Commercial.
THIS DAY.
Noon.
Nothing of importance has transpired on the Share Market since we last wrote, Banks are very quiet this morning, not a single inquiry having come under our ob
servation. In other stocks there is little of consequence to report. China Fires are considerably weaker, holders offering to sell at 322 without inducing investors to come forward. Docks are also very un- steady at 52 per cent, premium, and likely enough a lower offer would secure a num- ber of shares. A fair time business In Luzons has been reported at 114 and 113. for March 31st, and further shares could be placed at the latter quotation. For cash a few transfers have been effected at 112. China Sugars show further deprecia- tlon, the scrip being freely offered at 195.
4 o'clock p.m. Since last writing not a single transac tion has come under our notice.
SHARES.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-Ex New Issue
--152 per cent, premium. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-New Issue.
142 per cent. premium nominal.. Union Insurance Society of Canton—81,850 per China Traders Insurance Company-81,610
per share.
share, buyers.
North China Insurance-Tis. 1,225 per share. Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$135 per
share, sellers.
share.
Yangiste Insurance Association-T. 890 per Chinese Insurance Company-$230 per share.
sellers.
1
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis, 150,
per share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$1,140 per
share, buyers:------
China Fire Insurance Company--$322) per share,
sellers.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-s
per cent. premium, sellers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
$33 per share premium, sellers. China and Manila Steam Ship Company-130
per share, sellers,
Hongkong
すが
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY
Shipping.
ARRIVALS
Poo-ci, Chinese steamer, $40, F. Dunn, 24th Jan.-Hoihow 23rd January, and Macao 24th, General.-C. M. S. N. Co.. ABUY, British steamer, 814 C. Herrmann,
24th Jan.--Shanghai 11st Jan, General- Stemssen & Co. LUSITANIA, German steamer, 787, Nickelsen,
24th Jan, Keelung aand fan, Coal-Jar- dine, Matheson & Co. POSANG, British steamer, 985; Irvine, 25th Jan.,
Canton 24th January, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co. FELICIA, German steamer, 864, E. Runge, 25th
Jan, Canton 24th January, General- Stemssen & Co. CHINKIANG, British steamer, 799, 5. M. Or,
sien en Canton 24th Jan., General siemssen RAJANATTIANDHAR, British str., 793, W. T. 5th Jan.-Bangkok 15th January, and General-Yuen Fat Hong. THALES, British steamer, 820, T. G. Pocock, 25th Jan, Swatow 24th Jan, General- B. Laprik & Co. CATHERINE MARDEN, British 3-misch, 287, W. Marden, 25th Jan,--Manila 19th Jan., Dal- Jast-Wieler & Co.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.' Felícia, German steamer, for Salgon. Pasang, British steamer, for Shanghai. Spinaway, British bark, for Bangkok. Versetzen, German steamer, for Saigon.
DEPARTURES.
January 25, Chung-king, British steamer, for
Amoy, &c.
January 25, Hesperia, Ger. str.,-for Shanghai. January 25, Posang, British str., for Shanghai, January 25, Chi-yuen, Chinese str., for Straits
Settlements,
January 25, Amoy, British steamer, for Canton. January 25, fis, German gunboat, for Swatow.
PASSENGERS—ARRIVED,
Per Ped-chi, str., from Hoihow, &c-100 Chi-
nere.
For moy, str., from Shanghai-Messrs. Scheibler, Gilain, and Wensteraad, 2 Europeans on deck, and 25 Chinese.
DEPARTED.
Per Posang, str., for Shanghai- European and 10 ChincsC
TO DEPART.
Per Vorsitzen, str., for Saigon.-200 Chinese.
REPORTS.
The Chinese steamship Poo-chi reports left Hollow on the 23rd instant, and Macao on the 24th. weather throughout.
Had moderate Easterly winds and foggy
The British steamship Amoy reports left Gas Company-$80 per share.
Shanghai on the 21st instant. Had light, varl- Hongkong Hotel Company-$125 per share. Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Li-able winds throughout; from Tang-ying to Pedro
Blanco had dense fog, mited-par. sellers.
China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$195
per share, sellers.
China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)-3
per cent. premium.
Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited---$112.
per share, sales.
Hongkong Ice Company-$165 per share, sellers, Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
-$60 per share.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878—11 per cent. prem. ...ex, int
Chincke Imperial Loan of 1881—2) per cent.prem.
EXCHANGE.
