Commercial.
THIS DAY.
4 o'clock p.m. Stock Exchange business may be said to be entirely suspended for the day. Nearly the whole of the share brokers in the Colony have gone to Canton in the Honam, and in the absence of the principal operators nothing has been attenipted. Our list of quotations willtherefore remain un- altered,
SHARES.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1882.
Shipping.
ARRIVALS,,!
October 6, GLENELG, British steamer, 894, Jas. Speechly, Saigon 25th September, Ricc.- Gilman & Co.
October 7, Peto, French steamer, 1,073. C. Champenois, Maneilles 3rd Sept., Naples 5th, Port Said 9th, Suez 11th, Aden 15th, Colombo 23rd, Singapore 29th, and Saigon and October, Mails and General-Messa- geries Maritimes, October 7, MENMUIR, British steamer, 1,247, W.
Ellis, Sydney 13th September, Brisbane 15th, Keppel Bay 16th, Townsville 18th, Cooktown 19th, Thursday Island 21st, and Port Darwin 27th, General.-Gibb, Livings
ton.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-137 per cent. October 7, HAINAN, British str., 298, Mooney,
firm premiuin.
Union Insurance Society of Canton-$1,600 per
share, buyers."
China Traders' Insurance Company-$1,560
per share, sellers.
North China Insurance-Tis. 1,225 per share. Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$80 per
share.
Kudat, and Sandakan (Borneo) on the 29th Sept., Wood-Captain. October 7, LORD OF THE ISLES, British steamer,
1,506, Felgate, Amoy 5th October, Tea and General.-Russell & Co.
October 7, CHINKIANG, British steamer, 799,. S. M. Orr, Canton 6th October, General.→ Siemssen & Co.
SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.
STEAKERS.
October 4, AFFIN, British steamer, 394, T., How- den, Manila 30th September, Sugar-Jar
dine, Matheson & Co.
G. Pfaff, Saigon 29th September, Kics.- October 4, ATALANTA, German steanter, 793, E.
Kung Onn.
September 27, BENLEDI, British steamer, 1,000, J. Ross, Saigon 22nd Sept, Rice and Paddy,
Gibb, Livingston & Co. October 4, CHARLES TOWNSEND HOOK, Brit. str.,. goz, W. Jarvis, Bangkok 26th Sept., Gene- ral-Arnhold, Karberg & Co. October 6, CHINA, German steamer, 648, H. Schoer, Swatowy 5th October, General
Yuen Fat Hong.
October 6, CHI-YUEN, Chinese steamer, 1.193, Wallace, Singapore 29th September, Genc- ral.-C. M. S. N. Co.
October 3, CRUSADER, British str., 645, Rowin, Haiphong 1st October, Geneml.-Kung
Опп
October 4, E3UY, Spanish steamer, 410, Ortuzar, 30th September, General-Reme clios & Co.
Manila
Yangtze Insurance Association-Tls. 850 per October 7, TITUS, German steamer, 555, C. Fame, British steamer, 117, Stopani, tug plying) |
share. Chinese Insurance Company-$247) per share. On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 150
per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$1035 per
share, buyers.
J.
China Fire Insurance Company-$322) pershare. Hongkong and Whampon Dock Company-54
per cent. premium, sales, Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
$32 per share premium, sellers. gkong Gas Company-$85 per share.› Hongkong Hotel Company-$107 per share,
Hongkong
sellers.
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company,
mited-pår.
Rice, Canton 6th September, General- Wieler & Co.
October 7, COPTIC, British steamer, 4,366, W. H
Kidley, San Francisco 9th September, and, Yokohama 30th, Mails and General.-O. & O. 5. S. Co.
October 7, PING-ON, British steamer, $74, Mc- Castin, Fakhoi 4th October, and Macao 7th, General Russell & Co.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE. Helens, British bark, for Newchwang. Billy Simpson, British bark, for Cebu, Li-Chinking, British steamer, for Shanghai,
Lusitania, German steamer, for Swatow. Fane, Danish brig, for Chefoo. Oceanic, British steamer, for Yokohama and
San Francisco,
China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$195
per share, sellers.
China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)-3
per cent, premium. Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-101
per share, sales and buyers. Hongkong Ice Company-$145 per share, buyers. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
-$60 per share.
ex. int.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878–14 percent. prem. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881--2) perçent, piem. EXCHANGE.
ON LONDON
4'
Bank Bills, on demand Bank is, at 30 days' sight..
-3/91 3/91
·Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight
3/91
Crefits, at 4 months' sight....... Documentary Bills, at 4 months*
-3/10
sight....
