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Merchant Vessels in Hongkong Harbour,
Exclusive of late Arrivals and Departures reported to-day.
To facilitate fading the position of any vessel in the Barbour, the Anchorage à divided into eleven Eecticos, commencing from
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Bection
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9. From Kollec's Jaland to North Point
18 Kowloon Wharvce,
11, Jardine's Wharf,
Captain.
Iteg and Ton Date of Kig. Hell. Arrinäi,
Consigner Agents.-
Destination.
Remarka
Steamers.
Anping Belgio Benmohr-*) Bricuar....
6 Rinder
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Baulier.. cPoster.
Darien...
Brit Brit.
alr. 2098 Jap,
str. 1935 Fab,
Brit
str. 2315 Feb,
str. 1148 Feb. 190. M. S. N. Co.
290, &0 5. S. Co.
tibb, Livingston & Co. 18Dodwell, Call & C
etr. 2307 Feb. 21 Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
Amer: str. 3108 Fob. 19. M. 8. a. Co, ..... Gar.. str 678 Feb. 11 Jobsen & Co.:
Brit. atr 2744 Feb, 10.0.9. 8. Co. Brit, str. 2840 Feb. 12 Butterfield & Swira
atr. 5000 Feb. 930, P. R. Ou..
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Postage
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Į
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4 cents cach
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I cents.
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Gineral Kates, by any route: Lettuce,
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per 3 oz Registration, 5 cents.
LoGregory
5 hPybus....
Brit
13 ofTusior..
Bondizen
Brit,
str. 966 Feb,
Ger
str. 1714 Feb.
27 Jabeen & Coi'
3 Goepel... #Gerard
Hallstrom Frazer..... ....Qusil
Fell.
155 Fab.
21A, R. Marty
[Fcb.
atr. 739 Feb.
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...Japan, str. 2289 Feb.
Brit,
str. 1168 Feb. Bri!. str. 1200 Feb, atz. Feb. Ger. At 894 Feb. str. 3600 Feb.
5 Barcham... Brit. .............................Diederickson
BLI.
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21 Melchers & Co.
Coa'tan Dock
Tacoma, & Misnila
To-morrow 26th inst.
San Francisco Shunghai
Pakboi
To-morrow
Klocin Dock TU-BUITO To-morrow
Kloon Pook
Saigon Yokohama
Quarry Bay
To-day To-mertow
16 Mitsui Busson Ksiekia
str. 1300 Feb.
12 Kwong-Man Won
Kloon Duck
31 Jardine, Matheson & Co. 18 Butterfield & Swire
Bangkok Shanghai
To-morrow }lo-day
Cos'lan Dock
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raten.
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SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS-FEBRUARY 38, -1897.)
Stucks,
BANEN.
| Paid- Falue.
Shares
Hongkong und Sasaghai Bank Corp 80,000's Book of China & Jigan, Limited
17
Cloning Quotations,
Last.
p.
Local Delivery.
1. All correspondenca posted before b un any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day. In Town (Ship Street to Bonham Strand West, up to level of Robinson Road) at 8 s.m. 10 m., noon, 2 p.. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. In the Buburbs, Da, o, & pan, unless (bugars the delivery should be retarded by the Con-
tract Mails,
120 all 176 % prom., ex div$845,
5L J'now.
>1
Flag, goals preference states)
193,67€ 1,260 €
£ 2.19num.
10.2.
ordinary deferred
Limited... China,
National Bank of
MARINE INDRANC 98. Canton Insuranca Ofice Co., Ld.....10,000 $ Chiua Traders Insurance Co., Ld... 24.0009 North-Chinn Insurance Co., Ld...... 5,000 Straits Insuranco Co, Lili 30,000 S Voinn Tomurance Society, L. 10, 000 Yangtze Insurance Association, Ld, 8,000's
China Fire Insurance Co., Ld.. ......!!
120,000 $ Hongkong Pin Insuration Co., Ld... 8,000 5.
FIRE INSUBANCOS.
HOCE".
H'kong & Whampoa Duck Co.; Ld12,500 $
STEAMBOATS. China and Mauifa S. S. Co., Ld.
.... 6,000ls Douglas Steamahip Co., Liviitad... 20, 000$ -HEO. and M. Steamboat Co., La. 80, 000's Indo-China S, N. Company, Limited 80,000 £ Chion Mataal 8. N. Co... 20,000
Do.
(new Issue),20,000 £ Chica Sugar Company, Limited......120,000 8 Lauzon, Sugar Company, Limited, ... 7,000$
BEFINERIES
WHARVES.
