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Show KEEN EIGHT FOR SUPREMACY UPON THE OCEAN ROUTE Special Cable to Thc Tribune. LIVERPOOL.. Juno -1. Thoro is prospect of a keen fight for supremacy on the ocean route to Canada. Thc Allan lino's plans for two ncw fast, steamers from Liverpool seem to have been inspired by thc determination of thc Canadian Northern railway to enter into competition. competi-tion. Tho two turbluo lines lo be added to the Allan fleet will far exceed in size any other vessel engaged In tlic dominion service. With their 20,000 tons displacement, displace-ment, thoy will approximate to tho White Star steamer Oceanic, which was the pioneer of tho present-day type of Atlanlic liner. As for speed, the new Allan boats, which aro intended to travel at about twenty-two knots per hour, will abo take first place, bcallug tho vessels ves-sels acquired by the Canadian Northern by a knot. It is expected that tho Allan departure will bo followed by an announcement an-nouncement of an equally enterprising character on tho part of the Canadian Pacific Railway company, which Is contemplating con-templating thc construction of two now Uncra for thc samo service. |