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the wants of many students of Chinose caused by the discontinuanes of * Notes and Querics on China and Japan,' has reached its Fourteenth Volume. The Review discusSES thoso topics which are uppermost in the minds of students of the "Far East" and about which ovary intelligent porson cou nected with China or Japan is desirous of acquiring trustworthy information. It in cludes many interesting Notea and original Papers on the Arts, Sciontes, Enology. Folklore, Goography, History, Literature, Mythology, Natural History, Antiquities, and Social Manner and Onatoms, oto., sto., of China, Japan, Alongolia, Tibot, and the Far East gunually, Recoatly a now de partere had been taken, and the Review now gives papers on Lande, Commerce, and Descriptive notes of Travel by well-known writers. I was thought that by extending the scope of the Review in this direction, the Magazine would be mademore generally Cargo and Specie will be registered for
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THE principal places of Haropo
NAVIGATION COMPANY's Strain-ship present careful and concise record of Shipping Orders will be granted until DECCAN, Captain CASE, vilh Hor Literaturo on China etc., and to giv ba despatched critiques embodying sketches of the Most Majesty's Mails, will
Authors and from this for BOMBAY THURSDAY, recent works on such toples.
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Editor, China Review, care of China Met Office,
THURSDAY, the 26th of May,
() mox, the Company's S.X. N.B.-Caryy can be taken on ovih, Bills
SAGHALIEN, Commandant Homany, with MALLS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will love this fort for the above places.
Noon.
Cango will be roodived on board until 4 p.m., Specia and Parcels until 3 pm, on the 28th May, 1887. (Parodis are not to be ant va board; they must be left al the Agency's Ofen. ).
of Laling for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS, MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON,
SPEE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH. | useful.
Cargo will be received on board until 10a.m. on the day of sailing,
Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the Office antil Nuon on the day of willing.
The Notas and Queries are still continued and form an important means of obtaining from and diffusing among students know- ledge on obscure points.
Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour,
Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departures reported to-day.
Gran Ian. Vaals or the Hongkong shore ate marked near the Kowloong ahore k, and those in the body of the
No. 7412-Max 18, 1887.
SHPENG IN CHINA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, AND SIAM WATERS,
WHAMPOA
Flag Big Dardisation.
Brit. str.
Brit. str. Shanghai
To facilitate finding the position of any vessel in the Harbour, the Anchorage is divided into eloven Sections, commencing at
Kut Song Oopack
Brit
Paumbou Peking Whampoa
Brit. str. Shanghai Brit atc.
Shipping or midway between each-shore are marked c., in conjunction with the figures denoting the sactions.
Section
L From Green Ishni to the Gas Works.
2. From Gas Works to Jardine's Wharf.
S. From Jardine's Wharf to the Harbour Master's Hou 4. From Harbour Massar's to the P. and O. Co.'s Origi 5. Fear P, and O. 'Ou.'s Office to Peddar's Whari. 6. From Peidar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.
Festela Name.
Etnamera
Borce Benlarig · Bontenuo Caruntherpshire Changelo China ini Ching-wo Contents and vatite of Packages aro re-
Tea, Silk and Valuabica for Europe
City of Paking quired.
Crusader...... For further particulara, apply at the will be transhipped at Colombe: Gen
The Correspondents' column also affords Danish Monarch Company's Office
oral Cargo for Indon will be transhipped G. DE QUAMPEAUX, at Bombay, arriving one week later than farther and greater facilities for the inter- Danube....
change of views and discussion of various Deccan .......... by the ordinary direct route via Calombo, Agent.
Freyr Far further
ragarding topics. Particulars
Original contributions in Chinese, Latin, | General Werder Hongkong, May 13, 1887.
905 FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the
PANINSULAZ & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA or any of the Modern Languages are re- Glenariney.
ceived. The papors aro contributed by the Haloong Occidental & Oriental Steam-TOM COMPANY'S OBlee, Houghtong.
members of the various Consular, the Im perial Customs, and Hongkong Services, and also by the Missionary borlion amongst Amongst the is asiduously cultivated. whom a high degree of Chinese scholarship regular contributes are Dra. Chalmers,
Ship Company.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS
TO JAPAN, THE UNTED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE,
VIA
AND
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.
