The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-12

expense. Powerful dredges deepen
ed the river beds and roadsteads; in
Vulnerable icecrashers assured the
movements of vessels during winter;
floating docks, no less numerous, OF
all shapes and sizes, permitted the
repairing and refifting of the largest
vessels, even in shallow waters, new
harbors were built for steamships
whose draught wousu not permit them
TO enter the old ports; thus was Bre-
merhaven added to Bremen, and Cux-
haven to Hamburg; dry and repair
ing docks were multiplied; alongside
the quays numerous electric cranes
we're erected; gigantic warehouses
were built. provided with broad and
narrow gauge railways Shipyards
arose along the river banks.
Some figures will convey an idea
OF this surprising development In
1870 Germany possessed only seven
private shipyards- She had eighteen
in 1880, twenty five in 1890. Today
she possesses thirty nine In 1870
the seven yards employed 2,S0o work
men The thirty of 1901 require
1850 hands. l do not reckon herein
1
sorry trades, such as metallurgy,
cabinet making. leather stuffs and
other occupations, would raise the
figure to $4,000. These shipyards are
/ prosperous The consumption of iron
for ships of over 100 tons in 1890
| reached 45.900 tons In 1899 it had
| risen to $500 tons These yards
yield dividends of u per cent, IS per
cent and IA per cent
What is certain is that German
shipbuilding is damaging English
trade. The latter is experiencing a
check. while the German is moving
onward. At the beginning of 1899
the total tonnage of vessels in con-
struction in England reached 1885,
900 tons; at the beginning Of this year
it had dropped to $50 900 tons. Ger
many has absorbed the difference OF
the thirty mine German yards FIVE can
construct the largest ironclads. five
the largest transatlantic liners, nine
cruisers of all kinds, fourteen pas
senger. merchant and cargo ships.
Helped. encouraged. favored by the
government, which in their interest
has suppressed entry dues on all ma
terial for naval construction, they
have laid themselves out to adopt
every improvement, to develop their
machinery, to recast and amend it
sometimes cutting down their share
holders dividends in order to succeed
as they say in their reports. in max
ing the German shipyards '.the first
not only on the Continent, but in the
whole world. Besides ships these
German works also construct cranes
boilers, pontoons. machinery, and 10
eomotives. They are thus able tC
keep their men employed when ship
building is slack
OF late years Hamburg has become
more important port than Liver
pool. both as regards tonnage an6
number of ships entering Some
figures. better than all description
will give an idea of the Importance
OF Hamburg. Thus. 207 sailing ships
are registered as belonging to Ham
burg and 4S5 steamers The frs
represent 240.419 tonnage. and the
latter 74S,425 tons. The steamers
for Hamburg firms on the stocks a
the beginning of 1901 number thirty
and represent 166. AGO tons. Inward
and outward hound vessels togethel
reached in 1899 the startling figure.
of 26,64S ships. or 1924. If we in
clude Altoona and Harburgs which are
in fact. suburbs of the town. French
vessels scarcely make up l per cen
of these.
Seventy per cent of the total trade
OF Germany is done by sea. The val
~, Of
| reckoned at 625.000000 francs. With
in the last four years it has increased
; s. per cent Within this same perios
the commerce with France has doub
, led: since 1894 it has doubled viii
Africa, Australia. and North America
! The large steamers from Hamburg
! and Bremen come now to our Owl
American ports TO take from oul
: transatlantic liners freight and pas
sengers.
The German Empire has learned
the lesson that it is abroad that civi
lixed nations must now seek for new
sources of wealth. That idea the En-
peror expressed when he said: "Oul
future lies on the seas Therefore
every one set to work Commercia
; ! travellers. the most capable and tho
: rough going on the Continent. hav,
overrun the universe, bankers hay'
/ everywhere established themselves
: at Shanghai as ar Buenos Ayres. hus
! handmen have colonized Palestine
big companies have created steame
: lines on the Yangste: schools hav.
! been established for the propaea
ton OF the German tongue" Finally
: the pupils OF the oficial school o
Oriental languages have set hefor'
them rs sn exercise in translation in
10 japanese and Chinese the pros
pectuses OF all big Industrial under
! | takings
! These efforts have borne fruit. Ger
5 many has shown herself more to b
5 feared in peaee than IN war. Fl
( Heine's prophecy has come true. BE
ware.r said he to the nations Of Eu
, rope. Yon have more to fear from
. freed Germany than from Cos<ack'
: and Greats - Marine Journal.