PROVISION OF SHIPS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 168, 5 April 1918, Page 5

PROVISION OF SHIPS

INCREASED OUTPUT IN BRITAIN j MEN WORKING LOYALLY . j - ■•'-■■ ' i (Rec. April 4, S p.m.) j London, April 3. j It is announced that during tho ■; year ended March 31, 1917, the gross ! tonnage of the merchantmen complet- > ed in the United Kingdom, was 692,- j 225. During tho year ended March 31, 1918, the merchantmen completed reached 1,237,515 tons. The output ) shows a steady upward tendency, reach- j ing the record of 161,674 tons in j March. The mon are working loyally, j taking to heart the anxiety caused by the comparatively low output of 58,668 tons , in January "and 100,038 tons ■'■&. 'February.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable • Assn.Reuter. ! CONSTRUCTmIn AMERICA j DISAPPOINTING OUTPUT IN j MARCH. j Washington, April 3. j Mr. B. Hurley, Chairman of the . j Federal Shipping Board, has telegraph- ! ed to tho heads of the shipyards as ■ .j follows:—"We are disappointed with i the output in March, and expect a re- .! cord production in April. Ships are j absolutely necessary. We must work j night and day, and do all the overtime possible. America expects ships, not ■> excuses." Tho ships delivered in March j aggregated 166,700 tons.—Aus.-N.Z. ..' Cable Assn. " ■ ■ ..; SHIPWORKERS APPEALED TO. ! Washington, April 3.' , j Mr. Crawford Vaughan, ex-Premier j of South Australia, who addressed 800 ] meetings of shipworkerß ( and urged the ; j speeding-up of work, will continue his ■ j speaking tour at the request of Lord ;j Reading, British Ambassador in the -\ United States—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ..\ ADDITIONAL JAPANESE SHIPS 1 FOR TRANSATLANTIC SERVICE. j New York, April 3. ;| The "New York Times" correspon- ; dent at Washington states that ar- ■■ rangements have been made to use an i additional 250,000 tons of Japanese ' ; shipping in the Transatlantic serive for ; transporting troops and munitions.— , \ Cable Assn. ' ; 'i ■ THE CONVOTSYSTEM . ,! London, April 2. i | The Liverpool shipowners urge that j convoyed vessels thould be grouped j according to their speed, a system ( J which would effect a great saying of 1 time.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. i DUTCH STEAMErTn AUSTRALIA j REQUISITIONED FOR WiAR ■• j PURPOSES. ' i (Rec. April 4, 5.5 p.m.) ; , Sydney, April 4.' j The Federal Government has requi- > sitioned a Dutch steamer for war pur- ; poses.—Press Asbu. . !