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TENTH YEAR.
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Exclusine of lats Arrivals and Departurearts reped to-day,'
To facilitato finding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into sight Sections, commending at Green Island. Vorsola near the Hongkong shere are marked ; near the Kowloong shere, and those in the body of the Shipping or midway between each shore are marked c., in conjunction with the figures denoting the sections.
Section.
Section,
1 From Green Island to the Goa Werks.
2. From Gas Works to the P. and O. Co.'s Fuctory.
7. From Naval Yard to tho Pier
5. Fra E and O. Co.'s Ofico to Peddar's Wharf, 3. From Poddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard,
3. From 2. and 0. Co.'s Factsay to the Barbour Master's Offee. 4 From Harbour Master's to the P. and O. Co.'s Office.
Vessel's Name.
8. From Pior to Eat Point.
Captain.
Flag and Key,
Tens,
Date of Arrival.
Consignees or Agents.
Stonmara
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As the remarks in the Hanghong papers ou the advantages and disadvantages of the Nativo and Foreign Customs Collectorates, and the injury one to the provinces owing to the Imperial Jixeluquer appropriating the of the Freign Inspectorato. It is there-TS Reviere, which was intended to mest Provinetal Customs receipts collected by the fore diffleult to es how the small portion Fordign inspectorate, are apt to leal theant to Pefing should be felt to be a general reader to infer that the provinces great harder, me entail increased konal taxa- are left almost without funds carry on tion for the support of the provinces, in local administration, it may not be out of asmuch as the receipts from foreign trade place to offer a fow comments thereon, irt available to the provinces are inmennt the hope of proving that, so far as Kwang-greater than they were 15 years ago, while tung is concerned, the provincial treasury the provincial Treasurer collects just the would not appear to be drained to an in-same taxes ta were levied before the tesaties were made, and a great many morn too, by jurious extent by the Board of Revenue at Peking.
farming the collection of kin on plece gods Touching the receipts from opium, tomatid bified opium, &., ., receipts which allusion is made in the article, the which were never end of twenty years ago marked falling off noticeable in the Cnstars The resumo collected by the antiro austenis 1eturn fur 1889, is attributable chiefly to in Kwangtung from the one item opium the decrease in the importations at Hong-st amount to fully $2,000,000 a year, kong, which show a diminution of, my, clusive of Rhin. Cursille, too, the large 13,000 chests us compared with 1881; but increase from fibrin on exparts, dan to the that native drug is now competing more development of frate by the derud from and more to une ou doubt, and the Casalmad, repls which have accrned to bas toms, hereafter, eat only oxpest smidler til treasuries since the Foccign Customs receipts from opium, unless shipments are came into existence. made coastwie hy steamer, as at Hankow. The day on native sprum must not be to make up the loss in revenue from the forgotten as a insana vi support to the, pm! imported drug. So far as Southern Kwangvincial governments. The amount wast tung in concerned, the writers in the papers enormuotis, seeing that the yield is estimated are quite correct la supposing that tho at pinals 80,000, or treble that of the in- finding off in the importation of tpiun (and portai drag, (Chist Stazine, Vol. I. p. 98), It would thus appear that the revenue of other imparts) in maru apparent thon real. Buch being the case, it is dient to under. Kwangtung, at all events, must be var complaining against the encroachments of suited to Peking out of the receipts of the the Foreign Customs on his rescipts; for, Foreign Cititons, but that the bulk of it is revenue on the eturaus import traily of heavy requisitions have her made on the Cintor, the morple must go to the reprovince to provide funds for the army and Customs, and the provierial treasury, which aty, paying of interestsins loss, armimeat, they undoubtedly do, s the of the charges for war expenditure, &e; but as foreign inports used in Southern Kwang- any of these sums are debited to the Fu- Lung are carried by junk, and are passed reign Customs collection, the provinces ought
Original contributions in Chinuse, Latin, at a lower rate of moriting day than certainly to be seler than they were t when conveyed by steamers. Peking is to quarter of a century ago, when such and or rug of the Modern Languages are re- Fikely to complain of this, as long as the similar levies would have had to be met arceived. The papers are contributed by the Board receives s fixed quot; but so far the provincial treasury, unai led by the tannbers of the various Consular, tho Im- from 'he one else having a pretext for in-ceipts from foreign trade, which it has Leu perial Caskous, and Hongkong Services,
Sailing Vesno terference, it would seems that the question town was very inconsiderable as recently and also by the Missionary bodies amongst is one whirl intimately concerns mitutes 1815.
whom a
high degree of Chinese scholarship Andromeda turers and importers. If junk-imported If the provincial treasuries are suffering is assiduously eultivatoil,
Amongst the Carl Ritter.. goods were able to reach the interior" mer- from depletion it is certainly not due to regular contributors are Drs. Chaimers, Channel Queen......
