This summer will see a great change in quite ' number of the Pleturesque Thames barges whose Ted sails" have added so much to the beauty "of the river. Many have changed their' Tel which, has" remained practically Unaltefed since the Tudors. The eneral opinion over this in-ovation ig that their appearance Quite spoiled and that the river is a few steps nearer its doom. A Thames barge is one of the cheapest forms of transport known. men are sufficient to move 190 tons fof cargo considerable distances. Hel depends to a certain extent on the wind and as the modern" tendency Ito deliver promptly in. any cit cumstances, the change "has been made, whereby the barge is fitted with 'a motor, However i apols the economy that was the barges rear feature, for one so fitted has {o carry four hands. Some say this the only way to save the barge fmaintsm thre the chaage wil only tain that the el only] Basten its end.
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