" Down to the Sea in Ships " 



German. — Six and a half tenths of an inch 

 long. 



And next, after a great dividing gap — 



British. — Fifty-one tenths of an inch, or over 

 five inches long. 



Once more, the figures speak for themselves. 

 But this was a good many years ago. Let us 

 have the same plan repeated for the year 1897, 

 or eight years later, noting the advance made in 

 each case. 



Here, again, the tonnage of the whole steam- 

 driven fleet of each Nation may be represented 

 by a black line, one-tenth of an inch in width, 

 and varying in length according to the size of 

 the particular fleet. Some changes have taken 

 place in those few years. The Japanese, instead 

 of being quite at the end of the list, rank above 

 the Spanish and the Norwegian ; and the Ameri- 

 cans have outstripped the French. 



The results now stand thus : — 



Japanese. — Nearly three-tenths of an inch. 



French. — Five-tenths of an inch. 



American. — Over five-tenths of an inch. 



German. — Over a whole inch, or more than 

 ten-tenths. 



And once more, after another big dividing- 

 gap:— 



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