Commercial.
TO-DAY.
THE SHARE MARKET.
5 o'clock.
to
Since our last report a considerable business has been done in Banks for,, the end of the present month at from 15 15 per premium, and there are now cash sellers at 151. A large number of Canton Insurances have changed hands at from. 92 to 97, and at the last quoted rate the Luzons have stock is in strong demand.
are
rates.
been made the medium of a few, small transactions at 78 for cash and also at 80 for January, and there further buyers at both these Punjoms have dropped to 91, at which figure there are plenty shares on the market, but no actual sales have been reported to-day, Docks have been done at 30 for the end of the month and are The Ice Co's shares decidedly weak,
are wanted at 80, but none appear to be available at that price. Some of the East Borned Co's scrip has been placed at 45 and a few more shares are offering at that figure. In other stocks there are no noteworthy changes to report.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-151 per cent.
preniium, sellers.
1
Union Insurance Society of Canton $85 per
share, sellers.
China Traders' insurance Company-$68 per
share, buyers.
North China Insurance-Tis. 285 per share,
-buvers,
Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$97 per
share, sales and buyers. Vangisze Insurance Association-Tls, go per
share, buyers.
Chinese Insurance Company-$165 per share,
buyers.
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis, 150,
per share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company $340 per
share, sellers,
China Fire Insurance Company-$75 per share,.
sellers.
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Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, 30
par cent premium, sales and sellers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
-218 per share, buyers, China and Manila Steam Ship Company-12!
per share, sellers.
Hongkong Gas Company-135 per share sellers. Hongkong Hotel Company,-$165 per share,
sellers.
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company,
Limited 17 per cent. dis, sellers. Douglas Steamship Company-353 per share,
sellers.
China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$185
per share, buyers. Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$78
,per share, sales.
Hongkong Ice Company-$30 per share, buyers. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited,
-$80 per share.
Hongkong Dairy Farm Co., Limited-$13 per
share, sellers.
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited-100 per cent,
premium, sellers.
Chinese Imperial Lona of 1884 B3 per cent.
premiumn Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C-5 per cent,
premium, buyers. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1886, E-11 per cent.
premium.
Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company
Limited-$74 per share, sellers.
Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company-$5
per share, noininal.
Punjom and Sunghie Dua Samantan Mining Co,
So per share, sellers. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
Company-63 per cent. premium, buyers. Tonquin Coal Mining Co.-65 per cent. premium,
sellers.
The Hongkong High-Level Tramway Co.,
Limited 285 per cent. premium, sellers. The East Borneo Planting Co., Limited-$45
per share, sales and sellers. Cruickshank & Co., Ld.,-$55 per share, buyers. EXCHANGE
ON LONDON.-Bank, T. T.
.3/09 3/01
Bank Bills, on demand...... Bank Bilis, at 30 days' sight ......3/03
Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight...3/
Credits at 4 months' sight .........3/14 Documentary Bills, at 4 months'...
sight...
..3/14
ON PARUS.
Bank Bills, on demand..
Credits, at 4 months' sight
3.81 +3.97
ON INDIA, T. T...
2231 .274
.....721
On Demand.....
ON SHANGHAL-
Bank, T. T
Private: 30 days' sight
OPIUM MARKET.—THIS DAY.
NEW MALWA, per picul...........................usa
(Allowance, Taels 32 to 64).
OLD MALWA, per picul ..............
$550
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1888.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE,
(From Mesers. Falconer & Co.'s Reglater).
To-day.
Barometer-g a M. Subang
loteter p
Barometer-i pm, uomania
Theresametery km.
Thermonaler===2. $.571.
Thermometer—4 PM,
Theraineter-9 a.m. (Wet buthi
ser balla
Thermometer-i pm. Thermometera p.m. ¿Wei bul
Thermometer-Maximum
Thermometer-Minimum [çver night)......
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE FRENCH MAIL. The M. M. Co.'s stepmer Saghallen, with the French mail of 8th ultimo, left Saigon on Sun- day, the 7th inst. at 2 a.m., and may be expected. here on or about Wednesday, the 10th.
