Newcastle, July 27.
Mme. Quo Tai-chi, wife of the [Chinese Minister to' Great Britain, to-day Iunched the s. Halyuan, frst of the four ships which are being bullt—two on the Tyne and two on ithe Clyde—for the Chinese Govern-
Ina speech, Mr. Quo Tai-chi stressed the achievement of Sino-Fish ce-operation. He said that the Chinese were gratified that the ships were giving work to an industry which was suffering most from" unemployment.
The Haiyuan will leave for China jin September, and the other three ships in the course of the autumn, Reuter.
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