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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1902,

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THE TRADE WINDS.

The winds are mainly produced by inequantity of barometric pressure, Home. are approximately constant in direction and parament in duration; others are

Alserity in action only during certain seasons; **Albion while a third set are more variable and Algerive Arethues brief, but sometimes more violent Of

Argonaut the first set the trade winds are the Astran

Blenheim principal examples: vast currents of air Bramble of the utmost importance in the economy Britomart

of the globe; the direct results of the Cherab. sun's ment in the zone where its mys are most intense. Here, aver a belt of variable breath, which sometimes is little Espiègle

cruiser, 2nd class traiser, 1st class cruiser, Sad class cruiser, lat class guoboni, let clase gunboat, 1st cruiser, 1st class water tank and tug cruiser, 2nd class

class

cruiser, 1st class

Cresay

Esk

Harr

7300

6 1-400

5000

16 18,000

9000

12 13,000

Captain.

Comdr. Seymour 3. Erskine Captain W. W. Hewett, RN. Commander Waler Carey

Captain J. Startin

Captain H Chorry

C. J. Baker

F. H. Henderson

Cana. F. M. Lake

Lieut.. 1300

Comer.

F. A. Baird 1309

Pudur M. Captain B. 21,000

Mastor T. Passmoro R. Captain

Stokes H. S. Captain W. A. Paget

300

-Com. Godfrey

Flect Reservo

Comdr. J. Graham

66. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Just reported at.

Hongkong Bongk Nowchwang Shanghai Yokobaina

Phanubai Amoy Hongkong Hongkong

moy Hongkong

Mongkung

Hongkong Shanghai

Noone.

Class

Tra

CI.H.P.

despatch vessel battleship, Int els slonu

1700 12,90 1000 4300

16

3000 18,500

10

11,000

1300

10

12

710

710

6

12,000

14

9.90

990

3000

11

9000

12 10,000

-be. 3rd class cost defence

$63

200

sloop

more than 150 miles wide, but sometimes Fearless is full 800, the air, whou the meridinu Firebrand

Fam

Fami

torpedo boat destroyer cruiser. 3rd class

380

1070 10 1400

K 5700

Hongkong

1580

12 5200

Singapore

gunboat, 2nd class

455

4 360

th

12,950 12,900

10 13,500

500

Captain W. A. Carter

T4. Com. . B. Raniy-Pownall

Canton

Singapore

16 19,500

Captain Lewis Winte

Hongkong

4000

Lieut.-Con. G. C. Hardy

Weihaiyoi

க

4000

Fleet Reservo

Hongkong

1640

Comdr. H. J. Davison.

Hongkong

16 3800

9000

260

6 $900

Flest Reserve

Hongkong

Lt.-Chundr. G. B. Powall

Yangtze Kiang

180

980

10

1400

800.

Re-building

Hongkong

B

12.950

13.500

Captain W. G. White

Hougkung

D60C

12

8300

Captam J. H. T. Burke, C.B.

Hongkong

350

6300

L-Com. C. P. Mansel

Hongkong

Thcenis

Pique

1015

K

1400

Commander W. H. Nicholson

Hankow.

700

720

Lt.-Comdr. A. H. Oldham

3000

7000

Capt. Harry C. Reynolds

650

Lt. Com. Morris H. Srayth

980

10

1100

93

,

240

960

14-0

240

river gunboat

240

Lieut. Com, G, G. Weleber Coudr. C. A. W. Tamillen Lieut. Com. Murmy Lockhart Lt. Comdr. R. W. Dalgety

Hongkong Nagasaki Hongkong

guu-vel, and class

756

870-1

Fleet Reservo

crainer And las

torpedo boat destroyer

250

6500

Fleet Reservo

5600

9800

Captain F. G. Stepford

Hongkong

Tamar

receiving abip

Commoders Francis Powell, C.B.

Hongkong

180

2

800

Re-building

Hongkong

14,200

-14 25,000

Captain Percy

Scott, C. B..

Bongyong

const defence gunboat

900

Temporarily employed survoying

Eongkong

sloop

980

10

1400

Surveying ship

20

-450

Lieut. Com. W. O. Lyns

Hongkong

Torpedo host destroyer.

360

$900

cost defouceship, armoured 2150:

1000

L-Con C. Mackenzie, D.8.0.

Fleet Reserve

Hongkong.

Hongkong

river gunboats

150

550

river ginbot

150

2 050

Lieut. Com. Hugh Somerville Liest-Com Chilcett

Hankow

Shanghai

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