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30 MARINE REVIEW light purposes, but for the training gear of guns, for night-sights, for firing the guns, for the ammunition hoists, for driving tools in the workshop, and for speed and direction indicators con- nected with the main engines. One of the vessels was launched in October, 1902, and the other in March of last year, and they were completed and left Italy for the east last week. They have been renamed Kasuga and Nisshen. ANNUAL MEETINGS OF STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. The annual meeting of the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co. and the Detroit & Buffalo Steamship Co. were held last week with the largest number of stockholders in attendance in many years. While no figures were given out, it was announced that _ the season of 1903 was most successful for both lines. The freight earnings of the Detroit & Buffalo Line were just double what they were in 1902, and the passenger traffic showed an increase of 20 per cent. over that of the previous season. A _resolution was offered by ex-Senator T. W. Palmer, who is one of the stock- holders, commending the officials on their efficient management of the affairs of the lines. The Detroit & Cleveland Line elected officers as follows: President and general manager, W. C. McMillan; vice president, James McGregor; treasurer, Hugh McMillan; secretary, P. H. McMillan; assistant treasurer, B. C. Wilder; auditor, George M. Black; general superintendent, A. A. Schantz; general freight traffic manager, D. C. McIntyre; board of directors, W. C. Mc- Millan, James McGregor, Hugh McMillan, George Hendrie, P. H. McMillan, A. A. Schantz. Following are the Detroit & Buffalo Line officials: Presi- dent, George Hendrie; vice president, T. F. Newman; treasurer and general manager, W. C. McMillan; secretary, B. C. Wilder; assistant treasurer, George M. Black; general superintendent, A. A. Schantz; general freight trafic manager, D. C. McIntyre; board of directors, George Hendrie, T. F. Newman, W. C. Mc- Millan, A. C. Angell, F. S. Masten, C. Morris, A. A. Schantz, D. C. McIntyre, B. C. Wilder. At the annual meeting of the directors of the Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co., held last week, all the old officers were re- elected. They are: President, M. A. Bradley; vice president, George W. Gardner; treasurer, R. C. Moody; secretary and gen- eral manager, T. F. Newman. No statement regarding the earn- | ‘ings of the company for the past year was given out, but the officers were pleased with the showing made. The annual meeting of the other companies at Detroit re- sulted as follows: Duluth & Atlantic Transportation Co.—Hugh McMillan, president; W. C. McMillan, vice-president; Philip McMillan, secretary; George M. Black, treasurer. Directors, the above and W. K. Anderson. White Star Line—A, A. Parker, president; L. C. Waldo, vice-president; John Pridgeon, Jr., treasurer; C. F. Bielman, secretary and trafic manager; B. W. Parker, general manager. Directors, the above and T. H. Newberry, James H. Muir, Rob- ert T. Gray and A. W. Colton. Nipigon Transit Co—Alfred K. Kiefer, president; David Milne, vice-president; O. L. E. Weber, secretary and treasurer. Michigan Navigation Co.—William Livingstone, president, treasurer and general manager; T. W. Palmer, vice-president; W. A. Livingstone, secretary. i Percheron Navigation Co—T. W. Palmer, president; Will- iam Livingstone, treasurer; W. A. Livingstone, secretary. Adams Transportation Co.—John Craig, Sr., John Adams, vice-president; John Craig, Jr., secretary; Thomas Aiams, treasurer and general manager. Directors, above and Geo. L. Craig. Monroe Transportation Co.—John Craig, Sr., president; John Adams, vice-president; John Craig, Jr., secretary; Thomas Adams, treasurer and general manager. Directors, above and Geo. L. Craig. Whitney Transportation Co—D. C. Whitney, president and treasurer; John Dalvell, vice-president; Fred G Austin, ees Directors, above and Charles Stinchfield and Richard uson. Wolverine Steamship Co.—John B. Roby, president; Watson M. Freer, vice-president; Alex. McVittie, secretary, treasurer and manager. Directors, above and Frank J. Hecker. Michigan Steamship .Co.—Frank J. Hecker, president; Frank E. Kirby, vice-president; Alex. McVittie, secretary, treasurer and manager. Directors, above and Watson M. Freer and P. H. McMillan. American Steamship Co—Hugh McMillan, president and treasurer; W. C. McMillan, vice-president; M. B. McMillan. secretary. Directors, above and M. W. Aldrich and G. M. Mce- Millan. ; Northwestern Transportation Co.—Harvey H. Brown, presi- dent; S. E. Hartnell, vice-president; L. C. Waldo, secretary, treasurer and manager. Directors, above and C. T. Pratt and Stephen Hartnell. Roby Transportation Co—John B. Rob i ‘ i 1 : : y, president; John W. Duddleson, vice-president; L. C. Waldo, secretary, nilee| and manager. Stewart Transportation Co.—George Peck, president; A.. E. Bou Tee Geesicent ae general manager; C.’F. Bielman secretary and treasurer. Directors, above and J. Cage Cote, 3 Gr. Barlum and _ J. Emery Owen Transportation Co.—J. F. Owen, president; president; , Wm. J. Gray, vice-president and treasurer; Robert T. Gray, gee. retary. Inter-Lake Transportation CoP. J. Ralph, president; ¢ D. Waterman, vice-president; H. C. Ralph, secretary and tregs. urer. | Ionia Transportation Co.