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„ANCE PRO MENU 1.
MONTREAL'S RISE TO and there lay at anchor or at
EMINENCE.
piers 70 vessels with an sggre- yate tonnage of 53,769 tons.
NEW TROOPER.
In 1876 there were 4.2 miles of wharves; in 1878, 4.46 miles. By BIBBY LINER LANCASHIRE BEING 1882 there had been expended on
CONVERTED.
'One Hundred Years of the harbour, between Victoria
Progress.
How that great
The money, the interest and con-
wharfage capacity was as follows: to replace the Ellerman City of Wharfage of 2714 feet depth at Marseilles, says the Journal of low water, 12.128 feet; wharfage Cominerce. of 25 feet to 20 feet depth at low water, 2,660 feet; wharfage under 20 feet depth at low water, 6,184 feet.
Only a few years ago it was quite difficult to obtain first-class liners small enough to suit the taste of the trooping oil cials, but the Lancashire is a fine ship of 9,445 tons, only 14 years
Bridge and Longue Point, no less a sum than $3,000,000, not a cent The Increasing demands of of which had come out of either the Indian trooping service are Dominion Federal or Provincial treasury, shown by the conversion port and equally great com-siderable of the capital was paid of the
Капса- Bibby liner 'mercial centre, Montreal, was out of barbour revenues alone. shire, for troophig, at Cam-
small begin- built up from
When work was begun in 1895 mell Laird's yard at Birkenhead, nings to its present magni- on the project of improvements, tude and world-wide eminence is revealed in a most interesting manner in a book published in commemoration of the port's one hundredth anniversary and the dedication of the Montreal Har- bour Bridge. This Port Annual, Then followed the eventful year published by Shipping Register, of 1898, with the concluding of an 922. Victoria Square, Montreal, agreement between the Commis-old, built by Messrs. Harland and contains a wealth of information aion, the City Corporation and the Wolff. She was very considerably anent the facilities, ramifications Dominion Government, by which larger and two knota faster than and potentialitics of the port,treal's port facilities were under- and saw the introduction of the extensive improvements to Mon- | her predecessor, the Oxfordshire, which, presented as they are in taken, and subsequently carried cruiser atern into the Bibby fleet, convenient and well-printed form,
although she still retained their constitute a striking commentary the port's wonderful
In our own day let us glance traditional rig of four masts and at the extent of Montreal's one tall funnel. great port. From deep-water- Her quadruple-expansion 210 statute miles distant-it is gines, driving three screws, gave approached by a ship channel of her speed of 15 knots. Origin: 30 feet at low water, to be in-ally she was coal burning, but creased to 95 feet. Moreover, alternative firing was fitted when the port is connected with
she was reconditioned after War: great canal and lake system of service in 1920. 1,600 miles of inland navigation extending into the heart of the continent.
on
on-
REDUCED THROUGH TICKETS TO EUROPE VIA U.S.A, VÄRYING deavours and no less wonderful
FROM £83 TO £120 ON SALE
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
CHICHIBU MARU ......................................... Thursday,
Wednesday,
SHINYO MARU
31st July. 13th August.
SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
YOKOHAMA MARU
Tuesday,
5th August. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, l'enang, Colombo, Suez. HAKUSAN MARU
HARUNA MARU
Saturday, 26th July Saturday,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
ATSUTA MARU
Tuesday,
† RANGOON MARU
9th August
23th September.
28th July.
TAMBA MARU
11th August.
Mexico & Panama.
GOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
. Monday, Monday,
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu, Los Angelcs,
RAKUYO MARU
Monday,
28th July. SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) vin Singapore, Cape Town & Ports,
BINGO MARU
Wednesday, 6th August
NEW YORK, BOSTON via Parama.
I
success.
The following article outlining the port's progress is called from
the book:-·
into effect.
FL
en-
Captain E. Robin was her first commander, and she soon proved herself a most successful vessel in both British and French Gov- ernment service. After the War she was employed repatriating Belgian refugees and Australian troops.
WEST RIVER SHIP SINKS.
Many-yes, even citizens of Montreal-do not realise the grand scale of development which has taken place under their eyes. The magnitude of their port is quite taken for Montreal is closer to the great granted-city and harbour supports of the British Isles and plement one another in the northern Europe than shipping gigantic task of ministering to centres in the United States along the commeren and industry of its seaboard. From Montreal to half & continent; the harbour of Liverpool it is 2,760 nautical
She did not return to her re Montreal serves as a liaison be. miles, compared. with Portland's gular Rangoon run until she had tween seaborne trade, the traffic 2,783, Boston's 2,861, New York's been thoroughly reconditioned, of the St. Lawrence, the Great 3,043. Philadelphia's 8,179, Balti- after which she proved herself an Lakes and converging railways. more's 3,335, New Orlean's 4,532 excellent passenger and cargo
River's Natural Obstacles.
and Galveston's 4,726. To add to carrier. its value, it is the nearest ocean Of the difficulties that confront port to the vast north-central ed Montreal's trade bodies in producing areas of North their early efforts toward port and America, with the St. Lawrence river improvements, one may canal route 110 miles shorter to acquaint oneself from a perusa! Montreal than the American canal of history a century since. But route to New York, and having a with the gradual and constant cargo capacity almost twice that growth of the community, the of the Erie canal. opening up of a vast interior to commerce, the changes brought about by a transfer of possession from France to England, and the establishment of powerful fur companies, the importance of the (Private exchange to all departmental site was carly established; yet there remained the natural ob stacles in the river between Mon- treal and Quebec to retard its use fulness, limiting navigation to ships of not more than 250 tons, even these small vessels requiring skilful piloting where at places the depth of water was but eleven feet.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Stamboul (Constantinople), Genoa.