THE AMERICAN MAIL.
!
The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, with the American mail of 19th ultimo, has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port on the roth instant
THE INDIAN MAIL.
The steamer Arratom Apcar, from Calculta, left Singapore on the 8th instant, and is expected here on the 14th.
THE CANADIAN MAIL.'
The Canadian Pacific steamer Albany, with the Canadian mail, left Yokohama on the 4th instant, vil Kobe and shanghai for this port
STEAMERS EXPECTED:
The steamer Strathleven, from New York, left Singapore on the 3rd instant, and is expected here on the 9th.
+
The Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Cyclops, from Liverpool, left Singapore on the 4th instant, and is due here on the toth.
The P. & C. S. N. Co's steamer Lombardy, from Bombay, left Singapore on the 4th instant, and is expected here on the 10th.
The Glen line steamer Glenfinlas, from London, left Singapore on the 6th instant, and is expected bere on the 12th.
Shipping.
ARRIVALS
JOHN M. BLAIKIE, British ship, 1,778, D. F..
Faulkner, 8th Oct-New York 25th June, Kerosene Oil.-Order.
VEX German steamer, 636, W. Wulff, 8th
Oct-Newchwang, and Chefoo 3rd Oct.. Beans. Ed. Schellbass & Co.
BOKHARA, British steamer, 1,711, S. Bason, 8th
Oct, Shanghai 6th October, Mails and General.-P. & O. S. N. Co.
NORDEN, crwegian steamer, 1,367, Nielsen,
8th Oct-Nagasaki 3rd October, Coals and SATELLITE, British cruiser, 1,420 tons, 1,400
General-Mitsui Bussan Kaishia..
horse-power, 8 guns, Captain T. P. W. Nesham, 5th Oct-from a cruise. AMOY, German steamer, 814, R. Kobler, th Oct.-Whampoa 9th October, General- Slemssen & Co.
KUTSANG, British steamer, 1,496, Slassar, 9th Oct., Whampoa 9th October, General- Jardine, Matheson & Co.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE Diamante, British steamer, for Amoy, &c. Benvenue, British steamer, for Kobe, &c. Nestor, British steamer, for Amoy, &c. Kwongsang, British steamer, for Swalow, &c. Alwitte, German steamer, for Hoihow, &c. Amay, British steamer, for Shanghai.
foyne, British steamer, for Singapore, &c.
DEPARTURES.
October 8, Phra Chula Chow Klao, British
sir,, for Swatow, &c.
October 9, Taiyuan, British steamer, for Auck-
land, &c.
October 9, Frejr, Danish steamer, for Touton. October 9. Fobien, British steamer, for Swa
tow, &c.
October 9, Kwongsang, British steamer, for
Swatow, &c.
For Swatow, Amoy, & Foochow.-Per Hailan, on Thursday, the 11th instant, at 5.00 F.M.
For Nagasaki, Kape, and Yokohama.-Per Verona, on Friday, the 12th instant, at 5.00 P.M. For Straits and... · Bombay,—Per Stura, on Saturday, the 13th instant, at 11.30 A.M.
For Europe, &c., Australia, India vif, Madras. -Per Ava, on Wednesday, the 17th instant, at Saghalien
11.00 AM.
Strathleven Lombardy Cyclops
STEAMERS EXPECTED IN HONGKONG.
DATE DUR
STEAMERS.
FROM,
New York........
October gth....
Bombay.........
October foth
Liverpool......
October 10th
Marseilles...
October 10th
London ......
October 12th
Vancouver
October 13th
Calcutta......
October 14th
San Francisco......... October 16th
Glenfinlas
For Yokohama and, San Francisco-Per Albany Oceanle, on Wednesday, the 17th instant, at.
Arratoon Apcat... 2.30 P.M..
City of Rio de Janeiro
1
SHIPPING IN HONGKONG,
STEAMERS.
