,
whence the H.E.I.C. war-steamer Phlegethon would be immediately
dispatched to Sarawak.

H h

Suggestions for Accelerating the Communication Between Great Britain
and China.

------------------------+-----------------+---------+-------+---------+---------+---------+-------------------
| | |Average|Interval |Interval | |
| | | Rate | under | at | Total |
Proposed Route from | | | per | Weigh. | Anchor. |Interval.|
Hong Kong to London, | |Distance,| Hour, |----+----+----+----+----+----|
and vice versa. | Course. | Miles. | Miles.| D | h | D | h | D | h | Duties at Anchor.
------------------------+-----------------+---------+-------+----+----+----+----+----+--- +----------------
Hong Kong to Pulo Labuan| S. 2 deg.18'E. | 1009 | 7 | 6 | -- | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 |To receive Coal.[A]
Pulo Labuan to Singapore| S. 69 23 W. | 707 | -- | 4 | 6 | -- | 12 | 4 | 18 |{To receive Coal, land and
| | | | | | | | | |{receive Mails.
Singapore to Malacca |{S. 64 48 W. 19} | 122 | -- | -- | 18 | -- | 6 | 1 | -- |To land and receive Mails.
|{N. 51 41 W. 103}| | | | | | | | |
Malacca to Pinang | N. 30 37 W. | 222 | -- | 1 | 8 | -- | 16 | 2 | -- |(To receive Coal, land and
| | | | | | | | | | receive Mails.
Pinang to Ceylon [B] |{N. 82 24 W. 303}| 1219 | -- | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 18 | Ditto Ditto
|{S. 80 45 W. 916)| | -- | | | | | | |
|-----------------+---------+-------+----+----+----+----+----+----+-------------------
Ceylon to Aden {|As now performed by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam }| 11 | -- |
{| Navigation Co., detention of 2 days included }| | |
Aden to Suez | Ditto Ditto | 8 | -- |
Suez to Alexandria | Ditto all stoppages included| 3 | -- |
Alexandria to Malta | Ditto Ditto | 4 | -- |
Malta to Marseilles |As no