Commercial.
SHARES.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-112 per cent.
premium, sellers.
Union Insurance Society of Cantun-$1,600 per
buyers.. China Traders insurance Company-$1,600
per share,
North China Insurance-Tls. 1,175 per share. Yangtze Insurance Association-Ts. 885 per
share.
Chinese Insurance Company-3280 per share,
sellers.
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Ts. 150
per share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$970 per
share, buyers.
China Fire Insurance Company-8297 per share,
sellers.
Ilongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-50
per cent. premium, buyers, Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
$24 premium, sales.
China Coast Steam Navigation Company-Tis.
162 per share.
Hongkong Gas Company-$85 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company-Stoz per share. China Sugar Relining Company, Limited-$170
per share, sellers. China Sugar Relining Company (Debentures)-3
per cent, premium. Hongkong Ice Company-$130 per share. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
21 per share.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878-13 per cent. prem.
Chinese Imperial Loan of9 881-3 per cent. prem.
ex. int
ON LONDON.--
EXCHANGE.
Bank Bills, on demand
3/81
Bank Bills at 30 days' sight..
3/81
Bank Bill, at 4 months' sight ......3/9!
Credits, at 4 months' sight....... Documentary Bills, at 4 months'....
-3/91
sight
ON PARIS
.4.68.
Credits, at 4 months' sight
..Bo.
2201
Bank Bills, on c'enund....
ON HOMBAY Bank, 3 days sight
ON CALCUTTA.--Back, 3 days sight ...ázol
ON SHANGHAL~~
Bank, sight.
Private, 30 days" sight.
.72}
.731
OPIUM MARKET. --- TIS DAY.
per pirul, $660 Allowance, Tacks 48.)
NEW MALWA -
OLD MALWA
per picul, $705 (Allowance. Taels 48.) Parsa (without choice). ...per chest, $502) PATXA (first rhoice) .....per chest, $595 Parša (second choice) ...,per chest, $590 PATNA (luottom) ...... ...per chest, $600 BENARES, (without cheice) per chest, $500 BENARES Crottom) ...........per chest, $595 PERSIAN...
...per picul, $300
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE,
(From Messis, PALCONER & Vid's Kurasinių, Tos Day.
Barometer - 13
Barone
1,96 199
meter 411,14. "I'ermunter 111,
*Thermate e 7,31. Thermowell. Wer bulbi
The meer-1.3. Wer Falto
Thermeier-ar.ss. Wer ball
Thermometer-Maxámára 1......
Theria meter-Minimum over night)
1
.
-30,370
ta,r;
10 The
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CHIXA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER
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Weather....
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Hour's Rain
Quantity Eli....
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Barometer, level of the sex in Inchov, tam and hum drels.—Thermometer, in Falgenheit dekrces and rens kept In the open air fa a shade l vítumi ».-Direction of Wind, is registan! every, two potors, N., N.N.E, NE, etc- Force of Wind, calif. 13 5 to fresh, 7 to Alat Tale. 3 to riolet--State of Weather, A. Clear Mus
fight
breeze.
3 in gmunte- Javy, 1010 12
C. Clerady.
Blue sky. De Dekuly. #. Pop G. Piggy. H. Hall. . Light ning. M. Miny, 0. Overcast. 2. Paning showers. (? Squally. A. Rainy
Thunder, Bad, Sunw. 7. threatening. Visibility. # Ston. 2. Calm, The Letters are reported to indicate any brease over the mus
Shipping.
ARRIVALS,
Fela 24. THALES, British steamer, 820, T. G.
Pacock, Foochow 21st February, Anjoy 22nd, and swatow z3rd, Central-D. Laprak & Co.
Feb. 24, CENLON, British steamer, Commander R. D. Lunham, Manila 20th February. Feb. 24 TANAIS, French steamer, 1,509, Drugan, Yokohama 18th February, Mails and Gene ral-Messageries Maritimes. Feb. 24, VORWAERIS, German steamer, 612, H. Evers, Touron 16th February, Haiphong, and Hollow, General.-Wieler & Ca
February 24, SWIFT, British gunboat. Commander
Wm. Collins, Shanghai 25th January, and swatow 23rd February, Feb. 24, 1RADUAIM, French str., 3.54, Fas
qualini, shanghai 22nd Feb, Mails and General-Messageries Maritimes. CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.
Himalaya, British steamer, for saigon. Craiglands, British steanter, for saigon. Hungarian, British steamer, for Takao, Atalanta, German steamer, for Saigon, Chinking British steamer, for shanghai. Falparaiso, German bark, for Takao.
DEPARTURES.
Feb. 23, YANGTSZE, British str., for shanghai, Feb. 23, PICCIOLA, German str., for shanghai. Feb. 23, ADOLPH, German bark, for Iloilo, Feb. 24, HUNGARIAN, British steamer, for Takao
and sydney. Feb. 24, CHUNKIANG, British str., for Shanghai.
PASSENGERS-ARRIVED,
Ter Thales, sir, from East Coast-Miss Thumpson, Bishop Casser, Dr. Lyall, Messrs. Antlerson, Orr, and Chambers, and 67 Chinese.
Per Yorwaerts, st., from Touron. Mr. Schomberg and zo Chinese.
Per Tanais, str., from Yokohama. For Hong- kong-1 Chinese. For Galle. Mr. Conil. For Marseilles-Mrs. Mayet and servant, Mrs. Lappe, children, and servant, Mr. Wolff and tr le Comte de Diesbach.