TUE
UE Seamship SAN PABLO will be despatched for San Francisco, via Yokohama, on THURSDAY, the Proximo, at 3 pm.
2nd
Connection being made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan parts.
All Parce Packages should be marked to address in full; and same will be received at the Company's Office, until E p.m. the day previous to sailing.
RETURN PASSAGES-Passengora, who have paid full fure, re-embarking at San Francisco for China or Japau (or vice versu) within six months, will be allowed a discount of 20% from Return Fare; it re-embarking within one year; an allowance of 10% will be made from Return Fate. Pro-Paid Re. turn Passage Orders, available for one year, will be issued at a Discount of 25% from Beturn Faro. These allowances do not apply to through fures from China and Japan te Europe,
Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo dostined to porta hapond San Francisco, should be sent to the Company's Officos. addressed the Collector of Custoas, Sax Francisco.
Hampshire... Iphigenin ...... Jacob ChristensAt
Kwang Loo Kut Sang Lombardy Parthia Pembrokeshird Phu Quoc
The Contents and Falue of Ferages are required to be declared prior to shipment,
Shippers aro particularly requested to note the torms and conditions of the Corn pany's Black Bill of Lading.
Passengers desirous of insuring their bag.
Loggo, and Messrs Balfour, Watters, Stent, age can do so an application at the Cantel, Bretschneider, and Hirth, Professor MoBeth pany's Office.
Phillipe MacIntyre, Groot, Jamieson, Faber, Kopsch. Parker, Playfair, Giles, Piton, and Taylor, all well-known nanes, indicative of sound scholarship and thorough uastery of their subject.
E. L. WOODEN, Acting Superintendent.
Hongkong, May 11, 1887.
500
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PACIFIC WAIT. STEAMSHIP
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Pilot Fish....... Port Angusto...... Port Victor
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vance.
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Salling Vessels sribe to this scholarly and enterprising Re- Dine.--Northern Christian Advocate (T.S Amphitrite....
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U. S. Mai Stenaship UTY OF THE PEKING. Will be despatched collunt, table of contents. Ocitatial Empire. Carin
The Publication always contains subjecta Continental for San Francises, via Fokolama, on TUESDAY, the 34th May, at 3 p.m., of interest to sojourners in the Far East and Earn taking Passongara and Freight for Japan, the present iame will hold favourable if Dot Kidoru
advantageous comparison, with preceding the United States, and Europe.
Through Bills of Lading issued for trans-munbera-Celestial Empire. pertation to Yokohama and other Jap Porta, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States, via Over Land Railways, to Hazana, Trinidad, and Donerara, and to porta in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Company's and conmocting Steamers.
Through Page Tiskets granted to England, France, and Genning by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers
who
of interest mul value. North-China lleraid. Igare...
This number contains several articles
Captain,
ma Ris
Section
7. From Naval Yard to Blae Buildings.
From Blue Buildings to East Point. From Kellott's Teland to North Point. 10. Kowloon Wharven.
11. Jardine's Wharf.
MAMOY.........
In part on May 11, 1887.
MERCHANT, STEAMERS.
Camelot
British
G. H. Kinn
British
int
Tana
Date of Arrival.
Consigness or Agents.
Destination
Remarks,
Esmeralda
British
Fockeang
British
Hongkong
Kaisow
British
Kutaang
British
3 h Wilkens.....
8bThomsoBrit.
Dutch str. 1444 May Brit. str. 1782 May str. 1497 May str. 1749 May atr. 1408 May str. 1093 May str. 1056 MAY str. 5079 MAY
...... Brit. Brit. fter.
15 Jardine, Mathiesoz & Co. 17 Gibb, Livingeton & Co. 11th, Livingston & Co. 17 Adamson, B 11 & Co. 8Butterfield & Swite 18Yuen Fat Hong·
3 cHaya....
Amoy Yokohama Woosung
To-morrow 20th inst. To-morrow
Saigon
22nd inst
17 Jardine, Matheson & Co.
180. M. S. N. Co.
18Yuen. Fut Hong
Ordor
San Francisco, &zo. 24th inst.
