Commercial.
THIS DAY, FOUR г.3. With the exception of a small business in Docks, and the increased firmness of that stock at 5 per cent. premium, there is absolutely nothing of importance to re- port from the share market. Annexed quotation list gives a fair idea of the market tuins of the various stocks.
· SHARES,
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-117 per cent.
premium, buyers.
Union Insurance Society of Canton-$1,550 per
share, ex. div. buyers.
China Traders Insurance Company-$1,625
per share.
North China Insurance-Tls. 1,223 per share,
ex. div.
Canton Insurance Company, Lunited-$80 per
share,
Yangtze Insurance Association-Tis. 870 per
share,
Chinese Insurance Company-$250 per share,
nominal
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 150
per share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-8925 per
share, sellers.
China Fire Insurance Company-$190 per share,
sellers.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-51
per cent premium, buyers
Shipping.
ARRIVALS.
May 26, ArnoLL, British steamer, 933, Wm. S. Duncan, Amoy 25th May, Goncral.--Dun Hin & Co. May 26, ANTON, German steamer, 395, F. W.
Schroder, Hamburg 26th March, General.—- Wieler & Co.
May 26, MENELAUS, British steamer, 1,539, W.
F. Lapage, Liverpool 7th April, and Singa pore 20th May, General-Butterfield & Switc May 26, BENGIDE, British steamer, 1,198, Alex.
Webster, London 9th April, and Singapore
21st May, General-Gibb, Livingston & Co. May 27, YANGISZE, British steaner, 784, Lee, Shanghai 23rd May, General.-Siemsser & Co. May 27, FELICIA, Gennan steamer, bo3, A. Mul-
ler, Cantos 26th May, Rice-Siemssen & Co. May 27, HWAI-YUEN, Chinese steamer, 984, Wil- son, Canton 26th May, General—C. M. May 27, HELOIS, Austrian-Hungarian steamer,
5. N. Co.
1,428, A. Tercig, Trieste, Port Said, Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Penang, and Singapore zoth May, General-Austrian Lloyd's. May 37, LORNE, Brisish steamer, 1015, John
McKechnie, Amoy 24th May, and Swatow 26th, General.-Ben Hin & Co. May 27, VOLGA, French steamer, 1,949, Guirand,
Yokohama 21st May, Mails and General.- Messageries Maritimes. May 27, MAN-NIN-CHING, Chinese gunboat, from
Canton.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE, Romeo, Spanish steamer, for Manila.
Hongkong, Canton, and Macas Steamboat Co. Atholl, British steamer, for Singapore.
--$25 per share premium. Hongkong Gas Company-285 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company-Stoz) per share,
sellers,
China Sugar Relining Company, Limited-$161
per share,
China Sugar Relining Company (Debentures)-3
per cent, premium.
Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited—$118
per share, buyers.
Hongkong lec Company-$131 per share, buyers. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
$60 per share.
Chinese Imperia Loan of : 878-19 per cent. prom.
ex. int.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 188 1--3 per cent. prem.
ON LONION.
EXCHANGE.
Bank Bills, on deusand
•3/01
Bank Hills, at 30 days' sight.........3/92- Bank Hills, at months' sight......? Credits, at 4 months' sight............3/10 Documentary Bills, at 4 months' ...
sigh
ON PARIS.--
3/101
Bank Hills, on demand
4.74
Credis, at 4 months' sight......4.85.
ON BOMBAY-Bank, T.T...
225
ON CALLUITA-Bank, T.T......
225
ON SHANGILAL-
Bank, sight
.72)
Private, 30 days'sight
...72
OPIUM MARKET. --THIS DAY.
NEW MALWA
- per picul, $640 (Allowance,. Fauls 62.)
OLD Matawa
.....per picul, $700 (Allowance, Taels 32.) Parsa (without choice)...per chest, $585 PATNA (first choice)....per chest; $590- PATNA (second choice)...per chest. $575 PATNA (bottom)..... ......per chest, $595 NEW BENARES (without choice) per
chest.....
$590 NEW BENARES (bottom)....per chest, $5923 OLD BENARES (without choice) per
chest,.
$563 OLD BENAREs (bottom) per chest, $570 PERSIAN...
.per picul, $410
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(Paus St. FALCONER & Co,'» ReGISTER!. Tuts DAY.
Maruneerer-9 H...
