BACHELORS' BUTTONS.
A plan bas just been started on the other side of the Atlantis which promises to co- dress at least one crying grievance with regard to these apparently indispensable accompaniments of clothes. A person of onterprise in New York, it avem, las launched the novel idea of opening shops
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U medicines, do not make you feel
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clothing temporarily goes wrong can be rofitted at a trifling cost and without any At these nanccessary bother or delay. establislamenta there will be attendants waiting to sow buttona on to gontiomen's shirts, gloves, collars, conte, and waistcoats,
worse before you feel better. to darn socks, to repair rifts in umbrellas, and generally to do any mending that way operation is gentle, but thorough, and these shops, if dotted about the minunattended with disagrecable effects, Steatami SAN FABIA will be GALVESTON & SOUTH AMERICAN Commander, will be despatched for VAN-Frillero, Geography History, Literature, Basou, Miss V.C.1
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such as nausea, griping paiss, &c.
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Scigel's Operating Pills are the host family physic that hus ever beca discovered. They cleanse the bowcia from all irritating substances, and tears them in a healthy condition.
The best remedy extant for the bane of our lives-constipation and sluggish
streets of a capital, would come as a boon and a blessing to the wayfarer, whether bachelor of married man. The latter class of the community are supposed to be in a position to have their repairs attended to at home; but then a shirt button may a moment when its owns is miles away from his domicile.
who stays in the is not every ite house all day, on the chance of her husband returning suddenly and wanting to be sown or darned. Incidentally it may be abarved that it is surprising how many happy ideas relating to social comfort spring from the fertile soil of America The States hare given us sleeping cara and eut- ing cats on railroads, lifts in hotels, wood pavement in the streets. Perhaps, after poisonous matter all, the bachelors buttons shops are the greatest honefit of all, provided that they aver get into working order in New York, in which case, of course, they will be speli- ly transplanted to our shores.
Could anything more delightful than this new system be nonceived by the toind of the volatile bachelor? Walking down Broadway, if he is in America, or in one of our great arteries Metropolitan traffic, supposing him to be an Englishman, the bachelor feels suddenly that something, tas happened to him. It is at first only a Fague senso of discomfort, which he has a dificulty in tracing to its soveco; but after a tow steps more of hesitating progression he becomes painfully certain that the but ton at the back of his shirt-collar has come
of There is literally no remedy, as things at prevent are, for a catastrophe of this kind It is one of the ills which neither kings or lane can cause or cure, and which casts a gloom over the very strongest mind which is subjected to it. Obviously it is impos. sible to hunt about on the pavement for the dropped button, or to pursue the missing
liver.
These Pills prevent favers and all kinds of sickness, by removing all from the bowe's.
They operate briskly, yet mildly, with out any pain.
If you take 'n severe cold, and are threstored with a fever, with paius in the head, back, and limbs, one or two leses of Seigel's Operating Pills will break up the cold and prevent the fever.
brackish
A coated tongue, with a taste, is caused by foul matter in the A few doses of Seigel's stomach. Operating Pills will cleanse stomach, remove the bad taste, and re-
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THE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL CALL Quoction being made at Yokohama,AF SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS
AND LUGGAGE. with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan
purta.
All Purcol Packages should be marked to at the Company's Othes, until a p.m. the address in full; and name will be received day previous to selling.
LETURN PASSIERS-Pasengers, who have paid full fare, fu-embarking at San Franciavo for China or Japan (or vice versa) within six months, will baallowed a discount of 20% from Ravira Fare; it co-embarking within one year, an allowance of 10% will be rito froin Retura Fare. Pre-Fatd Re- turn Passage Orders, available for one year, will be issued at a Discount of 25% frasa Rutum Face. These aliviounces do not apply to through fares from China and Jazrin to Europe.
Coralar Invoices to accompany Cargo destined to ports beyond San Francisco, addressed to the theater's Dices, Francisco.
