For the first time in the history of the Shanghai waterfront a beer-boat, will ply up and down the Whangpoo dispensing beer to the various ships in the harbour. Not only that, but the boat will' be giving beer to parties that take outings on the river and also to the houseboats that are up at Minghong.
'The U.B. Brewery has taken the lead in bringing to Shanghai its first beer-boat. 'The firm has taken over fan old boat, refitted it, painted it white, and labelled it the "U.B." The naming ceremony took Wednesday, and 'Thursday' went from' ship to ship on the river selling beer to the captains and stewards of the vessels in the harbour.
She is a trim little boat, " bit round bottomed, but a good' saller. She {s Capable of transporting about. twenty cases of beer—that is 960 make good enough all the ships in the harbour, Two Trips A Day The beer is picked up a 4 o'clock in the morning at the Whangpoo Wharf, and the captain of the little vessel gets his orders there from the various ships. The beer is then delivered and if by chance a casual sale can be made it will be. Two trips will be made a day by the sit. UB, calls being made in the morning and "in the afternoon.
Besides dispensing beer to ships, the boat will bring beer to house boats and outing parties, The boat will swing alongside a houseboat and sell beer to the probably thirsty occupants. Also if some people wish to hire a motor launch and take 0
Jaunt on the river they can take along their beer with them, for the brewery.
renting out five and ten litre cans fof beer that remain cold for a matter ten hours.
Contrary to an idle rumour that has been broadcast, ships desiring beer from the U.B. will not fly the signal flags U and B. To do so would not only require the permission of the harbour master but woitld also be Hlegal. "A wave from the deck of a ship will be sufelent.
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