Barumeta 2,37, manocna
20.83
20.050
Thermonater A.
Harometer,bla
Thermometerme 14.
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Peking, British steamer, for Shanghai. Hainan, British steamer, for Hoihow.
Felicia, German steamer, for Wuhu, Haynes, Chinese 'steamer, for Shanghai. Rengloe, British steamer, for Yokohama. Menelaus, British steamer, for Shanghai. Lorne, Britishi steamer, for Singapore.
leži, Dutch steamer, for Yokohama. Hermine, German bark, for Haiphong. Anton, British steamer, for Vladivostock. Named, British steamer, for Swatów, &c. Selway, British steamer, for Canton. Vaffung, British steamer, for Swatow. Menmuir, British steaner, for Foochow Carl Gerhard, German bark, for Bangkok. Emma, German 3-m, sch., for Antoj.
:
DEPARTURES.
May 27, FRIEDERICK, German bark, for Swatow. May 27, KENMURE CASTLE, British steamer, for
Shanghai,
May 27, DOUGLAS, British str., for Foochow May 27, ZEPHYR, British gunboat, for a cruise. May 27, YANGISZĘ, British steamer, for Canton. May 27, PEKING, British steamer, for Shanghai. May 27, ZAMBESI, British steamer, for Nagasaki
and Yokohama.
| May 27, Romen, Spanish steamer, for Manila.
PASSENGERS-ARRIVED.
Per Yangtze, str., from Chinkiang
pens.
Euro-
Perinton, str, froin Hamburg,--Mr. Talle. Per ithall, str., from Amoy.-675 Chinese. Per Menelaus, str., from Liverpool, &c.-- Messrs. Dobson, Goodlad, and Mcintyre, and 200 Chinese.
Per Brugloe, sir, from Londen, &c.—Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, Messrs, O. Connor, Mitchell, and 30 Chinese.
Per Helois, str., from Trieste, &c-Mr. and Mrs. Agrati, Mr. Malnikoff, and 156 Chinese, deck.
Per Folga, str., from Yokohama.-~Messés. Ő. Anderson and A Hoong, for Hongkong. For Port Sail-Madame Marie Echerkaff, Messrs. Gabriltchaff and Matzui. For Marseilles.-Mr. Ch. Bansa and Pleifer..
Per Larne, str., from Amoy.-568 Chinese.
REPORTS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.
STEAMERS.
May 26, ACTIC, Dutch steamer, 268, N. C. Reve beck, Haiphong 23rd May, General.-C. M. May 4, Amoy, British steamer, 814, C. Her
S. N. Co.
mann, Canton 27th April, General.—Sièms- sen & Co-Kowloon Dock. May 33, BELGIC, British steamer, H. Davison, San Francisco 19th April, and Yokohama 16th May, Mails and General.-O, & O. S. S. Co.
May 25, HENARTY, British steamer, 1,119, Bou
tellier, Saigon 20th May, Rice-Gibb, Livingston & Co.
May 24, CAIRNSMUIR, British steamer, 1,123, G.
I Castle, Japan fóth May, General,-Holli- day, Wise & Co.
May 24, CANTON, British str., 1,095. J. C. Jaques Saigon 20th May, Rice.-Hock Chew. May 23, CASTELLO, British steamer, 1,483, H.
& Co.
Coates, Saigon 18th May, RiceRussell Sept. 28, Cosours, Bi`lish steamer, 316,-Jar-
dine, Ma 'ieson & Co.
May 25, DANUBE, British steamer, sőt, James
Jordan, Bangkok 18th May, General-Yuen Fat Hong.
May 17, DEVONSHIRE, British steamer, 1,517, Antony Purvis, Wanaimo, British Colombia, 12th April, Coal-Russell & Co. May 24, DIAMANTE, British steamer, 514. R. F. Cullen, Amoy 23rd May, General.Russell & Co.
Fame, British steamer, 117, Stopani (tug plying)
Ilongkong ard Whapoa Dack Co May 16, GLENIYON, British steamer; 1,375, H. Gedeye, Saigon 12th May, Rice.-Jardine, Matheson & Co.
May 24, GREYHOUND), British steamer, 226, D. Scott, Swalow 23rd May, General-Adam- son, Bell & Co.
