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'Leviathan" com- mences her work in the North

THE MALICIOUS MUMMY.,

CURIOUS EEGEND OF BRITISH MUSEUM.

hen, and I shall put this informa" { Atlantic passenger trade in July to exist in all classes in connection :

tion before the next meeting of our Council,"

THE DANISH EAST ASIATIC COMPANY.

OF LARGE SHIPS..

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The love of the mysterious seems

with Egyptian antiquities. A very- dont, says Syren, there will be five "hardy annual" is the story, to vessels ranging from 45,000 10′ 56,- which several correspondents have 000 tons which will make the port called attention, that the British. Museum once possessed a mummy” of Southampton their terminal which did awful and terrible things These ships are the "Majestic” to all beholders. "Leviathan, D Berengarla," As a matter of fact, said Sir RESUMPTION OF CONSTRUCTION "Olymple" and "Aquitania. With Ernest Budge, of the British regard) to"vessels of this size the Museum, to a Sunday Times repre- [question of dry-dock facilities is of sentative, no mummy which did According to the annual report of great importance.

things of this kind was ever in the the East Asiatic Company, of

Three of the vessels named are British Museum, and there is none Copenhagen, the company's fleet German-built and provision was of its kind in it at the present time. consisted of 22 ships at the end of made for dry-docking them at The whole story, or let us say, 1922, of which 19 were motor ships, Hamburg by building a huge float-cycle of stories, resis on one steamer and two combineding dock. This structure, was sur-a series of misunderstandings by sailing and motor ships.

The rendered to Great Britain after the the late Mr. Douglas Murray and total carrying capacity of the ships war, and the White Star Com-the late Mr. W. T. Stead, said Sir. is 167,000 tons and the average age, pany offered the Goven-Ernest. is five years and one third. The ment £100,000 for it. The HOW THE STORÝ BEGAN. - ships are booked at the value of sum demanded, however, was

The gentlemen said they were 34,100,000 kronen or 204 kr. per ton £200,000, and as this was consider acquainted with a mummy which of cargo capacity, whereas the true ed far too high, the negotiations had been brought to England by a value is said to be over 50,000,000 fell through, and then "the British lady, and deposited in her drawing

Government sold the dock to the room. The following morning", In accordance with the procedure Germans for" £40,000 The Traf- every object breakable in the room hitherto followed of replacing oldalgar Dock at Southampton, after, was smashed in pieces. On the vessels by new ones and in order a little extension, is now cap-mummy being removed to an up- to take advantage of the experience able of accommodating vessels per room, the same thing happened galoed in shipbuilding and in ship-of any size except the with the lavatory crockery," Being ping, the report states that it is "Majestic" and "Leviathan." To removed once more to the top floor. intended to resume the construction remove this disability a floating dry and locked up in a cupboard by the of larger ships.

dack is now under constraction by irate husband, troops of beings Messrs. Armstrong, Whitworth & breaking crockery and carrying Co., and when it is completed and heavy pieces of iron stamped in place, it will not benecessary for up and down stairs all night, the two vessels named to be dry flourishing lights and shaking the

staircase to such purpose, that all y the servants resigned in a body the next day.

kr.

P. ANDO. LINE PROJECTS.

The Peand O. Company, it is re-docked elsewhere. ported, have decided that ship- It is an interesting question as to building prices have now reached a how many ports there are, in the level at which it is worth while to world where ships of this enormous

About this time, continued Sir order big new tonnage, and it is tonnage can undergo huli repair or Emest Bulge, a gentleman named understood that they have four cleaning. The only graving dock Mr. Wheeler presented to the 18,000-ton ships projected for the in the British Islands which is Museum a very handsome inner passenger service to Australia vincapable of admitting these huge cover of a coffin of a great lady, the Suez Canal. When they are vessels is the Gladstone Dock, who was a Priestess of Anien, and completed the Australian fleet will Liverpool. Unfortunately, how was a member of the great College. have been entirely renewed since ever, this is at present out of Amen-Ra at Thebes. This the war, and the ships of the "M"} of commission and will re-valuable object was accepted by type, which maintained it before main 60. for the next 18 the Trustees, and was placed in a 1914, will be released for service to months, during which time that good position for inspection in the India and the East as required in section of the estate of the Mersey first Egyptian room, where it re- place of the smaller one-funselled Docks and Harbour Board is being, mained until the year 1920. ships now running there.

extended and developed. New

A SÉANCE.

GENERAL NOTES.

The contracts for the new ships docks are being constracted, and a Mr. Douglas Murray and Mr. have not yet been placed, It is un-new river entrance made.