Per Traonaddy, str., from shanghai.--For Hongkong. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron, 4 children, and 2 amalis, Messrs. J. H. Lawcy and J. Har- For Marseilles.-Messrs. man, and to Chinese. P. G. White and James Anderson.
REPORTS.
The British gunboat Swifi reports left shang- hai an the 25th January, and swatow on the
3rd instant, and had strong N.E monsoon.
The British steamer Crylon reports left Manila on the 20th instant. Encountered heavy N.E. monsoon with high sea throughout.
The German steamship Vorwner's reports left Touron on the 16th instant, Haiphong, and Hei- how. Experienced fresh monsoon and moderate
sca with favour weather.
The British steamship Thales reports left Foo chow on the 21st instant, and had moderate N.E. winds with fine, clear weather. Left Amoy on the 22nd, and had similar winds, and weather. Left Swatow on the 23rd, and had similar winds and weather. In Swatow the steamships Chefe and F-sin. The steamships Telemachus and Alley left.
February-
AMOY SHIPPING. ARRIVALS.
15, Fokien, British steamer, from Foochow 15, Hailong, British steamer, from Hongkong. 15 Monzhen, British gunboat, from swatow. 17, Welle, German steamer, from Foxinosa. siberien, German bark, from Chefoo. 17,
17, Fei-hoo, Chinese gunb., from Light-house. 17, Pallas, German bark, from Chefoo.
18, Chean, Chinese gunboat, from Taiwanfoo. 8 Thales, British steamer, from Hongkong. 20, Kwangtung, British steamer, from H'kong. 21, Hailong, British steamer, from Tamsui. February DEPARTURES,
13, See wo, British steamer, for Swatow. 15, Haloong, British steamer, for Tamsui. 15, Fokien, British steamer, for Hongkong. 17. Moorhen, Jiritish steamer, for Forchow..
18, Thales, British steamer, for Foochow.
18, Q. of India, British bark, for Chefoo. 19, Helena, German bark, for Chefoo. 19, Velov, Thutch bark, for Chefoo.
21, Kwangtung, British steamer, for Foochow
February-
FOOCHOW SHIPPING,
ARRIVALS.
4 Appin, British steamer, from Shanghai. 3, Thales, British steamer, from Hongkong 5, Swift, British steamer, from Wenchow.
6, Hae-san, Chinese steamer, from shanghai,
6. Benledi, British steamer, from shanghai.
6, Empress, British bark, from shanghai. 6, Smiling Morn, British sch., from Chefoo. 7, Glenroy, British steamer, from shanghai.
7, Sobol, Russian gunboat, from shanghai,
8, Kwangtung, British steamer, from if'kong.
9, Sheldrake, British gunboat, from Amoy.
11, Strelok, Russian corvette, from Nagasaki. 12, Almatia, American schooner, from swatow.
13. Fokien, British steamer, from Hongkong.
13, Faugh Balaugh, German sch.. from Amoy. 13. Hardwick, British steamer, from swatow. 14, Appin, British steamer, froin shanghai. Felnuary
DEPARTURES.
7, Thales, British steamer, for Hongkong. 7. Ifilda, British fark, for shanghai.
7. Oscar Vidal, British bark, for shanghai. 7, Willie, British schooner, for shanghai. 7, Swift, British gunboat, for Amoy,
8, Appin, British steamer, for Shanghai, 8, Bentedi, British steamer, for New York. 9, Hae-san, Chinese steamer, for shanghai,
9, Glenroy, British steamer, for London.
10, Kwangtung, British str., for Hongkong. 11, sheldrake, British gunboat, for shanglial.
average of their signification. Rain. The humor min for12, Epkien, British steamer, for Hongkong.
be, previous a limite (noun) are registered from 1 to
the quantity of water falles indicated in inches, tens and
bempire.in.
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE AMERICAN MAIL.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.
STEAMERS...
Jan. 31, ASHINGTON, British steamer, Bog, Alla- son, Bangkok sth January, and "saigon 25th, General-Siemssen & Co. Feb. 19, Asia, Danish steamer, 880, Djorup,
saigon 14th Feb., Rice.-siemssen & Co. Feb. 14, ATALANTA, German steamer, 790, E. G. 'fat, Saigon 7th February, Rice.-Sicinasen & Co. Feb. 15, NILONA, German steamer, 78, L.
Fickmeier, Bangkok 2nd February, Rice. Kung Con. Nov. 29, CEBU, American steamer, 373, Edgar.---
Captain.
Feb. 6, City or TOKIO, Americansteamer, 5,079
Sept.
J. Maury, San Francisco 7th January, and Yokohama gist, Mails and General.-P. M. S. S. Co.
28, fin-Shaun Hang Hong.
CONQUEST, British steamer, 316, Ham-
Jan. 31, UASURE, British steamer, 561, Clanchy, Bangkok 22nd January, General-Yuen Fat Hong.
Feb. 20, CRAIGLANDS, British steamer, 709, J. K. Holman, Nagasaki 13th February, Coal.
Jardine, Matheson & Co. Feb. 22, CRUSADER, British steamer, 64, Rowin, Saigon 16th February, Kice.-Tung Yuen & Co.
Feb. 18, DECIMA, German steamer, 1,191, Pe.
lersen, saigon 14th Rice.-Sienissen & Co. Feb, 19, GEELONG, British steamer, 1,139, W-3
Webber, Bombay 16th January, and singa- pure teth Feb., General-1'. & O. s. N. Co, Feb, 18, ESMERALDA, British steamer, 395. R. Talbot, Manila 15th February, General
Russell & Co..
