At Chenju, the Chinese government maintains fourteen short wave wire-Joss stations, with power outputs of from 15 to 40 kilowatts, which are in communication with San Francisco, Berlin, Geneva, Rome, London, Paris Moscow, and Europe in general. "At Fenglingehiao are another six short wave stations, of 2 kilowatts power output each, which communicate with Hongkong, Tokyo, Saigon, Manila and Asia. in general. Shanghai is con-neded "to all paris of the world cly: privately-owned cable stations which are under Government licence, fas is the overland telegraph system to Russia and Europe, The report next turns its attention to the "Shanghai Harbour," and more inloresting information is found. For instance, it Is probably well-known that the Largest ship entering the port in 1090 was the "Empress - of apan, 644 foot In length, 83.6 feet in breadth, 29 feot draught, and with Aros' tonnage of 36,032.
Not, so well-known perhaps is the fact that the deepest-draught vessel to enter was the 55, President Coolidge, 31 ft. 3 in, which is 615.6 fect Yang, and has a gross. tonnazre of 21,036; or that the Inrgest oil tanker to enter port was the s.
Walden, a British ship with a draught of 31.f1. 10 ins oF that a record shipment' of frozen cargo. by thes. Albion Star from Hankow for Europe oft Shanghai on August 7 with 6.349 tons of frozen cargo and 1,200 tons general cargo, the departure draught being 30. foci. The largest vessel piloted to Woosung was, of course, the Empress of Britain, 133.3 feet in Tength, 978 fect In breadth, 42,348 ross tonnage, and 303 feet draught on arrival.
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