ALWINE, Germán steamer, 400, Samuelsen, th Oct-Pakhoi 3rd October, and Hollow 7th October, General-Wieler & Co. 'AMPHITRITE, Austro-Hungarian steamer, 3,486,
L. Lemesich, 4th Oct.,-Trieste, and Singa pore 28th September, General.-Austro Hungarian Lloyd's S. N. Co., CRUSADER, British steamer, 674, Ogston, 25th Sept., Manila 22nd Sept., General-Socy Sing DAFILA, British steamer, 536, Neilson, 3rd Oct., -Sourabaya 19th Sept, Sugar and Gene- ral. Ah Yon."
DESTINATION...
STEAMERS LOADING IN HONGKONG.
VRSSELS.
AGENTS.
'AGENTS.
Adamson, Bell & Co. P.&O. S. N. Co. Butterfield & Swire. Messageries Maritimes. Jardine, Matheson & Co.. Adamson, Beil & Co.
London,&c., via Suez Canal Hokhara London, via Suez Canal... Prometheus Marseilles, vin Saigon, &c. Ava Bremen, & Ports of Call... Neckarnsin Genna, vin Hombay, &c.... Stura...... Trieste, via Straits, &c...... Amphitrite San Francisco, via Yhama City of Rio de Janeiro Pacific Mail S. S. Co.... San Francisco, via Y'aama Oceanic.... Vancouver, B.C.,via K., &c. Albany Sydney and Melbourne... Tartar. Sydney, Melbourne, &c... Ghazec .......... Calcutta, via Stmits......... Wingsäng. Singapore, via S'dakan, &c. Memnon Bangkok...................... Kong Beig Yokohama, via N'saki, &c. Verona Yokohama and Hiogo...... Lydia. Oct,--Singapore 1st October, General-Nagasaki, Kobe, &c......... Cyclops. Arnhold, Karberg & Co. KONG BENG, British steamer, 861, R. Jones, 4th October, Bangkok 15th Sept., Rice and General,-Yuen Fat Hong,
DUBURG, German steamer, 921, C. F. Bertelsen, 4th Oct.,-Bangkok 24th September, Rice
--Melchers & Co.
FAME, British steamer, 117, A. Stopani,Hong
Kong and Whampoa Dock Co." KAISOW, British steamer, 1,934. G. Castle, 6th
KODE!! Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai, Kobe, &c. LYDIA, German steamer, 1,170, G. Petersen, 5th Shanghai, vin Amoy
Oct.,--Hamburg_16th August, and Singa-Coast Ports. pore 26th Sept., General, Siemazen & Co. NANSHAN, British steamer, 805, J, Blackburus,
5th Oct., Bangkok 27th October, Kice and Rosewood-Hop Hing Hong,
NESTOR, British steamer, 1,269, J. S. Thompson, 7th Oct., London, vil Singapore 1st Oct, General.-Butterfield & Swire. OCEANIC, British steamer, '3,808, [no, Metcalfe, 3rd Oct.,-San Francisco 8th Sept., and Yokohama 18th, Mails and General-0. & O. 5. S. Co.
PILOT FISH, British steamer, 161, A. Stopani,-
Hongkong and Whampon Dock Co. STURA, Italian steamer, 1,416, L. Caboara, 4th
Oct., Bombay 15th Sept, and Singapore 28th, General-Carlowitz & Co. TRIUMPH, German steamer, 674, P. Moos, 7th
October, Manila 4th October, Sugar.- Wieler & Co.
VERONA, British steamer, 1,876, M. de Home,
5th Oct., Yokohama, and Kobe 29th Sept., Mails and General.-P. & O. S. N. Co. VISAYAS, Spanish steamer, 406, J. de Ajubita, 8th Oct., Manila, vid Amoy 4th October, General-Ban Ho,
VORWAERTS, German steamer, 612, J. Bruhn, 5th Oct., Touron 26th Sept., and Hoihow 4th Oct., General-Wieler & Co. WINGSANG, British steamer, 1,517, A. de St.
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Croix, 7th October,Calcutta 21st Sept. Penang 28th, and Singapore 1st October, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co, ZAMBESI, British steamer, 1,563, T.R. Tiddy, 4th Oct.,-Saigon 27th Sept, Rice.-Adamson, Bell & Co.
