, 1913-05-07

ing Il sister snip TO the Selandia built. y large
motor boats have been ordered for Sweden.
A large new boat of the Fiona type, of 1000
horse power, is under construction. The
East Asiatic Company has ordered 4 boats of
the "SiAm" type; in all Burnmeister and
Vain have II ships delivered or ordered,
with a total OF 10000 horse power. In a
couple of years the East Asiatic Company
Will have Is or Is Diesel motor boats RIM.
ming. As far rs concerns the Siam she has
already started today under Captain Jensen
for VIadivostok.
For she came out of her trial trip yester-
day with flying colours. A festive tone pre-
vailed on board while the large vessel, like
her sister ship before her, bore the Da isn flag
III triumph along the coast OF SHETLAND We
passed Kronborg just as the ferry boat went
over from Helsiugborg to Helsing6r-ike u
little black and red painted shoe she lies
down there making foam far below the
slams deck, while some small commas
and semlcolons, representing the information.
81 travellers, trip together along the inc of
full stops made by the lifebuoys. The tone
could be rightly triumphant on board the
"Siam" over the results OF the Danish Die
eel industry, for one mail after the other
brings news of the bad fate which over1akcs
the German Diesel motors. One after the
other they have gone to pieces. Que of the
boats has been compelled t. lie -four months
at an obscure place on account Of an injury
which it took that time tc get repaired. All
the same the Hamburg Nautisk Fagblad'
has made a series of attacks on Burnmeister
and Wain's Diesler. I. and w have supplements
ell the answer which the facts giveto Germany
by an invitation to the "Slum's'' trial trip yes
terday. 1t was not accepted.
With youthful smiling buovancy Admiral
RicheIleu, who has -feereated BUuish ship
ping, wanders to and fro on the ''Snm's'
deck. He tells us about the Seland,a's VISIT
to the coast of England, when the Marine
Miulstey Churchill went aboaId the Danish
Snip to see the epOch-makin8 new construc-
tiou.
The Minister said: Il have always known
that England could earn much from Den
mark III the way OF agriculture. But had
never thought that the same could be the
case in regard to ship-building. Today l
am convinced that the opposite is the case.
England will not, however, be able to be-
come Il customer of Denmark in this field.
For England to use Diesel motor boats they
must be made within the limits of Great
Britain. England uses only English work.
then we built a factory in England added
Admiral Richlieu quietly.
Now the "Siam' turns her course again
to the south. The trial has been gone
through successfully. In one OF the large
rooms below the deck the company is assem-
hlcd, and the fortunate expedition is conclud-
ed with a little festive dinner with a series
of speeches.
Admiral Richelieu, in jocular words, re-
called the fear and trembling with which
men who fayoured the idea had follow
ed the Selandla on her first triad voy-
age. Now the experience which the
qualifications of the earlier boats had afford
ed, allowed of their seeing with pride the
"Siam' the largest motor boat in the world
and the largest ship built i'll Scandinavia;
sailing out. The honour that Denmark had
become the pioneer land in this direction
was due to the East AsIatic Company and It's
Directors, first and foremost to Councillor of
State H. n. Andersen, long may he live!
Commander M@gaard proposed on behalf
Of the East Asiaiic Company a toast to Bur
meister and Vain, after which Baron
Blixen-Finecke proposed success to the ship
on her voyage. Director Tuxen expressed
bis admiration and acknowledgment of
Burmeister and VANS work and named
the genial constructor Ivar Knudsen Coun-
cilcr of State larsen thanked the press be-
cause it had contributed to cast a splendour