May 24, HAINAN, British str., 278, J. Mooney, Touron 18th May, and Hoihow 23rd, Gene- ral-Afong and Sing Loong,
May 24, HIMALAYA, British str., $14, Beedle, Touron 19th May, and Hoihew 22nd, Gene- ral.--Chinese.
April 14, HONGKONG, British steamer, 67, Swa tow 12th April, Ballast.-Kwok Acheong &
Sons.
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HONGKONG--SAILING VESSELS,
(Continued), March 7, TARTAR, German brig, 256, T. Bunje, Macassar 30th January, Rattans.-Melchers & Co. May 12, XENIA, American bark, 1,174, Reynolds, Melboume 5th March, Ballast-Russell S: Co.
WHAMPOA,
May 6, MINERVA, German brig 318, Duhms,
Tientsin 18th April, Beans and General
Melchers & Co.
May 6, SAN FRANCISCO, German bark, 251, A.
Oltmann, Tientsin 16th April, General-
Sieussen & Co.
CANTON.
May 24, KAMICHATKA, British steamer, 7oz, P. Hussey, Shanghai 21st May, General.-C. May 24, OAKLAND, British steamer, 710, Payne,
M. S. N. Co.
Chinkiang 19th May, Rice-Jardine, Ma- theson & Co.
RIVER STEAMERS.
Ichang, British steamer, 700, Ogston.--Butter-
field & Swire. Kiu-kiang, British steamer, 617, T. Benning- Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Kiang-ping, Chinese steamer, 360, Holmes.—
CM. S. N. Co.
Kiung-chow, B.. 'sh steamer, 159, Goggin,--
Kwok Acheong & Sons. Powan, British stumer, 1,890, A. Denning-
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Spark, Erth stem; British, 140, Hoyland.
Hongkong, Can.on, & MacaoSteam-boat Co. White Cloud, British steamer, 280, Cary-Hong
kong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Yot-sai, flritish steamer, 180, McDougall,-Kwok
Acheong & Sens,
AMOF.
In Port on 19th May, 1882. Anna, German bark, 350 (Davidson)-H. A.
Petersen & Co.
HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS
IN THE CHINA SQUADRON.
Albatross, screw stoop, 4 guns, Commander
Errington, Manila, Cleopatra, corvette, 4 guns, Captain C. J. Vidal,
Hongkong,
Comus, corvette, 14 gaus, Captain J. W. East. Curacoa, corvette, 14 guns, Captain S. Long,
Manila
Daring, composite sloop, 4 guns, Commander F. Encounter, steam corvette, 14 guns, Captain G.
J. J. Elliott, Manila.
Robinson, Manila.
Esh, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve,
Hongkong.
Flying Fish, stoop, 4 guns, Lieut.-Commander
Hoskyn, Nagasaki. Fly, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Lieut. Com- Foxhound, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Commander
mander Pollard, Singapore.
McQuhác, Manila. Iron Duke, double-screw iron frigate, 14 guns,
Captain R. E. Tracey, Manila. Kestrel, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Com-
mander W. M. Lang, Nagasaki, Lily, screw gun-vessel, 3 guns, Commander W.
M. Carey, Hongkong. Magpie, surveying vessel, 4 guns, Licut-Com.
Carpenter, Yokohama.
Midge, double screw gun-vessel, In reserve,
Hongkong.
Moorhen, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.Commander
J. II. Corfe, Shanghai. Mosquito, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant Honorable
F. R. Sandilands, Berneo. Pegasus, sloop, 6 guns, Commander E. F. Day,
en route to Singapore.
Sheldrake, gumboat, 4 guns, Licut.-Comauder M.
Badger, Shanghai.
Swift, double-screw gun-vessel, guns, Comman-
der Collins, en route Shanghai. Tweed, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve,
Hongkong.
Victor Emanuel, receiving ship, so guns, Com.
modore Cuming, Hongkong,
Post Office.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE
For Swatow, Amoy, & Foochow ---Per Namea, to-day, the 27th instant, at 5 PM.
day, the 27th instant, at 5 F.3L
For Hoihow and Haiphong.-Per
Hainan, to
For Yokohama.-Ver Bengloe, to-morrow, the 28th instant, at 9 AM.
For Shanghai-Per Menelaus, to-morrow, the 28th instant, at 9 A.M.
For Singapore and Penang.-Per Atholl, to- sorrow, the 28th instant, at 9 AM.
