This morning, the s. Wusueh will arrive from river ports and the Kwangchow will arrive from Hongkong and Swatow. This afternoon. the s. Tsinan will arrive from Hongkong, the s, Hunan will arrive fleet. Invitations for bids, which will from Tientsin and the s. Chekiang be limited to American citizens, are will arrive from Hongay. now-being prepared for) distribution by the Commission.
The ships to be effeted are the} The s, General Pershing. under General Pershing To-morrow Invincible, Andrew Jackson, William charter to the State Steamship Com-Tenn, (Courageous, Defiance, and pany, will arrive in Shanghai at day Triumph, which have an aggregate light to-morrow from Portland, dead weight tonnage of 69,079 tons. Oregon, via Japan ports.
The vessel The Commission recently announ- wil be berthed alongside the China ced that all of the serviceable ves- Merchants Lower Wharf, carrying a sels in the laid-up fleet, which were number of passengers and mail from built under the war-time construc- the United States.
She will sail early tion programme are for sale, providing on Tuesday afternoon for Hongkong competitive demand for them an Manila, develops, and providing further that Potsdam from Japan their operation would not be detrimental to American flag services or The Norddeutscher Lloyd s. Pots-would retard the building of new dam will arrive in Shanghai on Wed-ships. As another condition, the Mer- nesday morning at about N chant Marine Act specifies that none xor Yokohama and Kobe and wil of these ships, if sold, will be eligible berth at the lower buoys 11 and 12 an operating bygy; from which she is to sail next Fri day, July 23, at 6 am, bound for Applications Hongkong, Manila, Singapore, Penary Belawan, Colombo, Port Said, Genoa, Several applicátions aba inquiries Southampton, Rotterdam and Bremen regarding the purchase of the 6 ships for conversion into tankers, a pul Dose for which they are considered PASSENGERS DEPARTING readily adaptable, have been received by the Commission, indicating there ses
a bona fide demand for these For Kobe—July 11—Mr. and Mis. A Daem venis. Consequently. the Sehwarteburg: Mise J W, Schwartabu. Commission, in accordance with its Palmer, Mb. E- Paimen Mr. and Mrs policy, is offering the ships for Due Pede. alas
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