Commercial.
THIS DAY.
Noon. Banks still continue in great demand, and a very large business has been trans- acted in the stock since we last wrote. Alter we went to press yesterday a large number of shares changed hands at 92 per cent. premium. This morning the scrip has been somewhat extensively negociated atgi for the end of the month, 94 for March, and 96 for April, closing very steady indeed at all these rates. A few sales in Chinese Insurances at the reduced rate of 220 have been re- ported. China Sugars after being on offer for several days at 1921 suddenly became in request, and after a little bit of finesseing a fale business at 195 was put through. Luzons maintain their old position; sales at 115 have been recorded, but there are, still sellers at the rate. Docks are freely offered at so per cent. premium without attracting buyers. Other stocks require no special reference.
4 o'clock p.m.
We have no further transactions to chronicle from the Share Market since noon. Banks are much weaker, the stock being on offer at 189 premium, for cash, and 190 for the end of the month.
4
SHARES.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-Ex New Issue
155 per cent., premium. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-New Issue.
145 per cent. premium-nominal. Union Insurance Society of Canton—$1,850 per
share, buyers.
China Traders Insurance Company-$1,610
per share.
North China Insurance-Tls. 1,225 per share. Canton Insurance Company,-Limited-$135-per-·
share.
Yangtaze Insurance, AssociationTls. 870 per
share ex. div, buyers.
Chinese Insurance Company-3220 per share,
sales,
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 150
per share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$1,150 per
share, buyers. China Fire Insurance Company-$322) pershare,
sellers.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-50
per cent. premium, sellers.
Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
$28 per share ex. div.
China and Manila Steam Ship Company-130
per share, sellers,
Hongkong Gas Company-são per share. Hongkong Hotel Company-$125 per share. Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Li
*mited par, scilers.
China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$195
per share, sales.
China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)-3
per cent. premium. Luxon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$115
per share, sales and sellers.... Hongkong Ice Company-$170 per share, Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
$60 per share.
Chinese imperial Loan of 1878-16 per cent. prem-
ex. int.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881-24 per cent. prem.
EXCHANGE.
ON LONDON,--Bank, T. T. .......................3/71
Bank Hills, 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......
3/81
Documentary Bills, at 4 months'
sight.
3/8
3/80
ON PARIS.
Bank fills, on demand
4.64
Credits, at 4 months' sight.....
-4.74.
ON BOMBAY.-Bank, T.T.
..2251
ON CALCUTTA.-—-Bank, T.T..
225t
ON SHANGHAL.~
Bank, sight
.71
Private, 30 days'sight
74
OPIUM MARKET.—THIS DAY.
NEW MALWA
per picul, $535 (Allowance, Taels 64.) OLD MALWA .................per plcul, #560 (Allowance, Taels 40.) NEW PATNA (first choice)per chest, 8553 NEW PATNA (second)......per chest, 85461 NEW PATNA (without choice) per
chest.......
85473 NEW PATNA (bottom)......per chest, 85561 NEW BENARES (without choice) per
chest........
$545 NEW PERSIAN..............per chest, 8335 OLD PERSIAN....... .......perpicul, $320 (Allowance, Taels 32).
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.“
THIS DAY'S TELIORAMS,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1883.
Shipping.
ARRIVALS.
MARY WITRIDGE, American ship, 861, Geo. Freeman, 2nd Feb., New York 14th Sept,
·
Kerosene Oil-Order. HIERONIMUS, German bark, Ipland, 2nd Feb.
Touron 19th Jan, Coals. Wieler & Co. DOUGLAS, British steamer, 982, Samuel Ashton, 3rd Feb.,-Foochow 30th January, Amoy 31st, and Swatow and Feb, General.-D. Lapraik & Co.
FANO, Danish brig, 227, M. N. Mortensen, and Feb,-Cebu 18th January, General.—Ed. Schellhass & Co. DECIMA, German steamer, 1,151, S. Oestmann,
3rd Feb., Saigon 28th Jan, Rice.-Geo.R. Stevens & Co. GLAUCUS, British atr., 1,647, Jackson, 3rd Feb.,
-Swatow and Feb., General.-Butterfield" & Swire.