For Fanchow. Per Afenmuir, on Monday, the 29th instant, at 9 AM.
For Shanghai-Per Oaklands, on Monday, the 29th instant, at 9 AM.
For Saigon.Per Olympia, on Wednesday, the 31st instant, at 4.30 P.17.
The Posial Guide published in 1879 being now somewhat out of date, n revised issue is printed in the Hongkong Directory and Hoag List for the Far East for 1882, which super sedes all previous editions.
MAULS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet "ANADYR " will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 1st June, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Hatavis, Burmah, Ceylon, India (via Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &c..
HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS.. THE FRENCH MAIL--DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE.
5 PM, Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes, except the sight box, which is always open out of office hours.
DAY OF DEPARTURE,
7. A.M., Post Office opens. 10 AM, Registry at Letters ceases. Pasting of
all printed matter and patterns ceases.
11 A.St., Mail closes, except for Late Letters. 1. A.M., Letters may be posted with Late Fee
of 10 cents until.
Dec. 19, JOLDANO, Spanish steamer, 654, Mar. August Friedrich, German bark, 384 (J. Brun) Vigilant, paddle despatch-vessel, 2 guns, Lieut.- 11.40 A.M., Late Letters may be posted on board
quez R. Mourente.-Cosmopolitan Dock. May 22, KUMAMOTO MARU, Japan. str., 1,240,
July
J. Dammond, Saigon 18th May, General Mitsu Bishi M. S. S. Co.
Paredag & Co.
Carl Wilhelm, Danish bark, 239 (G. Lautrap)--
H. A. Petersen & Co,
Charley, British bark, 359 (Schroder)-Boys
& Co.
Commander C. Lindsay, Chinking.
Wivern, turret-ship, 4 guns, in reserve, Heng-
kong;
11.30 A.M., when the Post Office closes entirely.
the packet with Late Fee of to Cents until time of departure.
THE ENGLISH MAIL-DAY OF DEPARTURE The Mails by the British Contract Packet, will months as following, commencing from to-day, the 4th instank.
Tack.-Captain
Li Tai, Annamite steamer, 1,000, Li Ton Hieronymus, German bark, 450 (Ipland)-H. A 4ephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander close on the day of departure during the summer
May 23, MENMUIR, British steamer, 1,247, W. Ellis, Sydney 29th April, Townsville, Cook. town, Thursday Island, and Port Darwin 13th, General-Gibb, Livingston & Co.
May 25. MINARD CASTLE, British steamer, 1.596,
R. Skinner, London 10th April, and Singa pore 20th May, General-Adamson, Bell & Co.
May 23, NAMOA, British steamer, 861, G. Wes- toby, Foochow 19th May, Amoy zoth, and Swatow 22nd, General.-D. Lapraik & Co. May 26, NINGPO, British steamer, 761, R. Cass, Canton 15th May, General-Siemssen & Co. May 24, OLYMPIA, German str., 788, Wagner,
Saigon 20th May, Rice.-Chinese. Nov. 2, SEA GULL, American steamer, 48, Hay.
den-China Traders' Insurance Co. May 14, SERAPIS, British steamer, 1,271, S. F.
North, Saigon 9th May, Rice-Siemssen & Co.
July 7, Suus Tip, Annamite steamer, 93, Yuen
Man Fu-Captain.
May 25, SOLWAY, British steamer, 510, R. Jarvis, Nëwchwang 18th May, Beáns.—Wu Yec Loong.
May 25, VOTTUNG, British steamer, 268, H. Kennett, Swatow 24th May, General.-- Kwok Acheong & Sons.
SAILING VESSELS.
May 20, ALVA, Portuguese ship, 632, E. A. de Souza, Singapore 24th April, Timber, — The British steamship langfase reports left May 15, ANNA, German bark, 447, W. Jessen, Saigon 5th May, Rice and Wood.-Wieler
Chinking on the 23rd instant. Had light winds and thick weather with raiu.
The British scamship Atholl reports left Amoy on the 25th instant. Had light S.W. winds with foggy, hazy weather throughout.
The British steamship Benglee reports left London on the 9th April, and Singapore on the 1st instant. Had fine clear weather through ont, with light airs and calms.
The British steamship fenclaus reports left Liverpool on the 7th April, and Singapore on the 20th instant. From Singapore light variable winds and fine clear weather with smooth sca
Brandao & Co,
& Co.
