furg ks,a ueKslla fldaá 2301lg úlsfKhs'''

úYd,;u uqyqK;la iys; jákdlñka jeäu ueKsla w;ßka f,dj isõjeks ia:dkfha isák ‘wdishdfõ ks,a reje;a;sh’ fkdfyd;a "Blue Belle of Asia" f,iska kï lrk ,o Y‍%S ,xldfõ kS, udKslHh iaúÜi¾,ka;fha ðkSjdys§ miq.shod meje;s fjkafoaishl§ jeäu ñ,la kshu jQ ks,a udKslHh f,i jd¾;d.; ù ;sfí'

fuu ks,a ueKsl tys§ fjkafoais ù we;af;a wefußldkq fvd,¾ ñ,shk 17'7l jákdlulg h' th Y‍%S ,xld uqo,ska .;a l< remsh,a fldaá 2301lg wêl ñ,lska hqla; fõ'ueKsla w;ßka jeäu jákdlue;s
ks,a ueKsla w;ßka o by<u l=,fha ueKslla jk blue sapphire­ ueKsla j¾.hg wh;a lerÜ 392'52


ueKslls' th Èhuka;s rdYshla tínjQ ud,hl fmkavkhla ;=< r|jd we;'

fuu kS, udKslHh 1926 jif¾§ r;akmqr" me,auvq,a, m‍%foaYfha l=Uqrlska fidhd.;a;ls' th Tm oud 1937 jif¾§ fld<U ueKsla jHdmdßlhl= fj; wf,ú lr ;sfí' fuu kS, udKslHh ì‍%;dkH t<sfifn;a /ðkf.a uõ /ðkf.a fu!,s ux.,Hh Èk 1937 jif¾ uehs 12 jeksod .;a njg o jd¾;d m<ù ;sfí'

miq.sh 11 jeksod ðkSjdys meje;ajqKq jif¾ w;súYsIag;u ueKsla fjkafoaisfha§ fuu ueKsl fjkafoais ù we;s w;r" f,dj jeäu jákdlula iys; ueKsla wf,ú jk fjkafoaishla f,ig o fuh iqm;< h'

óg fmr Y‍%S ,xldfõ ks,a i*dh¾ j¾.fha lerÜ 102'61l ueKslla wf,ú ù we;af;a wefußldkq fvd,¾ 4"203"118lg jk w;r th fydxfldxys§ wf,ú flßK'

fu;eka mgka lerÜ tlla i|yd jk ñ,g wkqj ueKsla jákdlu .Kkh lsÍfï l%ufõohg wkqj ,xldfõ ks,a i*dh¾ ueKsll wju ñ, wefußldkq fvd,¾ 40"000ls'