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465
120
July
6
Russian
corvette
May 4
A.D. Bussine
corvette
1500
700
April 28
A.D.
gunboat
410
April 17
5k British -
Spanish Russian
gunboat
360
340
June 19
cruiser
600
corvette
Commodore's flagship 3087
ok British
turret-ship
350
Feb. 11
Is Reserve
6 h British
gunboat
490
60
April 19
Pollard
0
6 British
700 Ogston
Choners.
Butterfield and Swire 617 Benning, T. H., C. & M. 8.-boat Co.
CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON
232588
Commander
70
Lin Kuo chang Ohineray
J. Stowar
Chinese
F. Bonnard-
Yn Tishan
Lin Peo-ch'un Ch'er Yung fei
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Leung Yû-ting H. J. Fannch
HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON RIVER
WATERS, &c.
Name.
Tors
STEAMERS.
Captain.
Nanie
Tons.
Chow ..
An-lan
221
Citen-hing
:30
Chen-to Obien-jui
222
80
Ching tsing
180
Chun-tung
160·
40
360 Holmes
C. M. S. N. Co.
Chớp chung
300
159 Goggin
White Cloud.
Yotsai
Kwok Acheong & Bone
1800 Benning, A. H., C. & M. S.-bost Co. H., C. & M. S.-boat Co. 140 Hoyland
280 Cary
FL, C. & M. 5.-boat Co. Kwok Acheong & Sons 180 McDougall
thân
300
20
129
120
Ch'on
Hur skan
21
80
20
Chiness
562
125
Thing Sung
120
Li Ping-ye
Shen-chi
200
· 50
Tsung-tal
Sui-tsing
160
60
B. Murray
Tching on
120
2
40
Chinese Admini
Tching-po
100
40
Taing-po
180
в
80
A Charcean
20 2.2
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Chinese
Yi-hu
Yü-min
24
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Jasta
Kiungelow
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COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW
BEH PARKER MEN
FOOCHOW SHIPPING IN PORT. April 29, 1882. MERCHANT STEAMERS,
Kang-chi
Gwalior
Hne-san Bankow
Binging Bing-shing
Kiang-teen
Chop-ang-ching
Hai-king-ching
ai tung hung
MERCHANT STEAMERS.
Store Nordiske
Tonghin
Yungering
KONUGUETEKERCHANT BAILING VENEZIA,
Ses BRallow Walter Biegfried
British barque fermas buy its-
for London for Fooshow British barque
MRECHANT STEAKERS.
Glenavon Gordon Castle
British
Sin Nanzing No. 2 British
British
Danish
British
for Shanghai
Hao-aut
Chinese
Kwangtung
for Hongkong
Chiness
Tencer S Tung-ting
for London,
German
Chinese
British
Chizero
DEBILLING VESSELS.
British
Amoy Chinso
for Tientain
Chizosa
for Tientsin
Kolga
for Tientsin
Chinees
Chinese
SHIPPING IN SHANGHAI HARBOUR.
Peug
iagoya Mara
Таранава
City of Montreal Florence Treat Margrethes Nyighan
for firstow
Britian
April 29, 1882,
Phoenis
Gerruan
Buri Maru
Djemah
Shanghai
British
Can be obtained From KELLY & WALSH Far-yuan at Shanghai and Hongkong, at LANE, Fayew CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong, and at the Ching Mail Office. Y
Hongkong, December 8, 1879.
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