GALLEY OF LORNE, British steamer, 1,389, P.
Pomroy, 3rd Feb,-Shanghai 30th Jan, Tea-Russell & Co. NINGTO. British steamer, '761, Cass, 3rd Feb,
-Canton 2nd February; General-Siemssen & Co. GUARDIAN, American ship. 1,134, Fletcher, 3rd Feb., Newcastle, N.S.W., 8th Dec., Coals. -Master.
Kvix, Norwegian bark, 417, Larsen, 3rd Feb,
-Bangkok 28th Jan, Teakwood-Siems. sen & Co.
-CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE Osprey, British bark, for Calcutta. Hecht, German 3-m. schooner, for Iloilo, Priam, British steamer, for Shanghal. Carles, British steamer, for Saigon. Tacobine, German bark, for Tientsin. Ningpe, British steamer, for Shanghai'
house, British steamer, for Saigon. Brutus, German steamer, for Saigon. Benedicta, German schooner, for Tientsin.
DEPARTURES.
February 2, Peng-chao-hal, Chinese gunboat,
for Canton.
for Singa-
February 2, Gleniyon, British steamer,
pore.
February 3, Afeli, Chinese steamer, for, Hai
phòng.
February 3, Hainan, British str., for Hoihow. February 3, B. F. Watson, American bark, for |-------Manila.--
February 3, Foochow, British steamer, for Swa-
tow, &c. February 3. Thames, British str., for Singapore.
PASSENGERS-ARRIVED.
Per Douglas, str., from Foochow, &c-Messrs. J. Scudder, Sheppard, Jeyes, Sicqua, Simones, and the captain and crew of the late steamship Odin.
Per Glaucus, str., from Swatow.--Captain Manly, Mr. Tindle, and 115 Chinese.
DEPARTED.
Per Glenlyon, str., for Singapore.-2 Euro- peans and 304 Chinese.
Per Mell, str., for Haiphong-12 Chinese. Per Hainan, str., for Hollow European
and 12 Chinese.
REPORTS.
The British steamship Glaucus reports left Swatow-on-the-and-instant-Had-moderate- Northerly winds and bazy weather.
The British steamship' Galley of Lorne res ports left Shanghai on the 30th January. Had strong N.E. breezes and hazy weather.
The British steamship Douglas reports left Foochow on the 30th January, Amoy on the 31st, and Swatow on the 2nd instant From Foochow to Amoy and Swatow had strang N.E. monsoon with dull hazy weather. From Swalow to port had fresh breeze with intervalsof drizzling rain. In Foochow the Chinese revenue cruiser Fei-hoo. The steamships Hae-skin and Ger- vase left port, with Douglas at noon on the 30th. In Amoy the steamship Albay and the German frigate Elizabeth. At 3 pm. the steamships Namion and Tientsin left for Northern Ports. In Swatow the steamships Wenchow, Thales, Kwangsang, China, Teo-nan, Rajasetlianukar, and the Chinese revenue cruiser Ling-feng.
NAGASAKI SHIPPING.
January-
ARRIVALS.
13, Cassandra, German str., from H'kong. 14, Awajishima Maru, Japan, str., from Y'hama. 15, Genkai Mara, Japan, steamer, from Kobe. 15, Elizabeth, German steamer, from Amoy. ‹
Sumatra, British
17, Sun, Norwegian steamer, from Hongkong. 18, Bangalore, British str., from Hongkong. 19, Hiroshima Mary, Japan. str., from Shanghai. January- DEPARTURES,"
SHIPPING IN HONGEÒNG.
STEAMERS.
EGEAN, British steamer, 749, Thomas, 29th
Jan.,—Salgon 23rd Jan., Rice and Paddy.-- ALBANY, British steamer, 1,438, Darly, 30th Jan.,
Tung Kee & Co.
Newcastle, N.S.W., 10th Jan., Coal-far- dine, Matheson & Co. ASHINGTON, British steamer, Bog, McDonald,
30th Jan-Bangkok 23rd January, Gene ral-Jardine, Matheson & Co. BAYSWATER, British steamer, 1,039, B. Walker,
zóth Jan., Saigon 18th January, Rice and Faddy-Tung
Kee.
