Commercial.
THIS DAY, FOUR г.. Docks have suffered a slight reaction since we last wrote. Yesterday the stock was in great demand at 52 per cent. pre- mium, holders refusing to do further busi- ness at that rate; to-day there are sellers but no buyers at the same quotation. His Excellency the Governor's remarks at the meeting of the Legislative Council yester- day afternoon, referring to the proposed new dock at Belcher's Bay, may possibly have to some extent depreciated the scrip of the old established concern; although this is hardly probable, as the intention of the Chinese to construct a dock at West Point, when a favorable opportunity oc- curs, has been well-known throughout the Colony for months past. We should say that the slight weakness perceptible in the position of the stock on the market this morning, is merely the ordinary reaction after the extensive transactions of the past few days. Banks are rather firmer than they have been, with buyers enquiring after
Shipping.
ARRIVALS.
Feb. 7, ATJE, Dutch steamer, 954, M. de Neef,
Amoy 6th February, General-Janline, Ma theson & Co. Feb. 7, WIVERN, British turret-ship, from Canton. Feb. 7, ESMERALDA, British steamer, 395, R. Talbot, Amoy 9th February, Tez-Russell & Co. Feb. 8, MELL, Chinese sieamer, 472, Null, Can-
ton 7th February, General-C. M. s. N. Co. Feb. 8, MINDANAO, Spanish steamer, 550, M.
Fremaya, Manila 4th February, General. Dunn, Melbye & Co. Feb. 8, Astor, British steamer, 814, C. Hen-
mann, Shanghai 5th February,"General.~ siemssen & Co.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE (Schwan, German brig, for Tientsin.
Dorothea, German ship, for Elephant Point. Carl Gerhard, German bark, for Bangkok. China, German steamer, for Swatow. Fokien, latish steamer, for swatow; &c.
DEPARTURES,
Feb. 8, FUNG-SHUN, British str., for shanghai. Feh. 8, Asoy, British steamer, for Canton. Fab. 8, HAINAN, British steapier, for Hoihow.
PASSENGERS-ARRIVED.
Per Esmeralda, str., from Amoy.-140 Chi. nese. Henry Lund and W. F. Massey, and 43 Chinese.
Per Almoy, str.,' from shanghai-Messrs.
DEPARTE
pean.
Fer Dorothea, for Elephant Point.-1 Euro-
Per Carl Gerhard, for Bangkok.-2o Chinese. Per China, str., for swalow,--150 Chinese. Per Fokien, stri, for Swatow, &c.-8 Europeans and 136 Chinese,
small lots at 19 per cent, premium. Hongcisco-Messrs. Ackley and William Danby for Fer Oceanic, str., for Yokohama aud san Fran. kong Fires are quiet at annexed quota Yokohama. For San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. tion; but the stock of the China Fire Insur-1, Bradlee smith and family, Lieut. Lairi, 1.5.M., ance Company is in demand at an advance Captain B. F. sherburn, and Mr. José Manuel
Loza, z Europeans, and 1,047 Chinese. on yesterday's rate, and no doubt business
TO DEPART will be arranged at 295 per share. Hotels are inquired after at par. With reference to this stock we hear that some very im portant movements are now under weigh, which, so far as we can gather, appear likely to produce most favorable results. The only actual business there is to report Amoy on the 6th instint, and had light, variable The British steamship Esmeralda reports left has been transacted in Sugars at 170 per share.
winds and fine weather. The number of transfers effected do not amount to a great deal in the aggre gate, but demand for the scrip is decidedly strong, and a further advance in the price current would, from market indications, appear almost a matter of certainty.
SHARES.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-119 per cent.
premium, buyers.
Union Insurance Society of Canton-$1,600 per
share, buyers.
China Traders Insurance Company-$1,600
per shr e
North China Insurance-fts. 1, 75 per share. Yegtze Insurar ce Association-115. 885 per
share.
Chinese Insurance Company-$280 per share,
sellers.
On Tai lysurance Company, Limited-Tls. 150
per sher
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$900 per
shere.
China Fire Insurance Company-$295 per share,
buyers.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company
-52 per cent, premiuin, sellers. Hongkong, Carton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
3 premium, ex div.
China Coast Steun Navigation Company.-TIs.
162 per share.
Hongkong Gas Company-E5 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company-Stoo per share,
buyers.
China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$170
per share, s'es and buyers. China Star Rearing Company (Debentures)-3
per cent. premium.
Hongkong fee Cop ny-$130 per share. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
-8523 per s. are.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878—1) per cent, prem.
c. int.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881--3 per cent, prem.
ON Lostow-
EXCHANGE
Bank Bills, on demand
Blank Bills, at 30 days' sight...
-3/81 -3/8
Blank Bills, at 4 months' sight.
Credits, at 4 months sight.
Documentary Bills, at 4 roths' ...
sight
+3/92
ON PARIS.-
Bank Bills, on demand.
-4.07.
Credits, at 4 months' sight...4.80.
ON BAY-Bank, 3 days sight
220
ON SHANGHAL.-
Bank, sight
..721.
Private, 30 days' sight.
732
On Calcutta-Bank, 3 days sight...220).
OPIUM MARKET. --THIS DAY.
NEW MALWA
per picul, $660 (Allowance, Taels 38.)
OLD MALWA
per picul, 8705 (Allowance. Taels 26.) Parsa (first cavice) ......per chest. $6121 PATSA (second choice) ...per chest, $602 PATRA (bottom)...... per chest, 8612
PATNA (without choice) ...per chest, 8607 BENARES (without choice) per chest, 86071 BENARES (bottom).........per chest, 8612) PERSIAN.....
per picul, $500
•
REPORTS.
