On Saturday afternoon the first vessel was admitted to the Kiangnan Dock since its recent enlargement, in connection with the new scheme for extending the operations carried on by the Chinese Government on the Huangpu. The vessel to be! docked was the torpedo gun-vessel_Kien-ngan built at Foochow in 1901.- She is 256 feet long, with only: 263 feet bourn, and was, of course, easily accommodated, the length of the enlarged dock being 365 feet on top and 325 feet on the blocks.
Invitations to witness the docking were extended by the Dock authorities to the members of the shipping and engineering community of Shanghai, a party of whom were conveyed up river in the tender Alexandra and arrived just in time to seo the beflagged vessel hauled by coolie power across the sill, The work was expeditiously and successfully done. Inspection was then made of the three Gwynne pumps at work and of the two Lancashire-type boilers driving them. It was noticed that pumps and boilers alike were turned out from the Kawasaki Works at Kobe.
A very pleasant informal reception was tendered to the visitors by Admiral Sah and Capt. Woo Ying-fo, L.C.N. manager el the Arsenal Dock-yard, aided by Mr.-R. B, Mauchan, the foreign superintendent, and Mr. Rawsthorne, Mr, Base is unfortunately under the doctor and could not be present. After the "usual formalities," as they are described in yachting circles, Mr. J. tulloch, on behalf of the guests briefly expressed their good wishes for the prosperity of the dock, and coupled with the toast the name of Capt. Woo, Capt. Woo, in response, expressed the opinion that competition was good for trade and that the success which he hoped would attend the dock, would react upon the prosperity of He toasted Shanghai trade.
Sah added a few words of we come to the visitors, raising his glass their honour, and on their behalf Mr. J. B. Fytfe appropriately replied.
The remaining daylight was spent in a tour of the very extensive yard and works. A towboat in the early stages was seen upon the stocks, and there was the clanging of hammers, as evidence of activity, in all the shops. Britishers noted with satisfaction that the two great engines bore the name of Tangye and that most of the machinery came from Birmingham, Glasgow, or London.
Hearty cheers and a tiger were given for the Dock and all concerned in it as the Alexandra put off on her return journey, and the answering cheers, though from a smaller party, were not: less hearty.
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