Commercial.
THIS DAY, Four .. Stocks generally are rather firmer to- day than has been the case for some time past, although of actual business there is absolutely nothing of importance to report, Banks have been in demand at 117 per cent, premium, and unless we are greatly mistaken, a number of shares will change hands at that rate. Docks are wanted at so per cent. premium, but so far as we
Shipping.
ARRIVALS.
May 24, OLYMPIA, German str, 788, Wagner,
Salgon 20th May, Rice.-Chinese. May 24, CANTON, British str., 1,005, J. C. Jaques, May 24, GREYHOUND, British steamer, 226, D. Saigon zoth May, Rice.-Hock Chew.
Scott, Swatow 23rd May, General---Adam- son, Bell & Co.
May 24, Exuitas, British steamer, 982, Samuel Ashton, Fonchow 22nd May, and Amoy 23rd, General-D. Lapraik & Co. May 24, HIMALAYA, British str., 514. Beedie, Touran 19th May, and Haihow 22nd, Gene- mal. Chinese.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH./
SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.
STEAMERS.
HONGKONG-SAHING VESSELS, (Continued), March 7, TARTAR, German brig, a56,, T. Bunje, Macassar 30th January, Rattans-Melchers & Co.
HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON. Albatross, screw stoop, 4 guns, Commander
Errington, Manila.
Post Office.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE For Swatow and Bangkok-Per Lido, to-mor
May 4, AMOY, British steamer, 814, C. Herr
mann, Canton 27th April, General-Siems. May 12, XENIA, American bark, 1,174, Reynolds, Cleopatra, corvette, 14 guns, Captain C. J. Vidat, row, the 26th instant, at 11.30 AM.
May 23, BELGIC, British steamet, Il, Davison,
sen & Co-Kowloon Dock.
San Francisco 19th April, and Yokohama 16th May, Mails and General-0. & O. S. 5. Co.
May 24, BRUNDISI, British steamer, 2,142, Geo, Lee, Hambay 6th May, Galle 11th, Penang 16th, and Singapore 19th, Mails and Gene ral-P, & 0.8. N. Co.
May
24, CAIRNSMUIR, British steamer, 1,125, G. Castic, Japan 16th May, General,--Holli- day, Wise & Co.
have been able to ascertain, no, transfers play 24, WM. MACKINNON, Dutch steamer, 701. May 23, CARISHROOKE, British steamer, 950, H.
have been booked. Buth Sugar stocks are in high favor Luzons are in request at 118, and the scrip of the older company would be taken up at 159, were any shares on the market at that figure. A small transaction in Ices at 131 has been re-
J. Orielle, Amoy 23rd May, General-Jar dine, Matheson & Co.
May 24, KAMICHATKA, British steamer, 702, P. Hussey, Shanghai 21st May, General.-C. M. S. N. Co.
May 24, HAINAN, British str. 278, J. Mooney, Touron 18th May, and Hollow 23rd, Genc-
ralfong and Sing Loang
Wharton, Penang 13th May, and Singapore 16th, General--Bon Hin Chan. May 23, CASTELLO, British steamer, 1,483, H. Coates, Saigon 18th May, Rice.-Russell & Co.
Sept. 28, CONQUEST, British steamer, 316, —Jar-
ding, Matheson & Co.
May 20, DALE, British steamer, 644. P. H. Loff,
Bangkok 13th May, Rice and General- Yuen Fat long.
-
Melbourne 5th March, Ballast.-Russell
& Co.
WHAMPOA.
May 6, MINERVA, German brig, 318, Duhme, Tientsin 18th April, Beans and General
Melchers & Co.
May 6, SAN FRANCISCO, German, bark, 251, A.
Ollmann, Tientsin 16th April, General. Siemssen & Co.
CANTON
May 13, FELICIA, German steamer, 803, A. Mul- ler, Chinkiang 17th May, Rice-Siemssen & Co. May 23, HWAI-YUEN, Chinese steamer, 984, Wil- sen, Shanghai 20th May, General.-C. M. May 22, NINO, British steuner, 761, R. Cass,
S. N. Co.
Shanghai 18th May, General-Siemsacn & Co.
Hongkong.
Comus, corvette, 14 guns, Captain J. W. East. Caracos, corvette, 14 guns, Captain §. Log
Manila.
Daring, composite sloop, 4 guns, Commander F. Encounter, steam corvette, 14 guns, Captain G.
J. J. Elliott, Manila.
Robinson, Manila.
Esk, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, In reserve,
Hongkong.
