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SHIPPING IN CHINA, JAPAI
PHILIPPINES, AND SIAM
To-murrow 17th inst
To-morrow Ab'deen Dock
5th insi.
No.
Bellona Emily Kwang Lee Ningpo Yangtzze Yang Ching
Picciola Fing-on
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MERORLANT STEAMRĖS,
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2 Invitations, &c. can generally be A few short notices of New Hooks and a delivered within Victoria at the private number of Notes and Queries, one of which houses of the addressees rather than at "On Chinese Oaths in Western Borneo pisces of business, if a wish to that effect and Java" might appropriately have been be expressed by the sender, otherwise all placed under a separate heading, complete correspondence is invariably delivored st the number.-K. Daily Press.
3. Boxbolders who desire to send Circu. Trubner's Oriental Record contains the following notice of the China Reviere;lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, The present publication, judging by the &c., all of the same weight, to addresses in number now before us, is intended to Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Porta of occupy a position, as regards China and the Chius, sy deliver them to the Poat neighbouring countries, some what similar Ofice unstamped, the postage being than to that which has been filled in India by the charged to the sender's account. Calcutta Review. The great degree of at batch must consist of at least ten
may also and Patterne tention that has been bestowed of late years to the sans places in the same way. Eu- upou the investigation of Chinese Eterature, to
valopes containing Patters may be wholly antiquities, and social developments, to say closed, if the nature of the contents be first nothing of linguistic studies, has led to the exhibited or stated to the Postmaster
important stores of inform Mocumialation of
To Shaukiwan; ation, rendering some such channel of pub General, as he may consider necessary, and
Return, ... licity as is now provided extremely desir approved by him. Printed Circulars may
To Aberdeen,... able; and contributions of much interest be inserted in such Pattern Packets.
Da Estephania Return may fairly be looked or from the members
PARCELS. The public is reminded that
If an extra Coolie is employed, the fare Drac of the foreign consular services, the Chinese
D'Estaing Dustoms corps, and the missionary body, there is no such thing as Parcel Post
Nothing in this acule prevents private Dagusy Trovin among whom a high degree of Chiness to Europe, s. Much trouble and disap. will be doublu, scholarship is now assiduously cultivatad, pointuent are caused by paraistent attempts and who are severally represented in the first to cand small valuable trifles through
Fan, Carios, Articles of Dress, Post
Buzhulders
.70 cents. One Heur,
...35 cents. Half day....
...GO centa. Day....
Jinricksha. Quarter Hour, 05cts, One Hour 15 ets. Half Hour,...10cia. Two Elours,...25 cte. For every hour or part of an hour 10 cents. To Pck-fu-Lam or Quarry Bay, .....20
Return,
over two hours,
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ammber of the Review by papers highly Fancy Works, and similar presenta are con creditable to their respoctive authors Some translations from Chinese novels and tinually being refused, the serders having 1st Class Cargo Boat of S or plays are marked by both accuracy and fresh often spent more in Postage than would
nons of style;
the
Chinese century,
piculs, per Day
and an sesamt of the career of have paid the freight by steamer. No lat Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 200 post-statesman of the eleventh refund can be made on such parcela of the
Su Tang po, by Mr. E. 0. Rowra, ralue of Stamps obliterated before the is not only historically valuable, but is also
nature of the contents was discovered.
2nd Class Cargo Post of 600
picule, par Load, ..."
picula, per Day,
..50 ...B
23
...60
French frigate French ironclad French corvette,
Corvette Italian
lens corvette Portuguess! French corrette French cruixer French cruiser
Captain
Shanghai
Penelope
Base
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Ger, schir
Brit. coh
Brit. sch
Brit, spl
Ross al
Wand. Minstrel Brit by Wm. H. Lincoln Amer, th Wen, J. Rotah Amer. ah
HIOGO
In port on January 26, 1885.
Brit. Erin's Gem
ah.. Hidesalo Mary Japan, bao, Queen Emma Brit be,
MANILA,
In port on January 8, 1985, Belle Wooster Amar. sch. Bowfeli
Brik bge
C. Robertus Ger. bqa.
sh Karl Granville Brit Evanell Amer: bqe
Herradura Amur. bab.
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Paradox Saločiu
Brit. be.
ah. Boston
Brit. bqe.
Ger. Brit
Sarmatian Brit. th.
BANGKOK
In-pert on January 17, 1888- Siam, bqo.
Advanca
BR Loo
Caroline
Siau, bqe.
Bina
Oren Kamrys Siam. bga.
Confticiti
China
Sinn. bg. Falk Blam sch
Diamond Oity Siam. bqa.
Doretta
Eag Les
Envoy Falcon
Faochow
Bina, bge.
Sisan, be
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Guliah
Siara, bqe,
Heng Seng
Siam, bge.
Bero
Siam. bg.
