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Purkor's "Short_Julineya

TAH Ju Szechnen are continued, and a godly instalment of 2 dents. these travels in the interior of China is given. Mr F. 1. Balfour contributos a paper of song langt entitled "The Emn- poror Chung, founder of the Chinese Hine

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6 lbs. ; to the Continent, &c.; 4 The Patterns--45 British Ofices, 5 lbs. if with put intrinsic Tale; to the Continent,

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Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.

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flection

Section

I. From Green Island to the Gun Works.

2. From Gas Works to the P. and O. Co.'s Factory,

5. Fruta P. and O. Co.'s Office to Peddar's Wharf. 6. From Peddar's Wharf to the Naval Yarů.

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Vessel's Name.

7. From Naval Yard to the Pier.

& From Pior to East Point.

Captain.

Flag and Kv

Dute of

Tons

Arrival

· Consigneca or Agents.

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[No. 6448.—MARCH 18, 1994,

SHIPPING IN CHINA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, AND SIAM WATERS,

WHAMPOA.

Daisies.

Ger. Sm.so, Tiontain Annam.str.

Vaste Kame.

Flat à Bis.

Hocht Shun-on

Destination.

Remarks.

Possing

CANTON.

Brit

atr. Shanghai

Haiphong

To-day

Kiang-ping

Y&SanFeisco To-morrow

str. 1332 Mar. 7 David Sassoon, Sona & Co. Straits and Calcutta fo-morrow

str. str. str 117 stel 609 Mar str. 9210 Mar. Drit

atr. 2000 Mar. Dutch at 1456 Mar. Brit. str. 281 Nov.

H.K. &W'pea Dock Co. 16 Douglas Steamship Co.

Sardiaro, Matheson & Co. 18Jardine, Mathoson & Co. 1 Jamline, Matheson & Co. 28, C. & 3. S-boat Co. 981 Mar. 13Captain

1105 Mar. 16 Adamson, Ball & Co. str. 1419 Mar. 17: &0. S. N. Co.

674 Mar. 18ouglas Steamship Co. air 1001 Mar. 18Butterfold & Swire str. 1697 Mar. 17P. & O. S. N. Co. Mier. str. 1252 Mar. 11Sicunsson & Co.

630 Mar. str.

str.

Saigon

To-morrow

MACAO.

Chi str. Canton

AMOY.

In port on March 13, 1884 Augusto Br. 3m.sch. Toivunfoo

Ger. bqe. For Sale

Chloris

Faugh Belangh Gur. 3. sc. Taiwanfoo Brit. sch. Taiwanfoo Gor. bgo.

Magento

Sibition

Ger, bqe.

FOOCHOW.

In port on March 13, 1884.

KEBUHANT SIFAMERA,

Chinase Shanghai Kwangtung British Hongkong

MERCHANT SAILING VERJELA..

Gor, noh. Takao

Friedrich

SHANGHAI.

En port on March 13, 1884

MERCHANT STEAMERS.

Chingre

British

Repairing

str.

28 Mar. 15A. R. Marty

Brit..

str. 2787 Mar. 140. & O. 5. S. Oo,

5 Martavish

23 Novem

...Brit. Brit. Brit.

str. 1653 Feb. 14 Adamson, Bull & Co.

RIT.

561 Mar. 18 Yuan Fat Hong

Swatow & Bangkck

itementeria ...nichison...... Brit. 6 Stopami

Brit. 5hWestoby... Brit. Duke Brit. Quartly Besseling !...Woone

Wallace

414 June 30[Rommedios & Co.

395 Mar. 13 Russell & Cou.

Kloon Dock Amoy and Manila Kloon Dock

Tog Plying Amoy, &e.

To-inorrow Straits and Calcutta To-morrow

Therese

Brit.

Ab'doonDock Coz'tan Dock

Harrison

Brit.

str.

5 Harris.

Brit

N'saki & Yokohama 20th it.