Feb. 15, FREVA, German steamer, 52, Home yer, Yap 4th February, Ballast-Blackhead & Co. Feb. 16, GLENIFFER, British steamer, 1411, E.
Norman, London 18th December, and sin gapore 5th February, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Feb. 23, HAILOONG, British steamer, 377, F Ashton, Tamsui 18th February, Taiwanfoo 20th, Amoy 21st, and swatow 22nd, Oranges. -D. Lapraik & Co.
Feb. 19, HIMALAVA, Brilisti steamer, 514, W. R. Beedle, saigon 14th February, General..... siemssen & Co.
Oct. 29, HONGKONG, British steamer, 67, Ken.
nett-Kwok Acheong & Sons.
Feb. 4, HONGKONG, British steamer, 958, J.B. Fryer, Plymouth 14th December, via singa pore, Coal and General-siemssen & Co. Jan. 29, HUNGARIA, Austro-Hungarian str., 1,460,
Sturli, Trieste 1st December, Bombay, Colombo, Penang, and Singapore 21st Jan, General.---Melchers & Co.
Dec. 19, JULOANO, Spanish steamer, 654, Mar. Feb. 20, MALACCA, British steamer, 1,045, H.
quez R. Mourente. Weighill, Yokohama 11th February, Mails and General.-P. & O, s, N. Co.
July 7, LI TAI, Annamite steamer, 1,000, Li Ton
Tack-Captain
Jan. 14, NAMA, British steamer, 862, Westoby.
-D). Lapraik & Co.
Feb. 19, OLYMPIA, British steamer, 783, J-
Wagner, Saigon 15th February, Rice.- Siemissen & Co>
Feb. 17, PING-ON, British steamer, 575. A. A. McCaslin, Pakhoi 14th February, and Hoi- how 15th, General-Russell & Co.
Nov. 34, SEA GULL, American steamer, 48, Hay-
den-China Traders' Insurance Co. July 7, SHUN TIP, Annamite steamer, 93, Yaen
Man Fu-Captain.
Feb, 18, VLADIVOSTOCK, Russian steamer, 678,
P. Voronoff, Bangkok 4th February, Rice- Melchers & Co.
Feb. 22, VOLMER, Danish steamer, 979, Hinttel- mann, Saigon 17th February, Rice-siems- sen & Co.
Feb. 16, YOTTUNG, British str., 286, Kennett, Swatow 15th February, General-Kwok Achicong & sens.
SAILING VESSELS.
Feb. 2, ADAM M. SIMPSON, American ship, 1,467, A. College, Yokohama 24th January, Bal Jast-Master.
Jan. 14, ADOLPH, German bark, 868, Mahr
Arnhold, Kaiberg & Co.
Jan. 9, ALDEN BESSE, Amarican bark, 842,
Noyes. Rozario & Co.
Jan. 21, ANDROMEDA, German ship, 1,879,
schapper.-Order.
Feb. 19, ANNA WICHHORST, German 3-m. sch., 84, C. Brandt, Chefoo 10th Feb, General. -Wieler & Co.
Feb. 1, BODIL, German bark, s64, J. E. Hacke, Hainburg 26th September, General-signs- sch & Co.
BRAZOS, American ship,917, J. Williams, 10, Cardiff 13th September, Coal-Messageries Maritimes.
Feb.
HONGKONG →SAILING VESSELS, (Continued).
Dec. 8, PANAY, American ship, 1,190.-Adam-
son, Bell & Co.
Feb.
Markets.
*Retorten by Chinese Firms and OCORRECTED TO DATE
23, PAULINE, German bark, 1,098, H. Chulken, Cardiff 2nd October, Coal-Mel-Asrican Thrills, yo yarıą, por pios chers & Co. Jan. 14, PEARL, American bark, $76, R. Howes.
-Russell & Co.
American Drilis, 1giba, per piece Cetton Yam, No. 15 to 14, per 100 lbs. Chuon Yam, No, aß in ya, per you tha........... Caton Yarn, Na, 38 to 13, per 400 lbs. Craton Yam, Bombay Chine, per piece
Jan. 4, RAVEN, German ship, 343, Veal.-Ed.
Schelhase & Co. Dec. 2, RINGLEADER, Amer. ship, 1,183, Bray. Tyed Spotted Shining, per piece...
-Order.
Feb. 2, R. T. CLAYTON, American bark, 240 Thomas Davies, Laguimanecz3rd Dec, and Santa Cruz 24th January, Lumber.-Cosmo politan Dock Co. Feb. 19, SEA KIPPLE, British schooner, 187, W.
sly, Freemantle 7th January, sandalwood. Siemssen & Co,
|
Dyal Brocades Shirdings, per piece........ Dyed Damask Shinings, per pices... Foglish Drills, zo yards, per plees. Faglish Drille, 11 Bre, per piece
Faglish Thrills, re tha, per pier
Gray Shirtlers, y Ulm., per pileca # 1,, per pulved
Grey Shirtings,
Grey Shirtings, 8f Res., per piece... Frey Shirsings, o this, per piece
t
juece
w
11
...to 3.10
$3.99 to 3.95 *$8.50 10.93.00 $800 to tos.co $16.00 to $94.00 $10.50 to $1,00
Az.70 to 1.71
2.50 to 3.5 ... $3.53 to 3.70 $5.50 to 5.65
Feb. 16, SOPHIE, German brig, 230, H. Hinge, Quinhon 25th January, sal-Wieler & Co. Nov, 14, SPAUTAN, American schooner, 81, Vin-res, to gut, per in. 6th, per Nov, 17, SPIRIT OF THE AGE, British bark, 347: Crey T-Chatha yes, 363n alba. XO per pire...
