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No. 6897-JANUARY 23, 1894.
SHIPPING IN CHINA, JAPAN,” PHILIPPINES, AND BIAM
WATERS.
Fis Kachol Shun-on
WHAMPOA.
Ger bg. Tontein Brit. bgo. antria Aunara.str
CANTON,
7. From Naval Yard to the Pior,
8. From Pier to East Point.
Chinklang Foodsneg Kung-pat
Ent.
str. Shanghai
Brit str. 8bangliai
Chi .ptri
Captain.
Flag and Kig.
Tona.
Date of Arripal.
MACAO,
Consignees or Agents.
Destination,
Remarks.
King-ping Yotasi
Chiatr. Canton
Audrokles
Shanghai
To-morrow
Chloris Galveston
Tokohsnia & Hiogo To-morrow
Amoy
21 Gibb, Livingston & Co. 17 Gibb, Livingston & Co. 23 Remedios & Co. S
29 Jardino, Mathénoj á: Co.
Ahola, Karberg & Co.
2M B. M. S: S. Co.
19 Russell & Co,
K&W'poa Dock Co
Port Darwin, C
Shanghai
loon Dock
K'loon Dock 8th prox
HADE Hüda
Brit.str. Cinton
WWWAMOYIS
in pork on January 17, 1884.
Hilda Maria
Johann Carl
Lee Vib
Louiso Magesta Milton
Brit, boo
Gler.hge.
Ger. bea Garbge
Brit bye. Keelang Gez, bqo Gor sche
Briti bqa Keelung Brit. bqe.
Amer, sob.
210 30,5% cá
Tug Plying
Kolgs
Quickaten Sophia
Brit sch.
Norw, bqc.
Am. SUL BC,
Russbg.
Kloon DockWalter Siegfried Brie bqe. Foochow
Chefoo
SHANGHAI,
In port on January 10, 1884.
MERCHANT WEMA HIBURAN Ten
Chungking
Djemaah
British Britiah
British French-
Hongkong, &o... Chefoo
Hongkong,do.
Steamers
... Schado
.....Ger.
4 ¿Peters
..8 b'Stopani
...Brit.
[5 h Hamlin ......** Bril.
Potts.... Brit. str. 804 Jak. Ross ....... Brit. str. 1400 Jan. 2 Potter.......... Brit. str. 1407 Jan.
Vengochoa......Span. str.
218 Jan. LRoudler.... Dutch str. 1300 Jan. Brit. 4cRowin....
obr. 647 Doc. Lyder....... Brit. sta 1087 Jan. Rementeria ....Span, str.
414 June str. 1003 Jan str. atr. 117
str. 522 Jan.
25 Russell & Co,
14 Siemsson & Co.
30 Remedios & Co,
10 Melchers & Co.
Brit
978 Jan.
BoGeake
Brit
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23 Jarding, Matheson & Co.
8 Woode
Brit
str.
281 Nov.
28 Atong & Co.
Oberg
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str.
öt Jan.
13 Captain
5 c'Harria...
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31P. & O. S: N. Co..
6 h Jackson
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-Brit. Ger.
c'Petersen.
Lorodo 5Davison ... Brit.
Btr.
str. Bur str. Ger.. atr. 1203 Jan. Fch.
988 Jan 704 Jan
23 Jardine, Matheson & Co.
'enki & Yokohama To-morrow Shangha
25th inst
16 Wieler & Co.
Baigon
Kloon Dook
228lemisen & Co.
Saigon
435 Jan.
9A. R. Marty
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str. 1000 Jan.
19 Fuen Fat Hong
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K'loon Dock
25th inst.
Brindisi
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McCaslin
Span atr.
37 Nov.
7 Remedios & Co.
Aguirra
Brit. Span. air. Amer, str.
str. 574 Jan.
C05 Dec.
Koon Dock Fung-shan
Fookang
British
Hongkong
Chinese
Genkei Maru
Jarianoso
Nagasaki,
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London, Sco
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872 Dea
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580 Dec.
