INTIMATIONS
TER HONGRONG DAILY PRESS. – MONDAY, AUGUST 6TH. 1917
MOUTRIE'S
PIANOS
HIRE
FROM
$10
Per MONTH.
SHIPPING AS USUAL.
TWO VESSELS LAUNCHED AT
KOWLOON
INSPIRING SPEECH BY BON MR.
s. H DODWELLA
and dry tank under boilers, Steam steering gear- amidships Six steam winches operating six derricks mounted on tables on two musts..
Accommodation amidships for passeng ers and officers, the cabins being fitted in modern style. The second class and com- pradore staff are berthed in the poop. The ship is electrically lighted throughout and the latest type of wireless is installed.
turn its face to the wall and write this on its back: The HK & W. Dock Co. have enough material in stock and on the way to undertake any reconstruc, tional and repair work they can get during the next two years............... As a mutter of fact that is almost a facsimile of the advertisement, we asked our London agents to insert in the shipping paper Fairplay, a few days before the appear ance in the Press of the article I refer to As to new work, there are other sour of supply for steel than Home and if our Allies, the United States of America,
of having our own steel works in Hong- kong, since we have iron ore very near and lots of cand in Kwangtung. It only wants enterprise to have those steel worka established. The Norwegian Consul has proposed the health and prosperity to the Hongkong and Whampon Dock Com pany and
need not do it again
Mr. R. M. DIER, in the course of a short speech, referred to the fact that shipbuilding was at the present time of prime importance, and said that day they had had a practical demonstration that the Dock Company could design, build
**The contribution is, perhaps, not large not much, you may say, to make a song about but together they represent another 7,000 tons weight on our side of the rope in this terrible tug of warj and who can say that qur 7,000 tons may not be the means of just pulling the Hernians over the line 1" (Applause) The above was one of the many in diameter by 10ft. Gins, long, work satisfactory arrangements made, she will suitable, souvenir of the occasion. Too spiring passager in a speech delivereating pressure of 180 lbs.: one donkey boiler be run by British owners and will Miss May he handed & gold brooch, vet
by the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, Chair man of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, after the launching of two new vessels from the Company's slips on
historic one.
Saturday morning The ceremony was an unusual and, at the fame time, a The oldest shipping maŋ present at the ceremony was only able
launched at Hongkong within a few minutes of cach other, and on Saturday, the third
to remember
one previous
The machinery consists of one get of cannot supply us with all we want I shall and complete ships of the type that was be extraordinarily surprised. The 'rosper needed. He wished to thank very heartily is a sister ship of the Helion and the two ladies who had performed the has been built for Messrs. Hans Knier ceremonies, and he presented them with & Co., of Norway. Under the iontually
triple expansion engines of 1,000 indicat. ed horse-power, and two main boilers 14ft.
oft, dins diameter by eft, dins long, warking pressuro 100 lbs.
a
the British flag for the duration of the war and for six months afterwards. Then she will revert to her Norwegian owners,
with stones, and to Mrs. Sutherland a diamond and amethyst pendant.
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR then
The auxiliary machinery comprises and I earnestly hope she will come safely said Ladies and Gentlemen. It is not separato centrifugal circalating pump, through and eventually make some amends infrequently that I am called upon to to the Norwegian nation for the enormous make a speech on behalf of my wife. 1 two Weir feed pumps and heater, large amount of tonnage they have lost by the don't like it but I regard it as part piratical practices of Germany. The Chok of the responsibilities incident in the Sanu is n sister of the Kwai Sang, and married state. (Laughter.) But I er is for our old friends, the Indo-Chin. tainly never bargained to make aperches S. N. Co. I venture to think they will for my daughters. Certainly, not under
ballast pump, and two donkey feed pumps, and a Weir evaporator capable of producing daily IS tous of water. The
two occan going ships when sea-going speed of the Chak. Sang will not want us to promise more than that conditions in which I get nothing and
by 11 knots per hour.
she shall be no satisfactory as the Kaimy offspring gets & handsome prezent, Sang, which was delivered to them (Laughter.) But I must not be jealous. s.s" PROSPER."
cently. We are very proud of the She wishes to thank the Company very Sang, though I say it myself. There is much for the very handsome present they Built for Messrs. Hans Klaer & Co- nothing like blowing one's own trumpet have made to her. She thinks it the most in this life, and in this case I am fairly easily earned thing she has ever encourel- sure Mr, Anton will join in the chorus, ed in acquiring. She does not prize it. Dimensions, Length overall,
If British owners at home still doubt our any the less, and will even treasure it
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are taxed to their utmost, two British gins; Length between perpendiculars, capabilities. I hope they will one day as a memento of this visit, on the
built ships were launched. It was a truly impresstve ceremony.
