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Insurances.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE.) CATTAL-Two MILLIONA STENG.

JUZ Endersigned aro propared to grant Potes nest the Bark of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored theroin, on Goods on board Vossels and emì Holli of Vowels in Harbour, at the usual Terms and Conditions.

Propods for Life Assurances will be re- onived, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision.

If required, protection will be granted on first class Livos up to £1000 on a Single Lifo.

For Rates of Prominus, forms of pro- posals or say other information, apply is

ARNHOLD, KÄRBERG & 06, Agents, Hongkong & Canton, Hongkong, January 4, 1887.

NOTICE.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM. PANY.

100

Malls.

NOTICE.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK: SEA PORTS, MARSEILLES, AND PORTS OR BRAZIL AND LA PLATA {

LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX, DUNKIRK AND ANTWERP.

ALSO

THURSDAY, the 26th of April, 1887, at Noon, the Company's 9.S. YANGTSE, Commandant LCRRIER, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will have this Port for the sheva places.

Cargo and Specie will be registered for Loudon as well as for Marseilles, and ac copter in transit through Marseilles for. the principal places of Europe.

Shipping Orders will be granted until Noon

Uargo will be received on board until 4 pm., Specie and Parcels until 8 p.m. on (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at Who Agonoy's Office.)

THE Undersigned are prepared to accept the 27th April, 1887.

Risks on First Class Godowns at`) por cent. not premium per annum.

NORTON & Co., Agents, Hongkong, May 19, 1881.

935

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

THE Undersigned, Acars of the above i

Company, are authorized to Insure against FIRE at Current Rates.

GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1882.

14

THE LONDON ASSURANCE.

INDORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTEN - OF His Majesty King George The Firet, 4. D. 1720.

---་

TINK Undersigned having your appointed TOR

Agents for the above Corporation aga prepared to grant Insurances as follows:- Marine Department. Policies at current rates, payable either bore, in London, or at the principal Ports of India, China and Australia.

Fire Department

Contenta sad valus of Packages are re- quired.

For further particulars, apply at the Company's Office.

G. 08 CHAMPLAUX, Agent. Hongkong, April 20, 1687-

767

CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE.

TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, CANADA. THE UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE, VIA THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY

BAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.

THE British Steamship ABYSSINIA, 3,661 Tons Register, ALEX MARALL, Commander, will bo despatched fue Và N. COUVER, B.C., VIA YOKOHAMA, on or about SATURDAY, the 14th May, at THREE PA

AND OTHER CONNECTING

To be followed by 8.8. PARTHIA, 4th June, and £.8. BATAVIA, 25th June.

THE CHINA

MAIL

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.

licctusite of late arrivals and Departures reported to day

No, 1808-APRIL 26, 1887.

SHIPPING IN CHINA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, AND SIAM

WATERS

THE CHINA REVIEW."

PUBLISHED BI-MONTHLY,

TENTA YEÄL

Rosiew, which was interior to meet the wants of many students of Clinger anted by the discontinuance dif- Notes und Queries on China and Jayan,' has reached its Fourteenth Volume. The Review discusses thons topics which ero uppermost in the nainds of students of the Far East' ril about which every intelligent person con- nocted with China or Japan is desirous of acquiring trustworthy information. It in- cludes many interesting Notes and original Papers on the Arta, Sciences, Ethnology, Falldoro, Geography, History, Literatura, Mythology, Natural History, Antiquities, and Social Manners and Customs, etc., etc., of China, Japan, Mongolia, Tibat, and the Far East generally. Rently a now do parture has hon taken, and the Rosiers now gives papers on Trado, Commerce, and Descriptive notes of Travel by well-kapan writers. It was thought that by extending the scope of the Review in this direction, tho Magazine would be mademore generally useful,

The Review department receives special attention, and endeavours are made to present a careful and concias record, of Literature on Chios etc., and to give critiques embodying skotches of the Moat recent works on such topics. Authors and Publishers are requested to forward works to Editor, China Heviere, care of China Mail Off'

This Notes and Queries are still continued and form an important means of obtaining from and diffusing among students know ledge on obscuro points.

The Correspondents' column also affords further mud greater facilities for the inter- chunge of views and discussion of various topic.

Bad also by the Missionary bodies

WHAMPOA.

