43.000-MALE TOUR.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 December 1921, Page 1

43.000-MALE TOUR.

FLOATING EXHIBITION OF BRITISH GOGHS IN BRITISH SHIP. According to present plans a speciully designed exhibition shiji. named Bi it'ish Industry., will sail from the Thames in the summer of 1922 for the chief ports of the world. She will proceed to (be East Coast of South America, "lieie there "ill he four ports of e»M : v Pahia. Rio ,le ,la lieio. Monte 5 uleo. Buenos Ayres. She "ih then sail to South Alne.i. ea’lliim- at Cane Town and Durban, am! them e to A list i alia. where the ports „|- ,-Ml will he Fremantle. Adelaide. Hobart. Sidney and. Brisbane. AD 1 ’ 1 ' proceeding to New Zealand and , •ailing ~1 Wellington l.vtteltoii ami Auckland, 'the shin "ill visit Fiii. Yokohama, Kobe. Shanghli, and lion Kong. On the homeward VvVtige the calls will lie Manila. Saigon. Singapore. Dntavia. Culfuttn, Mndrns. Colombo. Pomhnv. Karachi. \den. yialta and Gilua'Dir. 'Huis during a vuvnov of eighteen months duration, a. idMam-q of 13.0nf miles wiM have been covered and t hir'y-four impe-tant. (trade centres visit,-b Th- table all wfor a, Stay „f U- m . week to a fortnight in each place. The • British trade skip " ill he specially enlist meted for the purpose of all exhibition, and ..cry detail of her C!|i<i o:, 111. froi,i Iho engines lo the fittings and furniture, will itsClt he an exhibit of' British workmanship at its best. She will he as large as a firstclass liner, having a gross tonnage of .-JD.IHMI tons. The venture is likely to |„. of the greatest possible benefit to me export, trade ot the. British Empire it ml is hound to make a strong appeal to our merchants and manufacturers. It is of importance to note that ari .liigeinents will he mad<* for lot*" aiding fresh samples To meet the ship at any ipa'rtiewlar spot, so keeping the exhibition both up-to-date and appropriate to the countries visited. At each port liweplion Committees will' have been formed in advance, whose duties will lie to make known the advent of the seaborne exhibition, to prepare lists of im. portant’ firms and individuals, the description of the business in vldcl* t-licy are interested, and all other information which may bo useful. Earl Givy is chairman of the company which is carrying through the enterprise, the company hoing known as the British. Trade Ship, Ltd., and among the directors are Sir G. I?. Hunter, chairman ef Messrs Swan Hunter and Wiglmm Richardson, and tlm Duke of Northumberland.