New-York tribune., 1907-01-07
A NEW MAIL SERVICE.
WHITE STAR INNOVATION.
Terminals for Several Big Boats
Transferred to SOUTHAMPTON.

Announcement was made yesterday by the
White Star Line. now operating service be-
tween New York and Liverpool. that with the
arrival IN May Of its new steamer the Adriatic
6 new mail service Of first class steamers would
be maintained between New York Southamp-
Ton. Cherbourg. Plymouth and Queenstown
BY this service the company will transfer the
British terminal Of its Wednesday service to
southampton. which is closer to London and
Continental ports While the change will take
from the Liverpool-New York service such big
steamers as the Oceanic. Teutonic and Ma
testic, the twin screw steamers Baltic Cedric
Celtic and Arabic will continue to run between
New York and Liverpool The new service will
be called the United States and Royal Mail Ser
vice.
Easthound the mails for England will be land
ed at Plymouth. the steamers then proceeding
TO Cherbourg and Southampton. Passengers
will have the option OF disembarking at any
port. Westbound passengers from Great Brit
ain will be taken on at Southampton, the steam
ers proceeding to Cherbourg to embark passen-
gers and mail from Paris and the Continent
thence calling ct Queenstown to pick up pas
sengers and the English mails. which will leave
London some hours after the steamer has de-
parted from Southampton.
The White Star Line, in presenting this ad-
ditional facility TO the American public, was in
tANS@OON
the Channel ports convenient and comfort
able route by which the traveller NAV reach
London and Paris, the objective points of tho
large majority of transatlantic travellers but
also TO great extent by recommendations from
many Of its patrons in America who have been
looking with favor on the Channel route.
This service will be in operation when the
spring rush is on, and will be begun by the new
voyage from Liverpool May s. and from New
YORK on May y Tor Plymouth Cherbourg and
Southampton.
The Adriatic will be followed by the Teu-
tonic, the Oceanic and the Majestic. sailing from
New York On May %. June and II respective
1y, end every Wednesday from New York and
Southampton thereafter.
The steamers of the present intermediate
service will continue to run between New York
sailing day will be changed from Friday to
Thursday. The Boston Queenstown Liverpool
steamers will sail on Wednesdays from each
side. instead of Thursdays and Fridays
With the new service and that of the Medi-
terranean, the White Star Line will touch at
Queenstown, Liverpool Plymouth. Cherbourg
Southampton. the Azores, Gibraltar, Genoa and
Naples, Alexandria, Algiers. Palermo and Ma
oera.
changes concerns only the vessels named the
remainder OF the company's service being re-
as Liverpool is now spending S20,O00.OOO on q
dock to accommodate the latest types of fast
transatlantic vessels.
Competition for the first class passenger busi-
ness is becoming keener each year, and the Ger
man companies. recognizing this have been call
Ing at both French and q British port It is to
meet this competition that the White Star Lines s
New York steamers will call at q French port
II is thought that the other British lines wifi be
Influenced by the action Of the White Star Com
pany.
London. Jan. 6.-The London & Southwestern
Railway Company, owners of the Southampton
docks. is planning the construction OF new dock
capable of accommodating at any stage of the
tide the largest liners afioat or planned.