Young

Brit.

str,

Canat Porta

Haerbin

eSeulo

Brit

Lendon, Be.

0 elLiggin

¿Brit.

Buripe, &c.

...Petersen.

Saigon

Gopales....

Longley

Pitman Laredo

Span. Brit, Brit. afr.

#Dunn, Melbye & Co.

20th inst. K'loon Dock

atr. 1328 Feb.

200hong We

Kloun Dock

663 Mar.

12 Douglas Steamship Co.

Ccast Porta

Ta-morrow

Feh.

air.

436 Jan.

9A. R. Marty

K'loon Dock

3 h Crawford

Brit.

atr. 761 par.

18 Siomsson & Co.

Shanghai

.... cHanson

Kier.

Brit

Sventow & Bangkok

Chiyuon

5h McCaslin

Brit

alr.:

574 Mar. 16 Itussell & Co.

Hoihow, &c.

To-morrow

Clydo

$ c'Aguirre

Span

gir.

hMKoelinie ... Brit.

Haydon

Amer.

atr. 48

Fowler

¡Brit.

atr. 1902 ****

605 Dec. 28 Dunn, Malbye & Co. str. 1049 Mar. 15 Bm Hin Chan

China Traders' Insurance Co.

Manila

To-morrow

Hasting

Chinese

Amoy

To-day

Ichang

British

Leid up

Iraouaddy Franch

H'kong, dv.

Dodd

Beit.

Nov. 16 Russell de Co. air. 1300 Mar. 14 Russell Co.

New York

To-day

Kang-kwan

Chinese

Hankow, do.

Sydney, o.

To-day

Kiang-piau

Chinese

Smith

Brit

Nalgon

Kiang-tung

Chinese-

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Brit. str.

Swatow

To-day

Kiang-yung

Chinese

7bScheldt. Ree

.Ger akr. 674 Mar.

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British

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5 St. Croix...

..1 k¡Moule

Brit. Brit

sir. 1515 Mar. str. 1640 Mar

137 Oct. 11 Eduard Schollhans & Co. 16Jardino, Matheson & Co.

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Lee Yuton

Chinese

Shanghai

To-day

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Britisk

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To-morrow

Patroclus

British

Posing

British

Hongkong

Sailing Vonzole

Sia Nanzing

British

Cfoo&trin

Sual,

British

Hankow, &e.

..2 Schasifer..........Ger.

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3 Wynum

Aner. bq.

1Mulchers & Co. 508 Nov, 25 Orle

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San Francisco

Taibang

British

New York

Tákn

British

Foochow

4 Mahe

Hier bqe.

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Впавіль Nagasaki

4 & Lachenr

Bit be.

Hongkong

Amer. bqe.

832 Dec.

20 Melchers & Co.

..Ger. bg.

30 Mar.

Wieler & Co.

Portland (Oregon) Iloilo

900 Mar.

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Sarah ... Siamese Crown Sephan.....

Chair, Jinricksha, and Boat Tentonia

Hire.

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IN TIN COLONY OF HONOKÓNG,

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Three hours...50 cta. Six hours,...70 ets. Day (rom 6 to 6), One Dellar,

TO VICTORIA PAR

Stratton

3k Noyes

Molter

str. 1041 Mar. 18 Eduard Schollhasa & Co. str. 1011 Mar 17 Yuen Fat Hong

nir. 1100 Mar. 10 Butterfield & Swire

820 Mar. 16 Douglas Steamship Co.

14Wieler & Co.

Finlagen..... Brit. be.

Hardner Lincoln

8 e Poppo.

cNelson

7 Bailey eMuller. Batun

7 diing

Amer. be. Amer. sh.

Jer

Bri. bktine.

106 Mar. 9Sientasen & Co.

609 Mar. 12Eduard Schelhase & Co.

821 Cat 191ō

1228 Feb. 030 Oct.

Is Russell & Co.