YourFi Vans. Flag Hip. Chefoo

Brit ·BIT.

Ta hoiltu atig the position of any vesusi in the Harbour, the Anchorage in divided into eleven dections, commenting at

Fookpang Fushat

Drit.

Chi

Shanghai

Green Island.

Vossola near the Hongkong shore are marked, near the Kowloong shore k., and those in the body of the

Glenortney

Duit

Mesfeb

Chi

str. Hongkong

Poking

Brit

str. Shanghai

AMOY.

Shipping or midway' botwoon each shore are marked c., in conjunction with the figures denoting the sections.

section.

1. From Groo Island to the Gas Works.

2 From Gas Works to Jardine's Whack.

3. From Jardine's Wurf to the Harbour Master's Office,, 4. From ́rbour Master's to the P. and O. Co.'s Ollies, 5. From P. and O. Os. 's Office to Peddar's Whart. 6. From Paddar's Wharf to the Naval Yard.

Fossils Name

Steamers

Alwine Anton, Chelydr.. China

Section.

From Naval Yard to Blue Buildings.

& Fim Bure Buildings to East Point.

From Kellett's Island to North Paint: 10. Kowloon Wharves

11 Jardine's Wharf.

In port on April 19, 1887.

MERCHANT STEAMERS.

British

British

Bellörphon

Mariahan

Brit. bqe.

MERCHANT SAILING VESŠKLÁ.

Captula.

Flag and

Rig. Tons.

Date of Arrival

Omsignees or Agents,

Destination.

Remarka

Archos

Christian

Ger. bga.

L'Arvanics

Br. 3m. Q

Samuelsen...... Ger. Aaraboe ePeace..... 8 a Hare

Ate. Ger. atr. Brit.

400 April 26 Wiclor & Co. 398 April 14 Wieler & Co. str. 3674 April 24Gibb, Livingston & Co. Gec. str. 1093 April 22 8iemsson & Co. Amer. atr. 3129 April 21P. M. B. S. Co.

645 Nov. 138iemanen & Co

7hOgston... Brit. etr.

Bunpyne

Brit str.

City of New York....1k Searle Crusader. Danish Monarch Dia:

a:nante Glenfrain

GeMcCaslin

Brit. eNorman....... Brit

6 h Ashton But 8Thomson. -

Brit Brit ..... Brit.

百。

866 Feb. 23 Adamson, Bell & Co.

614 April 24 Russell & Co.

str. 1936 April 23 Jardina, Matheson & Co. str. 1122 April 26 Douglas Steamship Co. atr. 1934 April 21 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. str. 1620 April 24 Adamana, Hell & Co. str. 1060 April 25 Takasime Colliery Agency. str. 1735 April 13 arabold, Karberg & Cu.

24 April 25 Adamson, Bell & Co. 1011 April 25 Yuen Fat Hong

Original contributions in Chinese, Latin, or any of the Modern Languagos are re- ceived. The papers are contributed by the Baiphong mobors of the various Consular, the Inow parial Customs, and Hongkong Services, ...........8 Thearte

Marcia amongat

...............3 McIntosh whom a high degree of Chinese scholarship Ningchow Castle... Brit. is assiduously cultivated, Amongst the

Partridge

Staver........... Brit, regular contributors are Dra. Chairers, Phra Chom Klac3b Watton ... Brit, tel, Bretschnsider, and Hirth, Professor Phrs Chula Chom Klas 2 h Lightwood .............. Brit. Lugge, and Mesare Balfour, Watters, Stent, Pilot Finl

histopani

Brit. tug Phillips incintyre, Groot, Jamieson, Propontta

3 oHeasley Brit. str. Fabor, Kopech. Parker, Playfair, Giles,

Sarthe.

Foh. Piton, and Taylor,all well-known names, Sea Gull indicative of anand nehotarship and thorough

Tausis roastery of their subject.

Thalen. The Subscription is fixed at $6.50 per Твідна. annum, postage included-payable in ad- Vespasian

Vorlagern... Orders for binding values will be Yangisé........ promptly attended to Address, Mana Yangtzo....

China Mail Office,

Vanco,

These steamers, formerly in the CUNARDgor, Policies issued for long or short periode at Service, lately received Now Engines and Boilers, and can maintain a speed at sea of from 13 to 14 kuota

current rates.

