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[No. 6716.--FEBRUARY 8, 1888,

SHIPPING IN CHINA, JAPAI

PHILIPPINES, AND SIAM

To-murrow 17th inst

To-morrow Ab'deen Dock

5th insi.

No.

Bellona Emily Kwang Lee Ningpo Yangtzze Yang Ching

Picciola Fing-on

WATERS

WHAMPOA

Zing & Big. Gor

Brit. bg,

Amer, str. Shangha Brit. str. Bhangha

Brit str. Shanghal Amer. ar. Hongtang

AMOT.

In port on January 26, 1885-

German

British Shanghai

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MEBOKANT STEAMERA, MERCHANT SAILING VESSELS,

Brit. bqe.

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FOOOHOW.

In port on January 24, 1885;6

MERORLANT STEAMRĖS,

To-morrow

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Hollow, &a.

To-morrow

5th inst

5th fast

Tokohama Haiphong Manila

Brit. bye. Gut.

seh Brit-bio.

BHANGHAI,

In part on January 20, 1885.

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Glonlyon

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2 Invitations, &c. can generally be A few short notices of New Hooks and a delivered within Victoria at the private number of Notes and Queries, one of which houses of the addressees rather than at "On Chinese Oaths in Western Borneo pisces of business, if a wish to that effect and Java" might appropriately have been be expressed by the sender, otherwise all placed under a separate heading, complete correspondence is invariably delivored st the number.-K. Daily Press.

3. Boxbolders who desire to send Circu. Trubner's Oriental Record contains the following notice of the China Reviere;lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, The present publication, judging by the &c., all of the same weight, to addresses in number now before us, is intended to Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Porta of occupy a position, as regards China and the Chius, sy deliver them to the Poat neighbouring countries, some what similar Ofice unstamped, the postage being than to that which has been filled in India by the charged to the sender's account. Calcutta Review. The great degree of at batch must consist of at least ten

may also and Patterne tention that has been bestowed of late years to the sans places in the same way. Eu- upou the investigation of Chinese Eterature, to

valopes containing Patters may be wholly antiquities, and social developments, to say closed, if the nature of the contents be first nothing of linguistic studies, has led to the exhibited or stated to the Postmaster

important stores of inform Mocumialation of

To Shaukiwan; ation, rendering some such channel of pub General, as he may consider necessary, and

Return, ... licity as is now provided extremely desir approved by him. Printed Circulars may

To Aberdeen,... able; and contributions of much interest be inserted in such Pattern Packets.

Da Estephania Return may fairly be looked or from the members

PARCELS. The public is reminded that

If an extra Coolie is employed, the fare Drac of the foreign consular services, the Chinese

D'Estaing Dustoms corps, and the missionary body, there is no such thing as Parcel Post

Nothing in this acule prevents private Dagusy Trovin among whom a high degree of Chiness to Europe, s. Much trouble and disap. will be doublu, scholarship is now assiduously cultivatad, pointuent are caused by paraistent attempts and who are severally represented in the first to cand small valuable trifles through

Fan, Carios, Articles of Dress, Post

Buzhulders

.70 cents. One Heur,

...35 cents. Half day....

...GO centa. Day....

Jinricksha. Quarter Hour, 05cts, One Hour 15 ets. Half Hour,...10cia. Two Elours,...25 cte. For every hour or part of an hour 10 cents. To Pck-fu-Lam or Quarry Bay, .....20

Return,

over two hours,

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ammber of the Review by papers highly Fancy Works, and similar presenta are con creditable to their respoctive authors Some translations from Chinese novels and tinually being refused, the serders having 1st Class Cargo Boat of S or plays are marked by both accuracy and fresh often spent more in Postage than would

nons of style;

the

Chinese century,

piculs, per Day

and an sesamt of the career of have paid the freight by steamer. No lat Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 200 post-statesman of the eleventh refund can be made on such parcela of the

Su Tang po, by Mr. E. 0. Rowra, ralue of Stamps obliterated before the is not only historically valuable, but is also

nature of the contents was discovered.

2nd Class Cargo Post of 600

picule, par Load, ..."

picula, per Day,

..50 ...B

23

...60

French frigate French ironclad French corvette,

Corvette Italian

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1064

300

Captam Schane

U. S. corvette

642

800

Commander C: J: Barday

Spanish frigate

398.1.

Captain Enrique Zubrags

Nagasaki Canton Hongkong

H.

