Dumbarton, have launched the twin-screw steamer Shanghai Maru, which they have built for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, of Tokio, for Service betiveen Nagasaki and Shanghai. The vessel is a sister ship to the Nagasaki Maru, which iwas launched from the same yard \in March, and is now approaching completion. The Shanghai Maru is 395 ft. in length, 54 ft. in breadth, $2 ft. in depth to awning deck, and of about 5,509 tons gross. She will have accommodation for 150 first-class and 200 third-class passengers. The public rooms for the first class will be large and handsome and ill include dining-saloon, social hall, smoke-room, and veranda cafe The propelling machinery will con-
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