Williams-Vogel & Co.
Jan,
cent.-W. H. Ray.
26, SUMATRA, American ship, 1,072, C. Lock, l'art Townsend 1st December, Tim- ber-Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. Oct. 8, SYREN, American ship, 875, Brown.
Russell & Co.
|
14 yds,
+ picce firey T-Clan, 14 yen, & ja in. 7 lbs., per pieca.
Carey T-Chaka, 14 yals, 36 in Bilin Q1. per piece... Grey T-Clothin, 14 yds 36 In Bha, XX per ploca ... Handkerchiefs, Big, per doren
Handkerchiefs, Brown, per dates...
Handkerchiefs, Red, per dozen Handkerchiefs, Light Red per dezen Turkey Red Shinings, film, per piece Velvet Black 32 Inches per pant... Velvet, Gention, as inches per yard · Velvet, Gien
Jan. 25, TECUMSE, American ship, 1,309, E Lincoln, Cardin 27th July, Coal-Borneo Co., Limited. Feb. 6, THREE BROTHERS, British bark, 366, T. velvetcens Black, per goed
Kahlke, swatow 5th February, Dallast.Velveteen. Gentian, per yard Chinese.
Jan. 31, VALPARAISO, Gounan bark, 486, F.
Meyer, Hamburg 17th July, General Melchers & Co. Wakefield, American bark, 887, Crowell
Captain.
Feb. 18, W. H. BESSE, British bark, 1,027, B. C. Baker, Melbourne 7th January, Ballast -Russell & Co. Jan. 9, W. J. ROICH, American ship 1,703,
Bray-Russell & Co.
CANTON.
Feb. 22, PEKING, British steamer, 954, Drewes, Chinkiang 18th February, Rice.-tiemssen & Co.
RIVER STEAMERS.
Ichang, British steamer, 700, Ügston.-Butter
Wide Shirtings, se to so reed, per piece
White Shinings, da to 55 reed, per piece White Shirtings 68 to to reel, per plece... White Shistings, o reed, per pieca
White Shirtings, 7.000 read, per plece White Shirtings, AA, perpleen White Shirtings, EF, per piece White Shirtings, M11, per piece White Spotted Shirtings, per piece. Write Brocadas, per pleca ...
WOOLLEN GOODS. Ilankets, 8 lbs., per påle Hankets,
The,, per pale lanken, solbe, per pair Tilanker, as, per pair Camlets, SSS, per Camless, 55, per piece Camless, $ per
per piece Camlets, BU, per piece Camlets, AAA, per piece LT. per plat piące
Camlets, L.TE
1, MM Sarlet, per piece.
field & swire. Kiu-kiang, British steamer, 617, T. Benning-Tang F, MA Assorted, per piece.. Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Long Fils, HH Scarlet, per piece... Kiang-ping, Chinese steamer, 360, Holmes, Tom Ell, HII Assured, per piece...
CM. s. N. Co.
Lang Ell, 11 Scarlet, per pleed,
lastings, DD, per piece
$2.55 to 3.65 $2.49 10 2.50 82.85 to 1.01
$1.35 to 1.03 31.77 to 1.85
62.75 2010
$1,90 10 5.35 A1.35 to 1.70 At. Foto 185
Bo.do la .dy
Post Office.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE For saigon.-Per Atalanta, to-morrow, the 25th instant, at noon.
For swatow, Amoy, Tamsui, and Taiwanfoo-- Per Hailong, to-morrow, the 25th instant, at
noon.
For Hoihow, Pakkei, and Haiphong-Per Ping-on, to-morrow, the 25th instant, at 5P.st.
For swatow, Amoy, and Foochow.-PerThales, on Monday, the 27th instant, at 5 PM.
For straits settlements and Bombay-Per- Malacca, on Tuesday, the 28th instant, at 2.30
P.M.
For Kobeand Yokohama.-Per Niigata Maru, on Friday, the 3rd March, at 3.30 P.M.
The Postal Guide prablished in 1879 being now somewhat out of date, a revised issue is printed in the Hongkong Directory and Hong List for the Far East for 1882, which super- sedes all previous editions.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet "IRAQUADDY, "will Basting | be despatched on MONDAY, the 27th February, 81.10 to 1.53
with Mails to and through the United Kingdoin 30.65 and Europe, via Naples; to Saigon, Stra's
settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, the Aus tralasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Cal- 81-75 | cutta, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &c.
A 13061
Bot too 19
So, at to 0.23
Boats T
2.15 10 7.34
...
8.80 10 3.35
...83.45 to 3.50
8.20 1.45
$1.6 to 1.70 ...*5.30 to 5.33
- to 3-95
29.45 to 2.50
B1.30 to 2.65
83,90 to 3.97
84.90 104.75
0463 20 8.70
85.70 to 5.75 ...813,50 10 14,00
...$19.50 to 14.00
... $14,50 to 15.00
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. "The British Contract Packet "CATHAY" will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 7th March, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe via Brindisi, to the straits Settlements, Batavia, Burnah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Mauri- tius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,
N.B. This Packet carries no mails for the Australasian Colonics.
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &c.
HOURS FOR GLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS. THE FRENCH MAIL DAY BEFORE DEPATURE (or SATURDAY if the de-
parture be on Monday).
5 PM, Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes, except the night box, which is always open out of office hours.
