The well-known China Navigation Ca. str, Fengtien. was handed over to a Chinese buyer, Mr. Echong, on Nov. 14 for purposes of breaking -up, thus bringing to an end a cai of 27 years. Built by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Ca., Greenock, in 1905, the ship had a registered tonnage of 1,073, a length of 267 feet and breadth of 40 fect. workers' union al lat the in-ities of the workers were inflicted bits of rifle bullets. According to weir version, a contingent of Peace Preservation' Corps arrived at the shed at & p.m. and. were refused entrance by the workers, In. the subsequent altercation, they aid, the members -of the Corps loaded their rifles, and shots were fired against the ground to intimidate the jerowd, resulting in 14 people being injured by the flying bits when the Her first skipper was Capt, J. C, bullets struck the pebble-paved Cogun, who, was followed by Capt. John "Meathrel' and Capt. John Dewar, the latter subsequently signing on as master on no fewer than nine occasions. "A family figure on the China coast thus di appears. ground, A number of strikers who were Aispersed "from the compound on Wednesday night appeared in front of the shed yesterday morning. They were refused entrance by the police men, who are guarding the place.
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