May 1, BONITA, German 3-mm. sch, 475, Stehr, Singapore, Timber.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co. March 31, BRANDLETVE, British ship, 1,497,
Pickard, Cardiff 4th November, Coal- Russell & Co.
April 28, BYLGIA, German bark, 333, T. A. An- dersen, Singapore 27th March, Timber--- Captain.
May
3+
CARL CERITARD, German bark, 331, F. Subr, Bangkok 23rd March; General-Ed. Schelihass & Co,
Petersen & Co.
Hugo & Otto, Norweginn bark, 371. (Koeld)---
H. A. Petersen & Co. Minna, German bark, 457 (Dau)-Pasedag & Co. Oleander, British bark, 341 (J. Joass)-Elles Rachel, British bark, 287 (R. Affleck)-Boyd
& Co.
& Co.
FOOCHOW
In Port on 18th May, 1882.
Gustav & Marie, German bark, 355' (Luhrsch)- Sea Swallow, British bark, 332; (Way)---Chinese.
& Co.
SHANGHAI
In Port on 20th May, 1882.
Kate Harding, British bark, 714 (Watts)-Little Hilda, British bark, 306 (Hunning)-Nils Moller.
Nylghan, German schooner, 1,292 (Lovitt)-C.
& J. Trading Co.
& Co.
NAGASAKI
In Port on 20th May, 1881.
Awajishima Maru, Japanese sch., 660 (Crighton) H. Bremer, German schooner, 311 (Bremer)-
M. B. M. Co.
Holmic, Ringer & Co.
strand)-M. I. M. Co.
Kanagawa Maru, Japanese bark, 1,134 (Ex- Kiinokuni Maru, japanese bark, goo (MeFar.
lane)-M. B. M. Co.
YOKOHAMA, --
In Port on 19th May, 1882.
A. Cashman, American schooner, 51 (Tibbey)
Captain.
Pollard, a cruise.
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA STATION.
Abreck, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Captain
Schanz, Japan.
Adonis, French gunboat, ; guns, Commander
Caillard, Saigon.
Alert, American corvette, 4 gans, Commander I..
Kempff, Kobe.
AFRICA, Russian corvette, 14 guns, Captain
Alexeyeff, Nagasaki.
Ashuelot, American corvette, 6 guns, Commander
H. E. Mullen, Kobe,
Asia, Russian craiser, 11 guns, Captain Amos
soff, Singapore.
DONA MARIA DE MOLINA, Spanish frigate, Cap-
tain Thomas Olleros, Manila, DUKE OF EDINBURGH, Russian frigate, Captain
de Giers, Nagasaki.
Ermak, Russian transport, Captain Koltchau,
Japan!
Gornostai, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Stark, Vladivostock. Hertha, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain Von
Kall, Singapore.
Iltis, German gunboat, 8 guns, Commander
Klausa, Shanghai. Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Ger- La Victorieuse, French frigate, 13 guns, Captain
vaise, Shanghai.
de la Batic, Shanghai.
Lee Tak, Annamese gunboat, Commander Y, W.
Tong, Hongkong.
Legaspi, Spanish transport, Don Mariano Tor-
res, Hongkong.
Latin, French gunboat, 4 guns, Commauder
Rouvier, Shanghai.
B. Havener, American bark, 552 (Havener)-Monocady, American gunboat, 9 guns, Comman
Walsh, Hall & Co.
Francisca, German bark, 386 (Buck)-Chinese. Frohlich, British brig, 360 (Muller-Chinese.
der C. S. Cotton, Nagasaki.. Morge, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Tatarinoff, Shanghai.
For Money order Business... at 3 P.M. For Registry of Correspondence... pt 4 P.31. For Posting of all Printed Matter at 4 P.3. For Do. Letters....... at 5 PM, For Do. Do. with Late
Fecat 5.to to 5.30 P.. Letters, to cents late Fec. Newspapers, no late
Fec.
Supplementary Mails can be posted on Board with late fee until 9.30 r.st, after which, Letters can be placed in the Box on board for treatment at Singapore.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet "BELGIC," will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 31st instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c, which will be closed as follows:→→
At 2.15 P.M. Registry ceases.
At 2 30 P.M. Post-office closes, but Correspon dence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of to cents extra Postage until the time of departure.