Flying Fish, sloop, 4 guns, Licut.Commander
Hoskyn, Nagasaki.
Fly, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Lieut. Com-
ander Pollard, Singapore. Foxhound, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut. Commander
McQuline, Manila. Iron Duke, double-screw iron frigate, 4 guns,
Captain R. E. Tracey, Manila.
Lily, screw gun-vessel, 3 guns, Commander W. Kestrel, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Com-
mander W. M. Lang, Nagasaki. M. Carey, Hongkong,
For Nagasaki and Kobe.-Per Niigata Mfaru, to-morrow, the 26th instant, at 3.30 PM. 26th instant, at 3.30 PM.
For Foochow.-Ver Douglas, to-morrow, the
For Shanghai-Per Kenmure Castle, to- morrow, the 26th instant, at 4.30 PM.
For Nagasaki and Yokohama.-Per Zambesi, on Saturday, the 27th instant, at 11.30 A.M.
For Swatow, Amoy, & Foochow.-Per Numoa, on Saturday, the 27th instant, at 5 PM.
For Saigon.-Per Olympia, on Wednesday, the 31st instant, at 4.30 P.M.
The Postal Guide published in 1879 being printed in the Hongkong Directory and Hong now somewhat out of date, a revised issue is
sedes all previous editions. List for the Far East" for 1882, which super
ported, and buyers still offer that price. May 23, SOLWAY, British steamer, 510, R. Jarvis, May 17, DEVONSHIRE, British steamer, 1,517, May 24, OAKLAND), British steamer, 710, Payne, Magpie, surveying vessel, 4 guns, Lieut.-Com. Europe via Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements,
All other quotations remain unchanged.
SHARES,
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-117 per cent.
premium, buyers.
Union Insurance Society of Canton-$1,550 per
share, ex. div. buyers.
China Trailers Tsurance Company-$1,625
per share.
North China Insurance-Its. 1,225' per share,
ex. div.
Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$80 per.
share.
Yangtze fasurance Association-Tls. 870 per
share.
Chinese Insurance Company-$250 per share,
nowinal.
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 150
per share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$925 per
share, sellers.
China Fire Insurance Company-Sz90 per share,
sellers.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-50
per cent. premium, buyers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
$25 per share premium. Hongkong Gas Company-$85 per share. Ilongkong Hotel Company-Stozi per share,
sellers.
China Suggar Relining Company, Limited-3159
per share, buyers.
China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)-3
per cent, premium.
Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$118
per share, buyers.
Hongkong Ice Company-31 per share, sales
and buyers.
Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
-şɓo per share.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878-14 per cent, prem.
ex, int.
J
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881-3 per cent, prem.
ON LONDON--
EXCHANGE.
Bank Bills, on demant
•3/91-
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight..... -3/9 Bank Bills, at 4 maths' sight 3.92 Credits, at 4 months' sight....3/10 Documentary Bills, at 4 months'
sight
3/101
ON PARIS-
Blank Bills, on demand........
4.74.
Credits, at 4 months' sight
4.85.
ON BOMBAY-Bank, T.T......
235
ON Catzerra.--Bank, 'T.T................
.225
ON SHANGHAL-
Bank, sight
בל.
Private, jo days' sight...721
OPIUM MARKET. --THIS DAY.
NEW MALWA
.........per picul, $640 (Allowance, Taels 42.) OLD MALWA..... ...per pirul, $700 (Allowance, Tacls 32.) PATNA (without choice) ...per chest, 95861 PATNA (first choice) per chest, $588 PATNA (second choice) ...per chest. 8580 PATNA (bottom)
....per chest, $595 NEW BENASES (without choice) per
chest.......
$5873 NEW BENARES (bottom)...per chest, $592 OLD BENARES (without choice) per
chest.
$561 OLD Bewares (bottom)...per chest, 95661 PERSIAN........
per picul, 84271
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE,
[Fres Max, VAILONER & Co G
This Day.
Barely 8.3. -----
Barber- ..
Barometer—4 1,55, 409-09
Thermometer-11.
-29-660
20.913
Зестанете 18.
67
76
Thermuteles-47,M.
75
Thermo:neter M. (Wet bull
Bo
Theater, Wet bul
74
Thermometer F.M. !tes but)
74
Thermometer-Maximum pennes
Ba
Therinvineler-Siminons (over night) .....................
15
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
*
Newchwang 18th May, Beans.-Wu Yee Loong.
Antony Parvis, Wanaimo, British Colombia, 12th April, Coal-Russell & Co.
