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LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONFEES, APPRAISERS

AND SURVEYORS.

Public Auctions-

"MESSRS LAMMERT BROS.

instructed to sell

The Steamship

"JEHANGIR"

are

Now ying in the Harbour of Hongkong,

under an

Order of the Court

AT

PUBLIC AUCTION

(373

MONDAY

the 28th day of Jane, 1020, at

3 o'clock F

IN ONE LOT

At their Auction Rooms in Duddell Street

The ship is a British ship registered at Hongkong of 5206 tocs Groes sad of 3380.71- Registered tonnage and was built by . Denny and Brothers, Shambarion.

For particulars to view apply to Messrs. Lammeit Bros, the Auctioneers.

For further particulars

Apply to

Masus. JOHNSON, STORES

& MASTER,

Prince's Building,

or to

HERES. LAMVERT BROS,

The Auctioneers. Duddell Street.

Over 30 jours ago the late Lord

Beaconsfeld pestifed to the beauĒte da received fra BIMROD'S CURE, and every port beings gimilar latiora' so-day.

HIMROD'S

CURE for

FAMED FOR AN TRAFR.

ASTHMA

Bella tas by w Chenzista sad Star throughout the Country

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f.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1920.

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This Advertismat in imed by British-American Tobacon Co. (China) Ltd.

THE C.P.OS.

and

and "Empress of Russia," were built number of ships were sold to the by the Fairfield Shipbuilding Com-Government for conversión into dam- pany. These are sister ships of my cruisers. The "Empress of Asia” 17,000 tous, with a speed of 21 knots. and Empress of Russia were con- The "Empress of Russia" left vected into armed merchant-cruisers, Liverpool on 1st April, 1913, for and performed excellent work, not- Hongkong, and os her maiden voyageably against the Turks at Aden, for Yokohama to Vancouver broke Kamaran, Salif and Hodeidah. all existing records for time across The CPOS. has ever been in the the Pacific by doing the journey in 9 front in the matter of shipping days 10 hours 32 minutes, or 26 development. The Victorian hours 16 minutes less than the pre-Virginian" were the first liners viens best. In the following spring built with turbine engines, and, with she actually performed the voyage in the exception of the yacht "Emerald," 8 days 7 hours 18 minutes!

were the first ships of the kind to It was not until 1903 that the Com- cross the Atlantic. The "Empress pany became actively interested in of France" was the first merchant built with the cruiser" the trans-Atlantic steamship trade, stip when they purchased 15 steamers stera. The present "M" class from the Elder, Demipster Company of steamers, "Melita ""Minnedosa " nearly one and a half and "Metagama," "dre develop

at a cost

All these new ships are being fitted

to burn oil-fuel, as is the well known Empress of Britain," which is now being reconditioned after lengthy war service.

It is a curious fact that the begin- ring of the Canadian Pacific Steam. ship fleet was not upon the Pacific or Atlantic Oceans, but on the Great Lakes of Canada; so, just as the railway found its being in the con- fines of the vast Dominion, Canadian Pacific Steamship services began on the Great Lakes with three small screw steamships "Algoma," "Al berta" and "Athabasca."

Following the completion of the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885 came the problem of finding eastbound traffic for the road in order to avoid hauling empty million sterling. Freight, and pas-ments of a new idea in passen cars over the mountain ranges lying between the Pecific coast and the senger services were established from ger-carrying ships; they conform the modern demòcratis spirit, Liverpool, Bristol, London and Ant to already productive cattle ranges and wheat fields of Western Canada, werp to Canada, and a rapidly in in the fact that they do not carry

creasing business done in the hand- first class passengers the accom The possibilities of attracting a poring of passengers and cargo. So modation normally allotted to the tion of the traffic of China and Japan popular did this service prove that in first class is called “Cabin," and the from the Suez Canal to the Cana 1904 it became necessary to arrange fare is approximately 40 per cent. less. dian Pacific route appealed to the for the construction of two ad- This class of steamer is proving so management, and on 20th June, 1885, ditional steamers, the Empress popular that three more have been the first Canadian Pacific sailing of Britain." and. Empress of ordered, and further developments of ship, the "W. B. Flint," of 800 tons, Ireland," which were

placed in this class may be-expected... left Yokohama for Canada. She commission in 1906. They imme-

