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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER. Sra. 1991.
TWO STEAMERS LAUNDRED. propeller driven boats, and the Chang Sha
is an example, with exceptional carry CEREMONIES AT TAIKOO AND
ing capacity on light drült. She will KOWLOON DOCKS.
carry 'something like 1,000 tons inchiding ÂMERICAN DELEGATES TRIP ROUND stores and bunkers on feet. We feel
THE HARBOUR.
Many of those connected with local commerce and shipping found it pleasant, yesterday afternoon, to combine business "Wits, piezzura”, and accompany the dèle
gutes from the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce on a trip round the harbour as a preliminary to witnessing the launch of two steamers-one at Taikoo Dook and one at Kowloon Dock. The Henry Ace We, the most powerful tug cast of Suez, was placed by the Hongkong and How Toon Dock Company at the disposal of the visitors and took them in charge at Blake Pier at two o'clock. The tug steamed towards the southern entrance of the barbour so that the visitors might see the shipping activities of West Point and its connections with Canton, Macao and ether neighbouring places. Striking across to the mainland a close view of the Standard Oil Company installation naturally interested the visitors and the tug then made its way through the crowd. ed shipping of the central part of the harbour to Taikoo Dock where the party landed to see the as Chang She launched by Mrs. Shaw, the mother of Mr. G. M Shaw.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL-
sure that she will do "crèdit bath to her owners and builders, thanks to the good workmanship of the staff of this dock yard.
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AP-
TAPPING THE MAINS. ELECTRIC CONTRACTOR FINED, Having been remanded on a chargo of stealing electric current by tapping the "mains, Wong Ping Cheung the master of a tea shop, and Wa. Kong the proprietor of an Electric Fitting shop both residing at.71, Main Street, Aber- deer, were again brought before Mr. R Wooch at the Magistracy, yesterday. Mr. G. G. N. Tinson prosecuted da behalf, of the Hongkong Electric Cars
pany.
Mr. Watson, replying on behalf of Mrt. Watson, remarked that the launch" had been a maccess, ay were all launches at He mentioned that he Kowloon Dock. hand satisfied himself by consulting works of reference that the word Petricola was really a shell and not, as some persons thought, a telegraphic, address or a
shareholder?””.—(Laughter and I do gentoful to Mrs Shux for 19 plause The Petricola and ber sister gracefully launching the Chaug Sha for us. I was glad to be able to persuade her to ships were the first tankers built east of christen the ship as I know she has Suer, except in Japan. and were the first always watched the steamer traffic at burt out here on the Isherwood. iy.item
It was stated that on the 29th November Shanghai with personal interest during her life there, and the trues which when first introduced, was regard Mr. E. W. Lewis, Assistant Mains that interest and will attach herself to ed as absolutely revolutionary. All these Superintendent for the Company, received an anonymous letter giving information the well-being of this new river steamer, boats had been built by Chinese labour.
as to the illegal use of the Company's which is to ply between. Hankow and The Chinese were said to be wedded to current at No. 71. Main Street. On in- Ichang, and so endow the ship with the old ideas, but this rather proved the convestigation Mr. Lewis found two electric lights burning on the first floor of the best of good luck.
tray. There was one very important house, the current being supplied by thing to remember, however, that these means of a hooked wires connected with
but under foreign advice, under Mr. roanding the main had been scraped bonts had been built by Chinese labour the main running underneath the veran- dah of the house. The insullation sur- Dyer, and his very able assistance. He away, and a connection thus made at thought that was a lesson which people aight. Witness stated that the Company who were trying to get China to move did not supply the house with electricity. too fast would be well advised to con- On the ground floor-the tea shop-he sider.--(Applause.) There was not one discovered electric &trings, but there China, either North or South, with pos stated lost as much three thousand single enterprise so far as he kitow; iu were no lights an use. The Company he sibly ate exception, which had done any units of electricity each month, which work of this description unless it bad its could not bis accounted f "Dyer" and there were any number which had attempted to do great work and had failed because they had not com- petent supervision and initiative, which calibre. (Applause) Ho invited the guests to drink to the health of the Dock Company, coupled with the name of Mr. Dyer.
Kion..
will ask Mrs. Shaw to accept this small souvenir of this very pleasant occa
deal more to occupy your attention this Ledias and Gentlemen,There is a good afternoon and I will not detain you be
end asking you to drink with me good luck to the steamship Chang Sha and cor- tiuued prosperity to her owners, the China Navigation Company,
the party then returned to the Henry The toast was beartily honoured and heruck which then steamed across the harbour to Kowloor Dock for the next launching ceremony.
LAUNCH AT KOWLOON DOCK,
FLOATED.
