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picula, per Load,..... plays are marked by both accuracy and fresh-pointment are caused by persistent attempts mees of style; and an account of the career of to read small valuable trifles through the the Chinese post-stataguan of the eleventh Post Fam, Curios, Articles of Dress, cantary, Su Tang-p'o, by Mr. E.. Bowra, Fancy Work, and similar presents are con La not only historically valuable, but is also linually being refused, the sonders having Alstinguished by its literary grace. Beaide often spent more in Postage than would notion of new books rolating to China and have paid the freight by steamer. No the East, which will be a useful feature of refund can be made on such parcels of the the Herieto, if carried out with punctuality value of Stamps obliterated before the and detail, we are glad to notice that nature of the contouts was discovered. "Notes" and "Queries Are destined to
find a place in its pages also. It is to be hoped that this opening for contributions
on Chinese subjects may evake a similar
Local and Indian Parcd PouT
pients, per Load, ...
3rd Class Cargo Bost or Ha-kau Boat of
200 picula, per Day,
Srd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of
300 picula, por Load,
3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kan Bont of
300 picula, Halt Day,
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Lisat-Commander McQuhao
Commandor R. B. C. Brenton
Commander E. Tisdale
Commander Bickford
Commander Wm. Collins
In resurve
Commodore Cuming
Licut. Con, Maxwell
In reserve
Lieut. Com. Chas. K. Hope
Pinang Hoihow Chefoo Singapore Yokohama
ABOY
Hongkong
Hongkong
Hongkong
Hongkong
Singapore
For H. B. M. Ships' tonnage, displacements and effective horse powers are given according to H... Navy list.
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
Name.
U. S. corvette Russian U. S. corvettä
McCormack
Lieut.-Commander Rötger
Hongkong Amor Canzon
Japan
On a cruise Vladivostock
Adolph Alert Asteria
MANILA.
In port on April 8, 1884
Ger.. bye. Amer. sh. Boston
Brit. bge.
Crown Prince Brit be.
Else
Enigma
Ger. ah. New York Brit. bqe. United State
Glamorganshire Brit. bqe. New York Great Admiral Amar, sh.
Herbert Black. Amer. bga.
Hudson Bay Brit.
Amor, bqc. New York Span, bga.
Papita
Stouny Petrel Brit. be.
Wyle
Brit bgo.
Alice Reed Iceberg
ILOILO
Dakota
Amer. si United Statca
Flug and Rij.
Tons.
Guna.
J.I'.
Captain
Where azi.
Guinza
Brit, bgo, New York
Jupiter
Ger bac. Boston
Builid
Span, sch. Saigon
Willy
Ger. bqe, Halifer
23.00
2,30
Abreck Alert Cristoforo Colombo D'Estaing 2.00 Daguar Trouin
Enterprise Ermak EBEUX Gornostai 1,75 Hamelin 1.50 tristis
Russian aviro
1684
300
Captain Schanz
U. S. corvette
641
800
Commander C. J. Barclay
Italian corvette
5600
Captain Accinni
Hiogo Shanghai Shanghai
French cruiser
2236
Capra Colombeaud
French cruiser
3700
10
Captain Maret de Pagnar
1375
900
Commander A. S. Barker
transport
1000
80
Captain Koltoha
1375
1200
Commander &.
H
Kussian gunboat
450
80
Commander Stark
French eruizer
Commander Routes
Gorman gunboat U.8.
420
310
Tokong
corvette
828
900
1.00
Kersaint La
French sloop
1182
375
Gulistoniero
French frigate
6700
Commander P. F. Harrington Commander de Beaumon Captain Flenrisin
Когев
Tonquis Amoy
China
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Spanish transport
1200
D. Ramon Valentin Buenaplata
Hongkong
Latin
French gunboat
437
Captain
Debar
Canton
Heng
Spanish despatch vessel
458
Captain Jess Calderon
U.S. guaboot
1976
750
$1.00 Morge
Russian gunboat
Commander
Commander F. J. Higginson
Hongkong Canton
Moltant
One Hour,
www
20 Nayezdnik
1330
Captain Kalageras
Half-an-Hour, *** After 6 P... 10 cents extra Nothing in this Scale provents private
10 Nautilus
710
800
Licot
Commandor Archonborn
Canton
"
SREET COGLIES,
Scale of Hirt for Street Coolies.
...........43 cents. .........20 J}
10
13
Nerga Opritchnik Palo Richmond Skobeleff Sobal Stooch Tamega Triomphante Velasco
400
BO
Commander Valrond
Vladivostock
1400
Captain B. Irashintsoff
300 2300
600
1000
2100
Captain Barodareff
Captain J. S. Skerrett
Commander G. D. B. Glidden
Nagesaki
Shanghai Chefoo
route Singapore
400
.80
Commander Boyle
Japan
German corvette
2030
2500
Captain von Nostitz
Shanghai
Portuguese guaboat
410
Captain F. da Costa Cabral
French ironclad
4176
2400
Captain Baur
Macso Auroy
Spanish corvette
1156
Captain Builio Button
"
Villor
French corvette
2400
675 Captain Dowstre
3
"
Volta
French corvette
1900
Captain Fournier
Russian gunboat
Commander Molchansky
Hongkong Shanghai The North Vladivostock
German günboat
180
340
Satapeal
1. Small Parools may be sent by Post or Pallaway Boats, per Day, ... degree of literary seal to that which was at Book Rates between Hongkong and any displayed during the lifetime of its predo- of the British Post Offices in China, as well cessor in the field, and that the China Review as to Japan, Macao, Pakhoi, the Straits may receive the support necessary to insure Bettlements, Ceylon and India. They must its continuance,
not exceed the following dimensions, 2 fost long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, weigh more
in, by than lbs., nor be analler than
Such parcels may be wholly closed they hear thie
endorsement, specia
NOW
READY,
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agreements.
Marques del Dhuro Monocacy
TIBE COMMERCIAL LAW AFFECT PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any One Day, ING CHINESE; with special refer parcel may be opened by direction of the Half Day shes to PARTNERSHIP REGISTRATION AND Fastmaster General. In the Case of Parcels Three Hou BANKRUPTCY LAWN IN HONGKONG,
for India a dealaration of contents and Ore Hour, «................................5 Copies may be had at the China Mail value is required, a printed form for which Half Hour
Nothing in the abova Scale to affect Vortock is supplied gratis Tan Registration of Office, and at Messrs LANE, CRAWFORD & Parcela for India and Cegion is compulsory, private agreements, Co., Price, 75 genta.
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Russian corrotte
Gertinan
gun-vessel Rasian gunboat Russian ors
corvette 11. 8. zunbost U. S. frigate Russian corvette Russian gunboat
400
Vladivostock Shanghai
CEBU.
Amer, boo, United Stated Amer. sh. New York
BANGKOK,
In port on April 12, 1884.
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