London's new dock was opened this Wwoek by Lady Ritchie, wife of the Chairman of the Port of London 'Authority. Lady Ritchie, who was on the Orient Compary' liner the Oronsay, pressed an electric itch the forward part of the ship, and Tight ahead the now entrance' lock at Tilbury opened slowly, and the ship steamed into the look. London can now receive at tier front door the mightiest vessel afloat. The Majestic can now dock in the Port of London. The opening of this new Tilbury Dock was the first part of a vast new scheme of im-Provement including a new dry dock and a now passenger landing stage 'These works, together with modernization plans being carried out at West India, Millwall, [and Southwest India Docks, are costing nearly $5,000,000. The new dock is 1,000 feet long, and 110 feet wide, with a depth of 45) feet at high' water; all this work has been done in mad which went to a depth of 60 feet. The activity of the Port London Authority can be gauged When, it is remembered that ft came into being only 20 years ago, and has spent. 16} millions in improvements in the docks. The result is that no port in the world to-day is for the handling cargo than the Port of London.
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