Life DepartmTÁ. Policios israd lor auris not exceeding £5,000 at reduced rates.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.

Hongkong, July 25, 1879.

Mails.

U. S. MATI, LINE,

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO,

[]THE U. 8. Mail Staumchip UITY OF

NEW YORK will be despatchod for San Francisco, via Yokohama, on THURSDAY, the 6th May, at 3 pw., taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe,

Through Bill of Lading issued for,trans- portation to Yokohama and other Japan Porta, to San Franciaco, to Atlantio ând Inland Cities of the United States, via Over laud Railways, to Havans, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Company's and connecting Steamers.

Through Passage Tickets granted to England France, and Germany by all

trans-Atlantic lines of Steamera.

RÅD

RETURN PASSAGES.-Passengers, have paid full fare, re-embarking at San Franciaco for China or Japan (or vice versa) within six months, will be allowed a discount of 20 % from Boturn Faro; if re-embarking within one year, an allowance of 10 % will be made from Ratum Fare. Pre-Paid Re- tarn Passage Orders, available for one year, will be issued at a Discount of 25 % Erom Return Fare. These allowances do not apply to through fares from China and Japan to Props

Freight will be received on board until 4 p.m. the day previous to mailing. Parcel Packages will be ressived at the office until 6 p.m., xzme By: all Porcel Packages should be marked to address in full; vaine

of same is required.

Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo destined to parts beyond San Francisco should be sent to the Company's Offices in Besied Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Costoma at San Francisco,

For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 601, Queen's Road Central.

0. D. HARMAN,

Agent.

Hongkong. April 16, 1887.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

NOTICE.

732

STEAM FOR. SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, TRIESTE.

BRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG, PORTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA & BALTIC PORTS ; ALSO, LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON & SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS:

THE COMPANY'S STEAMERS WILL VALL Ar SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS AND LUGGAGE.

N. B.-Cargo can be taken on through Bats of Lading for the principal places in RUSSIA.

N FRIDAY, the 13th day of May, 1687, at Noon, the Company o Steamship ODER Uapizin PREIFFER, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE,

Connection will be made at Yokohama with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports, and at Vancouver with San Fran

isoo by the regular Steamers of the PACIFIC COAST SIRAMAEIF COMPANY,

The attention of through passengers is drawn to the fact of the Canadian Pacific Railway being the beat built and most splendidly equipped line over constracted of the American Continent, and specially adapted for Summer travelling.

Consular Invoices for Goods to United States points should be made out in quad- ruplicate, and addressed to Mr. D. E. BROWN, District Freight Agent, Vancouver, B.C., and sent to us.

Rad sauld be marked to address in ful: All Parcels must be sent to our Office and the satue will be received by a unitil 5pm. the day previous to sailing.

For information as to Panzage or Freight, apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, April 25, 1887.

Te

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may be had at the THIS PAMPHLET is Now Ready,

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The China Review **** has an er. cellent table of contents.--Celestial Empire. The Publication always contains subjects of interest to sojourners in the Far East and the present issue will hold favourable if not advantageous comparison, with preceding numbers-Celestial Empire,

This number contains several articlos

Sailing Verein

Amphitrito... Annie Johnson Auton Gunther.. Eudora Fifeshire.

F. H. Drows Hotlis B. Tapley Heizrich,

J. П. Bowers.

Haiphong Hothow, &c. Bangkok

Aoy & Manila

Kloon Dock

29th inst anchai Potent slip 28th ins

Nanzing

28th inst

BylgiaTM Wagrion

Coast Ports

FOODHOW,

in port on April 10, 1887.

MERCHANT STEAMRES.

British

MERCHANT SAILING.VEMBRIS,

Bokhara

Ger. bqa.s

Amer., sch

SHANGHAI,

in port on April 24, 1987.

MERCHANT STEAMERS,

British

British

Hoihow

To-morrow

ale

str.

1011 April 23 Yuan Fat Hong

Swatow & Bangkok 28th inst

161 June 2H. K. & W. Dock Co. 10 April 26 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

Ajax

3.c Porteau

atr.

470 April 21 Carlowitz & Co.

48

str.

