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Tuesday, 18th October, Noon. Blonday,
S1st October, Sunday, 18th November..
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HAKONE MARU
Saturday, 22nd October. Saturday, 5th November.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
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Wednesday,
MISHIMA MARU
Wednesday,
19th October, 23rd November.
TAMBA MARU
Wednesday, 19th October.
BOMBAY via, Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
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Wednesday, 16th November.
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Saturday, 19th November.
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LISBON MARU
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CEYLON MARU
Wednesday, 19th October.
NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
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SHANGHAL, KOHE & YOKOHAMA,
Friday, 21st October.
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The epic story of Jason and his fellow Argonauts, which describes their quest of the Golden Fleece, contains nothing more of romance than does the recital of the advon- tures of these bold spirits,, whose Reports have recently arrived of The first of the engineering col daring, skill, and hardihood, so the very satisfactory trials which lections in the Science Museum, ably carried on the work of Colum have been completed by the Brazi-South Kensington. S.W.7-namely, bus in giving to the world the con- Han scoat cruiser "Rio Grande do that of marine construction was tinents of the Western Hemisphere; Sul," following her recent very ex- formed in 1864, when the Royal Columbus, --`'skirting the west tensive reconditioning and, re-established at South Kensington, futile search for a short passage to School of Naval Architecture was shore of the Caribbean Sea in his engining in the Rio de Janeira and the ship models belonging to Cathay with its fabled riches of shipyards of the Companhia the Admiralty were transferred to gold, silver, and precious stones, Nacional de Navegacao Costeira. the Museum from Somerset House, visited the shores of Tanama on his These are Interesting In view of where they had previously been, fourth and last voyage in 1502. He the fact that the whole of the new With the "assistance of private named the harbour of Porto bollers and propelling machinery donors and by purchase, the orl Bello
examined
**Limon installed in this boat, and her ginal collection of ships of war was Bay, which bay is now the At
rapidly increased by the addition lantic entrance slater ship the "Bahia," which was of many models of mercantile ships, Canal. All history points to the th the Parama similarly "overhauled, were
well as of later ships of war. conclusion that Columbus died in structed by Messrs. John I. When, therefore, the Admiralty re the belief that the lands which he Thornycroft and Co., Ltd., of South-moved their models to the Royal had discovered were a part of the ampton, under the supervision of Naval College, Greenwich, in 1873, continent of Asia. The cosmo- the Brazilian Naval Attache, assist an important collection still remain graphy of those far away days WRE ed by Enginear Commander Arnauded at South Kensington. Since that incomplete and misleading, but it year the museum collection has of the Brazilian Navy (retd). been growing continuously, until fled, and corrected by a group of was shortly to be extended, mod!- Both these vessels were British, it is now the most comprehensive adventurers, the story of whose ex- built in 1906 and last year, after collection of its kind in the Empire, ploits would furnish material. for 20 years' service, were considered sufficiently useful to warrant ex- tensive reconditioning to raise their efficiency to modern standarda. It was decided to convert both to burn oil fuel, and the 10 original boilers in each vessel were replaced by six Thornycroft water-tube boilers and
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DESTROYERS FOR CHILE.
Fleet
"Almirante
Sir
the
and
another Immortal Odyssey. Francis Drake visited the Isthmus in 1570. Fifty-seven years before Drake, however, Balboa had crossed the Isthmus, somewhat south-east of the line of the present canal, and undoubtedly was the 'frst white In connection with the order for man to view the Pacific Ocean. The the 5 direct-coupled turbines in six torpedo boat destroyers, which hope of finding a hidden strait con- each with 3 of geared type and was recently placed by the Governnecting the two great oceans, per- increased power.
ment of Chile with Messrs. John Isisted long years after Balboa's dis- By these changes the s.hp. was it is interesting to recall that, in hundred years, almost to a day, Thornycroft and Company, Limited, covery, and it is a most Interesting fact of history that it was four raised from 18,000 to 20,000 and 1914, two battleships and six des- September 26, 1913, when such a the speeds to 27 knots, while the troyers were being built in Britain strait was given to the world, but it radius of action at 24 knots was in- for the Chilean Navy. One of the was not a strait made by Nature, creased from 1,600 to 2,400 knots.
