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Shan, str. 27 April 21 Remedios & Co. Erit. str. 1309 April 16 P. & 0. S. N. Co. Erit.

[No. 6479,-AFEIL 30, 1884.

SHIPPING IN OHINA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, AND SIAM WATERS.

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WHAMPOA.

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CANTON. Brit. str. Shanghai Brit,

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nir. Canton

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¡Cer.

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5 Young.....

Brit Drit. ¡Brit. Atr

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IN THE COLONY OF MONGKONG,

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Three hours, cts. Six hours....70 cta

Day (from 6 to 6), One Delar.

TO VICTORIA PRAS.

Style Trip

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Four Coolies,

Three Coolics,

Cleopatra

$1.00 Cockchafer

... 0.85 Caração

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*London

Vietoria, B.C

New York

Philippines

Now York

Kloon Dock

Flee Emily Magenta

ΑΜΟΥ.

In port on April 25, 1884,

Ger. bye.

Brit

Brit. Bch.

FOODHOW.

In port on April 24, 1884.

PERBOLIANT STEAMENS.

Kwangtung

British Hongkong

SHANGHAI.

In port on April 25, 1884.

MEDORANT STEAMBRA.

Agamemnon Fuyaw Glendig

Glenfruin

Chinese

London, &c.

British

British

British

Hideyoshi Maru Japanese

Hiroshima Marn Japanese

Nagmaaki, že.

British

K'loon Dock

ang-kwan

Chinese

Hinkow, &c.

Kiang-pinu Kiang-yung

Chinese

Cluzes

Ksongsang

British

Victoria, B.C. Callao

Les Yuen

Chinese

Tientsin

Ab'deen Dock Merionethshire British

Nepsal

British

London, & Hongkong,&c.

Pokin

Tientsin

Portland (Oregon)

Cloured K'loon Dock Clearod

British

Feking

Brtüch

Hongkong

Shanghai

British

Store Nordisko Danish

Taiwo

British

Hankow, &c.

Philippines Cebu

Talomachus

British

London, &.

Yang-tzé

French

Hongkong,fc.

San Francisco

Cleared

Yoritomo Maru Japsaose

Kuchinotzu

Yung-ning

Chinese

Wanchow

MERCHANT SAILING VESIKTA,

Anna Dorothea Ger.

Kloon Duck Chingtah

Chi.

bqo. bge.

Doretta

Siam. bqe.

Flodden

New York

Callao

Her Britannic Majesty's Ships in the China Squadron.

Mary Stewart Brit bqa.

N. Pendleton Azer, bqe. North. Empire Brit, qe, New York Queen of India Brit bqo. Solidor

Brit. bg.

Name.

Rig.

Tu Displi

Guns. I.F.P.

Raystairs.

Where, at

Albatross Audacious

composite screw loop

double-screw iron Frigate

940 4 R40 0010 14 4336

Commander Chas. Hicks

Shanghai

Captain R. E. Tracey

Hongkong

Champion

survette

2380

14

2340

Captain A. T. Powlett

Hongkong

Corvette

2000

2610

Captain A. N. Hippisley

Corol

gunboat

470

Lent-Com. Robt. L. Groome

Chefoo

Gitanilla

curvotte

2383

2540

Captain Anstruther

Shangbai

0.70 Daring

composito sloop

940

4

920

Commander Lawrence Ching

Canton

Return (dired or by Pok-fu Lam).

Est (Fender to Flying

double-screw gunboat

360

340

Lieut.-Com, Houry E. Roper

Hongkong

$1.50 Espoir

[Fich)

gaudent

430

456

Cortanander E. E. Gamble

Chinkiang

1.20 Flying Fish

Joop

$40

4

843

Captain J. P. Maclear

Feochow

Twu Coulics, ...

... 1.00 Mly

Foxhound Finnet

double-screw gun-vessel

640

4

401

Commander John Hope

Shanghai

gunboat

400

4

470

Lieut.-Commander McQubus

Foodbow

double-screw un-russel

707

3050

Commander Goo. W. Bill

On a cruise

gunbout

430

SEAT.) Siuglo Trip.

double-screw gun-yeasel

465

470

Commander E Tisdale

Gram

composite scruw akuop

1130

.6

970

Commandor Bickford

corvotto

1970

2300

Captain Fullerton

Four Colles,

20.60 Swift

double screw gun-vessel

704

3010

Commandor Wm. Collins

Three Coolies,

0.50 Tweedl

Amay

double-scrow gunboat

300

340

In reserve

Hongkong

Two Coolies;

0.40 Victor Emanuel

receiving ship

3067

Commodore Cuming

Hongkong

Return (direct or up Fok-fu Lam),,

Vigilant

addle despatch-vessel

833

1230

Hongkong

Four Coolice,

...81.00

Wivern

turrot.ship

1800

1400

La reservo

•Hongkong

Three Coolios, ...

