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New "apanese t'all..
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1913.
REPAIRING THE NIPPON, the shores, while at other places
A Big Job in Progress at
Shanghai, Sh
deep angles have been fastened to the sides as strengtheners where the shores take the load. All the shoren are of Oregon pius, 12 inches by 12 inches.⠀⠀
Shanghai has seen some very By the adoption of these mea good work in shipbuilding resures, the Nippon tocohes the cently, work quile cut of the blocks only in a very fat places,
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The Jap arounmuily is Hankow propose to construct o Dow publia lull in the Jap wese Concession in commemoration of the coronation of the Emperor. ordinary run that comes for the entire 3,000 tons weight to these ports, and both in is borne on the shores. The Electricity in Tokyo,
other circles work of thus suspending her was Sanction has been obtained for shipping and another foreign loan for electrios, ne received a datorvedly large completed on November 7, and amount of attention, says the N. immediately afterwards the ship- works in Tokyo. By this means. Daily News. Not so long ago builders set to work to cut away it is intended to raise the mileage there were the operations for the her bottom. Under all four holds of the tramway track from 150 raising of the transport Lisdam, the damage was very great, the 200, the number of care while during the present weeks keel, plates and frames being 1,300 to 1,700, and the number of lights from 280,000 Lo 400,000,
ao equally good example of the buckled and erumpled in all At present the foreign markat is shipbuilder's science is to be directions, but beneath the boi- Poak, to let furnished for 1 yoar found at the International Dock |lers and engines it was of near- not easy enough to make borrow This is the repairing of the ly so great. Up to date the re- ing on easy terms possible, 80 Swedish steamer Nipen, which pairers have taken out 154 plates, iminoliate needs are to be last apring stranded on the Scar 150 frames, 357 Dora and 250 plied by a syndicate of Tokyo borough Reef. She was valved. ft. of centre kelson. Some of the token to the Philippines, where frames which still remain are "Against Cigarettes
the damage to her hull was found bent considerably out of their to be such that, when Shanghai rörrect curve, and in the interior had secured the contract for re-fof the ship small forges are to pairs, the graveat doubts were he seen at work, heating and for stopping the smoking of pressed whether she could ever straightening them out. Four cigareties by young people: To perform the journey. This bow hundred men are employed upon instract the police to fortid ever, she accomplished successful her during the day and an equal ly, and she is now in the hande number at night, and by this smoking in the streets by young of the Shanghai Deck and En means the Nippon will be made men ander eighteen years of age; gineering Co., L., who are ready for ses by the first week in to request the Ministers of War building what is practically a February. and the Navy to prohibit the use of oigarettes by naval and mill-new bottom to her. tary men to request the Minis
bankern.
The Chinese Ministry of the Interior is taken up the
arusade anti cigarette
devised the following meins
Train Snapped In Two:
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Heavy Work.
The work is of importance in
The work the dock, is bandling ter of Education not to allow the first place as constituting the oigarettea to be used in schools.orgest repairing job ever under-in connection with this job is b. taken by this firm, but from ano means light. The Nippon hipbuilding point of view the lias a total length of 380 ft., an Passengers on the 11.17 ex intorest, in doubled by rearon her gross tonnage is 4,013; Her from Reading to Paddington
which plates, both those inken off and recently had a curious experience the work has to be executed. the new one, measure over 27 As the train was approaching Except those immediately under by 6 it, and weigh 27 tona. Maidenhead at a speed of nearly or boilers and engines, practical. Sume of the old plates, which 60 miles an hour, the couplinge of two of the fore coaches soapped all the plates and frames have wore not so badly damaged, have und the train became divided into had to be removed from her bot-heep straightened out in the two parts. The driver, quick 10 tom, na well a her keel, end to shops, but many may be teen in do this, she has had to be suspend- the yard so much buckled that realise what had happened, eased up as soon as he could, but, with el above the floor of the dry dock, they can only as scrap iron. virtually a second Mohar m d'ala addition to the repairs to her the following on coaches rattling
cffic. This, of course, has been bottom, the engines of the Nippoa tlong, he had to exhibit great dono frequently at Hume an inve been dismantled, and are pare and skill in the handling of the case of much malier ships being overhauled. his engice. Fortunately the
Expedition in a job like this i detached coaches kept to the rails, ly, but never before en so though the passengers in them urge a scale bere, and the magai- very thing, and it coul I be carried Jude of the task may be judged ont only ly's fi'm possessing a were jolted considerably ere their part of the train came to a stand the weight that has to be sory large stock of the necessary still. By rauning down the line suspen-led-3,000 tons. In this material Every bit of work that and causing the signals to heritin he is being worked goes into the Nippon is Lolyd's placed against oncoming trains, pon by hundreds of the dock'a ested and surveyed, and it goes employees, and within a compara-
without "saying that the contract the guard prevents further mie-tively short time will again te could never have been secured hap, and, after ailelay of ab'at}
unless the bulk of the material 40 minutes, the urney was
were on the spot. The Shanghai resumed.
