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ou

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The November-December number of the China Retics contains heas variety than usual, but the few articles are very intera ting, The opouting paper by Air Harbort A. Giles on The New Testament in Chi- nesa" treats of a question that must neces. sarily be of great importance in the eyes of all missionaries:

Ir.

in Szechui"

LOCAL POSTAGE.

and the

Chin rect (d), Cuckin Japan, Siam di Macao, China,

Guacral Local Rates" for Hongkong,

pines.

Philip

Toaquin,

Lellers Post Books,

per Lo Cards,

(0)

Par Neusumpers

sand and Prices Reggio-

Jurrent.

tration,

=

(2) Via Singapore, 10 cents.

erata

Menta

cards.

Lefteris,

(ej Between Hongkong, Cantón, mud. Macro

Parker's "Shost odly instalment of 2 coute.

are continued, and a

those travels in the interior of China is given. Er F. . Balfour contributes a paper of some length entitled The Ian- Em- peror Chaug, founder of the Clanese pira, which will be read with genuine interes by students of Chinery history.

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Destination.

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CANTON Brit,

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Brit. str. Shan

MAJAO.

Amoy and Shanghai To-morrow Straits and Caloutto 19th inst Shanghai Saigon Saigon

Auguste Chloria

Chi str. Canton

AMOY.

In port on March 7, 1884,

Br. Sm, soh. Taiwanfoo Gorbqa For Sale

Faugh Balaugh Ger. 3m, so, Taiwanfóo

FOOCHOW

In port on March 6, 1884. Friedrich Ger. sch. Takao

BHANGHAI,

In port on March 6, 1884,

AK. & W'pon Dook Co. 10D. Musso & Co.

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247 Mat. 12 Adamon,

Bell i Đời

BİK 281 Nov, 28H, C. & M. 9 hout Co.

str. 281 Mar. 13 Captain

Siomasen & Co.

str. 1202 Mar. 11 Siensson & Co.

Straits and Calcutta 10th inst

To-day

695 Dac. 28 Dunn, Melbys & Co.

49

China

Traders' Insurance Co.

16 Russell & Co.

Kloon Dock Greetham Hao-ting Iohang

K'loon Doelt

15th inst

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7 David Sassoon, Sona & Co.

3 Thomson

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Hutchison...... Brit.

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To-day

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17th mist, K'loon Dock 15th inst. Tug Flying

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str. 2240 Mar.

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Her Britannic Majesty's Ships in the China Squadron.

$1.00 Ea (Tender to Flying double-screw gunboat

Lieut. Oom. Bubt. L. Groome Captain Anstruther Commander Lawrence Ching- Lieut..Com. Henry E. Reper Commander E. H. Gamble Captain J. P. Maclear Commander John Hope

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Hongkong Hongkong Laid up

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NAGASAKI

In port on March 1, 1884.

Brik

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HIOGO.

In port on February 29, 1884.

Brit

Ben Nevis

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Pactolus

Pelham

Queen Thuria

Brit, bqo. New York:

Brit bgo, New York

Brit, bg, Shanghai

Ger, Su, 45.

Brit. bqe.

Queenstown Amer. sh. Wm. W. Crapo Amer. Ige.

YOKOHAMA

In port on February 20,

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Carondelet Адает в

Diana

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Ev. Beaulicu Ger,

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Brit achi

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C. Bohu Ger. 201

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Name.

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Tons

Grans. J.H,P.

Dispit.

Captain.

Where ut.

Albatrosa Audacious Champion

composite screw sloop double-screw iron frigate

corvette

Cleopatra

corvette

2300

940 4 840 6010 14 4330 2380

14 2340 34 2610

Commander Chaa. Hicks Captain R. E. Tracey Captain A. T. Powlett

Hankow

Hongkong

Shanghai

Captain H. N. Hippinley

Amoy

Alma

Cockchafer

gunboat

465

4 470

Chefon

TO VICTORIA PEAK.

Curaçao

corvetlo

2383

14

2540

Sugle Trip

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composite sloop

940

4

920

Shanghai Pakhoi

Four Coolies,

360

$

340

Hongkong

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... 0.85 Magnir

[Fial) gunboat

420

4

405

Chinking

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sloop

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Amoy

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610

490

Hongkong

GIZA

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Foxhound

Thron Coolios, ...

1.20

1. Kostrel

gunboat

450

470

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Foochow

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710

4

230

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Tientsin

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... 1.00 Cannot

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767

5

1050

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803

600

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gunboat

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double-screw gun-vice]

465

470

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2260

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1010

Commander Win, Collins

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340

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1800

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Two Coolice,

Eeturn (direct or by Pok-fu Lars).

Four Coolies,

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hoped thas this opening for contributions

Local and Intian Parcel Fost

BOAT AND COOLIE HIER.

DOITS.

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D. Ramon Valentín Bucunplata

Commander Valrondt

Where at.

Yokohama

Dakota

Licat-Com Chas. K. Hope

par For H. B. M. Ships' tonnage, displacements and effective homo powers are given according to H. M. Navy list.

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

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Chefoo

Shanghai

ca route Hongkong

HONGKONG, MACAO, AND CANTON RIVER STEAMERS.

Captain

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MANILA.

In port on March 8, 1884

Alort Alfoo Rood

Asteria

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B. Webster Amer, bye. New York" Crown Prince Brit base Dartford Brit

David J. Fenney Amer. sh. New York Don Jacinto Amer. be United States. ElseTM Enigma

Brit be

Glamorganshire Brit be Grest Admiral Amer. sh.

Herrmann

Gerbqg. Laverpool Brit

Hudson Day Brittle

J. G. Panleton Amer. bas

Jupiter

Lodsen

Ger bge.