LAND AND BUILDING,
250$
1£é, bayora 33264
608185, anlos
83.33 820 $79, sales
1002. 195
100: 20-828, sales and buyers 250$ 50,8237;
100
C160′′
128
60;
100$ 20/2108, ex dis, buyers 2503-2400, buyers all 237 % pra,
1 905
50 $61, sales 108 16 $311, buyurg 10 all 47, boyers
108 107, bayers
£10 £6 10
100 a 100 800, sellers
52.10, buyers
$147, bupera
941.25, ex div., buyers
HK & Kow. Wharf & Godown Co:20,000 $ Wanchai Warubouse and Storage Į
2,600 $ Company, Limited.
50,000 $ 6,000 $
50 all $60 buyers 100$ 3748, sellers
100$50 $77, sellers
503
90 $15, byela 10 all 39, mieg 50:3 40220, sales and buyers
Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Company, Limited...... Kowloon Land and Building Com-
pally, companionem
Humphreys Estate & Finance Co... 26,400 $ West Point Building Co., Limited..12,500 $
TRAMWAYS.
HK High-Level Tramways C., Lid. 1,250
MINING,
Jelebu Mining & Trading Co., Lt... 10,00 Poojom Muing On., Ld..
·100 all$95, buyers.
5 all 236. sales and buyera
Soniété Francaise des Charbon-12,000 Fos. 000
magos do TonkID .......................... New Balmoral Gold M'ing Co., Ld.. 50,000$ Raub Anat. Gold Mixing Co., LA.... 200,000 Olivace Freehold Minos, Ltd....... 13,000 $
PLANTING, ŞTU.
China Horner Company, Id...
H. &. Brown & Co., Limited, in lig. 6,000 $
HOTELS, ETC.
all 810, sales
1 $75, sellers
3 all nom
Bi$
25,000 $
7,50 €
5$ 100 $
113/10812, sales and zellers 518 5 $5, bazerà 214
5900m.
-60 alla lig
60
all $38, ales and buyera
16
all 812.0, sales
all in lionidation
10 all
110, bayers
Hongkong Hotel Company, I...... 12,000
DISPENSARIES. -
A. S. Watron & Co., Tâmited......... 60,000 3 Daki, Oranleh aid Co., Li.ia Llq 30, QUỐ
DAXTING.
HK. and Chins Gas Co., Limited... 7,000 £ Hongkong Electric D., Limited... 30,000 8 -
BRICK AND CEMENT Greau Island Comment 00., Iid. .............. 20,000 8
MISCELLANBOTA,
Bel's Astrus
LA
Lotoru Agaucy,
Dampbell, Moore & On, Limited Gea. Fruwist &
10$ 888, reles and eller
10$ 10822, bayara
3.000
7,00€ 1,200
£
1£1
14 168, buyers
10 all 87, kmyace
6,000
258 26332), buyers
Honghong Bakery Company, Led
146
60018
19, 200108, sales and
50 all $30
sellers.
Oo,
•Limitat
Hougtong Dairy Farm
Hongkong los Company, Limited 5,000 8
B'kong Ropa Mandiestory do., Lt. 5,000850 all $158
wo Cotton Sphuping and Wasy,000 T. 100 Ti 100 TL, E, sales and buyera
ing Co., L
Zuternational Cotton Manufactur-10,000 T. 100 T100 Fis. 80
ing Co., Td4
Lou-Kung-Maw Outton Spisning
and Weaving Co, Ld. Ma
Carmichael: &,057, Lati
Founder's shared
8,000 TL 9,000 8
100 Tia 200 Fis, 30
95 $ 2028
Boy Chee Option Spinning Co., Ld... 9,000 ls. 500 is 500 Tla, $25
Amount,
Paluo,
Interst
Quotation
Vaisme Tupuliai 1858 214 767,800TH, 100 7.2 5. kaum 10 % prem,
2. Boxholders who desire to send Circo lace, Dividend Warrants, Invitations. Carde, &c., all of
all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong, of the Ports of Unins, maj deliver them to the Post Office unstamped the postage being then charged to the sender's auns.
Each batch must con.
sist of at least ton.
3. Bexholders may also sand Patterns
to the same places in the same way. velopes containing Patterns may be wholly alosed, if the nature of the contents be first exhibited or stated to the Postmaster General, as he may consider necessary, and approved by his Printed Circulara may
be inserted in such Pattern Packets.
The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistered Letters containing Bank Notce
or Jowellery and, whore Re gistration has been neglected, WILL MALE DO ENQUIRIES into alleged loss of auch lotters.