·3/191
ON PARIS.—
Hank Bills, on demand
Credits, at 4 months' sight
ON BOMBAY-Bank, T.T......
2249
ON CALCUTTA.--Bank, T.T
2246
'ON SUANCHAL.---
Bank, sight
.72) ..730
Private, 30 days'sight
OPIUM MARKET.--THIS DAY.
NEW MALWA.... ....per picul, 8620. (Allowance, Taels 64.) OLD MALWA
per picul, $680 (Allowance, Taels 30.) NEW PATNA (first choice) per chest, $5684 NEW PATNA (second)
......per chest, 8505 New Para (without choice) per
chest
$573 NEW PATNA (bottom)..............per chest, $570 New Parsa (without choice) per
chest,
$567 NEW BENARES (without choice) per
chest,.....
$540 NEW BENARES (bottom)...per chest, 8542) PERSIAN.....
.per picul, $410
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
[Yes Messi, FALCONER & Co's Registar),
YESTERDAY.
Barometers P.38, co
Barometer PM, cessannetest Thermometer T.M............... Thertsogtelerą faktu
Thermometer 2.H. (Wet butb Übermanselang 2.99) (Wat Tull)
·
ag.Boa
67
81
78.
78
TO-DAY.
Barometer AM. -
Thermometer-g A,5,
86
Thermunter-y A.M. (Wet bulb)..
79
Barumelej Pike ours
Boo
Thermomker-I P...
Therstomater.96. (Wathaib) .......
79
Thermometer-Minimizer.
Thermometer-tiimum lower night).
CHINA, COAST METEOROLOGICAL
BAROMETER, THERMOME
TER, &c.
REGISTER,
THIS DAY'S TELEGRAMS,
Hong-
Amor.
*! KONG.
SHANG-
BAL
Chi-ynes, Chinese steamer, for Swatow. Nona, German steamer, for Saigon.--- Tales, British steamer, for Swatow. Ida, German ship, for Newchwang. C. T. Hook, British steamer, for Saigon..
DEPARTURES.
October 7, HONAM, Dritish steamer, for Canton. October 7, STIKLING CASTLE, British steamer,
for Singapore, &c.
October 7, LUSITANIA, German str., for Swatow
and Shanghai. October 7, OCEANIC, British steater, for Yoko-
hama and San Francisco.
PASSENGERS-ARRIVED,
Per Glenelg, str., from Saigon.-45 Chinese. Per Menmuir, str. from Sydney, &c.-Miss A. Harper, Miss Helen Murray, Miss L Spence, Miss M. McPherson, Messrs. Murrary, Wilkinson, and Captain Sache, and zoo Chinese..
Per Hainan, str., from Kudat, &c.-2 Euro. peans and 7 Chinese.
From
Per Peihe. str., from Marseilles, &c.-Mrs. Dalrymple, child, and 2 servants, and Mr. Ton nochy, from Marseilles for Hongkong. Naples. Mr. Hennequien, From Singapore.- Mrs. Setti and 2 children, and 2 servants, Captain Chambry, and Mrs. Chin Woet, and 8 Chinese. From Saigon. Mr. Jamieson, and 38 Chinese. For Shanghai.-Mr. and Mrs. Buller and child, Sisters Genevieve, Julie, Therese, Gabrielle, Marie, Ryan, Mullinghaus, Giovanelli, and La zarovich. Messrs. d'Addosio, Fusco, Talmict, and Hans Bucher, from Marseilles. From Naples. Mrs. R. Goldenberg and Mr. C. Fock
Hongkong and Whampaa Dock Co. October 2, GREYHOUND, British steamer, 227,
Scott, Hollow 29th September, General. Adamson, Bell & Co.
HONGKONG SAILING VESSELS.
(Continned.) August 26, RUTHIN, British ship, 1,187, R. B. Monkman, Penarth 9th May, Coal-Russell
& Co.
--|| HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHSIP
IN THE CHINA SQUADRON. Albatross, screw sloop, 4 guns, Commander
Errington, Corea. Champion, corvette, 14 guns, Captain W. L. H.
Browne, Japan Sea.
October 1, SCHWAN, German brig, 276, Schroder, Chefoo 22nd September, General-Stems sen & Co.
August 10, SEA WITCH, American ship, 1,288,
John H. Drew, Hiego 24th July, General Russell & Co. September 19, STARLIGHT, Siamese bark, $70 E. Moller, Bangkok 4th September, Rice and Sapanwood-Yuen Fat Hong, September 23, S. S. RIDGWAY, American bark,
870, Townsend, Shanghai 13th Sept., Bal last.-Russell & Co.
