Despite the 25 per cent, out made by the Ward Line in its' passenger rates between New York and Cuba, the Cunard liner Caronia (19,782 tons) sailed to-day with a full list of passengers, being the first invasion of the Havana shipping trade, Whether 1 first-rate shipping war is to develop remains 19 be seen, The New York "World" that the Shipping Board's hasty and ill-considered, On December 2%, following an announcement by the Cunard Line of its intention to put the Caronia on the New York-Hav: service, the United States Shipping Board put the str. President Roosevelt (15,187 tons) on the route while the Ward Line reduced its passenger rates by 25 per cent, Dee. 28, The Associate-Divector ut the:
Cunard Line has protested to the Shipping Board that the assignment of the str, President Roorevelt to me in competition with the Cunard Line violates the United States Shipping Law of 1910, He threatens to appeal to the law] courts for relief in the even of the Cunard Line suffering any appreciable.—Reuter.
Two More Competitors Mavana, 0.
The Cubsn shipping war is likely to be intensified by the entry of two other competitors, namely: French line, which plans to start in january with two ships on the Mavre-Vigo-New York-Havana run and the Red Star Line, entering the str, Pennlind on the New York -Havana~ West Indies route, It is not yet known whether they will attempt to meet the twenty-five per cent. rate reduction recently made in its passenger-rater by the Ward Line—Reuter, Ward Stes mishap Line's Reply New York, Jan, 9, The latest move in the Cuban shipping war is an announcement by the president of the Steamship Tine that th compa cdl (we new sels at a tot $10,000,000. The ships axe to be ready for service by January 1, 1930, The "war" wow started by tos Cunard company taking vessels off the Atlante sun and patting thers on the Ame -Cuba run.—Reuter
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