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[No. 6992.–JANUARY 17, 1881.

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Brit beza

bge

Amer. bos

Brit. bae.

Star of China Brit, sh Stephen By Gerg W.H. Wappans Brit, bqe.

Emily

NAGASAKI,

In port on January 5, 1884,

Brit. bgo. Hongkong Brit.

bg

Norw, bqs,

Brit bge, Shanghai

BIOGO.

In port on January 4, 1884.

Evangeline

Goiena

Hercules

Brit ache

Briti bqo.

Amer. sh. New York

M; L. Cushing Amer. al. San Francisco

Queen Emma Brit.... bgo,

YOKOHAMA

In port cu 3suuary 4, 1884. Amer. Bon.

Black Diamond Ger. bqe, Cross Bill

Brit. Ege, New York Amer sob, jo Dorothy Brit bgo. EY. Beaulicu Gon bgo.

Guar Helena

Teeberg

Bri brune, Brit. wah, Amer.nh,

Jen. Harkness Amer. bqe Liza

Amér. zalı Loretta Fish Amor.nh. Mary C. Bohm Gesch.

Nema

Olasgo

Russ sch

Russian gunboat French erniser

888888888888 188 188 188

Japan Canton

Vladivostock Tonquin

Aima

Діала

Ger. bqc.

Span bqa.

Brit

Commander Boltsoff

Captain Kalagerase Commander Valtondi

Captain B. Ivashintsoff Ident. Commander Glidden

Captain Skerrett

Captain Blanodareff

Commander Boyle-

Com. Glomada von Buchholtz Captain F. da Costa Cabral Commander Hock Captain Bose

Captain Baur

Captain Dawatre

Commander Mokhunsky

Un & cruise Amoy Hongkong

For Foreign men-of-war actual measurement, tommage and nominal horse powera are given, CHIKESF-GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON

·HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON-RIVER

MANILA:

In pork on Decezaber 31, 1883. Anglesca

Brit bqe. United States. Bride

Brik bqe. Melbourne. Evio Rood Amor, bee, Boston / Granite State Amer. sh. A

J. Gildemaster Gor.

Luzon

Amor, sh, New York

Martha Davies Amer., ak. United States

After. sh. Boston

Wm, H. Lincoln Amer, sh, New York

CEBU. Theodor Rugat Ger. ch W. Minstrol Beit bee

*ILOILO.

Ger bqo,

Russian gurbost

Name,

Flag and Rig,

Tone.

Guns, |N.H.P.

Captain.

Where ai.

5 cis.

Abreok

Russian avisa

1100

7

Captain Bahan

Yokohama

10

27

Drac

Freneb transport

Captain Ferra

Haiphong

Brit ash

15,7

Enterpriso

American corvette.

1376

G

Commander A. 8. Barker

Cores

BOED

Russ.sch.

34

Ermak

Russian transport.

1000

4

Captain Költzhau

33

Ersez

American sloop

1375

1200

Captain McCormack

Saghalion Stella

Rum ach,

Russ sch.

Gornostai

460

80

Commander Stark

Commander Roustan

20 ..

...35

trip to Aberdeen, from the can- tro of the Tow

Titis Juniata Kersaint

Germşu gunboat

490

100

Commander Rotger

American corvette

1900

Commander P. F. Harrington

Shanghai

Hongkong

25.,;

...40

La Victoriouse Legaspi Loipaig

agreements.

Licensed Beavers (wacli).

...50 centa.

Morge Najezdnick Nerpa Oprikolmik ...J0 cents. Palos

35 cents.