The British steamship may reports left shanghai on the sth instant, and had moderate Nartherly breeze and fine weather throughout.
January-
NAGASAKI SHIPPING. ARRIVALS, 21, Lydia, Ger nan steamer, front Kobe. 22, Chilon, British steamer, from Shanghai. 22, Artemisia, British bark, from Hongkong, 23. Tokio Maru, Japanese str., from shanghai. 23, Brenda, British brig from Shanghai.
23. Yu-yune, Chinese frigate, from Shanghai. 33. Ardentiene, British steamer, from shanghai.
25, 5. Nordiske, Dan. str., from Vladivostock. 26, Argos, British brig, from Swalow.
27, Akitsushima Maru, Jap. str., from Yhama. 27, Lido, British stemmer, from shanghai. 27, Hiroshima Maru, Jap. str., from shanghai. January- DEPARTURES.
21, Inconstant, British frigate, for Hongkong. 21, Tyne, British steamer, for Yokohama. 22, Craiglands, British steamer, for shanghai. 23, Aw ishima Mart, Jap. str., for Yokohama.
3, Hardwick, British steamer, for shanghai. 24, Tukio Maru, japanese sir., for shanghai. 24, Ardentiene, British steamer, for shanghai, 25, Kestrel, Critish gunboat, for Yokohama. 25, S. Nordiska, Danish steamer, for shanghai. 26, Lydia, Genian steamer, for Hongkong. 26, Kiinokuni Maru, Jap. bark, for Yokohama. 26, Yu-yune, Chinese frigate, for Yokohama 26, Chilton, British steamer, for shanghai.
Jamiary
23.
YOKOHAMA SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS, 22, Sunda, British steamer, from Hongkong. 23. Kokonaye Maru, Jap. str., from Hakodate. Taiyu Maru, Japan, str., from Yokoliana. 24, Takachihe Maru, Japan, str., from Kote. 25, Oxfordshire, British steamer, frau H'kong, 25, Harter, British steuner, from Middlesbro 25, Tyne, Britiske stranier, from Nagasaki. 25, Suez, British steamer, from Hongkong. 26, Genkai Maru, Japan. str., from Shanghai. 26, Tannis, French steamer, from Hongkong. Merionethshire, Brit. str., from Hongkong. 27, Kiushi Maru, Japanese str., from Nebiru. 27, Mey, British schooner, from Newcastle. 27, Shario Maru, Japan. sir,, from Yokkaichi, 28, City of Tokio, Ain. str., from san Francisco. 28, Jane sprott, British bark, from Antwerp, January
27,
DEPARTURES.
22, A. M. Simpson, Amr, sh., for san Francisco. 23, Wakanoura Maru, Japanese str., for Kobe, 23, Garibaldi, Italian frigate, for singapore, 24, strielok, Russian corvette, for Kobe. 24, Gaelic, British steamer, for San Francisco,
Niigata Maru, Japan. str., for Hongkong.
24,
25, Shinagawa Maru, Japanese str., for Kole. 25, Nagoya Maru, Japanese str., for Shanghai. 26, Taiyu Maru, Japanese str., for Hakodate. 26, Asia, Russian corvette, for Nagasaki, 26, Suez, British steamer, for san Francisco. 27, sundia, British steamer, for Hongkong. 28, Kokoneye Maru, Japan. stry for Hakodate. 28, Kanagawa Maru, Jap. str., from Nagasaki,
VESSELS ARRIVED IN EUROPE, FROM PORTS IN JAPAN, AND MANILA,
(Per last Mail's Advice).
20
22
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.
STEAMERS.
Feb. 6, AJAX, British steamer, 1,524_A_Kidd, Nagasaki and February, General-Butter- Geld & swire.
Jan.
Jan.
HONGKONG-SAILING VESSELS. (Continued).
Feb. 2, R. T. CLAYTON, Ameritan bark, 240, Thomas Davies, Laguimanoc 23rd Dec., and Santa Cruz 24th January, Lumber,--Cosmo- politan Dock Co.
Feb.
3, SAN FRANCISCO, German schooner, 251, Oltinans, Whampoa 3rd February, General, -siemssen & Co.
28, ANJER HEAD, British steamer, 2,015. Roper, San Francisco 11th December, and Honolulu 3rd January, General.-D. La-Feb., SCHWAN, German brig, 276, Schroder, praik & Co.
ASHINGTON, British steamer, 80g, Alla- Sub, Bangkok 5th January, and Saigon 25th, General-siemsten & Co.
Feb. 7. BELLEROPHON, British steamer, 1,396, 2. W. Freeman, Liverpool 16th December, and singapore 30th January, General-But- terfield & swire.
Feb. 6, BOWEN, British steamer, 844, J. W. J. Darke, Sydney 14th January, Townsville 19th, Cooktowa 21st, Thursday Island 25th, General-Gibh, Livingston & Co. Nov. 29, CEBU, American steamer, 375, Edgar.-
Captain. Feb. 5, CHINA, Gennan steamer, 648, H. schoer, Swatow 4th Feb., General-Kwok Acheong & Sons.
Feb, 6, CITY OF TOKIO, Americansteamer, 5,079 Maury, San Francisco 7th January, and Yokohama 31st, Mails and General.-P. M.
S. 5. Co.
Supt. 28, CONQUEST, British steamer, 316, Ham-
lin-Shun Hang Hong.
