Three New Freight Boat ders Placed in England Rugby, June 27.
Beatty, President of the Pacific Railway Company, sailing for Quebec front Southampton, made an. important ennouneement that, during his brief visit to England, he had placed contracts for the construction of three freight steamers, each of 10,000 tons, A deal of tonnage at present sailing the ocean is becoming obsolete and will have to be replaced within the! next few years. That alone will give a much-required impetus to the shipbuilding industry.
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