May 25, BENARTY, British steamer, 1.tig, Bou-May 24, DIAMANTE, British steamer, 514, R. F.
tellier, Saigon 20th May, Rice.-Gibb, Livingston & Co.
May 25, STILL WATER, British bark, 1,090, Delap, New York 9th December, Petroleumi and General.-D. Laprik & Co.
,
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE, Fleurs Castle, British steamer, for Hamkow.. City of Tokio, American steamer, for Yokohama
and San Francisco. Carisbrooke, British steamer, for Swaton. Johann Henrich, Ger. 3-m. sch., for Taiwanfoo.
Hongkong, British steamer, for Shanghai,
DEPARTURES,
May 25, VORWAERTS, German str., for Hoihow: May 23, KITCHATKA, British str., for Canten. May 25 DALE, British steamer, for Blangkok.
ay 25, CITY OF TOKIO, American steamer, for May 23, TAMEGA, Portuguese gunb., for Macao.
Tokohama and San Francisco.
May 25, JORGE JUAN, Spanish str., for Manila. May 5, FLEURS CASTLE, Brit. str., for lankow. May 25, HECHT, Gennan bark, for Manila. May 25, HONGKONG, British str., for Shanghai,
PASSENGERS—ARRIVELJ,
Per Olympia, str., from Saigon.-83 Chinese. Per Canton, str., from Saigon.-28 Chinese. Per Greyhound, str., from Swatow,-32 Chi-
nese.
Per Douglas, str., from East Coast.-21 Chi-
nese,
Per Himalaya, str., from Touron, &-8 Clunese:
Per W. Mackinnon, str., from Amoy.-35 Lhinese.
Fer Kamchatka, str., from Shanghai-10
Chiness.
Per Romarty, str., from Saigon.-19 Chinese, J'er Hainan, str., from Touran, K-32 Chi-
nese.
TO DEPART.
Per l'erend, str., for Singapore, &c.-Messrs. C. Mow and J. Day, from Hongkong for Singa pore. For London-Messrs. T. Anderson, Win. Duffie, and Geo. Kirkwood. From Shanghai for London-Mr. C. J. Shortland From Yuko- hama for Singapore-3 Japanese.
For Bom- bay-Major and Mrs. Court. For London.- Mr. W. Wood.
Fer Brindisi, str., for Shanghai-Mr. M. A. dos Remedios 1. 11. Cheow, and 3 Chinese, from Hongkong From Brindisi-Messrs. Tottie and Woldemar Ruberg. From Singapore.- Native,
REPORTS.
The Dutch steamship H'm.Mackinnon reports left Amoy on the 23rd instant. Had rainy wen- ther throughout.
The British steamship Benarty reports left. Saigon on the 20th instant. Had light South and S.E. winds and fine weather.
Cullen, Amoy 23rd May, General-Russell
& Co.
Fame, British steamer, 117, Stopani (tug plying)
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co.
Clinkiang 19th May, Rice.-Jardine, Ma theson & Co. May 21, PEKING, British steamer, 954. Drewes, Chinkiang 17th May, Rice-Siemssen & Co.
RIVER STEAMERS.
May 16, GLENLYON, British steamer, 1,375, H. Ichang, British steamer, 700, Ogston.-Butter
Gedeye, Saigon 12th May, Rice-Jardine, Matheson, & Co.
April 14, BONGKONG, British steamer, 67, Swa- low 12th April, Ballast.-Kwok Acheong &
Sons,
Dec. 19. J01DANO, Spanish steamer, 654, Mar-
quez-R. Moureate.-Cosmopolitan Dock. May 14, KENMURE CASTLE, British str., 1,235, J. D. Barrett, London 25th March, and Sin- gapore 16th May, General-Adamson, Bell + ..St Co.
May 22, KUMAMOTO MARU, Japan. str., 1,240,
J. Drummond, Saigon 18th May, General Mitsu Bishi M. S. S. Co.
July 7, IA TAI, Anaamite steamer, 1,000, Li Ton
Tack-Captain. May 17, Lt, British steamer, 620, Lewis,
Hangkok 9th May, General.-Arnhold Kar berg & Co.
