The following is the full score made by the Singapore team on the 30th of October, taken from the Straits Times. It shows uncommonly good shooting, as a total of 934 was made out of a possible 1,050, being an average of 93.4.
200 ys 500 yds, G20 Use, Gri Phillips, 6 v.a.4588855-94 S555555-95 454445531 100 Capt, Warren, wa S5S4851-94 4455555.38 535448431 97 14 De Bury, R.A S18555531 S156525-98 4434455.28 97 Sp, Morrison s.v.a14554b10 AS54515.92 595515832 94 Gri. Flanagan, 259565412 4555859-92 4245565.29 94 Capt. St. Cais, A44035191 SS5S555-15 4244515-28 4 It, Harvey, nee. MSU4SH31 SS55S5525 31443iK28 92 approval of the sea-going qualities of the vessel, and their appreciation of the excellent arrangements on board for the comfort of passengers.
On her return voyage the steamer made the passage from Sindy Hook to the Eddystone lighthouse, Plymouth, in 5 days 15-hours 10 minutes, the whole distance being run at an average speed of 21. 91 kn>ts por hour, thus beating by a long way (@hours) the record for Plymouth which so far was held by the St. Louis.
We are, ete., Metcuers & Ca., Agents.
Cor, Ridewell, s.¢45315I1 495555427 4555152.39 63 Gun, Maw, 9.74.05 S41052630 S1SiSietT 85
We know by telegram that the Hongkong team made 916, so that Shanghai with 860 suffered defeat by both Singapore and Hongkong.
P.S—Tt may interest some of your readers to know that about 600 men are employed on the vessel, amongst them over 200 men for the engines and about 150 stewards, ete.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.