Decrease in World's Tonnage Owing to Large Number of Ships Broken Up London, July 16.
'A decrease in the world's tonnage ax compared with last year is shown in Lloyd's Register of Shi ping for the first time since the tables were compiled. There wa: 'a total of 64,000,000 tons in June 2s compared with 65,000,000 tons in June last year, including 19,000,- (000 tons in Great Britain Ireland as compared with 19,250,- (000 tons last year. The decrease is mainly due to the large amour of tonnage broken up.
As compared with 1914, Great Britain and Ireland have 000 tons as against 18,877, British Dominions 2,213,000 agai 1,407,000: the United ' States 11,- 823,000, against 1,897,000: France 3,193,000 against ' 1,918,000: Germany 2,856,000 against' 5,098,000: Holland '2,533,000 against 1,471,000: Italy 2,676,000 against 1,428,000: and Japan 3,655,000 against 1,642,- 000-—Reuter.
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