Reduction miles New York to-- (geog.). Yokohama { by Suez 13,564 } { by Panama 9,835 } 3,729 Shanghai { by Suez 12,514 } { by Panama 10,855 } 1,629 Sydney { by Cape of Good Hope 13,658 } { by Panama (_via_ Tahiti) 9,852 } 3,806 Melbourne { by Cape of Good Hope 13,083 } { by Panama (_via_ Tahiti) 10,427 } 2,656 Wellington, { by Straits of Magellan 11,414 } N.Z. { by Panama 8,872 } 2,542 Hong-kong { by Suez 11,655 { by Panama 11,744 Manila { by Suez 11,601 } (Philippines) { by Panama _via_ San Francisco } 16 { and Yokohama 11,585 } { by Panama, Honolulu and Guam 11,729 Comparative distances (in nautical miles) from New York and Liverpool to New Zealand, Australia, Philippines, China and Japan, _via_ Suez and Panama Canals. ----------+--------------------------+-------------------------+---------- | New York _via_ | Liverpool _via_ |Difference | Panama Canal. | Suez Canal. |in favour To +----------------+---------+---------------+---------+of Suez -, | Ports of Call. |Distance.| Ports of Call.|Distance.|Panama +. ----------+----------------+---------+---------------+---------+---------- Wellington|Panama and | 8,851 |Aden, Colombo, | | | Tahiti | | King George | | | | | Sound, and | | | | | Melbourne | 12,889 | +4,138 Sydney | " | 9,811 |Aden, Colombo, | | | | | King George | | | | | Sound, | | | | | Adelaide, and| | | | | Melbourne | 12,235 | +2,424 Adelaide |Panama, Tahiti, | 10,904 |Aden, Colombo, | | | Sydney, and | | and King | | | Melbourne | | George Sound | 11,142 | +238 Manila |Panama, San | 11,548 |Aden, Colombo, | | | Francisco, and| | and Singapore| 9,701 | -1,847 | Yokohama | | | | Hong-kong | " | 11,383 | " | 9,785 | -1,598