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Intimations.

THE CHINA REVIEW.

LISHED BI-MONTHLY,

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The Overland China Mail,

A WEEKLY JOURNAL VOR TEM HOME MAIL,

THE CHINA MAIL.

Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour.

Exclusive of late Arritali and Departures reported to-day.

[No. 8115.Januart 7, 1889.

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THIS Review, which was intended to meet tho wants of my students of Chinese caused by the discontinuance of Notes and Queries on China and Japan, has reached its Fourteenth Volume. The Review discusses

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Trubner's Oriental Record contains the following notice of the China Review: The present publication, judging by the number now before us, is intended to occupy a position, as regarda China and the neighbouring countries, some what similar to that which has been flied in India by the Calcutta Review. The great degree of tention that has been bestowed of late yours upon the investigation of Chinese literature,

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Flagships of Vios-Admiral Bir Nowell Salmon, KCE, V.C., Commander-in-Chief.

H. B. M. Ships' tonnage, displacements and effective borse powers are given according to H. M. Navy list.

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on the China and Japan Station.

Aspic

Bobra

Comète Dmitry Donskoy.

Captain.

Captain Farenego

Captain Nday

Commander Dyer

Limt, Com. Henry Glas

Brit bye. Britsch,

BIOGO.

In port on December 24, 1888. Cheshire...

Brit. bge.

J. H. Scammal Brit

Mohawk

Brit sh

MANILA..

In Port on December 21, 1888. MEROMÁNT KELAMERA.

Glienfruin Brit. sir. London

UMARINAIRE NAILING VERAKLI Abbio 8: Hark Brit, with, United State)

John McLeod Brit. ah. Few York. Panny

Amor, alt. New York

Paul Revers Amer, the New York Willie Hoodį“. Amer. th. New York

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BANGKOK.

In port on December 22, 18

· KEBURANT STRAMARK

Bangkok British Cape Clear

Charoen

Phrutabag Rainbow

Biamons

Name

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H.P

Where at

IN VICTORIA WITH TWO ESAKIKS.

8 c 0.10 Three hours Half hour.

0.20 Six hours

Fees for Public Vehicles. Chairy,

Aleout. Aragon

Russian gunbos Spanish craizer

800

Nagasaki

*1908

Captain 1. E. Zolanga

· Manila

French gunboat

470

450

Commander Rupa za

Nagasaki

Russian eruisar

1300

Captain Monash voll

French gunbost

475

450

Lient, Commander Martel

Quinbon

Tumian frigate

6000

Captain 14. Bordicff

Nigaraki

Escox 0.50

Itám 70.70 | 20

Lutio Marion Monocacy Mordj Nayasdisk 1.50 Omaha

U. S. corvette

1876

300

Commander Jowell

Hongkong

German gunboat

489

Captain Bikstedt

Chemaipo

French gunboat U. E, corvette

485

1900

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U. 8. sloop

1870

1470

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Commander Moltag

Bulanfan Grenser

1880

280

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potraite

1150

Oup. MoKair

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8.

gunboat

600

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French gunboat

Captain M. Forst

French gunboat

7190

Lieut-Gender Foureak

Portugude gunhost

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Russian cruiser

900

1000

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Russian gunboat'

80

Commander Berle.

German cruiser

Captain Kahlianor

Bingapore

French frigate

6880

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Bundan corvett

Nagasaki

French gunboat

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Russian gunbost

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German gumbost

Commander Moinho

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