For further information as to Freight or Pusage, apply to tre Agency of the Company. No. 6, Queen's Road Central
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store the appetite, and with it bring OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING good health.
Oftentimes disense, or partially, de- link into the gutter. If a gentleman stepped cayed food, causes sickness, nausea and
into a Jinendraper's shop and asked one of diaria.
the young ladies behind the counter to be
If the bowels are cleansed
dose at
so obliging as to sow a button on to the five this impurity with a
AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO.
THE U. 3. Mail Steamship CITY OF
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887, at 4 Pal, the Company's N THURSDAY, the 9th day of Jung, Steamship SACHSEN, Captain AEGER, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this port as above, Shipping Orders will be grated till calling of Cesva Noon, Cano will be received on board until 4 p.m., Specie nad Parcels until
(Parcels ate p.m. on the 8th Juno. hot to be sent on board; they must be Jett av the Adenoy's Offleo). Contents and Vaduo of Packages are required.
The Stentor hasaplendid Accommodation
For further Particulars, apply to
MELCHERS & Oa, Agents.
and carries a Doctor and Stowardess.
Hongkong, May 14, 1887.
The attention of through passengers is drawn to the fast of the Canadian Pacific Railway being the best built and most splendidly equipped has over constructed on the American Contineni, and specially adapted for Summer travelling.
Consular Invoices for Goula to United States points should be made out in quad- ruplicate, and addressed to Mr. D. E. BROWN, Diariot Freight Agent, Vancouver, | B.C., and sent to us.
Froight will be received on board until 4 p.m. on the 3rd June
All Parcels must be sent to our Office and should be marked to address in full: and the same will be received by us until 9165 p.m. the day provious to sailing,
For information aa to Passago Gr Freight, apply to
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MALTA, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, AND LONDON, AINO,
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band of his collar, the odds are that the Beigel's Operating Pills, these dis- fair damsels would think they wore being greeable effects will vanish, and good vortation to Yokohama and other Japan Y.B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bille
to by ridiouled. The discomfort has patiently borne with, and nobody who has it can imagine how diacon- not experienced corting is. A general break-up of the whole vestimental vatem roeme on the point of taking place. At the very loant, the shirt racks up, the collar takos to aawing the top of the spine and the per- sonal appearance of the victim of the outrage is irretrievably ruined for the time being. The only possible palliative is to floé homewards, and repair the damage; but unfortunately the bacholer has no home to go to, or at least no home where shirt-buttons can be readily sown on. It is idle to call up a landlady from her domestic duties to lend to such a matter,
bealth will result.
Seigel's Operating Pills preverf
ill-effects from excess in eating or drinking. A good dose at bedtime readers a person fit for business in the
morning.
These Pills, being, Sugar-coated, are pleasant to take. The disagreeable inste caminon to most pills is obriated.
Through Bills of Lading issued for trans-
Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United States, vis Over-
land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Derzsrara, and to pora in faxias, Central and South America, by the Company's aud connecting Steamers.
Through Pastage Ticketa granted to England, France, and Germany by all trana-Atlantic lines of Stentore.
RETURN PASSAGES.Passengora, who have paid full fare, re-embarking at Jan Franciaco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within six months, will be allowed a discount of 20% from Keturu Fare; if ro-enburking within one year, an allowance of 10 % willÍ be made from Return Face Pre-Paid Re- turn Passage Orders, available for one year, Return Fare. These lounces do not apply
of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS, MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.
ADAMSON, BELL, & O., Agents. Hongkong, May 18, 1887.
NOTICE, COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGEETES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
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Cargo will be received on board until 10am on the day of mailing.
Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the Office until Noon on the day of sailing.
For further Particular regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply to the
Cargo and Specis will ha registered for London as well as for Marseilles, and e spted in transit through Marseilles for the Principal places of Europe,
Shipping Orders will granted until Nooa.
