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Ia port on October 31, 1883.

British London,

Hongkong

London, &c. Foochow

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K'loon, Dock

· MERCHANT STEAMERS.

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Cath. Marden Brit. sch. Taku Kanagawa Maru Japan. bos. S'nours Maru Japan, bre..

HIOGO.

In port on October 20, 1883.

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Norw. be, New York

Fr. 3m, sch.

Her Britannic Majesty's Ships in the China Squadron.

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... 1,00

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630

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Lieut. Com A. Carpenter

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Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.

Commander A. 8. Barker › Captain Koltchau

Captain

McCorrinck Commander Stark Commander Roustan Commander Klanss

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For Foretum men-of-war actual measurement, tongs and urinal horse powers are given.

Dut. bro.

YOKOHAMA,

In port on October 26, 1883. Alma

Amer. son. Black Diamond Ger. bga. T. Beaulien Ger bgo, Evangeline Brit. sch.

Amoy Augusto

Bowiel

Bri, bktine.

Brit be. London Brit, bqs.

Brit. bgs.

MANILA.

In port on October 16, 1889,

Glar. bqe. Channel Fobbye, San Francisco- Brit, bye. Chandernagar Brit. qu. Tarabas Cyprus

Drit

sh. Iloilo Denbighshire Brit be. London Eliza Nicholson lirit, bqa York Grandes Amer. 11. Bromer

Ger. bge. Channel

II.

Now York

II. Printzenbery Cler.bge. Londo

Norw. bqe, John Nicholson Brit,

bge. Liverpool Mary L. Stone Amer. She Fepite Span. bge Polynesian

Unding

Britah. Now York Garbge. Liverpool

ILOILO

In port on October 3, 1889.

H. G. Johnson Amer, bqa. Boston:

CEBU.

In port on October 3, 1889,

Filadelfa

Friedlander

Herman Joe Razors

Anst. bye..

--Gor,⠀⠀ sõh, United States

·Ger. bge

Ger bye. Channel

BANGKOK

In port on October 20, 1883. Aline

Sia 3. ac Acheen. And Armytage. Brit. bqa. Annie

Aurtra

Simpson

Billy Sher Caroline

Bus Par

Ger.3m 8C Brit. bqa. Brit, bqe. Hongkong Biam.sh. Iaid up Ger. 3m, su

Binzu.

Laid up

Siam bge. In Dock Biaro, bqe, Jays

Kamryo

On a cruise

Tientein

China Davetta

Vladivostotk

Envoy

Vladivostock

kong

en route Shanghai

Falcon

Fooohor

Goad Brenntti

Hong Beng

Obye

sch. Coast

In Dock

Yokohama

Macao Singapore Yokohama

Chefoo

Shanghai

Chiefoo

Vladivostock Coroa

Kim Soon

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aan of Englandiam.

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the China leviera contains less variety than usual, but the few articles are very interes

The

paper by Mr Herbert opening

ting

A. Giles on The New Testament in Ohi-

neas" treats of

Barily

a question

that must neces

be of great impurtance

of all missionaries.

Parker's

the eyes

Mr E. H.

y in Szechuen " Short Jolly instalment of are continued, and a these travels in the interior of

18 Chica Mr F. H. Ballour contributes a given. daper of some doror Cheng, for entitled "The Em

tha kinam

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(e) Between Hongkong, Canton, and Mazac Threo Coolice, ...

2 ceste..

Local Delivery.

1 All correspondoace postod before 5

read with

dire, which will be or diets history. Vieteria will be delivered the same day,

on any week day for addresses in

Two Coolien,..

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A few short notices of New Books and sand gonorally within two hours, unless the Day Trip Puak, 20.75 each Coolie. number of Notes and Queries, one of which delivery should be retarded by the Contract (12 hours) Chap 80.00 each Coolie "On Chiness Oaths Westem Borneo Hails.

placed under s the number."—I.K.

beparate

boon 2. Invitations, can generally be

and Java" might appropriately have bete

Press. Daily Trubner's Oriental Record contains the following notice of the China Review:

publication, judging by the The profore number now

is intended to UN, 15 occupy a position, as regards China and the neighbouring countries, some

what

similar

Jizericksha

delivery in Victoris at the private Quarter of an hour or less, ...

houses of the addressees rather than at Half an hour,

obusiness, if a wish to that effect One hour, be expressed by the sender, otherwise all Three hours, correspondence is invariably delivered at Six hours,....... the nearest place of business.

5. Bogholders who desire to send Circu.

to that which has been filled in India by the lars, Dividend Warrants. Invitations. Cards, Calcutta Reviews.

the

on of at St., all of the same weight, to addresses in The great degroe

the Ports of tention that has been bostowed of Inte years Hongkong, Bangkok, or

China, muy deliver them to the Post ho investigation of Chinese literature,

Office anatomped, the postage boing then social developments, to say and

has led to the shisaged to the sender's account. Each (of linguistic studios, informe. I batch must consist of at least ton.

of important stores of i

ation, 1

One day (18 hours), ...

Poz-trip to Shoukiwau or Pokfulam,

from the centre of the Town;

Return,

Per trip to Aberdeen, from the con-

tre of the Town.....

Rotary

26

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If an Extra Coolie is employed, there will be an addition of half the above scale tu

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able and contributions of much interest velopes containing Patterna may be wholly may fairly be looked or from the members, closed, if the nature of the contents be first

...10 conts. 05 cents, ...50 cents.

En-

agreements.

Incensed Bearers (each).

consider nerckaary, and of Chinese approved by him Printed Circulars may cultivated, be inserted in such Pattern Packets.

may

Hour, Half day, Day, ...

FANGELS―The public is reminded that

- not their respective authors

"BOAF· AND 'COOLIE HISE. HOATS

of the foreign commular services, the Chinese exhibited or stated to the Postmaster Customs and the missionary body, General, as he

corps, among whom a high scholarship is

is now and who are severally represented in the first of the Review by papers highly Some translations from Chiese novels and novels and plays are marked by both accuracy and fresh- ness of style; and an sccount of the career of pointment are caused by persistent attempts ist Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900 the Chinese post-statesman of the eleventh to send small valuable trifles through the Post Fans, Curics, Articles of Dress, Eu Tung-p'o, by Mr XO is also Fancy Work, and similar presenta ara con century, En In not only historically valuable, but is a distingulated by its literary grace. Beside tinually being refused, the senders having 2nd Class notless of new books relating to China and often spent more in Postage than would

there is no such thing as Parcel Fost let Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900 to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap

picals, per Day,...

piculs, per Load,..

piculs, per

2nd Clas

***

Boat of 600

Beat of 600

piculs, per Load,...

$3.00 Calai·

the East, which will be a useful feature of have paid the freight by steamer No 3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha kau Bent of

the Review, if carried out with punctuality refund can be made on anch parcels of the hat value of Stamps obliterated before the are glad to notice that and Queries" are destined to nature of the contents was discovered.

and a place in its pages also. It is to be hoped that this opening for contributions Almilar Chinese subjects may evoke a dogros of literary real to that which was displayed during the lifetime of its prede cessor in the field, and that the China Revices may receive the apport necessary to insure Its continuanes,

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in

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