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VOL. 37. WHITE STAR LINE TO ENTER CANADIAN TRADE. Tt is officially announced that early: next year the White Star Line will enter the Canadian trade, and, in con- junction with the Dominion Line, maintain a service between Liverpool, Quebec and Montreal, the new ven- ture to be known as the White Star- Dominion Service. With the ever-in- creasing development of Canada, the White Star feel that the introduction of the most modern and _ up-to-date tonnage into the trade is extremely de- sirable, and the two steamers, each of 14000 tons gross register, are now being built at Belfast, which it is an- ticipated will answer the most exacting requirements both of traders and pas- sengers. It had originally been in- tended to name these vessels the Al- berta and Albany, but fo'lowing on the decision of the White Star Line to associate itself with Canada, the New steamers will instead be called the Laurentic and Megantic. In one of the new vessels, the Laur- entic, a new arrangement of machinery will be introduced. Reciprocating en- gines have a very satisfactory record in the White Star Line, whose vessels have attained a reputat'on for regular- ity and successful working, and it has been cla'med that with the quadrupte or four-crank triple expansion engines on the "balanced" principle the recip- tocating engines in White Star steam- &s have been brought to a high state of Perfection, both as to the efficiency of their motive power and the abolit'on of vibration in the ship. Neverthe- less, the public are always interested n 'new developments, and_ turbines having come 'more to the front of late rears, there has been naturally some oY as to whether this well- own line would still adhere to the CLEVELAND, MAY 28, 1908. 1 reciprocating engines or adopt tur- bines, like some of the other compan- ies. They have decided upon a new departure in the propulsion: of steam- ships. The propelling power of the Laurentic will be a combination of reciprocating engines with a low-pres- sure turbine. She will thus be a triple screw steamer, each of the wing pro- pellers being driven triple-balanced engines, and the central propeller by a turbine. The object of this combination is to retain the ad- vantages of the highly-perfected bal- anced reciprocating engines, and at the same time get the benefit of the further expansion of steam in a low- pressure turbine. The reciprocating engines will use steam of 215 potinds 'pressure . per square inch. After the steam has done its work in these engines the exhaust steam from the four low-pressure cyl- inders will pass into the turbine, in which it will be expanded down to 2 pounds absolute pressure before ex- hausting into the condensers. The driv- ing force of the ship will thus be util- ized to the titmost extent by means of. this combination, which, moreover, has the advantage of avoiding the combination of the astern turbine which is necessary in steamers fitted with turbines only, as in this ship when the vessel is required to go astern the exhaust steam from the reciprocating engines will pass direct to the condensers. Then, again, for maneuvering in and out of port the reciprocating engines only will be re- quired, and as they will develop over three-fourths of the total combined - horsepower they will be more than sufficient for this purpose. It is hoped that the Laurentic will be ready by the end of the year, and she will make her first few voyages In by four-crank NEW YORK No. 22 the Liverpool-New York service of the White Star Line, being transferred to the Canadian trade as soon as the St. Lawrence opens for navigation in the spring of 1909; the sister vessel will take her place in the service shortly afterwards. The Laurentic and Megantic wll sail alternately with the Canada and Do- minion, of the Dominion Line, and will thus complete a weekly service. The managers of the White Star Line announce that it will be their aim to maintain the new service at the highest pitch of efficiency, and in con- sonance with the best traditions of its New York steamers. INDUSTRIAL LAW LEAGUE. dhe Industrial Law League, 170 Broadway, New York, has been or- ganized to deal with legal cases in- volving technical matters, and ought to prove of great service to manufac- turers and inventors having business . in the east. Through a corps of legal specialists comprising the law depart- ment, the league will institute pro- ceedings directly or as associates for out-of-town or foreign 'interests and are available on short notice for exam- ining witnesses preferably in or about New York, and particularly in patent interference and infringement suits. A chain of associates throughout conti- nental Europe, Great Britain, the col- onies, South America and Canada also enables the league to investigate and prosecute foreign interests with dis- patch. The league solicits the corre- spondence of out-of-town attorneys, merchants, contractors, manufacturers and the general public requiring alert and. competent attorneys. The league will attend to the proper closing of important transactions, represent a cli- ent in negotiations, institute legal pro- e Be