$15.00 23 16.40
1.00 15 14.507.
...Ñ23.00 20 19.50 ...$13.50 to 14.00 $4.65 to 7.40
87.65 107.70
*** $7.73 10 7.80
... $7.5$ 10 2.70 ...87.75 in g.Bo
...67.95 10 7.83
$19.50 10 14.80 Boy: to 0.73
METALS.
$3.40 10 4.30 828510 31.0 $3.30 10 3.15
Kiung-chow, British steamer, 159, Goggin.-Long Ells, H Assorted, per piece
Kwok Acheong & sons. Powan, British steamer, 1,890, A. Eenning Spanish Stripes, per yard
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Spark, British steamer, British, 140, Hoyland, Nail Rand, per pixel
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Tron, Hoop, per pieul.... White Cloud, British steamer, 285, Cary-Hong-from, far, per pic
kong, Canton, & Macao steam-bost Co. Yot-sai, British steamer, 180, McDougall-Kwok
Acheong & Sons.
AMOY.
In Port on 22nd February, 1882.
Iron, Wire, per picul... Lead, WR, per nical... Lead, Lil, per picul
art
Head, Hale Chep, per picut... Quicksilver, English, per picul Steel, American, per picul Quicksilver,
English, pee ndi Assens, Danish bark, 255 (Vandel)-H. A. Fe-Steel, Sain
Sheathing Metal, per picul
per
tersen & Co.
Blankenese, German schooner, 238 (spicsen). Per pil
Pasedag & Co.
Chloris, German bark, 334 (Matzen)-H. A. Pe-
tersen & Co.
Hieronymus, German bark, 231 (Ipland)—H. A.
Petersen & Co.
Presto, British bark, 384 (Laidman)—Boyd & Co.
FOOCHOW
In Port on 21st February, 1882. Almatia, American schooner, 187 (Lapham)
Chinese
Amoy, German schooner, 314 (Schade)- Chinese. Chin-see, British bark, 780 (Mahr)-Chinese. Empress, British back, 300 (Lass)--Chinese, Faugh Balaugh, German schoouer, 240 (Rute)~~
Kaw Hong Take & Co.
smiling Morn, British schooner, 244 (Williams)
-Kaw Hong Take & Co.
SHANGHAI,
-In Port on 15th February, 1882.
Argos, British brig, 289 (Johnson)-Nils Moller. Batavia, British bark,774 (Jenkins)-Nils Moller. Black Diamond, German bark, 583 (Boyd)—F
A. Burchardi.
Brenda, British bark, 291 (Swansen-Mac
kenzie & Co.
Charley, British bark, 359 (Ray)-Nils Maller. Ching-tab, British bark, 456 (schultz)-J. W.
Muller & Co.
Nov. 11, lit JACKET, Amer, ship, 1,396, Per-Eden, British baric, 311 (Naira)-Forrester, La
civál-Russell & Co.
vers & Co.
Feb. 11, CASHMERE, American bark, 936, J. C. F. V. Litchfield, American bark, 1092 (spalding)
Callamore, singapore 5th January, Timber. – Tin Tye & Có
Feb. 22, CHATTANOOGA, American bark, 27, Howes, Newcastle 21st December, Coal.- D. Lapraik & Co.
Feb. 23, CRESCENT, American bark, 613, W. B.
Ruland, Newcastle 31st December, Coal. Russell & Co.
Dec. 27, C. REDMAN, Amer. bark, 598, Elliott.
-Master.
Jan. 1, COLDMA, Amer. bark, 853, C. M. Noyes.
Rozario & Co.
Jan. 12, DELPHIN, German schooner, 288, Lillen-
thal.Melcfiers & Co.
Jan. 26, EDWIN REED, American bark, 1,178, J. B. Gilmore, Cardiff 21st August, Coal- Order,
Jan 31, ELISE, German-bark,-513-Bruhn,-
Whampoa joth January-Order. Feb. 19, ENDYMION, British bark, 759. T. Ri chardson, London 25th September, General,
Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
VESSELS ARRIVED IN EUROPE FROM PORTS IN JAPAN, AND MANILA. (Per lost Mail's 'Advice). Glenorchy (5) China Ports......Dec. 15 H. Upmann....
19. Jan. 28, FRITZ, German ship,t, 430, F. F. Lan ..Hongkong.Des. Barcelona (5)..
kevic, Cardiff 9th August, Coals-Melchers Manila......Dec. 20
& Co. Patroclus (S..............China Ports......Dec. 23 The O. & O. steamer Belgie, with the next Fleurs Castle (5.) ......Hongkong. Dec. 28 American mail, will leave Yokohama to-morrow,
.....Shanghai .........Dec. 29 and arrive in flongkong about the 27th instant.
Hongkong..Jan. THE INDIAN MAHL,
..Nagasaki .................Jan. Hongkong Jan. „Shanghai ....................Jan. „Shanghai .............Jan. 12
The direct steamers, with the next Indian mail, Jef Calcutta on the morning of the 18th instant, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 7th March,
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
The German steamer Hesperia lek Singapore
Fitzroy
H. Upman............ Prinz Wilhelm (s.) Varvaetts (5.)..... Breconshire (s) Anchises (s.)
Q
Feb.
23, GRACE DEERING, American bark, 734 C. Salvage, Newcastle 24th December, Coal. -Adamson, Bell & Co.
Jan. 16, H. W. DUDLEY, Amerean bark, 1,118,
W. Dudley.-Order.
Jan. 29, IMPORTER, American ship, 1,260, Allyne, Cardiff 2nd October, Coal-Messageries Maritimes.
