1906 - In Beijing, Captain Charles Maria Novellis, commander of the armored cruiser Marco Polo at the Shanghai berth, is received at the winter palace by Emperor Guangxu and Empress Mother Cixi.
1911 - Relay ship from the Red Sea arrives in Mogadishu the hydrographic vessel Relay at the command of the frigate captain Edoardo Salazar to carry out the surveys of the anchorage and of the coast of Uarsciek to then extend to all the Benadir.
The conflict with Turkey will interrupt the development of the latter which will be resumed only in December of the 1912.
Source: Military Navy