It is forbidden to insert in ordinary or Registered Correspondence(a) Current Coin (b) Articles liable to Customs Daty.
is open from 10 to 5 on the working day next before gay mail for Europe, which "leuros at;
[Money orders cannot be issued or casked on mail morninge, when clesing mula for Europe, until noon.}
and Shanghai at current rates of exchange on the following Countries and places --- Canada.
1.-Money Orders are issued at Hongkong
Swalon**** Teicheong Taksang ...... Tetarton- Ferons
Bailing Vossela,
Caloma Euryaíce Falls of Dey
Fred. P. Litchfeld John R. Kolley. Queen Victoria
Rickmer Rickmors
Santa Oruz...
Sumbawa
ORENSENDE
Tam O'Shanter...... West York.... Torriedale
blua alperity
China Forte (Boihow, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Archer
Foochow, Sing, Backow, and Shanghai). | Centurion* Ceylon.
Daphne Hawaii (Sandwich Kalanda).
British India (facleding Burma and the Agen Firebrand
cies of the Indian Post Office in the Xerais Cruftont Galf).
Japan Ports (Negosaic, Caska, Biogo, Kale,
Kioto, Yokohama and Hakođgle).` New South Wales.
New Zealand.
British North Barnes.
Queensland.
Su Bangkak only). South Asetralia.
Straits Settlampala (Singapore, Penang and
Malacca).
Tasmania. Cited Kingdomr
Victoria.
United States of Amerien.
DRAWN THROUGH LONDON QYFLOB,
Koreign CountrÁOR 2--- Austria-HungurY! Higais. Helginuo..
Chil
7
3 Jackson. Brit. 5 Poloer LENT Aue.
McArthur
5 Hall..
str. 1496 Fab. ste. 1020 Feb. air. 2644 Feb, 1287 Reb. Str. 362 Feb. Brit. str. 1060 Dec. Norw. str. 778 Feb. Brit atr. 1011 Feb.
Brit, Str. Brit
farrand...... Brit. atr. 19 Dec. Joharoman...... Ger. Atz. 1146 Feb.
Messor...... Br. otr. 996. Fab. atr. 1488 Pub. 982 Feb
2: Arnhold, Karberg & Co, 22 Gibb, Livingston & Co. 2 Douglas Steamship Co. 17 Bultorfield & Swite 20 Wieler & Co.
19 Butterfield & Swire 24 Chinese
19 Wieler & Co.
25 P. 20. §. 3. Ou
Bradley &
16 Jardine, Mathonon & Co.
Finlayson
Petersen Fowler
3 Deunyima Brit.
atr. 1046 Feb.
Macoubrey... Brit.
5 dessen
Dodd
tiar Brit.
Jesperal
str. 904 Pet mir. 631 Feb.
21
Siewesen & Co.
Ger, str.
898 Feb.
22Meyer & Co.
Saller
Brit.
Catr: 977 Fab
8 Cornelsen
¡Ger
str. 1812 Fab.
e Tocque
Brit.
str. 1850 Feb.
23P. & ̈O. S, N, Co.
Ouhne
3 Noyes. Amr. bqe. 814 30. 2 Knox
jBrit. BÀ. 1156 Feb
2 Luck Br. m. a. 1845 For.
Chapman. Amer. at 2265 21Hardy..
Amer, bqs. 91 Nov,
121 Logie.* Brit.
14hlers....
& Co.
20 Weld & Swire
Jardine, Matheson & Co,
7Simson & Co.
17 Captain
4Captain
10 brandard Oil Co.
20 Order
Jan.
23 Standard Oil Oʊ.
ab. 1887 Feb.
4 Captain
Ger.
B. 3014 Feb.
SCaptain
3 Captain
278hewan, Tomes & Co.
23 Order
21O'Keefe Aniar. cob. 120 Jan,
Rebborg....
[mitb...Amor,
Brit. bae, 1065 Des
1485 Feb. Buchanan.....Br. 4m. hk. 2184 Feb. 6 Standard Oil Co.
Bri.bus, CBs Ost, 18Order.
watow & Bangkok Co-morrow
Europe, o.
Hougay
26th foel
Comecom
To-marrow.
Tientsin
Negszaki, do.
26th inst
Her Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station,
Where at
3500
Captain Rubert L. Groome Commseder F. G. De Lisle
Cond. O. E. Kingsmil Cartain Spencer H, Login
SingaporeTM Hongkong
Yokchams K'loon Dock
0048.
