WHITE STAR LINE.
A BIG OFFER. BRITISH WANT CONTROL. (BT CASUS—PRESS AB3OOIATIOSI OOPTBIOHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND K.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received April 2oth, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, April 23. The famous White Star fleet of transAtlantio passenger liners, including the Majestic, the world's largest ship, will probably pass to the control of British interests, an offer for the Line having been submitted to the International Mercantile Corporation. The transaction will involve approximately 35,000,000 dollars, and will eventually place the White Star Line under the operation of the Cunard Line although Furness-Withy interests are also reported to be bidders. The final approval of the deal is expected to bo announced next week in Loudon. [The Majestic, ex-Bismarck, is a steel screw steamer of 56,551 tons. She was built by Blohm and Voss, Hamburg. in 1921. The vessel is 915.5 feet in length, has a breadth of 100.1 foot, and a depth of 58.2 feet.]
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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18675, 26 April 1926, Page 9
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151WHITE STAR LINE. Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18675, 26 April 1926, Page 9
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