3 Stephora...

¿Brown

Jormier

6 C. Lesbirol......Amer. str.

Chins Traders Insurance Co. Paul

Feh str. 1110 April 24 Messageries Maritizusa Goddard ........... Brit.

819 April 20Douglas Steamship Co, 8h Hunt

Brit atr. 1459 April 26 Butterfield & Swire. Brit. str. 797 April 20 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. Brit. str. 873 April 18 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.. Fch. str. 2371 April 26 Messageries Maritimas Brit. str. 814 April 26 Siman & Co.

Chow-chow-foo British

Conat Ports

To day

Djemaah

French

Marseilles

Saigon

Hangchow

British

Saigon

Marsailles, &c. Shanghai

L'o-day Tomorrow 28th inst Tomorrow

Ingeborg

British

Ingo

Gorman.

Kiang-waa Chinese

Pokiu

Sarpedon

British Britishi

Hankow, &

Store Nordiske Danish

Havre & London

Yangtee

Franoh

Üleared Sold

Tungching

Chinese

Hankow,

Chinese Hankow, &c.

13 tuSchulz

Amer. bqe. 947 Fob 16Melchers & Co.

Ger. bgo.: 441 Feb. 11

6 Anderson

Brit.. ali. 1707 Feb. 23 Carlowitz & Co.

4 cBall........

16 k

..3

Fulton

..4 Groig

5 Rothbart 15kTolfa

Gar.

7h Bannau

5 c Plum

3 o Holland

Brit, bye. 1:42 April 20 Chines

Brit. bqe. 1318 April 22 Arufuld, Karberg & Oo...

bge. 625 Mar. 29 Order

Brit. be. Por Mar. 31 Captain

Ger. bqo.. 923 Mar. 27 Carlowitz & Co. Amer. be. 697 Jaa 29 Gonsalves & Co.: JAmor. sh. 1182 Dec -7Order

Haw. bge $40 April 7Chinos 8 h Paulson Brit. be. 1143 Mar. 19 Pastan & Co. 8hVialla........... Fren. bqe. 6 cafu arutata Norw, bqa,

ePanno

eParker

Caims...

Nickola

klO'Keefe

3 McArthur

Minstrel........

8

469 April-22 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. 760 April 25jUsptain

1155 Mar. 18Eused Sabellhass & Co. Jamer.

Brit. bqe. 729 Fab. 101lans; Cruwford & Co. JAmer. bqe. 749 Mar. Gonsalves & Co

Amer ch. 1467 Oct. 29 Russell & Co. Amer bg. 279 Mar, $1 Blackhead & Co. Brit. Bgs. 14 April 9Chinese Brit, batin.

306 April 14 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. kMadbrodt......der, batin. 271 April 20Siemmen & Co.

of interest and value. North-China Hers John C. Fotterbeartis.

The China Reciw for September-October Liling fully maintains the high standard of Manhegan excellence which characterises that publi.

Marianne tation, and altogether forms & very Mentone.... autoresting and readable number. Mo. Mercury. valuable contribution by Dr. Fritsche, purtan

eorologists will find an interesting and Penshaw. on "the amount of Precipitation (Rain State of Maine and Sanw) of Poking," showing the resulta Swan of observations made at Imperial Fus- Tarapaca...... sion Observatory at Poking, froin 1841 to Wandoring 1880, "Notes on the Dutch Occupation Welheim Weyer of Formoss," by Mr. Geo. Phillips, contains some interesting information, although much of it is second-hand. The Notices of New Books include a most generous and appreciative review of The Divine Ola vie of Naz-Has" and the Nota and Queries are as usual very interesting.-North-China Daily

News. A substantial and reliable Revice which ell students of China and the Chinese would do well to patronize.'--ChrysanthemuUTA.

Norme

"The November-December number of the China Ravieto contain less variety thou usual, but the few articles are very interes ting. The opening paper by Mr Herbert 4. Gilos on "The New Testament in Chi Alacrity

treats of a question that must necas. Audacious* Barily be of great importance in the eyes Champion of all missionarios.