Name
Rig.
Tons,
Gina | 1.6,P,
-- Captain
twin-ecrow drainer 2nd olear
960t
21
· 9000-
despatch-vessel
FUG
32
2000
eruizer 3rd clues.
1770
116
twinerew battle «bly
10,600
41 13,000
aloop
1140
36
2030
g-bt. 3rd olsas coast defrai
369
9
200
guntest 2nd class
860.
Commander MacArthur Li.Com, H. P. Barton Lout-Jam. Vernon Maud
Idavila
Ichang
Hongkong
twia-ecrew cruiser, Ist einas
7850
30
12,000
Captain E. B. Jones
Handy Hart Bumber
torpede boat destroyer.
200
6
$000
Laat. A. Gillespie
Hongkong
Hongkong
torpedo bost destroyer
200
1000.
storeship
L. F. Shakespear Commander F. W. Wyley
Hongkong
Hongkong
Immortalité
arcoated cruiser, 1st class
5600
94
Lanner Narciss Peacock
Fun-Fool 2nd ́alues.
756 8
870
Captain Edward Chichester Commander R. C. Sparken
Hongkong
Tiontalu
armoured crnizer, 1st olas £600
34
Nagasaki
gunboa: 1st class
10
1200
ganbout 1st class
10
TELO
cruiser Zod clas
21
21
9000
Plover Porpoise.
gunboat Les class
10
1200
16
SELO
Rainbow
3500
HongkoER
21 9900
Captain WOL CO. Forsyth
Singipora
Rastior
gunboat les disse
1.Com. Hon. G. A. Hardinge Hongkong
Redpole
gunboat Ist albas
800 10
-1200
Lest-Com. E. E. Grafton.
Hankow
Spartan
twin-sarew oruiser 2nd clar
3810:
21
9:00
Capisio Alfred La. Winsloo,
Skift
gun-vawel 3nd clai
TEG
870
Ast-Com. fondl
Bougkong
TAMBI
ox-transport
2017
Hongkong
Taard
g.bt. 3rd clan part defens
963
B
200
Hongkong
Undaunted
Grgured crnizor
5600
Captain John S. Halifax
Nagmeski
Victor EmanueÍ
receiving ship
5157
*14
Commodore S. Helland
Hongkong
esarzdęter-ceship,armente.
12:
1000
Hongkong
Denmark (including Iceland and Faroe Islande), Wivern Danish West Indies, Egypt.
Franco, with Algeria..
German Empire (including Heligoland and the
Cumerooms).
Hotiaad.
Italy (with Agencies at Tripoli, Assab`and
Massawah.
Farcel Past to the United Kingdom Parcels hot exceeding 11 s. in weight are received in Hongkong and at British Post Offices in China, fer transmission to Norway.
the United Kingdom by F. & O. Packet Orange Fros Steión.
vid Gibraltar. No parcel is sont, with the Fortugal (Including Madeira and the Azorea). Overland Mail via Brindisi, Parcels there Roumania. fore arrive in London about eight days later Sweden. than the Mail. Parcels may be scaled, but Transvaal. any parral, even though sealed, is liable to Tais. be opened for examination.
Switzerland,
Selotica.
Panama. Tangier,
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cruiser Rod claws.
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1570
Commander McAlpine
La P. 8. St. Joan.
Liuat. Dormer
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A. C. Curty
Lost, Spencer V. Y, de Horses pore
Commander F. R. Felly
Torpedo Basis in Roserva Noa, 8, 20, 35, 36, 67 and 16, lizus nisse ; and 3 upond nlass boata, *Flagship of Vica-Admiral Sir Alexander Follər, K.0.B. Yogabip of Rear-Admiral Uzley.
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
Rusalan cruiser Rasian cruiser Portuguese transport Buselan gunboat French cruiser
Captain Benkes
Commander upurrét
Name.
Flag and Rig.
Tona Gris.
HP.
Caplain
Where at
Admiral Kornteloff
6000
Carlain Molas
Hongkong
Admiral Nakhimog Aftius Aleout
17781
9600
· Carlain Mosheririnof
Caple Actonio Sergio de Souza
810
Ungirin. Patchego
Aiger
4000 30
Captain Boutst
Arcona
German cruiser
2300 816
Aspio
French gunboat
Bayard
French flagship
976) 6010
28 4400
Bango
Portuguese gunboat.
400
C & Da Costa Bhism
Bobre
Rosaian sloop
850, 13 110
Baston
U. &. cruiser
Captain Wildes
WEST INDIEL
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Antigua.
