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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, 1881.

TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.

THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY (amalgamated with the ORIENTAL TE- LEPHONE COMPANY, Limited, as regards Telephone Lines in Hongkong and China) with transfer of Alexander Graham, Bell, Aruitold White, Frederic Gower, &o., &c.

The Central Office will, if practicable, be open to the general public so that, any person can thence communicate with the Subscribers. For this service uoi-subscribers would have to pay a sinall fee nccording to the time they occupy the wire.

The Telephones used by the Com- pany are the Combination Ball-Edison. These Instruments which are far su-

BELL AND EDISON'S SYSTEM.perior to all other Telephones on ac-

Permission having been granted by the Government to establish a Tele- phone Exchange in Hongkong, the above Company hereby bor to invite Subscriptions from the Public.

NEW DIRECTORY.

FOR THE FAR EAST.

A NEW DIRECTORY FOR CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE PHILIPPINES,

:

FOR THE YEAR 1882, WILL BE PUBLISHED,

PRICE TWO DOLLARS, ENTITLED "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY. AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST."

sound combined with easy manage- count of their great distinctness of meat, have met with unrivalled saccess throughout the world, and are now also adopted by the British Govern mont Departments in England and T India.

HE above work will be published on the 1st of January next, at The subscription fee will to some ex- the office of this Paper, and will con- tent depend upon the number of sub-tain a Directory for the Ports in the scribers, but the price will not exceed

Throughout Europe and Amorien Telephons Exchanges have gained such a ropotation by facilitating daily intor course and by ensuring the safety of private and public property, that they150 per annum for town subscribers, large portion of Asia comprised bo-

my now be considero indispensable The following boundaries will be taken in all largo Cities and Business Contres.

as terminating the town, viz.: West.- Hongkong with its vast commercial The Gus Works. East.-Police Station transactions and valuable property, is No, 2. South-Caine Road and essentially a placo, where a woll con Kennedy Road, etc.. Subscribers out ducted Telephone Exchange will be of side these limits would have to pay a the greatest us, and in laying this proportionally higher obarge according Prospectus before the Public, the Coma-

to the longth of wire required and the pany hopes that it may count upon the difficulties to be overcome in construct general support not only of the mering and maintaining the line. The chants and professional members of the subscription will be binding for one Community, but also of the different

year, payable quarterly in advance. Government Departments in order to.

All muintonance expeases of Instru- render the service as officient as pos-inents and wires are included in the sible.

above price, aud the subscribers will have nothing to pay beyoud the fixed annual charge,

The Exchange will be worked in the following way, viz,; a head Office will be establishel in the contral part of

The Central Office will be under the town provi.lel with the best Telecompetent supervision, and an officient phone appliances according to the new staff of clerks will be in attendance est and most approved European and during office hours. American inroations. Each subscri- ber will be supplied with a complete seb.of Instruments and will be pat in direct communication with the central office by separate wires.

When wishing to use the Telephone, Subscriber will only havoto call the Contral Station and give the name of the party, h wishes to speak with, the wires are thou. immediately switched together, and the two Subscribers will be ia direct communication with each other. When they have finished, the Contral Office is notified to that affect by a Bell Signal, the wires are thon disconnected, and any other connection can,be made if desired and so on. The dialogue between the subscribers is of course quite private and can only be hoard by the two parties concerned. It should distinctly be understood, that the massage are not spoken to the Con.. tral Office, and thence transmitted to the person to be coinmuniented with, but the two wires are simply switched together, thus forming one continuons line, over which conversation can be 'carried with perfect ease and privacy.

TWO

TO LET.

WO ROOMS suitable for an office in the promises No. 15, Welling- ton Street. Possession on 1st January, 1882.

Apply to DE SOUZA & Co. Hongkong, 14th Nov., 1881.

TO LET.

"OUSES at SPRING GARDENS.

Apply to

F. PEREIRA. 215, Wanchai Club.

Hongkong, 7th September, 1881

A

FOR SALE CHEAP,

First Class PONY PHAETON

by Louny of Croydon,

Apply to

M. A.

The "Hongkong Telegraph" office.

Hongkong, 24th June, 1881.

FOR SALE.

USTRALIAN WINES,

AFORT AND SHERRY,

of the finest quality, from, Coolalta Vineyard, Braxton, Hunter River,

Apply to

N.S.W.

