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HONG KONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LTD.

We ek endi ng 6th July, 1959

NEW BUILDING.

Hull

No.

Name

Cosmo Dook

777

Caisson

781

8.8. "Tang Leum"

804

m.v. "Tulagi"

818

Not name d

819

820/1

8:s. "Karuah" Not named

122-3-4

826

825

827

828

282

Dimensions

93'54" x 20'0" x 28'0" 223'0" x 36'0" x 14'6" 240'0" x 44′0′′ x 27'6" 270'0" x 43'6" x 17'9" 230'0" x 39'0" x 16'0" 26'0" x 8'0" x 5'0" 83.0" x 25'6" x 37'10" x 8'9" x

8.0"

6'0"

64'0" x 16'0" x 306'0" x 46'6" x 74'0" x 18'0" x

716"

27'3" 8169

When expected to be launched.

Pending.

Del: held in abeyance Delivery 8th July, 1939. End of September Mid December

Complete awaiting delivery July

August

Material not arrived

De cember

Not decided.

Name

#

8.8. "Nicolas Angelos" 8.8. "Kum Sang" 8.8. "Woolgar" f.l. "Night Star" t.s.m.v."Prhoess of Negros" H.M.Sub: "Phoenix"

m.v. "Bossevain” s.s. "Chak Sang" 8.8. "Bust"

t.s.s. "Corregidor" m.v. "Chung Shan” 8.6. "Tin Yat" t.s.s. "Mayon"

REPAIR WORK.

Dimensions

375'8" x 52'2" x 25'5′′ 420'3" x 55'0" x 27'9" 350'0" x 47'1" x 21'1"

183′8′′ x 31′2′′ x 10'9" 289'2" x 89'11"x 15'9" M.D.

537'3′′ x 72′2′′ x 36'3′′ 290'6" I 42'1" x 22'7′′ 226'3′′ x 36'5" x 15'7"

316'0" x 41'1" x 15'8" 8.3" 192'8" x 31'0" x 180′9′′ x 30'1" x 11'1” 347'6" x 50'4" x 16'3′′

Remarks.

Painting Annual ove rhau 1 Bottom pain ti ng Annual survey Engine overhanl Mix Refit (Como Dock)

undo ck 6.7.39

Minor repairs: sails 6.7.3′ Annual overhaul

Installation of new Donkey

Boiler & docking.

General overhaul

Annual survey & alteration Boiler & general repair a Stranding damage repairs:

sails 10.7.39.

SUGAR.

The raw sugar market at the beginning of the month was still affected by the uncertainty regarding the ba lan cing of supply and demand for the reminder of the current Convention Year, which ends on 31st August next.

The recent releases have been disposed of West of Suez in order to

still exists there. alleviate shortage which

Eastern markets, followin the recent buying movement, are well stocked with Refineds, and as a con- Bequence both India and Shanghai have been selling back to Java their overbought supplies of Javas.

Towards the end of the month the International Sugar Council met to consider quotas for the next Convention Year, and although no official pronouncement has yet be en made, it is understood that a reduction in quo tas has been recommended. The effect of this, combined with the shortage West of Suez, caused London Terminal quotations to register substantial advances for all positions.

میشه

Local market prices for Javas dropped considerably below those quoted in Ma y and for the reasons stated above were slow in reacting to

There was very little new the advance in London Terminal quotations.

business done but heavy shipments booked in previous months went to Southern Markets and China. The demand from China is, and probably will be, affected by the fall in value of the China National Dollar, ourrency restrictions and difficulties of transportation.

TIN.

Approximately 60 tons of tin was refined in local refineries during the past we ek »

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