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Hongkong

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

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

U. 8, sloop.

485

450

Captain.

MANILA,

In Port on December 21, 1888.

MERGEANT STEAMERS,

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Amer. ah. New York Pant Ravere Amor ab. New York Amer. sh. New York

ILOILO.

Willie Reed

· MERCHANT SAILING VISEL.

Stratbuie Brit. bqe, discharging

Arizona

CEBU.

MERCHANT SAILING VESSEL,

Brit bg New York

BANGKOK.

In pork on December 29, 1888,

MERORANT SCRAMERS.

Bangkok British. Capo Clear

Siamese Chamroen Britiah

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Flag and Rig.

Tona.

Guns. H.P

Where sh

Fees for Public Vehicles.

Aleout Arazon

Russian gunboa

800

Captain Paronego

Nagasaki

Spanish cruiser

1908

Captain D. E. Zulnaga

Manila

Aspic

French gunboat

470

450

Commander Rupe

Nog-aaki

Bobre

Bussian cruiser

3100

Captain Munselcoff at det

Puritabong

Nagasaki

IN VICTORIA WITH TWO BEAKERS.

$ 0.

Comète

French gunboat

475

Lieut. Commander. Martol

Siamese Rainbow Sismere

Quinhon

Half hour

0.10 Three hours 0.20 Six hours

$. Ditry Donskoy Russian frigate 0.50 E 0.70 Iltis

Lutin Day (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) $1...:

6000

Captain N. Barjaldf

Nagasaki-

MERCHANT SAILING VEREDA

U, S. corvette

1875

900

Commander Jewell

Singapore

Casolina

Siam. 3:2

German gunboat

469

Fernah ganboat

426

Captain Nény

Captain Tickstelt

Chemulpo

Tin Tan

Touron

U.

B. corvolle

1900

13/0

Commander Dyne

Shanghaf

Figaro

Ger, bga

1370

-1470

Lieut. Com. Henry Glaz

Yokohama

Foochow

Slam, bg

Russian gunboat-

455

Commander Motof

Cozes

Russian cruiser

1330

B00

Captain Zarine

Nagasaki

Trisuliade

Dutch bys

2400

1350

Capt. McNair

Shanghai

Long Lin

Bin, bas

620

БОО

Lient, Com. Craig

Kobe

Captain M. Forst

Shanghai

MATY

Thuit ook

French gunboat

420

Lent Commander Fourest

On a cruise

Bu Pan

Portugums gunboat Rosalan urgiNOT Russian gunboat Gertosa cruiser. French frigate Runion corvette Trench gunboa „Rusatan opryečia.

640

Captain J. R. Santa Barbara

Macao

Sim

Bim bee

900

1000-

Commander Sustriaff

·Corea

455

60

Commander Boyle

2100

Captain Kokliauzer

Singapor

18

4960

Captain Juge

Hongkong

· 1830

Capsalu Lag

480.

425

Commander

algon

2950:

12.

Captain Makaroff

Detamander Molchonky

Captain Orvilner

Singapore Yspek Hengkong

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