London, e
Yokohama & Kobe
Amoy and Tamen Shanghai Yokohama
Shanghai
Wanchoi Patent slip
To-morrow
ist inst. Klopa Deck To-morrow.. 20th inst
To-DITOW
Cos'tan Dock
MERCHANT BAILING VESSELS.
Hilda Brit. bg. Solidor
Ger. be
WalterSiegfried Brit. bqe,
Hne-thin
FOODHOW.
In port on May 7, 1867,
HERCHANT STEAMERS,
Chinche
*
MERCHANT SAILING VESSELE.
G. B. Wappaus Brit. bqe. L'Avvenire.
Br. 3. .
Amer-sch
Wagrien
Activa
SHANGHAI
In pari mu May 13, 1887.
MEBURANT STEAMERS.
Gorman
Douglas Steamship Co.
Is Clark
3 Courtney.
BcWilliams.
5 Machugh. Brit. 5kDearborn ...... Amer. 17 Ogston....... Brit. Brit. ...Bargoyne....
hAndoron....... Brit.
Brit 15 dCase......
Dan 8 Lund
4Araliold, Karborg & Co.
13P. M. §. 8. O,
str. str. str.
048 Nov.
13 Siemsson & Co.
868 Feb.
23Adamson, Bell & Co
661 May
16 A. R. Marty
str. 2022 May
17P.&O.E. N. Co.
str.
419 May
17 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
10 Schuckman
...Ger.
zir.
1-20 May
10 Melchers & Co.
|
Mackinlay... Brit. Rosch
str. 1400 May
17 Jardine, Matheson & Co
Brit
atr. 277 May
5 cKerraiah...
Brit
str. 1099 May
17 Russell & Co.
Voltmor
Gar.
str. 169 May
18 Siemen & Co.
Bjerok..
Nor.
str. 1109 May
17 Mitsui Bac Kaisha
13 с.Тасквод
Brit
str. 1496 May
...Kunadh
Walls
Brookes
Chi.
str. 1605 May
Brit
str. 1726 May
Brit.
str. 921 May
Brit
str. 2035 May
14 Adamson, Ball & Co.
..5
willisins.
Brit
str. 1716 May
14 Adamson, Bell & Co.
Is dorthion
Feh
star.
180 May
18 Ohinooo
Stopant
Brit
tng.
301
Bor
atz. 1009 May
Adamson, Bell & Co.
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Aowy
Britial
13 Eduard Schelihass & Co.
China Traders Insurance Co.
20thi inst For sale
Cambodia
Britishi
Seymour
eKallsen Brown
!Brit. Brit. Ger. atr. Brit otr.
str. 1688 May
18 Adamaon, Bell & Co.
Otintung
Chinese
str. 2600 May
15 P. & 0. S. N. Ca
636 May
873 May
18 Eduard Schellhass & Co. 14 Arahold, Karberg & Co.
Kobo & Yokohama 20th init. Cheloo & N'chwang To-morrow
To-day Saigon
Deccan
British
London
Ingeborg
British
Kiang tung
Chinese
Kiang-yi
Chinese
Rosetta
•British
6 Anderson
Brit.
6 kl.
eGilter
ah. 1707 Feb. 23 Carlowitz & Co. Goz. bos. 441 Fob. 11 ...Loufstadine ...Swed, bqe. 472 April 30 Melchers & Co.
Amr al 1868 May 13 Order
Havre & Loudon
Saghalien
French
Stora Nordiske Danish
Ulyssea
British
Anderson... Brit. bqe. 312 May
... Fulton
Beit. be
Gilmar & Co. (14) April 20)Chinesa
Woceung
British
5 Bothbart
Ger, bgo.
Telfer
Brit j.
123 Mar. 29 Motohers 907 Mar. 31Captain
Ca
Wachang
British
Tehai
Chinese
Ger, bqe.
Vocitomo Maru Japanese:
Ger. bqe.
British
Amor. sh. 1182 Dec.
