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Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
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Captain Accioni
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4
840
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6010
14
4330
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Hongkong
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2380
14
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Shanghai
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2200 24
2810
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gunboat
465
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470
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830
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doublo-screw gun-vopsel
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600
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430
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470
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$0.00
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...8.50 Victor Emanusi
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6
970
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1370
12
2360
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794
1010
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Hongkong
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Ger.
double-scrow gunboat
360
340
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Hongkong
Mary C. Bohm Ger.
receiving ship
9087
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Hongkong
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114
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835
1930
Lieut.-Com. Marwoli
Hongkong
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1800
1450
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...$1.00 Zephyr
0.80
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480
530
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from the centre of the Town, 20
Return,
...35
35.. ...50
Russian aviso Portuguesa transport American gunboat Italian corretto French cruiser
American corvette Russian transport American sloop
1081
902
507
Yokohama Macao Nagasaki
5600
Hongkong
Eico Enigma
3700
1375
000
Hongkong Shanghai
1000
80
Captain Koltchau
1376
1200
Captain McDormanok
Hongkong
Kussian gunboat
450
80
Commander Stark
Hemclin
French cruiser
Commander Kousian
17
Iltis
German gnuboat
420
340
lacut,
Tonquin Shanghai
Per trip to Aberdeen, from the con-
tre of the Town,..
Ketum,
25,,
Juniats Kersaint
American gun-vogue)
B
Commander
P. F. Barrington
Nagasaki
...40
"
Is Victorieuse Legaspi
Freneli sloop French ironclad
1182
376
Commander de Beaumont
Tonquin
4176
2214
Captain D. de la Katió
Hongkong
Spanish transport
1200
D. Ramon Valentin Buenaplata
Hongkong
Leipzig
German corvette
2000
4300
Captain Harbiy
Pradoncin
Hongkong
Lntia
Monocacy
agreements.
Licensed Bearers (each).
Hour, Half day, Day,......
...10 centa. 35 cents. ...50 cents.
Morge Nayezdník Nerga Opritchnik Faloe Richmond Skoboleff Sobol Stosch
French gunbest Ameriono cervatio Russian gunoost
437
100
Captain Debar
'Still Water
Hongkong
1375
700
Commander F. J. Higginson
Cantou
400
BO
Commander Moltseft
Kasian corvette Russian gunboat Russian corvette American gunboat American frigata
1390
Captain Kalageras
400
BO
1400
Vladivostock Amey Vladivostock Ningpa
306
200
Chefox
2300
800
Captain Skerrott
Russian corvette
2100
Captain Blagodare!
Russian gunboat
400
20
Commander Boyle
2030
9500
Captain von Nostitz
Hongkong
Tamega Torgona $3.00 Tourville
Triomphante 2.00 Villars
Volt Vostock 2.50
Wolf 1.75
1.50
430
Macao
Klingsporo
5522
7466
4176 14
2100
Captain Haux
Hongkong.
2400
075
Captain Dewatre
1900
Captain Fournier
Amor
Hongkong
Russian gunboat Gerzian gunboat
Commander Molchensky.
480
340 Lieut.-Commander von Raven
Vladivostook Canton
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON
WATERS, 40.
1.00
H. P.
Name.
Gutts.
Tons
Indi
50
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Caramasulor.
Name
Tont.
STEAMERS.
Captain,
cated.
An-lan $1.00 Cheo-hing
450
380
Lim Kwok-thang
800
Chinese
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20 Chen-jui
80
17
Chiaeso
450
200
J. Stewart
500
300
Chinese
920
200
Chinese
China
Hankow
Honam
645 Fooken
1383 Ogaton 1377
Fling Lou & Co.
Butterfeld and Bwire
H.,0. & M. 8.-boat Co.
320
200 Chinose
450
310 Chinege
Scale of Hire for Street Coolics.
E tung hàng Lien-chi Peng-chan-hai
950
200 Chinese
800
500 Chinese
160
100
Chiness
20
Ear-hing
160
100 Chinces
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Sui-tsing
350
180 Calder
+1 Tching.on
150
100 Chinese
9
13 Tching-pu
150
170
100 Chineso 150 Chinese
White Cloud
617 Banning, T. H., C. & M. S.-bout Co.
360 | Holmes
159 Goggin
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EL, C. & M. B.-boat Co.
280 Benning, A. F., O. & M. 8.-boat Co.
Biom" bqe.
Mercury Rapid
Siam bg.
Siam boe.
Ban Francisco Starlight Tok LA
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