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' LETTERS. 1-Privates in H.M. Army or Navy, Non- Schoolmasters (not Superintending or First Class) commissioned, Officers, Bandmasters, Army Writers or Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters the United Kingdom by mail at the rate of four cents (two-pence) cach, which may be prepaid either in Imperial or in Hongkong cents (one penny). Stamps. By private steamer the postage is two
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.
No handkerchiefs, jewellery, &c., can be sent, 4-The letters must not exceed half an ounce.
even with the ends open.
description must be stated in full on the letter, 5-If from a Soldier or Sailor his class and the cover of which must be signed by the Com manding Officer, with name of regiment, ship, &c., in full. If to a Soldier or Sailor, hie class and
must be stated in full,
On the 26th passed the bark Belted Wif, from April 17. CENTURION, British bark, 965, Thos. J. E. Graham, British hark, 1,384 (Cochrane) | Moscow, Russian transport, 6 guns, Captain description, with name of regiment, ship, &c.
London to Hongkong, off Paracels.
VESSELS ARRIVED IN EUROPE FROM PORTE IN
JAPAN, CHINA, AND MANILA. (Per last Mail's Advice). Hungaria (.)....Hongkong Ajax (5.)................ Yokohama Palmerston
April April April 3 April 11 April 13 ..April
13 April 13 April 13
Manila Manila Hongkong Hongkong Manila Manila Manila
April 14 .............................Manila...........April 17 Manila...... .April 1B .Shanghai.... April 19
Themenstar A.M. (Wot Indie) Thermuntar-4 Pat, (Wat bulb)
Larch (3.).......
Gustav & Oscar
Thenmeter.51, (Wet bulb)
70
Agnes Muir
Tharovomate-Maxlmum.
21
Remus
Tharmoniate-Alinunum (over night)
71
Asia (s.)
Erato
Evelina
Brisbane........... Denbighshire
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
THIS DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
Hax
SHANG
NAGA-
AMDY,
KONU.
HAZ
BARI,
BAROMETER,
THERMOME
TER, AL.
Unometer........
Previous
30 29.93 10.00
*
*Thermathod 20.0 78.0 83.0 76.0 68,0 68 0
Diaction of Wind
FORE...........
E NM
Previous
a dase a
VESSELS EXPECTED AT HONGKONG, (Corrected to Date),
Susaine
.......................Cardiff..........jan,
Belted Will.............London............Jan.
Tanjore ...
.....Cardiff...........Feb.
16 30
...Feb. 11
..New York
Ice King (4)............New York Loudoun Castle (.)...London Mabel
C. D. Bryant...... .New York
Douglas Castle......
Ethel Caine..
Ella S. Thayer.....
Invincible...
Nearchus.
Cardiff Sunderland
..Cardif
Penarth
London
Glenogle (s.)
Cardiff
India
Cardiff
Venice (a.)
Sarpedon (5.)
London
.Cardiff
13.0 6.0 64. 65.3.
o chem ve
Melbrek...
.London Cardiff Cuxhaven
Dry Theratumeter, 73.0 75 83.0 74.9 67.0 67.5,
Wet Thermometer. 73.0
Weather .........
Hour's Rati
Quantity fallen i
flanir, level of the sea in inches, toe and hun- dreds.-Thermometer, in Fahrenheit degrees and tans kept Insha upar air in a shaded situation.-Direction of Wind, is registered every tere points, N., N,N.E, NE, Force of Wind, a csima. 10 light breaza. 3 to 5 nude. rata. 8 kg (reali, 7 to 8 strong. But beary, Foto 13 violent--State of Weather, B. Clare Blue sky, C. Cloudy. ♫. Dilazly. Fug. C. Foggy. . Hall, Z., Light ming, A. May‚0. Overcast. /. Paming showers. Q. Squally. Raky, S. Sarw. 7. Thusert V. Dad, Threatentes Visibility Storm Cakrome Thea letters are repeated to indicate any Increase over the mean average of dir sizoification. Ral-The hours of rain loc the previous 24 hours (noon) ara registered from o the quamlty of wesar Fallen Indicațad la inches, sens and katelrode,
Comet Bonito Glenartney (.).......London
·MAILS EXPECTED.
THE AMERICAN MAIL.
Taylor, Sydney 29th February, "Coal.—
Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
March 29, CHARLES STEWARD, American bark, 630, H. R. Powers, Manila 17th March,
Ballast. Russell & Co,
May 22, COREA, British bark, 581, P. Ahler, London 22nd December, General-Amhold, Karberg & Co.
