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July, 1920 is about as clear an indication of the government's policy as could be desired. Up until now, Mr. Ballantyne has had his own way in these matters and the indications are that he will have it in the matter of a permanent policy. Even now in building wooden ships, the gov- ernment is assisting some of the British Columbia yards to the extent of guar- anteeing a certain proportion of the cost. The great preponderance of ex- pert opinion is that the industry must receive some form of assistance and the proposals favor most the policy of bonusing. Behind all this there is undoubtedly a strong national sentiment, which is proud of Canada's achievements in the building of ships, and of the rapidly growing tonnage of ships on Canadian register, and which further realizes the importance of the shipbuilding industry in the industrial life of the country. Canada, however, being of but limited financial resources, is restricted in giving assistance to this or any other form of industry. New Cunard Oil = Burner Latest addition to the transatlantic fleet of the Cunard line to be launched in Great Britain is the Scyruta, re- cently sent down the ways at the Barrow-in-Furness yard of Vickers, Ltd. There are now 18 liners under construction for the Cunard Steam Ship Co., and it is believed that addi- tional keels will be laid by Vickers in the near future since the Cunard company has announced it has en- tered into "a close understanding" with Vickers interests. : The launch of the Scyru1a is shown in the accompanying illustration. This new liner is 625 feet in length, with a beam of 74 feet and a draft of 30 feet. Her depth from keel to funnel- top is 140 feet. She has a displace- ment of 27,000 tons, and her average sea _ speed with her 12,500-horsepower engines will be 16 knots. : She is said to be the largest liner to have been designed and built in Great Britain for burning oil fuel and the first vessel. of the liner type to be fitted with double reduction- Seared turbines. Her deck machinery will be electrically driven as will the steering gear and she will be fitted ue 4 gyroscopic compass. She will "oR aeaee fitted out for the com- i: e enjoyment of the passengers, C CYTHIA being in fact the first of « so-called luxury Cunarders now un- €f construction. : Portuguese shipyard recently com- ed a 3500-ton vessel, the CABo DA eo the largest craft to be built in at country, pl THE MARINE REVIEW Launch Italian Liner Messrs. Swan, Hunter & Wigham Rich- ardson recently launched from the berth once occupied by the famous Cunard royal mail steamer Mavrerania at their Walls- end shipyard; a magnificent liner of some 20,000 gross tons which is being built for the Navigazione Generale Italiana, Genoa. This ship, the Grutio CrsaRE, is to run in the owners' serv- ice between Genoa and Buenos Aires, and will be one of the most luxurious of the many passenger liners plying between Europe and Argentina. The vessel is 633 feet long, 76 feet beam 403 chiefly given over to accommodations for 1800 passengers, of which 210 are first Class, 310 second class and the remainder emigrants. In addition to this, accommodation is provided for over 500 persons comprising the offi- cers, crew, stewards, etc. A feature in the first class passenger accommoda- tion is the large number of cabines de luxe arranged on five decks. The pub- lic rooms and_ galleries leading from the promenade deck and also the first class dining saloon, are particularly noticeable for their great height which is much more than is usually found in ships. NEW CUNARD LINER, SCYTHIA, IMMEDIATELY AFTER LAUNCHING AT THE YARD OF VICKERS, LTD., BARROW-IN-FURNESS, ENGLAND with a molded depth of 50 feet. The ship has a straight stem and a cruiser stern. The propelling machinery and boilers have been built by the Wallsend Slip- -way & Engineering Co. Ltd. The main engines consist of four geared turbines driving four propellers. The high and low pressure turbine units work in series, which arrangement ap- plies both to. the ahead and astern direction of rotation. The steam is su- perheated up to 200 degrees Fahr. on entering the turbine maneuvering valves. In case of a breakdown to any of the turbines, they are arranged so that the high pressure and low pressure units can be operated independently. Six double and four single-ended multi- tubular boilers are placed in four water- tight compartments. The working pres- sure of the boilers is 222 pounds per souare inch under Howden's forced draft. The designed speed of the ship is 1914 knots on a 24 hour trial. The Grutio CESARE has eight decks the ship will be a well equipped gym- nasium, and a children's dining room The forward part of the upper prom- enade deck will be protected by large sash windows which can be opened at will. To add to the comfort of pas- sengers, Frahm's antirolling tanks are built in the ship. The ventilation throughout the ship is of the thermo- tank system, whereby either cold or warm air can be carried into every compartment on all decks where there is living accommodation. Arrangements are made for exhausting vitiated air. The GruLtio CeEsARE is fitted with hydraulic elevators for passengers' bag- gage, stores and a small amount of cargo. An extensive electric generat- ing plant will be installed in the ship for lighting, and also to work the first class passenger lift and other lifts deal- ing with stores, etc. For the provision rooms there will be a large installation of refrigerating machinery supplied by Messrs. J. & E. Hall, of Dartford. The Grutio CEsARE is being built to Among the other attractions in -