitude there are two principal has served nolice, it is learned Pantile. reasons. One is the fact that the from reliable sources, that i: in- Japanese builders are at a evasi-
tends to withdraw from the con- Mar derable disadvantage in the mat ference. its line will operate abi ter of shipbuilding materials, for
Why Sit olitely independently,it is under-j the supply of which they must stood, after June 24.
Hotely (bil rely for the most part on America
Both British and Japanese com-
Sinen and Great Britain. The other repetitors of this company, accord- ason is their lack of experience in ing to reliable information, who the construction of passenger are still members of the con. ships.
ference, are concerned over the mess Cut- determination of the company Sexon Ticket
DIFFERENCE IN COST. The difference in shipbuildin frost in Japan and England, hos, ever, is not confined to passenger boats, Balso manifest, though to a smaller extent, in the con struction" of freighters. If such
fan-h-p Poseriood
Alexander
to withdraw front the conference | Láskiing and art independently. I is Burning Daylight reported that the company is
Attraction
ready booking cargo for ship- Bed Chat meat after June 21 from China razd and Japan ports at less than Brutus....
a state of affairs continues, it he conference rates. It appears Tart.....
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will mean a serious blow 15lthe) from this, therefore, that the com- shipbuilders of Japan, for it is | pang'a independent policy bas clear that those in need of ships broadened and affects not alone) will order them from the ship-its competitors among shipping builders who ran paste the mug board and other American vessels
hat other British companies and franc Delh | Dvourable terms.
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Since the peace Stange in shipping and shipball Jing set in. nang of the smaller -hipyards in In Manila, it all. the cam-Sandmonit this country have either bompany's agent is forbidden to ally fast elo-ed or abarated by other con
himself in a bu-invas way with Saudis Tabby. The leading shipgari, the other shipping uzenta and to Mon have continued operations, but attend their meetings.
When What is theas have been principally in
the conference asked the Blue Puza-hop fexecution of old orders, there Funnel line to reconsider
its spin being
Jecision' to withdraw from the pinge of At almost complete stoppage of new orders. It was conference," said a well informed Ches largely due to the construction shipping man in Manila recently, deed. M of United States Shipping Board.
the reply was sent that the Rowdy Child ships in this country that they decision was definite and that Tredegar have been afle to continue their there would be no reconsidera-Rebate... operation on the wartime scale. One of the largest shipyards dis. missed a considerable number of world war broke out. It is claimed Tunic its workers on the completion of hore that in the construction of White Chalk. the American ships for which it freighters Japanese shipbuilders Wakeford had contracted. The last of the are not inferior to their Occident-White Faog.. ships assigned to other shipyarda al rivals. It is also pointed Rab will sail for America in June, and out that although there are now St. Chari... thus one of the most-importactfonts-few-orders, the Nippon | Eneprise an factors which have kept the lead. Yusen Kaisha and the Murphy ing Japanese shipbuilders busy Osaks Shosen Kaisha contem in spite of the peace slump has plate building 300,000 rons earb now almost disappeared. The and smaller building programmes execution of other old orders is are also projected by other com- also approaching completion, and panies. Most of these ships will if no new orders are forthcoming.be built at home, and the ship the shipbuilding industry of this ping companies are only waiting country will become greatly for a decline in shipbuilding cost. New York, April 23--Mrs. depressed.
When the shipbuilding situation Caroline Kelly, the young and has become more normal incomely wife of a passenger agent gard to the cost of construction, on the Chicago-Alton Railway, therefore, it is fairly certain that shot and instantly killed her
obtain new orders.
day at St. Louis. In gaol the 19 expected, though not im-
MATERIAL FROM, ABROAD..
woman calmly explained to the mediately. This hope is based on
the The fact remains, however,
police
motives of ber act. the theory that the depression that the Japanese shipbuilders
For months (she said) which is gradually asserting itself must rely on foreign countries for fatuated with a young woman my busbaod bas been in- will lead to a decline in ages, most of the materials needed, and employed on the railway. Yester and in the general cost of build this means a considerable bandi-day I went to the office and ing ships In addition, the cap to them in comparison with pleaded with him to give her up. authorities are fully aware of the their foreign competitors. necessity of protecting the in-shipbuilding circles the need for and bought a 32 calibre pistol He refused, and, I came away dustry from the competition of state protection in that respect is To-day I called again at his office. foreign rivale, and it is considered being earnestly urged, although He came into the corridor to certain that protective measures it is understood that the matter speak to me, and I begged him to will be taken sooner or later. is already engaging the attention return home. He sold that be Another hopeful fact is that al- of the authorities. On the other had ceased to care for me, and though the Japanese ship hand, shipping men point out turned away. I pulled my pistol with passenger ships, they have make even greater efforts to imI am not sorry I killed him. 1 bullt many freighters and freight prove their technique not only would do it again if necessary. and passenger combination ships, la regard to passenger ships butt can sleep at night now, for I especially the former, since the freighters as well.
kiow where he is.
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All this does not necessarily
ship-building industry is dark. On the contrary, an improvement
THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY builders had little experience that Japanese shipbuildere must from my muff and fired at him,
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