Stead came and, with other people, derstood that they will be improved This question of dry dock ac- examined this interesting object, "Mongolias," somewhat of an intercommodation for super ships om- and they decided that the express mediate type, and it was desired phasizes the fact that the range of sion on the face was that of a living to obtain all the practical data possi- selection of ports with dry-locking soul in torment, and they wished ble from the maiden voyage of the facilities for the largest type of to hold a seance in a 'room and to "Moldavia," which has just been Atlantic liners is comparatively perform certain experiments with completed with great success. The limited. The "Majestic," it must be the object of removing the anguish 'Mongolias" are about 16,000 tons remembered, has a length be and muisery from the eyes of the apiece.

tween perpendiculars of 915-ft: coffin-lid. The story of their views, [9-in., a beam of 100-ft.-in.; which they published in the and depth of 58-ft. 2-in. The papers, said Sir Ernest had "Leviathan" is 7 or 8-ft. shorter, but the effect of making people re- 2-in, more in beam. In order that member the mummy which smash- Į Mr. Bruce, in the Australian such ships can be comfortably dry cd, the crockery and furniture House of Representatives, said docked, it is obvious that the gray in the lady's drawing-room and so, that Mr. Larkin was coming to ing dock will have to be in excess little by little, the coffin-lid in the Australin shortly, when the of those dimensions, except in the British Museum became the hero Government will decide the whole matter of depth. With regard to of the whole set of stories. People future of the Commonwealth Line, the latter, there will certainly have wrote from far New Zealand, sen- which must be free from political to be a little more than 40-ft. of ding money, and asking that lillies influences. The value of the ships water on the cill to take them with- might be laid at the foot of the case must be written down enormously out risk. A glance at the follow containing the coffin. A gentle tonnage, and have done a certain The Government did not intend to ing list of the world's largest grave man from Algiers also sent money amount to stabilse the market, continue shipbuilding activitiesing docks will show that harbour for floral offerings to be placed be- although it has had an unfor- but they were endeavouring to authorities in general do not cater 'fore it: Ladies in England did the tunate effect in the matter of induce outside firms to take over in this direction for super ships: same. Sad to say, I believe that freights. With such a large pro- the shipbuilding yards.

the money offerings were absorbed THE WORLD'S LARGEST DRY portion of the U. S. Mercantile

by the hard-hearted Treasurer of the Museum, and, no flowers were bought.

obviously taking advantage of the fact that their case would probably be made a political matter if their employers insisted on their rights, and on the other there is the report that in consequence of the failure of the U.S. Ship Subsidy Bill the Shipplag Board will be wound up at the first opportunity and its ton- The finely modelled steamer huge sold for whatever it will fetch, "City of Singapore," built by either to users or scrappers. As the Messrs. W. Gray & Co., Ltd., privately-owned U. S. Mer West Hartlepool, for the Ellerman-cantile Maríne already possesses

•Hall_Line,Ltd. Liverpool, suc-as much tonnage as it can cessfully passed her sea trials on assimilate, and as the industry of March 6,

breaking up steel, ships in the The main dimensions of the United States' is still in its infancy vessel are:-Length overall, 451ft.;' and `id, 'an extremely inefficient breadth extreme, $7ft. 3in.; and, condition, it may be taken for depth moulded, 32ft. roin. She' granted that these ships will be has two decks laid with long poop; placed on the world market, and and combined bridge and fore- will unset every calculation that castic decks. The ship is fitted has been made up to the moment, out to mect the owners' With some indictions of a revival special requirements for the trade of the shipping industry, the in which she is intended to run, Japmese, Gracks, Italians and and the double bottom is arriged Spaniards have been buying a for the carriage of oil fuel and fresh good deal of second-hand British water. The equipment embodies all the latest improvements, which include fresh water distiller, stem windlass, steam steering gear, elec- tric lighting and wireless installa tion. The cargo handling appli- ances are very complete, including 14 steam winches and 16 steel der ricks, as well as a heel socket for a heavy derrick and the fore must is specially strengthened to take a lift of 40 tons if required.

Marine laid up if its various The decease of the Ship Sub- harbours there was still an excess sidy Bill just a year after it was of tonnage in the world, but if all horn leaves the American Ad- these ships are to be sold at bargain ministration where it was a year prices, not only does t'e whole ago in dealing with the three bottom fall out of the chartering billion dollar investment during The propelling machinery, built market, but it will be an end to the war to build ships. The task at the Central Marine Engine any hope that the average ship- of liquidating this investment Works of the builders, consists of owner may have. of disposing of through the sale of the ships, etc., triple expansion engines with some of his older tomage at a fair on hand has been the subject of cylinders 24in., 421⁄2 in., and 7410, price to those flags wich ran it long study and plans therefore diameter with 5lig, stroke, and cheaply util it is literally falling will be announced shortly after three boilers 161t. 42in, llameter to pieces. This in turmeans that Congress adjourns. by 12ft 6in. long, adapted for a they will not be eager to order new working pressure of 225 155 per ships when they already possess

A marine inquiry is being held square inch. An oil fuel installa vessels which, although they at Vancouver, B. C., into the loss or tion suitable for quick conversion might not be all that the steamer "Tuscan Prince," which to either coal or oil burning is fitt- they desire, yet are good occurred during very

heavy ed, working in conjunction with enough to get the work done, as weather on February 16, on Village Howden's system of

forced they have proved by doing it up to Island, Barclay Sound, B. C.

