Commercial.
Closing QUOTATIONS,"
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-158 per cent,
premium, sellers."
Union Insurance Society of Canton-987 per
share, sellers.
Chinn Traders Insurance Company-$74 per
share, sellers.
North China Insurance-Tis.. 285 per share,
buyers.
Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$20 per
share, sellers,
Yangisze Insurance Association-Tls. 85 per
shate, sellers.
...
Chinese Insurance Company-318a per share,
buyers.
On Tai Tusurance Company, Limited-Tis, 150
per share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$345 per
skare, sellera,
China Fire Insurance Company-$78 per share,
sellers.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, 34
per cent, premium, buyers. Hongkang, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
--$216 per share, ex div., sellers.
China and Manila Steam Ship Company-110
per share, sellers..
Hongkong Gas Company-$135 per share, sellers. Hongkong Hotel Company,-$175 per share,
sellers.
Indo-China
Steam Navigation Company, Limited-12 per cent. dis., sellers. Douglas Steamship Company-$60 per share,
kellers:
China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$183
per share, sales and sellers.. Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$58 |
per share, sellers,
Hongkong Ice Company-$80 per share, buyers: Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited,
86 per share. Hongkang Dairy Farm Co., Limited-$131 per
share, sales.
A..S. Watson & Co., Limited-100 per cent.
premium, ex. div., sellers.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 A-2 per cent,
premium.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1984 B-4 per cent.
premium.
'AGENTS,
Adamson, Bell & Co.:.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1888.
13th August, 1888 —At 10 m.
ITATION,
Vladivostock Taklu
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The British steamship Wyvern reports that she left Bangkok on the 4th: Instant.
strong south-west gales and heavy sen.
Had
STEAMERS.
STEAMERS EXPECTED IN HONGKONG.
FROM.
Vancouver Trieste
DATE DUE
August 13th....
August 14th..
Marseilles.
August 14th...
| Singapore ...m
August 15th.
Singapore
August 18th,
Vancouver
August 18th.
Calcutt Singapore
August 18th.
August 19th.
Bombay...... Vancouver
August 24th.
August 19th.:
Naguak............. Shanghain Amoy ******* Hokagbar
per
Bolinao... Yavila....jen
#9.87 10.B
waw
The British steamship Nanskan reports thạt | Zambesi she left Swatow on the 11th instant. From¦ Maria Teresa.or Swatow to Mendoza experienced strong soulbs | Melbourne..... west wind with heavy confused sea and hard | Waverley- squalls with heavy rain. 'At 4 p.m. on the 1ath. Benledi anchored in Typhong Harbour (Bias: Bay) till Port Adelaide **daylight on the 13th, thence proceeded to Hong- Japan
kong.
WI
the lutemeter has risen and grallesin are rather steep for wrthwest winds over the China Soz. The weather la aloudy anal slaap and the temperature is rising,
Harunter drcad to level of the so in luchos, penthe ad bundet Temporaiture in the shade in degrun, Fab- nenbelt, Humility, in percentage of sabaton, the humidity of air maturated with muisque being con, Deaction of tharred in two potnia, go-Force of the wind according to Penisfare atala, dubitate of flammatior, & blue sky, é Detached clouds, of Driading sato, z Page Gluosny,'k Hall, ? Lightning, Overall, Passing showers, equally, Rain, ở Boom 7, Thunder, & Viability, on the wet). Kale in Ischer, betha sul bundzadtke,
W. DosseR."
lungkong Observatory, 13th August, 1888.
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE FRENCH MAIL,
The M. M. Co.'s steamer Melbourne, with the French mail of 14th último, left Saigon on the 11th instant, at 3 p.m., and may be expected here on or about the 14th.
THE INDIAN MAILA:
The steamer Japan, with the next Indian Rail, left Singapore on the 12th instant, and is due here on the 18th.
THE CANADIAN 'MAILS.
The steamer Zambesi, with the Canadian mail, left Kobe on the 5th instant, and is due here on the 13th.
The steamer Port Adelaide, withthe Canadian mail, tell Varconver on the, 20th ultimo, and is
due here on or about the 18th instant.
The steamer Parthia, with the Canadian mail, left Vancouver on the 1st instant, and is due here on or about the 29th.
STEAMERS EXPECTED..
The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd S. N. Co.'s Chinese hoperial Loan of 1884 C-4 per cent.teamer Maria Teresa, from Trieste, left
premium, baye s
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1886 E-13 per cent.
premium.
Hongkong Kme Manufacturing Company,
Lunited-8a per share,
Teiak Tin Ming and Smelting Company-$5
per share, nominal. Panjom and Sunghie Dua Samantan Mining Co.
