in Stream Due to the sudilen development lof engine trouble as she was heading down the Whangpoo River for sea, shortly after one. o'clock Sunday afternoon, the United States' Shipping Roard motor freighter Jef Davis," bound. for New York via the Panama Canal, was forced to crop anchor in the stream off the Yangtsepoo Whart.
Tnvestigation disclosing that. the difficulty would require some hours' labour to remedy, two towboats were, signalled for from the Shang. hai Tog & Lighter Company and the vessel was. taken to Buoy 34, lof the Riverside Power Station in the Tower harbour Originally scheduled to. clear from 'Shanghai on Jan. 7, the departure of the vessel, which is! operated by the American Pioneer Tine on, a monthly' express. service to the Adantic Coast with through ing, has. been postponed twice due tothe large amount of freight offering. While in port here she hac been loading from lighters at Buoy 5 in the stream, othe China Merchants Lower]
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