ON LONDON:-Bank, T. T. opin3/78-
Bank Bills, on demand .........................................3/71 Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight.........3/71 Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight ......3/81 Credits, at 4 months' sight...-3/8) Documentary Bills, at 4 months' .....
sight.....................................................3/81 @3/81
ON PARIS.
Bank Bills, on demand ..........................dĺž Credits, at 4 months sight...4-7.4- ON BOMBAY.-Bank, T.T.............................. .2251 ON CALCUTTA.—Bank, T.T................................225} On ShanghaL---
.711
Bank, sight...****** Private, 30 days'sight........................................74
OPIUM MARKET.~—THIS DAY.
NEW MALWA
A
...per picul, 8530 (Allowance, Taels 64.) · OLD MALWA ................per picul, 8555 (Allowance, Taels 40.) “New PATNA (first choice)per chest, 8542) NEW PATNA (second)......per chest, 8535 NEW PATNA (without choice) per
chest................
65371 NEW PATNA (bottom)......per chest, $545 NEW BENARES (without choice) per
chest........
8535 NEW PERSIAN...per chest, 8335 OLD PERSIAN.............. ..............perpicul, `§320 (Allowance, Taels 32).
January
ANOY SHIPPING. ARRIVALS.
10, Albay, British steamier, from Taiwanfoo. to, Esmeralda, British str., from Hongkong, 11, Kwangtung, British str., from Foochow 11, Telemachus, British str., from Hongkong. 12, Douglas, British steamer, from Hongkong. 12, Sce-wo, British steamer, from Swatow.
British steamer, from Swatow.. Tientsin, Emuy, Spanish steamer, from Hongkong, 14 Lore, British steamer, from Singapore.
Glencarn, British steamer, from Hongkong, 14, 14, Kung pai, Chinese steamer, from Swatow. 14, Faochow, British str., from Swatow,
13
15 Horseguards, British str., from Hongkong.
16, Androklos, British bark, from Chefoo.
16,
CH. Kian, British str., from Hongkong.
16, Glaucus, British steamer, from Hongkong. 18, Wuchang, British str., from Hongkong. 19, Satow British steamer, from Chinkiang.
19, Hilda Maria, German bark, from Chefos, 19, Albay, British steamer, from Hongkong. 19,
Chefoo British steamer, from Swatow.
19, Waverley, British steamer, from Foochow. 20, Hailoong, British str., from Taiwanfoo
20, Carisbrooke, British str., from Hongkong. 20, Normanby, British str., from Hongkong," January
DEPARTURES:
ri, Magic, British schooner, for Macassar.. It, Albay, British steamer, for Hongkong. 1, Telemachus, British str., for Shanghai. 11, Kwangtung, British steamer, for Swatow. 11, Foochow, British steamer, for Swatow. 11, Kung-pal. Chinese steamer, for Swatow. 12, Esmeralda, British steamer, for Hikong, 12, Sce-wo, British steamer, for Shanghai," 12, Douglas, British stearper, for Foochow. 13, Fei-hoo, Chinese gun-bt., for Light-house. 13, Tientsin, British
steamer, for Shanghai.
13, Vladivostock, Russian str., for Hongkong. 14, Emuy, Spanish steamer,
141
15.
for Manila,
British steamer, for
Chinese str., for Shanghai,
Saigon. 16, Glaucus, the British 3-m: sch., for
British steamer, for Shanghai,
16, Glencarn, British steamer, for Shanghai. 18, Horseguards, British str., for Swatow, &c. 18, Wuchang, British steamer, for Shanghai 19, Diamante, British steamer for Hongkong. 19, Flodden, British bark, for Formosa. 19, Chefos, British steamer, for Shanghai, 15, Albay, British steamer, for Taiwanfoo. 19, Cheang H. Kian, Brit. str., for Swatow, &c. 19, Waverley, British steamer, for Talwanfoo. 10, Hugo & Otto, Norw. bark, for Batavia.
VESSELS ARRIVED IN EUROPE FROM POXTS IN
JAPAN, CHINA, AND HANILA. Anchises (s.) ..........................Shanghai...Dec.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL Stirling Castle (.)... Japan. Dec.
REGISTER.
THIS DAY'S TELEGRAMO,
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VASSILS EXPECTED AT HONGKONG.
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SHIPPING IN HONGKONG:
STEAMERS.
CASSANDRA; German steamer, 923, J. Wagner,
31st Jan, Nagasaki 16th January, Coal Siemssen & Co.