August 29, VICTOR, British bark, 40%, Janies Forbes, Freemantic. 24th June, Sandalwood. -Siemssen & Co.
CANTON.
September 29, VORWAERTS, German steamer, 611, Boysen, Haiphong 25th September, and Hoibow 28th, General.-Wieler & Co..
RIVER STEAMERS. September 15, HO-NAM, British steamer, 1,344, H. Barnett, Glasgow 2nd June, and Singa pore 9th Sept., Ballast. Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Co.
field & Swire. Kiu-kiang, British steamer, 617, T. Benning
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Kiang-ping, Chinese steamer, 360, Holmes,→→
Č. M. S. N. Co.`.
October 4, HIMALAYA, British steamer, 514, W.-
R. Beedle, Haiphong 1st October, and Hoi-Ichang British steamer, 700, Ogston-Butter how 3rd, General-Butterfield & Swire.. April 14, HONGKONG, British steamer, 67
Kwok Acheong & Sons. October 1, INGEBORG, American steamer, 438,]. Henry, Manila 25th September, General,- Russcil & Co. September 29, JAPAN, British steamer, 1,865, T. S. Gardner, Calcutta 14th September, Sand Heads 15th, Penang 21st, and Singapore 23rd, General.-D. Sassoon, Sons & Co. October 5, JASON, British steamer, 1,411, R. J. Brown, Liverpool 17th August, and Singa- pore 29th September, General.-Butterfield
& Swire
October 6, KWANGTUNG, British steamer, 674, M. Young, Foochow 3rd October, Amoy 4th,
and Swalow 5th, General.-D. Lapraik &
Co.
October 1, LENNOX, British steamer, 1,362,
D. Scott, Singapore 25th Sept., General- Jardine, Matheson & Co. September 19, NONA, German steamer, 669, Wolffel, Haiphong 26th September, Rice and Silk-Ed. Schellhass & Co. October 4, ODIN, Norwegian steamer, 958, So- rensen, Haiphong 1st October, and Hollow 3rd, Rice.-C. M. 5. N. Co.
July 10, PASIO, Spanish steamer, 284, F. Uribe,
Manila 7th July, Ballast.-Remedios & Co. October 6, PALADIN, British str., 806, Auben,
Saigon 30th September, General-Ambold, Karbery & Co.
September 15, REMUS, British steamer, 652, W. Watt, Haiphong sath Sept., Rice.--Tung Kee.
September 21, SALTEE, French steamer, 323, J. Biard, Haiphong 13th September, Rice and General.-Shing Loong,
October 6, SUAL, British steametr, Pearl Pakhai, and Hoihow 4th October, General
Melchers & Co.
Kiung-chow, British steamer, 159, Goggin
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co Powan, British steamer, 1,890, A. Benning
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Spark, British steamer, 140, Hoyland. Hong- kong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. White Cloud, British steamer, 280, Cary-Hong:
Corea
Cleopatra, corvette, 14 guns, Captain C. J. Vidal, Curacoa, corvette, 14 guns, Captain S. Long,
Japan Sea.
Daring, composite sloop, guns, Commander F.
J. J. Elliott, Nagasaki. Encounter, steam corvelte, 14 guns, Captain G.
Robinson, Foochow. Esk, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, In reserve,
Hongkong.
Flying Fish, loop, 4 guns, Lieut.-Commander
Hoskyn, Nagasaki.”
Post Office.
A BAIL WILL CLOSE- For Swatow. Fer China, to-day, the 7th in- stant, at Par
For Swatow. Per Thales, to-day, the 7th stant, at 5 P.M.
day, the 7th instant, at 5 X,M.
For Amoy and Shanghai-Per Jason, to-
For Swatow and Amoy-Per Chi-yuen, to- morrow, the 8th instant; at 9 A.MT.
For Canton-Per Honam, on Monday, the 9th instant, at 7.30 AM, AND DRY For Straits and London-Per Gleneagles, on
Monday, the 9th instant, at 11.30.4.Mr.
For Swatow, Amoy, Foochow-Per Kwang
Fly, double-screw gum-vessel, 4 guns, Lieut. Com-tung, on Monday, the 9th instant, at 5 P.M.
mander, Borneo.
For Saigon Per Atalanta, on Monday, the Foxhound, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut. Commander 9th instant, at 5 P.M.
McQuhee, Swatow Iron Duke, double-screw iron frigate, 14 guns,
Captain R. E. Tracey, Hakodate, Kestrel, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Com
mander J. E. Bearcroft, Hongkong. Lily, screw gun-vessel, 3 guns, Commander
Evens, Shanghat. Maggie, surveying vessel, 4 guns, Lieut.-Com.