Coloma kets ut reduced
rate of duty, importers fack of taxable emmodities to the moisty Eitel, Bretschneider, Hirth, and Rance, Pro- and manufacturers wild-ve no Toen of the Foreign Customs receipts at each fessor Legge, and Messrs Balfour, Watters, König to complain; but the writer of the article port, ing remitted to Paking instead of Stent, Philips, Macintyre, Grot, Jamie-ragut.
F. P. Litchfield in this ferier, appyare to prave arat win- being retained by the movincial exchequer, son, Faber, Kopech, Parker, Playfair, Halti E. Tapley clusively that sun is not the case, but that led Father to the cross raisappropriation of tiles, and Piton,all well-known name,
cholarship and thorough Haydn Brown they are taxed so heavily as to be shut ont funds and the pictous system of farming indicative of sound.
Hercules of the inlaud markets.
which characterizes the financial admastory of their subjoot.
Margarethe A perusal of the Castors Reports on Trade, aloidration of China,
The Subscription is fixed at $5.50 per confirm the statements of the towing mons Salong the Righ Olliouls at Pokingnan, pestage included-payable in ad. Martha P. Tuckor writer in this fries, that junc-li ferire veni.hol support from the system ranca imports can never rough the infanal markets,' af daring the Cudon, revenue, it is fugem- Orders for binding volames will he The Batures of Trade of the lankow Case that the central government will ever promptly attendeil to: Adresa, Mana toms for 1882, show that during that year, stating the mafshution of the Cauboser, China Mai Ofics." goods to the tale of Tls. 237,700 word seat padive customes to that at the Foreign De island under Traust Pass trom Handwattovest, mechally s those must con- Kwei-lit-tu ja the province of Keangiurned in a change longkong -
Destinatio
Femarks
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str. 1530 Mar. 20 Adamson, Bell & Co. abc 1000 april 1 Gibb, Livingston & Co. 28 Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Saigon Saigun
Saigoa
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Edmond
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stand what grounds the Bluppo esa kave for ensiderable, czelusive of the four-tenths 0-Editor, China Review, care of Chinezinomnu3 kiWoone
Tolani
Laju
The Nutos and Queries are still continued Jolani from and difusing among students know- edge on obscuro prin
if the Inspectorate Fails to esflect the large noves aponunted for. No one dughts that and form an important 102aas of obtains | Tard of the Islen
The Correspondants' colunin also affords facther and greater facilities for the inter- chango of views and discussion of various topics.
OTEXIONS OF THE PLESS,
Wallace Mann Felgate
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24 Jardine, Mathewn & Co. 30 Jardine, Matheson & Co. 241 Mar 31 Adainson, Bell
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All our learned societies should sub- Spartan
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Ustomssen & Co.
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30 Stemssen & Co.
600 Max,
4 Dunu, Melbye & Co.
860 Mar
30 Yuen Fat Hong
863 Maz.
20 Douglas Steamship Co.
456 Fan
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Amor. str. 48
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4 Muller.
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Bri. bitine.
530 Oct. Amer, bga 720 Mar. Amer. sh 1787 Jan. Amer. bge. 1057 dan.
China Traders Insurance Co.
31 Arnhold, Karborg & Co.
11 Melchars & Co. Sicmsson & Co.
12 Eduard Schellhan & Co. 20 Malchers & Co. 20 Siemseen & Co. 25 Russell & Co. 20 Russell
& Co.
8 Russell & Co. 16 Rumell & Co.
5 Captain
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29 Adamson, Bell & Co. 12 Chinene 20 Russell & Cu. 29 Cuptam
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4."-Celestial Empire. Titan..... To Publicationalways noutains subjects Twilight. interest to sujoumers in the Far East and ze prosont issue will hold favourable if not advantageous comparison, with preceding numbers."Celestial Empire.