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or to request cook to eave her sauce pans FoR SALE BY ALL CHEMISTS, DRUG-will be issued at a Discount of 26 % PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGAhe 8th June, 1887. (Parcels as not on "the Ariount, of Precipitation (Rain 1.0. Potter-
for a moment and come to the rescue.
The landlady would not condescend to the
moreover, there is a sense of dignity about
task, and cook's hands would be greasy;
the average bachelor which prevents
bis petitioning assistance to
QISTS, AND MEDICISE VENDORS,
PROPRIETORS:
le through fares from China and Japan foTION COMPAST'S Office, Rongkong, Europe
Fraight will be received on board until 4 p.to the day previous to sailing, Parcel
he part lay mog familie mistede which A. J. WHITE, LIMITED, received at the ohee unul note the terms and conditions of the Osta.
LONDON.
rasnt We tromble as we think that the wretched being has to sit down, divest hin self of his clothing, and either with the
BY WATER, TANQUEBAY & Co. (late atmost difficulty accomplish the hercules BYWATER, PERRY & CU.) are spents for task of replacing the button, or put on Residents abroad, Missionaries, Chaplains, frosh shirt, which is very likely to play hire. In ovary part of the world. Goods precisely the same trick in an hour or so. Bachelors do not like plying needle and this supplied at Wholesale_prives. Shipping and presages arraugud. Danking
thread. They are not used to it, and they
do it very badly. The American system,
p.na, same day: Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same is required.
Consular invoices to accompany Cargo destined to parts beyond San Francisco should be sont to the Company's Odices in Scaled Envelopes, addressed to the Collector
Customs at Gap Francisco.
For further information as to Passage
in all its brauchua. Full descriptive Cat and Froight, apply to the Agency of the alogue poat free. Offices :-79, Queen
to which we have called attention, will Victoria Street, London. 4,000 References. Company, No. 50A, Queen's Road Central.
spare them all necessity for trying any such experimenta They can walk into the first Dachelors Rost," or "Refuga for the Buttonless' or by whatever other name the now establishment is to be known, and have their modest wants promptly attended to
Government Notification.
No. 56.
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT.
The following Rules regarding signalling
by competent maidenly fingers Ta course at the Peak are published for general in-
of time developments will doubtless talte formation. place, and gentlemen who have come out without handkerchiefs, have forgotten their umbrellas, or wish to inspect their back hair in decant seclusion, will find all their requirements mot.
There can bono twoopinions as to the con- ranience which would attend the establish- ment of steps of this description; but it might fairly be argued that they were con- trary to public policy. There is happily no need in England of any State encourage wont to matrimony; nevertheless the law books coldy on any thing which would serve as a positiva deterrent to marriage,
By Command,
FARDERICK STEWART, Acting Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th February, 1883.
SIGNAL STATION, VICTORIA FEAK, HONGKONG, 1823 Feet above Sea Level.
1. The Union Jack will be hoisted at the Mast Head when any vessel is being signalled,
2. The Commercial Code of Signals for all Nations will be used at the Station
If 3. All Signals made by vessels in the
bachelors could have their socks darned and Offing will be repeated. their buttons attached by stepping inside a
4. When Signalling to Men of War. in
3. D. HARMAN,
Agent. Hongkong, May 26, 1887.
The Contents und Value of Pacisages are required to be declared prior to shipmers!
Slippere aro particularly requested to pany's Black Bill of Lading.
Passengers desirgas of insuring their bag- gage can do so on application at the Com- pany's Office.
This Steamer calls at MARSEILLER.