6 Captain

17 Belchers & Co. 12Chinee

3Berneo Co., Limited

29 Captain

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sh. 1223 Mar. 14 Molchors & Co. Cer. bye 631 Mar. Melchors & Co. Norris...... Amer. eh. 1175 Doc. 24 Russell & Co.

Amer, sh. 1263 June 8Order

8 Sherman

Doan....... 2lergensen....

4k Trompetter Ger,

8 Spiesko

Tilan ........ 'Twilight.

3 Warland.

Portland (Oregon)

Yangleze British

Hankow Hankow, do Coren, de

Hongkong, fe London, &c.

MRBĢIJAST SÄILING VESSELS, Batavia Brit. bqe. Bonj. Sewall Amer. sh. Philippines Chateaubriand Brit. bqs. Kloon Dock, Chihaya Maru Japan. bqe.

Chi bqe Laid up

Brit. bqa.

Brit. bqe.

Taid up

Br. Sm.sch. Tientsin

New York

Chingtah

Honolulu Calino

Flodden

Hildo

Kolga

Now York

Loong Wha

Minua

Олтера

New York

| Queen of England Siam, bee.

Satsuma

San Francisco

Her Britannic Majesty's Ships in the China Squadron.

0.70 Pisk (Tender to Flying double-screw gunboat

Where at

Dorothy Emily

Gitanilla

Brit, bqe. Foochow Brit, bqe.

Brit, bge.

NAGASAKI

In port on March 6, 1884.

Sin Kolga

Brit bgo. Tientsin

Brit. bg. Chefoo Brit. bqe."

Brit. bgo. Chatoo

HIOGO.

In port on March 10, 1884.

Brit. be. New York Brit. be. Now York Amer. h

Cross Hill Lalin Pactolus Pelham Pater

Queen Banta

Brit. bg, Shanghai Gor. Sau. no. Brit. bqe. Qлeenstown Amer. al, Wm. W. Crapo Amor, bqe.

TOKOHAMA.

In port on March 7, 1884. Alp. Marshall Bris, bqe.

Nome.

Rig.

Tons Displí.

Guns. LE.P.

Captain

Albatross

Anducious

composito screw atoop double-scrow iron frigato

Champion

Corvette

Cleopatra

corvette

Single Trip,

Cockchafer

gunboat

400

940

4 840 COLO 14 4930 2380 14 2340 2900 14 2610

4

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

Hankow Hongkong

Shanghai

Captain H. N. Hippieley

Amoy

470

Lieut.-Com. Ilobt. L. Groome

Chefor

Four Coulies,

$1.00 Curaçao

Corvette

2383

34

2010

Captain Anstruther

Shanghai

Three Cooties,

0.85 Daring

composite sloop

040 4 920

Commander Lawrence Ühing

Hongkong

380

3

340

Liant.-Con, Honry E. Ropor

Two Copies,

Jetta (direct or by Pol-fe Len).

Espoir

[Fisa) gunboat

430

4

Commander E H. Gamble

Chinking

Hongkong

Four Coolion,

Three Coolice,..

Two Coolies.

1.20 Fly ...1.00 Foxhound

...$1.60 Flying Fish

Bble-scrow gun-vessel

040

4

810

Captain J. P. Maclear

Amoy

640

4

#90

Commander John Hope

Hongkong

gunboat

420

470

Lieut.-Commander McQutae

Foochow

Kestrel

double-screw gui-vessal

710

230

Commander E. Hotlem

Linet

deable screw gun-vemul

707

1050

Commander Geo. W. Hill

surveying vessel

803

3

600

Commander Vereker

SKAT.)

Single Trip.

Fruit Comalies,

Threys Coolies,

Twe Coolics,

$0.00 0.50 0.40

Merlir. Midge Pugusua Sapphire

gunboat

450

Commander R. B. C. Brenton

Hoil, w

double-screw gun-vessol

460

470

Commander E. Tisdale

Chiefee

composito acrew alsop Corvette

1130

970

Commander Bickford

1370

12

2300

Captain Fullerton

Singapore

Kobe

Swilt

double-screw gun-vessol

Commander Wm. Collins

Hongkong

Hustens

Tweed

double-screw gunboat

360

340

In reserve

Hongkong

Liza

Beturn (livel or by Fel-fu Lam).