Mr F. H. Cleopatra Parker's "Short Journeys in Szechizen'

деве 19

paper of some length entitled The Km. Espoir peror Cheng, founder of the Chinese E Firstcand

COMPARATIVE CHINESE FAMILY LAW gire, which will be read with gaupias Heroine

By B. H. PARKER,

Can be obtained from Kumar & WALSH at Shanghai and Hongkong, at LAN, CRAWFORD & Co., Hongkong, and at the

China Mail Office.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

Stat:on.

REGISTER.

APRIL 24-AT 4 F.M.

·Wind,

Lazometer res.

Temperature

Famility.

Direction.

Manila.....2030 80

Haiphong, 30.20 70.

Hongkong 30,17 59 Amoy 30.28 08 | 62

Fouchow 30.30 60 442K 3) Shanghal 30.10|| 64. 45; aw Nagasaki 50,23- Wostock, 29.93 40

APRIL 25.AT

Manila... 30.01 85 70 Haiphong.

Hongkong 30.24 Amoy 30 2660 Shanghai, 017 60 | 65 Nagasaki 30.28 Wostock: 29.91 41 988

Weather.

(0.20.

The barometer has rising over Luzon bat fallen along the coast. Gradients are steep for NE winde over the China Sea, and alight in Northern China. The temperatura and humidity are low and the weather is cloudy.

W. Donazok, Government Astronomer Hongkong Observatory, April 25.

and CARGO, will leave this port as above, Lait, and to the level of the sea in inches, teaths 1. Banesan, reduced to 3 degrees Fahren calling at GENDA.

Shipping Orders will be granted tilt and hundredtha

1. TEXTZRAZUES, in the shade in degree, Noon, Cargo will be received on board antil 4 pm, Specio and Peronis until 3 Fahrenbell.

3. Ty, in percentage of satamtion, the

pim on the 12th May. (Parculs are humidity of air saturated with moisture being not to be sent on board they must be 100.

left at the AGENCY's Office) Contents and Detection of Wind, to two paints. Value of Packages are required.

The Steamer has splendid Accommodation and carries a Doctor and Stewardess.

For further Particulars, apply to

MELCHERS & Co., Agents. Hongkong, April 18, 1887:

San Francisco

London & Hainburg

Now Yerk

Yung ning

MERCHANT SAILING VESSELS,

Antelope! Anier alt.

Erikonig

F. C. Siebea

New York

Bagerstown Hoiden

L Barzili

Honolul

Callao

San Francisco, &c. Cleared

Gold

Kozaki Marz

Her Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station.

gunboat

Anamba

Ger.bge.

Ger. be.

Amor, sh,

Norw, bye.

Brit sh.

NAGASAKI,

In port on April 13, 1887. Japan, bqe.

YOKOHAMA.

In port on April 18, 1887.

Auna Barqo

Aroblede

Diana Fearless L. Schepp Narcissus

Rosu

Where at

R. Parsoni

Captain A. T. Powlett

Lieut.-Com. H. Botoler

Hongkong Hongkong

Johora Johore

·Brit, bqo

Gar boo

Brit bge

Amor ach

Ger out

Amerah.

Beit Br. 3m, zali.

Amer, bqe

HIOGO

In port on April 19, 1887. Galveston Hallgerda

Ger. bgo.

Brit, sh

MANTEA

Big

Tons.

Gun IP.

Captain

despatch-vessel

1400

Captain R. Blair Msconochis

double-scraw iron frigate

6010

4380

Capt. Robert Hastings Harris

orvette corvette

2930

2940

2390

14

2010

are continued, and a goodly instalment of these travels in the interior of China is a

in Daring given. Mr F. H. Balfour contributes a

Jockchafer Constance

gunboat

480

4

470

Captain L. O. Keppel

sorvette

2930

·14

2090

stoup

940

Capt. Seymour Dacres

20

Lieut. Commander Leab

gran bost

Yokohama

350

340

gumboat

465

4470

In readrys

Lout Com. H. B. Adama

455

4

480

Lient Cora, Denison

Singapore

Shanghai

corvette

1420

1470

Captain Ohna; J. Balfour)

cruiser gun-verse] Funboat hulk aloop corvette

3780

6000

Captain M. J, Dunlop

1060

Commander W. Barrack

430

Lieut-Com W. M. Maturin

-600

Coquinander W. U. Hoore

1970

Amoy

12

2560

Captain R. G. Kinahan

Swatow

cruiser

1420

8

1400

torpedo mining launch

Captain Arthur H. Alington

150

Singapore

gun-vessei

76€

1010

gunboat

Commander A. G. B. Bromley

Hongkong

360

Hongkong

840

receiving ship

In reserve

Commodore Maxwell

gunboat

Hongkong

J. T. Berry

· 760°

Captain Urford Churchill

Johore

turret-skip

1450

gunboat

Hongkong

Kepler

Ger.

