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452 the Totel Tivolitat Ancon, adjoining Balboa, and the Hotel Aspinwall, on Taboga Island, are owned and operat- ed by the government for the accom- modation of the traveling public. Reservations can be made in the same way as at privately owned hotels. Ancon Hospital is equipped with 800 beds. It treats about 35,000 cases a year, in which approximately 7,000 surgical operations are performed. Its staff of physicians and surgeons in- cludes men of marked experience and ability, and several experts in tropical medicine. The treatment of cases from neighboring countries and from ships is a part of its regular work. : Direct cable connections extend from the Isthmus to New York and to the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America. The radio stations at Colon and Balboa handle commer- cial business. Method of Application Steamship captains, or agents, desir- ing the services of the Panama canal in the way of supplies, repairs, etc., will receive prompt response on com- municating with the port at Balboa or, Cristobal... Ships may communicate their wants by radio, in advance of arrival. The canal organization, having made ample prep- arations for serving vessels, is desir- ous of giving prompt and satisfactory service on a business-like basis, with- out unnecessary delay or red tape. The captain of the port will fur- nish information in regard to plac-. ing orders, and should be notified of all orders placed, so that he may be able to keep track of them in rela- tion to clearing ship, etc. If orders are placed direct, applications should - be made to the following: Coal -- Receiving and forwarding agent, Panama railroad, Cristobal or Balboa. Fuel oilUnion. Oil. Co., Balboa, (temporarily). Ships' supplies--Depot quartermas- ter, Cristobal, or quartermaster's store- keeper, Balboa. Foodstuffs, general merchandise, ice, laundry, etc----Depot commissary, Cris- tobal, or commissary storekeeper, Bal- boa. Repairs--Superintendent of Mechan- ical division, Balboa. Water and miscellaneous supplies, and information--Captain of the port, Cristobal, or Balboa. Electric repairs such as_ wiring, lights, dynamos, etc.--Electrical en- gineer, Balboa Heights. Bills for all supplies will be sub- mitted through the offices of the dep- uty collectors at the ports for collec: tion, or cash may be sent with orders. captain of the. THE MARINE REVIEW Bills for supplies furnished ships of regularly established lines will be sub- mitted to the local agents, if desired. Prices of Supplies The following is a partial list of the charges prevailing: at present for yarious services, but they are subject to change from time to time: Coal--At 'Cristobal, from lighters, trimmed in bunkers, per ton, $5.40; from cars alongside wharf, handled by ships' gear, per ton, $5.15; use of steam hoist and crane, per hour, $1. At Balboa, the price is $1 more per ton, either form of delivery. Fuel oil--Regular sales, $1.30 per barrel. Water--Delivered at dock, 25 cents per 1,000 gallons; minimum charge, $3. General supplies, foodstuffs, etc. -- Prices are usually less than retail prices in the United States. Whole- sale lists may be obtained from the offices of the port captains. Ice--At Cristobal, 30 cents per 100 potinds; at. Balboa, 35 cents per 100 pounds. Laundry--The following representa- tive prices will give a fair idea of charges: For passengers; drawers or undershitts, 10 cents cach; socks, 5 cents per pair; collars, 3 cents each; for ships, waiters' coats, 10 cents each; blankets, 10 cents each; trousers and jackets, 5 cents each; aprons, caps, sheets, tablecloths, napkins, towels, 1 cent each. Charges for Services Barges and lighters--With towing machine, 400 tons or over, $2.25 per hour; without towing machine, 400 tons or over, 90 cents per hour; under 400 tons, 30 cents per hour. The charge for barges or lighters will depend upon the kind and class of service rendered, time in use, and charges in connection with handling freight and cargo. . Wharfage--All steam-or motor ves- sels, per day or fraction thereof, per . foot of length, measured over all, 15 cents. Satlinge vessels. 100: feet "in length, or less, per foot, 5 cents; over 100, but less than 200 feet, per foot, 10 cents; ,over 200 feet, per foot, 15 cents. : Dry docking at Mount Hope--For vessel docked alone, $75 for the first day and $25 for each subsequent day. For a vessel docked with another vessel, $50 for the first. day and $18 tor each subsequent day. Launches--Larger launches, for the first hour, $7.50 and $5 for each' suc- ceeding hour; smaller launches, $5 for the first hour, and $2.50 for each suc- ceeding hour. ~ 2 Diver's service--For the first: four December, 1914 hours, or fraction thereof, from time of arrival at point of diving, $60; for each subsequent hour, $10. Freight--Rates for handling freight depend upon the kind and class of services required. Freight is handled at the terminal ports either by the Panama railroad or the agents of vessels. Tugs -- For harbor work, shifting berths, work around piers or locks, and short tows, $15 per hour. For towing through the canal, 4 cents per displacement ton, or 10 cents per net Panama canal ton; minimum charge for towing through the canal, $150. Pilotage--Charges are based upon the maximum draft; rate per foot, or fraction of foot exceeding 6 inches, $1. In case pilot is taken outside of the Atlantic breakwater an extra charge of $10 is imposed. There is no charge for pilotage when a vessel goes direct through the canal, without stopping at either terminal port to take on or discharge cargo or passengers. Through passengers will be allowed to land without affecting the status of the vessel in this respect. * Tolls--On merchant vessels carry- ing passengers or cargo, per met ton (each 100 cubic feet) of actual €arning capacity, $1.20. é "On vessels in ballast, without pas- sengers or cargo, 40 per cent less than the rate for vessels with passengers or cargo, i. é€., per ton; 72 cents. On naval vessels, other than trans- ports, colliers, hospital ships and sup- ply ships, per displacement ton, $1.50. On army and navy transports, col- liers, hospital ships and supply ships, the vessel to be measured by the same rules as are employed in determining the net tonnage of merchant vessels, per net ton, $1.20. Additional charges are made _ for deck loads, depending on the space occupied; per net vessel ton, $1.20. For passengers, no specific charge is made, but passenger space is in- cluded in the net tonnage upon which tolls are charged. George Simpson, 17 Battery place, New York, has been awarded contract for torsion meters for battleship No. 39, building at the New York navy yard. These torsion meters are of the Denny-Edgecombe self-recording type which has been generally adopted in the leading navies. John A.:-Roebling's Sons Co., Fren- ton, N. J., have received contract from the Navy department for torpedo de- fense nets for the battleships Navada and Oklahoma. The Roebling com- pany also constructed the nets for the Argentine battleships Rivadavia and Moreno.