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AMERICAN NEWS.
SHIPBUILDING. AMERICA'S PROGRAMME. WASHINGTON. Juno 11. Mr Hurley, chairman of the Shipping Board, in a speech, stated that the Shipping Board controlled 1400 ships, with a tonnage of 7,000,000. Ho exported that by the end of 1920 America would have a merchant marine of 2 .000,000 tons dead weight. Such a flee"? involved an expenditure of 5,000 Ooo,ooodol (£1.028,80G..OOO). A tremendous development of the world's trade, including that between America and Australia and the Far East, was expected.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17815, 13 June 1918, Page 6
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80AMERICAN NEWS. Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17815, 13 June 1918, Page 6
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