CHI-YUEN, Chinese steamer, 2,193, F. Wallace,
22nd Dec Singapore 13th Dec, General.
-C. M. S. N. Co.
November,-Saigon 7th November, Rice, CRUSADER, British steamer, 647, T. Rowin, 13th
Chong Wo Cheang-Kowloon Dock
Bangkok 15th December, Rice and Cene DALE, British steamer, 644, E. Allason, and Jan.,
ral.--Yuen Fat Hong.
EL DORADO, British steamer, 889, W. O. M. Young, 24th Jan Bangkok 16th January, Rice Jardine, Matheson & Co. FABTE, British
Hongkon camer, 117, Stopani, (tug plying) |
Whampoa Dock Ca Fu.vw, Chinese steamer, 970, Barfoot, 24th
Jan.-Canton 23rd January, General. C. M. S. N. Co. GAELIC, British steamer, 1,712, W. A. Turpen, 23rd Jan.-San Francisco 16th Dec, and Yokohama 16th Jan, General-O, & O. S. 5. Co.
GLENELG, British steamer, 894, J. S. Speechly,
14th Jan, Saigon 6th January, Rice. Tung Kee-Aberdeen Dock. HESPERIA, German steamer, 1,136, G. Petersen,
.
23rd Jan.,-Hamburg 1st Dec., and Singa pore 13th Jan, General-Siemssen & Co. LYDIA, German steamer, 1,180, P. Paulsen, 23rd Jan Saigon 17th Jan, General-Siems- sch & Co.
MADRAS, British steamer, 1,079. W. H. Bradley, 23rd Jan.--Portland Oregon 30th Nov., Victorín 6th Dec, Seattle (W.T.) 12th Dec Port Townsend (WT) 12th, and Honolulu 318, Ballast-Thos. Howard & Co. MELI, Chinese steamer, 473, Null, 22nd Jan.,
Haiphong, Pakhol, and Macao zand Jan General.-C. M. S. N. Co. MIRAMAR, British steamer, 890, Duggan, 21st Jan, Saigon toth January, Rice--Chi-
nese.
NAMOA, British steamer, 863, Westaby, 24th
Jan.,-Foochow 20th Jan, Amoy 21st, and Swatow 23rd, General,-D. Lapraik & Co. NELSON, British steamer, 8q7, Thora, 17th Jan,
-Saigon och Jan., Rice and Paddy, Geo. R. Stevens & Co.
NONA, German steamer, 669, U. Woelffel, 22nd Jan.-Saigon 16th Jan, Rice-Ed. Schell- hass. &. Co.
OLYMPIA, German steamer, 783, Christiansen,
17th Jan, Saigon 11th January, Ricc.
Siemssen & Co.”
PING-ON, British steamer, 574, McCaslin, tath Jan.-Pakhoi, and. Hoihow 11th January, General, Russell & Co-Cosmopolitan Dock,
SALTEE French steamer, 373, Biard, 22nd Jan,
Haiphong 19th Jan, and Hoihow 21st General Shing Loong. SUMATRA, British steamer, 1,406, T. Fairlough, 2111 Jan, Yokohama 13th Jan., General. -P. & O. S. N. Co, THAMES, British steamer, 296, Tait, 14th Jan.,
Salgon 3rd January, Kice.-Arabold, Kar .berg & Co. VORSETZEN, German steamer, 1,750, F: Lutjens,
9th Jan-Manila 5th January, General. WHAMPOA, British str., 1,109, J. E. Williams,
Butterfield & Swire.
aand Jan., Shanghai 19th Jan., General. Butterfield & Swire.
ZAMERS", British steamer, 1,540, H.. L., Moule,
13th Jan, Bombay arst Dec., and Singa pore 4th January, General.-P. & 0. 5.
N. Co.
SAILING VESSELJ,
ALDEN BESSIE, American bask, A. Noyes, and Dec., Portland, Oregon 12th Nov., Spars,
Melchers & Co.
ALEXA, British bark, 435, Robb, 16th Jan,
Wellington, New Zealand 26th November, General Adamson, Bell & Co. ALVA, Portuguese bark, 632, E. de Souza, 12th Jan, Rajang 9th Dec, Timber Brandao
J
& Co.
ANNA BERTHA, German bark, 480, Krause, 27th November, Newchwang 14th Nov., Beans. -Siemssen & Co.
