The desire of the Japanese to obtain a share of the carrying trade of the world is bringing important orders to British shipbuilders. For the new Anglo-Japanese Hue of the Japan Mail Steamship Company, or Nippon Yusen Kai.sha, six additional twinscrew steamers will be required. One of these is being built in Japan by the Mitsu Bishi Company, and orders for the other five have just been placed with shipbuilding firms in this country. Eacli of the new vessels will be 450 ft in length, and of 5550 tons, the carrying capacity being 7500 tons dead weight, and the average speed 12 knots. A man at Oamaru was killing pigs a few days ago when one of them seized and toro completely away a finger of his left hand, at the second joint.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1263, 14 May 1896, Page 40
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