Canton River

The island is situated at the mouth of the Canton River, and is separated by about sixty miles from the

Around the World in 80 Days 2003

On Oct. 8, 1856, the Chinese police boarded it in the Canton River, and took off twelve Chinamen on a charge of piracy.

Newfoundland and the Jingoes An Appeal to England's Honor John Fretwell

King of Great Britain, and that the other in company with him was a prize he had taken; that he was going into Canton River to shelter himself against the hurricanes which were then coming on; and that as soon as the monsoon shifted he should proceed for England.

Anson's Voyage Round the World The Text Reduced Richard Walter

It was again, "All hands up anchor," to proceed up the Canton River, and away we steered, past the towering island of Lin-tin, towards the Bocca Tigris.

Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas W. Hastings Macaulay

HONGKONG (245,000) is a small island belonging to Great Britain situated in the mouth of the Canton River, seventy-five miles from the city of Canton.

Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) Various

Macao is situated on the western shores of the estuary of the great Pearl River, sometimes called Canton River.

Travels in the Far East Ellen Mary Hayes Peck

Bocca Tigris was the name given to the eastern channel of the entrance to the Pearl, or Canton River, -- a near translation of the Chinese name

Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas W. Hastings Macaulay

We came into the Canton River, or the Chu-Kiang as it is called, by the

The Mutineers Charles Boardman Hawes

Not finding the flag-ship there, as was expected, after taking in some provisions from the naval depôt, weighed anchor, and proceeded up the Canton River to Whampoa, where we moored ship in the

Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas W. Hastings Macaulay

Must have been Canton River, the year he lost his ship.

London River 1915