-Russell & Co. Hedvig
British bark, 375 (Hendro)-Nils Moller, J. Nicholson, British ship, 685 (Campbell)
Melchers & Co.
John Trahey, British bark, 1,147 (Ryan)-C. & J.
Trading Co.
Lec-yih, British bark, 219 (Hankinson)-Morris
& Co.
M. Nattenbohm, American ship, 1,168 (Nairn)-
C. & J. Trading Co.
Perle, German bark, 405 (Klyhn)--Carlowitz
& Co.
NAGASAKI.
In Port on 9th February, 1882.
Artemisia, British bark, 332 (McFarlane)-Holme
Ringer & Co.
Sumanoura Maru, Japanese bark, 935 (spiegel
thal-M. B. M. Co. Faiho, German bark, 433 (Laineken)Captain. Pelham, British brig, 254 (Downic)-Chincas.
YOKOHAMA.
In Port on 8th February, 1881.
Ada Melmore, British brig, 569 (Sewell)-A
Reimers & Co.
Adele, Russian schooner, 42 (Couldes)-F. Retz.
A. Cashman, American schooner, sa (Tibbey
Captain.
Tin, Mates, perlu...
Almonds, per picul
PRODUCE
***
Aram, at pulity, per pleul... Alum, et quality, per picul... Bark, Sirm, per picul . Tark, Champhor, per picul Bleche de Mer, per picad Bees Wax, Japan, White per plcul...
Bees Wax, Hankow, Yellow, per pical
Cow Kluca
Bees Wax, Wilts, per picul Bird's Nest, et quadley, per picul Hirds' Nests, and quality, per plent... ilinda' Nemte, yed quality, per pical ... flimutane, per picul. Bufalo Tide, Manila... Camphor, packed, per picul
clean, per picul Camphor, llans, Campiam, Refuse, per picul Cardamona, Superior Cardamons, Inferior, per Clover, per picul
picul
Cola, Afloat, per ton Coals, English ateam, per ton
Conta, Sydney, per im
Colles, per pleni... copper, Sheathing, Japan, par picul Copper, Red, Japan, par pieuž Copper, Naits, per pled Cotton, Bombay, per picul Cattan. Calcutta,
per picul
Cattan, Ningga, per pint Canton, Shantung, per picul Couch, ilenuln, per picut
Cotton, Shanghai, per picul
Catton, Tungehow, per picut Cotton Seeds, Salgón, per pleul ... Catan Seeds, Salm, par pleus
Cuttlefuh, Japan, per picul
the
Cadefisli, Japan, withmat bonas, per pictl Cuttlefish, Chauchow, par plcui ... Dates, Back, per lui...
Dates, ad, por picat
Dried Lily Flowers, per picul
Elephant's Toollt, 7 to 8 ploce, par picul Elephant Teeth, 4 to 5 pieces, per picul Flour, Colifornia, per sack of go b Fleur, American, per barrel 100 lb. Flour, American, per barral of so0 [0, 12 Kuygus
Flinu, par picul
**
Ginseng, American, 1st quality, per plcul Ginseng, American, and quality, per plosi Ham, Onlinary, per plout
Hems, Superior, sar
Hemp, Sim, per picu
Paa Oil, perpicul
Pass, White, pericul
picul
Jov
141
66.75 10 6.83 85.35 10 5.00 $5.300 5.35 A.10 10 5.35
...$7.50 15 58.00 ..$58.00 10 38.10
318 to 3.95
... 84-39 to 4-45 ...823.00 10 25.70 ... 87.13 to 7.30 ...33.30 10 40,00 ... 05-25 to 5.40
...$13,50 to 13.00 ... 82.45 10 240
DAY OF DEPARTURE.
A.M., Post Office opens.
10 AM, Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of
all printed matter and patterns ceases.
11 A.M., Mail closes, except for Late Letters. 11.10 A.M., Letters may be posted with Late Fee
of 10 cents until.
11.30 AM, when the Post Office closes entirely, 11.40 A.My Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of to Cents until time of departure.
THE ENGLISH MAIL-DAY OF DEPARTURE, NOON, Money Order Office closes.
►
P.M., Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases. P.M., Mails closed, except for Late Leiters. 3.10 P.M., Letters may be posted with Late Fee
of to cents, until
3.30 PM, when the Post Office closes entirely. 3.40 P., Late Letters may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents until time of departure.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET, The United States Mail Packet "CITY OF TOKIO" will be despatched on. WEDNESDAY, the 1st March, with Mails for Japan, san Fran- cisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu. Peru, &c., which will be closed as followed :--
At 2.15 P.M. Registry censes.
At 2 30 P.M. Post-office closes, but letters for 81.72 to 1840
Union Countries may be posted on board the 50,53 to 1.10
11:10 | Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage ...215.75 50 23.40
until the time of departure. ...A30,9 to 51.00
...Bex-ga to 57.45
..44.00 10 40.40
101,00
360 to Boo
to
Correspondence for Non-Union West Indies cannot be sent by this route.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS' LETTERS. 1.-Privates in H.M. Army or Navy, Non-. commissioned, Officers," Pandmasters, Arny Schoolmasters (not superintending or First Class) $2.53 to 2.64 Writers or schoolmistresses may send half-conce ..$12.00 to 15.09 letters to the United Kingdom by mail at the
$7.90 to 8.00
rate of four cents (two-pence) cach, which may 818,70 to 19.40
tu 19-40be prepaid either in Imperial or in Hongkong 135.00 is 38,00
3 stamps. By private steamer the postage is two ...Brä.0s to 19.40 cents (one penny).
