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[No. 6496,-MAY 20, 1884,
SHIPPING IN 'OHINA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, AND SIAM WATERS,
WHAMPOA.
Prasel's Name
Ger. bqo.
Daniel
Roderiek Hay Brit bqe. Shun-ta
Aabsip.ate.
Destination,
Remarks
Kwang Les Paking
CANTON, Brit
str.
Foeng
Brit Brit
etr. Shanghai str. "Shanghai
Haiphong Europe, &c.
To-morrow
Kiong-ping
22nd inst
'loon Dock
Saigon
125th inst
2 Schultz
Y'haran & SazFlaco Tomorrow
Shanghai
22nd inst.
Ghitorni
4 Brock. Ger..
Gedye
H.K. & W'pos Dook Co. str. 1416 May 17 Wivler & Co.
Tug Plying
Shanghai
To-morrow.
Haus Louise
Therese
28 kWoone
...Wallnec
Cos'tan Dock
Bangkok
Nagasaki and Kobe 23rd inst
's Young.....
Co.
Coast Ports
To-day
Gier. str. 1262 Brit.
May
Saigon
To-day
str. 2200 May
str. 1270 May str. 783 May
Yokohama
To-day
Chefoo, &
To-day
Kwangtung British
Aust.
Atr. 1813 May
Tricate, &o.
28th inst.
6 Rapastel. Fch.
Stratton.......!Brit.
tr. 2304 May
Shanghai
To-day
c!McKechnie ...Brit. hflaydou... Amer. str, aDod
Brit. hantas
Brit.
str. 1011 May rte. 1049 May 48
Swatow & Bangkok To-day
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Liso
Hilda Jerfalcon
Pocock
Brit.
str. 1390 May str. 1800 May str. 820 May
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clant....... Brit.
2 Moule..... Brit.
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Brit str. 281 Nov. 28, C. & M. S.-boat Co. Brit
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AMOY.
In port on May 10, 1834. Anglo Indian Brit, ba.. Chateaubriand Brit be, Foochow Fangh Balaugh Gor.9m. 10. Taiwanfoo Galveston
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In port on May 10, 1884. MERCHANT SUZAMRES.
Hongkong
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SHANGHAL
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MERCHANT STRAKERS,
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853 April 19 Russell & Co.
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To-morrow
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Castello
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French
H'kong, &c.
cause
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Gerwart
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New York, &o.
Her Britannic Majesty's Ships in the China Squadron.
British
British
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Chi, bqe
bgo.
London
Havro and London
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Cleared
Victoris, B.C. Portland (Oregon)
Ningro Orestas
Priu
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Henkow, &o.
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[New York
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British
Hankow, &c. Hongkong,
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Name.
Rig.
Tona Displt.
Dorattu
Guns, I,H,F,|·.
Captain
Where at
Flodden
Albatross
Audacious
composite scrow sloop double-screw iron frigate
940 6010 14
840 1330
Commander Chas. Hicke Captain R. E. Tracey
Wuhu
On a cruise
Champion
corvette
*2380 14.
2340
Captain A. T. Powlett
Hongkong
Cleopatra
corvatte
-2300
14
! 2818
Captain H. N. Hippising
Single Trig,
Cockchafer
gunboat
465
470
Four Coolies,
$1.00 Curaçao
Corvette
2383
14
2540
Captain Anstruther
Three Coulies,
0.96 Daring
Two Coolios,
Ieturn (direct or by Lule-ju Lum),
Three Coolies, ...
0.70 Eek (Tender to Flying
Espoir ...$1.50 Flying Fish
composite sloop
940
.4
920
Commander Lawrenco Ching
double-screw gunboat
360
340
Lieut. Com. Henry E. Roper
[Fish)
gunboat
430
455
Commander E. H. Gamble
WAP,
810
Captain J. P. Maclear
Japan
double-screw gaz-vessel
490
Commander John Hope
gunboat
470
Lieut. -Commander McQuhas
Shanghai -Foodbow.
double-scrow.gun-vesbol
1030
Commander Geo, W. Bill
Pakhoi
gummboat
430
Commandor R. B. O, Brenton
Foochow
El Capitan
double-screw gun-vessel
405
470
Commander E. Tiedale
Tientsin
Pegasus Sapphire Swift
eomposite screw sloop
1130
970
Commander Bickford
Slugare
curvatte
1370
2300
Captain J, R. T. Fullerton
Yokohama
double screw gun-vessel
794
1010
Commander Win. Collins
Amoy
30.60 Tweed
double-screw gunboat
360
840
In reserve
Hongkong
0.50 | Victor Emanuel
receiving ship
3087
Hongkong
0.49 Vigilant
paddle disputah-vessel
835
1230
Lieut.Com. Maxwell
Swatow
Wivoro Zephyr
turret-ship
1800
1450
In reserve.
Honglung
gunboat
430
530
Lient, Com. Chas, K. Hope
Singapore
...$1,00 0.85 0.70
TO VICTORIA, TEAK
7our Coulies,
Two Cublies, ...
Fly 1.20
Foxhound ... LOO Linnet Merlin
20 VICTORIA GAY (TO LEVEL OF UMBRELLA' Midge
*REAT.)
Single Trip
Four Coclics,
Three Coolies,
Two Coolies,
Keturn (direct or by Pokfu Lam).
Thure Coolies,
The Return Faro embraces a trip of not
Four Coolies,
Two Coolies,...
(d) Vis Singapore, 10 cents.
2 conta.
(Betwu ongkong, Canton, and Macao
more than thres hours.
Local Delivery,
1.
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3.