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ม very Me. interesting and readable muabor tourologists wilt find an interesting and Talinole contribution by Dr. Fritacle, on the Amount of Precipitation (Rui and Snow) of Peking." showing the results of observations do at the Imperial as sinn servatory at Taking, from 1841 to 1880. Notes on the Dutch Occupation of Formosa," by Mr. Goo. Phillipa, contains aome interesting formation, although much of it is second-hand. The Notices of New Books include a most penerow and apprcointivo review of The Divine Classic of Nan-Hus, and the Notes and Queries are as usual very interesting."--North-Chiu Daily News.
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PARIS-The pablio is reminded that there is to such thing as Parcal Post to Europe, &c. Much trouble and diap pointuent are caused by persistent attempts to sond small valuable trifles through the Post Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress, Fancy Work, and similar presents are con le not only historically valuable, but is also tinually being refused, the senders having distinguished by its literary grace. Beside often spent more in Postage than would notices of new hooks relating to China and have paid the freight by steamer. the East, which will be a useful feature of refund can be made on such parcels of the the Review, if carried out with punctuality value of Stamps obliterated before the and detail, wo are glad to notice that nature of the cotonta was discovered. "Notes" and "Queries "a doatined to
find a place in its pages also. It is to be
hoped that this opening for contributions
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Local and Indian Parcel Pos!
Per ip to Abordeen, from the ce
tre of the Town,...
Return,
Licensed Laurers (euch).
Hour; Half day, Day...
...10 cents. 35 cents.
...50 donts.
BOAT AND COOLAE HIRE.
DOATE.
1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900
picula, per Day,
1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900
piculs, por Load,... 2nd Class Cargo Boat of 500
raula, per Day,...
2nd Class Cargo Boat of 600
piculs, per Load,....
+
IM
3rd Class Cargo Beat or Ha-knu Boat
300 piculs, per Day,
Wivera
For H. B. M. Ships tonnage, displacements and effective home powers and given according to H. M. Navy list.
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
Name,
·Abreck Cristoforo Colombo
$3.00 Drac
of
3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha kan Boat of
300 piquls, per Load,
3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kou Best
300 picula, Half Day,
Sampans.
Que Hour, Half-an-Hour,
of
Enterprise 2.00 Firmak
Bases
2.50 Gornosta
Homelin
1.75 tis
Juniat
1.50 Kersaint
La Victoriense
Leipzig
100 Legaspi
American sleep
Зарад Contori
Vladivostock Tonquin Hongkong
In port
Angleren Bride
Eus. sch
MANILA
on January 16, 1884.
* Brit." "bos, Now York
Brit. boe Melbourne; Bavid J. Fenney Amer, sh,
Evia Reed Amer, bye. Bosten
Granite State Amer. ah
Grende Admiral Ameri
J. Gildemester Ger, th Luzon Meteor..
Paul Rivere
Pepita Perle
Sooloo
Tilanía
Amer. ab New York Ger. bye
Amer. sh.
Span. bqe
Brit, be
"Amarah Bosten
Brit
Wm. H. Lincoln Amer, sh, New York
CEBU. Theodor Ruger Ger. W. Minstrel Brit bge
Gustav Melbrok Benior
-Ban Loo Bus Pan
ILOILO.
Ger, boe.
Brit bas
BANGKOK,
In port on January 6, 3884,
Simm. b46. Start: h
Burta Noorfol Siau bus Cattarella
Chato.
Kamrye
Confacios
Flag and Rig.
Tons.
Guns N.HP.
Captain
Where at
Russian aviso
1084
8
300
Captain Schans
Yokohama
Italian corvette
6000
French, transport
Captain Ferrat
Captain Accinni
Hongkong
Haiphong
American corretta.
