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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JANUARY 20 1012

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TAILORS

WYNDHAM STEUET (Flower 66) ESTABLISHED 1909,

THE CHINA SQUADRON.

Following are the vessels of th, China Squadron

Submarinost

No. 36, Liens Commr. Godfrey

Herbert.

No. 37, Licut Commr. A. A.

Fonner

No. 38, Lent Commr. J. IL,

Codrington.

Alderity, dispatch-boat, Coindr

A. Lowndes 700 tons, guns, 2,000 f.k.p./ ̈ Astrien, 2nd class cruiser, Captain E.B, Kiddle, 4,300 tons, 10 guns, 7,000 i...

Atlas, admiralty tug, Haster S West, 615 tons, 1,400 i.h.p. Bramble, gunboat, Lient.-Comdr B.G, Washington, 710 tons. 900 i.l.p.

Britomart, gunboat, Lieut. Comdr.

Barker, 710 tous, 900/

Cadmus, British sloop, Comdr. II. Lynce, 1,070 tona, ihi.p. 101,100%£d. 20

Cherüb, water tank and tug.

Master W. Smith, '300, tons," i.h.p. 340:

Clio, British sloop, Comdr. H.R.

Venlo, 1,070 tons, i.h. p. 1,400,, Fame, torpedo-boat destroyer, Lt.- Comdr. H.. S. Monroe, 340 tous, 0 guns, 5,700 i,h.p." Flora, 2nd class oraisor, Captain"

J. Nicholas, 4,300 tons, 10 guns, 7,000 i.li.p...

Handy, torpedo-boat destroyer, Lieut.-Comdr. Hon. Guy Stopford, 205 tons, 6 guns, 4,000 lap..

Janus, torpodo-boat destroyer, Lt.

Comdr. M. B. R. Blackwood, 320 tons, 6 guns, 3,000 h.p.

Kent, armoured cruiser, Capt. 8. St. J. Farquhar, 9.800 tons, 14 guns, i.h.p. 22,000.

Kinslun, river gunboat, Lieut...

Comdr. T.J. S. Lyne, 616 tone,

i.h.p. 1,200

Merlin, surveying ship, Comdr. B. 50. M. Davy, 1,070 tons, 6

guas 1,400 i.l.p.

Minotaur, armoured cruiser (flag- ship Vice-Admiral Sir A... Winsloe), Capt. G.0. Cayley, 14,000 tona, i.h.p. 27,000. Monmouth, armoured cruiser, Captain L. E. Power, 9,800 tons i.h.p. 22.000...

Moorhen, river guubost, Lieut- "Comir. U. P.Leith, 180 tons, 2 gmus, i.h.p.800,"

Newcastle, 2ul class cruiser, Cup. tain George P. L. Hust, 4,800 tons, turbine. Nightingale, river gunboat, L-

Comdr. Claude Hillerøden Woodward, 85 tons, 240 hp, Otter, torpedo-boat destroyer, Comdr Lambe, 385 tons, ú guns, 6,300 i.b.p..

Robin, river gunboat, Li. Comdr.:

Cosmo A. O Douglas, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 h.p.

Rosario, depot ship for Sul-

marinos, Lt-Comdr. N. J Archiale, UBO tona, ih.p 1,400,

Sandfiper, river gunboat, Lieu,

Comdr. E. J.J. Souiliby, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240, h.p.

Suipe, river gunboat, Lt-Com

Maurice B. Leslie, 85 tone; 2 guns 240 hp.

Taku, torpedo boat destroyer. Ganner E. J. Trillo, 305 tons, i.h.p. 6,000,

Tomar," recoiving ship, Com

modore Eyres, 4,650 tons, guns.

Fcal, river gunboat, Liont- [44

Comdr. R. J. Buchanan, Su tons, 2 guns, 800 i.hp. Thistle, gunboat, Lieut. Comer

M. B. Baillie Hamilton, 710 lons, 300,

Virago, torpado-boat destroy

"Tout-Comdr. Harold; Adair-Hall, 305 tuna, 0 6,300 ilip Waterwitch, surveying...

Sicut.Com 600 Cons