B. L. WOODIN, Acting Superintendent, Burgking, May 21, 1887.
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shopdour, one of the great inducements to the Harbour or in the Offing, a White Ea- wedlock would be instantly removed. sign will be hoisted at the Flagstaff, and at This is serious result to contemplate, the Mast Head of the Man-of-War. Bachelorhood now is compassionated as 5. When a Steamer, or the moka of a longkong and Shanghai Bank Corp 60,000 € wretched and lonely; but olubs have taken Steamer, is sighted, the Compass Bearing away a good deal of the loneliness, and at the Yard Arm, and Distanz off at the
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most of the misery attaching to the cou-Mast Head, will be huisted. It, when the North-China Insurance Do., L...... 6,000 £ dition would also be abstracted if there Tessel is made out, she is not a Mail Steam-Yanga Insurance Company, Id... 8,000 were feminine bonds always ready to plyor, the Vessel's Distinguishing Flag will be
Union wurance Society Co., Lt....10, 0005 the needle in the way which has hitherto substituted for the Compass Signal, and it
been considered the prerogative wires will be kept lying until the Ship anchors. Cung Traders' Insurance Co.,Ld.... 24,000
Canton Insurance Udico Co., I10,000 5 If would certainly not do to establish shops The Diatanes Signal will be opt up fifteen he insurance Co., Limited.... 1,600 $ of character to harden the hearts of minutes after the Stearner is made out.. bachelors, and make them think that un-
6. If the Steamer is a regular Mail Hongkong Fire Laurance Co., Ld... 8,00 Fare-arratice Co., Ld... 20,000 connubial eristenes was, after all, quite Stearor & Gun will be fired, and a Ball over Singapura Insurance Company, Ld. 40,000 8 bearsble. On the other hand, the but the English, French, or American Ensign, The Straits Fire Insurance Co., Ld. 20,00 tun tendo might be expected to ro with the Disses off at that time, will be The Straite Insurance Co., La...... 30,000 S cedra an immungu impetus consequent shown at the Mast Head The Compass
STEAMBOAT COMPANIES,
on the general adoption of the new prin- Signal and Syrabol will be hauled down. niple. All that is required is that the at- The Ball and Ensign will be kept up antilu., and M, dwambous Co., La. 40,000 tendants at the button shops should be the vessel anchors. The Distance Signal
chosen for their obliging dispositions and will be kept flying for half-an-hour, and Douglas Stenoship Co., Limited....,000's personal charms, and chelon would rush changed at each successive half hour to show lude-Cams S. N. Company, Limited 18,357 in thousands to have their garments mend- the Dulance off at those times. When the bu, pisaros iad. 31, 212 £ ed, whether they actually wanted repairing vessel is between Green Island and the Cut and Stanis . . ., L........... 3,500 s: or not. Neat-handed Phyllises sewing on North Point of Hongkong the Distance
MISCELLANEOUS,
$ 25,31343 at 30/ furyear 138 % pram.
1 al 84,500,000 working a/c to Dec. 31/80
Tis. 23.65 for
200 Tls. 100,000 T. 406,132.00* 1836 Ts. 280, seller
EC
3,009,767% for 1886 Tis. 100 314,012,046 p.sh. 80 per share, buyers
salva 187,524.15 20% annui67 494,495.00 10% for 1885 372, bayera 125,771.298 % for 1886 $230 per share, sellers
solere 328,667.46867.60 for '85 $300
Bellars 213,738.4436 for 188:80
1
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50,000 TI 204& 25$ 614,000
201$. $3.338
66,06% 25013 50 138,000 $ 1,000; 200€ + 25,711,5u3 2050 1,000,000 $ 2. 012,6008
100$ 20
$17.0.0
1008 20
100$ 2.8
200,000 6
7,713:40 76,892.62
*90,000 +170,000
127,320 $
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'kong & Whamps Dock Co., I. 12,500 die, and China Gas Co., Limited. 0,1
Now Share); 1,000 £
10€ 7.10 9177. Hongkong, Hotel Company, 13,000 £200
busters to the collars and cuffs of gentle. Signal will be hauled down. If the Mad men customers would prove an irresistible Steamer is not in the Harbour when it is attraction. Bachelors would tear off their too dark to distinguish flags, a red light will buttons on purpose and soattor them to the he exhibited at the West Yard Am, or winds. No sooner were they out of our green light at the East Yard Arm until she shop than they would be into another. anchors Then when other oxcuses failed, a sock 7. River Steamers will not be signalled. would be sure to spring a leak, or mud The approach of other Steamers from Macas would require to be brushed off, or in some or Canton will be made known by showing other way the services of these useful asta tho National, or House Flag and Symbol
50 Perak Sugar Cultivation Co.......... blishments would he requisitioned If it
at Yard Arms.