A shop coulie gave evidence as to the connecting up of the wires. The bulbs, he said. wore taken down each morning and nut away by a judi,
Both defendants denied the charge and state that they had nothing to do with putting up the lights. This was done by
Tho 1.s. Chang Sha, built by the Taikoo SECOND OF THE FOUR OIL TANKERS was only supplied by men of Mr. Dyer's Dockyard and Engineering Co, of Hong- kong, Ltd., to the order of the China Navigation Co., Ltd., is a twin-screw river steamer for service on the middle On arriving at Kowloon the American
Chinese electric Ritter, Lok Yee. This Yangtze River. Her principal dimen. delegates joined a large assembly on a
man was called and denied either putting sions are: Length over-all, 300ft. Oin.; platform erected at the bow of the The toast was enthusiastically honour up the fittings or tapping the main. The beam moulded, 46ft. oin.; depth moulded, fetricala. "Amongst those present were: ed.
first defendant still persisted in his 18ft. in. The gross tonnage is 2,500, and The Chief Justice (Sir William Rees Mr. DYER thanked the assembly for so statement and said that the fittings were. she carries 1,660 tons deadweight on a Davies), the Colonial Secretary (the Hon. kindly responding to the toast of the put up by Lok Yee; the second defendant "draft of 9ft. oin. The vessel is of the Mr. Claud Severn), the Colonial Treasur- Dock Company and also mentioned maintained that Lok Yer also tapped the
awaing deck type and has two complete er (the Hon. Mr. Mel Messer), the Hon. the pleasure it gave the Company wires.
teel decks with long promenade and Mr. A. O. Lang, the American Consul to have the delegates from San Fran
Mr. Lewis, recalled to the witness box, ahnde decks.
Mr. Gale) and Mrs. Gale, Mr. and Mrs. cisco present, Mr. Dyer said that said that the defendant Wo Kong often Accommodation is provided on the H. St. E. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. G. T. when these four ships were built they did busines, with the Hongkong Electric awning deck amidships for 36 first class Edkins, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Watson, Mr.would be identical with four being built Company and submitted as many as Chinese passengers with dining saloon G. M. Dodwell, Mr. D. G. Bernard, the by the Anglo-Saxon Company at San cleven applications in one week for in- adjoining. The third class accommoda Chairman of the Dock Company (Mr. H. Francisco, and with the three being built. tion, for å passengers, is situated on the P. White), the Chief Manager (Mr, R. M. at Los Angeles. The Kowloon Dock Com staliations of Company meters.
Both defendants volunterred to give awning deck aft. Large staterooms for Dyer), Lieut. Conway Hake BN.R., the pany was very much indebted to the Sanidense. The fest pare-chat-he-paid European passengers, dining saloon, and Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce Francisco Company, for helping them by the second $5 to put in a Company meter. accommodation for officers and engineers (Mr. D. K. Blair), Messrs. W.. A. Butter supplying some of the designs and He was under the impression that this are provided on promenade deck. The held, D. E. Cameron, M. M. Mass, K. E. specifications, which enabled the Company man would apply for the meter in the crew is berthed in 'tween decks forward." Greig, H. P. Winslow, C. D. Lambert, to proceed very much quicker than they usual way.
The vessel has one mast, atted with four W. Eusseli, W. O. Lambert, R. Hall, T. would otherwise have been able to do. derricks, capable of dealing with heavy S., Morrison and many others.
He trusted that the visit of the delegates lifts. A steam windlass is fitted forward
Mrs. WATSON performed the launching and & steam capitan aft for warping par ceremony and the great vessel took the pases. Steam steering gear is fitted amid-water in perfect trim: A few moments ships controlled from navigating bridge. later she was taken in tow by one of the Electric light and steam beating is fitted dock tugs and moored at the wharf, near throughout.
the "dry dock where was her sister-ship, The single screw vessel Petricula, built the Paladina, on which, it was noticed, and engined by the Hongkong and interior construction, work had made Whampoa Dock C, Ltd., at their Works great progress since her launching some in Kowloon, for the Anglo-Saxon Petro- weeks ago.
leum Co., Lt., London, is the second oil tanker carrying petroleum in bulk to be built in China, and is the second of four vessels now under construction for this Company..
The vessel is propelled by two sets of triple-expansion surface-condensing direct-acting engines, capable of develop ing collectively 1,300 indicated horse power. Each engine is fitted with a sui- tace-condenser, unifux type, and a sepa rate steam driven circulating pump. The air feed and bilge pumps are worked by Jevera off the L.P. engine crosshead. Steam is supplied by two large multitub ular cylindrical boilers, having a work- ing pressure of 190 lbs per square inch, working under forced draught, and using superheated steam. Auxiliary machinery includes one pair of Weir's feed pumps and heater, separate centrifgual circa lating pumps for each sagine, general service, frush water pumps, etc.
