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Captain McCormack

Commandor Stark

D. Ramon Valentin Buonaplata

Captain Herbig

Debar Commander B

Captain

Boramander Moltaod

Yokohama

Macao

Nagasaki

Hongkong Hongkong Shanghai

Hongkong Vindicatook Tonquin Shanghai

Hongkong Canton Vladivostock

HONGKONG, MACAO AND CANTON RIVER STEAMERS.

H., C. & M. S-boat Co.

617 Benning, T. H., C. & M. S.-bost Co.

G. M.-B. N. Co.

EL, C. & M. S.-boat Co.

280 Benning, A. H., C. & M. S.-boat Co.

MANILA

In port on February 26, 1884. Amer, sh

Alice Keed

Amer, bqe, New York

Crown Prince Brit. bqo.

Dartford

Brit, th

David J. Fenney Amer. ah New York Don Jacinto

Eise

Span.bg.

Gor

Enigma Brit qe, Glamorganshire Brit be. Great Admiral Amer. sh

HighByer

Haddon

Hudson Bay

Ger.. bqe. Brit.

J. G. Panleton Amer. bqe.

Jupiter

Loileen

Gor. boe

Lan. bg.

Mary E. Rustell Amor, bqə. Montraal.

Casin

Prudencia

Still Water

Amer. boe. Ger. bgo.

Brit bqa. United States

Theodor Ruger Cor ab

Wallato Walls Castle

Kaixor

Kelverdale

Brit be Brit. bgo

ILOILO.

Amer. h. United States Gurali. San Francisco

Brit. bqe. New York

Mary 8. Ames Amer, bqa. United States

Brodrana

CELU

Norw. be. Australis. Amer. 30. Great Surgeon - Amer. bqa. Baston

Faberg

J. Gildomaster Goralis United States Nervion Span, bge. Liverpool,

A BANGKOK,

Sin. be.. Siam, sch

In port on February 23, 1584 Advance Aline Auron Brit bga. Billy Simpan Brit, uge. Cattarelin Ital, bqe. Cham, Kamrye Siam, bqes Charon Wattana Siam Chize

Biath

Aust ba

Diamond Olty Siam, bga

Falcon

Biam. bqe.

Biam. be. Siam Siam, bqe.

Stav bqe. Java

Hong Seng Kim Chye Seng San Koon Lea

Jam

bge

Siam.. bos

Slam bge.

Bian bgs.. Brit bqe. Bamarang

Printed and published, by. GEO, MURHAY Bang, at the Ukina Mías Offici, No. 2, Wyndham Street, Hongkong,

Commander Boyle

ron Nortitz

Captain von

Commander Huck

Масао

Singapore

Name.

Flag and Big.

T'uss.

Guns.

11.7.

Abreck

Russian aviso

1684

8

200

Captain Schanz

·ūcis.

15

35.

Allicu Alert

Portuguese transport

D02

American grabout

Cristoforo Colombo

Italian curvette

EGDO

Dugnay Trouin

French cruiser

3700

American corvette

1370

900

Inssian transport

1000

20

Гарай

American sloop

1976

1200

.50

Russian gunboat

470

80

French cruiser

Commander Boustan

German gunboat

120

340

Liett-Commander Rotger

American gun-vessel

8228

1182

375

4176

2214

Commander F. F. Harrington Commander de Beaumont Captain D.,do la Butié

Tonquia

1900

Hongkong Hongkong

8000

1900

On a cruise

437

100

Licensed Bearers (each),

Monweary Morga Nayezdnik Nerpa

American corvette

1375

700

J. Higginson

Russian gunboat

400

Russian corvolto

1330

Captain Kalageras

...10 cents.

35 cents, ...60 cents.

Russian

Russian gunboat

400

20

Coismander Valrondt

Hongkong Vladivostock

corvette

.1400

Captain IL Ivashintso

America gunboat

300

200

Lieut. Commandor Glidden

Richmond

American frigate

2300

800

Captain Skerrett

Shanghai

Skebele Sobol Stoso

2100

Captain Hlanodsrett

en route Hongkong

Russian

gunboat

400

80

Japan

*German curvette

2030

2500

Tamoga Tongous $3.00 Tourville

Triomphante 2.00 Villars

Volta 2.50 Vostuck

Portugueso guaboat

410

Captain F. da Costa Cabral

Hongkong

Harian gunbaat

French steel frigate

6322

7466

Captain Bose

en route France

French ironclad

4170

2400

Captain Baur

Frsuch carvotto

2400

676

Captain Dewatro

Hongkong

Amoy

French corvette

1300

Captain Fournier

Hongkong

Russian gunboat

Commander Molchanaky

Wolf

German gurbant

480

340

Lieut. Commander von Raren i

Vladivostock Canton

picule, per Toad,...

1,75

CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON

300 picula, pe: Day,

1.50

No

Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of

WATERS, &c.

300 piculs, per Load,

1,00

rd Glass Cargo Bost or Hakan Best of

300 picula, Half Day,

B. Y.

Tons

Nem

Guns.

Indi

30

Dispit.

Commander.

Name

Tons.

Captain

Owners.

--

cuted

Ciro

An-lan

450

200

Lim Kwok

chung

80

20

Chinesa

80

17

Chinese

450

260

J. Siewert

China

Hankow

600

300 Chinese

200 Ukinese

Honam

618 Focken

1382 Ogelon

1377

Bing Lee & Co.

Butterfeld and Swire

Eng Lee Envoy

Goliab

200 Chinese

450

810

810

Chinese

200

200 Chineso

Chinese

500

Chinese

100

Chinesa

100

Chinese

100

150

170

380 Coldar 100 Chinese 100 Chinese 170 Chinese

Kis Kinng

Klang-ping

Kiangchow

Powan

Inicky

360 Holmes 159 Cloggin

1800 Latevour

Mercury

Siam

Rapid

EL, C. & M. S.-boat Co.

San Francisco Ger. acu.

Starlight

Tak Ja

White Cloud

1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900

piculs, per Day; .... 1st Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900

piculs, per Load,

2nd Class Cargo Boat of 600

picols, per Day,...

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to notica that ero glan and detail, we are

nature of the contents was discovered. "Notes" and **Queries

are destined to find a place in its pages algo. It is to be hoped that this upeting for contributious on Chinese subjects may ovoke a similar degree of litoraly zeal to that which was displayed during the lifetime of its prede cessor in the field, and that the China levier may reosive the support necessary to Insure ita continuance.

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