B. If a Flag showing that an Officer of Perak: alanung & Shing Co... and that Indies high rank is on board an incoming voel, a Punjom & Sanghie Dus Samaten
Mining Co.
be urged that the now system might apply
te wonen as wall as mon,
Oh Sagar Company, tamazed.15,00 Hunguung tre Company, Limted,
kung Bakery Company, Lan Luzon dugar Company, Lanted.....
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$20, nominal
$19, selfors
$30, nominal
11,41,46% had.yout, buyers, 31 Aug., bayers
--Dec. 3186
850 per share, nominal 8 %. 4,387.5.97% for 1885 10% dis, sellers
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None.
A substantial and reliable Heview which ail arudents of China and the Chinese would do well to patronias.'--Chrysanthemum.
Amire-Balletin de la Societé Protectivo dol
Enfancé. Bangkok Times. Bombay Gazette. Br. Med. Jaurel, British Weebly. Builder.
Bulletin Officiel Christlus Leder.
Christian World.
liftanian.
The November-December number of the China Reviews contains less variety than Daily Chrouiste. usual, but the few articles are very interes-Diary No. 8 (Let's 1987) 3 Bks. ting. The opening paper by Mr Herbert Durch Sibirin
Giles on "The New Testament in Chi- El Imparcial nese treats of a question that must neces El Liberal. Karily be of great impactance in the eyes El Siglo Faturo, of all missionaries.
Mr E. H. Fanfulla Domovin Parkor's "Short Journeys in Szechuan Field. are continued, and a goodly instalment of Fraud-Fateur. these travels in the interior of China is
Glasgore Weakly Mail, given. Mr. F. H. Balfour contributes a Globo. paper of some length antitled "The Entinen Pastora. peror Cheng, founder of the Chinese - Pergalo pire," which will be read with genuine Fopole Romano. interest by students of Chinese history. Illustr, Famit Journal, A few short motives of New Books and a Jess. number of Notes and Queries, one of which formal das Colonias,,
On Chinese Cats in Western Bornno Journst de St. Petersbourg. and Jara" might appropriately have been La Cruis placed under a separate heading, complete La Federation Horlogère,
Lady's Pietaris, the number.K. Daily Press,
Trubner's Oriental Record contains the arcet. following notice of the China Beries Le Petit Prevençal,
Lo Sport. The present publication, judging by the
Le Figaro, is intended to Gamber now bofore us, is
Le Frogie du Nord. opcupy a positions, as regardt China and the Leeds Mercate. neighbouring countries, sous what similar Univers
the L'Ecid d'Orau. :
to that which has been filled in India Lite of Faith.
Calcutta Recimo. The great degree
tention that has been bestowed of late gears Millennial Star. apon the investigation of Chinese literature, Missionary Record antiquities, and social developments, to say Monarchis nothing of linguistic studies, har led to the Navy List. accumulation of important stores of inform New Peblications. stion, rendering soms auch channel of pub- New Zealand Public Opinion. licity as is now provided extremely desir Commercio do imbs, able and orntributions of much interest Pombrils Betsi. sy fairly be looked or from the membara Teople's Journal.
'0 "Create."
of the foreign consalarservices, the Chinese Presbyterian Monthly & Messenger. Customs corps, and the missionary body, Heve Militaire Suisse, among whom a sigh degree of Chinese Sample of Dextrine Blanche, scholarship is no assiduously cultivated, De of Glucose. and who are severally represented in the first Samples of Cartridges. rumber of the Reviete by papers highly spurt of Lefferson.
