THE NEW MAIL CONTRACT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 33, 8 February 1908, Page 5

THE NEW MAIL CONTRACT.

■ BUILDING LINRItS FOR' THE ORIENT CIOAIPANY. E.i- Tclrjyiinili.-riCM Aifoelntinn.— Copyright. (P.ec'aivcd February 0, 8.33 u.in'.'J , LONDON. 7th February. John Brown and Company, of Clydebank, will build borne of the 'new Orient eteamers. In connection with the nrw mail contvact befcwwa Uu Conunouwoalth, ar.dl the Orient Steam Z\ T uvigalion Company, Limited, anaiigejnrjits are now in, pro-ffi-ess for tho coWniolion of v modem lieH of fivß innil liners. ' ' The shipbuilding linns which were invited to tender 'for i\\z construction t>f tho stsamcrs w.:m tha Fa;rli>ld Comj pany, Go van : i\w London anil <LkW\ r j kow Company. Oovan ; John Brow n land Co., Ciydebniik; William Beaidi move and Co., Duhnuir; Scott's, Orei=nj cvk; Woikui.in, 'Clark, nnd Co.-, Boij fast ; Cammcll, Lnird, and Co., Bi!'k.en« | ho;;d ; Viokcrr, Bo.ts, and Maxim, Bar." i low-in-Fm-nissj and Swan, ' , Hunle:-,' i V.'tu'bar.i Richordscn. Wfllsend-on-Tviie: There U a tenth pospeotive,' tenderer* J do- nlw-nco fiom in? libt of 'flariand awfl Vioiff, Belfast, is, no tbtiM, c.rplained by Uu close association of Queen 'u Island wkh the 'Rojml ' Mi.,i Ste.iui Pack I Company.