The New York herald., 1922-11-15
MARINE NEWS NOTES.

r. T.. McNary. passenger traffic man
ager of the United States Lines. sailed
Saturday for Europe to attend the gen.
eral meeting OF the Atlantic Passenger
Conference in Brussels November %, at
which new schedule of classifications
for transatlantic liners will be up for
approval. The proposed reclassi1cation
would lower cabin rates 10 to 20 per
cent. on ships OF the older and slower
classes, whereas fares on the big new
liners would not be changed.
A meeting yesterday OF the East Coast
South American Conference revealed a
continuation OF the deadlock over the
proposed posting OF 100000 by each Of
the lines TO guarantee adherence to con-
fcreaae tariffs. The Wilhelmsen Line,
represented by the Kerr Steamship Com
pany, continues its policy Of n-partici-
patton. and 1t is understood that the
Shipping Board may apply pressure in
an effort to bring about a change in the
attitude OF the Swedish organization.
which is' insisting upon differential in
rates for freight vessels.
A smoker and vaudeville entertain
ment will be provided tomorrow eve
ming by the Ocean Association Of Marine
Engineers for the beuefit Of It's shore
division. in the clubrooms. is Whitehall
street.
The American Express Mediterranean
cruise of the Cunarder Mauretania has
been extended from fitty-four days TO
sixty-eix days, beginning February z
from New York. and calls have been ar
ranged for the additional ports of Cadiz
Porte del Garda, Ajaccio, Lisbon and
Southampton.
Reports received locally by steam
ship lines in the intercoastal trade say
thax offerings on lumber on the Pacific
FOR shipment TO Atlantic ports are far
in excess OF the available snip tonnage.
some agents report that they have
booked as high as SIG a ton, but the
going rate is about SIS, a substantial in
crease over the low point hit some weeks
ago. The regular lines are booked 70
capacity for at least sixty DAYS. and so
far little tramp tonnage has been at
tractcd TO handle the excess.
T. r. Rossbottom. general manager OF
the United States Lines, is away on
BRIEF vacation.
Arriving yesterday on the Majestic TO
observe the drydooSlng of the big ship
at Boston were Commander +. j. Blake.
experimenting engineer Of the White
star Line at Southampton; J. Braclsen-
bury, official observer of the British
Board OF Trade. and Prot Wesley Lam
bert, metallurgist. Commodore c. A.
Bartlett OF Liverpool. general marine
superintendent OF the White Star Line.
who will supervise the docking arrived
previously.
Dock dues at Bristol, England. were
reduced on October l6. so that they are
now only twice instead Of two and one
fourth times as much as the pre-war
rates, say advlces 70 the Department OF
Commerce.
A proposal for maritime passenger
station IN the new extension of the port
ot Buenos Aires has been submitted by
tho Director OF Navigation and Ports Of
the Ministry OF Public Works The
plans under consideration provide FOR a
building $40 meters I'm length and Is
meters high. The cost Of the proposed
station Is estimated at 100000 pesos.
The funds are 10 be provided from the
general revenues and are TO be repaid
out of money received from the rentals
NJ concessions In the building and from n
landing tax Of so centavos assessed for
each person.
The Hugo = uue Line has started n
monthly service. with six new oil burn
ing passenger AMI freight vessels OF
1000 TO 10000 dcadweight tons. between
Hamburg. Bremen, Rotterdam. Dover,
Antwerp and Naples and ports in China
lapan and tho Philippines. Conference
freight rates will be observed but pas
scngef iatcs win be cut