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172 electric motors, used in pumping water, hoisting ammunition, coaling, ventilating the living spaces, cooling magazines, working tools, firing the guns, compressing air for torpedoes, generating force to operate the high- power wireless telegraphic apparatus, and illuminating the battleship through- out. SUBMARINES LAUNCHED. The Holland submarine torpedo boats 'Narwhal, Tarpon and Stingray were launched from the works of the Fore River Ship Building Co., Quincy, Mass., recently. The Tarpon and Stingray are 105 ft. long and are duplicates of the Octopus. The Narwhal is 135 ft. long. THE HALF MOON'S PLANS. The Commissie voor de Hudson- Fulton Gedachtenisviering, which is the organization of patriotic citizens of Holland who are building the rep- lica of Henry Hudson's ship, the Half Moon, has selected a committee to represent that organization upon the presentation of the replica to the Hud- son-Fulton celebration commission this fall. This committee will be the offi- cial guests of the commission. They are: J. T. Cremer, president of the Netherlands Trading Society, and for- mer secretary of state for the col- onies, who is vice president of the Holland commission; R. van Rees, treasurer; J. Heldring, assistant secre- tary; Jonkheer O. Reuchiin and J. Rypperda Wierdsma, managing direct- LAUNCHING SUBMARINE ors of the Holland-America line; S. P. van Eeghen, president of the cham- ber of commerce, Amsterdam; Baron J. @Aulius de Bourouill, professor at THe Marine REVIEW the University of Utrecht; J. C. de. Marez Oyens, ex-secretary of state for commerce; and Baron J. C. van Tuyll van Serooskerken, comptroller of her majesty's. crown lands. In addition to the above, E. J. Ben- June, 1909 its participation in the Hudson-Fulton celebration this fall. The Netherlands government will send instructions to Capt. von Hecking Colenbrander, com- mander' of H. M, Utrecht, {9 aa) for New York in August. She is due LAUNCHING SUBMARINE ToRPEDO BoAT TARPON. them, an engineer of the royal navy, will probably sail for the United States in the beginning of September. Mr. Benthem has been in charge of the construction of the Half Moon, and his presence in New York is essential to the rigging of the vessel, as he is TorPepo Boat STINGRAY, the only man who is entirely familiar with this important work. The replica of the Half Moon will be manned by Dutch sailors during to reach that port about September 15,. The crew to: man the replica of the Half Moon will be selected from the roster of the Utrecht. Lieut.- Commandér' W. Lam, R. D. Ni, will impersonate Henry Hudson, and Lieut. De Meester, R.-D. N., will act as th mate of the Half Moon. PACIFIC MAIL TO STOP ITS PANAMA SERVICE. Traffic officers of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. at New York on June 2 informed shippers that the line will withdraw its Panama service on August -3. It was stated that notice to this ef- fect had been served on the war de- partment at Washington, which has charge of the operation of the Panama railroad, with which the Pacific Mail has certain traffic arrangements. The com- pany contemplates giving up the service because of its unremunerative character. The rate received on shipments from the west coast to the isthmus and thence via the Panama Railroad & Steamship Co. to New York is $8 per ton, of which the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. receives $4, Sparrow's Point, Md., launched the collier Vulcan for the United States navy on May 15. The light house tender. Hyacinth, stationed on Lake Michigan, will be equipped with submarine signals. The Central Dredging Co. of Cleveland has parchaeed the tug Carl of the Milwaukee Tug ine. The Maryland Steel Co.,