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428 is reported to have become embarrassed through the failure of the Bank of Barcelona. Agents of the line feel she will be released. eo ee c, DD, Mallory & Co, New: York, has established a New Orleans office after having operated in that port through agencies for 20 years. The line 'has taken over the marine affairs of the Sugar Products Co. of Louisiana and will run seven molasses tankers in the 'West Indies trade. Kk ki * The Interstate Wholesale Grocers, Inc., which owns 11 wholesale groceries in Louisiana and Mississippi, announces the establishment of a barge line to be used exclusively in distributing its goods between Thibodaux, Houma, Lock- port, Golden Meadow and New Or- leans. This marks the first entry of a large Louisiana commercial house in- to the inland waterways field on its own initiative and with its own money. The F. T. NicwHoits, a 90-ton capacity steel barge piloted by a gasoline launch, will make the trip each week. le The dock board at New Orleans has voted $1,000,000 for the extension of rat-proofing work along the wharves of the citv. The engineering denart- ment has been directed to proceed at once. Considerable sums have .lreadv been expended on this character of work along the river front and large -the MARINE REVIEW sections of the wharves are flanked by concrete bases. eke Gk The marine strike and the continued decline in shipping left approximately 800 union sailors, firemen, cooks and stewards without jobs in New Orleans. Conditions there were not one-third as bad as at New York, Capt. Charles Gugle, a recruiting officer for the ship- ping board, stated upon his return recently from the East. The chesmiehip DatcHet which loaded 5000 tons of relief supplies, cleared for the Black Sea port of Batum, republic. in June. The cargo under supervision oI New Orleans committee o! tlie Near East Relief and included 1250 tons, of flour, 750. tons of. rice, 1250 tons of hominy and 450 tons of beans collected at New Orleans from various sections of the country and 495 tons of rice and 20 tons of. clothing collected at Houston, Tex. Freight charges ta the seaboard were borne for the most part by the carriers while the services of Georgia, late was assembled of the crews were contributed by various labor unions. ~ ee a At the U.S. marshal's sale -: of She American iron bark PHYLLIS, at the Winnisimmett shipyard, Chelsea, Mass.. recently, the highest bid was that of the Transit Navigation Corp., of $24,- September, 192] 500, -which will be accepted if court approves. x * x The. johns .o; Emery Co. of Boston has purchased from the shipping board the steamer FAIRFIELD. K 2K 2k After - being in the service of the American line for practically two years, the shipping board steamer Osawa- TOMIE was turned back to the board recently. She will be succeeded by the shipping board steamer AUBURN. the Owing to a _ stubstantial reduction in the amount of money allotted by the navy department, as well as depression in shipbuilding, the Fore River plant of the BPethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, Mass., has laid off 2500 men, while 2500 others go on part time. * 7K K Following approval of the bid received recently at the United States mar- shal's sale, David W. Simpson, repre- senting the bondholders, has taken over the schooner DAviy CoHEN. The name will be changed to Vicrorta S., and the vessel will be open for charter. ei Ce _ Cecil J. Hall has recently been ap- pointed commercial agent of the Mari- time. Association of Boston. ITH the _ settlement of Strike of the marine ("on tae. Paciic coast, a. large fleet of 'steam lumber carriers has returned to service. They have been idle since May 1. Since then, the cargo mills have been accumulating lumber for shipment to California and - in some cases the docks have been so congested that the mills have been compelled to close. Some of the coast- wise business has been diverted to the rail lines but the resumption of wa- ter service is a relief to the terminal mills. Improvement in business is reported ~ by the steamer lines operating between motth Pacific ports, Great Britain and northern Europe. Some of the com- panies have full cargoes booked for several months in advance and others have only limited space available. Wheat and flour in parcel shipments are mov- ing im volume while the shipments of canned goods are increasing. Steain- ers with refrigerator space are having no difficulty in booking large quanti- 'ties of fresh fruit and fish. ** ** *K Inauguration of direct passenger serv- ice between Puget sound and _ the Hawaiian islands by the Matson Navi- gation Co. has stimulated passenger business to the islands. The Alaska Steamship Co., Seattle, has also entered this service and both companies an.- the workers . Activities Along the Pacific Boast ticipate a steady volume of business. Previously, no direct passenger service has been available from Puget sound ports and the new arrangement is ex- pected to prove popular. kk x 'Delays to shipping in Bering sea ports is upsetting schedules -and_ proy- ing costly for the operators. Labor shortage, lack of lighters and bad weather have combined to make the season unprofitable thus far. The steam- ship KetcHum spent 21 days in Bering sea waters and had not been discharged and other vessels are encountering -simi- lar conditions. Me For the purpose of towing Capt. Roald Amundsen's exploration ship Maup to Seattle for repairs, plans are under way for. dispatching a_ vessel to. Nome. Volunteers have been ob- tained to man the vesselas there are no funds available for wages. The Maun broke her propeller and will undergo repairs at Seattle. She will remain there during the coming winter and next June Amundsen will continue 'his ambitious voyage into the Atlantic through the Arctic regions. rik Survey of the piling situation at Seat- tle will engage the attention of the forest service of the department of agriculture during the summer. Rav- ages of barnacles in Puget sound are extremely costly to owners of docks and piers and the forestry experts are expected to develop' something of in- terest, ee oe The Nippon Yusen Kaisha, operating between Puget sound and oriental ports it -is announced, has awarded the con- tract for constructing a palatial pas- senger and freight liner of 15,000 tons HO) laseow.. yard... The. 'liner wall be placed on the service out of Seat- tle and-she. is expected to be one of the finest vessels plying the Pacific. eee ae Damage estimated at about $200,000 was caused by fire which on July 11 par- tially destroyed the terminal properties at Seattle ot the East Waterway Dock & Warehouse Co. The shipping board freighter West Ison was towed from her berth in time to escape the flames.' Lumber, cotton and. other cargo was damaged. ee Announcement is made that the Com- pagnie Generale Transatlantique -- will shortly inaugurate regular service be- tween Europe and Pacific coast ports of both North and South America. R. Je Ringwood, formerlv vice president of the Pacific Steamship Co., has been appointed general agent for the Pacific coast. We ey ke Capt. John F. Blain. formerly di- rector in the Seattle district of the shipping board, has purchased at mar- shal's sale the full rigged ship CHILLI-