battleships, the Following the successful official Latorre," served with the Grand but by man the Panama Canal. trials of the "Rio Grande do Sul," the other was completed na H.M. Magellan, which would allow of the As nothing in the nature of a as H.M.S. "Canada," while strait could be found north of the recent news refers to a lengthy aircraft carrier "Eagle." Two of cruise during which a very strong the destroyers had left for Chile passage of ships from ocean to sale with heavy seas was encoun- before the outbreak of war, but the ocean, the persistent leaders began tered, sufficient to impose a very remaining four were taken over by to talk of making one. Saavedra, severe test on both the 20 years old the British Admiralty and became, latter's to
who accompanied Balboa on
the hull and newly installed machinery, Faulknor," and "Tipperary." The Pacific Ocean, is said to have been Isthmus which respectively, the "Broke," "Botha,”
resulted in the discovery of the both of which proved to be ex-first three are now back in the the first to prepare plans for a tremely satisfactory, a fact which Chilean service, while the "Tip canal which it is claimed he did reflects very great credit on every-perary" was sunk off Jutland. The in one concerned in carrying out this new destroyers will have a length, through centuries, several Bations 1529. From that time on, very complex job of Installing an between perpendiculare, of 288 ft.Spain, France, altogether new machinery in an existing hull.
of 300 ft.; they will be termediate in size between the Bri- or conclusive beyond surveys and in-loped projecta. Nothing tangible tiah "S" and "V" classes. The discussions came out of it all, until MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS main armament will consist of the ill-fated: de Lessep's project thrae 4.7-in. guns and the designed was launched, with loud acclama- The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of speed will be 36 knots. The new tions, in 1882. Canada" left Yokohama for Van- vessels will have an exceptional couver on Friday at 8 p.m. radius of action, and embody the French is of a time too recent and. The history of the failure of the and is due at Vancouver on Octo- latest Improvements in both ma- too fresh to need repetition here. ber 23.
'chinery and armament, The pro- With an ample supply of funds, The C.P.S., RMS. "Empress of pelling machinery will consist of their attempt to build any sort of Russia" (from Manila) due here geared turbines supplied with steama canal there, would have falled, as at 8 am. on October 24, and will from Thornycroft bollera using oil undoubtedly would the Americana berth at Pier No. 5, Kowloon fuel. The machinery space will be have failed, until that then scourge Wharf, leaving at noon on October comparatively small and, as a conse-of the white man in the tropica 28 for Victoria and Vancouver, quence, the space available for the yellow fever had been mestered. B.C. via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe accommodation of officers and crow The de Lesseps Company was and Yokohania,
will be ample. The large cabins, organised in October, 1894, and The C.P.S., R.M.S. "Empress of wardrac, Crew spaces,
wash Asia" left Vancouver for Hong places, &c., are in striking contrast limited scale, until its rights and continued operations on a very Kong, via Japan porta and Shangs to the somewhat primitive arrange property were purchased by the hai, yesterday, and is due here ments of older destroyers. The United States under the authority on October 31.
conditions under which the Chilean of the Act of Congreas of June 28, The following vessels of the sailors work are, however, some 1902. As soon hereafter as condi- Compagnie des Messageries Marl-what peculiar: an ordinary patrol tions and events permitted, the ac- times are expected to arrive in along his own coast begins well tive work of construction of a conal Hong Kong:
within the tropics at one end, and was begun by the American Govern- ends at Cape Horn at the other.ment, and pushed to a successful This great range of climate requires conclusion. Mr. John F. Stevens in special arrangements to meet both "Engineering.": extremes of heat and cold. Again, the Chilean coast is largely iron- bound; it possesses a minimum of harbours and maximum of rocks
Britain, set of propelling in and an overall length America-made surveys, and deve-
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S.S. "Bi-Klang" October 21, S.S. "Sphinx" October 25, S.S. "Forthos" November 9. The 'ss. "Venezia" (D. & Co.) sailed from Port-Said on October S. and is due here on November 10,
The B.9. "Lancaster Castle" (D. & Co.) sufled from New York on Sept. 22, and is expected here on November 16,
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