SAILING VESSELS, ADOLPH, German bark, 867, E. Westergaard, 5th
PIANOS FOR SALE.
Zambesi
Surat....
Amoy......
Saghalien
Nestor
Haitan
D. Sassoon, Sons & Co. Pacific Mail S. S. Co.'
DATE OF LEAVING.
To-morrow, at noon. October 13th. . -- Oct. 17th, at noon. Oct. 28th, at ro a.m. Oct. 13th, at noon. Oct. 11th, at noon.
& O. S. N, Co...... Butterfield & Swire... Messageries Maritimes. Melchers & Co., Carlowitz & Co. Austro-Hung. Lloyd's Co.
Oct. 27th, at 3 p.m. O. & O. S. S. Co... Oct. 17th, at 3 pm. Adamson, Bell & Co... Oct. 25th, at 3 p.m. Gibb, Livingston & Co.. To-morrow, at 4 p.m. Gibb, Livingston & Co. Quick despatch. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Oct. 16th, at 3 pan. Rutterfield & Swire.............. About Oct. 15th, Yuen Fat Hong .........To-morrow, at noon. P. & O. S. N. Co..... .... Oct. 13th, daylight. Siemssen & Co. To-morrow, at 4 p.m.
·Butterfield & Swire.............. October 13th,' Adamson, Bell & Co........ Oct. 12th, it noon. P. & O. S. N. Co......... Quick despatch. Siemssen & Co.......... Oct. 11th,' 4 p.m. Messageries Maritimes About Oct. 10th. Butterfield & Swire...... To-morrow, daylight. Lapglas Douraik & Co.. Oct. 12th, daylight
Intimations.
A. HAHN.
PIANOS TUNED AND REPAIRED.
MY
PIANOS
ON HIRE.
DANCING CLASSES
ON
W.IL L BE RE-OPENED, THE 1st OCTOBER All Applications or Orders please address to
Hongkong, 25th September, 1888.
No.
NEXT.
22, ELGIN STREET,
or c/o HONGKONG HOTEL [957
W. POWELL & CO.
JUST RECEIVED AN ENTIRELY NEW STOCK OF
RON and Brass Bedsteads and Infant's Cots.
Spring Mattrasses. Hair Matirasses. Rattan Mattrauses,
Wool Mattrasses.
Pillows, Bolsters, and every description of Bed-
ding and Bedroom Furniture.
VICTORIA EXCHANGE,
N.B.We import our Hair direct from England and guarantee the cleanliness and purity of all Mattrasses made at our establish-
ment.
Mattrasses teased and renewed on shortest notice,
W. POWELL & CO.
Hongkong, z4th September, 1888.
August,--Hamburg 19th April, General INTIMATION,
Order. AUGUSTA, German. bark, 475, I. Jessen, gth SeptNewchwang 5th August, Beans- Ed. Schelhass & Co.
CARRIER DOVE, British bark, 1,026, A. Forsyth, 7th Oct-Kobe 16th September, General.
Order. DIANE, Norwegian bark, 764, J: Petersen, and
Oct-Sourabaya 23rd August, Sugar. Order.
ERLKORNIC, Chinese bark,457, Opium Examina- tion hulk, Stonecutters Island, Chinese Customs.
FIGARO, German bark, 1,006, G. Heinzel, 6tb October, Singapore 12th Sept., Timber.- Melchers & Co.
October 9, Mayune, British steamer, for Singa-FORTUNE, Siamese bark, 447, T. L Soderstrom,
pore, &c.
28th Sept., Bangkok 1st Sept., Rice and Wood-Chinese.
,"
October 9, Benvenue, British str., for Kobe, & October 9, Diamante, British str., for Amoy, &c. October 9, Chow-chow.joo, German steamer, for
Tientsin, &c.