Victor Emanuel

receiving ship

Bone Cralien,

...$1.00 Vigilant

paddle despatch-vessel

Three Colins, ...

4.85 Wiveru

turret-ship

... 0.70 Zopby:

guabout

3097 835 1800 430

Hongkong

Mario

Ger.

2

1230

Lieut.-C. Maxwell

Hongkong

Mary C. Bohm Ger

ech,

4 1450

In reserve

Hongkong

Nento

Buss, ach

4

130

Singapore

Otsego

Brik sch.

Ruso

Russ, sob.

Saghalien Solidor

Russ, sch.

Brit. bqe

Stella

Rush, ach.

TO MISTOLJA GAP (TO LEVEL OF UMBRELLA Magpie

Twe Cholies, ...

The Return Fare embraces a trip of not morù than three hours,

For every hour or part of an hour above three heirs, anal Coolie will be entitled to

an additions! payment of B cents.

Day Trip Peak, 0.78 cach Coolie.

(1 hour) Cap 0.60 cack Coolie.

Finrichales.

Qunter of att hour or less, ... Half an hour, u bour,... Three hours, Six hours,...

the day (1 hour), For trip to Shaukiwan or Pokfulam,

Irom the centre of the Town, ... 20

Return,

...35

Per trip to Aberdes, from the cen

tre of the Town,...

Return,

FIIN

Commodora Cuming

Hongkong Canton Malaces Straits

Lieut.-Com, Chas. K. Hope

For H. B. M. Ships' tonnage, displacements and affectivo horse powers are giren according to H. M. Navy Hat,

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

Cristoforo Colambo

Extning

Dugnay Trouin

Enterpriu

Bameliu

420

Annapolis Brit bqe. New York Black Diamond Ger. bgo.

Carondelet Amer. sh. Diana

Amer. ech

B. v. Beaulieu Ger. bqe.

fram

Bri. bktino.

Brit scb.

Amer. sch.

bge.

Brit. bqe.

Baite bqe,

Captain Colombeaud

Uoinmander A, S. Barker

Amoy Shanghai

Japan

Marshall Group

Vladivostock

D. Ramon Valentia Buonaplats Hongkong

MANILA.

In port on March 8, 1884, Amer. ab. Amer, bqo.

Alice Reed

Amer. bqe. New York:

Crown Prince Brit boe.

DavidJ. Feuney Amez. sh." New York Else

Ger, sh.

Buigraa

Camorganshiro-Brit, bqe,

Great Admiral Amer. en.

Highlyez Gen. bqe, Liverpool Haddon Hall Belt: sh. New York Hudson Bay

Bril sh,

Blary B. Ruseall Amer. bae. Montreal Onsi

Prudencia

Tartar Titanis

Amer. bqe. New York Ger

bne.

Boston

Brit. bqe. United States

Ger.

bg.

Brit. Th

Name,

Flag and Rig.

Toys. Guna H.P.

Captain.

Where at:

Alert

Abreck

Russian aviso

..10

5 ets. Africu

Alert

15,

..25

Portuguese transport Ameriena gumboat Italian corretto French cruiser

1061 F 300

002

Captain Schaa36

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550

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Shanghai

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Hongkong

2936 15

Hongkong

35

Frenes cruiser

3700

Captain Muret de Pagnso

31

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1370

000

Ermak

Russian transport

1000

80

Captain Koltohau

+7

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American aloop

1375

3200

Captain McCormack

Russian gunboat

450

80

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Tonamir

20

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310

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23

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Itamsian gunboat

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CEBU

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2400

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2400

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Amoy

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French corvette

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