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Quarter of an hour or less,...e Half an hour, One hour,... Three hours, Six hours..... Que day (12 hours),
Por trip to Shaukivan or Pokfulam,
from the centre of the Town,
Return, Pez trip to Aberdeen, from the cen-
tre of the Town,...
Return,
Lient.Com. Robt. L. Groome
Corea Chefoo Woosing Hongkong Hongkong Hankow
Gitanilla Reporter Solidor
NAGASAKI :
In port on May 10, 1884.
Brit. bqo.
Amer. sh. Hongkong: Brit. bg.
For H. B. M. Ships' tonnage, displacements and effective horas powers are given mœcunding to P. M. Navy list.
Foreigna Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
Friedrich
In port on May 9, 1884.
Amer, ah,
Gex. 301.so.
Kanagawa Mart Japan, bqe.. Queen Emma
Brit byo
YOKOHAMA."
In pork on May 7, 1884.
B. F. Wat Amor, hge,
Black Diamond Ger. be.
Guiding Star
La Galissonière
Lutin
Boxholders who desire to aand Cirou tam, Dividend Warrants, Tavitations, Carda, &c., all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of China, may deliver them to the Post If an Extra Ceclie is employed, there will Office umatamped, the postage being then be an addition of half the above scale to charged to the euler's account. Each pay. Nothing in this scale prevents privalo Morge batch must consist of at least bon
Commodore Cuming
Cor. bou.
Brit bye.
Lucia
Brit be..
Mario
Mary
C. Bohm Gerach.
Omega
Brit ge
Amer, ah, New York
Brit sch
Oscar Mooyer Ger boe.
Pastclus
#
Alert
Farragut
Japan Yokohama
Vladivostook
Tonquin
en forite Shanghai
Hongkong Nagasaki
Vladivostock. Nagasaki
Russ, nch,
Brit, bqc, New York
MANILA.
In port on May 13, 1884.
Ben Seawall
Amer. ab. Boston Amar ah New York Amory sh.
Great Admiral Amer, ah. Lodeen
Narw, bye. Londen
Paul Rivere Amer. Bh,
Pepita Quesustown
Span. bqe.
Amerih New York Stouny Petrol Brit. be.
ILOILO.
Ger. ala. Halifax Gor, bq. United States
Corea
D. Ramen Valentin Buenaplata
Cheloo
Hongkong
Nama,
Flay and Nig.
Tons.
Gurm.
HI
·Captain
Where at.
Penelope
Abreek
Bose
Roşian aviso
1684
8
B00
Captain Schanz
Nagarski
Alert
U. S. corvetto
541
800
Commander 0. J. Barclay.
Shanghai
Sattara
Cristoforo Colombo
Italian corvotto
5600
3000
Captain Accinni
Shangha
D'Estaing
"French erviser
423+
Captain Calombaand
Amoy
5 cts
Duguay Trouin
French cruiser
3700
3000
Captain Muret de Paguac
Shanghai
...10., 15
Bermak
Enterprise
U. & corvette
1376
900
Commander A. S. Barker
Amoy
Russian transport
1000
80
Captain Koltohau
...25
Exsex
U. S. curvetto
1376
1200
Commander A, H. McCormack
35 Gornostai ..00
Russian gunboat
450
80
Commander Stark
Hamelin
French cruiser
Commander Roustan
Iltin
German gunboat
420
340
Litut, Commander Rötger
20 ...55)
25
Juniata
U. B. corvette
828
900
Commander P. F. Harrington
French frigate
0700
4600
Captain Fleuriain
Legaspi
Sprinish transport
1200
www
French gunboat
437
100
Captain Debar
...AD,
Marques del Duero
Spanish despatch-veseci
158
250
Captain Jose Calderon.
Mini
Russian frigate
6009
Captain Gronquist
Monocacy
U. B. gunboat
1376
750
Commander F. J. Higginson
Canton
400
7
60
Commander Moltsot
agreements.
Nayeulaik
2260
· 170
Captain Kalageran
Nautilus
716
600
Lieut-Commander Aschenborn
Canton
Licensed Barera (sark).
...10 cents. 35 cents.
...50 cents.
Narpa Opritehnik Palos Priuz Adalbert Razboinik
400
80
Commandar Valrende
Vladivostock
Adolph Custay.
1400
Captain B. Ivanhintzoff
Chefoo
U. S. gunbont
303
5:00
Commander G. D. B. Glidden
Ningpo
German corretto
3980
Captain Menzing
Nognaaki
Russian corvette.
1352
Captain Hiltebrand
Nagasaki
Skobutoff Sobol
Russian corrotte
2100
Captain Blanoareff
Russian gunboat
400
80
Commander Boyle
Japan TADRIA
Storch
German corretto.
2030
Captain you
stil
Portugusza gunboat U: 8. frigate French fronclad
410
Captain F. da Costa Cabral
2300
Captain K. N. Phythian
Shanghai Macao бирал
4176
2100
Captain Baux
Spanish corvette
1136
Captain Emilio Butron
2400
675
Captain Dewatre pag
1300
800
Cartain Fournier
Commander Molchonaky
480
340
Captain you Bazen.
substantial and reliabla. Agricứ which all students of China and time Change would do well to patroniso."-Chrysanthemen,
The November-December number of the China Reviete contains les variety than usual, but the few article ry very interes ting. The opening paper by Mr Harbort Gilos en The Now Testament in Chi- noso" treats of a question that must ces- marily be of great importanuo in the eyes of all missionaries.
Mr E. H. Parker's "Short Journeys in Szechuen ' aro continued, and a goodly instalment of these travels in the interior of China is
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