R. FRASER.SMITH,

Club Chambers. PARTNERSHIP.

WANTED, & PARTNER, for a

STORE and GENERAL COMMISSION BUSINESS; capital required $4,000. For Particulars, address. MMC Hongkong Telegraph Office.

Hongkong, 14th Nov., 1881.

The Company will also undertake to mako private arrangements for persons wishing to be in direct communication with their offices, godowns, etc., aud to take over the maintenance of such lines at reasonable charge.

In order to expedite the work, sub. scribers are requested to send in their names to the undersigned agent at an early date.

Should sufficient support not be re- coiver, the Company is not bound to establish the Exchange.

A. SUENSON,

Superintendent. Hongkong, November 11th 1881.

Hongkong,. ..... 188;

To the Superintendent

Great Northern Telegraph Co. Dear Sir,-

Kindly place.

e...... name in the List of Subscribers to the Telephone Exchange

Yours faithfully, Signature Address ...

STAG HOTEL. QUEEN'S-ROAD CENTRAL. Good accommodation for Visitors, English & American Billiards. Tiffin at One o'clock. Dinner at 7.30. This Hotel is most centrally situated and within easy distance of the prin cipal landing places.

J. COOK,

Proprietor.

FOR SALE. ·

SIX-DARED GIG, good as Now, Oans RowLOCKS, and everything.com. plate. The boat is suitable for a Honge Boat or Captain's Gig.

Apply at the office of this Paper. Hongkong, 18th October, 1881.

OFFICES WANTED.

FFICES WANTED, for a term of years, on the QUEEN'S ROAD or near it; must have good daylight. Address, stating situation, ront, and when, vacant, B. E. J., office of this Paper.

Hongkong, 4th November, 1881.

R.

FRASER-SMITH

PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT,

ARBITRATOR,

SHIPPING IN HONGKONG HARBOUR.

Exclusive of late arrivals and departures this morning.

In this table the anchorage of Hongkong Harbour is divided, for purposes of reference, into five sections:-No. 1 extending from Green Island to the P. and O. Company's Wharf; No, 2 from the P. & O. Company's Wharf to thờ Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s Wharf; No. 3 from the Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.'s Wharf to the Government Wharf; No. 4 from the Govern. mont Wharf to the, Wauchai Pior; and No. 5 from the Wanchai Pier to Kellett's Island.

Fessels.

Espana

Section

Consignees,

648 Hing Koo & Oo.

Date of drrival.

Captain.

Flag and Rig.

Steamers.

Asin

3 Dec.

7 Djorup

Belgio

3 Dec.

7H. Davison

Danish

British

380 Siemsson & Co.

[17160, & 0. 8. S. Co.

Cohu Chinn

3 Nov.

29 Edgar

3 Dec.

4 Sohoer

¡American

Gorman

373 Captain.

Cleveland Conquest Crusader.

Dalo

4 Dec.

2 Harvey

British

769 Jardino, Matheson & Co.

3 Sept.

28 Hamlin

British

318 Shun Hang Hong.

4 Nov.

23 Rowen

British

700 Geo. R. Stevens & Co.

2 Dec..

GP. H. Loff

British

644 Yuen Fat Hong,

Danube

2 Doo.

3 Clanoly

British

561 Yuen Fat Hong.

3)Dec,

2J. de Havala

Spanish

595 Remedios & Co..

A. Stopani

British

117 H. K. & W. Dook Co.

3 Dec.

6 Abbott

British

609 D. Lapraik & Co.'

2 Dec.

4 Webber

British

1830[P. & O. B. N. Co.

1/Oct.

28

British

67 K. Acheong & Sons.

3 Dec.

7 Wilson

Ohineso

9840. M. S. N. Do..

3 Dec.

3 Scott

British

1327 Jardine, Matheson & Co.

3 Dec.

7 Garley

British

1164 Jardine, Matheson & Co.

3 Nov.

26 Thorn

3 Dec.

5Wynn

British Japanese

2 Dec.

70. A. White

4

Hayden

1 July 7 Man Fu

*Sept. 30 Schultze

1July

British

American Annamose

2300 P. & C. S. N. Čo.

48 China Tradors Co. 93 Captain.

British

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Fame' Fokien

Geelong Hongkong Hwai-yuan

Lennox

Nelson

Peshawur

Ports of China nud Japan; and a des- Niigata Maru cription of the Ports, with the latest Traile Statistics taken from the Reports of the Imperial Maritime Customs and other reliable sources.

