Reports on Foreign Ships Using Dock Premature The major part of the new Jukong. Wharf is expected to be finished before the end of the year, and seagoing vessels will be tying up there starting In January, according (0 reports. "The Wharf, which is costing $5,000,000, will to a great extent do away with many of the dimeulties of docking ships such as are encountered at the present time, The project is under the auspices: of the Bank of China, Omees and godowns are rapidly nearing completion, and work on other parts of the huge wharf is being rushed.
Chinese papers report that the Poisdam will be the frst liner to berth at the Wharf, January 14 being the date, Oficiais of the Nord deutscher' Lloyd Line, however, say that as yet they have no definite in-[formation on the matter, OMeials of the Dollar Line, queried as to whether the President Hoover would be the second foreign vessel to dock at the Wharf, replied that they knew nothing about It and that they had made no plans to send their ships there, in view of the fact that they have their own wharf,
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