French gunboat

450

Commander de Jonquieres

FOTO

Mindora

Atalante

4000

Commounder Trèvo

Matsou

22

Bayard

6007

Commander Parayon

Formu

Nyassa

Chateau Ronand

1200

Commander Bouleegy

Baiphong

Cristoforo Colombo

Captain Accippi

Shanghai

1400

Captain F, da Costa Cabral

Macao

1210

Commander Ferat

Saigon

2236

Captain Colombeaud

3700

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3000

Captain Guiey

Kealing

Arling

Echireur

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French corvette

2000

Captain L. Fournier

FOAT AND COOLY HIRE, BOATS.

83.00

ENT

300 picula, por Load,

1.00

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La 2.50 Lutin Lyns 1.75 Minin

Moneracy 1,50 Morgu Norpa

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corvette

1075

900

Commander A. 8. Barker

Keelung

Uhetoa

Russialt

U. 8. corvette

transport

1000

10

Captain Kolichau

Japan

1175

1200

Commander A. H. McCormick

Bagon

Bussian runboat

400

80

Commander O. W. Starck

German gunboat

420

840

Lieut-Commander Rötger:

Сегед

Franch gunboat

480

Commander

Fouet

Haiphong

V.

S, corrette

826

900

Commander P. F. Harrington

Galiszunnière

French frighte

G700

4500

Captain Flourisîn

Foochow Formesi

French gerboat

437

4

100

Deber

Haiphong

French gunboat Russian frigate

400

Commander Bornatere

Haiphong

6000

Captain Grenquist

Yokohama

D. S. gunboat Russian gunpost Kussian gunboat Frunch

1370

8

750

Commander F. J. Bigginsch

Foochow

400

80

Commander Mokau

Vladivostock

400 2300

80

Commander Varendi

Vladivomcook

300

Captain des EstartS

Keeling

French troopship

5000

Commander de Kerepbeeqder

Keelung

foot

weigh mora 8 in. by nor be smaller

by 2

Sampant partels may be wholly closed or Pellaway Boats, per Day, displayed during the lifetime of its prede-in.

Das Hour, endorsement, pessor in the fell, and that the China Review, they bear this special

but

Half-an-Hour, parret may be opened by

After 6 F....10 conte extra Postmaster General In the Case of Parcels Nothing in this Scale prevents private Rigauit de Genouilly

300 picula," "Half Day,

50 Opritehnik

Russian corvette

Ossipee Palos

U. 8. corvette

1400 2100

Captain B. Ivashintzoff

800

306

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Prinz Adalbert Razbesnik

French gunboat German cérvetto

480

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Russian corvette

1852

French corretta

Richard

Szofle

French corvette

1700

Bebel

Russian gunboat

400

80

STREET COOLIES.

Scale of Hire for Street Oooliss.

..$3 cents.

Storch Taimega Trenton Triomphante

Gorman curvette

2030

2500

Captain von Nostitz

Saigon Japan Shanghai

Tapid

JJ

Veitor Pisani Villars Vipers Volts Vestook

Portuguese gunboat D. B. Irigats French ironsind Italian pan-of-war

410

Captain Avila

Macao

2300

3000

Captain R. N. Paythian

4196

2400

Captain

Baux

1854

Captain Giuseppe Palumbo

French corvette

3000

675

French gunboat

405

French corvette

1300

800

Commander Lapeyrein

Captain Gligor

Captain Vivieils

Russian grubost

Commander Molobotky.

distinguished by its literary grass. Beside noticos of new books relating to China and the Kast, which will be a useful feature of

Local and Indian Parcel Fost

1. Small Parents may be sent by Post

the Review; if carried out with punctuality at Book Rates between Hongkong and

Any

2nd Class Cargo Pont of 500

pigula, por Load,

3rd Chas Cargo Bost or Ha-kay Bost of

300 picula, per Day,

3rd Claas Carge Boat or Hakau Best of Nielly

and detail, we are glad to notice that of the British Post Offices in Chins, as well Notes and Queries are destined to As to Japan, Macao, Pakhai, the Straite find a place in its pages also. It is to be Settlements, Caylon and India. They inast 3rd Class Cargo Boat or Hakan Host of hoped that this opening for contributions not axceed the following dimensions, 2 feet on Chinese subjects may evoke a similar long, degree of literary seal to that which was than biba, bore da 1 foot deep, w

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way rosive the support necessary to insure | Pawazi, COFTAINING NO LETTER of the

its continuance.

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