Tho, launch having been successfully accomplished,
Mr. EDKINS said: We in Hongkong are very glad to see you here to-day, inter- esting yourselves in this port and its resources, and we are very glad to show you all we can in the limited time at your disposal of what it going on, here in trade and industries.
The Company was then entertained to tea in the big hall generally resorted to on these occasions, and the usual tonsta were honoured,
had been instructive and that they would go back with some idea of the work being done in Hongkong.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL
£18
The principal dimensions are follow:
Length over-all
..497ft.
baft, sin. 31ft
Breadth extreme
The Magistrate: Have you got a receipt for the 83--No.
The second defendant admitted that he had 11 permits from the Company at present, allowing him to proceed with certain installations, but that he had not one for 1. Main Street, Aberdeen. He also admitted receiving 25 for the in- stallation of the electric fittings,
The Magistrate: What have you done with it sent it to the Company, but it was returned to me, and I have it still..
He also admitted that the two lights of the first floor were burning on the 18th and the 19th.
The Magistrate: You have no permit to use the current for these two lights 1 No.
Why did you do it then Lok Yee told me that he bad authority from the Company to do it.
APPLICATION FOR EXTRADITION.
SINGAPORE CHINESE ARRESTED. Detective Inspector Grant applied at the Magistracy, yesterday morning, for the extradition of a Straite-born Chinese to Singapore The application was made to Mr. J. R. Wood but it was stated that the full facts of the case had not been received fron Bingapore: The prisoner is accused of having stolen á sum of $10,000 (Straits currency) from a European firm at Singapore. He was arrested in Queen's Road on Tuesday by virtue of a warrant.
The prisoner questioned the legitimacy of the Inspector's action in searching his house without a warrant,
Mr. H. P. WHITE said he was glad to see so many members of the San Fran- cisco Chamber of Commerce present. He extended to them a hearty welcome on
Depth moulded. ................... behalf of the Dock Company and thanked
Load draft.......... ...ft. gin. Mrs. Watson for the very able way in which she had despatched the steamer to
Deadweight carrying capacity.8,400 tons.
Continuing the "second defendant said: her work. Mr. White" invited the gueste The vessel has a straight stem, and that he had objected to the use of the to drink success to the Petricola and to elliptical stern, with long poop, with a current and had not allowed it to be her owners, and asked Mrs. Watson to short bridge and forecastle and has beened on one occasion. accept a souvenir of the occasion built on the Isherwood longitudinal The Magistrate in discharging the first The toast having been enthusiastically system of framing to pass Lloyds 100 4.1. defendant the master of the tea shop- honoured,
Class. The machinery is aft. Accomeaid he thought that the defendant had Mi, Esasso, Chairman of the San moderation for the navigating officers 15
told a number of lies, but the truth. Francisco delegation, said: On behalf of provided in houses on bridge deck, and about the payment of the 85. In impos this visiting delegation from San Fran for the engineers on the poop, each with cisco 1 desire to thank you sincerely for a separate room. Saloon and engineers' fine of $100 on the second defendant. 3 Wood said that the excute about your very kind and cordial reception. mess room are fitted out in an artistic lak Yee fitting the wires made no dif We came to the Orient to learn, and we style. The petty officers, firemen, seamen
ference. The defendant knew that a per. Coming as you do from San Francisco are certainly learning in fall measure, and greasers' quarters are situated in the mit was necessary, being a contractors your interest is natural, in view of the There are a cumber of striking resem forecastle, and their three mess rooms are made the matter more serious, and the growing trade and shipping relationships blances between Hongkong and San in poop near the engine casing. Both a
next time he came into Cours he would between your city and Hongkong. Just Francisco, and some very sharp contrasts. European and a native galley are sup be sent to gaol. as Hongkong is the big Ocean port or Hongkong is about as old as San Fran plied. this side of the Pacific, so San Francisco cisco, and, like that port, it started from The Petricola is sub-divided by trans je the leading port on the Eastern shores. nothing. San Francisco was begun about verse and longitudinal bulkheads, stif We correspond to each other, and, in 1860, with the gold excitement; and if fened longitudinally,into 18 main oil terest and intercourse are natural. While my history serves me right, Hongkong is tanks and 10 summer tanks. The pump we have very close attachment to Van-about the same age. Ban Francisco and room is situated amidships between No. couver and Seattle, and a growing in the surrounding territory has about the 4 and No. 5 tacks terest in Los Angeles and San Diego, same population, of nearly a million Adry cargo hold is fitted forward San Francisco stands out by virtue of its that is situated in Hongkong and the under which, is a deep tank for either oil great shipping and commercial status river, territory near You drew your foel or water ballast. Cross bunkers and ze the chief of all these very live coast large importance from your position, side bunkers are constructed oiltight so
· centres of human activity and effort. your wonderful harbour, as a great port that they can be used for either coal or California and British Columbia are of entry for the Pacific and Orienta) oil the double bottom is atted under fascinating places, not only from the trade generally. Hongkong is important builers for oil fuel and under engines for business point of view, but for recreation also because there is behind it a great reserve feed water, and both forward and and good health, and many of us have country, drained by big rivers, at the pleasant recollections of good times spent delta, of which you are situated. We in in one or other, or both, countries, San Francisco largely draw our import "among the genial and hospitable people ance-or did do so-from the fact that in the lower tween decks. who have developed the resources of these we were situated on San Francisco Bay, The machinery consists of a steam comparatively new lands and created so which drains the State of California, by driven triple expansion engine having many Lne, and progressive cities and in two important rivers. It is rather inter-cylinders 27 inches, 44 inches, and, 73 dustrial centres. I found California ever esting that you should be celebrating inches, with a stroke of 48 inches. Steam fuel of interest, and we all wish you a to-day the faunch of fine big tasker, is supplied by three Scotch boilers of the Inspector Grant informed the. Magis continued safe and pleasant voyage and testifying to the importance and value usual marine type having a working prestrate that when the prisoner was arrested happy return to that good country.