Big in 134
6.0 to 2.4
$95.00 to
LA
36.49
$0.15 to 10.00 310.15 to 10.00
$9.95 to
B23.30 to 1440
$25.70 to 31.00 35.70 tu alco ... 23.70 24.00 ... Bagija 10 13.80
8. 20
2. The same privileges apply to letters ad- dressed to the Privates and Non-commissioned Officers named above.
3-Private steamers leave Hongkong for Lon- don about every ten days.
4. The letters must not exceed half an ounce. No hankerchiefs, jewellery, &c., can be sent, even with with the ends
s open.
5.-If from a soldier or sailor-his class and $15.30 to 15-80 description must be stated in full on the letter, 817.60 to 37.80 the cover of which must be signed by the Com
to 1.69manding Officer, with name of regiment, ship, &c., ... $25.80 10 17.30 in full. If to a soldier or sailor, his class and ... $16.40 to 16.60 description, with name of regiment, ship, &c,
817.60 40 15.00 must be stated in full. ..... $19,10 10 17.30 $4.10 to 4.30
5-soldiers and sailors have no privileges with regard to books or papers, nor can these be 84.10 to 40 prepaid with Imperial stamps.
Baz.so to aƒ,00
$15.30 to 16,50 ...Bad.oto #7.30 ..T. 4.4.5 24 4.5.4 ...1...s to 3.9.4
87.85 to 8.1
8:30 to 300 $200 to 219 81.48 to 1.34
$5.00 to 8.34
LETTER BOXES,
Many boxes of letters are received at the Post Office not sealed, that is to say, the box is fastened with scaling wax, but there is no impression of a stal.
The attention of hoxholders is called to the necessity of carefully sealing such boxes with $10.50 10 40.00 some recognisable scal, and of sending a chit- 60 to 60 book or receipt with them. The omission of the $160 to 110 latter precaution leaves a doubt as to whether ...T|217,3.0 to 18,00 the contents of the box over reached the Post ...THLESSO 1031.0.0
Boca LA
184
8.5 to ad
Office: the ormission of the former, as to whether part of them might not have been abstracted for the sake of the Postage Stamps.
RATES OF POSTAGE:, "
Books, Patterns, and Commercial】
Hemp, Hankow, per pical
VI
Biasa to 18.00
스
Bio je 11.00
faloglass, Japan, perplesd...
210
on Seede, 1st quality, per pleus. Afelox Souis, and quality, per picul Mushrooms, per plea
Soos 45.00
You
$4.50 10 4.70
341
***
#kas to disa
Massal, Dry Slam targo, pri pleui Mussels, Dry Slam middle, per ploul
68.5 too
***
Musseis, Dry Slam mail, per picu!
1+
...T.1.0.0 to 3.
86.15 14 4.35
37.5 50 45 Past Cards, each
Letters, per oz.
10 Cents.
3 Cents,
14
Arpă ia
+17
8291 10
pid
154
Br.By Lo 1.88
Papers, per 2 ozÉ......... Newspapers & Prices Current, qach Registration
a Centu,
a Conta,
10 Cents.
+
35.50 10 7.0
j'flatão to 7.5.5
Rhinoceros forn, per pla Rhinoceros 11orm, Mother, per picul Ripe, Siam, No. 1, per pical Stant, No. 2, per picul
TH
$3,0 11,0
Ps, per pla Paz, Black, per picul Paas, Yellow, per pfcul....
Pearl Gay Barely
Fatale Flour, per pical Pachuck, pr
Diana, American schooner, 64 (Feterson), Sam, mida per plod
Captain.
Helona, American schooner, 60 (Ewald)
Captain.
Rice, Hara, milled No. 4, per picut
Salgon, Hemp bags Rice, Salgoo, No. 1, per picul Rice, Saigon, Straw baga.... Rico. Japan..*.*** par pitul...
Jane Sprott, British bark, 669⋅ (Hughes)- Salem, per picul
Reimers & Co.
VESSELS EXPEcted at bongKONG. Feb. 11, LUCIA, British bark, 640, Crawley,
(Corrected to Datė),
Liverpool 21st October, Coal-Adamson, Melbourne............Cardiff...Aug.
Bell & Co. Penarth Aug. 24 Feb. 7, MARGARETHE, German ship, 1,238, C. Trieste...........Sept. 17 Poppe, Cardiff 4th september, Coal Order. Kiwa, Russian schooner, 1:3 (Johnstone)
Sept. 19 Jan. 9, MARIE, German ship, 1,218, schildt-
May, British schooner, 236 (Charles Grant)-F. Onler. ...............Sept. 27
M. Co. Nov. Feb. 23, MARIE, Germán bark, 428, C, A. Hun- Nov.
dewaldt, Quinhon 12th February, salt- Wieler & Co.
on the 18th instant, and may be expected to ar
Morington Tebe Endymion Importer..... Henry...........
London ,Cardif
Hamburg. Cardiff
rive here on or about the 26th,
The Union Line steamer Canepur left singa- Livingaton pore on the 21st instant, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 28th.
The steamer Meath, from sydacy, &c., left Port Darwin, for Hongkong, on sunday, the 19th in- stant, aud is due here on or about the and March. The steamer Ocean, from sydney, vit Free mantle, WA., arrived at saurabaya, en route for Hongkong, Sunday, the thinstant
The steamer Netien le sydney on the 6th February, and is due here on or about the 151 March.
