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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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