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"The November-December number of: the China Beviete, contains less varioty than usual, but the few articles are very interes ting. The opening paper by Mr Herbert A. Giles on To New Testament in Chi- ness" treats of a question that most neces sarily be of great importance in the eyes of all missionaries.. Mr E H Parker's "Short Journeys in Szcehuen are continued, and a goodly instalment of these travels in the interior of China is givan. Mr. F. H. Dalfour contributes a

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Each antiquilios, and social developments, so say charged to the sender's account. nothing of Linguistic studice, has led to the batch usi consist of at least ten, acourtulation of important stores of informa stion, rendering some such channel of pub licity as is now provided extremely dusir able; and contributions of much interest may fairly be looked or from the mecbure of the foreign consular services, the Chinese Customs corps, and the missionary: body Among whom a high degree of hirese scholarship is now assiduously cultivated,

1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900 and who are severally represented in the first highly

nicals, por Day Pange. The public is reminded that number of the Hevice by papers ereditable to their respectivo authors. there is no such thing as Pareal Fost 1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900. Some translations from Chinese novela and to Europe," "&e. Much trouble and disap picnia, per Load,... plays are marked by both accorsoy and fresh pointment are caused by persistent attempts 2nd Class Cargo Boat of 800

piculs, per Day,__--- es of style; and an account of the career of to send small valuable trifos though the the Chinese poet-astesman of the eleventh Post, quatury, Sa Tang-po, by Mr. H. U. Bowra, Pony Wang, Curios, Articles of Dross, 2nd Class Jargo Bost of 000

BOAT AND JOOLIE HIRE, BOATS.

and similar prescuts are con

piculs, per Toad,

1990

-Com: Robt. L. Grooms

agkong Chinking

For HB. M. Ships' tonnage, displacements and effective horse powers are given according to H. M. Navy link,

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

Vladivostook

Feeberg

Harkness" "ARBETOGGLE

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Loretta Fish-Amer. Mary C. Bohm Ger. Nemo Otsego

In port

Granite Etate

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on December 20,

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Boston

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Cattaralin Italy bqəs Cham, Kairys Sam,, být. China Confacias

agrcomenta.

Licensed Barer: (each).

..:30 centa. 35 cents. ...50 conta,

Name

Flag and Big.

Tou. Qunt. N.HP.

Captain

Where at

Kampas.

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any

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$3.00 Abreek

Drac 2.00 Enterprise

Exmak 2.50 Esca

Gornostai Hamelin 1.75

Iltis 1.60 Juniata

Kempint 1.00 La Victorinuse Legaspi 60 Leipzig

•Lutin Monocacy Blorge or Pullaway Boats, per Day,..

...$1.00 Najazdnick Use Hour

200 Nerpa Hall-an-Hour, ...... 10

Opritannik After 6 le conte ostra.. Polon

Richmond Nothing in this Scale prevents private

Skobeleff Sobol Stosch

Russian 'ariso

1100

300

Captain Schanz

Yokohama

French transport

Captain Ferrat

Haiphong

Américan corvette

1876

900

Commander A. 8. Barker

Cores

·Russian tratuapori

1000

80

Captain Kolickau

-Jepan

American sloop

1875

1200

Captain McCormack

Canton

Russian gunbost

450

80.

Commander Stark

French oruiser

Commander

Rozstan

Tonquin

Boat of

Gaman gunboat-

420

100

Commander Rotgor

Hongkong

American corvette

1900

Commander F. B; Harrington

Shanghai

Puig Lee

French sloop -French ironclad

375

Commander de Bassment,

Tonquin

2014

Captain D. de la Batle

Hongkong

Д. Ващен

Valentin Buenaplata

Hongkong

400

Captain Horbig

Hongkong

100

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Canton

230

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8. Cotton

80

Commander Molto

Captain Kalagerase

Russian gunboat

80

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Fatsian corvette American gunkont American frigate Russian corvette

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200

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Cheloo

2300 2000

500

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Skarett

Captain Blanodarst

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Mervey

400

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1900

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480

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is not only historically valuable, but is a tintially being refused, the sandera having Bru Class Cargo Bost or Ha-kau

800 pienia, per Day, datlogalshed by its htarery grass. Bestde often spent more in. Postage than would notices of new books relating to China and have paid the freight by steamer. Ne 3rd Class Cargo Boat or Hs-kau Best of the East, which will be a useful feature of refund can be made on such parcela of the the-Remer, if carried out with punctuality vaine of Stampa obliterated before the 3rd Class Carge Bost or Ha-kau Boat of

300, pirals, Half Day, and detail, we are glad to notice that nature of the contenta was discovered.

Queries" are destined to *Notes and

find a place in its pages also. It is to be hoped that this opening for contributions on Chinese subjects any evoke a similar degree of litery zeal to that which was displayed during the lifetime of its prede cessor in the field, and that the China Remien may receive the support beoosary to naurs its continuqace -

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Rusian

gunboat

60

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Shanghid

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