If one takes a map of Chino fani here is chants, de not appear to demir to the cribe to this scholarly and enterprising Re-Stephan a very good one in the Custom Trade Re-arrebundies bring tored to such a degree-Northern Christian Advocate (U.S.) Totitan Furta for 1576, ilustrative of the trait that guotis utented for arbets in the next The Chinu Review *
**** has an ex-Tentonia trade; it will be so that Kwei-lin apputa province as fored to travel vis the Yanwellent table of contents.” to he elono to Hongkong; it instead of instead of up the Pearl river to escap goods going direct to that place via the taxation; and if merchants and acti West River, they appear to be tured, intures are shetit, then, most asarudly, order to escape taxation, to pursue a long one else has a prelest for interference.
As to whether it is an advantage to the and etly horse-shop-shaped cute, state) ing, say, from Hongkong and a tray and manufacturers, that the in- ling along the while coasts to Shanghai,port Trade of Curton should be carried e
by janks, with the result, as alleged, that thence up the Yangte to Hankow, where & transit posa is uhtaimed, and then bH DOORS sunil meridianis fe shit out of the inland the Tang-ting lake, and down agata to markets, is a question to be decided by those Kwei-lin, instead of gang stre
straight per
Antarested in foreign commerte in China. from one heel ni que tigurative house sline, to the other. Such is single ilinatration
y
of the evil results of our manufacture, being taken to Kwang-ding by junks. Does it not prove, in the absence of ether expianaliou, that tuxdion mutal, de burdenssine, to For goods
to Telie such a circuitons ryte merely ta nbtain the protection of a Traps Past Thure masu believe that the
is every value of the reign import vince of Canton is greater than the wet suite of the init trade of Shanghai. The mortara para itas porta, through the Forviga Vinstonas, go siste the net value of daikwas Tis. 15, while the value of the Foreign import traile of Caston as returne
kud by the Depoŋgn Chane missioner, uncuts te ndy Tis. 4,503, leaving a balance, il our estinate fi til bag
Ligh-of Tis. 19,162,000 as the value of the foreiger imports passing though the native customs and out which teulic vis farmers levy duty as they like, sine
Since the transit regulations are inoperaties at Canten.
With foreign ingårt trade, qui alune the expert trade) of such magnitude und
the control of The Hoppo, he can staroely
сатири
Government Notification.
No. 26.
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT.
The following Rules regarding signalling at the Peak are published for geral
By Consamt,
formation.
Kranck STEWART, Acting Colonial Secretary Colonial Seercury'e Olliey, 1ngkong, 17th February, 1883.
NASIRN, VIEDRA PRAH, H9SGROND,
1823 Best obce Sea Loret
1. The Union Jack will be hoisted at the past fool when any vessel is being
signalled.
The Commercial Code of Signals for all Nations will be used as tho Station.
3. Al Signals unde by vessels in the Offing will be roppated.
4. Whet. Signiting to Mon-of-War in
of
... cSpieske
. J. H. Tripp
Amer. sh. 1465 Mar. 11 Douglas Lapraik & Co. Amer, bqe 749 Mar. 31 Russell & Co.
1223 Mar. 14 Melchors & Co. Brit. bge. 438 Mar. 27 Wieler & Ca Gar. bjo.: 631 Mar.
9 Melchera & Co. Amer. h. 1175 Dec. 24 Russell & Co
Border
3 dWarland.........Amer. sh. 123 June
¡Sydney, &
To-morrer
Singapore & Penang To-morrow Yama & Son Frisco To-day
Lumpe, &o.
Mhaila
Bombay, &c. Batavia, &e. Haiphong Amoy, &c.
Coast Porta
Shanghai
To-day
K'loon Dock
3rd inst
Tog Plying
Sth inst.
To-day 4th inst.
[No. 0488.-Arkib -1,#1884.
SHIPPING IN- OHINA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, AND SIAM WATERS.
Tu? Nama Shan-on
Kiang-ping
WHAMPOA.
Mag 4 Nig Annam.str.
Destination
MAÇÃO. Chiatr. Canton
AMOT.
In port on March 25, 1884.
Ger. Bch: Taiwanfoo
Ger. be. For Sale
Albatros B. H. Stoonken Ger. bg. Chloria Hilda Maria "Ger." bo.'
FOOCHOW.
