STANDARDISFD SHIPS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1770, 29 December 1917, Page 2

STANDARDISFD SHIPS.

THE keel of the first standardised ship lutill in Britain was Laid in February last, and by August 251 h tli(‘ vessel was loaded and ready for sea. The “A” and “IV' types are vessels of 8,000 ions deadweight carrying capacity, the first-named being single-deck ships, and the of hers two-deck ships. It was also inf ended (o construct (wo smaller types, one known as class of 5,000 lons deadweight each, and class “D,” of 5,000 tons deadweight. In addition, however, other typos are under consideration. All the principal shipbuilders in the I'nitcd Kingdom are busily engaged on the construction of standardised ships, and the total output will be very considerable. The vessels are being cons! meted under the supervision of the classification societies —Lloyd’s Register, British Corporation,' and (he Bureau Veritas —all of which are collaborating for this purpose. As in the case of the hull, the machinery and engines are all standardised.

chief were alcohism, lead-poisoning, and social disease, and all could be stamped out if the nation resolutely set itself to the making of the best possible men and women. During the past two generations efforts had been concentrated upon the improvement of the environment of the child, and marvels had been accomplished. The future policy of the State should he that no child would he handicapped by reason of the poverty or social station of its parents. The education system should he free from first to last. More than mere environment must he considered, for the purification of the blood of the child was of the gravest importance. Child life was the foundation stone of domestic and national health, strength, efficiency, and happiness, and the problem of preventing the coming, of children into the world warp and handicapped could he dealt with successfully if men and women threw aside the cloak of cynicism, and followed a healthy ideal.