In addition to these three "M" class took more than 40 days to accom-diately became favourites with the steamers building, & further vessel, plish the journey. At the time the travelling public, and were a great the "Empress of Canada," of about ship left Yokohama the CPR factor in popularizing the beautiful 22-500-tons is being built by the Trans Continental route had not St. Lawrence route. The latest addi- Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineer- been connected up, but it was opened ions to the fleet were the "Melim," ing Co., Ltd, for the Facile service. 10 days later. The sailing vessels, "Minnedosa," "Metagama" and beginning with the "W. B. Flint," were all loaded with be, as there Missanable." At present four new were no other commodities shipped steamers are building, one of 22,500 at that time from China and tons and three of 15,500 tons. Japan by these ships. So successful In January, 1916, the Canadian

The ex Nord Deutscher Lloyd the experiment

Pacific Ocean Services, Ltd., came "Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm" 17,082 resulted in the establishment in 1887 to operation, and in July, 1917, the tons, has recently been handed over of the trans-Pacific service with the Company took over the management to the CFO.S. for management and, chartered steamships Batavia operation, and control of the Allan after a thorough overhaul, will take "Parthia" and Abyssinia. In Lide steamers and offices.

her place. in the company's Atlantic 1890, at the Ninth Annual The quadruple screw turbine service. It is thus seen that the Meeting of the CPR, it was steamer "Empress of France," former company has an extensive -pro- announced that "A contract with the ly the Allan Jiner #Alsatian" is agramme of reconstruction in hand, Imperial Government was concluded vessel of 18,481 tons. Her publicrooms, which, when completed, will further in July, providing for a mail subsidy in various period styles, are exact re-strengthen its position and enable it of £60,000 sterling per annum for plicas of apartments-in old English to withstand foreign competition. the Company's line of steamships mansions; they give a feeling of rest- The full story of "C.P.OS. war

Vancouver; and China fulness and trepose to travellers, and activities and peace-time develop and Japan. Three-twin their old world charm adds consider ments would fill much more space. screw steamships of the highest ably to the pleasure of the voyage, than we can afford to give, but this class are being built for this line at She was the first steamer in the Atlan- brief outline tells a little of the the yards of the Naval Construction tic trade to be bust with a "cruiser" important part played by this fleet in -and- Acmaments Company, Ltd., of stern, a method of construction the development of British-Maritime Barrow-in-Furness, and it is expected which, it is claimed, reduces vibration supremacy. From the programme that they will be in service early next and gives greater protection to the the Company has in hand it is evident year.

stearing, gear and propellers, and that the CF.O.S. will continue to These boats, the Empress of affords greater strength to this part lead in its particular field-The

Navy India" "Empress of Japan" and of the ship

During the late wic the CEO'S Empress" of China were placed on the service in 1891, steamers performed their full-share the "Empress. of India," after 24 of war work, which resulted in the years service, being bid, to the loss of IL of them by enemy Maharajah Scindia of Gwalior during action. The Calgarian," sister ship the late war for conversion to a hos to the Empress of France," was pital ship. Owing to the increasing torpedoed whilst on convoy duty, and, popularity of the Pacific service, two as evidence of the stoutness of these in the stack of croup appears and new vessels, the Empress of Asia" ships, I may be mentioned that it the send for modising and let the child 100k no less than four torpedoes to suffer until it can be obtained. Cham- sink ben The Emirem of France" enctual sari hawwever been known to berlain's Cough Remedy is prompt and was flagship to the 10th Cruiser tal in any case bisaya haya mabottle. Squadron, and operated between the in the home. For sale by All Chanteri Orkarya, Shetlands and Iceland A. and Storekeepera

was

between

that it

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