THE MERCANTILE MARINE
BRITAIN'S RESPONSIBILITY Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 29. Sir Vernon Thomson, in his presidential address to the Chamber of Shipping, emphasised the importance of Britain and the dominions maintaining an efficient mercantile marine, stressing the fact that Britain normally had only eight weeks’ food supplies. The sums allocated to the maintenance of the mercantile marine were a trifling price to prevent the disintegration. The effective tonnage was only 14,000,000 gross compared with 16,000,000 tons in 1914. The share foreign vessels had taken in the United Kingdom trade had risen steadily from 34.5 per cent, in 1929 to 41.8 per cent, last year. The Associated Press understands that when the Pacific position is considered in London only Government representatives will attend the conference. Shipping interests, will supply all the information required. Meanwhile they are reluctant to make public statements.
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Evening Star, Issue 22277, 2 March 1936, Page 9
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141THE MERCANTILE MARINE Evening Star, Issue 22277, 2 March 1936, Page 9
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