SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 December 1911, Page 7

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

[BT TBLHOaAPE— PIK PMBR AJBBOOIATIO*.] FLOATING PALACE REFLOATED. LONDON, Dec. B.—The Mauretania has been refloated only a; little damaged. The Lusitania sails instead/ EXTENDING OPERATIONS. SYDNEY, This Day. The Howard Smith Company is issuing £250,000 worth of £1 shares, being the balance of the original £500,000 preference., shaves,'.'in the capital of the company. The object is to acquire steamers and general purposes, including the purchase of the Caledonian colliery. MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD. SYDNEY, This Day.—ln the Merchant Service Guild shipping case, the President of the Federal Arbitration Court refused to include companies who were parties to the previous agreements still running. This excludes from the present claims the Commonwealth Steamship Owners Association and six inter-State 'companies belonging to it; also the Melbourne : Steamship Company. • '•■-•.... A GRAVE DEFECT. ADELAIDE, This Day.—The Marine Hoard found that the City of Lincoln explosion was caused by the neglected and defective nature of the stop valve. Such valves should be specially designed as an exceptioria lfaetor for safety. No one connected with the ship was to blame for the mishap. STATE-OWNED STEAMERS. '• MELBOURNE, Tins Day.—Mr F : confirms the statement that the Soutli / friean Union Government has proposed the establishment of a line of steamers betwee.TiSouth. Africa and Australia, jointly owned by the Commonwealth and' South Africa. He added that the matter had not reach? dany stage of development.