to you of the petroleum trade. We in sure of 180 los, per square inch. The he undertook to take the Police to his As to the ship we have just seen launch California have developed quite a posi boilers are arranged so as to be able to house, at No. 6, Shinghing Street. When ed, she is not a very big one, being about tion of importance as a producer of crude barn either, oil or coal as fuel, with they got there, with the apparent view 300 feet long, but she represents the best oils. You in Hongkong have laboured Zulver Smith System and Howden bystem of workmanship and design, with im earnestly and seriously, as pioneers, to of forced draught. The usual auxiliaries of showing them that he had not the provements on what has gone before. She build up a goodwill, with connections all including Weir's feed heater, evaporator, stolen money in his possession, he invited is equipped for cargo handling to meet over the world and to develop to its distiller, and oil fuel pump are Etted in them to make a search which was made accordingly and resulted in the discovery the latest requirements of trade on the atmoet that trans-Pacific, and export and engine and boiler rooms.
of two cheque books, Upper Yangtze River."
import trade which you so deservedly The vessel is capable of maintaining a
The prisoner: I refuse to have those Some of you during your visit to China hold. We in San Francisco have largely speed of 11 knota in the loaded condi- ebeque books pat, in as evidence. I beg have probably noticed some of the old depended in the past upon our agricul|tion type of passenger steamers worked with tural and mineral resources and our The cargo oil is handled by two large to have my case transferred to Singa paddle wheels with the walking beam timber lands. Now, however, the Pacific borizontal duplex oil pumps, Heyward pore. I am sick and would like to go into hospital. When I have recevered, I above the deck, which still piyia and becomes more and more important, and Tyler type. rumps are so arranged that
will return to Singapore. out of "Hongkong and Shanghai. Such we on the west of the United States begin they will pump-from the sea into any
The Magistrate: If you are sick the teamers are reflection of the boats to realing our larger responsibility and oil compartment, and from any oil com developed to so great an extent. by our larger possibilities in the develop pariment into any other oil compart
The hearing of the application was re- Americans on the Great Lakes and rivers, ment of the great Pacific Ocean trade andment en opposite sider, also pump from and they probably recall to you familiar of the territories that surround that any oil compartment and deliver simulanded for a week. -associationė 'in' the old country. Such Ocena. We came here to learn, and to taneously over each side of vessel also, steamers have served a very useful and doc, humbly, how you have been able to through main sea valve. A special oil profitable purpose in China waters in do things, and we hope we shall go home fuel pump is to fore hold for transferring the past, but for many years now the wiser and better able to supplement and oil fuel, in deep tank forward into the change to twin sorews ships has been complement over there, on the far western orais bunker aft. quipped with wireles The following telegram has been the boat just launched is one of this you have been able to do so wall on this apparatus, powerful steam windlass, General, Hongkong, from the Manila type. Paddle wheel steamers were the side of the Pacific. Again allow me to winches for handling cargo and warping Observatory —— light draft boats of earlier date, but thank you, most heartily and to offer you purposes, and steam attering gear with as time went on it was found possible to a cordial welcome to come often and soon telemotor control, with steam_hesting in.
· secure the ́lightest possible draft with" to our shores-(Applause.)
socommodation, and electric ligul
after peaks are arranged for water ballast for trimming purposes. The fresh water is contained in a built in tank aft
gaal doctor will look after you.
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December 7th, 9.30 am. Cyclone or typhoon W: of the Ladrone or Mariana Islands almost stationary...
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