Vancouver, Oct. 19.
An irregularity of a decimal of a degree in the turbine shaft of the R.M.S. Empress of Australia, discovered ly by the use of a highly sensitive instrument, was the cause of the trouble which brought the huge liner back to this port. The tiny error will, it is estimated, cost the Canadian Pacific Company anything from $150,000 to $200,000. After examination here the vessel was sent to liners operated by the Admiral. Line were the President McKinley, President Jackson, President Jefferson and President. Madisor. Four the—service. Mr._ R. Stanley freighters were also employed in Dollar will make Seattle his home and retain all his interests in the Pacific Steamship Ca.
Captain Robert Dollar, -the "Grand Old Man" of the Pacific, has been here again and was entertained at luncheon by a natu Seattle (bremerton yards). The; ber of leading business men. repairs could not be done here, as a talk on the possibilities of the Vancouver harbour has no! greater trade between Canada facilities for such work, a crane and China, he said that no man with an arm to reach over the could conceive what the extent of ship and chains going down into it would be in the next 60 years. the lower part of the vessel being He predicted that the progress required to lift the turbine, which would be so great that it would weighs 30 tons. This kind of astound the we-id, but he gave a turbine trouble is net unusual. The warning against too much optimism turbine, despite its great weight, with regard to immediate ship-revolves at the rate of 60 revoluments to the Orient. He said that tions a second and the strain on} lust year there was a good amount the shaft is immense. It is ex-of grain exported from Vancouver pected, that the ship will have her to tne Orient, but he asked his repairs finished by November 6 hearers to remember that in that and that she will be ready to sail year there was a crop shortage in on November 16. the Far East. As regards the lumber business, it would con-The breakdown of the Empress tinue, but would not rise to the rejoicing in the home of abno.mal quantities shipped a year a Nanaimo Chinese. ago. Spsaxing generally, he said aged 14, was brought out there never was 60 great an a two years ago and opportunity for success for evelt admis te Canafla after paying; headed men, who would find their the ¢300 head tax, but after) jobs an: l stick to them, than there attending school in Nanaimo, was to-day.
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