Identifier: everyboysbookofr00prot (find matches)
Title: Every boy's book of railways and steamships
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Protheroe, Ernest
Subjects: Railroads Steamboats
Publisher: London : Religious Tract Society
Contributing Library: Boston College Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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dneyin 41 days, or in 31 if the railway is made fulluse of. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Co. has twelvevessels totalling 89,000 tons. Passenger steamersleave London, calling at Plymouth, Teneriffe,Capetown and Hobart; and on the homewardjourney via Cape Horn, call at Monte Video, Riode Janeiro, Teneriffe and Plymouth; there is alsoa service from Glasgow and Liverpool to NewZealand. Among the best of their boats are the Arawa (9372 tons) and Tainui (9957 tons).This line is largely interested in the refrigeratedmeat business, and annually carries about 3,000,000carcases. The White Star Line is also interested in theAustralian and New Zealand trade ; and as may beexpectedjvits vessels are the largest sailing from theUnited Kingdom to these waters. The Athenic (12,234 tons), Corinthic (12,231 tons), Ionic(12,232 tons), and the Delphic (8233 tons), tradewith New Zealand; and the Afric (11,948 tons),Medic (11,984 tons), Persic (11,974 tons),and Runic (12,482 tons) run to the Australianports.
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CHAPTER XXIROUTES HERE AND THERE WHEN the Eoyal Mail Steam PacketCompany started its career under aEoyal Charter in September, 1839, thescope of its operations was clearly marked out,viz. for the transmission of the mails to andfrom Great Britain, the West Indies, North andSouth America, and such other foreign ports asthe public service may require. Other charterswere granted in 1851, 1882 and 1904. The twoformer extended the Companys operations, butthe chief feature of the last was a clause thatinsisted upon the Company remaining entirelyunder British control, no foreigner being qualifiedto act as a director, or to be employed as oneof the principal officers of the Company. Thisdrastic condition was aimed against the Companyever becoming party to a combine, such as hadrobbed Britain of full control over some of thebest of our North Atlantic shipping. The E.M.S.P. Company commenced businesswith a fleet of 14 steamships, all capable of 317 3i8 STEAMSHIPS carrying guns of the largest we

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