In port on March 22, 1884,
Cor. oh. Takto
Friedrich Minna
Abdeen Dock Ajax
Swatow & Bangkok To-morrow
Saigon
Brit bye. Tientsis
SHANGHAI.
In port on March 27, 1884.
Anhbarus
MESCIANT STEAMERS,
British
London, &c.
British
British
London, &,
Syduuy, doo.
Cos'tan Dock Baikal 3rd inst.
K'loon Deck
Russian
Vladivostock
Clyde
British
Hongkong,&c.
Fah Wo
British
Hankow, &c.
Glenelg
British
Bangkok
Chinose
Repairing
To-morrow K'loon Dock To-day
Maru Japanese Kuchinotzy
Ichang
Ingo
German
Nagamki
3. Nicholson British
Kinng-kwan
Chinese
Kiang-pina
Chinese
Kiang-tang
Chinese
Kiang-ya
Chinese
Hankow, &c.
Moray
British
"New York, o.
San Francisco
Pokin
British
Chefco
Rory
British
Tiontain
Takao
Sarpedon
British
Swalow
Portland (Oregon)
Sindh
French
Hongkong,
Store Nordiske Danish
Thames
British
Victoria, B.C.
Wingsang British
Chefoo
Singaporo, &c,
New York
#Honolulu
Portland (Oregon)
Manila
New York
Tientsin
San Francisco
Montreal
San Francisco
MERCHANT GAILING VESSELS,
Kloon Dook Anglo-Indian Brit, bgo,
Her Britannic Majesty's Ships in the China Squadron.
Name
This number contains several articles interest and value,”—North-China Herald. "The China Review for September-October fully maintains the high standard af excellenco which characterises that publi.
Albatross ion, and altogether forms a very
Mä- Anâncious tutereating and readable number. teorologista will find an interesting and Champion valuable contribution by Dr. Frische, Cleopatra on the Amount of Precipitation (Rain Cockchafer. at Snow) of Poking, "showing the resulta Cico of observations nude at the Imperial Rus Daring sian Observatury at Peking, froin 1841 to Eak (Tender to 1830. "Netos on the Datch Occupation Espoir
of Parceau," by Mr. Geo. Phillips, containa Flying Fish
mo interesting information, although Fly ine of it is scond-hand. The Notices of Foxhound New Booka jucludu a most generous and Keetrel appciative review of The Divine Classic Linnet
Magpie of Nau-llua," and the Notes and Queries are as usual very interesting"-North Chine Mertin Midge Dig News.
Pegasus
A substantial and reliable Kesien which all atdouts of Chim and the Chinese would Sapphire
Swift de well to patronize."-Chrysanthemumi.
the China Review contains less variety than Victor Emanus!
The November-December number of Tweed usual, but the few articles are very atores Vigilant ting. The opening paper by Mr Herbert Wern A. Giles or "The New Turlainent in Chi- Zephyr news" treats' of a question that must. NECEK- sarily be of great importance in the eyes of all missionarisa te in Mr E. H
of the entrenchment of the Foreight the Harbour or in the One, a White Parker's "Short Journeys in Szechuon ";
Custome; and, fat is wang the Met Hendi thu đɗan-of-War.
sign will be listed at the festa, and at are continued, and a goodly instalment of concerned, the proportion of to ar-teadis of
5. What a Seaner, or the wake of a these travels in the interior of Chitis the Foreign Customs reccipis, said to be re- quired by Peking, san statedly be regarder, is sighted, the Copas Beating given. Mr F. H: Balfour contributes a
at the Yard Arm, and Distance off at the papo: of some length entitled
overrated.
6. If the Stenner is
"The Bm-
дай
940
Brit, bqo.
Chi, boje,
Batavia
Chingtah.
Flodden
North, Empire Brit, bge. Pelham
he
Kumsanko Maru Japan. boe.
Gituvailla
Brit.
Reporter Amer, eb. Sadloo
Brit bya.
NAGASAKI
· In port on March 22, 1884, Carandalet
Doretta
åter. th
Siam.bg.
Brit. bqe.
Queen of India Brit. bqe. Shanghai
Brit. be. Tientsin
Satanma
Summumura Maru Japan, bye Yokohaun
"HIOGO."
In part on March 22, 1884.
Brit bqe, Now York
Crops Hill.
Florida
Amer. eh,
Amér. El
YOKOHAMA.
In port on March 20, 1684.
Drit, bqs. Now York
Rug.