Jan. 31, DANUBE, British steamer, 561, Clanchy, Bangkok 22nd January, General-Yuen Fat Hong
Feb. 6, DEVONSHIRE, British steamer, 1,517, A. Purvis, San Francisco 1st January, and Yokohama, General-Russell & Co. Feb. 4, ESMERALDA, British steamer, 395, R.
Talbot, Manila 1st February, General. Russell & Co.
Feb. 7, FOKIEN, British steamer, 509, J. C. Ab- bott, Foochow 3rd Feb., Amoy 4th, and swatow 6th, General-D. Lapraik & Co.
Feb.
FYEN, Danish steamer, gog, L. C. Grove, Bangkok 29th January, General--Butterfield
&swire.
Jan. 26, GLENELO, British str., 800, Nicholson, Newcastle, via Singapore 20th December, Coal-Order.
Oct. 29, HONGKONG, British steamer, 67, Ken-
neit.-Kwok Acheong & Sons. Feb. 4, HONGKONG, British steamer, 958, J. B. Fryer, Plymouth 14th December, via singa- pore, Coat and General,~~siemssen & Co. Jan. 29, HUNGARIA, Austro-Hungarian str., 1,460,
G. Sturli, Trieste 1st December, Bombay, Colombo, Penang, and singapore 21st Jan, General-Melchers & Co.
Feb. 5, JAPAN, British steamer, 1,865, Gardner, Calcutta 21st January, Penang 27th, and singapore 29th, 1,895 chests Opium, 7,285 bales Cotton, 387 bales Gunnies, 50s bags saltpetre, and 490 packages sundries.-D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.
Dec. 19, JULDANO, Spanish steamer, 654, Mar-
quez-R. Mourente.
July 7, LI TAI, Annamite steamer, 1,000, Li Ton
Tack.-Captain. Feb. 6, LENNOX, British steamer, 1,327, Scott,
Calcutta 21st January, Penang 27th, and Singapore 30th, General-Jardine, Mathe-
son & Co.
Jan. 14, NAMOA, British steamer, 862, Westaby,
D. Lapraik & Co.
Jan. 21, PEKING, British steamer, 954, Drewes.
-siemssen & Co.
Whampoa ist February, General.-Siems- sen & Co.
Markets.
REPORTED BY CHENISH Frans AND CORRECTED TO DATE,
American Drills, zn yardı, per piece American Drill, 15ha, per piece. Catton Yarn, No. 16 to 24, per 400 The Caton Yarn, No, -8 én 32, por 400 luk....
Caton Yam, No. 38 40 41, per 4 The,
Cotton Yarn, Bombay Chintz
Dyal Towels Shirtings, per piecs...
Nov, 14, SPARTAN, American schooner, S1, Vin-yel Spittet Shitlags, per piere Nov. 17, SPIRIT OF THE AOr, British bark, 347,
cent.-W. H. Ray, Williams-Vogel & Co.
Jan. 26, SUMATRA, American ship, 1,072, C.
Dyel Damask Shinings, per piece...
English
1 Prille, ja yarda, per pisca English Dalk tale, per pieco piece
Luck, Port Townsend 1st December, Timolish Prille, 1x lbs., per 1 Oct. 8, SYREN, American ship, 875, Drown. 81 the, per plece o
ber.--Hongkong and Whampoa Co.
Grey Shirtings, 7 lbs., per plere Grey Shirtings, & the
per pleas Russell & Co.
Jan.
TECUMSEH, American ship, 1,309, E. Lincain. Cardiff 27th July, Coal,--Borneo Co. Limited.
Grey Shlesings,
Grey Shirings, 9 lbs, per plece
y Grey Shirtings,
Shinines, to lbs per plecs
Post Office.
A MAIL, WILL CLOSE. For Manila.-Per Esmeralda, to-morrow, the ...85 to 19th instant, at 11.30 AM.
$1.95 to 3.25 3
For Swatow, Amoy, and Foochow-Per Fo- 888.30 to 93.00 kien, to-morrow, the 9th instant, at 11.30 A.M. ...notaros.on For singapore and London.Perijas, on
88001224.00 Friday, the 10th instant, at 3.30 PM.
For Macao, Manila, Macassar, Sourabaya, sa- Amarang, and
and Batavia-Per Aljek, on saturday,
83.03
Br. to $3,600
3.00 3.5 the tith instant, at 11.30 A.M. R3.553
$5.50 to 5.4
For Amoy.-Per Diamante, on Saturday, the 802411th instant, at 2.30 PM. 82-13108.63 84.18 to 2.30
8.72 1.3
A
A1.5 to 1.83
Stay
$1.65 to
33.55 8.15
$1.10 1.25
Grey T-Cka,
& 32 in.
Feb. 6 THREE BROTHERS, British bark, 366, T.
Kahlke, swatow 5th February, Eallast 4 yes, 36 in lbs. X per piece...
Grey T. Chuhe, 24 yun, Grey T-Caths,
gain, 6., per piece, 24 yea, & gain, 7 Ra, per påces.
8.34 to 16 1,80 to 1.85
Chiness.
Grey T-Chatha, 94 yks. 3f is Ribe. QI. per ploco....1 to 2.5
Sept. 27, TWILIGHT, American ship, 1,303, Warfare T-Chih 24 sets of a Rila, XX per pices... 82.15.50 0.0
land. Russell & Co.
Jan. 31. VALPARAISO, Gernian bark, 486, F.
Meyer, Hamburg 17th July, General. Melchers & Co.
Handkerchiefs, Nure, per dozen
11andkerchiefs, Browth per dozen...
Handkerchiefs, Eight Rel, per dazen
Halkerchiefs, Red, per dozen
Wakefield, American bark, 887, Crowell-veler nick, za inches, per part Jan. 9. W. J. ROTCH, American ship, 1,703,
Captain.