Carpenter, Nagasaki. Midge, double-screw gun-vessel, In reserve,
"Hongkong.
Moorhen, gunboat, 4 guns, Licut. Commander
J. H. Corfe, Chefoo. Pegasus, sloop, 6 guns, Commander E, F. Day,
Singapore.
For Nagasaki and Kobe. Per Niigata Maru, on Friday, the 13th instant, at 3.30 PM.
For Straits and Calcutta-Pér Lennox and Japan, on Saturday, the 14th instant, at 2.30
F.M.
For Nagasaki and Yokchamb.-Per Banga- ore, on Friday, the zoth instant, at 11.30 AL.
The Postal Guide published in 1879 being now somewhat out of date, a'revised issue is printed in the Hongkong Directory and Hong. List for the Far East for 1882, which super- sedes all
previous editions.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET- The French Contract Packet "AMAZONE,” will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 10th October, with Mails to and through the United Kingdoms, and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, the Aus- tralasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Aden,..
Sheldrake, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut-Comander M.
Bridger, Chinkiang. Swift, double-screw gun-vessel, 5 guns, Comman-
der Collins, Coren. Tweed, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve,
Hongkong. Victor Emmanuel, receiving ship, zo guns, Com-
modore Cuming, Hongkong. Vigilant, paddle despatch-vessel, a guns, Lieut.-the Mails, &c.
Commander C. Lindsay, Corea. Wivera, turret-ship, 4 guns, in reserve, Hong-
kong
-kong, Canton, & Macao-Steam-boat, Co.. Yot-sai, British steamen, 180, McDougali.-Hong-Zephyr,
kong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co.
AMOY
In Port on 3rd October, 1882.
Amoy, German schooner, 314 (Thebyen)-H. A.
Petersen & Co.
Blankenese, German schooner, 258 (Spiesen)
Pasedag & Co. Faughs Balaugh, Gemian schooner, 240 (Rute)
H. A. Petersen & Co. Flodden, British bark, 337 (Henderson)-Boyd
& Co. Friedrich, German schooner, 398 (Petersen)
Pasedag & Co.
Helens, German bark, 154 (Thomsen)-H. A.
Petersen & Co.
Hieronymus, German bark, 425 (M. Ipland)-
H. A. Petersen & Co.
Hilda Maria, German bark, 356 (Tennis)-Past
diện & Co. Kjobenhavn, Danish bark, 354 (Magleby)-H.
A. Petersen & Co.
Lucky, Siamese bark, 424 (Siqueira) Dauver
Co.
Minna Deutschmann, German schooner, 164
(Spierling)-Chinese.
October 6, THALES, British steamer, 820, T. G.
Pocock, Swatow 5th October, General.-D.Orient, German bark, 461 (Roder)-H. A. Peter Lapraik & Co.
sen & Co.
Nov. 24, SEA GULL, American steamer, 48, Hay.
den-China Traders' Insurance Co.
Per Lord of the Isles, str., from Amoy.-18 June 23, VOTTUNG, British steamer, 286, H.
'Chinese.
Per Coptic, str., from Yokohama.--Mr. H. Colvin
Pet Ping-on, str., from Pakhtoi, &c.-6 Chi-
nest.
DEPARTED.
་
Per Oceanic, str., for Yokohama.-Messrs. L Cameron and B. Schumacker, For San Fran- cisco. European and 2 Hawaiians.
REPORTS..
The British steamship Ping-on reports left Pakhoi on the 4th instant, and Macao on the 7th. Had light variable winds and fine weather throughout
The British steamship Glenelg reports left Saigon on the 25th instant. Had fresh N.E. monsoon from 100 miles N. of Cape St. James to the Touron Bay; from thence to Hongkong had light N.E. winds.
The British steamship Hainan reports from
Kudat, and Sandakan (Borneo) on the 29th Sep-
tember. Had atrong S.W. monsoon to the Pala- wan Passage, then fresh N.E. winds and heavy swell for three day after which had light Nor. therly winds and occasional showers.
The French steamship Pelko reports left Mar- seilles on the 3rd September, Naples on the 7th, Port Said on the gth, Suez on the 11th, Aden on the 15th, Colombo, on the 23rd, Singapore on the 29th, and Saigon on the and instant. From Saigon had fine weather and light. Northerly
winds.
The British steamship.fenmuir reports left MANILA. Sydney on the 13th September, Brisbane on the 15th, Keppel Bay on the 16th, Townsville on the 18th, Cooktown on the 19th, Thursday Island on the 21st, Port Darwin on the 17th, and arrived in Hongkong at 7 a.m. on the 7th instant. Ex- perienced fine weather and light winds through, out the passage.
