SHAW SAVILL LINE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 855, 29 June 1910, Page 5

SHAW SAVILL LINE.

~ BIG MAN COMING IN. SIR JOHN ELLERMAN BUYING SHARES. IMPORTANT MOVE. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright. London, June 27. It is announced that it is Sir John Ellerman, controlling owner of the Ellerninn, Hall, City, Bucknall, and other Hues, who .luu, couunotcd (or the nur- ■' chase of a big block of sharps in Ihe Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company, THE EL.LERMAN LINES, COLOSSAL SHIPPING ENTERPRISE. Sir John L'llermun, who was given a baronetcy in ISIUS, is one of the largest shipowners in Great Britaiu, and was formerly principal proprietor of the Leyland Lino. The Ellennan Lines of steamers com- ' prise the following:— The Ellermau Line, which trades between Liverpool and Portugal, Italy, Sicily, Adriatic, Alexandria, Gibraltar, Malta, Syra, Smyrna, Constantinople, and Odossa, wns founded in 1840, and was conducted by Messrs. John Bibby, sons and Co. under the style of the "Bibby Line," until'thu year IS7O, when it passed inro tlie hands of Messrs. Frederick Leyland and Co., and was thereafter known us the "Leyland Line" until the Leyland Line was acquired by tho Morgan combination, who sold the Mediterranean portion of their business to (now) Sir J. It. Ellermau, Bart., thirn chairman of the Leyland Line, the line in January, . 1902, passing into the ownership of tho Ellenuan Lines, Ltd. i. The City Line, purohased in 1901 from Messrs. Geo-rgo Smith aud Sons, just after that firm had celebrated its jubilee.— Large extensions have been niado in recent years in tho passenger fleet, over £1,1)00,000 bavins been spent in recent years on new steamers. The line trades r . from Glasgow and Liverpool to Calcutta, a Bombay, and Karachi, also calling reguh larly at Egypt and Malta. n The Hall Line, which traces its his>r tory back -for about forty years, has a ■ e regular servico of passenger and cargo steamers betwoen Liverpool and Bom--t bay and Karachi, calling at Marseilles t . on tho Honieuiird passage. Also in «m----it junction with tho Harrison and Clan , Lines from Glasgow and Livorpool to t ' South and East African ports, and in. 1C conjunction with t)\a Allan Line gno ~ Uruguay and River Plato service. V The Papayanni Line, which was n , . quired from Messrs. Papayanni and Co., was established in the early 'forties, trading between Liverpool and the Medjterran- . e.in, touching at Tangier?, Algiers, Malta, )' S-ra, Smyrna, Constantinople, Odessa, aiid Alexandria. In May, ,1901. the business was sold to Sir J. H-. Ellerman, , liart., and in January, 1902, passed into '■ the ownership of the Ellerman Lines, ' Limited. . , Westeott and Laurence Lino.—lms !; business, established in 1868. was, in December, 1901, acquired by the Eller- , man Lines, Limited, the services coni sisting of lines between Antwerp and u London to Malta, Alexandria, Smyrna, Odessa, Constantinople, Ba-toum, Novor" rossisk, etc. . . ir Coverley and Westray Line.—This line ir runs its" service of steamers between London and Oporto, taking both pas- % sengurs -and cargo. . ;i Bucknall Steamship Lines, which have "' also come under the management of Sir John Kllermiui by arrangement.'-;! he c company was formed in 1902, with a share r and debenture capital of jCI.SSS.OOO, to '! take over and «*tend the British and d Colonial Line, from London to S. affd L. ■'■ African ports., established in 1892, for <> passengers and cargo; also lines between 11 New York and South Africa, New lork rt and Australia and Now Zealnndy and *. New York and India, London and other e English ports to ports on the Red Sea. The grand total, excluding the Coverley t and Westray lino, for which details nrp [1 not available, is as follows:-^ Line Steamers. Tannage. City 20 " WJSS Hall 22 !H,B-B ; Ellerman 23 45,175 Papayanni 7 53.2K Westeott and Laurance 7 17,418 Buchnall 28 312,425 107" 424,889 !i Tha Shaw SavilJ line has a" fleet of e twelve steamers with an aggregate tonn nage of 60,000 tons. In addition to theso e four White Star'liners, the Athenic, Cot rinthic, lonic, and Delphic, are associated e with tho company's services. The aii^ e thorised capita) of the company is 0 ,£700,000, and the capital issued is .£390,750, half being in "A" preferred e shares and half in "IF ordinary 6hares e of .£5 each, the whole of which are fully 1 paid. There are also debentures, ,£204,940, f bearing 4 per cent, interest. 0 ====: