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** The China Remein **** has an ex- cellent table of contents."—Celestial Empire. The Publication always contains enhjects of interest to sojourners in the Far East and the present
isso will hold favorable if not with preceding
advantageons co Empire.
numbers"felestial.
This number contains several articles of interest nudvaluo.”— North-ChinaHerald.
number of
of this perintien, present opon with a review of the Foreign Trade of Chim during 1880. This is
rather
The
new departure for a publication whiel professes to be purely literary; mt cun-
Visitors' Column.
We have instituted as an experiment
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•Reserve, Workmy Last Diy Closing Qua-
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a Visions' COLUMN, which we trust will prove successful, and be found use. HK. and 'lai ful. To it will be relegated from time to tima such items of information, lists, tables and other intelligence as is con- sidered likely to prove valuable to per- sous passing through the City, and we have opened in conection with a SELECT HOTEL AND BUSINESS son, applications for enrolment
into which we are now wady to receive.
List of Public Buildings. Government House, North of Public
Gardenk
City, Hall, Library (8,000 volumes) and
Musouin,-Free.
Public Gardens, & beatully picturesque
retreat and of grout interest.
The Clock Tower, Queen's Road Cen. tral, in a line with Pedder's Whart
Account vidend. tations, Cush.
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6008 2,5000 600,$ 384,507 8 497,088,58 €152.607 $1000 Union Ins. Soc. China Traders? (Ofice 10, 0038
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[No. 5001, SEPTEMBER 29, 188:
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour".
Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departmes reported to-day.
To facilitate finding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchoraga is divided intą sight Sections, commencing at Gron Island, Vessels near the Hongkong shore are marked h., near the Kowloong share 4, and those in the body of the Shipping or midway between cash phore are marked c., in conjunction with the figures denoting the sections, Section,
3. From Novelty Iron Works to the Harbour Master's Office.
4. From Harbour Master's to the P. and 0. Co.'s Office.
6. From P. and O. Co.'s Office to Peddar's Wharf.
6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.
7. From Naval Yard to the Tier,
Section
8. From Pior to East Point
Captain
Flag and Rig.
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Date of
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Destination
Remarks.
Roper...... hSctroder...
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str. 306 Sept. 22 Douglas Lapraik & Co. str. 1209 Sept. 10 Douglas Lapraik & Co. str. 305 Sept. 28 Wieler & Co.
str. 1000 Sept. 27 Gibb, Livingaton & Co. atr. 1716 Sept. 24 Amhold, Karborg & Co.
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German Club, Supreme Court, &e, within a stone's throw.
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the Parade Ground,
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sidering the comparatively small circulation LEXUALBED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHAIRS,
it enjoys at present among the commercial
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The Chine Resita for September October Fully haintains the high standard of excellence which characterises that publi- cation,
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on
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by Mr. Geo. Phillips, containe interesting information,
though much of it is sooond-hand. The Notiune of New Books include a moat
and genemus appreciative review of "The Divine Classic of "Nau-Hua," and the Notes and Queries are as usual very interesting."-North-China
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67 April 14 Kwok Asboor
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653 Supt. 14 Dinn,
Jas Supt.
48 Nov.
323 Sont.
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Carpe, &c.
Saigon Hoihow, &c.
To-mor
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Today
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Brit, bqo.
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Siam, bqc.
480 Sept. 18Ynen Fst Hong
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907 Sept. 27 Rusell & Co..
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330 Sept. 10 Chinese
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י
do well to patronise."-Chrysanthem
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the China Rice contains less variety than but the few articles are very interes. Giles
The New Testament in Chi-
importance in the
Mr E. H ! For every hour or part of an hour above Parker's "Short Journeys in Szechen" three hours, each Coolie will be entitled to are continued, and a goodly instalment of an additional payment of i conte,
• Mestion that panst
nese" treats of sarily be
of
of all missionaries.
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more than three hours.
these travels in the interior of China is Day Trip Peak, 30.76 each Coolie.
Mr F H. Balfour contributes
given.
a
of 2010 length entitled The E (19here) Gap,..
Cheng, founder of the Chinom E-
pire," which will be read with genuine interest by students of Chinese history,
A low short notices of Now Books and a number of Notes and Queries, one of which "On Chinese Oaths in Western Bornos and Java might appropriately have been complete
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Trubner's Oriental Record contains the following notice of
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Revie present publication, judging by the number now before us, is intended to position, as regards China and the neighbouring countries, somewhat similar to that which has been filled in India by the Calette Berent. The groat, degree of a 2nd Clare Cargo Boat tention that has been bestowed of
Occupy &
upon the
and social developments, to say
Ration of
Chinese R
of linguistic studies, has led to the
of important stores of fun.
ation, rendering some suck channel of
licity as is tow provided extranuly desir- contributions of much interest
may
fairly
be looked for from the members
b
of the foreign consular services, the
the Chinese
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the Chinese poot-statesman of the eleventh Scale of Hire for Street Coolies.. pantary, is not only historically
at new books relating to China and One Hour, notices the East, which will be a useful future of Half Hour,
carried cut
punctuality out witik
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and
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Nutes" and "Quid to notice that
find
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Davies. Drewes Rix
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Men-of-war in Hongkong Harbour.
K. D. Spanish
Britis British
bk British
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come to de
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Commander.
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on Chinese subjects may oveke similar
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WASHING BOOKS. (In English und Chinese.) TASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for the use cursor in the feld, and that the Chind levies W of Ladies and Gentlemen, can now its continuance.
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