HONGKONG SAILING VESSELS,
(Continned.) LIVINGSTONE, German bark, 531, H. Steffens, 14th Jan.Honolulu 11th December, Bal last. Slemssen & Co. LOUISA, German 3-m, sch., 245, Schierloch, zod Jat Whampoa 31st Dec, General-Ed. Schellhass & Co. MARIE, German bark, 430, G. Thomaschewst,
14th Jan, Bangkok 27th Nov., General Melchers & Co. MARIE, German 466, A. Weinronsky, gemissen -Hamburg 5th Sept., General-Siemssen & Co. NONFAREIL, British bark, 399, E. Firlayson, 9th
November, Newchwang 30th Oct., Beans.
Chong Woo, Kowloon Dock OSPREY, British bark, 169, W. Hall Albany, 14th Jan.-Albany 11th October, Sandal wood. Gilman & Co.,
PRINTEMPS, Fren. bark, a77, Galland, 16th Jan., -Keelung 13th January, Coal-Jardine, Matheson & Co.
SAMUEL D. CARLETON, American bark, 884, Geo. A. Freeman, October 9th-Newcastle, N.S.W., 10th August, Coal-Order.-Cos mopolitan Dock. SCHWAN, German brig, 276, J. Schroder, 7th Jan.,Chefoo ayth Dec, General-Siems sen & Co. SPICA, German bark, 915, B. Hallmann, 13th
1883.
"HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY SA
IN THE CHINÀ SQUADRON.
TIPS
Albatross, screw sloop, 4 guns, Commander
Errington, Hongkong, Audacious, double-screw iron irigate, Captain R.
E. Tracey, Hongkong. Whe Champion, corvette, 14 guns, Captain' Russell S.
G. Pailey, Singapore. Cleopatra, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Hippisley, Curacoa, Corvette, 14 guns, Captain S. Long
Shanghai
Yokohama
Daring, composite sloop, 4 guns, Commander F.
J. J. Elliott, Kobe. Encounter, steam corvette, 14 guns, Captain G.
Robinson, Hongkong. Esk, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve,
Hongkong
Flying Fish, sloop, 4 guns, Lieut-Commander Hoskyn, en route Hongkong, took Fly, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Comman
der J. Hope, Hongkong. Foxhound, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Commander
McQubac, Sandakan, mak Kestrel double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Com
mander E. Hotham, on a cruise adauga Lily, screw gun-vessel, 3 guns, Commander
Evans, en route Singapore. Magpie, surveying vesach, 4 guns, Licut-Com
Carpenter, Nagasaki. Ak Midge, double-screw gun-vessel, In reserve,
Hongkong
Jan, Cardiff 1st September, Coal.-Mel- chers, & Co. SPINAWAY, British bark, 325, F. Bateman,
11th Jan-Freemantle 38th Nov., Sandal-Moorhen, gunboat, 4 guns, Licut Commander wood-Siemssen & Co.
J. H. Corfe, Yokohama.
WESER, German bark, 916, H. Hellmers, 11th Jan-Cardiff 9th September, Coal-Onter.
WHAMPOA..
BENEDICTA, German schooner, 247, C. Darum, Manila 31st December, Ballast-Wieler & Co.
AMOY.
In Port on 16th January, 1883. Androklos, British bark, 400 (Murray)-Boyd &
Co.
Alex. Newton, British bark, 308 (Newton)-Boyd
& Co.
Anna, German schooner, 347 (Deinschein)
Pasedag & Co.
Chloris, German bark, 334 (Matzen)-H. A. Pe-
̄tersen ̈& Co.”
Francisca, German bark, 368 (Jessen)--H. A.
Petersen & Co.
& Co.
Frohlich, German brig, 360 (Meller-Pasedag Helene, German bark, 263 (J. Rieck-H. A. Fe
tersen & Co.
Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian bark, 274 (Christen- Hilda Maria, German bark, 275 (Tennis)--Pase-
day & Co.
sen H. A. Petersen & Co.
Juno, German bark, 266 (Nielsen)-Pasedag
& Co.
Kjobenhavn, Danish bark, 353 (Magleby)-H.
A. Petersen & Co.
Louise, American schooner, 280 (Lawrence)
· H. A. Petersen & Co.
Magenta, British schooner, 329 (Coalfieet)
Pasedag & Co. Rachel, Britisha bark, 282 (Affleck)-Boyd & Co.
