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TABLE I

TIME TAKEN

HANKOW TO LONDON

Year Vessel Transit Time 1870 Erl King ... 1871 Enterprise 61 days 1872 Deccan 56 1873 Venetia 50 1874 Glenartney 50 1875 Glenartney 49 1876 Glenartney 46 1877 Loudon Castle 46 1878 Gleneagles 41 1879 Glencoe 40 1880 Glencoe 40 1881 Glencoe 38 1882 Sterling Castle 39 1883 Sterling Castle 32 1884 Glenogle 31 1885 Glengarry 37 1886 Glenogle 45 1887 Moyunc 37

Sources: 1870-1879 China Mail

1880 3. 7. 1879 24. 8. 1880

1881 19, 7. 1881

1882 Hong Kong Telegraph 28. 6. 1882

1883 3. 7. 1883

1884 North China Daily News 21. 7. 1884

1885 China Mail 8. 7. 1885

1886 5. 7. 1886

1887 4. 8. 1887