TRADE WITH THE FAR EAST.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14810, 30 October 1913, Page 5

TRADE WITH THE FAR EAST.

A NEW STEAMER. "Another 6teo forward in our trade with China, Japan, and the Fax East," eaye a Sydney exchange, "is to be noted in tho caking, on October 16th from Nagasaki on her maiden trip to Australia, of the 8000 ton N.Y.K. steamer Tango Mani. Hitherto the biggest steamer of the N.Y.K. Australian Line has been the handsome and luxurious flagship the Nikko Mara of some 6000 tons, and the change now mado —ill, per—spa, be more easily appreciated when it is remembered that the Tango it replacing a very much smaller boat—the old Y-watß Maru, 4009 tons. It should be mentioned that the Australian line of the N.Y.K. was inaugurated t long time ago, in 18S<5, and ever since, with most praiseworthy reg——rity and

punctuality, and also with a ©tnking immunity iron*, accident and d:soster, tho Nippon Yusen Kaisha peoplo havo m—ntaincd a high-cla«s 2-"-daya service between Yokohama end Melbourne, though, naturally, Sydney has always taken pride- of place for both trade and port convenience. The development of trade on the line, and the) necessity of duly accommodating the over increasing passenger and freight traffic, has given riso to the building of steamers much larger and better fitted than the old boaU. For instance, tho boat under Tcvie-w—which, by the way will arrive in Sydney on November 10th—is no less than 45G feet long, with beam and depth respectively of 50 feet and 33 5 feet. Tho Teingo has magnificent accommodation for upwards of 250 paseongers."