Castilla
9290
23
Chol Fariqué benin'a
Comète
800
Chot Simon
Cormoran
3640
Detroit
2200% 16.
2800 BADO
Capi Ratter
Dimitri Donskal
B000 16. $1000
Canal Winches
$1500
Foreign Cities and Towns -- Parcels must be posted in Hongkong before 8 p.m. on the day before the depar Constantinople. ture of the Mail. Those arriving from the Bays, GORET, & after this hour are kept for the
Adurople. Beyrout following P. & O. Mail,
The Postage is 40 cents per f., and 25 British Colonies :---. conta och succoeding it or fraction of a i. Cyprus. which includes Registration foo, and must Falkland Islands.
bo prepaid in stampa. Ne further charge is Gibraltar.
Ganibi
Bahamas Barbadoes.
British Guiana.
British Honduras.
Dominica Grenada, Jamaits, Mentorat. Novia St. Kitts-
made in the United Kingdom except for balta. Customs dues. No parcel must be mors Newfoundinud. Bermuda. than 3 test 6 inches in length, or 6 food in --- AFRICA, greatest length and girth combined. A ro. Beikis Bechuanaland.
Cape Colony, ceipt is given for each Parcel.
The sender must fill up a form of Customs Gold Coast Colony. Deslation, which can be obtained free ut Lagoo sach Post Office. No pareol can be accept Maurisins, ed till this is completely and accurately Natal, filled. The only articlse ordinarily sent St. Helena, from China which are liable to duty are, Seychellen. Toa and Tobacco,
Sierra Leone. Dangerous or perishable goods, articles Mombasa, likely to injure the Mails, Liquida (unless Lame
securely packed) or parcels crushed, such as band-boxes, are prohibits Do Par,
St. Lads.
St. Vincent,
Tobago,
·Trinidad;
Dun Antonio de Ullos Don Juan de Austria | Gaidamak
General ALAYA
Gremiantehy
Irene
Laly Kaisay. Koningin Wilhelmina Korejas Kreiner Turks' Islanda. -Orders on the Countries drawn through Lon the London Post Dice are paid less the follow Machias
Spanish cruzar French gunboat German cruiser
C. 8. quier
Russian cruiser
Spanish cruiser Spanish cruiser Enssian gunboat Spanish gun-vousel Rusalan gunboat German rulsar Fronda sruber German Magahlp Nederland cruisere Russian sloop Fatalen loop
Wanach gunboat
1200 1130
500
1500
1400
6400
· 1800
1200
2150
1830
L. §. ulver
Mandshar
Spanish
For uma pot exording 82.
£5
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Divany £... Pamalat Anora.
Panther
Gransport Rumian aloop Beloup
1007
1200
1370
Ruming gunboat Bussian cruiser
· flagship
**1480
Austrian ornider
col can be received if its value exceeds $500 ount for which the remitter should allow. Manila
All such Ordurs must be expressed in British ency
A Parcel may contain a letter to the same address an that of the Fazeel itself, or sa- other Parcel to the same address, No other enclosures are allowed:
With regard I to inward Parcels, addrantees are requested to serve that the Parqsl
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8.-The commision charged le as follows Flavier
Mall it not opened until the ordinary disfertording to the varency is Urase is draws Prius Wilhelm
tribution of letters, do, I finished. The postage en Paroela at home is 10d. For tb, the Regulations are generally similar to the above, and the Parools are out out vid Gibraltar.
(a.) For sums not exceeding :—21, 19 ete. Ra
Rolos Cristian 21, 24 cta. 28, 86 eta 24, 48 ots 6, Bilate da 26, 78 ota27, 66 str.; 28, 96 og 29, $1.08 £10, $1.45,
(10.) Ep.lo $10, or 20 sipens, 20 caş şal, 50 zuges, 40 at $35, or To ropsss, ed aley 50 or 100 repass, 80 otmj 200 cngues,
Birootch
Vipers
Vaselink
Forktow
Andesity for the Loss of a Registered Article The Post Office is not legally responsible for the safe delivery of Regustared corrEMPOR danm, but fi la prepared in mare rod kan laat dewwa on Indle, wasa MO Barra de 10] 1
Ni-No Orler must exceed £10 or $80) un-
French gunbosă.
Berman, orulone
Spanish crtlmer Bumien Kagship Knerden ganbort Rusdan ortlane Branch gunboat
Buacha guzbost D), 8. arul-or
Hindalan een isom.
11,600
Commander Fortin.
de Borsure
Amop
Nog baki
Bangkok