Stot per share, sellers,
1
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and-Godown Company--66 per cent, premium, sellers.
་
Post Office.
A MAIL WILL, CLOSE
**
For Swatow, Amoy, & Foschow. - Per Namea, to-morrow, the 14th instant, at 11.30 A.M.
For Amoy and Shanghai-Për Patroclus, to-morrow, the 14th instant, at 5.00 P.M.
For Haiphong. Per Frejr, to-morrow, the 44th instant, at 5.00 PM.
For Haiphong-Per Clara, to-morrow, the 14th instant, at 5.00 PM,
For Europe, &c., Australia, India, vid Madras. -Per fraouaddy, on Thursday, the 16th instant,
at 11.00 A.M.
For Yokohama and San Francisco-Per Gaelic, on Saturday, the 18th instant, at 230 PM.
For Singapore-Per Polyhymnia, on Wed- nesday, the 22nd instant, at 9.30 A.K.
For Eumpe, &c., India, vid Colombo, and Calcutta Per Peshawar, on Saturday, the 25th instant, at 11.00 A.M.
SHIPPING IN HONGKONG. «
STEAMERS.
BATAVIA, British steamer, 1,661, W. H. Walton, 30th July, San Francisco 25th June, Van- couver, B.C.. 3rd July, Victoria, B.C., 4th, Yokohama 21st, and Kobe 24th, General- Adamson, Bell & Co. CARDIGANSHIRE, British steamer, 1,623, Clarke, 9th August,Singapore 4th August, Genc- ral-Adamson, Bell & Co.
CARISBROOKE, British steamer, 973, R. Cass, 1st August, Saigon 28th. July, Rice and Paddy.Morris Ray.
Electra
Kashgar..... Parthia
DESTINATION,
STEAMERS LOADING IN HONGKONG.
VESSELS.
London, &c, vix Suez Canal Peshawar ...... 'London, via Suez Canal... Telemachus.........
London Marseilles, via Saigon, &c. Irouaddy......
...Bengloe..................... Bremen, & Ports of Call... Bayer Trieste, via Straits, &c...... Maria Teresa Havre, Hamburg, &c. Polyhymnis San Francisco, via Y'hama City of New York San Francisco, via Y'hama Gaelic ............................... Vancouver, B.C., via K.,&c Batavia..................................... Sydney and Melbourne... Mogul Yokohama, via N'saki, &c. Malwa Yokohama and Kobe..... Bealed! Nagasaki
Flintshire Tientsin
Seochow Shanghai
Cathay
Shanghai, Kobe, &c.
Shanghai, via Amoy Coast Ports..
Melbourne Patroclus Namoa
Austro-Hung, Lloyd's Col
For Sale
IMPORTANT INTIMATION.
Messageries Maritimes. NOW
Adainson, Bell & Co. Gibb, Livingston & Co. Adamton, Bell & Co.
D. Sassoon, Sons & Co Siemssen & Co..
P. & O. S. N. Ca. Adamson, Bell & Co
AGENTS
DATE OF LEAVING.
P. & O. S. N. Co. Aug, 2gth, at noon. Butterfield & Swire...... August 17th. Gibb, Livingston & Co.) About August 21st, Messageries Maritimes. Aug. 16th, at noon. Melchers & Co.
***** Aug. 30th, at 10 am. Austro-Hung. Lloyd's Co. Aug, 18th, at noon.
Siemseen & Co................ Aug. 22nd, at 10 a.m. Pacific Mail S. S. Co.... Aug. 29th, at 3 p.m. 0. & O, S. S. Co. Aug. 18th, at 3 p.m. Adamson, Bell & Co. Aug. 16th, at 3 p.m. Gibb, Livingston & Co. About Aug.gth. P. & D. S. N. Co... About August 21st. Gibb, Livingston & Co. About August 17th. Swee Liong Chan... Aug. 17th, at noon. Butterfield & Swire...... August 13th. F. & D. S. N. Co..................... Quick despatch. Messageries Maritimes. About August 15th, Butterfield & Swire. Aug. 15th, daylight. Douglas Lapraik & Co. To-marrow, at noon.
Intimations. :
W. POWELL & CO.
Spoon the the instant, and may be CHOP SANG., Morris & Reamer, 1993, C. BASS BOOMS, B.
Expected here on or abcul the 14th,
The steamer Waverley, Jeft Singapore on the 9th instant, and is expected here on the 15th.
The Henline steamer Beniali, left. Singa- pare on the roth instant, and is expected here on
the 16th.