The various Governments and Mu- nicipal Corporations will be applied to for information, and all Public Bodies and Companies, Bankers, Merchant s Consuls, and Professional and other Residents, will supply the necessary matter to ensure correctness upon forms sent for that purpose. The Naval and Military portions will be taken from the latest published official lista and revised at Head-quarters; in fact no pains will be spared to mako "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" a perfectly reliable unde mecum.

It is intended to make this work a

medium for Advertisers at a cheap rato, and the charge for Advertise- ments will be

will

$10 per page in Hongkong, and $12 at Outports. The size of tho Page will be SEVEN INCHES AND A HALF LONG by FOUR INCHES AND THREE-QUARTERs; this space admit of a large quantity of mintter and all Advertisements will be taste- fully and prominently displays. Blocks of any description will be in- sorted, but these must not exceed

the above dimensions.

THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND Hoyo Lise FOR THE FAR EAST" will, in order that it may civenlate extensively, outside this Colony, be published at a POPULAR PRICE, and can be or- dored at this Office or obtained from the Agents (list to be hereafter pub.

lished) for

TWO DOLLARS. There is not space in the compass. of an ordinary advertisement to detail all the mass of information it is in. tended to introduce into the work, but it may be fairly asserted that no such Directory has ever been published, either in Hongkong, or any other WASHERMAN'S BOOKS, for part of the East, at the price.

AND

COMMISSION AGENT, CLUB CHAMBERS, HONGKONG.

-FOR-SALD.

-the pso of Latier und Gentle={ mou. Price 50 centa...

DE SOUZA, & Oo.

"Telegraph" Office, Hongkong,

October 1st, 1881.

Sou Gull Shun Tip

Yangtsze

Yoo-Tay

* Kowloon Dock.

Adélo

Agnes Muir Anua Annie

Artemisia Belle Morse Blue Jasket Bonito Caroline Ceylon Oitanille

894 Geo R. Stevens & Co.. 1146 M. B. M. S. S. Co.

782 Siemsson & Co.

7 Leo Tung Tub Anusmese 1200 Captain.

Aberdeen Dook.

** Patent Slip,

+ Cosmopolitan Dook,

Sailing Vessels.

4 Oct.

19 Logomann

30ot. 3 Nov.

31 J. Lowe

18 W. Jefren

2 Nov. 26 Moller

3 Nov. 25 MacFarlane

4Nov. 17 Norton

4 Nov. 21 Percival"

3 Nov. 26 H. Stehr

5 Dec.

Charter Oak

6 Dec.

Daniel Barnes Elliotts Elvira Dorale

Esmeralda

Fluellin Gleavey Golden State Hecht

Helicon Henrik Ibsen Hermes Hermine

Hindoo Hindostan Hiram Emory Hotspur Humboldt James Wilson Jerfalcon

J. H. Bowers

John Potts Juno

Laura

Leonore Lochiel. Lota Louis Bugone Lucy

Malving Manhem Margrothe Marie Mario

2 Doo.

3 Nov. 24 Michelson

7 Hallott 6. Gilkey 3 Flunt 3July 22J. G. Stover 3 Nov. 25 Goo. Crighton 1 Sept. 2 Nov.

9 Pimentel 7H. Brook

3 Nov. 21 Fearlott 2 Nov. 17 Thomson· Nov. 20 Tadilan

3 Doc.

5 Oct.

9 W. Ploetz 5 Howe

2 Nov. 28 Dah

2 Nov. 16 Grabo

3 Dec.

2 Dac.

7 Meyer 4 Matthiessen

3 Sept. 10 Belyea

4Nov. 15 Wymar

2 Nov. 30 Jack

2 Nov. 20 Stoll 2Nov. 26 R. Holmes 2 Nov. 15 Bentley. 2 Dac. 2 Harkness 2 Nov. 14 Brown.

2 Nov. 26 Brechwoldt

3 Nov. 18 Von Ehren

4 Nov. 18 Petersen

2 Nov. 13 Ewan

2 Nov. 24 Dudfield

2 Nov. 22 Monard 2Oct. 30Habekost

2 Nov. 27 Klugo

3 Nov. 15 Jansson 3 Nov. 8 Tesson 3 Nov. 17 Ipload 2 Nov. 25 Fundowardt

Michaelsen

Morning Star 3 N. D. Auxiliatrice 1 Deo. Nicolas Thayer:

