Swittly after disembarkation at! Shanghai the famous Chinese treasures which have so magnificently commanded the homage of delighted visitors to the Burlington House Exhibition during the past winter, were escorted to their train and under heavy armed guard carried to Nanking for safe Keeping. The Ranpura admirably performed her part of the obligation to ensure the safe passage of the treasures from London 10 Shanghai with the ce-operation of the Royal Navy, 1.M-S, Dauntless providing the last link in the chain of protection from the Channel to Woostng, In spite of the two and a half days' delay at Gibraltar, where a ninety mile gale rudely bustled the anchored Ranpura aground, the vessel arrived in Shanghai to time, in conformity with the traditions of her line. Her commander will receive congratul: tions on the successful accomplishment of a task which unexpectedly was complicated by 'a special maritime risk at an early stage of the ong voyage.
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