BRITAIN'S COMMERCE.
ADDRESS BY SIR J. COLOMB.
Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.
LONDON, June 17. (Received June 18, at 9.47 a.m.)
Sir John Colomb read a paper before the London Chamber of Commerce upon trade in war time. He said that the effect of war would be greater upon our trade to Indian and colonial ports than upon our Home trade, owing to the greater proportion of our ships carrying commerce between the two hemispheres. The demands of the Empire for water carriage averaged 25,000 tons per hour per day and night. It was urgent to encourage private enterprise to develop speed and endurance and the carrying capacity of their linen The steamship companies should be bound to continue their own lines in war time, but should receive armaments and crews for the guns. In conclusion Sir John affirmed ;hat every Bon of an Oceanic Empire ought in peace time to contribute the means towards keeping the sea clear in war time. The surest condition of economic survival was territorial safety and maritime peace
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Evening Star, Issue 11607, 18 June 1902, Page 6
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