May 23. MENMUIR, British steamer, 1,247, W. Ellis, Sydney 29th April, Townsville, Cook- town, Thursday Island, and Port Darwin 13th, General-Gibb, Livingston & Co May 23, NAMOA, British stemmer, 862, G. Wes- tchy, Foochow 19th May, Amoy soth, and Swatow 22nd, General.-D. Lapraik & Co. May 31, NIIGATA MARU, Japanese str., 1,082). Wynn, Nagasaki 3th May, and Kube 16th, General-Mitsu Bishi M. 5. S. Co. May 24, PING-ON, British steamer, 575, A A. McCaslin, Haiphong 11th May, and Hoihow 13th, General.—Russell & Co.
Nov. 24, SEA GULL, American steamer, 48, Hay-
May
den-China Traders' Insurance Co.
14, SERAPIS, British steamer, 1,271, 5. F. North, Saigon 9th May, Rice.--Simonssen & Co.
July 7, SHUN TIP, Annamite steamer, 93, Yuen
Man Fu-Captain.
May 23, VERONA, British steamer, 1,984, E. Ash-
down, Shanghai 20th May, General.--P. & |
D. S. X. Co.
May 21, VORWAERTS, German steamer, 6rt, Boysen, Pakhoi 18th May, General-Wieler & Co.
May 23, ZAMBESI, British steamet, 1,540, H Moule, Yokohama 13th May, General-l'. & D. S. N. Co.
SAILING VESSELS.
May 20, Alva, Portuguese ship, 632, I A. de
Souza, Singapore 24th April, Timber.- Brandao & Co.
May 15, ANNA, German bark, 447, W. Jessen, Saigon 5th May, Rice and Wood.--Wieler & Co.
Mey 1, BONITA, German 3-m, sch., 475, Sickr, Singapore, Timber,-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
field & Swire.
Kiu-kiang, British steamer, 617, T. Benning- Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Kiang-ping, Chinese steamer, 360, Holmes.—
CM. S. N. Co.
Carpenter, Yokohama.
Midge, double screw gun-vessel, In reserve,
Hongkong.
Moorhen, gunboat, 4 guns, Licut. Commander
J. H. Corfe, Shanghai. Mosquito, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant Honorable
F. R. Sandilands, Horneo,
Pegasus, sloop, 6 guns, Commander E. F. Day,
en route to Singapore.
RONA will be closed TO-MORROW, the 26th in- MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. The Mails per British Contract Packet "VE- stant, to and through the United Kingdom and Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Mauri- tius, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
N.B.This Packet carries no maits for the Australasian Colonies.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet "ANADYR " will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 1st June, with
Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe, id Naples; to Saigon, Straits
Sheldrake, gunboat, 4 guns, Licut. Comander M.Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India
Bridger, Shanghai,
(via Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Aden, The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &c.
Kiung-chow, British steamer, 159, Goggin. Swift, double-screw gun-vessel, 5 guns, Comman-Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,
Kwok Acheong & Sons, Powan, British steamer, 1,890, A. Benning-
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Spark, British steamer, British, 140, Hoyland,
Hongkong, Canton, & MacaoSteam-boat Co. White Cloud, British steamer, 280, Cary-Hong. kong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co. Yot-sai, British steamer, 180, McDougall.-Kwok
Acheong & Sons.
AMOF.
In Port on igth May, 1882.
der Collins, en route Shanghai. Tweed, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve,
Hongkong.
Victor Emanuel, receiving ship, 20 guns, Com-
modore Cuining, Hongkong, Vigilant, paddle despatch-vessel, 2 guns, Lieut.-
Commander C. Lindsay, Chinkiang. Wiver, turret-ship, 4 guns, in reserve, Hong.
kong.
Zephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander
Pollard, Canton.
Anna, German bark, 350 (Davidson)-H, A. | FOREIGN, MEN-OF-WAR ON THE
Petersen & Co.
August Friedrich, German bark, 384 (J. Bruhn)
-Pasedag & Co.
Carl Wilhelm, Danish bark, 239 (G. Lautrap)—
II. A. Petersen & Co.
Charley, British bark, 359 (Schroder)-Boyd
& Co. Hieronymus, German bark, 450 (Ipland)—H. A.
Petersen & Co.
Hugo & Otto, Norwegian bark, 371 (Koeld)-
II. A. Petersen & Co.
Minna, German bark, 457 (Dau)-Pasedag & Co. Oleander, British hark, 341 (J. Joass)-Elles
& Co.
Rachel, British bark, 287 (R. Afileek)--Boyd
& Co.
FOOCHOW
In Port on 18th May, 1882. Gustav & Marie, German bark, 355 (Buhrsch)
& Co.
Sea Swallow, British bark, 333, (Way)-Chinese.
J
SHANGHAI.