Name.
Flay and Big.
TULE.
| Guns.
H.P.
Captain,
Wieri al.
Abrock Alert Aragon Aspic
Kussion aviso
1064
300
Captam Schane
U. S. corvette
642
800
Commander C: J: Barday
Spanish frigate
398.1.
Captain Enrique Zubrags
Nagasaki Canton Hongkong
H.
French gunboat
450
Commander de Jonquieres
FOTO
Mindora
Atalante
4000
Commounder Trèvo
Matsou
22
Bayard
6007
Commander Parayon
Formu
Nyassa
Chateau Ronand
1200
Commander Bouleegy
Baiphong
Cristoforo Colombo
Captain Accippi
Shanghai
1400
Captain F, da Costa Cabral
Macao
1210
Commander Ferat
Saigon
2236
Captain Colombeaud
3700
14
3000
Captain Guiey
Kealing
Arling
Echireur
the
egreements,
French corvette
2000
Captain L. Fournier
FOAT AND COOLY HIRE, BOATS.
83.00
ENT
300 picula, por Load,
1.00
Enterprise Ermak Essex Cornestai Title Jaguar Janista 2.00
La 2.50 Lutin Lyns 1.75 Minin
Moneracy 1,50 Morgu Norpa
Nive
D..
corvette
1075
900
Commander A. 8. Barker
Keelung
Uhetoa
Russialt
U. 8. corvette
transport
1000
10
Captain Kolichau
Japan
1175
1200
Commander A. H. McCormick
Bagon
Bussian runboat
400
80
Commander O. W. Starck
German gunboat
420
840
Lieut-Commander Rötger:
Сегед
Franch gunboat
480
Commander
Fouet
Haiphong
V.
S, corrette
826
900
Commander P. F. Harrington
Galiszunnière
French frighte
G700
4500
Captain Flourisîn
Foochow Formesi
French gerboat
437
4
100
Deber
Haiphong
French gunboat Russian frigate
400
Commander Bornatere
Haiphong
6000
Captain Grenquist
Yokohama
D. S. gunboat Russian gunpost Kussian gunboat Frunch
1370
8
750
Commander F. J. Bigginsch
Foochow
400
80
Commander Mokau
Vladivostock
400 2300
80
Commander Varendi
Vladivomcook
300
Captain des EstartS
Keeling
French troopship
5000
Commander de Kerepbeeqder
Keelung
foot
weigh mora 8 in. by nor be smaller
by 2
Sampant partels may be wholly closed or Pellaway Boats, per Day, displayed during the lifetime of its prede-in.
Das Hour, endorsement, pessor in the fell, and that the China Review, they bear this special
but
Half-an-Hour, parret may be opened by
After 6 F....10 conte extra Postmaster General In the Case of Parcels Nothing in this Scale prevents private Rigauit de Genouilly
300 picula," "Half Day,
50 Opritehnik
Russian corvette
Ossipee Palos
U. 8. corvette
1400 2100
Captain B. Ivashintzoff
800
306
EW
$1.00
Parcanal
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алу
20 10
Muvier
Prinz Adalbert Razbesnik
French gunboat German cérvetto
480
·8080
Russian corvette
1852
French corretta
Richard
Szofle
French corvette
1700
Bebel
Russian gunboat
400
80
STREET COOLIES.
Scale of Hire for Street Oooliss.
..$3 cents.
Storch Taimega Trenton Triomphante
Gorman curvette
2030
2500
Captain von Nostitz
Saigon Japan Shanghai
Tapid
JJ
Veitor Pisani Villars Vipers Volts Vestook
Portuguese gunboat D. B. Irigats French ironsind Italian pan-of-war
410
Captain Avila
Macao
2300
3000
Captain R. N. Paythian
4196
2400
Captain
Baux
1854
Captain Giuseppe Palumbo
French corvette
3000
675
French gunboat
405
French corvette
1300
800
Commander Lapeyrein
Captain Gligor
Captain Vivieils
Russian grubost
Commander Molobotky.
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Local and Indian Parcel Fost
1. Small Parents may be sent by Post
the Review; if carried out with punctuality at Book Rates between Hongkong and
Any
2nd Class Cargo Pont of 500
pigula, por Load,
3rd Chas Cargo Bost or Ha-kay Bost of
300 picula, per Day,
3rd Claas Carge Boat or Hakau Best of Nielly
and detail, we are glad to notice that of the British Post Offices in Chins, as well Notes and Queries are destined to As to Japan, Macao, Pakhai, the Straite find a place in its pages also. It is to be Settlements, Caylon and India. They inast 3rd Class Cargo Boat or Hakan Host of hoped that this opening for contributions not axceed the following dimensions, 2 feet on Chinese subjects may evoke a similar long, degree of literary seal to that which was than biba, bore da 1 foot deep, w
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