Dock & Engineering Co. at all times carry 1,000 tons of tested steel in Sh nghai, and thus could start on the work without delay.
Įseady for the so:1,"
The Damage to the Nipdon.. It was in May that the N ppon met with the accident which has ecessitated these repairs. She went ashore on Scarborough Reaf, coral formation about 180 miles om Mils, and was then salved by Mes-re. Elanger & Gallinger who took her to Olongapa, where ato was placed on tho Dway Dry
ck for inspection.
While this was being dono con-
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World's Record Paper. "Tae largest isspaper ever sold in the history of the world for one halfpenny as the de-
The Nippon is being re-coa cription given to a recent issue of
struct in the parts damaged the Cambria Daily Lauder,
ccording to the original plans, Swanson. It consisted of a thirts
and by the time she leaves dock two page supplement on "Indus
he may be considered as good as trial Swansea," jo addition to the
now. In the meantime all pre- ordinary twalv-page edition. A
cautions aro being taken against mishap while she is elting in the history of the toan and port, des criptions of the cenl, iron and ac's for her repairs were called air. Every night she is sighted, steel, copper, and chemical trades, fr, and representing the Shang- to note whether any sinkage has shipbuilding and engineering, the hai Dock & Engineering Co., Mr. taken place, and it is a tribute to fishing industry, are given with W. M. Law visited the Philippines the efficiency of the shoring that numerous illustrations, and also and recared the work for Shang- she has remained on as true o photographs of the leading com- bai against competition from level as when first shored up. mercial men of the town and dilongkong. Something in the nat- The work of repair is a distinct trict. The articles have been are if a furore was then created credit to Shanghai shipbuilding, specially contributed by iluen in the port by the refusal of the the more so as the shipbuilders tial business mes of the port or underwritera to grant her a certi were able to take the contract as- by those who bave long been re-ficate of senworthiness, and it was against tenders from other and cognised as experts on the sub generally felt that she would powerful competitors. jeola with which they deal never stand the voyage to Shang- Every illustration has been
hat. Eventually she was insured
LIMIT OF TWO-CENT
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Foreign Letters Should Bear Proper Postage to Avold Penalty,
specially made and is the work with the Yangize Insurance Asso- of the paper's own staff. The cistion, but even then was not production affords fine evidence allowed to leave unless she had a of the enterprising character of convoy. This was provided by journalism in Swadeor,
the coasting steamer Rizil, and at Surgeons want more "Subjects,"
the beginning of September the The surgeons are clamouring Nippon set sail, some temporary for more "subjecte." At present repairs having previously been Washington. November 1. there is a diminishing supply, effected in the dry dock.
Postmaster-General Burleson is and this fact was lamented at the
Mr. Law was one of those who sued a warning to-day calling at annual general meeting of the made the voyage in the Nippon, tention to the fact that, as a Royal College of Surgeons. considered so perilous an under-penalty" for deficient postage for "Subjects" are bodies for direes taking in the Philippines. A ty- for letters between the United tion and for the teaching of opera phoon was encountered near the States and foreign countries, each tions. Bir Victor Horsley said it Pescadores, and she had to take country concerned in the delivery was a question of vital import ahelter, but on September 14 she charges donbte the amount of de ance, and he would like to know safely reached the Huangpu, in- ficient postage before delivery i what was being done by the Home cidentally twelve hours ahead of made. Numbers of letters aro Office. Legislation was needed. her convoy....
being mailed to Australia bearing said the Home Office was ready The Docking Operations, only 2 cents in postage, inates i
of five cents. First of all the Nippon was dry- and willing to help them but
At present, two-cent lelfer pot- could not suggest any legislation, docked for inspection, and then on
tage agreements orisit between Foliticians who were also medical October 22, she was gain docked, the United States and Canada, men had been approached, but this time for work to be begua, Cuba, Mexico, Newfoundland, the they had a very great dielike toThe task was to support her above Panama Canal Zone, the repúbilo bringing the matter forward. Sir ground, and this was began on of Panama, Germany, England, Victor Horsley: The Home Office, October 20. It was necessary to Scotland, Wales, and ireland, and is the ons Government Department lift the ship off the blocks and Shanghai, Chin. To all other that has any responsibility over sling her up on shorea, ral countries, including Australis, the
her fore and off t dead bodies; comsequently, any
through the main
rate is five dents for the first cunos legislation in this country for deck stringer ongle. The ap helping the study of anatomy and pearance she now presenta is practical surgery oan only come decidedly interesting long the from them. If, as the vice-pre, sides of the ship can be seen you have lost your appetite one of the big Variety of
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