Chincão
Hankow, &c
Brit. Williams......... Brit. str. 1878 blay .eStrengan......... Ger str. 1150 Bay
43
C. Lesbirel.....ikmer, str.
8 Pearson....
The China Bevice for September-October John C. Potter.. fully maintains the high standard of Lilian axcellence which characterises that pabli Matilda.........
a very Manhegau tation, and altogether foru
Me- Mentona...... Lateresting and readable number. ecrologists will find an interesting and Mercury valiable contribution by Dr. Fritsche, Penshaw. on the Amount of Precipitation (Main Spinawr and Snow) of Peking," showing the results Ta Blongkong RETURN PAHARES-Paaarrgers,
of observations made at the Imperial Bus- Velocity ....................... have paid full fans, re-embarking at San Francisco for China or Japan (or vice versa) sinn Observatory at Peking, from 1841 to Wandering Minatral...6
"Notes on the Dutch Occupation Young Siam within six months, will be allowed a discount 1880.. of 20% from Return Fare; if re-embarking of Formosa," by Mr. Goa. Phillips, contains within one year, an allowance of 10% will some interesting information, although Tre made from Retara Fare. Pre-Faid Re- much of it is second-hand. The Notices of and turn Passage Orders, available for one yon, Now Books include a most generume 14 will be issued at. Diaconat of 15 % from appreciative review of **The Divine Classic Return Fare. These allowances do not apply of Nan-Hua," and the Notes and Queries to through fares from China and Japan to are as usual very interesting.'--North-Uhma
Daily Frus Europe,
For further information as to Freigh: or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No, 304, Qusen's Road Central,
C. D. HARMAN, Agent.. Hongkong, May 14, 1887.
2
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
NOTION
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, TRIESTE,
BRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG, PORTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA & BALTIC PORTS;
ALSO,
LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON & SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS,
THE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CALE AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS AND LUGGAGE.
N.D-Carge can be taken on through Bills of Lading for the principal places in RUSSIA.
ON
THURSDAY, the 9th day of Jung, 1887, at 4 pm, the Company's Steamship SACHSEN. Captain TAEGER, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this port as above, calling at GENOA.
Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, Cargo will be received on board until 4 p.m., Specie and Parcels until $ p. on the 8th June. (Parcels are not to be sent ou board; they must bo lalt at the AGENCY's Office). Contents and Value of Packages are required.
Freight will be received on board until 4 p.m. the day previous to aniling. Parcel Packages will be received at the effice until 5 p.m., same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in fall; value of mone is required.
A substantial and reliable Reties which rll students of China and the Chinese would do well to patronise.Chrysanthemum.
Nume.
The November-December number of the China Review contains less variety than
anal, but the few articles are very interes Alacrity Consular Invoices to sesempany Caroling. The opening paper by Mr Herbert Audaciona The New Testament in Chi- Champion destined to ports beyond San Franciaco A. Giles on should be sont to the Company's Offices in nese" treats of a question that must neces- Cleopatra Scaled Kavolopes, addressed to the Collector arily be of great importance in the eyes Cockchafer
of all missionaries.
Mr E. H. Constance of Customs at San Francisco.
Parker's Short Journeys in Szechuen" Daring are continued, and a goodly instalment of Eak
huse travels in the interior of China in Expor given. Mr F. H. Balfour ocntributes a paper of some length entitled "The Eru peror Cheng, founder of the Chiners Em Leader 871 pire." which will be read with genuine Liunst interest by students of Chinese history. Merlin A few short notices of New Books and a Midge number of Notes and Quarios, one of which Ramoler "On Chinose Oaths in Western Borneo Sapphire and Java might appropriately have boon Sabellite placed under a separate heading, complete Solent the number.'-HK. Daily Press.
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 601, Queen's Road Central.
C. D. BARMAN,
. Agmi.
Bongkong, May 5, 1887.
SAILOR'S HOME. NY Cast-off CLOTHING, A Parans will be thankfully received at the Sailor's Home, West Potat
Hongkong, July 25, 1878.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
station.
The Steamer has splendid Accommodation Mani..... and carries a Doctor and Stewardess.
For further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & Co., Agents
Hongkong, May 14, 1887.
910
SUMMER TIME TABLE.
THE KOWLOON. FERRY.
STEAM-LAUNCH MORNING STAR RODA DAILY as a FERRY BOAT between Peddar's Wharf and Trim-T-Tani at the following hours-This Time Table will take effect from the 16TH APRIL, 1887.4
WERK DAYS. -*-**** SUNDAYS.