BELGIC, British steamer, 1,716, J. G. Cameron 31st Jan, San Francisco 28th December, and Yokohama 24th January, General,
O. & O. S. $. Co.
BIVOUAC, British steamer, 831, A. J. Campbell,
31st Jan, Bangkok asst Jan., General Tung Kee & Co.
BRUTUS, German steamer, 462, Voege, not Feb., Nagasaki 27th January, Coals.-Wieler & Co.
CARLOS, German steamer, 763, Horn, 27th Jan., Bangkok 16th January, Rica-Ed. Schell
hass & Co.
HONGKONG SAILING VESSELS.' (Continned) LIVINGSTONE, German bark, 531, H. Steffens, 14th Jan, Honolulu 12th December, Bal- last. Slemssen & Co. LOUISA, German 3-m. sch., 245, Schierloch, and Jan., Whampoa 31st Dec., General-Ed. Schelihass & Co. MARIEG
German bark, 430, G. Thomaschewst, 14th Jan., Bangkok 27th Nov, General,.---| Melchers & Co. MARIE, German 466, A. Weinronsky, 19th Jan., Hamburg 5th Sept., General. Siemssen & Co. NONPAREIL, British bark, 399, E Finlayson, 9th November, Newchwang 30th Oct., Beans.
Woo-Kowloon Dock -Chong
OSPREY, British bark, 209, W. Hall, Anal: 14th Jan.Albany 11th October, Sandal wood-Gilman & Co. PRESIDENT SIMSON, British bark, 1,235, G. Scarlett, 31st Jan,Manila 23rd January, Ballast Jardine, Matheson & Co. SCHWAN, German brig, 276, J. Schroder, 7th Jan., Chefoo 27th Dec, General.-Slems SPICA, German bark, 915, B. Hallmann, 13th Jan-Cardiff 1st September, Coal-Mel- chers & Co.
sen & Co.
CATTERTHUN, British steamer, 1,407, J. Miller,
29th 8th, Townsyney 4th Jan., Rockhampton WESER, German bark, 916, H. Hellmers, 11th
day Island
10th, Cooktown 11th, Thurs-
15th and Port Darwin on the 19th, to boxes Gold, 1,700 tons Coal, and 200 tons General-Gibb, Livingston & Co. CRUSADER, British steamer, 647, T. Rowin, 13th
November, Saigon 7th November, Rice.- Chong Wo Cheang, DALE, British steamer, 644, E. Allason, and Jan., -Bangkok 15th December, Rice and Gene- ral-Yuen Fat Hong. DANUBE, British steamer, sót, R. Jones, 1st Feb-Bangkok 25th Jan., General-Yuen Fat Hong. GLENELO, British steamer, 894, J. S. Speechly,
14th Jane Saigon on January, Rice. Tung Kee-Aberdeen Dock. HIMALAYA, British steamer, 514 W. R. Beedle 29th Jan.-Yokohama 11th January, and Nagasaki 24th, 360 tons Coal, and 500 tons General Butterfield & Swire, JAPAN, British steamer, 2,440, F. F. Flack, 1st Feb-Calcute 17th Jan., Penang 23rd,
and Singapore 25th, Opium and General
D. Sassoon, Sans & Co.
LENNOX, British steamer, 1,387, Scott, 1st Feb -Calcutta 17th Jan., Sand Heads 18th, Penang 23rd, and Singapore 26th, General ---Jardine, Matheson & Co. LUZON, Spanish steamer, 321, Willamil 27th Jan., Sual 25th January, Ballast.-Reme- dios & Co.--Kowloon Dock. MEDUSA, Austro-Hungarian str., 2,111, G. Ra- gusin, 27th Jan., Trieste, and Singapore 20th Jan., General-Melchers & Co. MINARD CASTLE, British steamer, 1,596, R. Skinner, 1st Feb.,—Nagasaki 17th January, Coals. Adamson, Bell & Co.
Jan.-Cardiff 9th September, Coal. Order.
WHAMPOA.
PRINTEMPS, Fren, bark, 277, Galland, 16th Jan.,' -Keelung 13th January, Coal-Jardine, Matheson & 6.0.
AMOY.
