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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st June 1887, Edition 1 of 1, Page 664

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Stuart Cumberland ' s book , ' The Queen ' s Hig ^ ewat , ' is thd only work extant _ which an contains a complete description of the conntry through which runs the Canadian Paerfici Railwayd efeiy ^ . informati in the debate on appertaining in thi House to of the totds i ^ ighway on April across 29 , Canada will be ^ found to Australasia therein , and ' vthe '< x « - East , as foreshadowed ^ ... V ; -. The following is a summarised account of this debate : — ' ^ • " v _ , J I PACII 5 O MAIL SBBVIOB . ... ' - ¦ , / ' ' . the The Canadian Earl of G Harrowby ^ overnnient aeked to establish what coursb a line was of first intended -class to royal be taken mail steamers by the Government between the respectin Pacific g terminus the proposals of the of Canadian Pacific Railway at "Vancouver City , and Hong-Kong , China , and Japan . The noble earl said his motion arose revolution out of the in completion the condition of that of the great British work , Empire the Canadian which * had Pacific occurred Railway in , our which time had . The probably people brought of England about had the greatest not yet it app ? could reciated not the be reached enormity formerly of a change Within whic two h had or three brough months t the Pacifi . The c Ocean railway wrohi brought n 14 days us into of the direct English contact coast , with whereas the and beautiful valuable and possessions productive of territories the Crown of . British In comparing Columbia the and time Vancouver taken to ' s Island go to , YokohamavHong which were among -3 Eong the , and most Shanghai singular B by rindisi the best , to steamers Hong-Kong under , took the from new 33 contract to 37 day for s 1888 , and , he by th found e Cana that dian from Pacific England Railway by the from P . 32 and to O 35 . route days , ; to S Suez hanghai and by by by the Vancouve the P Cape . and 82 r O 27 days . route days , toy . 37 V By to ancouver the 42 days Cape 32 ; , by the days the tim ; Vancouver to e taken Brisbane to . route by to the _ Bombay 32 Gape days ; 28 was to days Yokohama 31 , by days Vancouver , "by byjbhe Vancouver P 27 . and day 3 38 O j . days route to Fiji ; 41 to by to Singapore , . the 45 Cape days , , where 32 days it , by was Vancou not , it ver was 27 an days excellent . Thus alternative the route by in Vancouver case of difficulty was , in or many danger cases , as , in 'better time than ok warr ' the Once existing this lines line , were ' and of established a hostile the power sub fon marine our comtnuui telegraph' 6 ations would in follo time w to of war . s The trali strategical an Colonies advantages , and we should of the not position thus be at left Vancouver at the mercy were important and undeniable . He believed that by putting armed cruisers into the hands of the" Canadians in that most ' com that manding we were position strong than of Vancouver by any other , more means would . be done to prevejat hostile attack and . convince the nations of the world ; ! . almost Since The these entirely Earl committees of from Onslow the had said point reported the of subject view the of had subject commercial occupied had the assumed and attention postal a advantages somewhat of two comn differen ^ and \ itvtees the t aspect , other one . of from A . - proposal which a strategical had bad dealt been with aspect ' made it . that Upon the receipt servic of e should that communication be monthly , and a that telegram her Majesty was addressed 's Government to the should Canadian make Governmen a contribution t , inquiring of £ 60 whether , 000 a year they . . m were ake prepared some contributio to assist n in fro contributing m the Canadian to the funds subsidy , and . that The proposal Canadian was G at overnment the present had moment expressed under their the willingness consideration to service of her Majesty in an efficient ' s Government condition . . The He Canadian was informed and Pacifi that c they Railway had . management purchased three had ships already from taken the som Cunard e step Company s to place , and the that the and subject The w the ould Earl vessel receive the of s papers were Carn the now arvon upon most on would ca it their r would eful gladly way attention be to laid accept Vancouver on the the her table M monthly , with ajesty ' . a ' s view service Government to , being in the , placed and sure as hope on soon service and as conviction a . decision The matter that was was arrived it wonld receiving , at soon on beco once established me become a fortnightly commerce a source / service of < % very ould , # great fo to r , w , , he t wealth rade shared would and entirely power be developed to in this the , b country , elief and of that . his The ^ the noble subsidy line friend from wonld that Vancouver give when us five once to the . distinct the East service would imperial was at " lishi and ng com an mercial independent advantages telegraphic —first , a line rapid to the through East ; postal third , and the passenger means of rapid route and to the cheap Bast transport ; second , of the troops means and of estab stores - ~ ' East across ; and the A fifth meric ' , the an provision continent of to ships our Eastern which would possessions form ; part fourth of , the a third service , and at ; possibly the Pacific the most end of important the route ) route , and which to the would The be Earl constructed of Dunraven as cruisers said it in was accordance clear that with i from the Admiralty a commercial requirements and military . 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    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 1, 1887, page 664, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01061887/page/58/