Barometer 29.84 20 02 29 19 20.87 29.01 30. Tienter attached B6 61 5 85.0 6.4.0 Bo. 380 78.8 Direction of Wind, ww wwwḥ a,
-
IN SW
The British steamship Coptic reports left San Francisco on the 9th September at 2 p.m. Ex-| 720perienced moderate variable winds and weather
-across-the-Pacific Ocean, and-arrived-at-Yoko-- hama on the 29th at 6 a.m., and left again on the 30th at ip_a.m. Had fine weather. Arrived in Hongkong on the 7th instant at 1"p.m. Spoke the American ship Paul Jones, in lat. 41.31 N. and long, 171.30 East
Dry Thomiemsick. 85.5 8a o 46.0), tuo, 799 180 180 700 Wat Thermometer 740 740 81.0 83.0 13.5 14.0 16.1 95.3 Werther be be ve ac ba beac poe Hour's Ral
Quantly fallen.....
0.00* 0.03)
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Barometer, level of the sea inchis, toos and hun- dreds-Thermometer, la Fahrenheit, degrees and zens kept In the open air in a shaded alluation.-Direction of Wind is registered every two points, N., N.N.E, N.E., etc.— Force of Wind, o calm, to a light breeze, 3 to 5 mode- rate. 5 to 7 fresh... 7 to 8 aường, 8 to so heavy, 10 to 3 violent-State of Weather, B. Clear blue sky, C. Cloudy. D. Drizzly, F, Yog. G. Foggy, H. HAL, Z. Light ning. H. Misty, (). Overcast. P. Prazing showers. Q. Squilly & Kaisy, S. Saw. Thunert U. Bad, threatening Valbury W. Storm 2. Calm, T etter are reported to indicate any, increase over, the mona wverage of dicir algalfiextions. Rain.-The hours of exis for the previous 4 hours (noon) are registered from
to
the quantity of water tallaa:'ndicated in inches, vans mad
MAILS EXPECTED.
**** THE AMERICAN HAIL
4
47
The P. M. steamer City of Tokio, with the American mail, left San Francisco on the arst September, and may be expected here on or about the 19th instant.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
VESSELS ARRIVED IN EUROPE FROM PORTS IN JAPAN, CHINA, AND MANILA, Huntingdon (s.)........................Hanków................Aug. 11 Edward Barrow Manila.....
Aug. 17 Glenfalloch (8.)
.China
..AUR. 25 Bodiid
Hongkong ...Aug. 25 Lucia........
1 Hongkong Aur Wilhelm..................Manila............Aug. 28 Manila...Aug. 30
Estrella.........
Breconshire (s.)....China ..... Aug. 31
VESSELS EXPECTED AT HONGKONG, (Corrected to Date).
Penarth Liverpool:
.Cardiff
Kennett, Quangai 19th June; General- Kwok Acheong & Sons.
SAILING VESSELS.
September 29, AGNES MUIR, British bark, 851,
James Lowe, London 14th June, General Gibb, Livingston & Co. September 24, ALEX. MCNEIL American ship, 1,122, Sproul, Shanghai 14th Sept., Ballast. -Russell & Co.
May zo, ALVA, Portuguese ship, 632, E. de Souza, Singapore 24th April, General-Brandao & Co.
September 5, ANTIOCH, American bark, 987, H. J. Hemingway, Newcastle, N.S.W., 12th July, Coal Ed. Schellhass & Co. September 25, BILLY SIMIPSSON, British bark,
433, Brown, Manila 13th Sept., Sapanwood.
Order.
September 18, CHAMRON KASIRVE, Siam, bark, 480. Petersen, Bangkok 21st August, Wood.
Yuen Fat Hong.
September 27, EDWARD MAY, American bark, 907. C. A. Johnsen, Honolulu 19th August, Ballast.-Russell & Co.
September 10, Envoy, Siamese bark, 330, W. H.
wood.-Captain.
H. Reynals, Bangkok 30th August, Sapan August 20, ERIN'S ISLE, British-ship, 1,798, J. Fleming, Cardiff 22nd April, Coal-Gibb, Livingston & Co.
September 16, FANO, Danish brig, 217, Morlen
sen, Newchwang 27th August, Beans. Ed. Schellhase & Co.
September 17, GESINE BRONS, Ger, bark, 40z, F. Trumback, Newchwang 2nd Sept, Beans. --Wieler & Co,
September 17, GUSTAV & OSCAR, German skip
1,352, Lecmann, Cardiff 1st June, Coal Melchers & Co.
FOOCHOW.
In Port on 28th September, 1882.