Christine......
Cardiff .Newport .Cardiff
St. Malo
Nov,
Nov,
Rock Terrace. Christal...... Trait d'Union Hydra...... Brambletye Baikal Corca still Water...... Paul...... The E. & A. 5. s. Co.'s steamer Mennuir left|Fooksang (s.). Cooktowa on the 15th instant, and is due here Chi-yuen (s)
Priam (5.)...... on or about the 3rd March.
Truth..
......Jan. Jan. Fleming (5.) ... Glamis Castle (&)......London ajan.
The E. & A. s. s. Co.'s ticamer Tannadice left Sydney on the 18th instant, and is due here on or about the 12th March.
Jan. 26, MARK WHITRIDGE, American ship, 850, Geo. Freman, New York 17th August, Pe troluem,-Order,
Nov.
Nov. Nov. Elbe
Nov. 10 .Cardiff
.Nov. 10
Nov. 12 Feb. Autwerp London
Dec. 14 ..New York .Dec.
Hamburg Cardiff Greenock..... .Greenock ..sunderland ...Hull.....
25, NICOLAS THAYER, Amer. bark, 585, Craley-Russell & Co.
2
Captain.
M. C. Bohm, German schooner, 80 (Bande)
P. Bolim
North Star, Russian schooner, 38 (Ridderbjelke)
-Captain.
Ohude, American schooner, 72 (Wilson)
Captain,
Otome, American schooner, 52 (Snow)-
Captain.
NELLIE M SLADE, American barkentine, 361, D. Gould, Newcastle 7th December,sepp, American schooner, 36 (Pearce) Coal-Melchers & Co.
.Dec. 16 Feb. 7, NORSEMAN, Siamese ship, 711, Murray, .Dec. 20 Bangkok 30th October, General-Chinese." Dec 23 Jan. 14, ONEIDA, American ship, 1,120, Carver. Dec 24 Adamson, Bell & Co..
4 Feb. 20, ORIENT, German bark, 461, W. G. Roder, Quinton 6th February, salt-Ed. schellhass & Co.
6
01.
Captain. Otter, American schooner, 70 (Littlejohn)
Captain.
Peiho, Gernian bark, 433 (Lameken)—P, Bohm. Pioneer, American schooner, 54 (Wilson)W
Copeland.
Wandering Jew, Americart ship, 1737 (Talpey)-
P. M. Co.
Seawood, Cat, per pleti...
Sesamum, Whi, per plan! -Sesaman, Back, por pical
Sharkana, per plcul
Shelah, Jean, per pievi
* ! ! ! 32 32 7 11
Stockfah, per picul Straits Produce, &a,site
Batelist, per pical Pepper, White, per pitul Pepper, Black, per picul. Ration, 6osits, per plead
Bhaifa, Califorala, per picul ...
+
+
+14
Rastans, Bangar, per picut Handal Wood, Malabae, per picul Sandal Wood, South Bean, per picul 199 Sapan Wood, Manis, par plosk Sapag Wood, Blam, por pical s
Sugar, Shellurg Wilte, la, per pod
Sugar, Shokug, White, No. 5, por picad
Sugar Candy, Bbek-long, per picul Sugar, Sheklung, Brown, per plea Sugar Candy, Foochon, per pic Sugar Candy Swiow, White, per picul Varmicelli, Tientsin, por pical Wanna, per ricul...
Wheat, Thein, per pleal
Wood Uil, por plová Window Glass," par bar
Whout Japan, par picul er
$1.50 1.38
Do, with return receipt......
JS Conia, Commercial papers signify such papers as, 813.00 to 14-75 though written by hand, do not bear the charac
$1,000 10, 2,400
81.94 50 1-96 $1.6 to 1,16 81.76 to 1.28 81.35 ...78 81.54 10 13
$475
477
1.70
52.to to 1.0
ter of an actual or personal correspondence, such
as invoices, deeds, copied music, &c. The charge is the same as for Books, but all packets of and under 4 oz. weight are charged 5 Cents.
LETTERS FOR THE UNITED STATES BY SAILING
SHIP...
When it is desired to forward letters to the 54 United states by a sailing ship which is not noti- $1.05 10 3.14
Asd
·8185.to 3.94;
as carrying a mail, it is only necessary to Tk24 to 0.55 post the letters in the ordinary way, marked
$15.00 to 6ɑyoạ
$35.00 to 10.00
with the name of the ship, and prepaid to cents $11.50 to 100 per half ounce as usual. The Post Office then $5.00 to 6.50 undertakes the duty of obtaining notice of depar Bars to 4.85 ture and despatching the correspondence. It is $1940 to 19-70 requested that the letters be posted if possible at $13.50 to 13.90 85.30 10.5-50
$433, 104 405
64435
Briga to 12.35
81.43 to 1.65
64.25 to 33
least one day before the date fixed for agiling.
- STAMP OFFICE.
The above Offee being now provided with 3-cent dic, Books of Receipts, Rent Collectors' Ezra to 110 Books, &c. can be stamped beforehand in the same manner as Cheque Books. Loose receipt 620 to 35 forms can also be stamped if required.
·76.13 to 61.5
8405 104-10
3975 10. g.Bo
66.75 to 7.85
K
$7.50 to 7.70
$9.95 3.30
***
Bass 10.10
++
J
...T14.6.0.0 to 8.8.4.
B015 10" 1231
* Dat not Warrant Officer, Sat, 1---Conductor, Gunner, Docker waii, or Carpenter.
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