Some Details of Her Fine Qualities The Lienshing, one of the m up-to-date and efficient consti vessels in this part of the world, a single-screw steel stezmor built the Kowloon establishment of the Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Ca. lid. for the Indo-Ciina Stea Navigation Ca., Ld. She was launched as recently as March 26, 1924, for the Shanghai-Tientsin service of liber owners, and has been on the run [between Shanghai and Tientsin since the autumn of 1924. She is 285 ft. long, 44.3 ft. in breadth and has a depth of 20.3 ft. Her net registered tonnage is 1,462 tons and her gross registered tonnage 2,417 tons.
The following not: s en the Licnsting, taken from the dewript sued by her builders at the ti she was launded, will ication of what a particularly vessel she [with poop and bridge connected by, shade deck, top-gallant forecastle and boat decks aft and amidships. She is constructed to Lloyd's requirements under special survey for their highest class, and the fore end, fs specially strengthened to withstand encounter with ice. Cargo jearried in the forward and after holds and also in a deep tank situat-jed abaft the machinery space.
The bridge deck is entirely devoted to passengers, having accommodation for 28 first-class in two-berth rooms. The first-class staterooms are large and roomy, fitted with wash basins having a direct cupply of hot and cold water from 'a large tank en the casing top.
The public rooms consist of com, lounge and smoke room, pandied and. appel: jsteredin the best material. Accom-
The ves.e) is of the tive-deck type, modation is provided for 56 second-the oars and it was with some Jdificalty that the crew and passengers put them into the rowlocks and igor away from the ship.
It was not long before the second land third boats swung off into the water. In these were the remain-ting foreign passengers and a large number of Chinese.
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