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 Americans 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:—