Bray-Russell & Co.
'CANTON.
Feb. 6, Honow, British steamer, 896, T. shav, Chinkiang 3rd February, Rice-Butterfield & Swire.
WHAMPOA.
Jan. 25, BENEDICTA, German schooner, 247, J. P. Jensen, swatow 21st January, Ballast.--- Wieler & Co.
RIVER STEAMERS.
Ichang British steamer, 700, Ogston-Butter.
field & swire.
Kiu-kiang, British steamer, 617, T. Benning
Hungkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Kiang-ping, Chinese steamer; 360, Holmes.-
C.M. S. N. Co.
Turkey Red Shinings, alba, per place
Welvet, Cention, Inchet per yard Velveteens, Black, per ynod ... Velveteens, fentian, per yard White Shinings, 54 10 da reed, per piece White Shirtings, 64 to 66 reed, per pleca. White Shirtings, 68 to Bo read, per place White Shirtings, Seo real, per piece White Shining, 7,000 real, per piece White Shirtings AA, per plect White Shlings. EF. per piece White Shinings, M11, per piece White Spated Shirtings per piece.... White Fences, per piece. ...
WOOLLEN GOODS.
Blankets, This, per pair Hlankets,, per pois Blankets, to lb, per talr Blankets, raha, per pair
Camlets, 555, per piecu
Camlets, 59, per piece Camlets, S, per piere Camle, Camlay, RR,
per pince Comleo, AAA, per pieco
Carlett, Lid, per piece
Log Elle, MM Scarlet, per piece... Kiung.chow, British steamer, 159, Gogging F, M&T Atarted, per piece...
Kwok Acheong & sons.
Powan, British steamer, 1,890, A. Benning.-
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. spark, British steamer, British, 140, Hoyland.- Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. White Cloud, British steamer, 280, Cary-Hong
kong, Canton, & Macao steam-boat Co. Yot-sai, British steamer, 180, McDougall,--Kwok
Acheong & sons.
AMOY.
In Port on 30th January, 1882. Anna Dorathon, German bark, 343. (Jessen
Pasedag & Co.
August Friedrich, German hark, 384, J. Bruhn, Chefoo 18th January, Bean carkes.--Pasc day & Co.
Nov. 24, SEA GULL, American steamer, 48, Hay-Emily, British brig, 295 (Crighton)-H. A. Peters
den-China Traders' Insurance Co. July 7, SHUN TIP, Annamite steamer, 93, Yuen Feb. 4, SUNDA, British steamer, 1,029, J. Reeves,
Man Fu-Captain.
Yokohama via Nagasaki 27th January, Mails and General.-P. &O. s. N. Co.
Feb. 1, SUMATRA, British steamer, 1,406, Fair- tlough, Bombay 11th January, and singapore 25th, General.-P. & U. s. N. Co.
SAILING VESSELS.
Feb. 2, ADAM 31. SIMPSON, American ship, 1,467 A. Collage, Yokohama 24th January, Bal- last-Master.
Jan. 14, ADOLPH, German bark, 868, Mahr.
Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
Jan. 9, ALDEN BESSE, Amarican bark, 847,
Noyes. Rozaria & Co. Jan. 21, ANDROMEDA,
schapper-Order.
Geman ship, 1,879,
Jan. 21, AUGUSTE, French bark, 869, A. Der.
nard, Cardiff Eth september, Coal-Order. Feb. 1, Bonn, German bark, 534, J. E. Hacke, Hamburg 26th September, General-siems.
Nov.
sen & Co.
BLUE JACKET, Amer. ship, 1,396, Per- cival.-Russell & Co.
Dec. 27, CARL GERHARD, German bark, 331,
P. Sahr. Ed. schellhass & Co.
Dec. 27, C. REDMAN, Amer. bark, 198, Elliott.
---Master,
Jan. 1, COLOMIA, Amer. bark, 853, C. M. Noyes.
Rozario & Co.
sen & Co.
Faugh Balaugh, German schooner, 240 (D. Rute)
H A. Petersen & Co. Helena, German bark, 263 (Thomseon)-H. A.
Petersen & Co.
Juno, German bark, 265 (Nicken)-Pascdag
& Co.
Prince Arthur, British bark, 196 (Smith)-Boyd
& Co.
Wagrien, German schooner 176 (Debbern)-H.
A. Petersen & Co.
FOOCHOW
In Port on 29th Janum, 1882.
ang Elle, 111 Seulet, per piece ....
Long Els, HH Assorted, per plece... Inng Ella, II Scarlet, per piece Long Ella, H Assorted, per plecs
Lastings DR, per picer Spanish Stripes, por yard
Iron, Nalt Road, per ploul
Iron, Hoop, per plent .... Imin, Bar, per plent
Imn, Wire, per Imn, wire,
pleul
Lead, Wil, per pical
Lead. LB. per
METALS.
Quicksilver, English, per picul Heul, Bale Chop, per pirul,
Steel, English, per l Quicksilver, Americas, per pleul
Steel, Swedish, per tab Sheathing Metal, per picul
Spelder, per picut
Tin, Mabera, per picul Tin, Plates, per box....
Almonds, per picul Alum, at quality, per picul ...
PRODUCE.
Alam, and quality, per plead...
Tark, Champhor, per picul Bark, Siam, per picul...
Beche de Mar, per pic
Hees War, Japan, White per pieu! ....