Chateaubriand, British bark, 406 (Dadd)-Kaw
Hong Take & Cn.
Gustav & Marie, German bark, 355 (Buhrsch)
Siemssen & Co.
John D. Brewer, American bärk, 962 (Walter).
'Chinese.
SHANGHAI.
In Port on 30th September, 1882. Argos, British brig, 289.(Johnson)-Nils Moller, Bessic, British bark, 228 (Uarter)-Siemssen &
Co.
Charley, British bark, 359 (Schroder)--Nils
Moller.
Captain.
Charon Wattana, Siamese bark, 958 (Ulrich) Chingtab, Chinçse bark, 474 (Taylor)-C. M.
S. N. Co.
Copernicus, German bark, 1,212 (Lessen)-C.
& J. Trading Co.In
E von Beaulieu, German bark, 335 (Oetting
Ed. Schellhass & Co.
& Co.
Guiding Star, British bark, 31-Mackenzie Helen British bark, 556 (Hansen) Fratar Hermann, German bark, 923 (Obermann
& Co.
Melchers & Co.
H. E. Tapley, British ship, 946 (Finlayson
Captain.
Hilda, British bark, 306 (Hemmingsen)-Nils
Moller.
Hugo & Otto, Norwegian bark, 370 (Koed)-
Ed. Schelibass & Co,
Ismir, British ship, 1,259 (Cann)-C, & J.Trading
Co.
Kalakaua, French bark, 448 (Bara)-Carlowitz
& Co.
Kassa, British bark, (Brown)-Captain. Leander, British bark, 846 (Hamilton)-Mel-
chers & Co.
Schelhaas & Co.
*
Louisa, German schooner, 246 (Schierloh)-Ed. Luzon, American bark, 1,592 (Willey)-C. & J.
Trading Co.
|
gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander Pollard, Chefoo.
Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar
-
The usual hours will be observed in closing
MAILS BY THE BRITISH FACKET.. The British Contract Packet “Bokhara ”will- be despatched on TUESDAY, the 17th Instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom and Europe via Brindisi, to the Straits Settlements, FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Mauri.
tius, Egypt, Malts, and Gibraltar.
N.D.This Packet carries no mails for the Australasian Colonies.
CHINA STATION.
Abrecky Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Captain
Schanz, Chefoo.
Adonis, French gunboat, 5 guns, Commander
Caillard, Saigon.
AFRICA, Russian Corvette, 14 guns, Captain
Alexeyeff, Vladivostock.
Ashuelot, American corvette, 6 guns, Commander
H. E. Mullen, Yokohama. DUKE OF EDINBURGH, Russian frigate, Captain
de Giers, Vladivostock, Elizabeth, German corvette, 15 guns, Captain
Hollmann, Chefoo.
Ermak, Russian transport, Captain Koltchan,
Japan.
Gomostai, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Stark, Vladivostock. Gravina, Spanish craiser, Don Fabian Montojo,
Shanghai. litis, German gunboat, 8
gans, Commander Klausa, Shanghai. Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Beau.
mont, Nagasaki,
La Victorieuse, French frigate, 13 guns, Captain
de la Batic, Yokohama. Legaspi, Spanish transport, Don Mariano Tor.
res, Singapore.
Lutin, French gunboat, 4 guns, Commauder
Rouvier, Shanghai. Marques del Duero, Spanish despatch-vessel, Commander E. Diar Mores, Hongkong,
Monocacy, American gunboat, 9 guns, Comman
der S. Cotton, Chefoo."
Morge, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Tatarinoff, Japan.
Nerpa, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Valrondt, Chefoo.
HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS. THE FRENCH MAIL-DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE. 5 PAL, 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.
10
Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of all printed matier and patterns ceases. 11 AM Mail closes, except for Late Letters. 11.70 4.M., 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 to Cents-until time of departure. S
The English Mail packets will sail on the fol lowing dates —
Tuesday, 17th October,
31st. M
"
14th November. 28th
THE ENGLISH MAIL..
The following hours are, observed in closing Mails, &c., by the British Contract Packet
DAY OF DEPAKTURE, į NOON.. Money Order Office closes. 2.00 P.M.- Registry of Letters ceases.
of ali printed matter and patterns ceases.
Posting
3.10 P.Letters may be posted with late fee of 3.00 PM-Mails closed, except for Late Letters.
10 cents until
3.30 PM when the Post Office closes entirely. Palos, American gunboat, 6 guna, Lieutenant-3.40 P.M.-Lale Letters may be posted on board the packet with late fee of 10 cents until time Commander Green, Kobe.
of departure da
PLASTOON, Russian corvette, Captain Poliansky,
Yokohama.