2 Nov. Occident

Orient

Papa

Red Cross Ribaton

Richard Parsons

Ringleader

R. Kobinson. Samar Sohwan Spartan

1 Jagoret

25 R. S. Chaley

2 Dec.

4 Router

2 Nov.

16 Lemmermann

3 Dec.

3 Bläso

4 Nov.

18Howland

2 Nov. 29 Taskey

4 Nov. 17 Packard

6 Dec.

2W. E. Bray

5 Sept. 14 Smith

Nov. 150. Miller

2 Nov. 24 T. Schroder

6 Nov. 15 Vineont

Spirit of the Age 3 Nov. 17 Williams Sophie

2 Nov. 21 Bingo Souvenir.

20ot. · 16 Williams Stonewall Jackson 4 Sept. 103wain "Syren

2005 Bran.... Twilight

Sept. 27 Westland Valiant

4/Nov. 25]M, J. Daly

Cosmopolitan Dook. ** Kowloon: Dook,

Printed and Published by ROBERT FRASER-SAL, at No. 15, Wollington Street, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.

Ger. bark 1132 Melohers & Cu. Brit. ship 001 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. Ger. bark 447 Order.

Ger. 3m sch) 345)Melchers & Co. Brit. bark 332)Order. Amr. ship 1807 Order.

Amr. ship 1396]Ed. Schellhass & Co. Ger. schr. 341 Ed. Schellhass & Co. Ger.3m schl 273 Ed. Schellhass & Co. Amr. bark 681 Russell & Oo.

Amor. ship 963 Arnhold, Karborg & Co. Brit. bark 762 Captain. Amer. ship 1185 Vogel & Qo. Brit. brig 285 Chinoso, Hawai, eh. 1368 Captain. Ger. bark 788 Siemssen & Co. Brit. bark 498 Chinese. Br.3-m soh. 283 Chinese. Amr. ship 944 Russell & Co. Gor. Sm sch 358 Siemssen & Co. Amr, ship 1199 Captain.

Norw. bark 274 Siemsson & Co.. Gor. bark 480 Melchers & Co.. Ger. bark 350 Ed. Schollhasa & Co.. Gor. bark 541 Wieler & Coi: Brit. ship 1547 Captain. Amr. bark 799/Order.

Rrit. bark 622 Melohers & Co. Gor. bark 329 Ed. Sohellhasa-& Co. Brit. bark 326 Wieler & Co. Br.3-mach. 287 Ed. Schollhass & Co. Amr. bark 784 Chinese.

Brit.. bark 373 Ed. Schellhass & Co. Brit. bark 512 Siemssen & Co. Ger. bark 392 Ed. Schellhosa & Co. Amor. ship 1440 Captain.

Brit. schr. 216 Siemsson & Co.

Brit. bark 472 Chincao. Fron. bark 438 Captain. Brit. schr. 219 Chinese.. Ger. bark 479 Wieler & Co.' Swed. schr. 463 Siemssen &'Oo. Ger. bark 817 Wieler & Co. Ger. bark 465 Captain.

Ger. bark 428) Wieler & Co. Siam, bark 570 Chinese.

Fren. bark 536 Captain.

Amer, bark 686 Gibb, Livingston & Co. Ger. bark 274 Wieler & Co,

Ger.: bark 461]Ed. Schollhass & Co. Gor. bark 302 Siomsson & Co. Amer. ship 1800 Order

[Brit. bárk] 996 Melchera & Co. [Amer. bark 1180 Captain.

Amer. ship 1183 Captain.

Amr. ship 1662 Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Amr, ship 1110 Vogel & Co.

Gor. brig 276 Siemssen & Co. Amr. scbr. 80 W. H. Bay,

Brit. bark 347 Ohinese. Gor. brig 230 Wiolor & Co. Brit. bark 482 Captain.

Amr, bark 1102 Russell & Co. Amr ship 875 0. Lapsail & Co. Amr. ship 1803 Arnhold, Karberg & Co. Amer, ship 1572 Captain.

† Abrdoon Dook.

Patent Slip.: