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Commander John Hope" Lieut.-Commusader McQuling.
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465 4
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Hongkong
Captain A. T. Powlett
Shanghai
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Andy
470
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Chatoo
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2385
2540
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910
920
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$60
340
10
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430
455
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sloop
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double-snew gun-vessel
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490
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on December 20, 1889.-
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en route Singapore
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Commander Bickford
Singapore
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2300
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Nagkak
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Hongkong
Hongkong
rareiving ship
3097
Hongkong.
paddle dispatch-vessel
835
1230
Liont-Com, Maxwell
Hongkong
turret ship
1800
·1450
In reserve
gunboat.
490
[20
Hongkong Canton
day (12 hours), ... Per trip to Shankiwan or Pokfulam,
From the centre of the Town, 20
Return,
...35 Pegazus Per trip to Aberdeen, from the eco- Sapphire
tre of the Town,.....
Swift Twood ...40,
Victor Emanuel Vigilant
Return,
25
If an Extra Coolio is employe, thore will
be an addition of half the above scale to Wivam pay. Nothing in this soulo prevents private Zephyr ALTsoments.
Licensed Barers (each). Hour Half day, Day....
Some translations from Chinese covels and to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap-Class Cargo Boat of 600 plays are marked by both acoursey and fresh-pointment are caused by persistent attempts ness of style; and an account of the career of to send small valuable trifles through the
the Chinese poet-statesman of the eleventh Tost. Fans, Curios, Articles of Dress, 2nd Class Darge Boat of 600 century,
Su Tung-po, by Mr. E. d: Bow, Fancy Work, and similar presents are con
picula, per Load,
300 piculs, per Day,
is not only historically valuable, but is also tinually being refused, the sender's luring Sri Class Cargo Boat or His-kau Beat of distinguished by its literary grace, Beadoften opent more in Postage than would notices of new books relating to China and have paid the freight by steamer. No the East, which will be a useful feature of refund can be made on such parcels of the the Review, if carried out with punctuality value of Stamps obliterated before the
3rd Class Cargo Best or Ha-kau Beat of
300 piens, per Load,
Sed Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of
300 plouls, Half Day,
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Commander Wm. Collina
Commodore Coming
Livut-Com, G. N. A. Pollard
en route Shanghai
For H. B. M. Ships' tonnage, displacements and effective horne powers are given according to H, M. Navy list.
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
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Commander Rotger
D. Bamon Valentin Buenaplata Hongkong
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...30 conto. 36 cents. ...50 cents.
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EDAT AND 400LIE HIRE,
BOATS.
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Flag and Rig
· Tona, - | Guns, |N.Æ‚P.
Chaptain
Where at
1st Class Cargo Best of 8 or 900 PARCTIS-The public is reminded that picals, per Day, there is no such thing as Parcel Post 1st Class Cargo Bont of 8 or 900
pienis, par Lond,...
picula, per Day, _•••
$3.00
2.00
2.50 1.75 Hamelin
Iltis 1.50 Juniata
Abreek Drec Enterprise Ermak Ense? Gormostri
Russian aviso
1100
7
300
Captain Schanz
Yokohama
Fronch tmnsport
Captain Ferret
Haiphong
American corvette
1375
6
000
Commander A, S. Birker-
Russian transpert
1000
:80
Captain Költchan
American aloop
1375
1200
Captain McCormack
Tensaian gun bost
450
Commander Stark
Corsa Japan Canton Vladivostock
Franch cruiser
Commander Roustan
German gunbost
420
100
American corretto
1900
Commander P. Harrington
Kereaint
La Victorieuso
1.00
Legerpi
Fronch
French sloop
1182
875
Cominander de Besorgent
Shangha Tonquin
Eng Leg
ironclad
4176
2214
Captain D. de la Estis
On a craise
Spanish transport
1200
Falcon
Gorman corvette
8000
400
· Captain Herbigle ita
On a craise
French gunbost
437
100
Captain Debár
Ceritan
Sampons.
13
13
or Pallaway Boats, per Day, ... ... $1.00 Najezdnick
One Hour,
20 Nerp Half-an-Hour, ... 10 Opritchnike After & e.....:10 cents extria.” Paine
Richmond Nothing in this Scale prevents private Skobelof
Sobol
STRELT DOU LIES,
Stoch Tamage
American sloop Rusilan genbost Russian corvette. Russian gunbost Russian corvette American gunboat American trigata Russian corvette Russian gunboat German frigate Portuguese gunboat
1100
Commander 0.8
Cotton
Shanghai
400
Commander
Moltsoff
1600
Capteur Kalagersas
10400
80
Commander, Valrondt
1400
Vladivostock
Captain B. Ivaahintaoff
306
200
Lieut. Commander Glidden
Shanghal Chefco
2300
500
Captain Skerreti
Shanghai
Captain Blandareff
Yokohama
400 2030
80
Japan
700
On & cratea:
Siam bes
430
Macao
Starlight
Scale of Hire for Street Coolies.
Tongous
Rasian gunbeat
French sleel frigate
7466
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Beira bay
bre, Borabay
Triomphante
French ironclad
4376
2100
11
Villars
French corvetis
2400
675
Captain Dewatre
22
Volta
French corvette
1800
Captain Fournier
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Nothing in the above Seals to affect. Parcels for India and Ceylon is compulsory, private agrementa
Vostock Wolf
Russian gunboat
Commander Malchonky
Garman gumboat.
480
340
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hoped that this opening for contributions
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on Chinese subjects may ovoke a Bimilar
1. Small Parcela fay be sent by Post degree of literary zeal to that which was at Book Rates between Hongkong and displayed during the lifetime of its predo- of the Britials Post Oficos in China, so woll any cessor in the field, and that the Chinx Reviews to Japan, Macao, Pakhai, the Straits may receive the support necessary to lasure Settlements, Capion and India. They mast
not exceed the folowing dimensions, 2 feet agreements. long, 1 foot broad, 1 foot deep, weigh more than 5lbs, nor be smaller, tban 3 in. by
It continuance,
NOW READY,
THE COMMERCIAL LAW AFFECT TING CHINESE, with special rofer once to PARTNERSHIP REGISTRATION AND BANKRUPTCY LAWS 15 Boxerose.
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Such parcels may be wholly closed
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they bear this aposial endorsement, One Day....33 cents. Tourville PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but any Half Day,..........................20 preal may be opened by direction of the Three Hours,........................... Postmaster General. the Case of Parrols One Hour,..................... for India a declaration of contents and Half Hour, Copies may be had at the China Mail value is required, a printed form for which Office, and at Mesars. Ifane, CRAWYOR & is supplied grutis. The Registration of Co-Price, 75 cents,
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Canton
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