Fors Dispit.
Gane. I.E.P.
Captain.
Where at.
composite screw sloop double-scrow iron frigato
940 6010 14 4330
240
Commander Chpa. Hicka
Hankow
Captain R. E. Tracey
Hongkong
corvette
2330
14
2340
Captain A. T. Powlett
Shanghai
Pactolus
Amer. ab.
corretto
2300
Id
2810
Captain H. N. Hippisley
Amoy
Queen Emnis
Hrit, bqo..
gunboat
465
470
Lient-Com. Roht. L. Gromme
-Chefoo
Queenstown
corvette
2383
14
2540
Captain Anstruther
Shanghai
composite sloop
4
920
Commander Lawrence Ching
Hongkong
Flying
double-acrow gunbuat
360
3
340
Lieut.-Con. Henry M. Koper
Hongkong
[Fish
gunboat
430
☆
455
Commander E. H. Gamble
Chinkiang.
aloop
940
4
810
Caprain J. P. Maclear
Amoy
double-sorow gun-vessal
640
4
490
Commander John Hope
Hongkong
gunboat
400
470
Lieut.Commander McQukas
Foochow
double-screw gun-vessel
710
830
Commandier E. Hotham
en route Singapore
double-screw gun-verse]
+767
1050
Commander Goo. W. Hill
Canton
Burveying vessol
202
803
600
Commander
Vereker
Singapore
guabort
150
Commander R. D. 4. Brenton
Boihow
double-screw gin-vessel
145
4
Commander E. Tisdalo
Chefoo
corposite screw sloop corvette
1130
6
970
Commander Bickford
1370
12
2360
Captain Fu
Fullerton
, double-scrow gun-vessel
794
1010
Commander Wm. Collins
Amoy
Agiplama
double-scrus gunbost
90
3
340
In reserve
Hongkong
receiving ship
3087
20
Commodore Carding
Hongkong
paddlo despatch-vcavel
836
2
1230
Lieut.-Com, Maxwell
Hongkong
furret-slip
1800 14
1450
In reserve
Hongkong
gunboat
430
4 530
Singapore
170-
Lieut.-Cons. Chas. K. Hope
A For IL È, M. Ships' tonnage, displacements and effective horse powers are given according to H. M. Navy list.
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
25 excessive or injurious to the province, fleet, will be bu ister. 1, what the peror Chong, founder of the Chinese Em when the receipts of the vast junk tradu prussel in mide out, she is not a Mail Steam-re, which will be read with genuina! Available for the provincial exchequer.
Vessel's Distinguishing
will be interest by students of Chinese history. The injury done to the provinces by the er, tits
A few short nosicea of New Books a and it !substituted for the Comp Teking appropriations is apparently grey will be fent dying outil de Ship com,number of Notes and Queries, vae of wlach | Cristofore Colombo
On Chiuso Oatha in Western Bornoo D'Estaing It is interesting to enquire whence the The Distance Signal will be kept up liftcen
and Juva" might appropriately have back Duguay Trouîn provins obtained hele revenues for cal minutes after the Steamer is made out.
a regular Mail placed under a separate heading, complete Enterprise administration prior to the opening of China Steamer a Gun wil be fired, and a Ball
the number."-IIK. Daily Press.
Emak to foreign trariel Chinese sufere to state the English, French, or American Rusia,
Thor's Oriental Record contains the Exsex that the provincial and untrapolitan go-with the Distance off at that time, will be following notice of the China Review: Goruvstai vernment was far better administered it shown at the Mast Head. The Compass unter new before us, is insided to litie
The present pontication, judging by the Hamelin olden day's char; during the present corrupt
Symbol down. ge, and this, too, without any recipes from Signal and Spell will be hauled doccupy a position, as regards China and the Juniata
what similar Apparently the revenue foreign trade.