SHANGHAI,
In Port on 17th January, 1883.
Annie M. Bur, American ship, 889 (Byrne)
Russell & Co.
t
Blackadder, British brig, 963 (Swensen)-Russell
& Co..
Brenda, British brig, 291 (Swensen) Nils Moller, Channel Queen, British bark, (Lacheur) Chap
man, King & Co.
Charley British bark, 359 (Schroder) Nils
Maller.
Chibaya Mars, Japanese bark, 441 (Kawaoka).
M. B. Kaishia.
Chingtah, Chinese bark, 473 (Taylor)-C. M.
S. N. Co.
Cubana, British bark, 499 (Howard)-Jardine,
Matheson & Co.
Pegasus, sloop, 6 guns, Commander E. F. Day,
Hongkong.
Sheldrake, gunboat, 4 guns, Liest-Comander M.
Bridger, Shanghai.
Swift, double-screw gun-vessel, 5 guna, Comman-
der Collins, Hongkong. Tweed, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve
Hongkong
V. Emanuel, receiving ship, 20 guns, Commo-
dore Cuming, Hongkong, dog
Post Office.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE. For Nagasaki and Yokohama.-Per Sumair to-morrow, the 26th instant, at 11.30 AM.
For Straits and Bombay. Per Zambisi, to- morrow; the 26th instant, at 3.30 P.ar.
For Swajow, Amoy & Foocho-Per Namoa, on Saturday, the 37th instant, at 5 F.M.
For Saigon.Per Olymbia, on Sunday, the
28th instant, at gma
For Manila.-Per Don Juan, on Monday, the 29th Instant, at 30 P.M.
For Manila.-Per Esmeralda, on Monday, the 29th instant, at 4:30 PM
05
For Nagasaki and Kobe-Per Kumamoto:
Mars, on Friday, the and February, at 3.30PM.
up a
now somewhat out of date a revised, issue is The Postal Guide published in 1879 being 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 "Oxus," will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 3oth instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom, and Europe, vid Nap'ss; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavix, Bumah, Ceylon, the Aus- tralasian Colonies, Fondichery, Madras, Cat cute, Aden, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, and Mauri- The usual hours will be observed in closing the Maile, &c.
tius.
Vigilant, paddle despatch-vessel, a guns, Lieut..
Commander C. Lindsay, Hongkong ---- Wivern, turret-ship 4 guns, in reserve, Hong
kang. Zephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant Commander
Pollard, Shanghai.
HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS. THE FRENCH MAIL-DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE,
Money Order Office closes Post Office closes, except the night, box, which is always open out of office hours.
AM Post
DAY QUADLFAKTURY,
to Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of
all printed matter and patterns cesses. A
11 A., Mail closes, except for Late Letters. 11.10 A. Letters may be posted with Late Fee
of 10 cents until
11.30 AM, when the Post Office closes entirely
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE 11.40 AM, Late Letters may be posted on heard
CHINA STATION.
Abreck, Russian gunboat,
Schanz, Chefoa
guns, Captain
Caillard, Saigon. Adonis, French gunboat, 5 guns, Commander Africa, Russian corvette, 8 guns, Captain
-Alexeyess, Hongkong, et
Kempff, Kobe Alert American corvette, 4 corvette, Commader Ashuelot, American corvette, 6 guns, Commander
H. E. Muller, Shanghai, RA Duke of Edinburgh, Russian ironclad, Captain
de Giers, Hongkong): 125 Elizabeth, German corvette, 15 guns, Captain
Hollmann, Amoy,Mo
Ermak, Russian transport, Captain Koltchau,
Nagasaki.
Gornostai, Russian gunboat, guna, Commander
Stark, Vladivostock:
Gravina, Spanish cruiser, Don José
Manila.
the packet with Late Fee of 10 Cents until time of departure, stadsdel best pr
THE
FSH
in closing Mails, &c, by the British Contract Packet --
DAY OF DEPARTURE Money Order Office closes.