270ft.; Breadth moulded, 40ft. Depth moulded, 21ft 6ins.
The
an opportunity of inspecting anniversary of the outbreak of war. to have
the premises of the Hongkong and either the Kwai Sang, Chak Sang, The vessels launched wore the as
Prosper or Helikon They will have to Whampoa Dock Company to take a lend- The vessel is built to Lloyd's highest come to us after the war to build ships ng part in adding another contribution Prosper, built for Memrs. Hans Kiner
class and to Board of Trade requirements for them. Our labour facilities make that from Hongkong to the Empire's military Co., Drammen, Norway; and the s
a foregone conclusion. They will come resources. Her knowledge of these pre- Chok Sang, built to the order of the The gross tonnage is approximately 2,170 with greater confidence if they have seenises and of the splendid work done there- Indo China Steem Navigation Company, tous, and deadweight carrying capacity what manner of work we can turn out in is derived from two inanimate objects It is Mr. Dyer's pleasant duty to officially on the steam-launch Fictoria, a very There was a very large company present, 3,000 tons on Lloyd's freeboard. She thank the two ladies who have assisted old friend of the family over sine the launches having brought over many is of the two dock type with poop, us this morning, but I feel that I am tine that her daddy took her mummy not encroaching on his preserves in out snipe shooting in it to Deep Bay guests from Hongkong. Those present bridge, and topgallant forecastle, saying one word. Of all the war work over the week-end of their honeymoon were accommodated on a platform The boat deck is amidships, Four done by the women of Hongkong and week The launch is 30 years old, but I would back it against any other like when fer present overhaul is completed which had been erected between the watertight hulkheads
upper deck.
number of square miles of the British she will be as good as new. Her engines now vessels. They included H.E Machinery space amidships. Cellular Empire nothing. ranks of more importar the original engines put into her the Governor (65 Henry
May, bottom all fore and aft, reserve feedance at the present time than the little 30 years ago and enable her still to hold ceremony two of them have performed her own against any launch in the har K.C.M.G.), Miss May and Miss Dione under engine and dry tank under boilers this morning. I had first to convince bar. I think that is a record. May (accompanied by Capt. Edwards, Swam steering gear amidships Six the Second Assistant Superintendent of other object lesson by which Phoebe the Botanical and Forestry Department judges the Dock Company is the little A.D.C.), the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell steam winches on upper deak operating of this fact before she would even ask launched from this yard 15 years ago, vacht named after her sister, the Dione, (Chairman of the Dock Company), H.E. six derrick's mounted on tables on two Mr. Tutcher for leave. Once convinced, and raced hard new for 15 consecutive however, she luns put her back to the seasons. Phoebe says that despite the Major-General Ventris and Miss Ventris, masts. There is also a steam winch on wheel, and you will all agree that she has vacht's age she and her sister Iris are Commodore and Mrs. Bandeman, the poop dock,
done great credit to her illustrious ready to take on anyone and anything Hon, Mr. C. E. Anton and Miss Anton, the Accommodation amidships for passeng mother, who recently let slip the great in the shape of a yacht of about the
ers and officers, the cabins being fitted in Autolycus Ae to Mrs. Sutherland, this one tonnage in any weather.
They Hon, Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G., and Mrs. Lodern style. The second class and com is the fourth christening she has been won all the hard weather races in her Chatham, the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, pradore staff are berthed in the poop. diretly interested in The other three last season. The little yacht is as good was. That, I think, con 5.C. and Mrs. Follock, Col. John The ship is electrically lighted through were boys, and as all four are vital re- as ever she
record. another
(Applause.) Ward, M P., Col. Crisp, M. Reau (French out, and the latest type of wireless is quirements of the nation I think that is stitates
installed pro
record that any woman may well be Phoebe says she does not know much Consul), M Stockmest (Norwegian The machinery consists of one set of proud of. Your Exeloney, Jadies and abast mensters of steel and iron such as triple expansion engines of 1,300 indicat. gentlemen, I ask you to join with me she has just inunched, but, judging from Consul), Mr. A. E Carleton (Vice-ed horse-power, and two main boilers taft, in drinking long life and prosperity to the workmanship put into the two little vessels I have mentioned, she predicta Consul for the U.S.4.) and Mrs. Carle in diameter by 10ft. Bing, long, working the Prosper and Chak Sany and to their that this vessel, as her
name. Prosper respective owners. Mesars. Hans huid denotes, will be a great success and will tạn, Sir Bilis Kadoorie, Mr and pressure 180 lbs,
The auxiliary machinery comprises a Co. and Messrs. the Indo-China Co., Ltd. have as brilliant and as lucky a career Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, Mr G. T.