Sydney Mail creditable to their respective authors Some translations from Chinese novels and Times, #3 day m plays aco marked by both accuracy and fresh Town and Country, es of'style; and an account of the carser of Weekly Dispatch. the Chicas pret-atatesman of the eleventh Weekly Herud
What is Male 2. Contory, Su Tang-p'o, by Mr. E C. Bawca, s not only historically valuable, but in ales distinguished by a literary grace. Beside ustices of new bocks relating to Chins and the East, which will be a useful feature of the Review, it carried out with punctuality and detail, wo are glad to notice that Notos and Queries aro destined to And a plats in its pages slao. It is to be hoped that this opening for contribations ex div., nominalan Chinese subjects may evoke a bailar legise of literary teal to that which was displayed during the lifetime of its prede Jessor in the acld, and that the China Reviers may receive the support recensary to losure ¿ta miest namÍMÉS,
4,230.1316% for 1880 77, caal, 80, Sept.:
1, 27.3.1110% and 2.% 130 per share, buyers,
bonus for
half
1,321, 133 $210
13,781.5312 for 1880/8125-
12% for 1886 148 514.581 for 1886 3110
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also could have shops to which to dy in similar Flag will be shown above the Ball, order to repair personal damage, the reply or the Fing alone will be haitted at the HK. & Kom Wharf & Godown Co 17,000 8 is that ladies are naterally gifted in the Mast Head.
#kong Rope Manufactory Co., Ld 3,0008 mattor of mending and hardly require out- 9. The approach of Men-of-War and Sail A. S. Watson & Co., Limited....... 3,800 € xide asistanon. It is the male sex which is ing Vessals will be notified by their proper HK. High-Level Tramways Ca, Ld. 1,2508 reduoad to the most itter helplessness irħcia!
a thread snaps at the wrong place and the Symbols and National Colours, or House
Flage, at the Quarter of the Yard, or at the wrong time; consequently it is for that sa Yard Arm alone, and especially for the mers aupro teated portion of it, that the inventor of the new American system salutely proposes to cater,
Mons work for the Government printer The Jubilee Review,
Notes Distances of vessels will be estimated from the Peak, and will be made
LOANB
Chinese Imparial 1884 ....
1884 0.
11886 z..
by means of the Numerals which are attach Chinese Imp. (Ch Bank Loan) 1885 2790 500
ed to the letters in the table of Flags
H. G. TRETT, É.E.
Harbour Master, dit,
*Equalisations of Dividend Fund.
Rates of Lab Payable,
Jansit
Oot 15. March & Bept.
18 24 Jan. 18.
Depreciation and Insurance Fand
nominal
nominal
840% prem,, nominal 1945 per share, noriosi 188665*, prom, buyers
12% prem
Zprem.
prom.
At debit
fully
NOW EEADY
COMMEROTAL LAW AFFECT- TING OFFINESE with special refer elle PARTNERSBIT ESTRATION AND BANKRUPTCY LAWS 15 HONGKONG,
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-SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR. HONGKONG. (From The Hongkimy Almanack.) MAT-JONE
HIGH WATER,
Day of Horn
Migh, 42, 21.
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30:
72.58 (0:59 5,16 6.32 BLS 210 5:16 16.38 ~8.8. 8.50. 3.18
-6.38
5.60 5.98
5:16:
6,88
6.49 4.31 5.29-
8.78
7.14 8.4 5.16 6,39 righ water at Whampoa + 2 hrs. 30 mina, later than at Hongkong; at the Barrier: 3 ha. 15 min; at the Ealt. Flats: 3 hrs 30 mins; at Shameen 13 hra, kő inīms, BoNT, SI Moon. New Moon, 234, 6h 12m. more:
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