Richmond Skobeloff Sobol

Russian gunbost Russisa corretto American

French sloop French ironclad Spanish transport German

corvette French gunhant American Binop Russias ganboat Russian corvette

1182

Commander de Beaumont

Tonquin

4176

2014

Captain D. de la Batió

Hongkong

3000

1200

D. Ramon Valentin Buenapinta

Hongkong

14

Captain Herbig

Hongkong

437

Captain Dabar

Hongkong

-1100

Commander

S. Cotton

400

1500

400

1400

gunboat

306

American frigate Russian corvette

2300

14

2000

Shanghai Vladivostook Japan Vladivostock Shanghai Cheloo Shanghai Shanghai

Mateer Pepita

Sooloo

Titania

400

Japan

Brosch

German frigate

2030

19

Tamera

Portugueso gunboal

410

Tongour

Russian gunboat.

Hongkong Macso Singapore

83.00

***

Tourville Triomphante Villara 2.00 Volta

Vostock 2.60 Woll

French steel frigate

5022.

French ironclad

4176

14:

2400

French corvette

2400

16

87b

French corvette

1900

Russian gunbost

German gunboat

480

$10

1,76

1.50

100

WATERS, &0.

Tons

STEAMERS,

·K. P.

Name.

Game.

· Indi

Commander.

Name.

Tons, Captain.

60

cated

An-lan

450 260

Lim Kwok chung

... $1.00 Chee-hing

80

20

Chinese

20

Chon-jui

80

Chinese

10 Chen-to

450

960

J. Stewart

Hankow

Horam

1366 Ogston

1977

Butterfeld and Swine

H», & M. B. boat Co.

Lien-chi

Hai tung hàng

Chop chung Chopa Hai-chong-ching Hai-king-ching

Colish

500

300

Chiness

920

Chinese

Chineas

200 180 Chinedo

Chinodo

33 conta, Peng-chao-hai

800

500 Chinese

150

100

Chinese

77

San-hing

150

100

73

Sui-taing

300 180

(+5

Tching-on

350

100

Chinesa Calder Chinese

Tebing-po

150

Chineso

Kin Kiang

Kiang-ping Kiungohor

Powan

White Clond

Totzai

FARMA

Nothing in the above Scale to affect Tchun tung

170

Chinese

1st Class Cargo Host of 8 or 900

piouls, per Load, ...

2nd Class Cargo Boat of 600

piculs, por Day._***

2nd Class Cargo Bost of 600

piculs, per Load,

3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of

300 piculs, per Day,

3rd Class Cargo Font or IIa-kau Boat of

3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of

500 piculs, per Load,

300 picole, Half Day,

Suspens

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not exceed the following dimensions, 2 feet agreements.

long, I foot-bread, 1 foot deep, weigh more than 5lbs., nor bo smaller than 3 in, by 2

in Such parools may be wholly closed!

STREET COOMES.

Scale of Hire for Street Coolies.

if they bear this special endorsement, One Day, PARCEL, CONTAINING NO LETTER, but day at Day, pened by direction of parcel nay

Three Hours,

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200

320 200 Chinese

100

Captain Fournier

Commander von Raven

Gustav Molbrek Ramier

But bạo.

Fab. bg.

Haiphong Vladivostock Canton

BANGKOK

1884

Owners.

In port on January Ban Lee Siam, bqs: Bua Pan

Siam ah. Burra Noorto! Siam. q.

| Cattareline Ital: 508. Okam, Kanirye Siam, bqa. China

Sista by. Laid

Confucins Бівш, вс Eng Loc

Esperance

Falcon Fortune

Envoy

Moccury Maridian Bapid

Biam, bqa

Siam, bog.

Toh bao

Siam be. Java

Biam be

bye

Sian bge

Bistog

Stamboe

Heng Beng

Garbge

Kim Chya Seng Blanch

R. Hock Chocing Biam ech

617 Fenring, T.-H., C. &M. S.-boal Co-

360 Holmes C. M. 8, N. Ca, 159 Goggin

H, O. & M. 8-bost Cocky

1800 Hoyland

230 Benning, A. H, 0, & M. 6. boat Co.

180 Lcfavour IL, A. & M. R.-boat Co.

Starlight

Binin, bqe.

Biam, bq

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HAIN, at the China Mail Offse, No. 2 Wyndham Street, H

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