London, Apr. 15.
The P. & O. liner Canton, a vessel of 15,000 tons for the company's Indian and Far Eastern service, was launched in the Clyde yesterday. The ceremony was performed by the Hon. Thalia Shaw, daughter of the former chairman of the P. & O., Lord Craigmyle.
The Canton will leave London on her maiden voyage to India and the Far East on October 7.
After the ship had been launched, Lord Craigmyle referred to the extensive provision made in the Canton for the carriage of mails. The fact, he said, was that despite air mails, P. & O. ships were carrying 60 per cent. more than it was in 1913 when 335,000 bags were carried while last year they carried 563,000. The figure this year was expected to be still higher—Reuter.
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