eparate centrifugal circulating pump,
as the little ships I have mentioned. two Weir feed pumps and hater, ballast
Mir Dyer and the able staff working and general service pumps and a Morrison evaporator enpable of producing daily 15
under im on the production of so the tous of water. The sea-going speed of
M. STICKMEST Was the next speaker a vessel, and she has asked me to specially the Prosper will be ten knots per hour. He said Your Excellency, ladies and mention two old friends of the
gentlemen, -On behalf of the owners of the had a hand in the construction of the Prosper, 1 thank the Chairman of the Victoria-and it afforded me peculiar Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, adjourned to one of the large sheds which he has given voice to with regard to the und Mr. Chips Davidson,
After the launchings, the Company Ltd, for his kindness and the expressions had been transformed by means of flags Prosper. I should like to say, on behalf the Dione during her annual refit as And bunting, where several tonats were of the owner of the Prosper, that the tenderly as a mother would her child. submitted.
Edkins, Mr. C. S. Gubbay, Mr. E. A M. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. C., Beawick, Mr. and -Mrs. R
Sutherland, Mr. G. C. Moxon, Mr. G. W. Barton, Professor Middleton Smith, Mr. J McHutchon, M. A G Coppia, Mr and Mrs. G. H. Wake man, Mr. Ho Fook, Mr. Lo Cheung Shui, Capt. Larsen, and many others.
The Chak Seng was the first vessel to bu launched, and this ceremony was per formed by Mrs. Sutherland. So soon as
Mrs Sutherland had struck with the
THE RECEPTIONS.
The Company then rose and drank to
the long life and prosperity of the two vessels.
THE DOCK COMPANY,
(Applause.) She wishes to congratulate
Chieftain Rob Roy, family,
who
pleasure to recommend a sun of his for a commission with the Armies in France who tends
fand
The first was proposed by the Chair-hip will be a credit to the firm that has And now let us once more with God built her, and I feel sure she will prove to speed, to the Prosper. She is going forth man of the Company.
This Hon. Mr. S. H. DODWALL said he a splendid vessel for the Norwegian to take her place in the British mercan Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mercantile Marine, and the Norwegian tile marine which has played, and is It is not altogether a coincidence that shipowners would be well pleased it they still called upon to play such an in. these two boils are being launched on could get more orders executed by the portant part in the greit war which the mallet the new vessel glided away grace one day. A grout effort has been made Hongkong and Whampon Dock Company. Empire and its gallant Allies are waging fully, a bottle of champagne was smashed by the staff of the Dock Co to get them re are two Dock Companies now in for freedom and liberty. (Applause.) which British on the ship's bows, and Mrs Sutherland rotdy for launching on the 3rd anniver the Colony, and mink, ulumately, Mong. The Germans, unable to beat or
sary of the war ns message to the ung ought to become the shipbuilding the splendid armies said—" I wish you every luck" "As the Mother Country that every corner of centre of the East. The Norwegian patriotism and British doggedness have the Empire is determined to circumvent Mercantile Marine, before the war, totall succeeded in raising and equipping, vessel took to the water, the band of the the piratical submarine campaign of the ed soïnewcre about: 2,700,000 tone, and think that they can destroy at sea the
British mercantile marine, 18th Infantry played Rule Britannia, enemy and carry the war to a victorious as far as 1 cân ascertain, it has lost, up old England to her knees, British many Chinese crackers were exploded, and conclusion. The Prime Minister in & memorable speech-made upon the entry of America into the war used these words
Prosper.""
now vessels:
"CHAK SANG.”
to the present, about 800 000 tons. With regard to the name of the new ship
rusper-she has been named after a ship of the same time, which she is
and thus
constructors und British officers of the Bereantile murine have answered Go to, and do your worst," (Applause) You will have learned from the recently
his
Mr. R. BUTHERLAND replied on behalf day was not only one of commercial
on of Mrs. Sutherland, remarking that thờ
He wished to associate himself with the
cheers were raised.
