London, Oct. 11.
A revival of shipbuilding is indicated in Lloyd's returns for the Jquarter which ended on September The returns show that 1,536,000 tons of shipping are being construct-fed in Great Britain and Ireland—an ase of 146,000 tons compared the quarter which ended on June 30 and of 763,000 tons compared with the same quarter last] ear.
"The tonnage of which work was suspended amounted to only 8,000] [compared with 107,000 tons for the quarter last year, The present totals are the highest since 1922, but they are still 854,000 tons below the average tonnage! building twelve months before the War, Tonnage commenced during the Jquarter totalled 370,000 compared 437,000 in the preceding qua ter, but the tonnage launched amounted to 355,000, showing an ase of 86,000 tons compared with the figures for the preceding] quarter.
The merchant tonnage building in other countries totals 1,537,000, b if an Increase of 87,000 tons com-_ pared with the figures for the pi vious quarter.
The total world tonnage under construction increased by 234,000] compared with the previous quarto bat is 372,000 tons clow the high figures recorded before th aha omscad i te s ing
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