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SHIPBUILDING & REPAIRS.
(Please refer to the following particulars supplied by The Taikoo
Dockyard and Engineering Co., of Hong Kong, Ltd.) :-
NEW BUILDING AT TAIKOO DOCKYARD, HONG KONG.
201
Ship No.
Name
Dimensions.
Remarks.
276
"Breconshire"
475'0" x 66'0" x 38'0′′
277
"Glenorchy"
475'0" x 66'0" x 38'0"
282
"Pahang"
250'0" x 36'6" x 13'6"
Fitting-out.
Launching end
May 39 Fitting-out.
283
H.M.T.V. "Wave"
284
285
R.C.S. "Viti”
120'0 x 25'6" x 12'6"
136'0" x 39'3" x
155'0" x 31'6" x 15'6"
11
915"
Launching end
March 39.
286
80*0" x 19'6" x 9'0"
VESSELS AT TAIKOO DOCKYARD FOR REPAIRS, ETC.
Week ending 8th February, 1939.
s.s. "Inviken"
m.v. "Silveryew"
S.S. "Tsinan"
S.
1. "Glacis"
H.M.S. "Thracian"
R.M. S. "Empress of Canada"
s.s. "Sandviken"
8.8. "Szechuen"
s.s. "Wing Weh"
T.S.S. "Talthybius"
S.s. "Paz"
H. M. S. "Scout"
s.s. "Rotterdam" (dredger)
Vessels repaired in Harbour are not included.
SUGAR.
During January, London terminal quotations made comparatively
small fluctuations.
They weakened slightly towards the end of the first
week, reflecting a slight nervousness over the results of the International
Sugar Council's meeting on the 12th, but rallied when it was decided not to
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