Rome, Jan. 21.
A new 250,000-ton scheme for the expansion of the Ttalian mercantile marine has been announced. It involves the building of 44 ships in four years, of which 28 will be built
ire, 2088, at a total east of 150,000,000
'A new 16,500-fon ner vill be built for the Far Eastern service to replace the m.v. Victoria, which will transferred to another service.
Eight new ships, faster than those at present being utilized, will be built for the South African service, and others will be constructed for the Central America, South America and Southern Pacific services. All of them will be motor vessels.
State subsidies to the shipping Gombine "are expected to total '300,000,000 lire annually—Reuter.
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