The Distance Signal
aleigh ring wountries, come what
Kersaint from the interprovincial trade was quite the vessel anchors.
will be kept Hyin, for lundf-an-bons, ad lat walch has been filled in India by the Le Gallssonters sufficient. The receipts from the marition i changed at each successive half hour to show Calella Rein The treat degree of al-
of al- Legaspi trado should therefore he regarded as an
the Distanco oft at these times. When the tention that has txon bostewed of late years Li increment from unexpected sores, yiring Sestel is octween Green Island and the antiquities, and social developments, to say Monocacy
the investigations of Chinese literature, Marques del Duero on immense revenue to the imperial unit North Pont of Hongkong the Distance aothing of linguistic studies, has led to the Morge provincial treasuries without dinduistings Signal will bo huuled down. If the Mail accumulation of important stores of infor- Nayozdnik in any way, the reeipts derived from la Steamer is not in the Harbour when itisation, rendering some suck channel of put Nerpa laxation, since it is well kapwa that too dark to distinguish days, a red light will licity as is now provided extremely deair- Opritchnik have not been reduced, but, un the contrary, be calibited at the West Yard Ara, or a kept up just us if no treaties had been malé un duties received from foreign trade. light at the Best Yard Arm until she lu; and contributions of much intereet Paios
auclovis,
Russian
corrotte
Russian corrette
Russian
Captain Colombeaud
Annapolis
Black Diamond Goz. be, Biana
Amer, salt.
Trak PendletonArner.
GUREN
Johann Carl
Helena
Liza
Bri butine, Kobe
Ger.sch,
Brit
sch: Amer. soll
sell
Rusa, och,
Mary C. Bohm Ger. Otsego
Nomo
Baghalien
Stella
Brit, sch,
Russ, sch.
Russ.sch.
Ruas, ach.
Walter Blogfried Brit bga
MANILA.
In port on March 22, 1884.
Gur. bgo.
Marshall Group
B. Webster:
Amer, bqe, New York
Crown Prince Brit. bqo.
David J. Fennos Amor, ah, New York Ele
Ger. ah. New York Brit. bee.c Glamorganshire Brit, bis. New York Great Admiral Amersh
Enigma
Hightlyer Ger bqe, Liverpool
Hadden Ball Brit. eh. Now York Herbert Black Amer. bqe
Hudson Bay Brit
Mary E. Russell Amer, bye, Montreal Quis
Amor bee, New York Ger. bye. Boston
Stonny Petrel Brit, bqe.
Brit, bqa United States Ger.
ILOILO.
Adolph Alert
Amer. sh.
Name.
Play und Big.
Tons Guth H.P.
Captain
Where at.'
Alice Read Astoria
Armor, bqe,
Brit. bqe.
Abrock Aint
Russian aviso
1684
B
300
Captain Schanz
Hiago
American gunboat
641
5
550
Commander Barclay
Shanghai
Italian corvette
5000
Captain Accioni
Hongkong
French cruiser
2236
Hongkong
French cruiser
3700
Captain Muret de Pagnac
Amoy
American corvetta
1376
300
Commander A. S. Barker
Shanghai
Russian transport
1000
80
Captain Kultchau
Тара
Americas sloop
1975
1200
Captain McCormack
Russian gumboat
450
80
Commander Stark,
French cruiser
Commiander Houstan
Vladivostock Tonquin
Gorman gunboat
310
Lieut. Commander Rötgor
Shanghai
American gun-vessel
Commander P. F. Harrington,
Corea
French sloop
1182
375
Commander de Beaumont
Prudoncia
French frigate
Captain Fleurialn
Hongkong
Spanish transport
D. Ramon Valentin Baenaplata
Hongkong
Still Water
Frumul gunboat
+37
100
Captain Debat
Hongkong
Tartar
b
American corvette
Spanish despatch-vessul
250
Captain Jose Calderon
Hongkong
Titania
Brit.
sh,
1376
700
Commander F. J. Higginson.
Cantos
Vrlicts
Briz, bqe,
Russian gunboat
400
80
Commander Moltsoff
1330
Captain Kalageras
Russian gunboat
400
80
Commander Valponde
Vladivostock Foochow Vladivostock
Walla Castle Wylo
Brit be
Brit boe.
Russian corretto
1400
Captain B. Ivashintsof
American gunboat
306
200
Tauak-Commander Glidden
American frigate
2900
300
Captain Skerrett
en route Hongkong
2100
Captain Blazodaroff
Hongkong
Dakota
Amer, th, United States
400
BO
Commander Boyle
Japan
Guiana
Brit bra. Now York
Gurman corvette
2030
2500
Captain von Nostitz.
Hongkong
Jupiter
Ger, bee, Boston
Portuguese gunboat
410
Captain F. da Costa Cabral
Mação
Кийног
Bussian
gunboat
Commander Heck
Singapore
Sofid
Spa sch Saigon
French ironclad
4176
14
2400.