In Port on 20th May, 1382.
Hilda, Hiritish bark, 306 (Hunning)-Nils Moller. Kate Harding, British bark, 714" (Watts)-Little
& Co.
Nylghan, Cerman schooner, 1,252 (Lovitt)—C.
& J. Trading Co.
NAGASAKI.
In Port on 20th May, 1832. Awajishima Mare, Japanese sch., 660 (Crighton)
1. 13. M. Co.
CHINA STATION.
Abreck, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Captain
Schanz, Japan.
Adonis, French gunboat, 5 guus, Commander
Caillard, Saigon.
Alert, American corvette, 4 guns, Commander L.
Kempit, Kobe.
AFRICA, Russian corvette, 14 guns, Captain
Alexeyeff, Nagasaki,. Ashuelot, American corvette, 6 guns, Commander
H. E. Mullen, Kobe."
HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS. THE ENGLISH MAIL-DAY OF DEPARTURE. The Mails by the British Contract Packet, will close on the day of departure during the summer months as following, commencing from to-day, the 4th instant.
For
For Money order Business ..... at 3 P.M. For Registry of Correspondence... at 4 P.M. For Posting of all Printed Matter at 4 P.M. Do. Letters......... at 5 P.M. Do. Do. with Late
Fee...at 5.10 to 5.30 r.M. Letters, 10 cents late Fee. Newspapers, no late
For
Fec.
with late fee until 9.30 P.M., after which, Letters Supplementary Mails can be posted on Board can be placed in the Box on board for treatment at Singapore.
THE FRENCH MAIL-DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE. 5 PM, Money Order Office closes, Post Office closes, except the night box, which is always open out of office hours.
DAY OF DEPARTURE, 10 A.M., Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of 7. A.M., Post Office opens.
all printed matter and patterns ceases,
Asia, Russian cruiser, 11 guns, Captain Amos-11 A.M., Mail closes, except for Late Letters.
soff, Singapore.
11.10 AM, Leters may be posted with Late Fee
of 10 cents until
DONA MARIA DE MOLINA, Spanish frigate, Cap-
tain Thomas Olleros, Manila.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH, Russian frigate, Captain Ermak, Russian transport, Captain Koltchau,
de Giers, Nagasaki.
Gornostai, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Japan.
Stark, Vladivostock.
Hertha, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain Von
Kall, Singapore.
Ikis, German gunboat, 8 guns, Commander
Klausa, Shanghai.
Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Ger-
vaise, Shanghai.
La Victorieuse, French frigate, 13 guns, Captain
de in Batie, Shanghai.
Lee Tak, Annamese gunboat, Commander Y. W.
Teng, Hongkong.
| Legaspi, Spanish transport, Don Mariano Tor.
... res, Hongkong,
11.30 AM., when the Post Office closes entirely.
1.40 AM, Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of to Cents until time of departure.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet "BELGIC," will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 31st instant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c, which will be closed as follows:--
At 2.15 PM. Registry ceases.
+
At 2 30 PM. Post-office closes, but Correspon- dence may be posted on board the Packet with of departure. Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' LETTERS. 1-Privates in H.M. Army or Navy. Non- commissioned, Officers, Bandmasters, Army Schoolmasters (not Superintending or First Class) Writers or Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce rate of four cents (two-pence) each which may cents (one penny). be prepait cititer in limperial or in Hongkong Stamps. By private steamer the postage is two
The British steamship Hainan reports left f March 31, BRAMBLETYE, British ship, 1,407. H. Bremer, German schonner, 331 (Bremer) Lutin, French gunboat, 4 guns, Commander jetters to the United Kingdom by mail at the
Touron on the 18th instant, and Hoihow on the 23rd. Had strong N.. winds and sea to port.
The British seat ship Canton reports left
Saigon on the goth instant. Had light monsoon and fine weather the first part; the latter part N.E. winds and high sea.
J
The British steamship Solway reports left Newchwang on the 18th instant. Front New chwang to Chefoo had light variable winds. From Chefoo to Saddle Island strong Southerly winds with high sea; thence to port, light winds and thick weather.
The British steamship Himalaya reports left arrived at Hollow on the 21st, Touron on the 19th instant. Had fine weather: Had aqually weather and heavy showers of rain with East wind Left Hoihow on the sand. Had strong Easterly sea and moderate E.N.E. to E.S.E. winds.
The British steamship Douglas reports left Foochow on the 22nd instant, and Amoy on the 3rd. Had moderate N.E. and Easterly wind
Pickard, Cardiff 4th November, Coal.