April 12, COURRIER, Siamese bark, 362, 0. C. Skeel Schmiegelow, Bangkok 23rd April, Rice and Sapanwood.Kim Tye Loong. May 6, EMMA, German 3-m. sch, 220, P. J. Michelsen, Bangkok 6th April, General- Ed. Schellhass & Co.
May 22, FERDINAND, German bark, 416, Wes-
tergaard, Newchwang and May, Beans, Wieler & Co.
April 30, HERMANN, Ger. bark, 444, Traulsen, Bangkok 27th March, General-Wieler
& Co.
April HERMINE, German bark, 350, T. Meyer,
30, Newchwang 12th April, Beans,Ed. Schell- hass & Co.
May 13, HOTSPUR, British bark, $23, E. T. Bunje, Saigon 28th April, Rice.—A. G. Morris.
Chinese
Kiwa Elizabeth, Russian schooner, 113 (John-
stone)-Captain.
Mary.C. Bohm, German schooner, 83 (Baade}~~
P. Bohm.
North Star, Russian schooner, 38 (Ridderbjelke)
-Captain.
Tchirikoff, Vladivostock.
Nerpa, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Valronde, Japan.
Palos, American gunboat, 6 guns, Commander Green, Kobe.
5-Soldiers and Sailors have no privileges with regard to books or papers, nor can these be. Lieutenant-prepaid with Imperial Stamps.
Dhude, American schooner, 73 (Wilson)PLASTOON, Russian corvette, Captain Pelianaky
Captain.
Sophic, German bark, 230 (Binge)-Captain. Velocity, British bark, 490 (3fartin)—–Butterfield
& Swire.
CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON,
An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, Lin Kuo
Ch'ang, Canton
Chee-hing, Revenue crisiser, a, guns, Chinese
Captain, Canton,
Chen-to, Viceroy's gunboat, 3 gun, J. Stewart
a cruise.
Chen-jui, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, -, Ma Lou|
Chow.
Ching-on, Revenue cruizer, a guns, Chinese Ad-
miral, Canton.
Feb. 25 May 4, IIYDRA, German bark, 786, C. Binge,
Hamburg 1oth November, General-Mel-Ching-taing, Viceroy's gunboat, a guns, F. Bes- chers & Co.
#ard, Swatow. Chop-chung, Revenue cruiser,--Li Tack Ming,
..Mar. .Mar. Mar. Mar. May 24, 1AZU, British bark, 327, W. A. Pearce, .Mar. 15
Newchwang 12th May, Beans.—Chong Woo, Mar., zí May 23, LIVINGSTON, German bark, 531, H. .Mar. 25
Steffens, Saigon 15th May, General.— ..April
Siemssen & Co. April
P4 April 2, MARTHA, British bark, 853, McPherson, April B
Swatow 30th March, Balist-Rozario & Co. April 12 April 13
May 5, MINERVA, Spanish bark, 213, H. de April 15
Ugarte, Moluccas 24th April, General ..April 17
Captain. «April 18
The O.&O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Gaelic, with the
next American mail, left San Francisco on the 2nd May, and may be expected to, arrive here on or about the 1st June.
May 23, ORIENT, Ger, bark, 461, W. G. Roder, Newchwang 6th May, Beans.-Ed. Schell- hass & Co.
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Canton.
Chop-sal, Viceroy's gunboat, Liu Pao Ch'un
Canton.
Hai-ch'ang-ching, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Wu
Jui Chang, Canion.
Hai-king-ching, Viceroy's gunboat, 3 guns, Ch'en
Liang Chich, Conton,
Hoi-tung-hung, Viceroy's gunboat, 'Leung Yiu
Ting, Canton.
Hua-shan, Viceroy's gunboat, 2 gun, H. J. Faunch,
Canton.
Chow.
Nagasaki.
Richmond, American frigate, 12 guns, Captain
Skerratt, Kobe.
Sobol, Russian gunboat, 7 gunboat, Commander
Boyle, Shanghai.
St. Petersburg, Russian transport, 6 guns, Cap Stotech, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain von
tain Sideñener, Vladivostock.
Blanc, Shanghai.