In Port on 25th January, 1883.
Androklos, British bark, 400 (Murray)—Boyd &
Co.
& Co.
Alex. Newton, British bark, 308 (Newton)-Boyd Anna, German schooner, 347 (Deinschein) Chloris, German bark, 334 (Matzen)-H. A. Pe
Pasedag & Co.
tersen & Co. Francisca, German bark, 368 (Jessen)-H. A.
Petersen & Co. Friedrich, German schooner, 295 (Petersen)
Pasedag & Co. Frohlich, German brig, 360 (Moller)-Pasedag
& Co. Helene, Germon bark, 263 (J. Ricck)-H. A. Pe
tersen & Co.
sen)-H. A. Petersen & Co,
HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON,
Albatross, screw aloop, 4 guns, Commander
Errington, Hongkong. Audacious, double-screw iron frigate, Captain R.
E. Tracey, Hongkong. Champion, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Russell S,
G. Pasley, Singapore.. Cleopatra, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Hippisley,
Shanghai.
Curacoa, corvette 14 guns, Captain S. Long,
Yokohama,
Daring, composite sloop, 4 guns, Commander F.
J.J. Elliott, Kobe, Encounter,
steam corvette, 14 guns, Captain G. Esk, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve,
Robinson, Hongkong, je
Hongkong
Flying-Fish, sloop, 4 guns, Lieut. Commander
Hoskyn, Hongkong
Fly, double screw gup-vessel, 4 guns, Comman
der J, Hope, Hongkong, Foxhound, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut. Commander
Sandakan
McQuae,
.די
Kestrel, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Com-
mander E. Hotham, Amoy.. {4j,
Lily, screw gun-vessel, 3 guns, Commander
Evans, en route Singapore. Magpie, surveying, vessel, 4 guns, Lieut-Com.
Carpenter, Nagasaki." Midge, double-screw gun-vessel, In reserve,
Hongkong
Moorhen, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Commander
11. H. Corfe, Tokolana. Pegasus, sloop, 6 guns, Commander E. F. Day,
Hongkong.
Sheldrake, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut-Comander M.
Bridger, Shanghai. Swill, double-screw gun-vessel, 5 guns, Comman
der Collins, Hongkong. Tweed, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve,
Hongkong.
Cuming,
Vore Cute, Honghong guns, Como 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
Pellard, Shanghai.
Post
office.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE For Straits and London-Per Glaucusj day, the 3rd instant, at 5 F..
For Shanghai-Fer Priom, to-day, the 3rd in- stant, at 5 PM.
For Saigon. Per Brutus, to-day, the 3rd in- stant, at 5P.M.
For Saigon. Per Bivouac, to-morrow, the 4th instant, at 9 AM. Ant
For Swatow and Shanghal-Per Foschow, to-morrow, the 4th instant, at 9 A.M.
For Bangkok.Per Ashington, on Monday, the 5th instant, at 11.30 AM
of Lorne, on Monday, the 5th instant, at 11.30
For Singapore and New York-Per Gality:
For Saigon -Per Egean, on Monday, the 5th instant, at 3.30 P.M. AREA
For Straits, Colombo, and Bombay---Fer Me- dusa, on Monday, the 5th instant, at 5 P.3.
For Swatow, Amoy, & Foochow.—Per Douglas;. on Monday, the 5th instant, at 5 P.M.
For Singapore, Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Townsville, Sydacy, Melbourne, “&c., &c, &-Per Callerthun, on Wednesday, the 7th instant, at 3.30 PM..
For Nagasaki and Yokohama. Per Banga- lore, on Friday, the 9th instant, at 11.30 AM.
The Postal Guide published in 1879 being now somewhat out of date, a revised issue fa printed in the Hongkong Directory and Hong List for the Far East for 1883, which super. sedes all previous editions.
·MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. The British Contract Facket "THAMES,” will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 6th instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom, and Europe via Brindifi, to the Straits Settle- Aden, ments, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India,
Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, no mais for the
N.B.-This Packet
Australasian Colonies,
The usual hours-will be observed in closing the Mails, &c.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mall Packet "BELGIC," will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 7th in-
Foreign Men-of-WAR ON THE stant, with Malls for Japan, San Francisco, the
CHINA STATION,
Abreck, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Captain
Schanz, Chefoo.
Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian bark, 274 (Christen-Adonis, French gunbeat, 5 guns, Commander Hilda Maria, German bark, 275 (Tennis)—Pase
day & Coi
Co.
Juno, German bark, 266 (Nielsen)-Pasedag Kjobenhavn, Danish bark, 353 (Magleby)-H
A. Petersen & Co.
Africa, Russian corvette, 8 guns, Captain.
Caillard, Saigon,
Alexeyeff, en route Singapore.
Alert, American corvette, 4 Corvette, Commader Ashueley, American corvette, 6 guns, Commander
Kempft, Kobe.
H: E. Mullen, Shanghai,
United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c, which will be closed as follows
At 2.15 PM Registry ceasca.
At 2.30 P.M. Post-office closes, but Correspon- Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time pence may be posted on board the Packet with
of departure. ***
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet AMAZONE," Will
be despatched on TURDAY, the 13th instant with Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe and
places beyond, vid Naples ; to. Saigon, Straits-
PEKIN, British steamer, 2,125, Symons, and Feb. Louise, American schooner, 280 (Lawrence) Duke of Edinburgh, Russian ironclad, Captain Settlements, Batavia, Birmah, Ceylon, India
London, Bombay 13th Jan, and Singa. pore 28th, Malls and General-P. & O. S. N. Co. PING-ON, British steamer, $74, McCaslin, 12th Jan., Pakhtoi, and Hoihow 11th January, General-Russell & Co-Cosmopolitan
Dock.
PRIAM, British steamer, 1402, S. H. Butler, and Feb.Liverpool, and Singapore 26th Jan, General Butterfield & Swire. TAIWAN, British steamer, 1,109, Alfred Williams, 28th January, Glasgow 8th December, and Singapore, General-Butterfield & Swire.
YANGTZE, British steamer, 789, D. Casson, 31st
Slemssen & Co.
Jan, Canton 30th January, General YEH-SIN, Chinese steamer, 754, Dugan, 1st FebShanghai 27th Jan, GeneralC. YOTTUNG, British steamer, 286, H. Kennett, June 23rd,-Quangai 19th June, General- Kwok Acheong & Sons.
M. S. N. Co,
SAILING VESSELS, ` ALDEN BESSIE, American bark, A. Noyes, 22nd Dec-Portland, Oregon 12th Nov., Spars.
Melchers & Co.
ALEXA, British bark, 425, Robb, 16th Jan.,
Wellington, New Zealand 26th November, General-Adamson, Bell & Co. ALVA, Portuguese bark, 633, E. de Souza, rath Jan., Rajang gth Dec, Timber.-Brandao & Co. ANTOINETEE, British bark, 1,014 E. T. Bunje, 6th January-Manila 27th December, Bal
last-Order-Kowloon Dock
BARBAROSSA, German ship, 1,313; R. Kausch,
12th Jan.-Cardiff 4th August, Coal-Mel-
chers & Co.
BEATRICE, British schooner, 66, Williams, 17th Jan., Guap 7th January, Copra-Captain.
13, Radnorshire, British steamer, for Shanghai.BENEDICTA, German achooner, 247, C. Darum,
12; Baikal, Russian steamer, for Shanghal, / 13. G. Belle, British bark, för Manila.
15. Brutus, German steamer, for Shanghai 15. Genkal Maru, Japan. str., for Shanghal, 16, Auguste, British schooner, for Cheloo. 16 Cassandra, German str., for Hongkong. 16, Tetuan, British bark, for Shanghal ̧ 17, Sumatra, British steamer, for Hongkong. 18, Awajishima Maru, Japan, str., for Kobe. 19, Bangalore, British steamer, for Kobe, 19. Hiroshima Maru, Japan. steamer, for Kobe,
VESSELS ARRIVED IN EUROPE FROM PORTS IN
JAPAN, CHINA, AND MANILA. Anchisca (8.) .................Shanghai .......................Dec. Stirling Castle (.)....Japan
.Dec. Orion (6.).........Hongkong
..Dec. (s.). Nagasaki. Teucer (6) maaast Hongkong
.Manila..... "Shanghe....!
