ABEOKUTA. ACCRA. ADANSI. AKABA. AKASSA. ALBERTVILLE. ANCOBRA. ANDONI. ANVERSVILLE. ANGOLA. ASABA. ASHANTI. AXIM. BAKANA. BANANA. BATHURST. BATANGA. BENGUELA. BENIN. BIAFRA. BIDA. BOMA. BONNY. BORNU. BOULAMA. BURUTU. CABENDA. CAMEROON. COOMASSIE. CONGO. DAHOMEY. DEGAMA. DELTA. DODO. EGGA. EGWANGA. EKO. EKURO. ELMINA. ETHIOPIA. ETOLIA. FANTEE. FORCADOS. HAUSSA. IDDO. ILARO. ILORIN. JEBBA. KANO. KWARRA. LAGOON. LAKE CHAMPLAIN. LAKE ERIE. LAKE MANITOBA. LAKE MEGANTIC. LAKE MICHIGAN. LAKE ONTARIO. LAKE SIMCOE. LEON-Y-CASTILLIO. LOANDA. LOANGO. LYCIA. LLANDULAS. MADEIRA. MANDINGO. MAYUMBA. MELVILLE. MEMNON. MILWAUKEE. MONMOUTH. MONROVIA. MONTAUK. MONTEAGLE. MONTEZUMA. MONTREAL. MONTROSE. MONARCH. MONTCALM. MONTENEGRO. MONTEREY. MONTFORT. MOUNT ROYAL. MOUNT TEMPLE. NIGERIA. NYANGA. OLENDA. ORON. PEREZ GALDOS. PHILLIPEVILLE. PORT ANTONIO. PORT MARIA. PORT MORANT. PORT ROYAL. PRAH. ROQUELLE. SANGARA. SANSU. SEKONDI. SHERBRO. SOBO. TARQUAH. TENERIFFE. VIERA-Y-CLAVIJO. VOLTA. WARRI. YOLA. YORUBA. As proving the difficulty of stating the number of steamships under the control of this firm, and at the same time illustrating the gigantic nature of its commercial operations, it may be stated that while this volume was in preparation for the Press, it sold to the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. an entire fleet, consisting of fifteen large ocean liners. The despatch of the last Elder-Dempster liner under the Beaver flag, on Wednesday, March 31st, 1903, was quite an historic event. She carried with her the first portion of the Rev. J. M. Barr’s colony, numbering about 2,000 souls. Thousands of spectators lined the stage, and as the liner sheered away cheer after cheer rent the air. Sir Alfred Jones, Mr. W. J. Davey, Mr. David Jones, the Revs. Canon Russell (Manchester), R. O. Greep, Dr. Lightwood, S. Gasking and H. M. Braithwaite, as well as many well-known personages in shipping and commerce, were present. The band of the 1st Liverpool Volunteers played inspiring music, including tunes reminiscent of home and friendly associations, first on the stage and afterwards on the ship. Sir Alfred Jones expressed his regret, as he witnessed the multitude on board the Lake Manitoba, that he had consented to sell his Canadian fleet to the Canadian Pacific Railway. He said his firm had worked hard to develop Canadian colonisation, and the full fruit of their efforts was only becoming visible now when they had left the business. He commended the object of the expedition, and hoped for its success. A completely equipped colony of 2,000, with thousands more to follow in due course, was, he considered, a novelty.