CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8] — Page 236

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supervision

second

"distance

The

answer

Lo

my

question viz:. "Is the

between the wo

Ports "Kaffic from need of restriction?

so short as to free the

I have to be answered

by

nautical experts, contenting myself with pointing

few facts.

voyage.

out a

connected with the

The distance from:

Chefoo to Wladivostock is estimated

at from 1,200

I know no

voyage

to 1,240 miles.

Nor do I see

why the

between these two ports

should be

different

looking from the voyage between Hong Kong and Singapore. If 200

be so

miles a

steamers new.

in

day

in the

my opinion, it showed

in the other

I would

also

call

233

attention to the fact

that not only

the seas

off North China and Corea apt to be stormy in early

spring

and

but that fogs

late autumn,

are

extremely

spring and sum. will not only

prevalent in spring

A fog

delay

gale,

than

ship more ever but it will prevent

vessel run

running into a harbour either midway

the end of

will

cause

at

the land, which

would afford a shelter in

to be the vessel's

bad weather to

greatest danger.

Messrs. Jardine Matheson

& Co. argue that as their

steamers

have a chance to

Wladivostock via Nagasaki

4 1/2 days, rate of

which

260

is at the

270

in

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supervision second "distance The answer Lo my question viz:. "Is the between the wo Ports "Kaffic from need of restriction? so short as to free the I have to be answered by nautical experts, contenting myself with pointing few facts. voyage. out a connected with the The distance from: Chefoo to Wladivostock is estimated at from 1,200 I know no voyage to 1,240 miles. Nor do I see why the between these two ports should be different looking from the voyage between Hong Kong and Singapore. If 200 be so miles a steamers new. in day in the my opinion, it showed in the other I would also call 233 attention to the fact that not only the seas off North China and Corea apt to be stormy in early spring and but that fogs late autumn, are extremely spring and sum. will not only prevalent in spring A fog delay gale, than ship more ever but it will prevent vessel run running into a harbour either midway the end of will cause at the land, which would afford a shelter in to be the vessel's bad weather to greatest danger. Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co. argue that as their steamers have a chance to Wladivostock via Nagasaki 4 1/2 days, rate of which 260 is at the 270 in
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supervision

second

"distance

The

atwwer

Lo

my

question viz :. "Is the

between the wo

ною

"Ports "Kaffic from need of restriction?

so short as to free the

I have to be answered

by

nautical experts, contenting myself with pointing

few facts.

voyage.

out a

connected with the

The distance from:

Chefoo to Wladivostock is estimated

at from 1,200

I know no

voyage

to 1,240 miles.

Neav ove

why the

between these two ports

should be

different

fooking from the voyage between Stong Kong and Sin-

-gapore. If 200

بشار

be so

miles a

steamers new.

in

day

in the

my opinion, it showed

in the other

I would

also

aiso_ call.

233

attention to the fact

that not only

cuse

the seas

off North China and Corea apt to be stormy in early

spring

anna

but that fogs

late autumn,

are

extremely

spring and sum. will not only

prevalent in spreing

A fog

zuver,

بر

delay

gale,

than

ship more ever but it will prevent

vessel run

running into a har.

bour either midway

the end of

will

cause

07

at

atcá

voyage,

the land, which

would afford a shelter in

to be the vessel's

bad weather to

greatest danger.

M'esors. Jardine Mothe.

& Coy. arque that as their

shamers

سریع

san hance to

Wadivostock via Nagasaki

4/2 days, rate of

which

260

is at the

270

in

trike

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