1qu keshire ( Glenogie ().....
Electra
Jason (.)
MANILA biomed().
10 30 3300302090.3 10.1990.70 10.00 Therm'ter attached 66.0 110| 50,0.30.0) 340) 10,5] 797| 81.3 Direction of Wind. w, Tc6******4
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kw
4. -4 4.
Dry Thermometer 56 15 36.0 30.0 $33.30.3.
omater, $30 43.3 94.0 4.0 19.0 095 74-678
Wet Ther
Hour's Rain
Quantity fallen
Barcacior, level of the man in facher, sma and hon Kreda---Thermometer, in Fahrenholt degrees and teen kept in the open air in a shaded almation Direction of Wind, in registered entry two polate, N., B.NE, NE... stc.— Fares of Windy calm, x30 Light Sroster to mode rata, to fresh to a strong, a to za barvy, 3917 17 violent-State of Weather, B. Clear blue sky. C Cloudy. D. Dinly. To G. Youry H. Háll. "Zë Light- sing.. M. Misty. O. Omecast, P. Paming showers. Q.
Lather are repasted to ladicule say incessan vyse the mann
the Comelty
Barcedona (.)
„Dec.
Dec.
9
Dec. II
Japan Shanghai Shanghai Manila
.19
Menelaus (.).... Massalia (.)...
Shanghai China
Ded: 22 Dec Dec. 28 Dec 29
Hector (0) ora Shanghai
VESSELS EXPECTED AT, HONGKONG, ?-
(Corrected to Date). Annina..................ZI ....................New York July Marianne Cardiff C. B. Hazeltine New York Nieuwe Waterweg..Hamburg Fluclin....pras
Sunderland.. B. P. Cheney
York: Mary Whitridge ..............
Phoenix. Heinrich Deutschland Emma T. Crowell Dorothes...... Lucia Adolph Wandering Jew
Adele
Augusta Anni
Marshall
1st Feb. Whampoa 30th Jan, Ballast Wieler & Co.
BILLY SIMPSON, British bark, 433, Brown, gth
Dec., Cebu 16th Nov, General-Master. CASHMERE, British ship, 1,238, F. A. Lohhart, 17th Jan.-Newcastle 24th Nov,, Coal- Master.
' ';
CHAR. G. RICE, American bark, 715. A. W. Smart, 12th Jan.,-Newcastle, N.S.W., 18th November, Adamson, Bell & Co. COLOMA, American bark, 853, Noyes, 5th Jan.,
scli
Portland, Oregon 8th November, Lumber,— Melchers & Co. CONQUEST, American bark, 16, Carins; 20th Nov,Newcastle 22nd Sept, Coal---Rus
BCD CYPRUS, British ship, 1,397, Johnson, 11th Jan.
-Middlesbro 4th August, Iron.--Russell. & Co. DANIEL German bark, 417, F. Vogt, 13th Jan., -Hamburg 17th July, General-Melchers & Co.
1,359, H. Meyer, and
bald, Karberg & Co.
Do November-Candia at July, Coal Am.
H. A. Petersen & Co.
Magenta, British schooner, 329 (Coalfleet)
Pasedag & Co.
Rachel, British bark, 282 (Affleck)-Boyd & Co. SHANGHAI.
In Fort on 24th January, 1883.
de Glers, Manila
Elizabeth, German corvette, 15 guns, Captain
Hollmann, Nagasaki.
Ermak, Russian transport, Captain Költchau,
Nagasaki.
Gomostai, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Stark, Vladivostock,
Graving, Spanish cruiser, Don José Quesada,
Manila.
Annie-M.-Bur,-American-ship,-889-(Byrne)-itis, German gunboat, 8 guns, Commander
Russell & Co.
Blackadder, British brig, 953 (Swensen)-Russell
& Co.
Brenda, British brig, 391 (Swensen)--Nils Moller,
Channel Queen, British bark, (Lacheur) Chap
man, King & Co. Charley, British bark, 359 (Schroder)-Nils
Moller.
Chingtah, Chinese bark, 472 (Taylor-C, M.
