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Destination.
Remarks,
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San Francisco Haiphong Amoy, Sco
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Europe, &o.
To-teorrow
Klop Dock 7th inst. To-morrow
No. 6765. APRIL 2, 1885.
SHIPPING IN ORINA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, AND SIAM WATERS.
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WHAMPOA. Pessel Nama. Meg & Rio. Almatia
Amer. bkt, John C. Smith Am. bktio. Peking
Patisation,
Brit str. Shanghai
SWATOW.
In porten March 30, 1885.
· MBWUKANT STEAMERS.
British British
Kwongsang Sodwo
AMOY.
In port on March 28, 1885. MERCHANT SAILING VESSELA. Chateaubriand Brit. Igo, Christian Francisca Hak Leo Hermanun John Potts Nonpareil Pelham
Ger, sch.
·Ger. bro. Dan, boo. Ger. Brit. bqe. Brit boo, Brit.
FOOCHOW.
In part on March 28, 1885.
MERCHANT BAILING YESBELS.
Loong Wha
Minerva
Minan
Brit. bqe.
Ger.
bg, Bostan
Brit. bqa.
SHANGHAI
In port on March 27, 1885.
MERCHANT STEAMERS.
Britiali
Britel
e Kugehort
¡Ger.
HII.
5-Campoa
Span
sti
180
182 Oct.
18 h Stopani
Brit
sti.
117 117
2 h Valler
Brit
sti. 1385 April
e Wallions....
Brit.
atr. 1842 April
Tomorrow
Geake Mace
Brit
Feh
3 c Milligan
Brit.
Amoy and Shanghai To-day.
clogman
Nagasaki
2 h Spock.....
Brit.
MUL
2 Taffin
Brit
Bombay, &c.
To-morrow
Thanio Schafer
Brit
Saigon
str.
Taron
4th inat. To-morrow
Bollorophon Chefoo
12 e Petemen
Ger.
atr. 1202 Mar. 26 Siessen & Co.
Saigon
Chin-tung
American Tientsin
5 Bermis.
Feb
str. 1270 Mar. 21 Messorica Maritimes
18 hDuttur.
Brit.
3
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Brit
str.
str. 1245 Mar. 30 Adamson, Bell & Co: 850 April. Yuez Fat Hong
Yokohama Saigon
Chusar
British
To-morrow
Foilang
British
Ful Wo
British
Pitinan
Gk Stopani
Brit. etr.
Brit
3h Tremuys.
tug.: etr.i
eFoot
1. str.
802 Feb. 21 Douglas Steamship Co.
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Hankow, &c.
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American
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4th inst.
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Glaucus
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Hae-shin
3 Wright
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str.i
Bucknara
Brit. Et
408 Feb.
Amor, str.
HUT.
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DeNantes
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With
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Salting Veanste Aldon Beese.......... Alexander McNeil 8 David
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Aam
450 Mar
132 April
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Melchers & Co.
20 Carlowitz & Co... 1'Sierasson & Co.
4 Melchora & Co.
3 Borneo & Co., Limited. 1Chineso D17 Mar. 14 Russell & Co. 468 Dec. 29 Wieler & Co. 700 Jan.
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831 Nov. 26 Chinese
626 Mar.
700 bago.
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Ab'deen Dock chang Cos'tan Duck
Ta-morrow
11 inst.
Kiang-Kwan
American
British
American
American Hankow, &c. American
Britisk
Kinng-pinu
Yokohama
Kfang-icen
Quast Porta
Kiang tung
American American
'foo & Ttain
Haiphong
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American
Amoy and Manila. 14th inst.
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Victoria, B.C.
Priam
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London
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London
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Sibirien
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NAGASAKI.
In port on March 21, 1885.
Brit. ch.
| Gitanilla.
Brit."" bye. Laid up
Kanagawa Maru Jupan. bg.
P. Pendleton
Anier. bye.
YOKOHAMA,
In port on March 23, 1885.
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Mary U. Bohm Gor. Nemo Útsego
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... 1.40 ...1.20
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21 Messageries Murities 20 Order
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Manila
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8 Captain 315 Dec. 18 Wieler & Co. 508 Mag. 7 Capitain
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Bangkok
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Return by Pol-fte | Keturu by Aberdeen,
La
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Cleopatra Cockchafer Curaçao Daring
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....15
... 0.95 ... 0.80
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Her Britannic Majesty's Ships in the China Squadron.
Capizin
Captain Samuel Long Commander Clas. Hicks Captain Pearson
Captain H. N. Hippisley Lieut. Crom. H. H. Boteler
Capt. Cochern
#'here at.
Un & avisa
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On a cruise
On a cruise On a cruise
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Singapore Shanghai Hongkong
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d. 9. turret ironclad Comabosite scrow aloop double-screw iron frigate
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double-scrow gunboat
300
340
gunboat
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450
Δίσκο
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840
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465
470
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794
1010
Rungkong
double-sers unbeat
360
3 340
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receiving ship
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paddle despatch-vessel
Bongkong
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2
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Captain Orford Churchill
t-ship gunboat
1800
430
1450 B30
Cert. Davis
Chefoo Hongkong
Lieut. Com. Cbna. K. Hopo
Espair Firebrand Flying Fish Ketinn Direct.
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ING CHINESE; with special refer
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B. G. Kinahan
Commander A. C. B. Bromley
Marila On a cruiss Shanghai
Bongong
Ningpo
Flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Win, Montagu Dowell, .c.R., Commander-in-Chief.