580

Lisut-Com Obar. K. Hope

Johoro

Flagship of Vice-Admiral Vesey Hamilton, Commander-in-Chief.

interest by students of Chiness

Leander history, A few short notions of New Books and

Linnet mumber of Notes and Queries, one of whish Meilin "On Chinese Oaths in Western Borneo Midge and Java" might appropriately hars bean Rambler placed under a separate heading, complete Sapphire

number... Daily Press.

Satellito Trubner's Oriental Record contains the Solent following notice of the Chie Review:

Swift The present publication, judging by the Tweed Duker now before us, is intended to Victor Emmanuel occupy a position, as regards China and the Wanderer. neighbouring countries, some what similar Wivorn

to that which has been filled in India by the Zephyr Calcutta Beview. The great degree of at- tentic that has been bestowed of lato years apon the investigation of Chinese literature, antiquities, and social developments, to say nothing of linguistic studies, has led to the sccumulation of important stores of inform ation, rendering sume such channel of pub licity as is now provided, extremely dear- able; and contributions of much interest may fairly be looked or from the members of the foreign soneular services, the Chinese Oustoms' corps, and the missionary body, among, whom a high degree of Chinees scularship is now assiduously cultivated, and who are severally represented in the first aumber of the Revier by papers highly. areditable to their respective authors Sama translations from Chiness novels and plays are macked by both accuracy and fresh ness of syle; and an account of the career of the Chinese pee-statesman of the eleventh

-ntary, Su Tanz-p'o, by Mr. E. C. Bowre, Aspir

Aragon le not only historically valuable, but is also Aurora istinguished by its literary gmcs. Benda Brooklyn gotices of new books relating to China and Comèto the East, which will be a useful feature of Essex the Review, if carried out with punctuality and detail, we are glad to noties that

Jaguar "Notes andQueries are doetired to find a place in its pages also. It is to bi Mongosoy

Marion toped that this opening for contribution Mardi an Chinese subjects may evoke a similar Nautilus degren of literary teal to that which was Nayetdink may receive the capport necessary to insure Paraeval displayed during the lifetime of its prode Omalia ressor in the field, and that the China Reviews Palos ita continuaz

Neme

Pluvior Primuguet Rapido Rio Lima Robr

Johore

Henglong

Op

a cruise

Hongkong Hongkong

For H, B. M. Ship' tonnage, displacements and effective horse powern are given scoording to H, M. Navy Hist

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

Spanish cruieer

French gunboat

Austro-Hungarian cruiser

U. S irigate. French gunboat

U. S. corvefte French gunboat Franch gumbost US. corvette U. B. aloop:

Russian gaaboat

Commander H. Glass

Manila

Halphong Yokohama Yokohama:

In port on April 20, 1887,

Colchester

Erl Cranville Fildenhope

Britah

Brit. bqe..

Hongerund Norw, ah.

Henry Failing Amer, sh

Lacile

Martha Davis Ger. Bak,

Manuel

Biam, bye,

Mindoro

BLT.

Brit

The Twood

Brit

Thiorvă

Brit. ab.

HOILO,

In Port on March 19, 1887

Ger

(bze,

CEBU.

In Port on March 19, 1887. Centaur Emma Marr

Gar boe

Brit, 5.

BANGKOK,

In port on April 16, 1897,

Brit be

Fratellanza Orient

Flag und Biy

¿Tons,

Guns, H.P.

Captains

Where at.

1908 470

Captain D. E. Zulnaga

4 450

Commandor Rupe

Yokohama

476

#1430

3900 14 1200

4

Captain Franz Maller

Hongkong

Flagship of Admiral Chandler

en route Hongtong

450

lient-Commander Noirot

Haiphong

-1376

100

Commander Jewel

On a arrise

445

220

3dent, Commander Fouet

Haiphong

485

425

Captain Nóny..

1000

1170

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755

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