0.85 Zephyr

gamboat

430

650

Singapore

Two Coolies,...

....0.70

TU VICTORIA GAP (10 LEVEL OF UMBRELLA Merlin

Midge

Pegama Sapphics

The Return Fare embraces a trip of not more than there hours,

For every hour or part of an hour abore three hours, each Coolie will be entitled to an additional payment of ō conta. Day Trip Peak, $0.75 ench Coolie. (12 hours) Gap...................

Fiaricksher. Quarter of an hour or less, Half an hour, Thren hovs, One hour,... ***

Six hours.....** One day (12 hour), ... Fer trip to Shaking or Pokfalun,

from the centre of the Town, ... 20.

Return,

Por trip to Aberdeen, from the cen

tre of the Town,...

Return,

Name

NAGASAKI.

In port on April 19, 1884.

Brit, bqe. Shanghai

mander It, B, C, Brenton Hongkong

Tientsip Singaporo

Fokohama

Florida

HIOGO.

In port on April 10, 1884. Amer. sh.

Queen Emmas

Er.3m.sch. Brik bqo.

Lieut.-Com. Maxwell

Lieut.-Com. Chan. K. Hope

For H. B. M. Shipa' tonnage, displacements and effective horse powers are given according to II. M. Navy list.

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

ΤΟΚΟΗΑΜΑ,

In port on April 19, 1884.

B. F. Watson Amor, bqe. Black Diamond Ger. bge.

Diana

Amer, sch.

Brit. bys.

Mary C. Bohm Ger.sch. Olauko

Penelope Brit ach.

Russ sch.

Gristoforo Colombo D'Estaing Daguay Trouin

Lucia

In

Alert

Ben Seawall Enigma

Brit. soh

Shanghai

Shanghai

Japan

On a cruise Vladivostock Tonquin

en route Hongkong

MANILA,

port on April 21, 1884.

Amer. sh. Boston

Amer.. ch.

Brit. bqc, United States

Great Admiral Amer. sh.

Herbert Black Amer, bqa, New York Hudson Bay Brit. Bh.

Lodzen

Pepítu

Stouny Potral Brit. Eqa. Wyks

Norw. bge.

Span. bqo.

Brit boe

Flag and Rig.

Tons-

G11928.

B. F.

Captain.

Where at.

Rose

30.60 each Coolie.

Abrock Alert

Russian aviso

168

8!

300

Captain Schanz

Hiogo

C. B. corvette

541

喽 800

Commander C. J. Barclay

Shanghai

Italina corvetta

5000

Captain Accinni

5 ets.

French cruiser

2230

Captain Colombeaud

Ancy

...10

11

Fronch cruiser

3700

Captain Muret de Pagnac

16

Enterprise

U. S. corvette

1370

900

Commander A. S. Barker

Canton

..2 23 35 11

Eimak

Essex

Russian transport U. S. corvette

1000

80

Captain Koltchan

1395

1200

Commander A. H. McCormack

...00 77

Gornostai

Russian gunboat

450

80

Commander Stark

Hamelin

French cruiagr

Commander Koustan

I is

German gunboat

490

340

Lieut.-Commandor Rötger

Juniala

U. S. corvette

828

900.

Caramander P. F. Barrington

Cores

La Galissonitru

French frigate

€700

Captain Fleuriain

Shanghai

20,, ...40.7 Latia

Spanish transport

1200

D, Ramon Valuutin Buonaplata

Lengkong

French gunboat

437

100

Captain Dobar

Uanten

Spanish despatak vessel

458

250

Captain Jose Calderon

Hongkong

Russian frigate

€000

Captain Grenquist

Hongkong

U. S. gunboat

3875

700

Commander F. J. Higginsou

Russian gun cont

400

80

Commander Molteoff

Rossian corvette

1830

Captain Kalagenus

German gun-vessel

710

600

Lieut.-Commander Aschanburu

Russian gunboa:

80

Commander Valrondt

Canton Vladivostock Shanghai Canton

ILOLLÓ..

Vladivostock

Russian corvette

1400

Captain B. Ivashintsoff

Nagasaki

Adolph Frohlich Gustar

Ger.

U. 9. ganbout

500

Commander G. D. B. Glidden

Shanghai

Russian craiser

21933

Captzia

Russian corsotze

2100

Captain Blazodareff

pia l'ojatsky

Yokohama

Nagasaki

Russian gunboat

400

Commander Boyle

Japan

Gurman corvetta

Portugueu guabort

2030 410

2500

Captain von Nostits

Shanghai

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Biacao

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4176

2400

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Shanghat

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Spanish corvette

1156

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French corvette

2400

16

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Hongkong Shanghai

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1300

Captain Fournier

Коосло

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German gunboat

280

340

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