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DOCKS,

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120

Liverpool:

Gladstone Dock

* 1,050 Carlada Graving Dock 925 6, 94 Southampton: Trafalgar

NEW LIFE... Later, the story gained new life, but the treatment took on an entire- 43 2 ly new application: According to this, so many complaints were 31 I received by the trustees as to the dire things that were done in the Egyptian gallery, that they at length ordered the cover to be re- moved to the basement. The story then went on to say that the staff at the British Muscum were terrified because several had been

Dock 897 100

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sin de Marée 1,049 Naples:

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Bombay

Hughes Dry

Dock

1,000

Quebec:

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Dry Dock.... 964 124 9 39 4 smitten with death and disease

draught. The installation is replete now. Another gofit is that this plying to a cable received from the Victoria (B.C.) with all the necessary auxitiaries exceptional bargain. will, make Canadian Guild of Merchant

pressure

owing to this cover. It was further said, that I bad been privately. - 100.36 3 structed to negotiate the sale of

Dry Dock...... 1,150 120 40

135 40

Dry Dock

Common-

wealth Dry

Dock L,200 120

(Wash;): Dry

of a first-class cargó steamer, and numerous German owners discover Service Officers, the Imperial Boston (Mass.): comprises the "C.M.E.W." system that they have ample reserve in Merchant Service Guild has given of temperature recorders and foreign currency stowed away in instructions for the captain of the indicators, C. M. all sorts of odd corners to take full ship, Captain John Chilvers, who E. W." steamship auxiliaries such advantage of the Teutonic tramp was in command of the Tuscan Bremerton as ballast pump, circulating pump fleet. It is no longer possible, to Frince." and who is an old member evaporator, feed pumps, several build ships to Graag yards in of this society, to be legally re- service punips, and oil transfer finitely more cheaply than they presented at the inquiry.

can be constructed anywhere else, The vessel and machinery have and this will be just the opportuni- been built under the superinten- ty that their owners require. The dence of Mr. Alexander Dalrymple, opinipa of the German builder is who was present on the trial.:

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NEW DONALDSON LINER,

another matter;lin

Reports from New York indicate that the great liner "Leviathan" will soon be ready for service again. She is being reconditioned in the

Cosacero. "Messrs Lithgows THE NY,K, AND THE HAGUE yard of the Newport News Ship-

Ltd, Port Glasgow, have lunched..

the steamerCoracero," which they have built for the Donaldson South

RULES.

America Line. The vessel, which The hoor try secretary of the

building Company) and the job has been a very big one. She is scheduled to leave New York for

Dock 950 130 Norfolk Va):

Dry Dock... Philadelphia

(Navy Yard)

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this terrible object to a wealthy American. Still according to the story, this American took the object on the Titanic, and the cover made the "Titanic" smite the iceberg. Buť, its owner, being a man of wealth, bribed right and left, and succeed- ed in having the cover removed to | safety with himself. On arrival in America, the lid continued to work

23 6 calamities, and spread diseases among everyone with whom it came in contact, and at length the enterprising American sold it, to a Canadian, who took it to Montreal,

Dry Dock 1,022 1194 435 Even there it continued its evil | San Francisco:

Dry Dock

(Huoters Point,No. 2.)1,020 150 40

Balboa

(Pananin): Terminal Dry Dock!

a European port on June 1st, and is: 43711 6in. in length, 581t, in Manchester Association of Impor Mr. Hooter Ferguson manager of breadth 31ft 4in, in depth, and offers and Exporters has sent a letter the Newport News yard, says she 7.500 tons gross, will be fully in in the following terms to the Lon-will be ready on time. Her No. 1. 1,10 sulated throughout for the carriage son office of the Nippon Yusen reconditioning will have cost Fearl Harbour of chilled and frozen meat. The Kishangan

something like.six million dollars,|| (Hawaii);"> propelling machinery will be supplied by Messrs. J. G. Kincaid and Co., Greenock.

course, and when finally its owner decided to send it back to England, It sunk when the "Empress of Ire

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ce River, where, let us hope it still rests.

THE FACTS. Now to come back to facts, added 47.9 Sir Ernest Budge: The British Museum: never possessed either mummy of coffin or cover which did such things. The Trustees never gave any order for the re-

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Your letter on the Hague Rules, but she will be one of the finest Dry Dock ... 1.008 114 which appeared in The Journal of ships afloat when she is again London Commerce on the Ist inst: has just ready for sea, and she will have King George come to my noticercommodation for nearly 4,000

AV "I personally regret if there has passengers, including nearly 1000 been any mis-statement, but I simp-n the first class. She will call at ly passed on to the Press extracts Cherbourg and Southampton on from a letter submitted to bur this side of the Atlantic, but Council which the British Cham- great size will make a call at The great trouble about State, ber of Commerce in ghasports unlikely. She is to ran ownership is that one never kuoka stiled; after säumeriter everal competition with the Cunard and

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It was put in a place of safety not sold to anybody in Canada, !.

The Tristees have no power end it is still in the first Egyptian killed in the collision between, an to, sell any object under their room in the British Museum, bear express and a goddų, train near Bet- charge, and even to sell duplicates, ing the number 23542. cum

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