Show COMPETE FOR TRADE Significance pf of the Removal of White Star Sta Line From Liverpool to Southampton London Jan decision of the theW W Wite Star line hinc to remove part of its ser serice servIce vIce ice from rom Liverpool to South Southampton is considered to be a 11 significant and amid far ar reaching movement by the British lines to regain control ot of th the passenger traffic to and from the continent The German American lines lIne have been gradually ab absorbing absorbing the cream ot of the passenger trat tic at continental ports as their landings it at and nd Southampton tapped all aJl Europe whereas Liverpool tapped only England and some of the northern Europe traffic The great tide of American tour tourIsts ISIS desired flexibility of routes permit permitting tinS ting them to arrive arrhe and depart at or from the continent as well as from England which Increased the of Liv Liverpool Liverpool The White Stars removal there therefore therefore fore challenges foreign control of oC the continental traffic and it Is generally con considered to t he preliminary to similar action on the p part rt of other BrItish lines partIcularly ninny the Cunard line lineTh Th The movement is 1 to exert consid considerable considerable erable influence on time the maritime Importance tance or of Liverpool and amI Southampton In shipping circles there is no doubt that Liverpool will vIll maintain Its supremacy as the chief Atlantic port but tho tendency Is steadily In favor of ports on t the e English channel owing to their proximity to We continent Southampton already Is pre preparing preparing paring to make bea heavy expenditures In Including eluding the construction of docks capable of r the largest lIners Another feature which its is arousing strong feeling Is the effect of the arrival of time the American mans mails It Is contended that time the mails mail will bo be greatly deJa delayed ed by bythe time the adoption of the tho Southampton route Time The urban council of Queenstown to today ar strongly critiCised i cd this as wrong and It ItaR was aR out to send time the malls to Southampton would Inconvenience two thirds of the ot of England |