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Telner's Oriental Record contains the following notice of the Chine Reviews The present publication, judging by the number now before us, in intended, to occupy a position, as regards China and the neighbouring countries, some what similar to that which has beon Bled in. Tudia by the Calcutta Kerter. The great degree of at- tention that has been bestowed of late yours upon the investigation of Chinese literature, antiquities, and social developments, to say nothing of linguistic studies, has led to the accumulation of important stores of inform ation, rendering some anch channel of pub licity as is now provided extremely deair able; and contributions of much interest may fairly be looked or from the members of the foreign consular services, the Chincas Customs' and the missionary body, when a high age of China acionuously cultivatal, and who are severally represented in the first
PARVEIS.The public is reminded that number of the ferier by papara highly creditable to their respective unthors there is no such thing as Parcel Post
Much trouble and disap Somo translations from Chinas novels and
to Europe, do. playaare marked by both accuracy and fresh pointa o caused by persistent attempts ness of stylo; and un account of the career of to send small valuable trides through thé The Chinese poet-statesman of the eleventh Post. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress, century, Su Tang-p'o, by Mr. E. C. Bowru, Wancy Work, and similar pressita are con- only historically valuable, but is also tinually being refused, the senders having distinguished by its literary grace. Besile often igent more in Poslago than would notices of now books relating to Chirs and have paid the freight by steamer. No the East, which will be a useful feature of refund can be made on such parents of the the Ferie, if carried out with punctuality ralo of Stamps obliterated before the and detail, wo are glad to notice that nature of the contents was discovered. "Notes" and
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pages also. It is to be hoped that this opening for contributions on Chinese subjects may evoke a similar degree of literary real to that which was displayed during the lifetime of its prede- cursor in the falu, and that the Chino Review may receive the support necessary po kore its continuancé.
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420
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4176
2214
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50
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On a cruise
437
100
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1100
250
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400
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Eng Ice
Corvette
1500
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1400
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300
200
100
+500
2000
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400
80
2030
700
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410
Captain Fda Costa Cabral
Jepan Macao
On a cruise
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"1
Triomphante
French steal frigate French ironclad
6522
7488
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4170
12
31
Villas
2100
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French corvette
2400
675
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δ
35
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French corvette
1300
Captain Fournier
3
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Russian gunboat
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German gunboat
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340
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