Bees Wax, Hankow, Vellow, per picul Bees Wax, White, per plast Thirds' Nante
, ut quality, per picul Birds' Nests, and quality, per plent.... Birds' Nests, 3rd quality, per picud ....
picu!
Hilda, British bark, 350, Kruse, Chefoo 19th inter
January. Chinese
SHANGHAI
In Port on 28th January, 1882. Batavia, British bark, 774 (Jenkins)-Nils Moller. Chingtah, British Lark, 472 (Schulze)—J, W. Muller
& Co.
Chia-se: British bark, 561 (Mahr)-Morris & Co. Edward Barrow, British bark, 958 (Peech)
Melchers & Co.
Empress, British bark, 300 (Lass-Nils Moller. lale of Bute, British baik, 929 (McAvoy)-Mel-
chers & Co.
J. Nicholson, British ship, 683 (Campbell)
Melchers & Co.
John Trahey, British bark, 1,147 (Ryan)-C. & J.
Trading Co.
Jan. 12, DELPHIN, German schooner, 288, Lilien-Lee-yil, British bark, arg (Hankinson)-Morris
thalMelchers & Co.
Jan. 23, DOROTHEA, German ship, 1,015, Mehl-
hose. Sicmasen & Co.
Jan. 36, EDWIS REED, American bark, 1,178,
J. B. Gilmore, Cardiff 21st August, Coal, Order.
Jan. 31, ESE, German bark, 513, Bruhn,
Whampoa 30th January-Order.
Jan. 23, FRIEDERICH, German bark, 595, H. Spiesen, silgapore 14th December, Timber.
siemssen & Co.
H. Upmann Hongkong.Dec. 19 Jan. 28, FRITZ, German ship,1, 430, F. F. Lan. Patroclus (s).... Barcelona ($)......... ..Manila .......Dcc.
kevic, Cardiff 9th August, Coals-Melchers China Ports......Dec.
..Shanghai..... ......Dec. 29
Fitzroy
& Co.
& Co.
M. Nattenbohm, American ship, 1,168 (Nairn)
C. & J. Trading Co.
& Co.
Perle, German bark, 405 (Klyhn)-Carlowitz Satsuma, British bark, 364 (Cargill)-Morris Solidor, British bark 241 (Danielson)-Nils
& Co.
Moller.
NAGASAKI.
In Port on 28th January, 1882. Artemisia, British bark, 332(McFarlane)-Helme,
Ringer & Co,
Argus, British brig, 210-Captain,
Fleurs Castic (8.).......Hongkong....Dec. 28 Jan. 16, H. W. DUDLEY, Amercan bark, 1,128,
W. Dudley.-Order. Jan. 16, HINDOSTAN, British ship, 1,479, J. Dal-Brenda, British brig, 291 (Swansen)-Holme,
yea-Russell & Co.
VESSELS EXPECTED AT HONGKONG.
(Corrected to Date).
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL | Melbourne.......
Morington ......
Brazos.......
Tebe Endymion Importer...
REGISTER.
THIS DAY'S TELEGRAMS,
HUNG- Ант
SHAK
NAGA
конс.
HAJ.
BAXE.
BAKOMETER,
THERMOME
Henry
TER, &
tay at 47,34.
day at 4 7.3.
May at 4 7.38,
1% 1¢} /(}
10A.M.
Barometer........39.37304530.31 0.24 30.46 347
Theater attached 59-353.0 3.0 52.0 43.075 Direction of Wind,
Forceu mytes i
H N BNK
4
3
NEW NW
1 3
Dry Thermometer. 39. 120 0.0 12.0 42.0) 380 Wat Thermoeler. 30.0 47.5 530) 4920) 37.5 31.5- Weather
beloc ecibeibe
Hour's Rato-
Quantly flies.......
ay at 47.39.
Naromoter, level of the sea in Inches, tens and hun- dreds-27 meter, in Fahrenheit degrees and ten kept
in the open air to a shaded sisalion.Direction of Wind, in relatered every two poinbi, N., N.N.E, NE, Force of Wind, o cidiu to 3 light breeze to mode aten frah. 2. meg, Bts to heavy, 19 „Valdal, mStale nf Wether, B. Leur blue sky. 2. Cloudy. D. Drily. F. Fog, G. FORRY. ff. Hill £. Light alag 18 Niat 4. Paming showers, (); Snow. Thunder, U. Bad,
threatening.
The
Pauline
Livingston Christine...
Rock Terrace...... Christal
Trait d'Union Hydra...... Brambletye....... Baikal Euphrates (5.)
Corca stili Water Gleniffer (s.) Patli..... Fooksang (3.).
Chi-yuen (s.)
Priam (Bi
..Cardiff
.Penarth
..Aug. 9
Aug.
Sept.
13
Jan. 29, IMPORTER, American ship, 1,260, Allyne, Cardiff 2nd October, Coal-Messageries Maritimes.
24 Jan. 21, JAVA PACKET, British bark, 674, Han-
2
.Cardiff
Trieste
London
-Cardiff
Cardiff
Hamburg.
Nov.
Cardiff
Cardiff
Nor. Nov.
Newport
Nov.
-Cardiff
...St. Malo
Nov.
7 .7
Elbe.
.Nov. 10
Cardin
Nov. 10
sen.Russell & Co.
Jan. 4. LAUREL, British bark, 639, Grassam.-
Order:
.sept. 17 .Sept. 10 Sept. 27
Feb. 7, MARGARETHE, German ship, 1,228, C. sept. 30
Poppe, Cardiff 4th september, Coal-Order. Jan. 9. MAXIE, German ship, 1,218, Schildt
Order. Jan. 26, MARY WHITRIDGE, American ship, 850, Geo. Freman, New York, 17th August, Pe troluem.-Ordea. Jun. 27 Mar
MINERVA, German brig, 118, P. Duhme, Labuan 1st Junuary, Wood and Rattans Melchers
& Co. 12 Dea.
