The Archive · 1928

SINGAPORE DOCK

TOWING

Let to a Dutch Firm: Cheapest in the World London, Mar, 12.

'The "Morning Post' states that the Admiralty has placed a contract to tow the great floating dock for the Singapore Base from England to Singapore with the Dutch firm of Smit & So, of Rotterdam.

Mx, Swan, managing director of Swan, Hunter & Richardson, inter vieweil, said that Smit's' were the only firm in the world capable of undertaking the contract at a rea sonable price—Reuter.

Gexeva, Mar. 18:—Comrades Litvinof, Lunacharsky and ten other Russian delegates to the Prepa tory. Disarm Commission rived here today—unnoticed—

Reuter.

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