New-York tribune., 1921-10-14
Maritime MISCELLANY

Tho Atlantic Coast Shipbuilders' Associ
alton plans to include IN It's organization
dry docks and marine yards Clarence ;.
King, secretary. says that tho associa ton
recognizes the claim OF the related indus
tries to equal importance with shipbuild-
officials OF the Admiral Line point to
tho record breaking shipment of silk from
Yokohama on thu keystone state. The
We're unloaded. which made the journey
across the United States in days, -
The str Edward LuclSenbach. which
sailed from, New York on SepteInber "a.
arrived At the port OF Los Angeles October
TO- making the trip in l5 days and hours.
twithstanding the fact that the econo-
pies Tafs recently inaugurated at the Panana
five hours instead of about nine hours AS
has been the previous practice:
ST JQHN,s +, oct l5-Ths Norwe-
castle for Montreal, went ashore in fog
off Cape Race to-day and became total
loss The crew was saved by the ships
boats.
The Royal. a vessel OF 2t97 net tons
wa, WAS la last IT, reP9rted leaving Shields septem-
wepa str rsr.es oss arrived Dfs 'ss to-dss from from
Norfolk to take grain tor Europe The
Shanghai to enter the intercostal service
for Norton, Lilly & Co. The str Hattie
Lnckenbach sailed for Puget Sound en-
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct ls-An almost un-
precedented series OF arrivals at this port
hour period ending at 3 o clock to day In
addition TO numerous arrivals of coastwise
craft. ten large vessels made port from off
shore and Atlantic points. They were: Str
NeneZuela, Baltimore. motorship Bolivia
lDan). Hamburg: str Edward Luckonbach.
New York; Stanley Dollar, Boston West
lsleta. Portland. Me; Mexican, Boston;
tleetco, Port 1.obos, for the Orient in for
bunkers: army transport Thomas, Manila;
n " Mdt
(Jap). Valparaiso.
On new schedule announced today the
Pacific Mail BOZ Shipping Board liners from
This port to Manila and East India will
omit Colombo the outbound voyage,
cisco to Calcutta by six days. These yes
sells carry most of the mail from this coun-
try to India. Colombo. which has been only
an outbound port OF call, will be touched
inbound. giving sixteen days faster time on
Imports OF tea. desiccateu cOcoanuts, spices
and other preferred freight from that port
After lying at anchor here for nearly
three weeks the motorship Valparaiso
(Swed) taken to dock yesterday to
to scandinavian ports. carIyins hoHaaH id,
sBATTLE, oct ls-Authority to increase
the steerage accommodations on the str
Pine Tree state from pa to 4ld persons
and on the str Bay State from 324 TO 400
persons has been granted by the Shipping
Board to the pacihc Steamship Company,
the operator in V,ew of heavy steerase
Papers read before tho American Asso-
citation Of Port Authorities in a four day
session here emphasized the growing need
of larger port terminals, not only piers, and
wharves. but also warehouse facllitles;
Speakers urged that transit sheds should
be 120 feet or moro in width.
The Seattle chamber OF Commerce and
MERCHANTS Ezchanse protested yGsttrahy este thg
proposed reduction in the operating force
at the Panama Canal.
VANCOUVER, Oct 1.-THE Nippon Yusen
fIro -Pa ri w 4
not a member of the passenger conference,
announced a reduction OF 10 per cent in
passenger rates beginning with the str
suwa Maru. November II, with the eXcep-
ton Of double cabins on tho upper deck.
The new rates. however. are sun hiehel
than those quoted By conference members
The present program of shipbuilding by
the Canadian government WAS closed yes
to-day with the launching Of the str Cana
Cargo On the disabled str Arizonan,
destined for Seattle, is being trans shipped
TACOMA Oct 13-Northwestern apple
growers are attempting 10 arrange for cold
storage at this poirt and at Se..t'ts lor ap- m
water The str j. ! Iuckenbach VIII take
out test shipment OF apples without re-
fr,gerat!on to determine whether the fruit
may be shipped to the East Coast IN thls
BATTIMORE Oct. 1s-The American
iron vessel on it's list is the Major ie nry
Brewerton. of sixty i've tons gross oulIt
in Baltimore IN 1897. The visitor ouiIt az
this port In 1883. is tho oldest steel Vessei.
She registers ffty-three tons Tho Oldest
American wooden vessel known IS me
schooner Hiram Of sixtv-seVen tons oullt
at Blddeford, Me, in 1919.
Fruit steamers arriving next week VIII be
the phnliron, which sailed from Jamaica
to-day with bananas to tho Baltimore and
Jamaica Trading Company, due MohuaF,
and the Bowden. due "Wednesday to tho
United Fruit Company.
An unusual charter is reported IN ths
grain export trade in a steamer belns
taknn TO load 0.0OO tons OF wheat for
bombay. india The cargo is TO be loaded
on the north Atlantic range of grain ports
which includes Baltimore