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travel from Shanghai to HK in 1902

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Submitted by trrc on Sat, 2015-11-21 23:58

Hi, does anyone knows how long it should take by ship from Shanghai to Hong Kong. I am currently looking at an Italian merchant. North China Herald reported that he departed from Shanghai to HK on March 12, 1902 taking Sachsen, while I cannot find his record on HK's newspaper such as China Mail and Hong Kong Telegraph. 

Thanks in advance!

 

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Submitted by David on Sun, 2015-11-22 17:49.

I took a look at a couple of old guidebooks, but didn't find any times for the journey. One said the distance is 850 miles, so if you could find the average speed for the ship you'd get a rough idea.

Regards, David

Submitted by David on Mon, 2015-11-23 17:30.

By chance I saw this while looking up something different in the newspapers:

The s.s. "Knight Templar" (Blue Funnel Line) left Shanghai on Feb. 8 for Liverpool via Genoa and Havre. The vessel is due here on Feb. 11 and will sail, as above, on Feb. 13.

Page 5, The China Mail, 1921-02-10

So 3-4 days for the journey.

Regards, David

Submitted by trrc on Tue, 2015-11-24 12:19.

Many thanks, David. I will go back to check the newspaper reports. 

 

All the best, 

 

Curt