Captain Baur
Amoy
Willy
Spanish corvette French corvette
1156
Oxplain Emilio Balcon
Hungkong
2100
075
Captain Deware
Shanghai
French curvette
1300
Captain Fournier
Hongkong
Russian gunboat German gunboat
Commander Holoburnky.
Vladivostock
420
340
Lient-Commander von Raven
Canton
Alice Read Icebury
Name.
Guns
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Tons, Captain.
260
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20
Chinese
17
Chireso
200
J. Stewart
300
Chinese
200 Chineso
China
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200
Chinese
310 Chinese
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Kiu Kiang
200
200
Chinese
Kiang-ping
500
Chinese
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may fairly be looked or from the members Richmon Were the provinces any butter off than at
7. Iliver Stoners will not be signalled. of the foreign soneular services, the Chinese Skobeleff present, prior to the establislucent u the Foreign Customa, when, it is presumed, the The approach of other Steamers from facas Customs corps, and the missionary berly, Sobol whole of the customs Perviks were at for Canton will be made known by showing way when a high true of Chinese Stoach
the National, ne House Flag and Symbol actorship is now assiduously cultivated, Taroga disposal of the provincial treasurer? Since
and who are severalty represented in the firet Tongous no cheek was kept by the nawelcomed at Yard Arm.
8. If a Flag plowing that an Officer of dumber of the Herew by impers highly Triomphante Foreign Commissioner, va returns of same
creditable to their respective authors collected rendered to Peking what amount high rank is on board an incoming vessel, a one translations from Chinese novels and Villars did the forga trade yield, and how molilar Flag will be shown above the Ball, was kept by the previous? According to Dr. the Flag alone will be holsted at the plays are marked by both accuracy and fresh- Voli
Gess of style; and an accomat of the career of Vestock Williams, (Middle Kingdom, Vol. II., p. 416) the Foreign trade of China in 18-57 9. The approach of Men-of-Warand Sait. the Chingas
by Mr. E. C. Bowes, is not only historically valuable, but is also Sybels and National Colours, or 11euse
listisguished by its litorary
greco. Bosido autices of now books relating to China and the East, which will be a useful feature of the Rerint, if carried out with punctuality and detail, we are glad to notice that "Notes" anés ** Queries are destined to find a placo in ils pages also. It is to bo boped that this opening for contributions Au-laa un Chinese subjects may evoke a similar Chico-ling
oi literary real to that which was Chen-jui dextre displayed during the lifetime of its prede- Chan-to consor in the field, and that the China Review Chop-chung may rocuire the support norauery to insus Chop-ai it contiusnce.
was assessed at £55,000,000, divided between my Vessels will be notified by their proper century, Su teman of the aleventh Wolf
the five ports then opened. Assuming that
the duty was abent 6 per cent. ad caforem Flags, at the Quarter of the Yard, or at the
the total customs revanue would amount to
ATL
Note. The Distances of vessels will be
$4,250,000, which sum, let it be supposed, estanted frens the Teak, and will be made was entirely at the disposed of the Ma-tais
by means of the Numerals which are attach for the support of the provinces. As a mat
ter of fact, however, three-fourths of the trade el to the letters in the table of Flags.
was conducted at Canton, sal duties paid ¦ to the Hoppe, so that certainly not more than one-fourth really reached the local treasury, i In those days receipts from foreign trade were regarded as oxtra receipts not to ke entered in the account. Indeed, it is said: that to this day the Hoppe das not account to Peking for sums derived from forrige goods brought by junks Buch merchoudïse ought to came by foreign, ships and pass through the Foreign Customs, but as it all comes from Ilonglong in jantes he celicats the daty at his own rate, and, it is alleged, destroys the manifest and duty receipt, that
should unpleasant enquiries be raste.
H. G. THOMAETT, EN.
Harbur Muster, de.
Mr. Andrew Wind,
NEWS AGENT, &c.
133, NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK; is authorized to receiro Subscriptions, Advertisements, e, for the Chiudi Mail, Overland China Muil, and China Disier,
SAILOR'S HOME.
no record of sums received may be traced A Pareus will be thankfully Now last year the total Foreign Customs" at the Sailor's Home, West Point. rayonne amounted to Tis. 14,000,000, in
Hongkong, July 26, 1878.
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Amer ab. New York
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Brit boe.
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