1376
900
Commander A. 8. Barker
Coroa
Russian transport
1000
80
1575
1200 Captain MeComack
Captain Koltchau
Russian gunboat
450
80
Commander Stark
French cruiser
Commander Koustan
German gunboat
420
100
Commander Rotger
American corvette
1900
Commander P. F. Harrington
Shanghai
French sloop
1162
375
Commander de Bezuznet
Tonquin
French fronald
4176
2214
Captain D. de la Batis
Hongkong
German corretto
Spanish transport
1200
D. Hamon Valentiu Buenaplata
Hongkong
3000
400
French gunboat Ainorican aloop Russian gunboat. Russian corvette Russian gunboat Russian corvette American gunboat
437
100
Captain Debar
Captain Herbig
On a cruise
Hongkong
-1100 400
250
Commander O. 8. Cotton
Shanghai
Commander Moltsoff
Vladivostock
1000
Japan
400
Commander Valrondt
Vladivostock
1400
Captain B. Iveshintsoff
Shangha
Fortune
300
G
200
Lieat Commander Glidden
Chefoo
Goliad
American frigate
2300
600
Shanghai
Пипка
Raskian corverto
2000-
Captain Blanodareff
Changhai
Heng Beng
Russian gunboat
400
Јерал
Geonian
2030
700
Com. Glomada von Buchholts
Ona eruiso
Portuguese gunboat
410
Captain F. da Costa Cabeal
Macho
Russian gunbost
Commander Epck
Singapore
38 cants. Tourels.
Franch steel frigate
6522
7466
Captain Bose
"
Villars
Triomphante
Volla Vostock
French ironclad
4176
2400
Captain Barix-
French corrette
2400
-876
Captain Dewatro
French corvette
1300
Captain Fournier
Bussian gunboat
Commander Molchanaky
Walt
ferman gunboat.
480
50 Latin
Monocacy Morge
$1.00 Najozdnick
20 Nerpa 10 Opritchnik Palce After 6 PM10 cents extra Richmond Nothing in this Scale prevents private Stobelaff agreementa.
Sobol Stosah Tamogga Tangous
on Chinese subjects may evoke a similar 1. Small Parcels may be sent by Post or Pullaway Boats, per Day,... degree of literary zeal to that which was at Book liates between Hongkong and any displayed during the feties of its proof the British Poat Offices in Chius, as well cessor in the field, and that the Chino Review as to Japan, Macao, Pakhoj, the Straits may receive the support necessary to insure Settlenuats, Caylon and India. They most {la continuance.
Lot exceed the following dimensions, 2 feut long, 1 foot broud, 1 foot deep, weigh more than bibe, nor bo smaller than Sin by 2
Such parcels may be wholly closed
**Seals of Hire for Street Caclies. if they bear this special endorsement,
en One Day, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER bu ay Half Day patcal may by opened by direction of the Thres Hours, Postmastar General. In the Case of Parcels One Hour, for Indis à declaration of contents and Half Hour, value is required, a printed form for which
N'O. W READY. ÍTIHE COMMERCIAL LAW AFFECT. ING CHINESE with special refer Bace to PARTNERSHIP REGISTRATION AND BANKRUPTCY LAWS IN HONGKONG.
STREET, XXJULIES.
Copies may be had at the Chitus Mul Crifice, and at Messrs. LANE, CRAWFORD &is supplied gratis. The Registration of Nothing in the above Scale to Meck Ca-Price, 75 cents..
Parcals for India and Ceylon in compulsory, pitrate agreements,
Captain Kalagerazi
Captain Skucrott
Commander Boyle
Zug Lea
Euroy
Esperance Falcon
Ital. bas
Stam bat
Siam, bg Laid up Siam sch
Biam. bqe
Siam, bqs. Fch, Siam, bqe. Java
Siam bare Slam.
by
Ger bqo
Kim Chyo Seng Biam. ...son. K. Hock Choong Hism. seh.
Lucky
Meronry
Meridian
Rapid Starlight
Bism, by
Sism by
Siam bqe.
Commander von Raven
Hongkong Amoy Hongkong Порукова Vladivostook Canton
For Foreign men-of-war actual measurement, tonnage and nominal borse powers are givan.
Printed and published by. GEN. MURRAY Bars, at the China Mass Off00, No., 2, Wyndham Street, Hongkong.
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