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Amer. bos
Brit. bae.
Star of China Brit, sh Stephen By Gerg W.H. Wappans Brit, bqe.
Emily
NAGASAKI,
In port on January 5, 1884,
Brit. bgo. Hongkong Brit.
bg
Norw, bqs,
Brit bge, Shanghai
BIOGO.
In port on January 4, 1884.
Evangeline
Goiena
Hercules
Brit ache
Briti bqo.
Amer. sh. New York
M; L. Cushing Amer. al. San Francisco
Queen Emma Brit.... bgo,
YOKOHAMA
In port cu 3suuary 4, 1884. Amer. Bon.
Black Diamond Ger. bqe, Cross Bill
Brit. Ege, New York Amer sob, jo Dorothy Brit bgo. EY. Beaulicu Gon bgo.
Guar Helena
Teeberg
Bri brune, Brit. wah, Amer.nh,
Jen. Harkness Amer. bqe Liza
Amér. zalı Loretta Fish Amor.nh. Mary C. Bohm Gesch.
Nema
Olasgo
Russ sch
Russian gunboat French erniser
888888888888 188 188 188
Japan Canton
Vladivostock Tonquin
Aima
Діала
Ger. bqc.
Span bqa.
Brit
Commander Boltsoff
Captain Kalagerase Commander Valtondi
Captain B. Ivashintsoff Ident. Commander Glidden
Captain Skerrett
Captain Blanodareff
Commander Boyle-
Com. Glomada von Buchholtz Captain F. da Costa Cabral Commander Hock Captain Bose
Captain Baur
Captain Dawatre
Commander Mokhunsky
Un & cruise Amoy Hongkong
For Foreign men-of-war actual measurement, tommage and nominal horse powera are given, CHIKESF-GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON
·HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON-RIVER
MANILA:
In pork on Decezaber 31, 1883. Anglesca
Brit bqe. United States. Bride
Brik bqe. Melbourne. Evio Rood Amor, bee, Boston / Granite State Amer. sh. A
J. Gildemaster Gor.
Luzon
Amor, sh, New York
Martha Davies Amer., ak. United States
After. sh. Boston
Wm, H. Lincoln Amer, sh, New York
CEBU. Theodor Rugat Ger. ch W. Minstrol Beit bee
*ILOILO.
Ger bqo,
Russian gurbost
Name,
Flag and Rig,
Tone.
Guns, |N.H.P.
Captain.
Where ai.
5 cis.
Abreok
Russian avisa
1100
7
Captain Bahan
Yokohama
10
27
Drac
Freneb transport
Captain Ferra
Haiphong
Brit ash
15,7
Enterpriso
American corvette.
1376
G
Commander A. 8. Barker
Cores
BOED
Russ.sch.
34
Ermak
Russian transport.
1000
4
Captain Költzhau
33
Ersez
American sloop
1375
1200
Captain McCormack
Saghalion Stella
Rum ach,
Russ sch.
Gornostai
460
80
Commander Stark
Commander Roustan
20 ..
...35
trip to Aberdeen, from the can- tro of the Tow
Titis Juniata Kersaint
Germşu gunboat
490
100
Commander Rotger
American corvette
1900
Commander P. F. Harrington
Shanghai
Hongkong
25.,;
...40
La Victoriouse Legaspi Loipaig
agreements.
Licensed Beavers (wacli).
...50 centa.
Morge Najezdnick Nerpa Oprikolmik ...J0 cents. Palos
35 cents.
Richmond Skobeloff Sobol
Russian gunbost Russisa corretto American
French sloop French ironclad Spanish transport German
corvette French gunhant American Binop Russias ganboat Russian corvette
1182
Commander de Beaumont
Tonquin
4176
2014
Captain D. de la Batió
Hongkong
3000
1200
D. Ramon Valentin Buenapinta
Hongkong
14
Captain Herbig
Hongkong
437
Captain Dabar
Hongkong
-1100
Commander
S. Cotton
400
1500
400
1400
gunboat
306
American frigate Russian corvette
2300
14
2000
Shanghai Vladivostook Japan Vladivostock Shanghai Cheloo Shanghai Shanghai
Mateer Pepita
Sooloo
Titania
400
Japan
Brosch
German frigate
2030
19
Tamera
Portugueso gunboal
410
Tongour
Russian gunboat.
Hongkong Macso Singapore
83.00
***
Tourville Triomphante Villara 2.00 Volta
Vostock 2.60 Woll
French steel frigate
5022.
French ironclad
4176
14:
2400
French corvette
2400
16
87b
French corvette
1900
Russian gunbost
German gunboat
480
$10
1,76
1.50
100
WATERS, &0.
Tons
STEAMERS,
·K. P.
Name.
Game.
· Indi
Commander.
Name.
Tons, Captain.
60
cated
An-lan
450 260
Lim Kwok chung
... $1.00 Chee-hing
80
20
Chinese
20
Chon-jui
80
Chinese
10 Chen-to
450
960
J. Stewart
Hankow
Horam
1366 Ogston
1977
Butterfeld and Swine
H», & M. B. boat Co.
Lien-chi
Hai tung hàng
Chop chung Chopa Hai-chong-ching Hai-king-ching
Colish
500
300
Chiness
920
Chinese
Chineas
200 180 Chinedo
Chinodo
33 conta, Peng-chao-hai
800
500 Chinese
150
100
Chinese
77
San-hing
150
100
73
Sui-taing
300 180
(+5
Tching-on
350
100
Chinesa Calder Chinese
Tebing-po
150
Chineso
Kin Kiang
Kiang-ping Kiungohor
Powan
White Clond
Totzai
FARMA
Nothing in the above Scale to affect Tchun tung
170
Chinese
1st Class Cargo Host of 8 or 900
piouls, per Load, ...
2nd Class Cargo Boat of 600
piculs, por Day._***
2nd Class Cargo Bost of 600
piculs, per Load,
3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of
300 piculs, per Day,
3rd Class Cargo Font or IIa-kau Boat of
3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of
500 piculs, per Load,
300 picole, Half Day,
Suspens
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not exceed the following dimensions, 2 feet agreements.
long, I foot-bread, 1 foot deep, weigh more than 5lbs., nor bo smaller than 3 in, by 2
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320 200 Chinese
100
Captain Fournier
Commander von Raven
Gustav Molbrek Ramier
But bạo.
Fab. bg.
Haiphong Vladivostock Canton
BANGKOK
1884
Owners.
In port on January Ban Lee Siam, bqs: Bua Pan
Siam ah. Burra Noorto! Siam. q.
| Cattareline Ital: 508. Okam, Kanirye Siam, bqa. China
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Toh bao
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Bistog
Stamboe
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R. Hock Chocing Biam ech
617 Fenring, T.-H., C. &M. S.-boal Co-
360 Holmes C. M. 8, N. Ca, 159 Goggin
H, O. & M. 8-bost Cocky
1800 Hoyland
230 Benning, A. H, 0, & M. 6. boat Co.
180 Lcfavour IL, A. & M. R.-boat Co.
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