The D. D. R. steamer Electra, left Singapore on the 13th instant, and may be expected here on the 19th..
Balbernic, 6th August,-Whampoa 5th August, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co. CHI-YUEN, Chinese steamer, 1,211, R. Null, 11th August, Newchwang 31st July, and Chiefoo 3rd August, General.-C. M. S. N. Co. FAME, British steamer, 117, A. Stopani-Hong FOKIEN, British steamer, 509, J. Lewis, oth
Kong and Whampoa Dock Co.
Augast, Tamsui 5th August, Amoy 8th, and Swatow 9th, General.-D. Lapraik
& Co.
HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.
ASS DROOMS, Hair Brooms, Corn Brooms, Banister Brushes, Scrubbing Brushes, Stove Sieves, Coffee Mills, Waite irons, Gridirons, Broilers, Frying Pans, Kitchen Stoves, Standard Qil Fuel for Stoves, &c., &c.
CUTLERY Knives, Forks, Spoons, Fish Carvers, Ham Slicers, Soup Ladies, Toddy Ladles, Champagne Knives, Beer Cocks, Wine Tops, &c., &c.
ELECTRO PLATED WARE-Cruets, Butter Dishes, Marmalade, Jam and Pickle Jars, Ice Jugs, Ice Pails, Sugar Dasins, Cream Jugs, Card Trays, &c., &c.
FURNISHING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
Hongkong, 31st July, 1888.
Tonquin Coal Mining Co.--35 percent. premium, telt Bombay on the 7th instant, and is expected GARLIC, British steamer, 4,209, W. G. Pearne, INTIMATION.
sellers,
The Hongkong High-Level Tramway Co.,
Limited-375 per cent. premiuth, selfers.
EXCHANGE,
ON LONDON.-Bank, .T. T.
2/131
Bank Bills, on demand .........3/0 Bank. Bills, at 30 days' sight ..............3/h Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight...3/01 Credits at 4 months' sight 3/01 Documentary Bill, at 4 months"...
sight
..3/01
ON PARIS,
Bank Bills, on deniand.,
Credits, at 4 months' sight.........3.86
ON INDIA, T. T....
·3.79
...2231
On Demand......
.224
ON SHANGHA1-
Bank, T. T
..721
Private, 30 days' sight
EXPORT, CARGOES,
Per Merienethshire, str., for London, -4,946 baxes Tea (Cougou, 103.866 lbs.); 3.170 boxes Tea (Scented Caper, 66,570 lbs.): 1,4co boxes Congou (particulars unknown), 1,500 boxes Pre- serves, 10 casks Preserves, 500 cases Camphor, and Go packages Canes. For Hamburg-58 cases Camphor. For London and/or Hamburg, --zo boxes Feathers, 74. packages Canes, and 449 cases Camphor.
Per Wamtering Jet, ship, from Hongkong for New York.-14.933 rolls Malting, 4,587 packages Crackers, 607 cases Samshoo, 606 packages Soy, 307 eases Joss Sticks, 284 pack- ages Tea (unknown), 137 packages Rattan, 120- cases Chinaware, 89 cases Woodenware, -25 cases Essential Oil, 15 cases Earthenware, to cásca Lacquerware, and 718 packages Sundries. From Shanghai-1569 rolls Matting, 470 bales Straw Braid, 220 bales Cow Hides, 81 bales Woul, and 39 bales Straw Hats.
Per City of Rio de Janeiro, str, for Yoko hama.-4.000 bags Sugar, and 56z packages
Merchandise For San Francisco,-6,400 bags Rice, 524 bags Coffee, 413 bags Black Pepper, 25 bags Cloves, chests Crude Opium, 21 cases Silks, 98 stabs Tea,, 1,120 bales Gunnies, and 2,389 packages Merchandise. For Punta Arenas. -3 cases Silks, and x case Merchandise. For San José de Guatemala-case Silks For La Libertad.-'cases Silks, and 2 cases Merchan- dise. For Guayaquil.-2 cases Silks. For Val paraiso.6 cases Silks, and 3 cases Merchan- disc. For New York.-3 packages Matting, 52 cases Silks, and 192 bales Raw Silk,
OPIUM MARKET. THIS DÀI.
NEW MALWA, per picul........... $530 to $550 (Allowance, Tacls 16 to 56), OLD MALWA, per pical... $570 to $580 (Allowance, Taels 16 to 50). NEW PATNA, (without choice) per chest $5oz) to $5123
The P. & O. S. N. Co's steamer Kashgar, here on the 24th.
Shipping,
ARRIVALS.
