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THE CHINA REVIEW, or Notes and Queries on the Far East, is iust at in- taining about 60 octavo pages, occasionally tervals of two months, each number con- illustrated with lithographs, photographs woodcuts, de, should the papers published destand, and the circulation justify, such extra matter.

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her as "Notes" (hesd references being Notes and Replies are classified toge. given, when famtalied, to previous Notes or Queries), as are also those queries which though asking for information, furnish now or unpublished details concerning the net.

ter in band. It is desirable to make the Queries proper as brief and as much to the point sa possible,

The China Review for July and August, 1875, is at band, It says that forty-two essays were sont in to compete for the best paper on the advantages of Christianity for the development of a State. All our learn- ed societies should subscribe to this scholarly

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tables and other intelligence as is con sidered likely to prove valuable to per- song paasing through the City, and in connection with

we have opened

DIRECTORY, applications for enrolment into which we are now ready to receive.

SELECT HOTEL AND BUSINESS

List of Public Buildings. Government House, North of Public

Gardens.

City Hall, Library (8,000 volumes) and

Museum,--Free.

Public Gardens, a beautifully picturesque

retreat and of great interest. The Clock Tower, Queen's Road Cen- tral, in a line with Pedder's Wharf.. General Post Office, Hongkong Club, German Club, Supreme Court, &c., Lusitano Club and Library, Shelley St

within a stone's-throw. Government Offices, the Secretariat, &c., St. John's Cathedral (Anglican), above

near the Public Gardens.

the Parade Ground.

Street.

No. 5210-MARCH 22, 1880.

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.

Beclusive of luta derionls and Departurai reported toude

To facilitate finding the postion of any rasal in the Harbows, the Anoborage la divided into sight Sections, do ti l Green Island. Vermin near the Hongkong shore are marked A, near the Kowloong shove ky and laten in the Shipping or midway between each shore are marked e, in conjunction with the figures denoting the mectics

Section

1 From Green Island to the Gan Works

2. From Gas Works to the Novelty Iron Works

3. From Novelty Iron Works to the Harbour Master's Omoe. 4. From Harbour Master's to the P. and Q, Co's Office.

Section

6. From 1, and 0. Oi, 1⁄2 Ofim to Ped

16. Prouf Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Tar

7. From Nuvaž Yard to the Plz:

From Pler to Best Polak

Fessel's Nome

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Captain

Flag and Big.

Fors

Date of Arrival

Consignect or agents.

Steamers

America

Breconshire Sturrook Belt 1940 Mar 19 Admotiy Bell, de Cos Agamemnone Wilding ................. Brit. ale. 1529 Mar. 11 Batehold & Swire

503 | War"-18 Birley & Do y

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vännen. Amer, ale M179 | Mat. 108 M & A Co homman .. Brit.

China

Kmuy

Roman Catholic Cathedral, Wellington

St. Peter's Seamen's Church, West Point, Fame Union Church, Elgin Street. St. Joseph's (R.C.) Church, Garden

Road, near Kennedy Road. Temperance Hall, specially adapted for Kalsar-l-Hind

sea-faring men, Queen's Road East. Sailors' Home, West Point.

E. E. A. and China Telegraph Co., and the Great Northern Telegraph Co., Marine House, Queen's Rond. Masonic Hall, Zetland Street. Victoria Recreation Club Bath-Lonse. and Boat-house, &-Praya, beyond the Cricket Ground, beside the City Hall.

Halloon... Hesparla.........

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Sea Gull Thales Yotsung.....

Blanco SPAIN.

27 Mar 30 Remedion & Close

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stopad

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lara are The The Barracks and Navel and Military lecture on Chinese Poetry in this volume

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Christian Advocate (Ugong-Norther

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Record onntains the fol lowing notice of the China Review: This is the title of a publication, the first number of which has lately reached us from Hong kong, whare it has been set on foot an in some respects a continuation of Nates and Queries on China and Japan, the extinction of which useful serial a year or been much regretted la in China. Thepresent blication, judging

to

in

or two a

› as well as

by the number now before us, is intended to Occupy a position, as regards Obia almilas the and neighbouring countries some hata by the

which has been filled in India a Calcutta Review. The great

degree upon tention that has been bestowed of late years pon the investigation of Chinese literature, social developments, to say of fingulatio studies, has led to the ation, rendering some such channel of

E is now licity as

and social

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For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office.

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THE

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QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

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Hongkong, November 1, 1871.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE,

INCORPORATED BY ROTAL CHARTER

of

1.

of style

and an account of the career of the Chinese post-stateaman

man of the eleventh century, Su Tang-p'e, by Mr. E. C. Bowra, in not only historically valuable, but is also distinguished by its literary grace. Beside notices of new books relating to Okina and the East, which will be a useful feature of the Revice, if carried out with punctuality and detail,

to notice that "Notes" Bre fnd &

and "Queries ».

are destined to a place in the pages also. It is to be hoped that this opening for contributions on Chinese subject may eroko a similar degree of literary real to that which was displayed during the lifetime of its prede- BK Undersigned having been appointed consor in the field, and that the China Review Agents for the above Corporation are its continuance. The publication is intend. may receive the rapport necessary to insure prepared to grant Insurances as follows:-ed to appear every two monthe, and will

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(LIMITED)

NOTICE

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