Russell & Co.
April 28, Gia, German baik 333
dersen, Singapore 27th March, Timber.--- Captain.
May 3, CARL GERHARD, German bark, 331, F. Suhr, Bangkok 23rd March, Kieneral.--Ed. Schellbass & Co.
Holme, Ringer & Co.
Kanagawa Maru, Japanese back, 1,184 (Ex-
strand)-M. B. M. Co.
Kinokuni Maru, japanese bark, 960 (McFar
lane)-M. B. M. Co.
POKOHAMA,
in Port on 19th May, 1882.
April 17, CENTURION, British bark, 965, Thos. A. Cashman, American schooner, 51 (Tibbey)—
Taylor, Sydney 29th February, Coal.- Arnhold, Karberg & Co,
March 29, CHARLES STEWARD, American bark,
610, H. R. Fowers, Manila 17th March, Ballast-Russell & Co...
May 22, COREA, British bark, 581, P. Ahis
London 22nd December, Général.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
April 12, COURRIER, Siamese bark, 162, 0. C. Skeel Schmiegelow, Bangkok 23rd April, Rice, and Sapanwood-Kim Tye Loong May 6. EMMA, Gernian 3-1. scri
Michelsen, Bangkok 6th April, General. Ed. Schellhass & Co.
Captain.
B. Havener, American bark, 552 (Havener)--
Walsh, Hall & Co.
Francisca, German bark, 386 (Buck)---Chinese, J. E. Graham, British hark, 1,384 (Cochrane) Frohlich, British brig, 360 (Muller)-Chinese.
-Chinese.
Kiwa Elizabeth, Russian schooner, 113 (John. Mary C. Bohm, German schooner, 83 (Baade)-
stone) Captain.
P. Bahm.
North Star, Russian schooner, 38 (Ridderbjelke)
-Captain.
Masocacy, American gunboat, 9 guns, Comman
Rouvier, Shanghai..
der C. S. Cotton, Nagasaki.
Morge, Russian gunboat, guns, Commander
Tatarinoff, Shanghai.
Moscow, Russian transport, 6 guna, Captain
Tchirikoff, Vladivostock.
Nerpa, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Valrondt, Japan.
Palos, American gunboat, 6 guns, Lieutenant-
Commander Green, Kobe. PLASTOON, Russian corvette, Captain Pollansky,
Nagasaki.
Richmond, American frigate, 12 guns, Captain
Skemalt, Kobe,
Sobol, Russian gunboat, 7 gunboat, Commander St. Petersburg, Russian transport, 6 guns, Cap-
Doyle, Shanghai.
Stotsch, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain ven
Blanc, Shanghai.
tain Sidenener, Vladivostock.
with dull cloudy weather. in. Foochow the May 21, FERDINAND, German bark, 416, Wes- Ohude, American schooner, 72 (Wilson) Strelok, Russian corvette, 9 guns, Commander -
steamships Appin, Gleneagles, and Chinese re-
venue cruiser frihed. In Amoy the steamships See-wo, Kwangtung, and Atholt. The steam-
ship Wailoong left Amoy for Tansui at 3 p.m. on
the 23rd. Passed a French mail steamer off
Chapel Island, bound North
tergaard, Newchwang and May, Beans Wieler & Co.
Captain.
Sophie, Gennan bark, 230 (Binge)-Captain.
Delivron, en route to Singapore.
May 9, FRIEDERICK, Gennan bark, 595, H, Velocity, British bark, 490 (Martin)-Butterfield Swatara, American corvette, 8 guns, Commander
Spiesen, Singapore 12th April, Timber- Stemssen & Co.
April 30, HERMANN, Ger. bark, 444, Traulsen, Bangkok 27th March, General-Wieler
& Co.
& Swire,
CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON. An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, Lin Kuo
Chang, Canton..
A. P. Cooke, Chefoo. Tamega, Portuguese gunboat, Commander Costa
Cabral, Hongkong. Tongous, Russian gunboat, Commander Heck,
Vladivostock,
2. The same privileges apply to letters ad dressed to the Privates and Non-commissioned Officers named above.
3-Private steamers leave Hongkong for Lon. don about every ten days.
No handkerchiefs, jewellery, &c, can be sent, 4. The letters must not exceed half an ounce.
even with the ends open.
5.If from a Soldier or Sailor his class and the cover of which must be signed by the Com description must be stated in full on the letter, manding Officer, with name of regiment, ship, &c. In full. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class and description, with name of regiment, ship, &tra
be stated in full.
must
prepaid with Imperial Stamps.
