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REPLACING GERMAN SHIPPING IN THE EAST.
Interesting statements are given in a recent issue of Commerce Reports published by the Department of Commerce, Washington, indicat- ing that the shipbuilding yards at Hong-kong will add materially to the tonnage of the Far Fast in the next few months. Hush of the work has been in the construction of vessels for the Singapore-Bangkok trade, and for other similar services in that part of the world formerly main- tained by German ate amors. One of the large yards (the Taikoo Shipbuilding and Engineering Company) has recently completed a steel twin- Borow steamer 250 ft long and a steel single- sorow steamer, 225 ft long, for this trade, the engines in these vessels being of the usual triple- expansion type. The same yard has under con- struction two steel single-screw ateamers. 225ft. long, for the Siam Steamship Company, two
steel single-sorow vessels 291 ft. long, for Mesars. Jardine, Hatheson, and Co's China coasting
trade, and four single-screw vessels, 270 ft. long for Norwegian owners. All these vessels are of the usual coasting type, with accommodation for a limited number of passengers.
VESSELS BUILDING AT HONG-KONG.
The other large shipyard in the colony (the Hong-Kong and "hampoa Dook Company) has recently completed the Kajang and Kamuning, each of 2,077 tons gross, and the Kepong, of 1,910 tons grosa, for the Straits Steamship Com- pany (Limited) and the Sunning, of 2,550 tons gross, for the China Navigation Company (Limited). This yard has also now under construc- tion the Suiyang, of 2,:550 tons groes, and the Moosung. of 3,450 tons gross, both for the China Navigation Company(Limited); and two
Vessels each of 6,200 tons gross for the Blue Funnel Line, (Alfred Holt and Co. ). Both of the two larger concerns mentioned above and all the smaller shipbuilding companies of the solony have had an unusual emount of smaller work in the constrution of sea-going launches and tugs, barges, yachts, and similar vessels, The remodelling of several large vessels has been completed. A considerable proportion of the materials for all the vessels constructed at Hong- kong comes at present from the United States. Much of the work at times has been delayed because of the lack of materials, but it is stated that generally the oonditions are now being
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