BRITISH TRADE SHIP.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1923, Page 4

BRITISH TRADE SHIP.

RECONDITIONING AT IH'L!

LONDON, March 8. A week or two ago the ship once know 11 as the Orontes, hut in due time to he known as the s.s. British 1 nolo, was taken from the Thames to the Hull dockyard.- 0»1 reconditioning. Ihe ' M.'l is now ill dry dock, and Lloyds and the Board of Trade are carrying out a thorough survey- Ibis will he completed in a week or two. Hundreds of men are on hoard getting on witli the alterations uec-es-aiy to make the ship suitable for a floating exhibition, and Captain !'-• ALIN ■Joyce is ill the Hull superintending the operation'. This week a luncheon was arranged by the directors of the enterprise, and Admiral Alurray Sueter. C. 8., ALB., and .Major .1. Joyce went to the P >rt to assist in entertaining ih“ Lord Joyce is in Hull superintending influential business men.

In proposing the health of Admiral Sueter and hm co-directot s, tilt* Lord Alayor said lie was sure that the citizen-. of Hull were all hoping that something tangible would result innu the venture in the way of trade and advertisement u. the city. The\ wore glad that the work of reconditioning t he ship had been entrusted in a Hull film. As t,, the business side of the enterprise, il was a ver\ groat undertaking, but a v-crv nccc.-.-arv one. Hull possessed industries that -deserved to be known in every quarter of the globe, and this was an opportunity I’m those industries ami those of Yorkshire genera! l ,v. I" make themselves known in tin- iotir corners of Ihe world, lie hoped that the enterprise Would enlarge, and in some eases recover the trade ol the world for the h.-it,of the British Empire. ill t e -cr 00l 1 1 ;reply. Admiral Sueter -an! 1 law hoped lie enterprise v , add la-hi t!a- expo, t trade of the le.lln lr* , aml t bat lliciehv if would a D,, 1,,-!,, ibe unemployed. AA hell Hie ship i- .. molded, the directors wanted to oil,- a da-r v, licii the Lord Mayor would lahe iha r-.-c ol I ilc - flip, and, by making a small charge for inspection. derive a considerable amount bn i heir local iim-nipl-iymem m hemes. AD \V. ||. Slack, .Lib. asked what was ill-- cause of tin- collapse of a somewhat similar -clioim- put lonvard !, % - the *L ei sea I) -pa rtment of the Board of Trade a year or two ago. Captain Jo vet- explained that the Liia- was not opportune for the previous venture alluded to. la-cati-e ol the co- ol bringing into actual commeicial ! Id., million pounds. : THE KING’S INTEREST. l Will'Ll) AOYAGK IMITATED BY GERMAN'S. LONDON. Alai,-h i. ; s.--. Ihilis it 'Trade. formerly the lif el.I lie. r Or. nic-, will - ail }rn»i London on rl \ in J line en a ! UUK l-mih-s world tour as a floating exhibition of British products. The tom-, which i- to include S-u-lii America, South Africa. Australia, New Zealand. Japan. Chimp Dutch East Indie.., Si rail' .Settlement.-, Burma. Della ( lon. Kg.pl. and A Ig- nu. lIHr I In- pii|-|a-se ol ileinon.'t rating lo liuyei' ill liaise coiintries the great varietv ami general superiority of ari i-.-Ics if Ii it i>h iiiauiif.-icttire. It is >. u: ivaie venture organised by the British World Trade Expedition-. Ltd., of o and It. ( ever! 1 , ry-st reot. W. f. A r-pi c-cm alive of the orga nisefs [loi ii l l-| out t-I a I '..die A! ail reporter lliat expeditions of a similar character ar-- hi.dug ornani-ed in Erancc and Germaiiy and is i.-. i he intention of British organiser to Be first in the j’udd. "A .-eaninne is bring ea.rri- d," he

said, "whieh, when we get near a port. will go ahead and announce our arrival. In the poi’s at which we call the vessel will he illmninafed and 10eeptioiis held on hoard. All the Colonial ami Dominion nmimriiies have granted lhe ship freedom of their

ports.” Tlie vess'-l j. el pre-oii: undergoing a 1 clit ai ! Inl!, w here four of hei de. ks ae being converted into exhibition halls, and nrrangemenls are also being made iii fit up a kim-ina theatre in which flints of British factories a! work can bo shown, A model oi lb-- skin is on view at the British Industries Fair at the White City, and wa.s inspected by Die King and (Jiii-en la -i. week. Tin- King took great intcres! ill the del ails of the scheme, whieh was explained to Him bv Sir Cecil Beck, chairman of British AVorhl Trade Expeditions, Ltd., and by .Major Joyce the managing director, and expressed his idea-one 011 being assured there was every hope that the British ship would sail before h'-r German competitor. Tlie King wished the organisers all success.