5-Soldiers and Sallors have no privileges with regard to books or papers, nor car these be
LETTER BOXES.
Many boxes of letters are received at the Post" Office not sealed, that is to say, the box is fastened,
with sealing war, but there is no impression of a
seal.
The attention of boxholders is called to the necessity of carefully sealing such boxes with some recognisable scal, and of sending a chit- book or receipt with thein. The omission of tita latter precaution leaves a doubt as to whether
Office: the omission of the former, as to whether part of them might not have been abstracted for the sake of the Postage Stamps.
VESSELS ARRIVED IN EUKOPE FROM PORTS IN April 30, HERMINE, German bark, 350, T. Meyer, Chee-hing, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chinese VELASCO, Spanish gunboat, Don Pedro Ossa. the contents of the box ever reached the Post
JAPAN, CHINA, AND MANILA.
(Per last Mail's Advice). Hungaria (a.). Hongkong April Ajax (8.) .........................................Yokohama ....April 5 Palmerston
Manila Larch (5)......
Manila
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Un
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10 AM.
Batumeter, level of the pea la inthes, tem and hua- dreds.-Thermometer, in Fahrenheit degrees and tou kept In the mucu fir In a shadel situation.Tractius of Wind "is registered every two poinu, N., N.N.E., N.E,
Force of Wind, o calm. 1 to 3 light breeze a to s mode Tale to a strong in 20, heavy, so to 12 videet-Siste of Weather, A, Clear blue sky, Claudy. D. Biraly. Tog G. Fozer. 17. Hall, Z. Light wing J. Mily, D. Orecast, J. Pasing shower, Q. Squally, A. Kainy. S. Snow." Thunes U Jag ingabby Sun Z. Cam. The letters are repeated to india any increase over the mean average of theis algasification. Raio,-The hours of mein for the previous lours inons) are registered from 1 to 4
The quantity of water fallen Indicted in inches, tens and- hundrede.
Gustar & Oscar
Remus
Asia (1)
Erato
Evelina Brisbane Denbighshire
Newchwang 12th April, Beans-Ed. Schell- hass & Co.
Captain, Canton.
Chen-10, Viceroy's gunboal, 3 guni, J. Stewart,
a cruise.
Chow.
Chen-jui, Revenue cruiser, 3 guna,, Ma Lou Ching-on. Revenue cruiser, 2 guns, Chinese Ad- Ching-thing, Viceroy's gunboat, 2 guns, F. Bes
sard, Swatow.
miral, Canton,
May 13, HOTSPUR, British bark, 523, E. T. Hunje, Saigon 28th April, Ricc.-A. G. Morris, April3 May 4, HYDRA, German bark, 786, C. Binge, April 17 Hamburg toth November, General-Mel. April 13 chers & Co. ...April 13 May 24, INAZU, British bark, 337. W. A. Pearce,
April 13
Newchwang 12th May, Beans.-Chong Woo, April 13
May 5, JOHANN HNRICH, Gemman 3 m. sch. ..April 14
411, N. Meyer, Singapore 7th April, Tim. April 17 Manila...........April 18 Shanghai
..April 19 | May 23, LIVINGSTON, German_bark, 531, H.
Steffens, Saigon 15th May, General-Hai-chang-ching, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Wu Siemssen & Co.
Manila Manila
Hongkong Hongkong
.Manila
.Manila
VESSELS EXPECTED. AT HONGKONG. (Corrected to Date).
C. D. Bryant.... Douglas Castle.........Cardin..
Ethel Caine...... Ella S. Thayer Invincible... Nearchus.... Helios (s.)
Susanne.........Cardiff. Belted Will...........London.. Tanjore Cardiff. Ice King (5.).............New York Loudoun Castle (s.) ...London Mabel.......
....New York ...New York
Sunderland
•Cardiff Penarth
ber-Siemssen & Co.
April 2, MARTHA, British bark, 853, McPherson, Swatow 30th March, Ballast-Rozario &Co. Jan. 16
May 5, MINERVA, Spanish bark, 213, H. de Jan. 31
Ugarte, Moluccas 24th April, General.- Feb. Feb. 15
Captain.
..Mar.
Feb. 24 May 23. ORIENT, Ger. bark, 461, W. G. Roder,
Newchwang 6th May, Beans-Ed. Schell.. .Mar.
hass & Co. Mar5 May 20, OLUSTEE, American bark, 470, Nicker- .Mar.
sen, Singapore 28th April, Timber-Chi- Mar 11 Mar. 25
5
London
..Mar. 27
Trieste.
