Peter's kind research (October 5th) on the Bilbe-built Borealis mentioned her maiden voyage as possibly being recorded in London newspapers on or about September 11th 1864, with a possible destination of Hong Kong. I have been looking and looking, but can't find any reference to that voyage, nor to any specific call at Hong Kong at any time. The wonderful Trove records in Australia do have a good deal of information about this Borealis in Australian waters, as part of her repeated voyages London-Sydney-Shanghai. BTW, Trove's newspapers of the period are enthralling. I'm new to the Trove system, but it's surely a model for any archive. What a triumph. But I'm still missing the maiden voyage of Bilbe's Borealis and missing any reference to her and Hong Kong. Hong Kong's Public Records Office can find nothing. Further help will be greatly appreciated. - from one Ian in Hong Kong