WYVERN, British steamer, 1,108, J. Brotherton,
11th August,Bangkok 4th August,. Ricé and General-Tung Kee..
FREJR, Danish steamer, 397, C. A. Lund, 11th
August,-Haiphong 9th August, General. Arnbold, Karberg & Co.
CLARA, German steamer, 674, Christensen, 11th
August,-Haiphong gth August, General Siemssen & Co.
YANCTEZE, German steamer, 814, C. N. Tonning-
Ben, 11th August,-Whampoa 11th August, General-Siemssen & Co.
ANTON, German steamer, 396, E. Aereboe, 12th August,Pakhoi roth August, and Hofhow
th, General-Wieler & Co, SARPEDON, British steamer, 1,592, H. Chrimes,
12th August,Amoy soth August, General. -Butterfield & Swire, PATROCLUS, British steamer, 1,386, J. Pulford,
12th August, Liverpool 29th June, and Singapore 6th August, General-Butter- field & Swire.
NANSHAN, British steamer, 805, Geo. Blackburn,
13th August, Swatow 11th August, Gene- ral-Hop Hing Hong.
ELSE, German steamer, 747, W. Jebsen, 13th
August,-Nagasaki 4th August, Coals. Arnhold, Karberg & Co. VORWAERTS, German steamer, 612, T. Bruhn, 13th August, Manila roth August, Gene- ral-Wieler & Co.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE Yangtze, British steamer, for Shanghai, Anton, German steamer, for Hoihow. Soochow, British steamer, for Hajhow,
Patroclus, British steamer, for Amey. Granite State, American ship, for Manila,
.... Foochow
DEPARTURES.
August 11, Tritos, German steamer, for Saigon. August 12, G. H. Wappaus, British bark, for August 12, Spinaway, British schooner, for
Singapore... August 12, Mirsapore, British steamer, for Sin-
gapore, &c.
August 13, Soochow, British str., for Tientsio. August 13, Whampoa, British str., for Auck-
land, N.Z., &c.
August 13, Visayas, Spanish steamer, for Manila, August 13, Pangtze, British str., for Shanghai,
PASSENGERS-ARRIVED,
Per Sarpedon, str., from Amoy,-12 Chinese, Per Wyvern, str., from Bangkok. 61 Chi-
Per Anton, str., from Pakhoi, &c.-61 Chi-
пеле
Per Frejr; str., from Haiphong-to Chinese, Per Clara, str., from Haiphong-18 Chinese. Per Patroclus, str., from Singapore, &c.-330
Per Nanshan, il,, from Swatow,--274 · Câl-
DEPARTED.
NEW PATNA, (bottom) per chest............ $520 NEW BENARZS, (without choice) per chest $4971 | Chinese, NEW DENARES, (bottom) per chest... $507 NEW PERSIAN (best quality) per plcul...... $640 OLD PERSIAN (best quality) per picul...... $600 OLD PERSIAN (second quality) per picul... $550 to $575
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE,
(From Moura, Falconer & Co.'s Register
To-day. Burmeler-.m.
Theratometer-ya..
Thermometer
Thermometer.ttracti Thermometer-g .. (Wet bulb)rovam namu
Thermometer-1pm. Wet tulbi
heremeter-p.m. (Was balb) Thermometer-Maximum.jak ma inancın Thermometer-Minimum (over night)
66
29.63
84
CHINA COAST" METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
1th August, 1888,-At 4 p.m.
STATION
a.
$jadivostockert,
Nagash.mirate
Bagbahar
Haiphongzzatoloze,
・芦
Wind,
nese.
gapore. Colonel and Mrs. A. T. Storer. For Per Miranport, str., from Hongkong for Bin.
Penang. Mr. and Mrs., Chuo' Hin and servant, Foong Heung Sheck, Khoo
Theong Noh and tervant, Captain Ab Qui and servant, Captain Chan Tye and servant. For London-Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Pim, 3 children and amah, Mles A. Talbot, Lieut. Vigables, and Mr. Ferguson. From Shanghal for London, Captain J. D. C. Arthur. From Yokohama for Bombay Surgeon H. Mason. For Sydney. Messrs. McClure and Barnsley. For London vid Marseilles Mrs. Richmond, and Mr. C. Cott
паск
Per Yangisss, att for Shanghal-30 Chi
nete.
TO DEPART.
Per Anton, sir.; for Helbow,~80 Chinese, Per Soochow, str, for Hothow: -20 Chinese. Per Patroclui, str., for Amoy,300 Chinese.
4th August, San Francisco 11th July, and Yokohama 29th, Mails and General-0, & O.'S. 5. Co.