The following hours are 827 24.
of all printed matter and patterns ceRpci
2.00 PM Registry of Letters censés. Posting
300 F-Mails closed, except for Late Letters 3.10 PM Letters may be posted with late les
Yo cents patil
3:30 P.M.—when the Post Office closes entirely. 3.45 PM-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with lats fee of zo cents until time, of departure Lig
„AY SOLDIERS", AND SAILORS" LETTERS. 1.—Privates in HM. Army of Navy, ⠀ "Non- To commissioned Officers® Bandmasters, Army
Schoolmasters (not Superintending or Fir Writers or Schoolmistresses may send half-ouse letters to the United Kingdom by mail at the rate of four cents (two pente) each, which may Stampa: By private steamer the postage be prepaid either in Imperial or in Hongkong cents (one penny) Lut
me privileges o apply to letters ad. gThe same
dressed to the Privates; and Non-commissioned
Iltis, German gunboat, 8 guns, Commander
Klausa, en route Swatow. Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Beau La Victorieuse, French frigate, 14 guns, Captain'
mant, Hongkong.
de la Batic, Hongkong. Latin, French gunboat, guns, Commander
Rouviery Hongkong, hand parema Monocacy, American unboat, 6 guns, Comman
der C. S. Catton, Kobe, N
Tatarinoff, Japan -
Morge, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander Nerpa, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander.
Vairondt, Chefoo
Falos, American gunboat, 6 guns, Lieutenant.
Commander Green, Kobe, PLASTOON, Russian corvette, 8 guns, Captain
Poliansky, Canton. ·
Earl of Elgin, British bark, 979, (Morrison)-Richmond, American frigate, 14 guns, Captain
Farnham & Co.
Skerrett, Canton, an
|
Officers named above,
don
about every ten days, 335 anda
The letters must not exceed half an ounce. No handkerchiefs, jewellery, &c., can be sent even with the ends open. Vilella
Private steamer leave Hongkong for Lon-
If from a Boldier or Sailor his class and description must be stated in full on the letter, the cover of which must be signed by the Com manding Officer, with name of regiment, ship, dhe in full to Soldier or Sailor, his class and description, with name of regiment, ship, &c.,
**gi-Soldiers and Sailors have no privileges with regard to books or papers, nor can these be
Sadnam ham, Letter Boxes.
ANTOINETEE, British bark, 1,014, E. T. Bunje Emma, German schooner, 219 (Michelsen)-Ed. Sobol, Russian gunboat, 7 gumboat, Commander must be stated in fulleys
6th January, Manila 27th December, Bal- last-Order-Kowloon Dock.
BARBAROSSA, German ship: 1313, R. Kausch,
12th Jan-Cardiff 4th August, Coal-Mel
chers & Co.
BEATRICE, British schooner, 66, Williams, 17th Jan.-Guap 7th January, Copra-Captain BILLY SIMPSON, British bark, 432, Brown, 9th.
Dec.,-Cebu 26th Nov, GeneralMaster.
Schellhass & Co.
Russell & Co.
Escort, American bark, 636. (Waterhouse Guiding Star, British bark, 311 (Schnitger)
Mackenzie & Co.
Hedvig, British bark, 375 (Davey)-Nils Molier. Hilda, British bark, 366 (Hemmingsen)-Nils
Moller,
B. F. WATSON, American bark, 993, G. E. Haw-Ino, German bark, 344 (Bohsen)F. A Bu
& Woodburn, British brig, 299 (Dasborough) British bark, 541 (Kiolseth,)-Russell
Jano
king, 12th Jan.,New York 26th July, Qil -Melcheri & Co. CASHMERE, British ship, 1,238, F. A. Lohbert,
17th Jan,-Newcastle 24th Nov, Coal-Co -Master CHAS, G. RICE, American bark, 716. A. W.
Smart, 12th Jan, Newcastle, N.S.W, 18th November, Adamson, Bell & Ca COLOMA, American bark, 83, Noyes, 5th Jan.,
Portland, Oregon 8th November, Lumber. Melchers & Co.
"
American
Carins, 20th
CON NovNowcastle and Sept, Cari Ruth
well & Co.
CORYPHENE, American' bark, B12, Geo. W. Gian,
11th Jan, Yokohama agus Dec, Ballast -Captain-Aberdeen Dock. CYPRUS, British ship, 1,392, Johnson, 11th Jan
Middlesbro 4th August, Iron-Russell
& Co.
DANISL, German bark, 417, P. Vogt, 13th Jan, -Hamburg 27th July, General-Melchere
& Co.
& Co.
Pelham, British bark, 340 (Downie-Mackentie Ferle, British bark, 400 (Kruse)-Nila Moller. Queen of India, British steamer, 394 (Manley) Sibirien, German bark 367 (Swansen)—Lewid
& Hopkins.
