The Archive · 1936

{WO MORE VESSELS FOR YANGTZE

San Peh S.N, Ca, Buys Sister Ships in Hongkong

The sale of the Hongkong, Canton and Macau, Steamboat Company's two river Boats, Lung Shan and Sui An, Was completed in Hongkong on Nov. 1G when the vessels passed into the hands of their new owner the San Peh Steamship Navigation Company of Shanghai. The boats fre to be put Into service on the Yangtze River 'The Sul An, tonnage of 100% the former "owners In 1907 Shanghai. She is a sister-ship the Sui 'Tai, and and her present owners also' own two other sister ships. The Lung Shan has a. gross Nonnuge of 3,068, and was bought. in 1923." She was on both the day and night services, being an ex-optionally yood ship. Ossing to the Dusiness slump the former owners were forced 10 take the two boats Gif their run and subsequently dise pose of then to the present owners, The Hongkong, Canton and Macau Steamboat Company have only two oats now on route. They Tai Shan, which leave Canton and Hongkong respectively every day at 10 pan, Mr, James

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