Show AGAIN MAKES BID FOR OCEAN LINE UNE t 1 Gross Tons of Ves Vessels res sels Once Sought by U. U S. S Shipping Board New ew Y York rk May 19 Negotiations 19 for forthe forthe forthe the purchase e b by a British s 's syndicate te of ot the British owned ships and assets of or orthe the tho International Mercantile l Marino company compan have been renewed and the company has received virtually the same offer oer for the vessels as was pen pending pending pend pend- i ing InS at the time the ne negotiations Were Iere suspended etl la last t November when the lie United States whipping shipping board proposed to purchase the vessels I This was Ws w s announced lo today ay by P. P A. A S. S Franklin president of tho Marine com company pan who presented the British syndicates syndicate's renewed offer to the board of directors at nt a special meeting The ort offer r has not been definitely ac ac but Mr Franklin said that If it it were the International Mercantile Marine I uld continue continuo In business aa as asan an entirely American concern The rhe In involves vol approximate approximately tons lons gross including ln tho the Olympic Olm pic plc Baltic and other well known British British British Brit Brit- ish liners hies and the amount of the original original original inal for the ships and assets was about 1 1 |