WARSHIPS ON THE CHINA STATION.
In view of a threatened naval demonstration by the ehipa of the Great Powers in Chin* waters as a protest against the apathy of the Pekin authorities with regard to (he riots upon foreign roaidents at treaty ports in China, the following lilt of Bhipa at present en the station is of interest : Great Britain is represented by Her Majesty's ships : Archer, G gune, 1770 tons; Alccrity, 4 gant>, 1700 tons; Caroline, 14 gam>, 1400 tons; Egeria, 740 tons ; Eak, 3 eune, 363 tons ; Firebrand, 4 gone, 455 tons; HyaciLtb, S gun*, 1420 tons ; ImpCrieuEO, 10 guns, 8400 tons; Leander, 10 guns, 4300 torn ; Linnet, 5 guns, 756 tons ; Her- ] oury, 13 fcuns, 3730 tone; Peaccck, 6 guns, 750 tons, Pigmy. 6 guns, 755 tons ; Plover, 6 gone, 755 tonB ; Porpoise, G guns, 1770 tons; Battler, 6 guns, 715 tons; lledpole, 6 guns, 805 tons; Severn, 12 gun?, 4050 tons; Solent, lf»0 ton* ; Swift, 5 guns, 7GG tons ; Tweed, 3 guns, 3G3 tonB ; Viet >r Emmanuel, 14 guno, 5157 tonB; Wivern, 4 guns, 2750 tone. Also a number of firet and eecood-claBS torpedo boats. Foreign men-of-war. — United States: Marion, 1900 tons; JMonocacy, 1370 torn ; Omaba, 2400 tons ; P*lo«, ,420 tons ; Alliance, 615 tons. French ■hips: Atpic. 470 tons; Chwreur Lutin, 485 tons ; Triomphacte, 4500 tons , Villars Vivere, 480 tons ; Inconstant, 800 ton's ; Pluvier, 540 tons German warbhips : Iltip, 489 tons ; Leipzig, 3800 tons ; Wolf, 384 tons ; Sophie, 2100 tons. Russian ships : Admiral Nuchimoff, 8000 tons ; Atoout, 800 tons : Wladimir Monowakb, 8000 tans; Mandjour, 1100 tons; Koreyetz, 1200 tons; Sivoutcb, 900 tons. Spanish : Keina Criatina, 3000 tins; Aragon, (908 tons. Portuguese: Rio L'tni, 540 toni; Diu, 706 tons; Tejo, 500 tons. Italian : Volturno, 346 tons.
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North Otago Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 7267, 15 October 1891, Page 4
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320WARSHIPS ON THE CHINA STATION. North Otago Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 7267, 15 October 1891, Page 4
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