April
1
Glenogle (s.)
..Cardiff
April
India
Cardiff.
London
.April
April 8
London London
London
.Cardiff.
Cuxhaven
Bengloe (s.).. 'Sarpedon (8.). Minard Castle (s.) Venice(s) Melbrek ........
nicsc.
Feb. 2, R. T. CLAYTON,, American bark, 240, Thomas Davies, Laguinanoc 23rd Dec, and Santa Cruz 24th January, Lumber-Order. May 9, SCHWAN, German brig, 276, T. Schroder, Newchwang 15th April, Beans-Stemssen
·& Co.
|
Chop chúng, Revenue cruiser Li Tack Ming
Canton
Chop-sai, Viceroy's gunboat, Liu Pao Ch'un
Cantori
Jui Ch'ang, Canton. Hai-king-ching, Viceroy's gunboat, 3 guns, Ch'ên
Liang Chich, Canton, Hoi-tung-hung, Viceroy's gunboat, Leung Yiu
Ting, Canton,
Hua-shan, Viceroy's gunboat, a gun, H. J. Faunch,
Cantón.
Li-she Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, -, Ma Lou
Chow. Peng-chao-hai, Revenue cruiser, 4 guns, Cheng
.Sung, Hongkong
Quang-on, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns, Lie Ping
Tie, Canton. Shen-chi, Revenue cruiser, 5 guns, Sau Tsung,
Tai, cruising. Sui-tsing, Viceroy's gunboat,
Luns, J. B
Tehing.cn, Viceroy's gunboat, z guns,
Murray, Hai Ling Shan. Admiral, Bogue Forts.
Chinese
Manila.
VESTNIK, Russian cruiser, Commander Avelan,
Nagasaki.
VILLARS, French corvette, Captain M. Dewatre,
Yokobama.
Vostock, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Molchansky, Japan,
Wolf German gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Strauch, Manila.
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The O.&O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Gazfit, with the next American mail, left San Francisco on
the 2nd May, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 1st June.
The P. M. Co.'s steamer City of Peking left may be expected here on, or about the 14th San Francisco for this port, on the 16th May, and
proxime.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
10 Cents..
3 Cents. a Cente.
RATES OF POSTAGE. Post Cards, each Letters, per & OL
Books, Patterns, and Commercial)
Papers, per 2 oz.,
2 Cents. Newspapers & Prices Current, each Registration
to Cents. Do. with retam receipt...... 15 Cents. Commercial papers signify such papers as though written by hand, do not bear the charac ter of an actual or personal correspondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied music, &c. The charge is the same as for Books, but all packets of and under 4 oz. weight are charged 5 Cents.
STAMP OFFICE.
3-cent die, Books of Receipts, Reat Collectors' Books, &c., can be Stamped beforehand in the same manner as Cheque Books. Loose receipt orms can also be Stamped if required.
The above Office being now provided with a
No responsibility can be accepted in this De Hepartment 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 information. The Postal Guide alone is the Standard on all points on which such information -may-be-soquired
The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's steamship lies left Singapore on the 20th instant, and may be expected here an or about the 26th,
The steamier Afinard Castle left. Singapore on the 20th instant, and will arrive here on or about the 26th.
Wo 8. 5. Cor maner Menelaus Telt
and may be expected here on the 17th. Singapore on the afternoon of the 20th instant,
Lin An, Bogue Forts.. Tchun-tung, Revenue, cruiser, 2 guns, Wang
Tseng Sheng, Canton,
April 8 April 8 April 23 SeaBTAM, American schooner, Bry GTching Viceroy's suphant, 3 April 12
Vincent, Ladrones 10th April, Ballast- ...April 13
W. H. Ray. ...........April 15 May 24, ST. IDENE, French barie, 388, F.
April- Glenariney (s).........London April 18 |
Durand, Newchwang gt April, Beans. Carlowitz & Coi
Comet...... Bonito......
Teing po, Viceroy's gunboat, Gguns, A. Garceau
"West Coast.
But not Warrant Oficere, vie, --Conductor, Gunner, Bloate wain, or Carpenter...
The steamer Baglos left Singapore on the 21st instant, and may be expected to arrive here PEAR'S HILL, is the city of Victoria, Hongkong,HAY on or about the 17th.
Priated and Pubillabod by Roaner Phasen-mire, at No, 6,
11. kg.
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