† ATAGO MARU
† DELACOA MARU
Saturday,
Monday,
Tuesday,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA..
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YAMAGATA HARU
HAKODATE MARU (Moji direct) Monday, ATSUTA MARU
Tuesday,
† MALACCA MARU (Moji direct) Monday,
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2nd August.
11th August.
29th July.
28th July.
29th July..
4th August.
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Monday, 11th August. BIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES Via Saigon, Singap,
Colombe, Durban & Cape Town.
SHUNKO MARU
LA PLATA MARU BOMBAY—Via Singapore & Calamba
..... Friday, 29th August.
Sunday, 3rd August,
....... Wednesday, 0th August. .... Friday, 20th September.
Friday, 1st August
BAK & MOMBASA--Via Singapore & Colombo,
CANADA MARU
MEXICO MARU
CALCUTTA-Via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon."
HIMALAYA MARU
VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER→→Via Japan Porte from the River St. Lawrence surveyed
Shanghai.
ARIZONA MARU (from S'hai)... Sunday, 17th August. MELBOURNE-Via Manila, Brisbane & Bydney.
HAIPHONG—Vis Hoihow & Pakhol
MENADO MARU
Thursday, 26th July.
NEW YORK-Via Japan poets;& Panatum. -
JAPAN PORTS.
KEELUNG Via Swatow & Amoy.
TAKAO-Via Swatow & "Amoy.”
AKAO & KEELANG
that the Wuchow-Hong Kong ves- News has reached the Colony sel, Tin Chow, has sunk in the water. Wist River in fourteen feet of
The new Montreal harbour bridge, which was officially opened on May 24, is described at length therities is to the effect that the A message 'from the Naval au- by Mr. P. L. Pratley, M.Inst.O.D. Tin Chow ran ahsore on Sunday This colossal structure, which is ausut 10 miles above First Cliffs. about two miles in length, will An attempt was made to tow her facilitate the development of the off by the Kwong Hing but she harbour, and make the muni- sank near Northern bank. cipality on the south shore more accessible to Montreal. Messrs. lost when she went down as the It is reported that no lives were Monsarrat and Pratley, of Mon- trenl, were retained as designing were above the level of the water. upper structurea of the steamer and supervising engineers for the work.
NORTH SEA MYSTERY.
It would be difficult to imagine a more hopeless outlook-says a chronicler of that day (May 28, 1818). On naturai beach, muddy flats and two small wooden "The North Sea Mystery." By wharves were moored a half-Harry Edmonds, (Ward, Lock dozen brigs of from 180 to 250 and Co., 78. Ed., net.) tons burthen.
This is an imaginative story of There were no steamboats, except those plying Naval Intelligence Work in the to Quebec, clumsy things with form of an exciting novel. bluff bows, their steam power Bo
The theme is that of a plan of small that they could not get fifty attack by Germany on the sea DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI miles from Quebec unless they trade of Great Britain, by means left with the tide and then fre- of a surprise logging off of a new quently needing the assistance of type of torpedo against our ship- oxen to aid them up the current. ping controlled by a newly in- In 1825 the merchants of Mon-vented "ray" and launched from treal were instrumental in having a secret place near Jutland.
The hero of the story, Harry and estimates prepared, which Nicholls, is employed to inves- was followed by a petition to the tigate the matter, and, together Legislative Assembly of Lower with several companions, proceeds Canada for a 16-foot channel from in a trawler to the German Quebec to Montreal; likewise the islands, where he goes through Committee of Trade interested it some very strange and exciting self in the matter of improved and adventures, and escapes from adequate harbour accommoda-fearful dangers almost miracu tions. But the petition was ignor-lously, whilst several of the others ed, as were similar representa involved in the elucidation of tions, leaving virtually nothing the mystery pay the price of their accomplished until 1850, when par lives for the valuable information mission was granted to raise obtained. The sentimental Inter- funds by loan to undertake the est is obtained by the introduction work.
of the eister of a former investi- gator who was murdered pre- vious to the story; and she, of In 1880, just 100 years ago, course, falls into the hero's arms largely through the efforts of then the last few pages. Committee of Trade, the Act The plot, though necessarily establishing the Montreal Board somewhat fantastic, is well work- of, Harbour Commissioners was ed out, and the interest of the passed. In 1881 the city was in-reader to hold to the last. But to corporated and Montreal made awards the end of the book there port of entry. However, It is seems to be rather too much from the year 1880 that the work about certain meetings and ac of port improvement and better-counts of a nami-International ments may be said to have com- character, which are inclined to be menced in earnest.
too complicated for the average: By 1872, we have a different novel reader to digest. No doubt the author, in these latter pages, picture along the waterfront. A canal of adequate dimensions de writes with the object of making bouched at Windmill Point; old people think upon these problems; felds had been converted into ship and he succeeda in getting any basins, where rode steamers considerable number of people to schooners and barges. There were do so so much the better.com warehouses and platforms Alled
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