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52 . distributing center for the eastern territory and coast trade, the exacting details relating to much of the com- pany's export business are supervised at this office. Special care is given 'to the packing of all breakable and polished material in serviceable and at- tractive dovetailed slide cover wood . WAe Marine REVIEW Slings are provided for hanging in davits, and it is owing tothe space and weight being limited for this pur- pose that special provision has had to be made to keep weight down to a minimum while still leaving a good margin for strength. The contract stipulated 13 cwts. 'MOTOR TENDER OF THE STEAM YACHT RUBICON., - boxes after careful wrapping in paper especially adapted to this purpose, ap- plying alike to all goods, whether de- signed for domestic or foreign trade. MOTOR TENDER FOR STEAM MACHT, Jonn 1.° Thormycrott & Co, Ltd., Cheswick, have just completed a mo- tor tender for a steam yacht. She is a particularly smart looking craft, being carvel built of. mahogany; close jointed .and varnished inside and out. The decks forward and aft are also of mahogany. The floors are covered with American elm gratings. The length is 19 ft. 6 ih. and the maxi- mum depth 3 ft. 8 in. The power is transmitted by a 'Thornycroft 6 B. H. P. motor through a reversing gear to a Thornycroft solid propeller of large diameter specially designed for towing. It is anticipated that a towing speed of about four miles per hour will be, easily main- tained, and in view of the fact that the Rubicon is of 90 tons Y. M. this will be a very satisfactory perform- ance. The fuel tank is of brass, and all petrol and water pipes are of solid drawn copper. The motor is com- pletely covered and protected from rain and spray by a neat mahogany casing. | The boat is provided -with two hoods, one over the engine space, and the other over the cockpit, each fitted with Talc lights. but the builders find they have ample margin, the actual weight being about 12 cwts., while the staunchness and seaworthy qualities are very appar- ent, and in no way impaired by the light construction. A boat of this type would be those in search of a small, well-built and handy motor boat. NEW BRITISH 22%4-KNOT TUR- BINE STEAMER. The new turbine steamer Victoria, built: by Messrs. Denny Brothers, of Dumbarton, for the Dover-Calais ser- vice of the South Eastern & Chat- ham railway, carried out her trials on the Clyde on April 22 when she attained a speed of 22.576 knots, being 114 knots in 'excess of the guarantee, and sufficient to ensure that she will do the channel passage under the hour. The Victoria is gen- erally similar to three previous tur- ebine vessels built by Messrs. Denny for this service, the Queen, the On- ward and the Invicta. The last- named is the record holder between Dover and Calais, having done the passage in the smart time of 52 min- utes. Another named Empress was launched a week ago. All five are fitted with Parsons' turbines and are notable ships of this class, demon- strating the success both of the new system of propulsion and the endeav- ors of Messrs. Denny to extend its adaptability to commercial steamers. These boats are 310 ft. long, with a molded breadth of 40 ft. and a depth of 24 ft. 6 in. to awning deck which extends from stem to stern. ' nS, Viiecten, of the United States ---- MOTOR OF THE TENDER OF THE STEAM YACHT RUBICON. x equally useful for up river work or cruising in more or less. sheltered waters, and its moderate initial cost, economy in fuel and maintenance should recommend it strongly to Engineer's office of Detroit, visited Bay City last week on the United States steamer Hancock for the purpose of determining the necessary improve- ments to be made in Saginaw river.