PASSENGERS-ARRIVED,
Per Bokkara, str., from Shanghal for Hong- kong, Mr. and Mrs. St. Crossley, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Esteves, Mrs. E. E. Soares and 3 children, Dr. S. A. Russell, Revs. A. P. Happer and H. C.. Minton, Messrs. A. McClymont and native ser- vant, J. W. Jamieson, H. B. Alford, J. H. Rathbone, M. Anderson, G. H. Wheeler and native servant, Oscar Lackner, and 113 Chinese. From Yokohama-Mr. and Mrs. Perry. For Singapore.-Messrs. Naidu and Suwaris. From
GOLIAH, Siamese bark, 544, Chan. Simpson, 6th
Sept., Bangkok 24th August, Wood Chinese.
GOV. GOODWIN, American ship, 1,459, S. Pray, 1st Oct.,Kobe 20th Sept. Coal.Adam- son, Bell & Co.
F. Blackhead & Co.,
SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAIL-MAKERS,
AND
PROVISION MERCHANTS,
NAVY CONTRACTORS,
AND
GENERÁL COMMISSION agents No. 11. Praya Central. (Opposite Pedder's Wharf).
GREAT ADMIRAL, American ship, 1,497, James S
F. Rowell, 18th Sept., San Francisco 18th July, Flour-Russell & Co.
HATTIE E. TAPLEY, British bark, 90%, J. McCon-
nachy, 5th Sept, Sandakan 15th August, Timber-Gibb, Livingston & Co.
HEI-CHEONG, British bark, 320, T. C. Thomsen, 4th Sept Bangkok rzih August, Rice and General-Kong Tang Tei.
NOTICE.
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JEYE'S SANITARY COMPOUNDS COMPANY, LIMITED.
HE Undersigned have this day been Tappointed SOLE AGENTS for the sale of these PERFECT DISINFECTANTS, and are prepared to supply quantities to suit purchasers, at Wholesale Prices, Extra Special terms for Shipping and large Orders.
Sir ROBERT RAWLINSON, C.B., C.E., Chief Sanitary Engineer, "Local Government Board London, says
"It is the best Disinfectant in use."
W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co, Bink Buildings. Hongkong, 1st October, 1888.
FOR SALE, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
(976
For Sale.
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THE PRIVATE RESIDENCES
of the Principal Government Officials, the Lead: ing Merchants, the Foreign Consuls, ... Professional Men,, Justices of
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WATERBURY WATCHES, A LADIES DIRECTORY, FOR HONG
$9
LE
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for
GENT S
RAHTJEN'S GENUINE
Shanghai for Singapore-Captain H., C. Moisen HONOLULU, British ship, 1,599, Leavy, and Oct., COMPOSITION
and native servant. For Colombo.-Mr. W. G. Crawford. For Brindisi.-Mr. Lawrence Kirk. For London vid Marseilles.-Messrs. F. S.
Craven and F. D. Chase.
Fer Velor; str., from Newchwang, &C—4 Cbl- $150 nese.
(Allowance, Taels 32 to 88), NEW RATNA, (without choice) per chest ... $550 $465 OLD PATNA, perchest...... NEW BENARES, (without choice) per chest $540 NEW BENARES, (bottom), per chest, .............. $491† to $4961 NEW PARSIAN (best quality) per pical.....$640. OLD PERSIAN (best quality) per picul... $400 OLD PERSIAN (Second quality) per picul... $550 to $575
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICLA
DEPARTED.
Fer Taiyuan, str., for Auckland,-Messrs. W. Roessler and P. Gulden, For Dunedin. Mr. | B. Webb.
Fer Diamante; str., for Amoy, &c.-150 Chi-
nese.
Per Kwongsang, str., for Swatow, &c~25 Chinese,
Per Mayung, str., for Singapore, &c-~-1 Euro- peans and 496 Chinese.
TO DEPART.
-Shanghai 24th Sept., Ballast-Melchers & Co.
JOHN MCLEOD, British abip, 1,500, J. B. Stuart, 21st Sept.-Hamburg 20th May, Genéral. -Stemssen & Co.
L'AVENIR, British brigantine, 351, C. Rogers, roth Sept., Amoy 7th September, General, -Wieler & Co.
LUCIA, British bark, 640, Wood, 5th August,--
Freemantle (W. Australia), 11th July, San- dalwood. Order.
