Shanghai, Feb, 12.
ITH the liquidation on January 29 of the Shanghai Dock Engineering Company, now absorbed by the Shanghai Dockyards, Ltd., there passed into history an old and reputable firm a firm whose growth was contemporaneous with the expansion and development of our great city of Shanghai.
Needless to say, the Dock Company contributed to the rise of Shanghai to the status of a great modern city in no small material way as it also contributed to the amazing development in shipping during the last fifty years.
The record of the Shanghai Dock & Engineering Company is truly a tribute. to British enterprise and industrial pioneering in the Far East.
Although the Shanghai Dock 2 nearby church would not be disturbed In their prayers. The man-Engineering Company has been in existence since 1006 the history of agement, devout Scots, had no objec-the company itself dates back 73, tion to the work being done on Sun-years to 1862, when the firm of days but it was not allowed to terfere with the kirk.
Boyd & Ca, was founded. Another firm, C. Farnham & Ca, founded Visitors to the foundry in those in 1865, absorbed a new "company early days were often mildly sur-known as the Shanghai Engineering, prised at the appearance of a, joss, Shipbuilding and Dock—Company, ere hed high up on the wall and sur-Ltd, and in 1900 amalgamated with rounded by candles and paper money. the original firm of Boyd & Ca. to ving: went on in the foundry every become Known as S.C, Farnham, Gay but whenever a big job was on Boyd & Ca, Lid., with a capital of hand or anything special was about Tis, 5,810,000, The name by which to be easted the candles were lighted the company has been known for the and the money burned to ensure the last,"33. years was adopted in May, od's assistance "and the operation 1906, and at that time the extensive carried on with a seriousness that properties owned by the company seemed ludicrous to most foreigners. included the Pootung Engine Works In addition to the building of the and Shipyard, the New Dock, the steel fabrication for the Holy Trinity Old Dock, the Cosmpolitan Dock, the Cathedral the Shanghai Dock International' Dock and Tungkadoo Engineering Ca. built the steelwork of another famous Shanghai building, Space does not permit the enumera~ the drill hall of the Shanghai Voluntion of all the accomplishments of teer Corps. This excellent example the company sine it was first formed steel architecture, with 'a clear 1862, but the work performed has span of trusses of 100 feet, was com-ranged in scope from manufacturing' ploted in 1915. The company also metal dog licenses. for the Shanghai built the steel framework for the Municipal Council to the erection of Jewish Synagogue and. the grand Holy Trinity Cathedral. The num-
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