—F. M. Thompson, president and treasurer; E. L. Thompson, vice-president; W..M. Kelly, secre. tary. Teagan Transportation Co.—W. T. Teagan, president; J. 0, Teagan, treasurer and general manager; Wade Mills, secretary, | Hope Transportation Co.—T. S. Christie, president; C Dp, Haywood, vice-president; W. R. Stafford, treasurer; Thos. kK. Christie, secretary; John A. Francombe, manager. Wayne Transportation Co.—John A. Francombe, president and manager; W. G. Teuson, secretary; E. McWilliams, treas- urer. Vulcan Transportation Co.—J. B. Baugh, president; S, A. Baugh, vice-president; James Findlater, secretary and treasurer, TURBINE YACHT LORENA. The steam yacht Lorena, said to be the largest ocean-going turbine propelled yacht afloat, is owned by Amzi L. Barber, of the New York yacht club. She was built for him from the de signs of Cox & King by Ramage & Ferguson, of Leith, and it is likely that she will be seen in New York waters in the yacht- ing season of 1904. The principal dimensions of the Lorena are: Length over all, 300 ft.; length on load water line, 253 ft.; breadth molded, 33 ft. 3 in.; depth, 20 ft. 3 in.; tonnage (yacht measurement), about 1,406. The turbine propelling machinery was supplied by the Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co., Walls- end-on-Tyne, and consists of three independent Parsons’ com- pound steam turbines—one highgpressure turbine and two low- | pressure turbines, each turbine driving separate shaft, with one propeller on each shaft. Reversing turbines are incorporated in the exhaust casing of each of the low-pressure turbines, and the outer shafts are capable of being worked ahead or astern inde- pendently of each other and of the high-pressure turbine, thus giving the vessel quick and powerful maneuvering ability. Steam . re by four cylindrical boilers, working at a pressure of 180 lbs. The Lorena ran her official trip at Aberlady, in the Firth — of Forth, on May 16. On the best run a speed of 19 knots an hour was obtained in slack water, the mean number of revolu- tions of the center shaft being about 550 a minute and of the | wing shafts 700 a minute. The bearings revolve in oil, thus re ducing friction to a minimum, and by an economical arrange ment the oil is pumped from one end of the turbine to the other, the consumption of oil being only about 5 per cent. of that for reciprocating engines. A very noticeable point was the — entire absence of vibration. ‘ From the observations taken on the trial trip, as also from data since obtained, it is found that the Lorena is a very eco- nomical vessel as regards coal consumption. When the Lorena went from Brightlingsea to Southampton she made. the passage at an average speed of 12.4 knots. She burned only one ton of coal an hour, with all auxiliaries going. This speed was main- tained on two boilers, in the face of a foul tide. _ SPAIN TO AID ITS SHIPPING. _ Spain is the latest of the nations to come to the aid of shipping. A bill extending government assistance to shipping and ship building has recently been read before the Spanish cortes. Following is a summary of the measure: Article qT; provides that vessels of every kind measuring Over 300 registered tons (1 ton—2.83 cubic meters) are exempted — from all import *duties.° Smaller cratt, however, up to and it cluding 300 tons measurement, are to pay a duty of 4o pesetas per ton register if imported from countries having a treaty 0 commerce with Spain, and a duty of 48 pesetas per ton if im — ported from non-treaty countries. Article II. exempts. from duty all work performed on Spanish vessels in foreign ship yards, whether the said work consists of simple repairs, renewal of machinery, or an extension of their carrying capacity. Aft | cle III. exempts from duties the materials, machinery and ap | Pparatus imported from abroad for the purpose of building and | equipping both foreign and national vessels, on proof being fut | nished in the prescribed form of the destination of. the said | materials, etc. This exemption from duty can only be claimed by the actual owners of the vessels or by their legally appointed representatives. Article IV. grants to Spanish ship owners, to their representatives legally appointed for the purpose, the following premiums for vessels built in Spanish yards or afse | nals, namely: 40 pesetas per registered ton for ships with woodel — hulls, 60 pesetas per ton for ships with hulls of iron or steel of of mixed construction, 15 pesetas per 100 kilograms for machit ery and boilers of vessels of any class propelled by steam. premiums will only be paid under the annexed conditions: () The ships must be built, fitted out, and manned either in the ship yards of the peninsula or those of the Balearic islands} ¢ the ships must be of a measurement exceeding 130 registé tons; (3) the ships must be declared by. the ministry of maf to be suitable for all kinds of navigation on the high seas. A cle V. deals with the method of ship measurement; Article lays down rules for sanitary-police inspection; Article VU duces consular fees; and Article VIII. provides that the ing: trade remains reserved exclusively for the Spanish f