REGISTER.
MAY 16T 4 FUN.
-Wind.
Tunçerature
Humidity.
Direction.
Bolinas...29.7487. Haiphong. 29.52 88 Hongkong 29.87 78 Amoy.....29.87 79 Fuochow. 30.03 81
Shanghai,.2985) 60 '95/wxw Nagasaki.. 30.01
WI ostock. 29.94) 51
MAY 17-AT LÙ ÀM,
Manila.....) Bolinao.23.77 84 Haiphong: - Hongkong 29.93 79 Amoy29,89-76 Shanghai., 29.97 62 Nagasaki. 29,94 WI ostock. 20.93 60
fccreased.
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previous h
bBannau
Binge
eCurtis.
Holland
Meryraan
Panisca.....
...Rafn...
Elaw. bηe.
H. K. &W. Dock Co.
10 Siemen & Co.
923 Mar. 27Carlowitz & Co.
785 May 13 Sie DoReD & Co. Carlowita & Co. 340 April 7 Gonsalves & Co. Amer. bgo. 819 May 3 Chiness Brit, bqa 1143 Mur. 19 Pustau & Ou Forw bqe. 769 April 26 Daptain Amer. sh. 1156 Mar. 13 Oriler
Brit. bye. Bril, ach.
729 Feb. 24Melchers & Co. 525 May 9 Siemsson & Co. 516 April 30 Chinese
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Siam. sh.
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641 May 10 Yuen Fat Hong
491 May 4 Genaalves & Co. 366 April: 14
Saigon
Shyapore
Portland, Oregon
London & Hamburg
New York
Honolulu
New York
Victoria, V.L
Honolulu
Her Britannic Majesty's Ships on the Chia Station.
Captain.
Yoan Wo Youg-ning
„MERCHANT SAILINO VE99KLA;
Kloon Dock Antelope
Ifhere at.
Captain R. Blair Maconochis Capt. Robert Hastings Harris Caplain, T. Fowlett
Captain L 0. Koppel
Lieut.-Com. H. H. Boteler. Capt. Seymour Dacres Captain A. H. Boldero
Hongkong Nagasaki
Jabora Johore
Erikonig
Amerah,
Ger. be
F. Sisben Gor. be. Hagerstowa
L Burrill
Smer sh
Brit th
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Brit bre
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Span, sch..
NAGASAKL
In port on May 4, 1887.
Anna Bertha
Katahdin
dor. bge
Brit. bye.
Kozaki Barn Japan bae:
YOKOHAMA,
port on May 6, 1887.
Ger. cut.
Amer, bre
Amier., sb.:
Brit
Kig.
Gians, I.H.P.
despatch-vessel double-crew iron frigste corvatto
Corvette
2880
1400 www. 8010 10 4330 2380 14 2340 34 28.10
In
gunboat
165
4
470
Hongkong
corvette
2380 14
2520
Yokohama
Fesrieks
sloup
940
920
Hongkong
gunboat
340
In reserve
Freeman
gunboat
466
470
Lient-Com. II. R. Adams
Singapore
Firebrand Eloroine
gimboat
400
400
corretta
1420
1470
стрівог
3760
10 5060
756
1050
gunboat
480
430
Lieut.-Com. Dentu Captain Chas. J. Baltone" Captain M. J. Dunlop, Coinmander W. Marrack Lient-Com, W, 31 Maturis
Hongkong
L. Schepp
Nagasaki
Narcissaa
Nagasaki
Bongkong
Plymouth
Brit go.
Hongkong
bulk
603
Hongkong
sloop
830
690
1970
$360
1420
1400.
Commander W, U. Moors Captain R. G. Kinshan Captain Arthur L. Alington
On a cruise
Swato
Hongkong
torpedo mining laund
160
Hongkong
gun-resse!
