Show costly canals the oldest and the most important ship canal 1 bat of suez begun in 1856 and completed n 1889 it Is miles in length bcd cost in 1802 was expended to widen it ships are allowed to pass through it at a speed of live and one third miles per hour p that its whole length can be traversed in 16 hours night navigation Is made ble by electric lights which were introduced in the tolls are eight shillings per ton in 1870 ships passed through tie canal in gibso 2028 in 1000 in tace year 1803 passengers were tract ported in the emperor william canal to connect the north sea with the baltic was begun and the canal was opened in Rs cost was its receipts do not cover expenses another connecting the korth se with the baltic was opened in 1900 its cost was the manchester ship canal cost amsterdam Is connected with the sea by a ship canal opened in 1845 and rotterdam Is likewise connected with deep water by a canal opened in the gulf ot corinth canal was ln 1893 it cast about |