Dan

Mary E. Russell Amer, bqa, Montreal

Ossia Azzer, beo.

Prudencis Gar bga Boston

Still Water

Tartar

Brit. be. United States Ger,

Theodor Ruger Ges. sh. Wallets

Walls Castle

Kalsar

Kelverdals

Brit. bye.

Brit. hge.

ILOILO.

Amer the United States

Garsh Bar Franciaco Brit bgo, New York

Mary S. Ames Amer, bye. United States

Foberg

Ger.. Halifax

Amer. al.

Great Surgeon Amer, bqe, Boston

J. Gildemarter Ger. sh. United States Nervion Span. bge, Liverpool

BANGKOK.

In port en February 23, 1884 Advance

Alire

Siam bo

Siam Nch Brit boe,

Billy Simpson Beit bea Cattarelin Ital be Cham: Kamrye m Charon Wattans Stan

Chins

Siam. Ig. Laid up Acust. ge

Siam boa BAL bga Siam,bge, Java

Diamond City Biam. bje

Siam, bqa,

Heng Beng Kin Chye Song Sisin. sh Koon Lee Lucky

Rapid

Bamboo

San Francisco Ger. Beh.

Brit, bie bamarang

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Japán

Hongkong

Nan.

Flag and Kig.

Tons. Guna B.F.

Chaplain.

Abreck

Russian aviso

1684

8

300

Captain Schanz

Africa Alert

Portuguese transport

902

Captain A. D. Pedrozo

Macao

Quarter of an Leur or less, Half an hour,

cta.

American gunboat

541.

5

550

Commander Barclay

Shanghai

Cristoforo Colorabo

Italian corvette

5000

Captain Accioni

+++

...10

A

Baguay Trouin

Hougkong

French cruiser

3700

Captain Muret de Pagnac

Bongkong

.25

Енісергіка

American corvette

1375

900

Commander A. S. Barker

Shanghai

Ermak

35

Russian transport

1000

80

Captain Koltchan

Japan

Essuz

...50

American sloop

1375

1200

Captain McCormack

Marshall Gropp

from the centre of the Town, ...

Retura,

20,

Hamelin

Russian gunboat

80

Commander Stark

Vladivostock

Fronetz Cruiser

Commander Boustan

Toaquin

...35

Per trip to Aberdeen, from the cen

tre of the Town....

Roturn,

fltis Juniata Kersaint

German gunboat

340

Lieut, -Commander Rötger

26..

...40,

Lu Gulissonière

Frenit

Fronch sloop

American gun-vcase)

Commander P. F. Harrington

Shanghai Corea

37A

Commander de Beaumont

frigate

Captain

Tonquin

Legaspi La Victorieuse

French ironclad

4176

*2214

Captain D. de la Batie

Hongkong

en route Bingapore

Spanish transport

1200

Leipzig

Gorman corrette

3000

4800

Captain Liorbig

Hongkong

Manila

Licensed Bearers (each).

Flour, Half day, Day,

144

***

...30 cents. 35 cents. ...50 conte.

Latin Monocacy Morge Nayezinik Nerpa Opritehnik Palos Richmond Skobeleff Sobol Storch

French gunboat

100

Captain Dobar

Hongkong.

American corvelto

1975

700

Commander B. J. Higgitin

Bassian gunboat

400

Commander Moltsof

Russian corvette

1380

Captain Kalagaras

A

Russian gunboat Bussian corvette

400

80

1400

Captain B. Irazbintsoff

Vladivostock

American gunboat

300

200

Liont-Commander Glidden

American frigate

2300

800

Captain Skerrett

Russian corvette

2100

Captain Blanodaroff

Russian

gunboat

400

80

Commander Boyle

German corrette

2030

2500

Captain von Nostitz

Wolf

Tamega $8.00 Tongous

Triomphauto 2,00 Villars

Volta 9.60 Vostok

1.75

Russian gunboat

Portuguese gebrat

410

Captain F. da Costa Cabral

French ironclad

4176-

2400

Captain Baux

Franch corrutte

2400

076

Captain Dewatro

Hongkong

ADDY

French corvette

1300

Captain Fournier-

Russian gunbost

Commander Motehunsky **

German ganbost

450

340

Lieut.-Commander von Raven

Hongkong Vladivostock Canton

CHINESE GUN-VESSELS IN CANTON

1.50

WATERS, &c.

100

Tons

H. P.

Nume.

Quns.

60

Dispit

Indi-

Commander.

tated

An-bo

450

280

Lim Kwok chung

80

20

Chiness:

Chies

20 Chen-jui

17

Chincse

10 Chen-to

Chop-chruy Hai-chong-ching Ohop-Bỉ

460 230

J. Stewart

Hankow

800

300

320

320

200 Ohicess

Chinese

Honam

200

Chinese

Hai-ing-ching Ha-tung-hung

450

910 SLO Chinese

350

200 Chinese

220 180 Chinese

800

500

Chinesa

160 2. 100

Chiposu

150

100

Chinese

$60

180

150

200

150

100

170

Calder Chiness Chinese 170- Ukinese

Kin Kinng

Kiang-ping Kiungchow

Powan

White Cloud

121

1st Olass Cargo Boat of 8 or 900

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

picule, per Lend, ... 2nd Class Cargo Boat of 600

pizols, par Day,... 2nd Class Cargo Ront of 800 picula, per Lead, ........ 3rd Class Cargo Roat or Ha-kau Boat of

300 picula, per Day,

**

3rd Class Cargo Boat or Ha-kau Boat of

300 piculs, per Load,

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300 picals, Half Day,

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