The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-24
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
BRITISH STEAMSHIP ST. KILDA
SAILS FOR JAPAN WITH COTTON.

SAILS Fur JAPAN WITH COTTON.
The Cargo the Only One of Its Kind
Cleared From Savannah for Japan
In Years-BeIieved TO lie the Har-
With the Empire-Mattcrs of In
terest to shippers and Mariners
The British steamship st. Kilda, Capt.
Cafferata. sailed yesterday for Kobe ia
pan, with a cargo consisting OF $3.50 bales
of cotton, valued at SSi5. $40, and 2,6S7 tons
of phosphate rock. valued at $26,S7O. There
is nothing unusual about the shipment,
except the amount of cotton. which was
shipped to Japan 1t is the first cargo
of this kind cleared at the custom house
In many years. The shipment is signf-
cant for the reason it is believed to be the
harbinger of cotton trade relations with
Japan, which the local trade have hoped to
establish for some time. II is not improb-
able that larger shipments of cotton to
Japan from Savannah will be made before
a great while.
Scottish shipbuilders are feeling pleased
with themselves. for 1899 promises to be a
record year. The eleven months total is
44S,279 tons, against .94S tons for the cor
responding period of 1898. The output for
November was 1856 tons, represented by
twenty-five vessels, which compares with
$3.50 tons. and twenty-seven vessels in
October and ten vessels, with 81 213 tons
In November, 1898
As usual. the Clyde contributes far and
away the largest share TO Scotand's total.
Her list is twenty ships and 1854 tons /;
the Forth's, two ships and $50 tons; the
Dees, three, with 492 tons; the Tay did
nothing.
Against the Clyde's twenty steamships
and 1884 tons for November. may be put
| her twenty three ships and 80. 663 tons for
| October last, and eighteen vessels, with
Sl,039 tons for November. 1893. Only three
times since 1880 has this been beaten viz.
in November, 1885, with 43 1893 tons; Novem-
| ber 1888, 1870 tons, and November 1882,
1858 tons.
The admiralty has made a requisition
| for the Cunard Line steamship Umbria
| for use as a transport. The steamships
| Partisan, Laurentan and Pomeranian
| have been chartered to convey the second
| Canadian contingent to the Cape.
| When the news of the withdrawal OF the
| Umbra reached Lower Broadway, New
| York, it caused considerable excitement.
this being the seventh vessel of the Cunard
| Line pressed into service. The other YES
| sells are the Aurania, Servia, Corinthia.
| Cephalonia, Catalonia and Pavonia. Bowl
| ing Green has been full of rumors the last
ten days as to the withdrawal of big ships,
| but the taking of the Umbria came as a
| surprise.
| 1t was the belief that either the Lucania
| or Campania would be demanded and ru-
mors regarding the Oceanic and Teutonic
| of the White Star Line have been many.
| The steamship men engaged in trade with
! the United Kingdom are quite enthusiastic
| about lending aid. Patriotism aside, they
| say that this is the best season of the year
| to lose the ships, the Christmas tourists
| being almost landed at either end.
| The steamship Gate City will sail direct
| for Boston this morning at o'clock.
Passengers by steamship City of Birm-
| ingham, Boston for Savannah, Dec. 81
| Mrs. Purse, A. ]. Warning, A. Smith and
| wife, Mrs. s. Thompson, Charles Cornell,
G. S. Miller, A. c. Eastman, J. j. Murray,
| A. o. Tyler.
Passengers of steamship d. III. Miller
from Baltimore, Dec. 2a-Miss M. Peters.
Miss M. Young, Mr.. Taylor. w. e. Shep-
pard, Miss Sheppard, Mrs. Pettiborn. Miss
Henderson, Mrs A. Groves. Master
| Groves, ]. H. Lyman, Miss Bailey Mrs. i.
Young, L. D. WILEY, M. Hunter, Charles
| Norwood.