Miss May released the Prosper, but
The road to victory the guarantee tended to replace. The first ship was reported speech of Alt. Linyd George some few minutes elapsed between the
of victory the absolute assurance of lost off the coast of France in 1918, when I how the struggle between German, sub- falling of the mallet and the victory is one word-ships and in a she was ou voyage from the United marines and the British mercantile release of the ship. However, like oond word ships and, in a third Bates to Fc with a large quantity marine stands. It is certain that the word-ships of railway material on board. On behalf result is going to be another great disil- the Chak Sang, the Prosper went down I hope those words will scho through of the owners I thank your Excellency lusionment for the Kaiser and the ways gracefully amid the usual en very department of our shipbuilding the Hongkong and Whampon Deck Co. advisers. (Applause.) Ladies and Gen thusiastic scenes. As Miss May smashed Company from the Board room to the and also Miss May, for the part you have tlemen, Hongkong is proud Gen- mithy Our contribution of this octa-all taken in replacing what had been Proper. She representa one more item the bottle of champagne against the sion is two, and if I am not mistaken loss to the Mercantile Marine of Norway in the many and great contributions of Mr. Steckmest then proposed the health this Colony to the successful prosecution His Majesty the King and the people at vessel's bows she said, "I christen your Home will appreciate this silent concrete of the Hongkong and Whampea Dock of the war. (Applause)an,
testimony of our determination, better Company, Limited, which was heartily
responded to The following are the descriptions of the than any effusively worded message of The Hon. Mr. C. E ANTON suid-Your
Toyalty
The contribution is perhaps not large Excellency,Ladies and Gentlemen, interest but also of national importance. not much, you may say, to make a song have to thank the Chairman of the Hong remarks of Mr. Anton about the relationa badut, but together, hey represent an kong and Whampoa Dock Company for of the two Companies, and said that it Built for Messrs. The Indo-China Steam other 7,000 tons weight on our side of the the kindly remarks he has made about only secured a short time ago that Mr. rope in this terrible sig of war, and who the Indo Chinu Steam Navigation Com Dyer and he walked down, the slips where Navigation Company, Limited
can say that our 7,000 tons may not be pany. The two Companies have had very the two ships were built and when they Dimensions: Length overall 2016
the means of just pulling the Germans friendly business relations extending were only a few pieces of rivetted steel.
getting Length between perpendiculars, 2001; over the line! At any rate, that is the over a long period of years, and I think They discussed the possibility of Breadth moulded, 42ft.; Depth moulded, spirit in which we shipbuilders, employers we can say that the reason it has been the ships completed before the end of and employed, have to tackle the work o friendly has been through a mucus the war, and he was extremely pessimistio that comes our way, and, as far as the spirit of give-and-trike. We expect good about it. Mr. Dyer said: You will have The vessel is built to Lloyd's highest emploge of tais yard are concerned, work from the Hongkong and Whampoa your ship all right, and that day hd i have no hesitation in eaying that they Dock Company and we always get it. The seen those words come true. Talking of class and to Hongkong Gove.minent reare not only pulling their own weight, Kens Sany, contly built by the Dock the excellent work done by the henk gulations for passenger certificate. The but the weight of their fellows who are Co, is an excellent ship, and there is Do Company, he said that many years ago was built by them for on the Yangtate River, and althouch "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS," gross tonnage is 2,220 tons, and, Read Bighting for us at the front. Of course, rosson to doubt that the Chak Sang
we must not overlook the fact that one equally good work It is an unique weight carrying capacity 3,500 tous on of our leading papers holds the opinion perience to most of us to see the launch the work there cried any steamer to its hat although we may get work, we sluts of two ships on the one day at the one most-hard frost in winter and blisters ong sun in-summer--she was to-day, the unable to undertake it on account yard. I have only seen it once before best on the run and was good for many Lloyd's freeboard.
She is of the two deck type with poop of lack of material. An early closure and that many years. The ship years to come (Applause.) Mr. Sather- bridge, and top-gallant forecastle. The of all the yards in the Colony has been building industry of Hongkong is a very and concluded by expressing M boat deck is amidships. Five water predicted owing to the difficulty of great asset to the Colony. Shipbuilding Sutherland's thanks
atering Hoel from Home. Fancy this yards here have very many advantages adding, smid laugh I have not tight bulkheads to upper deck and one beehive of industry idle Not a very over some of the shipbuilding yards seen it yet, yet it must be very hand- (forming a deep tank) to secund deck abaft attractive picture. One I can imagine home, but they have one disadvantage, and some, but if it is something a gentleman HONGKONG machinery space. Celfiler double bottom any German gazing at with admiration that is that they have to get their steel cannot wear. I hope she will wear it for
For my part I refuse to look at it out from Home for their ship plates and very many years to come all fore and aft, reserve feed under engine will go further. I will metaphorically boiler plates. But I can see a possibility
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