27, MORNING STAR, Siam bark, 570, Mi .Dec.
13
chaelsen-Chinese. lec. 14 Dec.Jan. 11, NESTOR, German ship, 1,337, J. Winsor.
Order. Dec. 10
Feb. 2, NELLIE M. SLADE, American barkentine, ...Dec. 16 Cardiff........ ..Dec. 30
D. Gould, Newcastle, 7th December,
Melchers & Co Greenock. Dec. 23 Nov. 25, NICOLAS TRAYER, Amer. bark, .Greenock.........Dec. 24
$85, Cralcy. Russell & Co.
.Antwerp
London London New York London.
Hamburg
Nov. 12
Stentor (E.)..............Liverpool...........Dec. 28 Feb. 7, NORSEMAN, Siamese ship, 711, Murray,
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
-17 nometer-gA. Bam
(From Musams, FALCONER & Co. RAGIATE#),
This Day.
Flaret-A....
narumeler.N.
30,323 30.704
Daroms4 2.2, sinine
30,B
35
Thermometer-18.3. -
Thesaneler—4 1.36.
Therameter-g .. (Wet bulb)
Themometer-1 rase. (Wez bali
„Thermometarung p,at. (Wei bult
d
Thermometer-—Maximum.........AN
Thermome:9:--Bilnimum (over night)
.Squaily. I. Sinna, Cara. letters are reportes us ladicate any facrase unor the me average of their signification. Hals-The houn of rain for he pravice a Juan (noon) are registrat Trouse the quantity of water fallen indicated in inches, so -htaklis,
Bangkok 30th October, General Chinese Jan. 14, ONEIDA, American ship, 1,120, Carver.
-Adamson, Bell & Co.
Dec. 8, PANAY, American ship, 1,190,--Adam-
san, Rell & Co.
Jan 14, PEARL, American bark, 576, R. Howes.
-Rússell & Co.
Jan. 13, RAJAI, American ship, 7,258, Albrecht.
-Order.
Jan. 4. RAVEN, German ship, 343, Veal-Ed.
Schellhass & Co,
Dec 7, RINGLEADER, Amer, ship, 1,183, Bray.
Order.
Ringer & Co.
ΥΟΚΟΗΑΜΑ,
In Port on 28th January, 1882.
Ada Melmore, British brig, 569 (Sewell)-A.
Reimers & Co.
Adele, Russian schooner, 42 (Gouldes)-F. Retz. Alexander, American schooner, 72 (Carlson)
Captain,
Alice, French bark, 450 (Soule)-A Reimers
& Co.
A. Cashman, American schooner, 51 (Tibbey)
Captain.
Diana, American schooner, 64 (Peterson)
Captain,
Helena, American schooner, Go (Ewall)
Captain.
"
Buffalo Hides, Manila... Halo Cow Hides Camphor, packed, put picat Camphor, Itans, c'can, per picul
Нобилс Camphor, per picul Cardan, peri
damons, Inferior, per picul...
Cale, Alloat, per ton Float, per ton Ateam,
714
Cals, English steam, per lost Chak, Sydney. per ton
Coffee, per picul
Copper, Rod, Jazan, per picul Cupper, Sheathing, Japan, per pleu!
Copper, Nalls, per picu! ... Cutton. Thorbay, per picul
Cotton, Calcutta, per picul Caton, Ning, per pical..
Cotton, Shanghal, per
ས།
picul
Cotton, Shunting, per picul Cotton, Tientsia, per pical Cotton, Tungchow, per picut
Cotton Seeds, Salgon, per plzul
Cotton Seeds, Saim, per picul
*
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Cuulefish, Japan, per picul Castlelah, Chauchow, per pical ... Cuttlefish, Japan, withous bones, par picil. Dares, ek, per pirul... Dates, Red, per plcul
Dried Illy Frers, per pical
Elephant's Teeth, 4 to 5 pieces, per picu Elephant's Teeth, 7 to pisces, per picul Flour, Colis, per sack of yolla," Flour, America, per barrel of 100 for Flour, American, per torrel of 200 168..... Fungus Flinsa, per plast
Ginseng American, 101 quality, per ple
Glong, American, and quality, per picul
Hama, Ordinary, per picul
Hama, Superior, por pitui
Hemp Hanken, per picat
per
Isinglas, Ingan, per pitul...
Melon Beeds, ist quality, per picat Melon seeds, and quality, per picut Mushrooms, per pic
MI
Muscia, Dry bim latay, per picul Mussels, By Siam miúdio, per picul Muucha, Dry Sizm small, per pícul. Ron Oil, per plcul
Fess, White, per pleul Hens, Green, per picul Fear, Black, per picul
Fear, Yellow, per picul Feat, Green Bean, per pical Pearl Harley, per picul
Potatoe Fleur, per picul...
Ituchuck, per picul
'noceros om, Mother, per picu! Ehinoceros Hom, per Rice, Siam, Nex, par picul Rice, Siam. Nat. per picul Mes, Slam, milled No. 1, per picul Hice, flam, milled Na, a, per picul Rice Saigon, No. 1. per picud Rice, Saigon. Hemp baga Rice, Saigon, Straw baza ...
Jane Sprott, British bark, 669 (Hughes)-Aice, Japas...
Reimers & Co.
Kiwa, Russian schooner, 113 (Johnstone)
Captain. May, British schoonet, 236 (Charles Grant)-P.