Strelok, Russian corvette, g guns, Commander
Delivron, en route to Singapore. Swatora, American corvette, 8 guns, Commander
A. P. Cooke, Chefoo, Tamega, Portuguese gunboat, Commander Costa
Cabral, Hongkong.
Tongous, Russian gunboat, Commander Heck,
Vladivostock.
VELASCO, Spanish, gunboat, Don Pedro Ossa,
Manila
VESTNIK, Russian cruiser, Commander Avelan,
Nagasaki.
VILLARE, French corvette, Captain M. Dewatre,
Yokohama.
Vostock, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Molchansky, Japan. Wolf German gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Strauch, Manila.
* MANILA.
May 20, OLUSTER, American bark, 470, Nicker-Li-she Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, -, Ma Lou Condor, Russian bark, 677-Forbes, Munn & Co. Cashmere, American bark, 937-Smith, Bell sen, Singapore 28th April, Timber-Chi-Peng-chao-bai, Revenue cruiser, 4 guns, Cheng Dartmouth, British bark, 915-Perle, Hubbell
Bc Co.
Quang-on, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns, Lie Ping D. 1. Tenny, American ship, 1,637-Smith, Bell
Sung, Hongkong
& Co. Tie, Canton
nesc,
Feb. 2, R. T. CLAYTON, American bark, 240 Thomas Davies, Laguimanoc 23rd Dec., and Santa Cruz 24th January, Lumber.—Order.
& Co.
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Letter Boxes,
Many boxen of letters are received at the Post
Office not sealed, that is to say, the box is fastened with sealing wax, but there is no impression of a seal
The attention of baxholders is called to the necessity of carefully sealing such boxes with some recognisable seal, and of sending a chit book or receipt with them. The omission of the
Office: the omission of the former, as to whether latter precaution, leaves a doubt as to whether the contents of the box ever reached the Post
the sake of the Postage Stamps, part of them might not have been abstracted for
10 Cents,
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z Cents, Papers, per 2 oz. .................................. Newspapers & Prices Currcat, each a Cente, Registration
to Cents, Do.
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papers signify such papers as,..
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SIITY.
When it is desired to forward letters to the United States by a sailing ship which is not noti fied as carrying a mail, it is only necessary to post the letters in the ordinary way, marked with the name of the ship, and prepaid to cents per half ounce as usual." The Post Office then undertakes the duty of obtaining o'ce of depar requested that the letters be posted if possible at ture and despatching the correspondence. It is least one day before the date fixed for sailing,
No responsibility can be accepted in this De-
or to notes addressed to subordinate officers,
The P. M. Co.'s steamer City of Peking len May 9, SCHWAN, German brig, 276, T. Schroder, Shen-chi, Revenue cruiser, 5 guns, Sau Teung 1. E. Rigdway, American ship, 1,503--Smith, panment for erroneous replies to verbal enquiries,
San Francisco for this port, on the 16th May, and may be expected here on, or about the 14th
proximo.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
The O. 5. S. Co.'s steamer Sarpedon left Singapore on the afternoon of the 24th instant, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 31st.
Newchwang 15th April, Beans-Siemssen
& Co.
April 23, SPARTAN, American schooner, 85, C. Vincent, Ladrones tot April, Ballast.- W.HBayamon
May 24, ST: IDENE, French bark, 188, F. Durand, Newchwang 29th April, Beans.- Carlowitz & Co.
May 25, STILL WATER, British bark, 1,090, Delag, New York 9th December, Petroleum and General-D, Lapraik & Co.
Tal, cruising.
Sui-tsing, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns, J. B.
Murray, Hai Ling Shan. Tching-on, Viceroy's gunboat, 2 guns, Chinese
Admiral, Bogue Forts. Tching-po, Viceroy's gunboat, 3 guns, Wen
Lin An, Bogue-Forts Tchun-tung, Revenue chuiser, a guns, Wang
Tseng Sheng, Canton. Tsing.po, Viceroy's gunboat, 6 guns, A. Garceau,
West Coast.
Bell & Co.
Grandee, American ship, 1,295-Peale, Hubbell
& Co.
Iquique, German bark, 800-Ker & Co Margrethe, German ship/1,288-Ker & Co. Poncho, German bark, 808-Smith, Bell & Co. Prima Donna, American ship, 1,450-Feele, Hab. |
bell & Co. Pecumech, American ship, 1,309-Peels, Hub-
ball & Co.
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