Richmond, American frigate, 13 guns, Captain
Skerratt, Yokohama.
Sobol, Russian gunboat, gunboat, Commander
Boyle, Vladivostock.
St. Petersburg, Russian transport, 6 guns, Cap
tain Sidenener, Vladivostock.
Stotsch, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain yon
Blanc, Chefoo:
Tamega, Portuguese gunboat, Commander Costa
Cabral, Macao. Tongous, Russian gunboat, Commander Heck,
Singapore,
Velasco, Spanish gunboat, Don Pedro Ossa.
Manila
Vladivostook.
Vestnik, Russian cruiser, Commander Avelan, Villars, French corvette, Captain M. Dewatre,
Yokohama.
Vostock, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Molchonsky, Japan,
Wolf, German gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Strauch, Chefoo.
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 hall-ounce
letters to the United Kingdom by mail at the rate of four cents (two-pence) each, which may
be prepaid either ins Imperial or in Hongkong
Stamps. By private steamer the postage is two
cents (one penny)
3.The same privileges apply to letters ad- dressed to the Privates and Non-commissioned Officers named above. PIN
3Private steamers leave Hongkong for Lon- don about every ten days, y
4-The letters must not exceed half an ounce.
No handkerchiefs, jewellery, &c., can be sant, even with the ends open allo
5.-1f from a Soldier or Sallor his class and description, must be stated in full on the letter, the cover of which must be signed by the Cons. manding Officer, with name of regiment, ship, &c in full, If to, a Soldier or Sailor, his class and.
ship, &c, description, with name of
must be stated in full. JENSEN MEA CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON Soldiers and Sailors have no privileges
An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, Lin Kuo
Ch'ang, Canton, Chee-hing, Revenue cruiser, 2 guns, Chinese
"Captain, Canton-
Chen-to, Viceroy's gunboat, 3 guns, J. Stewart,
Canton.
Chân-ful, Revenue cruiser 1. runs, Chinese
Canton
Ching-on Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chinese Ad-
October 2, HECHT, German 3-m. sch., 358, W.
Ploetz, Chefoo 17th September, General. Siemssen & Co, October 6, HELENS, British bark, 433, J. Inkster,
Whampoa 5th October, General Chinese.-M. A-Dixor German bark, 445--Morris & Co.miral, Canton. October 2, HERMINE, Swedish bark, 289, F. Omega, British bark, 480 (Bruce)-Morris & Co. Ching-ising, Viceroy's gunboat, a guns, F. Bes-
Loungren, Newchwang 18th September, Orce, Italian bark, 681 (2iño)-Chapman, King Reani-Ed, Schellhaas & Co.
September 12, IDA, German ship, 1,298, W. Schneider, Cardif 4th May, Coals.Sicmos- sen & Co.
August 7, INVINCIBLE, American ship, 1,460, Shukland, Cardiff and April, Coal-Russell & Co. September 16, IRIS, British 3-m, schooner, 200; Shaw, Freemantle, WA, 11th August, San- dalwood-Siempen & Co. September 10, LIGHTNING, British ship, 1,629, J. F. Rowell, Newcastle, N.S.W., 31st July, Coal-Siemssen & Co..
September 15, LOTHAIR, British ship 794, T. C. Boulton, London 12th May, Coal-Arn-
hold, Karberg & Co.
Melchers & Co.
P. G. Carvill do......Cardisr May 20 Friederike...............London ...May 22 Gloamin...................New York ...May 31 C. F. Sargent.......Canliff ...June 20 September 29, MOHMUSEN, German ship, 1950, Vortsetzen .............................Glasgow ..............june 28 A, R. Wielms, Cardid 11th May, Coala Frederike
June 28
·Iquique “waiata
June 29 September 19, MERCURY, American ship, 1,156, Dora
July 2 J. L. Panno, Singapore 8th Sept, Timber Annina.
July...IK Chinese. Marianne'.
July 12 October 4, PHINEAS PENDLETON, Americanship, Julya
1,300, A. N. Laffin, Yokohama 24th Sept., July 25
·Balinst Captain, a
Aug... Aug. Augang
.New York .Cardiff.
Trieste.... "Antwerp“ Antwerp
C. B. Hazeltine
B. F. Watson Weser Esmeralda Jupiter (5)
New York New York London Hamburg...
S
The Netherlands-India S. N. Co.'s steamer | Menelaus (6.). Camorialelt Batavia on the 2nd instant, and | Antonio (8) may be expected to arrive here on or about the Maric
The Glen Line steamer Glencor left Singapore Bayswater. (8.).; on the morning of the 6th. instant, and may be | Khorassan expected to arrive here on the 18th.
mi
Spica
g
Cardiff...
