WORLD'S SHIPPING.
BRITISH TONNAGE INCREASE. (j»I CAM.E—KRESS ABSOCIATIOH—COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND H.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, July 7. Lloyd's Register shows that the world's shipping.totals 64,641,000 tons, as compared with 64,023,000 tons in June of last year, and 42,5i4,000 in 1914. .'■''.-
Britain's share is 19,304,000 tons this year, as against , 18,554,000 tons last year.
The United States tonnage, decreased by 579,000 tons during the year. 1 The world's sailing tonnage has fallen hy 1,718,000 tons since before the war'to 1,611,000 tons, of whicH 659,000 tons is owned by the United States. ■.,'■■
,: British Dominions' tonnage of steel and iron yessels is now. 2,230,000, an increase of 283,000 tons. Germany has 2,993,000 tons, a decrease of 2.105,000 tons; the United States 11,605,000 tons, an increase of 9,768,000 tons; Holland, 2,585,000 tons, an increase of 1,114,000 tons; and Japan, 3,741,000t0n5, an increase of 2,099,000 tons. All these increases hare taken place since 1914.
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18429, 9 July 1925, Page 16
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