S. N. Co. Cubana, British. bark, 499 (Howard)-Jardine,
Matheson & Co. Earl of
bark, 979, (Morrison) & Co. Emma, German schooner, 219 (Michelsen)-Ed.
Schellhass & Co.
Escort, American bark, 636 (Waterhouse)
Russell & Co.
Mackenzie & Co.
Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Bean-
Klausa, Amoy.
mont, Hongkong.
La
de la Batie, Hongkong
Victorieuse, French frigate, 14 guns, Captain Lutin, French gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Rouvier, Hongkong.
der C. S. Cotton, Nagasaki. Monocacy, American gunboat, 6 guns, Comman
Morge, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Tatarinoff, Japan.
Valrondt, Chefoo.
(via Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Aden,
Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar be obse
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Maile, &c.⠀
HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS. ANGE THE ENGLISH MAIL OR The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &c., by the British Contract Packet
DAY OF DEPARTURE.
Posting
NOON-Money Order Ofice closes, 2.00 P.M.Registry of Letters ceases
of all printed matter and patterns ceases, 3.00 PM-Mails closed, except for Late Letters.
10 cents unill
3.10 P.M.Letters may be posted with late fee
3.30 PM-when the Post Office closes entirely.
the packet with late fee of to cents until time of departure. 3.40 P.M.Late Letters may be posted on board
THE FRENCH MAIL-DAY. BEFORE DEPARTURE.
closes, except the night box, which is always open out of office hours."
.
Nerpa, Russian gunboat, guns, Commander 5P.M., Money Order Office closes. Post Office Palos, American gunboat, 6 guns, Lieutenant-
Commander Green, Kobe, PLASTOON, Russian corvette, 8 guns, Captain
Poliansky, en route Saigon.
Richmond, American frigate, 14 guns, Captain
Guiding Star, British bark, 311 (Schnitger) Hedvig, British bark, 375 (Davey) Nils Moller. Hilda, British bark, 366 (Hemmingsen)-Nils Insan bark, 344. (Bahsen)-F, A. BuSt.
Moller,
chardi.
Kolga, British bark, 541 (Kiolseth.)-Russell
Co.
Marie Berg, German bark, 536 (Hindricks)
Captain.
Minoa, French bark, 456 (Davey)-Nils Moller. Napier, British ship, 992 (Cunningham)-Mel
& Co.
chers
& Co.
Pelham, British bark, 340 (Downie)-Mackenzie
British bark, 400 (Kruse)-Nils Moller. Queen of India, British steamer, 394 (Marley)
Perle,
W. Hewett & Co,
Sibirien, German bark, 367 (Swansen)-Lewis
& Hopkins.
Skerrett, Hongkong.
Sobol, Russian gunboat, 7 gunboat, Commander
Boyle, Vladivostock
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7. A.M., Post Office opens, the map 10 A.M., 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
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Petersburg, Russian transport, 6 guns, Came of departure t
11.40 AM Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of to Cents until
tain Sidenener, Vladivostock. Stosch, German corvette, is guine, Captain von
Blanc, Amoy.. Tamega, Portuguese gunboat, Commander da
Costa Cabral, Macao. Tongous, Russian gunboat, Commander Heck,
Singapore.
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' LETTERS. I.—Privates in H«M. or Non-
commissioned, Officers, Wandmasters, Army
Schoolmasters (not Superintending or First Class) Writers of Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce Amb letters to the United Kingdom by mail at the rate of four cents (two-pence) each, which may Vestnik, Russian cruiser, Commander Avelan, be prepaid either in Imperial or in Hongkong
en route Singapore. [
Villas, Ficach corvette, 15 guns, Captain M.
Dewatre, Shanghai.
Vostock, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Molchonsky, Japan.
Southern Chief, American ship, 1,283 (Higgins) | Wo), German gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
-C. & J. Trading Co.
Stout, Norwegian bark, 581 (Hennester)-Chap-
man, King & Co.
chers & Co. **
Therese, German bark, 390, (Hansen)-Mel- Tobique, British ship, 1,413 (Davis)--Melchem
& Co,
YOKOHAMA,
In Port on 19th January, 1883.
