New York, Jan, 23.
How a British metal "drm' 0 wilted its Japanese competitors wa revealed to-day in connection with the impending departure of the liner HLeviathan for breaking up at Rosyth, Scotland, The British firm purchased the vessel in December for $800,000, overbidding the Japanese.
It fs now disclosed that tne Japanese, although they have often paid high prices for serap, were apparently unaware that the hull so largely consisted of nickel steel, which. is very valuable for armaments, They, therefore, made no attempt to outbid the British.
The fact that the hull of the ship is mainly of nickel steel was n0. secret, although it was only known few.
The Leviathan, which was Built in 1914, "has 1 registered tonnage of 18,943 fons—Reuter.
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