Fog signals are placed on various islands and are operated by" compressed air. These signals have been heard 20 miles away.
The R. C. Haihsing The revenue cruiser Haihsing is the largest steamer in the fleet and is commanded by Capt. C. 8, Tol!. Besides her: captain. she has three foreign officers and three foreign engineers, and carries n Chinese crew of '90. She is armed with Hotchkiss machine guns manned by Chinese gunners. This chip pefiodieally inspects all lights o2 the coast addition to carrying out inspection work and the carrying of supplies, certain cruisers carry out surveys and prepare charts the "approaches to the Yangtze ports, the accuracy of which maintained by periodical surveys Te will thus be seen what exceedingly important work continuously is being carried on by this branch of the Maritime Customs, the out-comic of the cessation of which can Detter be imagined than described.
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