756
1010
Commander 4, O. B, Bromley
Hongkong
gunboat
360
340
In reserve
receiving ship
5157
Commodore Maxwell
Hongkong
gunbost
925
750
Captain Orford Churchill
Johors
turret-skip
$760
1450
Hongkong
gunboat
458
530
Lient-Com. Ohna, K. Hope
Swift
Trubner's Oriental Record contains the Twood following notice of the China Review Victor Finantel The present publication, judging by the Wanderor number nor before us, is intended to Wivern occupy a position, as regards China and the Zephyr neighbouring countries, some what similar
to tant which has been filled in India by the Calcutta Revier. The great degree of at- tention that has been bestowed of inte years upon the investigation of Chinese literature, antiquities, and social developments, to Bay to the ted to nothing of linguistic studies, has aucamulation of important stores of infcri- ation, rendering sine such channel of pub. licity as is now provided extremely desir able; and contributions of unch interest may fairly be looked or from the membera of the foreign consular services, the Chinese Customs corpa, and the missionary body, 0.44 among whom a high degree of Chinese scholarship is now asiduously cultivated, and who are severally represented in the fimt number of the Revised by papers highly
reditabla to their respective authors
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There will be no Launch on Monday and Friday, on sccount of coaling
W. DODIECE, Government Adronomer,
Hongkong Obervatory, May 17:
1. Banomaras, redused to 12 fegrees Fabron peit, and to the ivel of the was in inches, tente and hundredths 2 de Pal
2. TEMPERATURS, In the fate degrees, Fahrenheit, pdwig
3. Hoxmitt in parcentage of saturation, the bamidity of air terated with moisture being
Dangertos or Wins, to two points.
FOROS OF WIND, Govording to Beaufort
6. Stars oF Wass, & lige sky, od debet stonds, drisaling, rain, tog, 9 gloomy, hair, lighting, o overcast, p gaming showers, cirqually cal, ow; i thunder, U vizibility
dow (wet), May)
The above Time Table will be strictly adhered to, except under unavoidable pumstances. In case of stress of weather, que notios will be given of any stoppages.
7. Ráme, in loches, leathe and hundraðibs.
Some translations from Chinose novate and plays are marked by both accuracy and fresh- wem of style; and su secunt of the earer of Aspic the Chinese peot-statesman of the elevarith
Aurora
Marion
corvette
cruiser
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*Flagship of Vice-Admiral Vosny Hamilton, Commander-in-Chief.
Hongkong
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Russian gunboat
Spanish cruiser
800 1008
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Captain D. E. Zuinaga
Mary L Stone R.LT
Frouch gunboot
470
450
Commander Rupé
Austro-Hungarian oruiser
1430
Captain Franz Mulier
Swatow
The Tread Thorva
Brit
Brit
3900
(14)
1200
Flagship of Admiral Chandler
en route Hong cong
450
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Haiphong
6000
Captain N. Sorydioff
Nagasaki
1976
900
Commander Jawel
Shanghai
445
$10
Lieut. Commsader Fouet
Haiphong
485.
425
Osptain Nony
Haiphong
1000
1170
Commander Merrill Miller
Yokohams
1370
6
1470
Commander H. Glass
Yokohama
-Aurora
Advance
455
7
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Commander Moltso
Corea
German gun-reste! Rassian grufser, U. 8, corvetta.
766
4
600
Captain h Haven
Nagasaki
1330
980
Captain Zarina
Nagasaki
3400
13
160
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Nagasaki
Doretta
430 6
500
Lieut. Com. Thomas Nelson
Asunopre
Emilie
Monkin
Norw, bes
·340
420
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French crniser Italian cruiser
2200
2270
Captain Veron
Friphong Shanghai
Golish
Bian
Hermann
1459
Captain F. Grevalt
Tonkin
Russian cruiser
Portuguesa gustost
540
Captain Raphael d'Andrade
1100
Captain Mensahit
Rasian cruiser
3000
Captain Th. Avelisu
Hongkong Negaki Nagasaki
Long Him
Kong Ine
Slam
Russian cruiser
€900
1000
Commander Sundrief.
Cores
Meriting
Bism
Russian gunboat
453
09
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барад
Hapid
Portuguese gunboat
010
300.
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Turenne
French frigate
5880
(4260)
Russian corrette
(1890)
Captain Leng
Frenal grenbost
490
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Raisa gunboat
Torchador Metchowky
(ferman gunboat
334
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Timour Nagasaki Nagmaki Amoy Vladivostock Canton
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