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Captain.
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¡Section.
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7. From Naval Yard to Blus Buildings
Flag anl Rig.
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Date of Arrizal.
8. From Blue Buildings te East Point.
788 April 6Siamesen & Co.
Brit. air. 1304 Mar. 27Gibb, Livingston &.Co.
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Butterfeld & Swiru
3 Remedios & Co.
H.K. & W'poa Dock Co.
G Douglas Steamship Co.
No. 6788-APRIL 7, 1885,
SHIPPING IN OHINA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, AND SIAM WATERS.
WHAMPOA.
Vorst Name. Flag Rig. Almatia
Amer. bkt Yangisxu
Destin
Brit. str. Shanghai.
SWATOW.
In port on April 1, 1885,
MERCHANT STEAMERS,
Destination.
Remarks.
Glenorchy
British
P. C. Kiso Hatloong
British
British
Kutelinoleu
Amoy and Manila To-day
Amoy & Manila
AMOY.
la port on March 28, 1985, MOHANT SAILING VESSELS, Chateaubriand Brit. bqe. Christian Ger, ich. Franciscs
Gor. bgo, Dan, lige. Gor.
Hermano John Potis
Hak Luo
To-day
Amoy, &c.
Swatow
Saigon
Saigon
Hoihow, &o.
To-Borrow To-morrow
To-day "To-morrow
Nonparoil Pelham
Ping-on
Swatow, &c.
Consignees or Agents.
Steamers
Hankin Morgan
BBMAL sur,
22 April Russell & Co.
Haiphong
To-morrow
Briti styt
286 Mar. 32
3 Pis
Thompson Clark...
Ges.
str.
Brit.
str. 1482 April
Brit
ste 1040 April
Brit
str. 1095 Mar.
12 Jardino, Batheson & Co.
str.. 305 April
5pari, str. Span. - ate.
379 April
4 Russell & Co.
3 Remedios & Co.
182 Oct.
Brit.
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str.
609 April
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str. 1385 April
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Brit
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str. 277 April
str. 2177 Mar.
23 Mesureries
Maritimes
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21 Messageries Maritimes
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16th Inst. 11th inst. To-morrow
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To-morrow
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bg.
HERCHANT STEAMERS.
British
FOOOHOW.
In port on April 1, 1885. MERCHANT SAILING VESSELS. Loong Wha
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Brit. bgs,
Ger.
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Brit. be.
SHANGHAI.
In port on March 30, 1885.
MERCHANT STEAMERS,
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Victoria, B.C.
To-morrow
Cos'tan Dock Fab Wo
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American
11th inst.
Glanous
British
Kloen Dock Glengarry
British
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To-day
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To-morrow
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Haiphong Hothow,&e
Saigon Calcutta
Victoria, B.C.
London
Honolu
Portland Oregon New York
¡Victoria, V.I, Singapore London Honolulu
Portland
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16th inst
For este
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Britishi
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American
American Hankow, &c.
American
American
American
Kingwo
British
Antericaa
Shang
British Hankow, &c.
Store Nordiske Danish
Tunsin
British
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British
British
British
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bye. Kuchinotzu
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bgo. Gar: bce.
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MERCHANT SAILING VESSELS,
Chi
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NAGASAKI
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YOKOHAMA.
In port on March 28, 1885.
Amer, sch.
sch,
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Ada
Br. 3m.sch.
Alma
An Casluman
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bge.
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double-screw gunboat
920
360
340
Capt. Cochera
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455
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430
040
840
double-screw gun-vessel
Captain J. P. Maclear
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1050
Commander
gunboat
430
4.30
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double-sarcw gun-vessel
435
470
1130
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Bongkang
6
970
Commander Bickford
On
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2300
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5 1030
Captain R. G. Kinnitan
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360
340
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Her Britannic Majesty's Ships in the China Squadron.
Captain
Captain Samuel Long Commander Chas. Hioks Captain Pearson
Captain J. G. J. Hanmer Commander Lawrence Ching
Lieut.-Com. D. L. Dickson
Deo: W. Hill
Commander B. B. C. Brenton
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Singapore Shanghai Hengkong
Fashion
On a cruiso Manila On a craise Shanghai
On a
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HIQUO,
In port on March 23, 1885.
Aube S. Hart
Brit sh.
Luky A. Nickles Amer, th
Narwhal
Queen Emma
Brit. sb.
Brit, bqe.
In port on March 17, 1885.
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1684
300
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641
800
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4000
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14
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483
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Keelang
Shanghai
1400
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Масоб
1200
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Saigon
Captain Colombeatd
3700
3000
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2000
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German corvelta
2600
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U. S. corvette
1973
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Зарад
80
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Shanghai
240
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Haiphong
828
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Lea
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2400
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6000 19
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Siam, bye.
750
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80
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400 7
80
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300
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1352
Commander Riobanl
26:00
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1700
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Saigon
4:00
80
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Гарал
410
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Macao
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