The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-09

sAbsidiEes Lines of Steamships to Run to
Japan, China, and Australasia.

Japan, China, ana Australahn.
w~AsHIraToN. Jan. 9.-The great interest in
Akiatic which other nations as well a.
the United States are now feeling ia illustrated
In a recent subsidy agreement made by the
German Government by which II proposes TO
nav more than 81, O00.000 a wear for a fifteen
year term for the establishment OF steamship
lines to ply between Its ports and those Of
japan. China and Australasia and certain ports
OF Ocennica. That the German Government
and those OF It's citizens participating In is
should feel a special interest in the
trade Of the Orient is not surprising. In view
~ the fact that its exports to that part OF the
world have quadrupled during the past dec
ade.
A cory OF the contract BET the German
Government and the Lloyd steamship line for
the establishment and maintenance oil postal
and commercial com munication between Ger
many and Eastern Asia and Australasia has
reached the Treasury Bureau of Statistics. 1t
shows that the Lioyd Company agrees TO main.
tain for n space of lftsen years steamship lines
running from Bremerhaven or Hamburg. Ger
many. by way OF a Belgian or Dutch port,
through Genoa. Naples. Port said. Suez. Alden.
Colombo. Singapore and Hong Kong to ShanR-
hal, China, and back by the same route: y Sec
ond main line through the same porte to Yoso-
ssms p ssRsq e % adols a %'l SeI Il@s nstG Snd sy ySc
hey. Australia; also branch lines from Hong
man New, Guinea. and other ports IN oeeanica.
Four steamers are; under this c%ontrscti to
t se BE- sSi u not not f le.s G tssn S.6 3RS t Sas" nSs e ssrSl' to
those Of foreign nations in every respect. their
plans to DO anproyed by the Admiralty; AND to
]. sept. /, and Nov. !. 1910. The steamers to
be constructed for dhe Australian line are 70
sS83s q to 5O tie apn n%y' q ! he sse &dm ais,Ss. XII XII
German material is to be used as far as posi-
bic. all Admiralty requirements to be carried.
which they can readily be utilized for war pur:
noses when necessary; The agresment pro.
Chancellor can purchase the vessels on -iuil
payment OF their value. or can hire them. The
terms OF c ssS i IS 10 be- taken sIse r on board th at S Gely
man, Belgian or Dutch ports of call except BY
the special assent OF the Imperial Chancellor;
ing simultaneously offered for despatch. the
German goods are. Il NECESSARY; to have the
hibit the importation by. German. Belgian or
Dutch ports OF such agricultural products as
may compete with those OF German agricul-
The agreement provides that the German
Value piSiS;'9 Of marx %TfAS Ss. 81 cents sst' f This e]ont!sst ex:
s tends t tSs re AR5iili n pfS1 d i0 SALINE 4 tern on & ths si issn
apese line must begin t Ct latest { in april HI $40 ~
tends t. Il a rs es anPGHRee With tha ste = gfs%e NOW Wr@ bei M
built for that purpose. a steamship line on the
fangtse -hia1glin China. to ply betTeen shnng-
which will connect with the subsidized lines
running from Hamburg to Shanghai. German
dealers and German ~interests will be In direct
Communication not only with Shanghai. which
has two-thirds Of the import trade Of China.
but also with Hankow, one Of the most i'm
Ing a population Of about ]. 900. 900. It is now
being connected with Pekin by railroad, Ham
centres Of Interior China, being
splendidly situated in the very heart of the
surrounded by n letwOrk-Of rivers
and lakes and reached by the largest ocean
steamers. and when to this is added the rail-
way system now under construction, It's i'm
portance as a distributing point for interior
China lie very great.