MONROVIA, British ship, 1,492, H. Caming, 10th Sept., Shanghal 29th August, Ballast.- Stemssen & Co.
NAUPACTUs, British ship, 1.399, Lovitt, 4th Oct.,
—Philadelphia (ath May, Kerosine Oll→ |
Mastery
Per Nestor, stry, for Amoy, &c.-200 Chi-PENSHAW, British bark, 673, J. Mokay, 16th
netc.
REGISTER.
8th October, 1888.—At 4 p.m.
Desc
Wind,
STATION
·Wladiostock.
Tokio am
Nagual
Hoogkang
Haiphong res
WEW
9th October, 1888.-At 10 am.
STATION.,
10.12
Wiscon
*.pl
or 0.03
Takie
Nagan
Shanghai
30.03 10.09
Amoy
$0.00
Hoogkon kritise
20.08
Haiphongost
10.01
Maria mattina | * 30.00
M
The Baronselor haa tisan and "gradienta are very slight, Tim weather is overcast and comparatively wam, damp and also.
Barometer redrond to level of the see in toches, canine and hundredtha-Rampanting in the absda, fa“ degrees; Fabo renkelt......... Humidity in percentage ; of migration, the hennidity of air waterstad with mabuong balng poo, Direction, of the wind to two polak, y=Parcs of the wind according to Ficeurs acala, čitate of the weather, # Binn skey, #1beenchid CD / FOR, Glossy, hang - 5 # Prong showuka ↑ v
lunder, Vility, w Dew witha panħata la facher, Jantho and houdiniba ka Hoogkong Observatory, 9th October, 1888,"
Per Alwine, str., for Holhow, &c-100 Chi.... Fer Amoy, str., for Shanghai-15 Chinese.
REPORTS,
The British steamship Bokkare reports that she left Shanghai on thé 6th instant. Had very fair weather.
:
The Norwegian steamship Norden, reports that she left Nagasaki on the 3rd instant at noon. Had fine weather and high barometer.
Post Office.
A. MAIL WILL CLOSE
For Bangkok-Per Kong Beng, to-morrow, the 10th instant, at 10.30 A.M.
For Europe, &c., India, vid Coloribe, and Calcutta-Fer Bokkara, to-morrow, the roth
instant, at 11.00 AM:
For Yokohama and Kobe-Per Lydia, to? morrow, the toth instant, at 3.50 2.M.
For Feochow, Thursday Tiland, Cooktown, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, &c. Per Tarlar, to-morrow, the roth instant, at 3:30 P.M.
For Salgon-Fer Duburg, to-morrow, the roth instant, at 4,30 PM.
For Straits, Colombo, and Bombay---Per Amphitrite, on Thursday, the 11th instant, at 11.30 AM
For Shanghal-Per Amey on Thursday, the Tith Instant, at 3.30, PIKE
Sept Philippines 23rd August, Timber, -Lane, Crawford & Co.
P. N. BLANCHARD, American ship, 1,503, M. W. Blanchard, 25th Sept,-Hiogo (Japan) 5th Sept., General-Slemsten & Co. WAKEFIELD, American bark, 843, W. S. Crowell, 4th October,-New York 19th May, Kero- sene Oil.Russell & Co.
WM. H. CONNER, American ship, 1,423, But- man, 10th Sept., Shanghai 28th August, General-Pustan & Co.
'RIVER STEAMERS.
Fatahan, British steamer. 1,160, S. W. Goggin. -Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co. Hankow, British steamer, 2,335, Lloyd
Butterfield & Swire.
Ho-nam, British steamer, 1,377, G. B. Lefavour,—
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co. Kia-kiang, British steamer, 617, W. E. Clarke
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Kiung-chow, British steamer, 159, Melver, -Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Stes mboat Co Pasig, Chinese steamer, 284, J. W. Slavera
Tok Kee.
Klang-plug, Chinese steamer, 360, Halming,
China Merchants S. N. Co. Powan, British steamer, 1,890, J. P. Hoyland, Hongkong, Canton, & Blacao Steam-boat
White Cloud, British steamer, 327, W. J. Risby, --Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat,
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