DORA German ship, 1,359, H. Meyer, and
November,-Cardiff 1st July, ConlemAM-||| --hold, Karberg & Conve ELLA S. THAVER, American ship, 1,008 Davis,
22nd October, put back-Russel & Co. ERL KONIC, German bark, 456, A. Naurch, 27th Nov., Newchwang 16th Nov, Beans- Slemssen & Co. ESMERALDA, German
bark 988, H. Brock, 11th Jan-Hamburg 10th August, General Melchers & Co. GLENURY, British 3-m. schooner, 283, D. Thom-
son, 12th Jan.-Manila
Wieler & Co. 9th Dec, General
W. Hewett & Co.
Southern Chief, American ship, 1,283 (Higgins)
C. & J. Trading Co.
h
Star of India, British barke, 1,040 (Parslow)-
Melchers & Co.
Stout, Norwegian bark, 581 (Hennester) Chap
man, King & Co.
Therese, German bark, 390, (Hansen) Mel
chers & Co
Toblque, British ship, 1,413 (Davis)-Melchers
& Co.
YOKOHAMA
In Port on 6th January, 1883. Ads, British schooner, 73 (J. Goldie H. Cook, A. Cashman, Russian schooner, go (Stemberg)
F. Ketr
Alexander, American schooner, 50 (Carlson)—
H. Cook, Alma, American schooner, £2 (Tibbey) J. D.
Carroll & Co
A.
Marshall, British ship, 1,096 (McFaden R.
Isaacs & Bro
Black Diamond, German bark, 670 (Boyd)-P.
Brá Bohme
Oct. 30 HALLBERDA, British ship, 1,037 Melde, th Dec, Diana, American schooner, 75 (Peterson) Cap
-Kobe 26th November, Ballast-Captain,tain, ¡Oct 211].
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE,
!!{From Aizsary, FALCONER & Co's Retasina). YESTERDAY
24 HANS German bark, 313. A. Thomson, 12th Else, German brig, 287 (Holm)-P. Bohm.
Gay Jan.-Chefoo 1st
21
& Co. January, General, Wieler E. von Beaulieu, German bark, 336 (Getting)
By Grosser & Co.
HACHT; Germen 3-m, schooner, 338; Floetz, 23rd Helena merican schoomer, 40 (Bischof
Jang-Chefoo 14th January, General Ginsbuy.
Slemesen & Comerican bark, 573,
HERBERT BLACK, American
Dec, Nagasaki 5th Dec, Coal Captain-Kowloon Dock
HERMANN, German bark, 453, W. Pens, folk Dec-Chefoo 28th Nov, General Wieler & Co
JACOBINE, German park, 417, C. H. Christian
sen, 10th Decollo ath New, Wood Ed Schellbars & Co-Kowloon Dock JAMESE FENDI ion, oerican banh gia bị Colcard, rath Jan-Nagasald 3rd Jan, Coal Butterfield & Swire..
JOHN SMITH, Amer, bark, 564, 0, Kustel 22nd
By Jany-Stanghal 1801 -Janukry Bak Cap
JUNO,
tooth Nov
Herschel, German ship, 787 (Wepper)-Relmers
Manhegan, British bark, 1,143 (Paulsen)
Fauver & Co
Oswald, German bark, 445 (Boysen)-P. Bok Otome, American schooner, W.
Snow & Coup Otsego, American schooner, 36, E
Captainamas sho Raphael, American ship, 1
1543 (Nicholson)
& J Trading Cor Roderick Hay, German bark, 290 (Nichols
Jardine Matheson & Co Rose, American schooner, 40 (Wilson
Sophie Russian brig, 130. (E,
Zeph
British scho
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St. Petersburg, Russian transport, 6 guns, Cap
tain Sidenener, Vladivostock, we p Stosch, German corvette, 19 gunu, Captain von
Blanc, Japan, kol
Tamega, Portuguese gunboat, Commander ds
Costa Cabral, Macao, Tongous, Russian gunboat, Commander Heck.
Singapore Vestnik, Russian cruiser, Commander, Avelar,
...Hongkong.
prepaid with Imperial Stamp
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Villars, French corvette, 15 guns, Captain M
Dewaire, Shanghal
Vostock, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Molchonaky, Japan. ERA Wolf, German gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
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CANTON GUNBOAT SQUAD
An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, Zin Kus
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Captain, Canton,
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Chingion, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chung Wing
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Liang Chich, Hongkong,
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Canton
Li-she, Revenue cruiser,
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