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5 lbs.; to the Continent, &c., 4. s. Kiang-ping Patterne to British Ofies, 5 lbs. If with- out intrinio value to the Continent, *,, 8 oz.
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Owners.
CHINESE GUN VESSELS IN CANTON
WATERS, 4o.
Name.
Tons. Gins. H. P.
Commander.
An-lan
221
20
Lan Kno chang
Clee-hing
30
9
20
Chinese***
Ichang
700 Ogston
Butterfeld and Swire
Chen-to Chien-jui
221
70
J. Stewart
80
17
Kiu Kiang-
617 Benning, T. H., C. & M. S.-boat Co.
Ching-taing
∙180
60
F Beaward
-150-
40
360 Holmes.
C. M. B. N. Co.
900
Kiungchow
Fowan
160 Goggin
H., & M. B.-boat Co.
1800 || Berning, A. H., C. & M. S.-bost Co.
140 Hoyland H, C. & M. S.-boat Co.
280 Cary.
H., C. & M. 8.-boat Co.
180 McDongail H., C. & M. S-boat Co.
ching
800
20
Huashan Lá-sho
Hai tiếng hung
120
24
80.
20
Pengchou-hai
125
120
120
∙.40
200
FO
Suiting Tabing-on Tching-po Ting-po
GO
100
40
Wen Lid-an
180
60
200
8
A Garceau Chinese
Yi-mix
24
J. Yeate
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for Hongkong SAILING VESSELS.
British barque for Amoy British barque -MEN-OF-WAR
Chateaubriand
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LA Tack-wing
ng
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Tiếng Trung
Lá Ping-tys
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British
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Chinese
Charley Charon Wattana Chingtah
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Chinese barque
Klang-foo
Chinese
Corea
British barque
Chinese
British barque
Chinese
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H. M. corvette H. M. gun-vessel
Tend of the Isles Loudoun Castle
for Now York for New York
SHIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR.
Sept. 23, 1882, MERCHANT STEAMERS,
British
Fechili *Pekin
British
Putin
British British
thing:
British
Maru
British
368-70
British
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for London, &o, German
Shinghai
British
Bin Nanzing No. 8 Britian
Swatow
Britizi
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Jaku
British
Too-Hal
Chinese
Yonin
Chines
Foochow
*Fooking
Anne Sieben
German batque.
correspondence is invariably delivored at
phues of business, if a wish to that effect COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW, Glas be expressed by the sender, otherwise all
Castle
BY EH. PARKER.
Hankow
Can be obtained from KELLY & WAH Hideyoshi Maru.
British for London, &c. British Japanese
Argos pape
British brig
Brenda
Frouch brig
at Shanghai and Hongking, at LAE,
(d) Via Singapore, 10 cents.
3 cents.
..33 cents.
..20
7
12
5
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and detail, we are glad 30 notice that
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hoped that this opening for contributions
Chineso
ineso subjects may oroke a similar
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