For H. B. M. Ships' tounge, displacements and effective horse powers are given according to H. 3. Navy lief, Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
French guuboat French frigate French ironclad
French curvette French
Bt:n-vessel
German
cruleer
gunboat
French gunboat U. 8, corrette French frigate French corvette French guabost French gunboat Russian frigate D. S, gunboat Russian gunboat Russian gunboat
Where at.
Penelope
RULD
Brit, bga.
ech. Brit, sch
Brit Bol
Brit. ech. Вики, вед
Wand. Minstrel. Krit, hg
HIOGO.
In part on March 23, 1885. Abbe S. Hart Birit. an. Inky A. Nicklas Amer, sh Narwhul Brit. Ab. Brit. be Queen Emina
MANILA.
In port on March 17, 1886.
Beaconsfield
Bowfell
Cosmu
Eliz.
Brit,
sh. New York, &
Hrit. bga London Drit.
sir.
Nicholzen Brit. hqs, Liverpool Hieronimus Gor, bqe,
F. A. Litchfield Amer. be. New York
H. J. Libby
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S. R. Lyman
Walls Castle
Cheshire
Grecian Imperial
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Spar. bige. Manila P. V. Blanchard Amer. sh. New York
Polynesian-Brit
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Brit. bge. Now York Sarah Hignott Arder. th. United States Wo H. Lincoln Amor.. sh. New York
CEBU. James S. Stone Amer. ge. New York Luzon
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Advance
Albatros
Aline Aurora
BANGKOK.
In port on March 14, 1885. Siam, bge. Ger. ach. Siam. ach Brit. 98.
Ciao Sima. bgo.
Chron Karya Siurn be. C.
Siara,
Wattana
Chins
Confucius
bqv.
Siam. bg. Laid up Sium. scl
Diamond City Siam. bqe.
Dorelta Eng Loo Envoy
Slam, bg,
Biar bqe,
Nure.
Flag and Rig.
Tons. Guns, HP.
Captain.
Abreck
Russian aivo
1694
300
Captain Schanz A
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Aragon
Spanish frigato
*341* 2081
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Commander C. J. Barelny
Captain Enrique Zubragn
Nagasaki Canton Hongkong
Aapic.
450
Commander de Jonquieres
Keelang
Atalanta
4000
Commander Trère.
20
Bayard
€007
Commander Parrayon
35
Chaten Bonan
1200
Commander Pontoia
Matzou Formush Keelung
35
Coulte
433
Lient.-Commander Noizet
T
Cristoforo Colomba
Italian corretto
6000
SODU
...33 ...G)
Da Estephanis
Portuguese corvetle
Captain Accioni
1400
Captain F. da Costa Cabral
piculs, per Day,....
$3.00 Juniata
piculs, per Load,...
Drac D'Estaing Duguay Trouin Eclaireur Elisabeth Enterprise Eriask Gornestai Itis Jaguar
La Galissonnière 2.00 La Perouse
French curvette
1200
Commander Werrat
French
2236
French cruiser
3700
3000
Captain Guiey
Captain Calombeaud
Shanghai Macao Saigon Hongkong
French corvette
2000
Captain L Fournier
German corvette
2500
Capt. Sobering
AIDAY
J.
corvette
1370
900
Commander A. S. Barker
Swatow
Russian transport
1000
60
Captain Koltebau
Bua
Japan
Russian guzubout
450,
SU
Commander U, W. Starck
420
340
Lieut.-Commander Rötger
Blinghai Shangha
430
Commander Fonet
828
8
900
Commander P. F. Harrington
$700
4500
Captain Fleurisin
2300
Capt. Meqnet
Keelung
Haiphong Fochow Formosa
Class Cargo Boat, of 000 picula, por Day, ...
Lutin
437
100
Captain Dobar
400
Commander
Haiphong
Haiphong
6000
On a cruise
1575
·60°
Golia
400
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Brit age.
400
80
Nielly Opritchrik
French corvette
2900
300
Hang Seng
Biar,
Russian corrette
Frezoh troopship
5000
1400
U. S. corvette
2100
800
U. &
gunboat
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480
2200
BLAD
1362
2500°
1700
STKEET COOKIES. Scale of Hire for Street Coolies,
Sobol Tan
400
80
410
Captain Arile
..33 cents.
17. 8.
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Vestock
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2300
3000
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Amoy
4170
2-100
Captain Banzi
3000
675
Captain Vivielle
Feelong
400
Comtunder Lapeyrein
On
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6756
BOCO
1500
800
Captain Gigon
Keeling
Commander Molchonaky
2nd Class Cargo Boat of 600
picula, por Load, ...
3rd Clas Cargo Boat or Ha-kou Boat of
300 picuis, per Day,
3rd Class Cargo Hoat or Ha-kan Boat of
800 picula, per Load,
3rd Clasa Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of
300 piculs, Half Day,
444
2.50
1.75 Monocacy
Morge 150 Nept 1.00 Nive
50 Oaripeo
Palos Parceval
French gunboat
French gunboat Free corvette
German corvettä
Bussian corvette
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One Hour,
20 Primaugust Packet. To India they are forwarded by
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After 8 P.10 cents extra to Ceylon by P... only. No respon
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Relard
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agreements, any
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French corvatte Bu gunboat the saunt of $10.
Portuguess guabost
to
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