Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-02
To
R0AIT TWO
ship YARDS

AnnoHhcemelt is. made that the
two great drytock and shipbuilding
concerns in Hngkong have come to
an agreementtas to the operation Of
their respect1e yards in connection
with or in relItion to each other. The
agreement is Understood to eliminate
certain featu1 S of local composition,
but since thetFIongkohg yards are in
competition fith other shipbuilding
and ship-reparing concerns in the
Far East th6e is no prospect of any
material chatge in the general sit
Iuation as ngards oversee trafic.
Hongkong sIipbuiIding yards for
some time lave been doing the
chapest ship construction and ship
repairing in he world. The new ar
rangement vii probably not seriously
affect this gAeral fact.
The shiIbuilding industry in
Hongkong irkludes two very large
yards with l8ge dfydock and slipway
iconyeniences, third concern Of con-
siderable magnitude with facilities
for handling large business; fourth
yard with anIold dock which formerly
served the lbrt as its sole drydock;
q fifth conceh with slipway facilities.
and 81 bodybuilding ablishments
As to the later, it may be said sim
ply that the3 are Chinese concerns in
which boatslof foreign model are
manufacturer almost entirely by
hand. As alwhole they can produce
a large volume of small boats and
small shipping, annually. and their
output is. d considerable feature Of
the ports Industry and trade. The
smaller concerns among the docks
and yards a1o handle large volume
of business lin launches and barges
and for smap coasting steamers The
three large1 concerns, however, are
equipped with modem appliances and
conYenience4 enabling them to per-
form work e magnitude and import.
ance at q minimum price and to |
compete wild the world in some i'm |
portant Hnei of the shipbuilding Nj
duEtryg Th)se concerns ATE t1l6
Taikoo Do1xyard COMPANY (eon-
trolIed by 7utterfel9 e SWire) the
Hongkong 4 Whampoa Dock Com
Dany. and W s. Bailey & Company
1t is interesting to note in this
hat for the first time in +
he history II Hongkong shipbuilding,
/ vessel Constructed for non-Ameri-
an citizensland for use in nonrAmeri- n
AN trade II being constructed under
he rules md specifications Of the !
American record of shipping, the II
American Iloyds. The vessel is be-
ng CONSTRUCTED for the SEE Yup n
Four Distdct) Steamship Company II
If HongkonE, for use in the trade be-
ween IIontkong and Kongmun, the II
Jhinese pod in the Pearl River delta. II
which is tie port for the districts
rom which the vast mass Of the
Chinese I'M the United States come. h
rhe vessel is a twin-screw steamer
III feet ii length over all, IS feet II
n width, aid IL feet deep. The com
,any owns I'D operates three other
.essels in ne trade which have been
,uilt according to English. speciica-
ions. Thu company is composed
argely of Chinese who have made
heir monty in. the United States.
San francisco capital being interested
n it. The new vessel will have ac-
for first-class Euro /
,ean spassAgers and for first, second
ind third tlasses of Chinese. It Will
lave ordiiary accommodations for
bout LID Chinese passengers. It'll
5 20 be fhisiied Within IL months.
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