SHIPS AND THE SEA.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 116, 1 May 1912, Page 2

SHIPS AND THE SEA.

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MOTOR SHU’S The chairman of the German Australian Line has made a very frank statement as to the company’s policy with reference to motor ships. For the present, he says, it is not intended to introduce any such vessels into the company’s services. As its steamers travel over a route where coal is cheap, tint company can afford to watch the experiments of other people for the present. This, it may be assumed, is the attitude taken up by a good many other steamship lines, British and foreign alike. They are very well satisfied with coal —except during strike periods-rennd * their disposition to take up the motor ship will be determined very much by the proved ability of that class--of Vessel and the assurance of utifailing sup-, plies of oil fuel on their recogtimed itineraries.