M. Co.
M. C. Bohm, Gemian schooner, Bo (Baade)-
..P. Bobm. North Star Russian schooner, 38 (Ridderbjelke)
--Captain. Okude, American schooner, 72 (Wilson)-
Captain
Otome, American schooner, 52 (Snow)--
Captain.
Otsego, American schooner, 36 (Pearce)
Captain.
Otter, American schooner, Ja (Liulejohn)
Corman bark, 433 (Lameken)-P. Bolim..
Pcího,
Pioneer, American schooner, 54 (Wilson)W.
Copeland.
Wandering Jew., American ship; 1737 (Talpey)
P.M.CO.
www.
Softpetré, per pizual,... Saxe, Cut, vor picul Seaweed, Green, per picul Somum, White, por pínul Fese mom, Black, per picul
Sherkalios, per plesi Shellfish, Japan, per picul
Shellfish, California, per pirul
+++
+
Stockfish, yer péculi. Straits Produce, k***
Betel Nut, per picni Pepper, Wiske, per picul Pepper, Bark, për picul Kauan, firms, per picut" Hattana, Bangar, per picul Sandal Wood, Halbar, pas picu! Sandal Wax South Seas, por picul . Sapan Wund, Manila, per picul Sugar, Shek-lava, White, No. 5, por picat
Sapan Word, Sam, per picut.... Suzar, Shick-Jun.
No. 1, por pica!
Suza, Shekk, Herz, per roll Suzer Lacdy, Shek-ling, per pleza Sugar Candy, Foochow per picul Sugar Cendy, Swatow, White, par plcul
Veeli, lientais, per pleul
Waltura, per pic Wheat, Tientsi per picul
Wheat Inpan, per picul ... Wood Liff, per plen
Window Glue, par best
C
Rabota ...Pass ass. ... Balános ... Ra. 66 10 al
1. in 2,40
... 8.15 to
Rast to 0.12 $0.11 to 0.13
For Thursday stand, Cooktown, Townsville, sydney, Melbourne, &c. Per Bowen, on Satur day, the 11th instant, at 3.30 P..
For Straits and Calcutta-Per Lennox, on Tuesday, the 14th instant, at 2.30 г.M.
For Straits and Calcutta. Per Japan, on Thursday, the 14th instant, at 2.30 P..
For Kobe and Yokobama-Per Sumida Maru, on Thursday, the 16th instart, at 5 1.8.
The Postal Guide published in 1879 being now sonicwhat out of date, a revised issue is printed in the Hongkong Directory and Hong List for the Far East for 1832, which super- sedes all previous editions.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet "Pento," will abte 19 be despatched on MONDAY, the 13th February, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, via Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Bunnah, Ceylon, India (vid Madras) the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
... 22.15 10 2.34 $4,45 to 7.60 B.Roto 3-1
1 $1.43 10 3,30
$350 83,10 103-15 B1.63 to 1.0
25-305175.19
$3.99 to 3.95
$3.45 109,30 $2.50 10 9,63
83.90 10 3.97
$4.3010 4.13 $4.63 104-70
85.7010 5.73 ...81.5010 74.4 ...$13.50 to 74.00 ...$14.50 to 15.00 13.00 to 16.00 10₫15.00 15 16,00 ...815.00 to 15.50
813.5010 14.00
17.65 10 7.70 $7.75 27,80
$7.05 10 7.20
$2.15 10 7.80
...812.50 to 14.80
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &c.
HOURS FOR GLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS, THE FRENCH MAIL
DAY BEFORE DEPATURE (or SATURDAY ́if the de- parture be on Monday).
5 PM, Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes, except the night box, which is always open out of office hours.
DAY OF DEPARTURE.
7. A.M., Post Office opens.
to AM, Registry of Lettors ceases. Posting of
all printed matter and patterns ceases.
I AM., Mail closes, except for Late Letters. 11.10 AM., Letters may be posted with Late Fee
of to cents until.
11.30 AM, when the Post Office closes entirely. 11.40 A., Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 Cents until time of departure.
THE ENGLISH MAIL-DAY OF DEPARTURE. NOON, Money Order Office closes.
87.53 10 7.821-M., Registry of Letters ceasca. Posting of
all printed matter and patterns ceases. Bay 10 33 P.M., Mails closed, except for Late Letters,
3.10 P.M., Letters may be posted with Late Fee
of 10 cents, until
$1.40 to 3.50
Baby to 31.03.30 P.M., when the Post Office closes entirely. $3.30 to 3.25 3.40 P.M., Late Letters may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of to cents until time of departure.
86.75 to 6.Lo
85-35 10 3.40
... 25-30 205.33 $4.39 10 5.35 ...$57.00 to $8.00 ...55.10 58, 10 83.85 to 3.95
...
$4.35 4.45
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS' LETTERS, 1.-Privates in H.M. Anny or Navy. Non- commissioned,, Officers, Bandmasters, Army Schoolmasters (not superintending or First Class) Writers or schoolmistresses may send half-ounce ...$21.00 to 23.70 letters to the United Kingdom by mail at the $7.20 rate of four cents (two-pence) each, which may 0 to 4.00be prepaid either in Imperial or in Hongkong ...45-33 to 5.40 Stamps. Ey private steamer the postage is two
cents (one penny).
...$17.5010 10.00 ....45 to 4 $1.75 to 1841
2.The same privileges apply to letters ad- dressed to the Privates and Non-commissioned Officers named above.
3-Private steamers leave Hongkong for Len- don about every ten days.
