GERMAN SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 16994, 17 March 1919, Page 4

GERMAN SHIPPING.

FRANCE GETS BIG LINERS.

BRITAIN TAKES CARGO CARRIERS.

AMERICA NEEDS TRANS* PORTS.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. PARIS, March 15. (Received March 17. at 11.40 a.m,) It is now announced that the Gorman merchantmen will bo handed over without any ceremony. Vessels lying in neutral ports will l-o taken over in those porta. Vessels now in German ports will proceed to various porta in Britain. The surrendered vessels will bo almost whollv manned bv British, French, and American crews. Those which are to bo used for the transport of troopa will ba entirely manned by Brifish, French, and Americana. , Tho total tonnage involved is roughly 3.500,000, and will be divided among the Allies ; but as Italy already possesses all the Austrian merchant vessels sho will receive only a small portion of the German tonnage. ' Prance receives big ocean liners to the extern of 75,000 to 1.00,000 tons. The balance will be divided between Britain and America, and will be need most.v to transport troops. As America p not interested in cargo carriers, Britain abrorbs three-fourths of these and Franca the remainder. . . ... An Allied Economic Commission is being established at Hamburg to airrags freights and cognate subjects and to adnwt ac : counts. For {.he present the freights will bo mainly in accordance with British Blue Book rales. ______