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sun interesting information, although State of Maine much of it is second-hand. The Notices of Yenturu New Books include a most generous and Walle Castle appreciative review of "The Divine Classic Wandering Minstrel. of Nan-Hua," and the Notes and Queries are as usual vary interesting. 'North-China. Daily News.

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Name

5 Soholior.

Brit. Etc. 814 Feb. Brit

800 Feb. Dutch str. 1434 Feb. 4k Walker...... Bri str. 2605 Feb. 8hTud... Brit at 1060 Feb. 14 Cass

Brit str. 173 Fab. Satewers...Nerth. str. 129 Feb. 10Jardine, Matheson & Co. - Rowin ....Brit. atr.: 648 Nov. 13 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

atr. 965 Feb. 16 Siemesen & Co. atr. 1715 Feb 18 Gibb, Livingston & Co.

35 Siemen & Co.

Wright

...Gardner.

40Young:

3 cHunter

13 h Lof......

5k Staver.

7 Sieussen & Co.

15 Adamson, Beli & Cò.

&David Bassoon, Sass & Co.

17 Bua Hin Chan

Haiphong

No. 7386-February 17, 1887.

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Termo Nams.

WEAMPOA

Flag Big,

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Destination.

AMOY

* In port on February. 11, 1887.-

MERCHANT SYZAMERS,

British

British London, &

MRICHANT SAILING VESBRIS,

Lorne

Taiwan

Archos

Brit be.

Francisca

Gar. bge

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fn port on February 5, 1887,

GAMEBOLANT BERABERES,

Charley

British

MRBURANT BALLING VESSELS. Brit be.

Christian

Loong Wha

Gera, sch

Br3m.sch.

Brit. be.

WalterSiegfried Brit: "bqe.

SHANGHAI,

in port on February 11, 1887,

Achilles. Chintang

El Dorado Fub-wo

MERORANT SZEANERS,

French Marseilles

17 Siemsson & Co..

Shanghai

19th st

17 Siamson & Co.

16 Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Sin Kolga

70. & 0. S. S. Co.

San Francitoo.

26th inst.

12 adamson, Boll & Co. 17 Order

Singapore

Kleon Dook Laid up

5 kOestmann......Ger. 5 eSharperan

Brit.

Sydney, &c.

13th inat.

3hLithjena.... Ger, ...MoVaslin.....

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Dan

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514 Jan.

23 Russell & Co.

419 Fob.

10 Arnhold, Karborg & Co.

Kloon Dock To-morrow

Chinese

British

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British

ja cSchnok mann... Ger. shRobinson....... Brit.

str. 1419-Nov,

24 Melahera & Co.

Ate. 1008 Feb.

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Chinese

Brit

sir. 227 Feb.

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To-meTor

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Obivene

Brit

str. 1865 Feb.

K'leon Duck

Glentrain

British

Brit.

atc. 1495 Feb.

16 Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Hae-an

Chinese

Brit

str. 1035 Feb.

Singapore

To-marrow

Haeting

Chinese

Brit.

5 Young.....

18h Brough

"str. 859 Feb. Japan. str. 1161 Feb. ...Brit

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14 Yuen Fat Hong

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British

14 Captam

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British

31 Order

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British

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470 88b. 14 Calowitz & Co.

43.

Laid up

Kiang-foo

Chinono

Kiang-kwan

Amoy & Shangliai

Haiphong

20th inst

China Traders Insurance Co.;

17. ©Fawers ........Brit.

atc.

Jo gCraig... Brit

887 Fob. : 15E." "E" A. & C. Telegraph Co. Str. 1408 Jan. 31 Russell & Ou

Sydney, &c.

119th inst

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Kobs & Yokohama | Fe-inertow

Kiang-piau Kiang yung Kung Wo Kwang Les Laertea Lee Sing Metapelia

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British

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British

3 McCorkiadele., Brit.

atr. 1319 Feb.

14 Adamson, Bell & Co.

5 oCoddard

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str. 819 Feb.

16 Douglas Steamship Co.

Uoast Ports

20th inst

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10 Butterfield & Swire.

British

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str. 1850 Feb.

16 Russell & Co.

Yokohama & Kobe Today

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17 Russell & Co.

19th inst

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16 Gonsalves & Co. 14 Order

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Portland, O.

New York

London & Hamburg

Victoria, V.L.

Victoria, B.C.

Honolulu

San Francisc

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Her Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station.

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3760 10 5000

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458

530

Lient Com Chas, K. Hope,

Singaporo

Flagship of Vico-Admiral Vosey Hamilton, Commander-in-Chief.

The November-Docombor number of the China Review contains less variety than 259 usual, but the few articles are very interes

ting. The opening paper by My Herbert A. Giles on "The New Testament in Chi- ncao "treats of a question that must neces- Learily be of great importance in the eyes.

Alacrity of all missionaries.

Mr E. H -༔,‛ Parker'a Short Journeys in Szechines Audacious*

Champion are continued, and a goodly instalment of

Cleopatra theso travels in the interior of China is

Cockeḥnfor given: Mr F H. Balfour contributes a Contac paper of some length entitled "The Run Daring peror Cheng, founder of the Chinese Em-sk. pire, which will be read with gouine Rapir interest by students of Chinese history. Firebrand A far abort notices of Now Books and

Heroine number of Notes and Queries, one of which

Himalaya "On Chinese Oaths in Western Borneo

Leander and Java" might appropriately have been Linnet placed under a saparato heading, complete Merlin the number.-HK, Daily Press.

Midge Trobner's · Oriental Record containa the

Rambler following notice of the China Review:

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Tientsin

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Haiphong

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Shanghai

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Haiphong

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1900

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Russian gasbont

653

80

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Cores

Fortune

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German gun-voasel

755

600

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Hongkong

Foochow

8. curvette

2400

100

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Yokohama

Gölish

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200

500

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640

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5880

12

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5754

7000

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Rasian gunboat

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884

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