. Cassier's magazine. ALBERT WILLIAM SMITH THE NEW DIRECTOR OF SIBLEY COLLEGE, CORNELL UNIVERSITY SEE PAGE 78 Cassiers Magazine Vol. XXVII NOVEMBER, 1904 No. 1 THE WORLDS OCEAN-GOING TRADE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BRITISH SHIPPING By Brysson Cunningham, B. E., Assoc. M. Inst. C. THE maiden voyageof the Baltic, thelaunching of theCaronia, the buildingof the Carmania andthe placing of theorders for the new25-knot turbineCunard Line steam-ships are events ofsufficient moment inthe annals of themercantile marine todirect attention tothe present positionof Great Britain andthe continued expans
. Cassier's magazine. ALBERT WILLIAM SMITH THE NEW DIRECTOR OF SIBLEY COLLEGE, CORNELL UNIVERSITY SEE PAGE 78 Cassiers Magazine Vol. XXVII NOVEMBER, 1904 No. 1 THE WORLDS OCEAN-GOING TRADE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BRITISH SHIPPING By Brysson Cunningham, B. E., Assoc. M. Inst. C. THE maiden voyageof the Baltic, thelaunching of theCaronia, the buildingof the Carmania andthe placing of theorders for the new25-knot turbineCunard Line steam-ships are events ofsufficient moment inthe annals of themercantile marine todirect attention tothe present positionof Great Britain andthe continued expansion of her policyand operations. That there is, andhas hitherto been, a marked prepon-derance of vessels flying the Britishflag upon the great ocean routes, is amatter of such common knowledge asto render the observation it fails to sum up the whole situa-tion and, moreover, gives only an inade-quate idea of the state of affairs in themaritime world. The object of thepresent article will be to throw somedefinite light upon the past history, thepresent position, and the future pros-pects of British oversea trade. The number of people who compre- hend with any degree of accuracy theexact position of Great Britian in rela-tion to the maritime commerce of theworld
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