...15.2010 15.40 ...$30.00 to $5.00 4-The letters must not exceed half an ounce. 81.0 to 1.40 No hankerchiefs, jewellery, &c, can be sent, even
44.09 10 45.40 with with the ends $99.00 43 K14.00
5.-If from a Sol or sailor his class and ...$1,650 to 3,559 description must be stated in full on the letter,
Boga to Boo the cover of which must be signed by the Com $75.00 ED 210
10manding Officer, with name of regiment, ship, &c, 82.55 69 2.64
02.04 in fult. "If to a Soldier or sailor, his class and $12.000 15.00 description, with name of regiment, ship, &c, ....pa tn 8. must be stated in full.
...£3.00 15.09
$18,ya lo 15.40
$75.00 to 18.67
... $18.00 $19.40
A to
125 in 134
.00 to th.40
Soldiers and sailors have no privileges with regard to books or papers, nor can these be prepaid with Imperial stamps."
LETTER BOXES.
831.00 to 16.4. Many boxes of letters are received at, the Post
M
Office not sealed, that is to say, the box is fastened Bro.as to 10.00 with sealing wax, but there is no impression of a
Batta
gay ta
the 22u to 24-40
soni.
The attention of boxholders is called to the ....70 100.00 necessity of carefully sealing such boxes with
...A7.70 s
***$23.70 15 14.00
13 33.Bis
023.50 101
2.2 815-30 10 13.80 $19.50 10 17.0 $18,20 to 18.60 ... 18.30 18 15.00
A16.80 to 17.50 to 17.50
... 8:6.30 to 16.50 ** 917.00 17.30
... 817.60 ta
... B17.10 to 17.50
some
recognisable seal, and of sending a chit- book or receipt with them. The emission of the lafter precaution leaves a doubt as to whether the contents of the box ever reached the Post Office: the omission of the former, as to whether
part of them might not have been abstracted for. the sake of the Postage stamps.
84.30 to 4.30 Letters, per
RATES OF POSTÁCE. · az,
$4.20 1040 Fost Cards, each
$3,50
Books, Patterns, and CommercialĮ
Papers, per z o T4-4.5 20 4.5.5 Newspapers & Prices Current, each
26.00 to 27.50
...... 325.
67.83 8.75 Registration
$25 to 305
$200 to 450 81.45 1.34
to Cenis.
3 Cents.
1 Cents,
2 Cents. 10 Cents. Do. with retum receipt...... 15 Cents. Commercial
hand, do not bear the charac to to 3.35 though written by signify such papers as, 0.0 to 15ter of an actual or personal correspondence, such Boso to a 50 as invoices, deeds, copied music, &c. The charge Baca to 28 is the same as for Books, but all packets of and 8160 to 10 under 4 oz. weight are charged 5 Cents.
$3.50 to 5
...II, 17.7% to 10,00 ..so tajrao
-
Bios ta 11,00 $10.40 to It.co
$35.00 10 45.00
84.00 to 5.30
LETTERS FOR THE UNITED STATES DY,SAILING. SHIP.
When it is desired to forward letters to the 450 to 70 United states by a sailing ship which is not noti Bon to 40.50fied as carrying a mail, it is only necessary to
20.95 to 0.10
ys to 45 post the letters in the ordinary way, marked with the name of the ship, and prepaid 10 cents ......00 to sas
per half ounce as usual The Post Office then arga 208 undertakes the duty of obtaining notice of depar 81.71 to 1.78 ture and despatching the correspondence. It is $1.01 to 192 81.87 10 16 | requested that the letters be posted if possible at 36.30 to 180 least one day before the date fixed for sailing. Th1.60 to 153
$13.00 20 1470
$9,600 10,00
$3,000 3,400
TEA MUSTERS.
Persons who send Musters of Tea through the 61.94 to 6 Post in Tins are requested to have them made Bat or square instead of round, as it is impossible 81.75 10. 1.78 $1.75 10 1.78
to pack round tins securely in themail bags. It is 1.848 believed that the tea will travel more safely in
$1.73 to 1.77 $1.68 to 1,70 $2.19 to 2.70 5195 tỷ Ông 84.75 to 155 $3.05 to 3.1S
·03.05 50 3.95 ...Th1.4.3 to 15
$35.00 10 60,00 B0,00 to 360 $11.50 to 12.00 $5.00 to 6.30
flat tirs, which are riot so liable as round ones to be bulged in. 4 by 3 by 13 inches is suggested. as a good size. The tins should not have sharp
comers.
No responsibility can be accepted in this De- partment for erroneous replies to verbal enquiries, or to notes addressed to subordinate officers. The shroffs told off to sell stamps should espe cially not be regarded as able to give correct B475 to 45 information. The Postal Guide afore is the $19.40 to 19.70 ... $13.50 to $3.90 standard on all points on which such information
may be required.
$5.30 to 50
2435 10 405 64.80 -4.83 ...so to .
- $1.45 to, 183 ta.is to 1.3
STAMP OFFICE.
The above Office being now provided with a 3-cent die, Books of Receipts, Rent Collectors. 3 to 7.10 Books, &c., can be stamped beforehand in the
·16.15 63.5
4564ame manner as Choqua Books-Loose-receipt- forms can also be stamped if required.
to
86.75 10 7.85
1973 to ba
27.50 to 1.70
$5.25 10 5.30
2.5 to 1.1
$235 to 24s
• But not Warrant Officers, viz. Conductor, Barner, Bo wain, or Carpenter.
Printed and Published by ROBERT Frame-Skitu, at No Provan's Hills in the City of Victoria, Hongkong/-YEBRUA By 1882/
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