From the programme of Colonial Reliefs just issued by the War Office, it appears that two transports will call at Hongkong in November. The Soudan was to leave Southampton on September 5 with troops for South Africa, and on October 4 the that snd Battalion South Wales Borderers will embark at Durban for Tientsin, Hongkong being reached on October 37 and Chinwangtao on November 3. The return journey will be begun on November 6 when the 1st Battalion Royal Inniskillnig Fusiliers will sail for Madras.
The Rohilla, with drafts for Ceylon, Singapore, Hongkong and North China, will leave Southampton on October 10 calling at Gibraltar, is October 15; Malta, October 18; Port! Said, October 21; Colombo, November 2 Singapore, November 7 Hongkong, the final outward port, being reached on November 12.
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