An interesting event in shipping circles will be the arrival in Hong Kong on Saturday, January 13, of the new motor ship Tricolor. The Tricolor, which was built by the Netherlind Shipbuilding Ca., of Amsterdam, is the latest addition the Wilk. Wilhemsen feet.
This ship attained 182 knots on her trial run last year, but the interesting thing about the Tricolor is the record she made in famous "wool Derby." On her maiden voyage to. Austral Participated in this "Derby" won. ing in competition with the "Port Bowen and the Tanimbar, Barly in the race the Port Bowen dropped astern, and the real competition was between the Tanimbar and. the They passed through the Suez-Canal together, but in the Mediterranean the Tricolor gradually drew ahead, beating her competitor into) Dunkirk by 46 miles.
The old record from Sydney to Dunkirk was beaten by 11 hours, the Tricolor having accomplished the run in 90 dave 16 hours, a fine
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