A. Cashman, Russian schooner, go (Sternberg)
F. Ketz
Alexander, American schooner, so (Carlson)
H. Cook,
Alma, American schooner, 33 (Tibbey)]. D.
Carroll & Co.
ERI, KOMO, German bark, 456, A. Naunch, ayth Black Diamond, German bark, 6yo (Boyd)-P.
Nov-Newchwang 16th Nov., Beans,-|- Siemssen & Co.
*Bohm. Diana, American schooner, 75 (Peterson-Cap
tain..
ESMERALDA, German bark, 788, H. Brock, 11th
Jan,Hamburg 10th August, General-Else, German brig, 387 (Holm)-P. Bohm. Melchers & Co
E. von Beaulieu, German bark, 336 (Getting)--
Gronzer & Co.
GLENURY, British 3-m. schooner, 183, D. Thom son; 12th Jat,Manila 9th Dec, General
Wieler & Co.
12 HANS
12
German bark, 313, A. Thomson, ath Jan-Chefoo at January, General-Wieler & Co. HECHT, German 3-m. schooner, 358, Ploetz, 3rd
Chefoo 14th January, General
:9 13 HERBERT BLACK, American bark, 575, Treat,
13th Dec,Nagasaki ; ; 5th Dec, Coal Russell & Co.-Kowloon Dock HERMANN, German: bark 453. W. Pens, Toth Dec., Chefoo 28th Nov, General-Wieler
INGEBURG, German bark, 786, H. Ipland, 27th Jan-Manila 19th Jan., Ballast. Wieler & Co.
24 JACOBINE, German bark, 417, C. H. Christian
sen, 10th Dec.Hollo 25th Nov., Wood.
3
&
Ed Schellhass & Co.-Kowloon Dock, a JAMES G. PENDLETON, American bark, 918, H. Colcord, 12th Jail Nagasaki 3rd Jan., Coal-Russell & CassenKA
Amer, bark
16 JOHN:
Show Captain.
JUNO, German bark, 1517
Mölchers
Hambur
Co
Gitanilla, British bark, 473 (Kirkpatrick)-
Macarthur...
Helena, American, schooner, 40 (Bischof)-M.
Glosbuy,
Herschel, German ship, 787 (Wepper) -Reimers
& Co. Khorasan, German bask, 1,090 (J. A. Viser)-A.
Reimers & Co.
M. C. Bohm, German schooner, 56F, Bohm. Oswald, German bark, 445 (Borsen)P. Bohm.
American schooner 16, E. (Pearce) Captain.
Otome American schooner, 52 W. (Hardy)-- But Snow & Co.
Otter, American schooner, 56 (Littlejohn). 1
Collyer & Co to
Raphael, American ship, 1,543 (Nicholson)-
22 J. Trading Counts and Roderick Hay, German bark, 290 (NI
Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Rose American schooner, 40
Copeland.
Sophie, Russian brig, 330.
St Iver, French bar
Stella, Russian sch
Zanhwy liftah school
280
Strauch, Chefod,
AVG
CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON,
An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, Lin Kue Ch'ang, Hongkong, he made Why Chee-hing, Revenue, cruiser, a guns, Chinese
Captain, Cantone
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Chen-to, Viceroy' gunboat, 7 guns, J. Stewart
Canton.
Chenful, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Chinese ** Hongkong,
Ching-on, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chung Wing
Fal, Canton,
Ching-taing Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns, F. Bos- Tack Ming,
Da
sard, Hongkong pagk Chop chung, Revenue cruiser,
Canton
crulsa. Chop-sal, Viceroy's gunboat, Chang, on Hai-ch'ang-ching, Revenue cruiser, 3 gun, We
Jui Chang, Hongkong Roshe
Viceroy's unboat, 3 guns, Ch'en Hai-king-c
lang Chiel Hongkong Hồi
tung Viceroy's gunboaty: Leung Yiu-
Funch
Hoa hát crvy:sgunboat, 31
Canton
Li-ab Revenue criser, 3 runt, Ch Peng-chao-hal, Revenue cruiser 49% Shol; Hongkong, Quang
Viceroy's gunboat,
Shen-chly Revenue cruiser,
Sui-tsing Vić
Murray, Hal
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