GLENDOWER, British steamer, 1,600, J. A.
Hodd, 10th August,-Batavia 1st July, Petroleum.-Jardine, Matheson & Co.
F. Blackhead & Co.,
KONG BENG, British steamer, 861, R. Jones, 9th SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAIL-MAKERS,
August, Bangkok 31st July, Koh-si-chang
2nd August, and Haihow 8th, Rice and General Yuen Fat Hong, LENNOX, British steamer, 1,343. J. Thearle, 8th
August,-Saigon 4th August, General. Adamson, Bell & Co. MALWA, British steamer, 2,184, T. F. Creery,
11th August,-Yokohama "31st July, Maits and General---P. & O. 8. N. Co.
MIIKE MARU, Japanese steamet, 2,180, Pyne,
7th August-Kutchinotru 3rd August, Chal.
Mitsui Bussan Kaishia. NAMOA, British steamer, 863, T. G. Pocock, 8th August, Foochow 5th August, Amoy 6tb, and Swatow 8th, General-D. Laprak & Co.
PILOT FISH, British steamer, 161, A. Stopani―
Hongkong und Whampoa Dock Cu SOOCHOW, British steamer, 327, T. Rowin, oth August,-Pakhol 7th August, and Holbow gth, General-Chinese. SUNGKIANG, British steamer, 994, A. Hunt, 11th
August, Glasgow 19th June, General. Butterfield & Swire.
VELOX, German steamer, 636, W. Wull, 6th August-Saigon 1st August, Rice and Flower-Ed Schellbass & Co.
SAILING VESSELS. ADOLPH, German bark, 867, E. Westergaard, 5th August Hamburg 19th April, General.— Order. COMET, German ship, 1,083, Kauppner, 17th July, Cardiff 4th April, Coals-Order. ERLKOENIG, Chinese bark, 457, Oplum Examina-
.
tion hulk, Stonecutters Island. Chinese Customs.
ESCORT, American bark, 636, R. G. Waterhouse, 15th July, Iloilo 3rd July, General.-Chi- GRANITE STATE, American ship, 1,685, Wm.
nese.
Ross, 19th July-New York Tab April, Oil, -Order.
HYDRA, Danish bark, 186, C. Christensen, 6th
July, Hamburg 11th March, General,- Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
JOHN NICHOLSON, British bark, 685, W. Quino, 8th July-London 1st March, General.--- Melchers & Co.
LUCIA, British bark, 640, Wood, 5th August,
Freemantle (W. Australia) 17th July, San- dalwood.Order.
NYL GHAU, British ship, 1,252, W. B. Butter, 1st August,Samarang 20th July, Ballast. --Order,
SACHEM, American ship, 1,311, J. L-` Bartlett, 19th June,-Cardiff 17th March, Cool.-P. &O, S. N. Co.
TA
HONGKONG, Siamese ship, 635, M. Stein. bring, 7th August, —Bangkok, 25th July, General-Lo Hong Le.
YOUNG SIAM, Siamese bark, 789, G. Kock, 16th
Juno,-Fat back, General Chinese,
WHAMPOA.
Apoy, German steamer, 814, R. Kohler, 7th August-Shanghai 3rd August, General- Siemssen & Co.
RIVER STEAMERS.
Fatahan, British steamer. 3,260, 9. W. Goggia. Hongkong, Cantong & Macao Steamboat Co.
Hankow, British steamer, 3,335, Lloyd-
Butterfield & Swire.
Ho-nam, British steamer, 1,377, G.B. Lefavour.
Hongkong, Canton, & Kiacao Steamboat Co.
Ki-klang nichten, eta Sanchaca Hongkong Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Per Granite State, ship, for Manila.-2 Euro Klang-chow, British steamer, 159 E Gaine, Hongkong, Canton & Macao Storboat
Pasig Chinese steames, 284, J. W. Staver.
Tok Koe.
peans.
UNREPORTS, MA
The British steamship Sarpedon reports that she left Amoy on the 10th instant. Had strong south-west wind and high sea with heavy rain throughoutHUY
Elang ping, Chinese steamer, Holmes
360, ng China Merchants S. N. Co.
K
Powan / British steamer, 1,890, J. P. Hoyland, The British steamship Patrocive reposts that—Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat she left Liverpool on the 29th June, and Singam Co
pore on the 6th instant. Had fine weather up to White Cloud, British steamer, 537, W. J. Raby. Paracels ; thence to pori had strong south-west- : -- Hongkong, Canton, &c Macao Steam-bost,
monsoon,'
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