London
London
Liverpool..
Glencoe (1)
Aug& August 9, PRIMA DONNA, American ablp: 1459 Hatch, Manila 19th June, Sugar and Hemp ———-Captain.
& Co.
Queen of the India, British bark, 388 (Manley)
W. Hewett & Co. Siam, Siamese bark, 294 (Thomsen)Captain. - Tetuan, British bark, 437 (Hyne)-J. J. Buch- Velocity, British steamer, 490 (Martin)-Morris Walter Siegfried, British bark, 298 (Hanses)
heister.
& Co.
Nils Moller,
NAGASAKI..
In Port on 23rd September, 1882. Carmelita & Ida, German bark, 436 (Katels)-
Captain,
Chin-se, British bark, 787 (Mahan)-Captain. C. Rodbertus, German bark, 566 (Schutz)--
Captain
Sumanour Maru, Japanese bak, 925 (Spiegelthal)
M. B. M. Com
YOKOHAMA.
In Port on 20th September, 1883.
Ele, German brig, 287 (Holm)-P. Bolm
sard, Canton,
Chop chung, Revenue cruller,Li Tack Ming,
Canton.
Chop-sai, Viceroy's gunboat, Chang, Canton, Hai-ch'ang-ching, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns Wu
Jui Chang, Canton,
K Hai-king-ching, Viceroy's gunboat, 3 guns, Chen
Liang Chich, Canton. Hoi-tung-hang, Viceroy's gunboat, Leung Yiu-
Ting, Canton day h Hua-shan, Viceroy's gunboat, zguns, H. J. Faunch,
Canton, GA,
Li-she, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Chinese, Canton Feng-chao-hal, Revenue cruiser, 4 guns, Cheng
Sung, Canton. Se va de Quang-on, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns, Lie Fing
Tie, Canton,
Shen-chi, Revenue cruiser, 5 guns, Sau Trung
Tal, Canton,
Sub-teing, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns,
Murray, Hai Ling Shan;
Tching-on, Viceroy's gunboat, a guns, Chinese
Admiral, Bogue Forts.
Tching po, Viceroy's gunboat, 3 guns, Wen
Lin An, Bogue Fortu
M. E. Russell, American bark, $15 (Nickels(Tehus-tung, Revenue cruiser, agung Wang
Walsh, Hall & Canyon
Oswald, German back, 445 (Boysen)P. Bobin
Tring Sheng, Canton,
prepaid with Imperial Stamps., with regard to books or papers, nor can these be WATAN BALETIER BOXES.
Many boxen of letters are received at the Post Qffice not sealed, that is to say, the box infastened with scaling wax, but there is no impression of a
The attention of boxholders it called to the necessity of carefully sealing such boxes with some recognisable seal, and of sending a chits book or receipt with them. The emission of the latter precaution: leaves a doubt as to whether the contents of the box ever reached the Post Office's the omission of the former, as to whether part of them might not have been abstracted for the sake of the Postage Stamps. LETTERS FOR THE UNITED STATES BY SAILING
When it is desired to forward letters to the
United States by a sailing ship which is not noti post the letter in the ordinary way marked fied as carrying a mail, it is only necessary to with the name of the ship, and prepaid ro cents per half ounce as usual, The Post Office then undertakes the duty of obtaining notice of depar ture and despatching, the correspondence. It is requested that the letters be posted if possible as least one day before the date fixed for sailing.
RATES OF POSTAGE
Letters, perfoz. Post Cards, each Books, Pattern,
Papers, per a Newspapers & Prices Registration.
Do With return Commercial papers signify such though written by hand, do not
ter of an actual or personal corres
as Invoices, deeds, copied music,
is the same as for Books, but alt
ug 24 August 21, PROSPERITY, Siamese bark, “176, Dr. P. Pendleton, American hip 7,133 (Laffin)ing.ppViceroy.aminboat. Aigung, A. Garcean under 4 oz weight are charged
tag, 24.
336
Michaelsen, Bangkok rith August, General -Chinese, „ING AAYA
Aug 29 September 1, ROCKHURST, British ship, 1,400, Aug 31
Balfour, Cardiff 27th April, Coal Russell „London MAMIAUPAN
Co
Jardine, Matheson & Co Queen Emma, British bark,
5314 (W
Walsh, Hall & Confere
Wm. W. Cr American bark, 1,708 (Hardy) By Trading & Car
Canton
Yi-hu, Viceroy's gunboat,
Canton Yumin, Viceroy gunbor
Chinese
10 Cents
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