1883-01-20 — Page 4

Hongkong Telegraph 港電新報 士蔑新聞 All

Commercial.

THIS DAY.

Noon,

A fair business in Banks has been put through this morning both for cash and on time. Cum new issue at 177 per cent. pre- mium for the end of the month, and ex new -issue at 148 for cash, a goodly number of shares have changed hands. The stock has a much healthier feeling than was the case yesterday, and is in good demand at 176 cum and 148 ex-cash rates. There are also buyers at 181 for the end of March. Docks are rather weaker with sellers at 52. No other business has been reported.

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4 o'clock p.m. We have nothing further to report from the Share Market since the issue of our noon edition.

SHARES.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-Ex New Issue -148 per cent. premium, sales and buyers. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-New issue.

140 per cent premium, sellers. Union Insurance Society of Canton-$1,850 per

share, buyers.

China Traders Insurance Company-$1,610

per share.

North China Insurance-Tis. 1,225 per share, Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$135 per

share, sellers.

Yangtsze Insurance Association-Tls: 890 per

Share.

Chinese Insurance Company-$230 per share.

sellers..

On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 150

Per share.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$1,135 per

share, buyers.

China Fire Insurance Company $327 per share,

sellers.

Hongong and Whampoa Dock Company-52

per cent, premium, sellers. Hongkong, 'Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.

333 per share premium.

Manila and China Steam Ship Company-1:5

per share, buyers."

Hongkong Gas Company-$80 per share, Hongkong Hotel Company-$125 per share.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1883.

Shipping.

ARRIVALS.

PEGASUS, British sloop, Commander E. F. Day, NAM-VIAN, French steamet, 435, A, Garceau,

19th Jan, Manila 14th January.

30th Jan-Haiphong, 16th January, 'and Haihow 18th, General-Shing Loong & Co. DIAMANTE, British steamer, 514, R. F. Cullen,

zoth Jan.Amoy 19th January, General Russell & Co.

FOOKSANO, British steamer, 990, Davis, 20th,

& Co.

Mathesonan 19th Jan, General-Jardine," DOUGLAS, British steamer, 982, Samuel Ashton, 20th Jan-Foochow 16th January, Amoy 17th, and Swatow 19th, General D. LA- praik & Co. CHINKIANG, British steamer, 799, S. M. Ort, 20th Jan.,--Shanghai 17th Jan, General and Treasure ($3,000).—Siemssen & Co.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARDOUR OFFICE, Naw-vian, French steamer, for Holbow. Thales, British steamer, for Swatow, China, German steamer, for Swatow, Fooksang, British steamer, for Shanghai. Decima, German stentner, for Saigon. Kishan, British bark, for Taiwanfoo. Camelot, British steamer, for Saigon. Atjeh, Dutch steamer, for Amey." Diamante, British steainer, for Manila. Bellona, German steamer, for Saigon. Rome, Spanish steamer, for Manila.

DEPARTURES.

January 20, Orestes, British steamer, for Amoy January, zo, Lily, British gunboat, for Singapore.

and Shanghai.

January 20, Tamsui, British steamer, for Ba

tavia, January 20, John D. Brewer, American bark,

for New York

January 20, Romes, Spanish str., for Manila. January 20, Lee-yuen, Chinese str., for Shanghai, January 20, 2ídjék, Dutch steamer, for Amoy. January 20, Zore, British steamer, for Straits

Settlements.

January 20, Hai-liang, Chinese gunboat, for

Foochow.

January 20, Foaksang British str., for Shanghai January 20, Ningpe, British str., for Shanghai.

PASSENGERS-ARRIVED,

Per Nam-vian, sta, from Haiphong, &c.-37 Chinesc. -

Indo-China Steam Navigation Company,. Listain Newington, Messrs. Remedios, Willmott

mited-par, sellers.

China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$200

per share, sellers.

China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)-3

per cent, premium.

Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$112

per share, sellers.

Hongkong Ice Company-$165 per share, sellers, Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited

-$60 per share.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878—1) per cent. prem.

ex. int.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881-24 percent. prem

EXCHANGE.

ON LONDON-Bank, T. T.

Bank Bills, on demand

Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight....

3/70

..3/8}@3/8!

4.63. .472.

Bank Billa, at 4 months' sight

Credits, at 4 months' sight...

Documentary Bills, at 4 months' ...........

sight

ON PAR18}}

Bank Bills, on demand......

Credits, at 4 months' sight

ON BOMBAY-Bank, T.T....

225.

ON CALCUTTA-Bank, T.T..

.225

ON SHANGHAL-

Bank, sight......

.721 ..73

Private, 30 days'sight.....

OPIUM MARKET.—THIS DAY.

NEW MALWA

........per picul, 8530

(Allowance, Tacls 28.)

OLD MALWA...

....................per picul, $553

(Allowance, Taels 40.) NEW PATNA (first choice) per chest, 8552 NEW PATNA (second)......per chest, $542) NEW PATHA (without choice) per

chest...................8547 NEW PATNA (bottom)......per chest, $555 New BENARES (without choice) per

chest,...

Per Diamante, str., from Amoy.-100 Chinese.- Per Douglas, str., from Foochow, &c.—Cap- Ferrar, Hughes, Hawkins, Sadler, Coxon, Bun- bury, Hedley, Rice, Barff, Travers, Jarrett, Wil- mot, and 123 Chinese.

Per Chintang, str., from Shanghai.-Captain Kinhos, Mr. Segonzac, and 27 Chinese. '

DEPARTED.

peans

Per John D. Brewer, for New York-3 Euro-

Per Zorne, str., for Singapore.-683 Chinese. Per Eomeo, str., for Manila.-Mr. Henry Babey, and t Chinése on deck.

£

'REPORTS.

The British steamship Diamante reports left Amoy on the 19th instant. Had moderate mon- scon and fine weather. On the 19th at 8 am, passed the steamship Albay off Hatch Island, bound to Amoy...

The British steamship Chinkiang reports left Shanghai on the 17th instant. From Shanghai to Namki Islands, had strong N.N.W. winds; thence had moderate monsoon to the Lammocks; thence to arrival had light EN.E. winds and clear weather. *)

The British steamship Douglas repons left

Foochow on the 16th instant, Amoy on the 17th, and Swatow on the 19th. From Foochow to Amoy and Swatow experienced strong N.E. wind and high sea with dull cloudy weather, and from Swatowto port had fresh breeze with slightly. hazy weather. In Foochow the steamships Hac shin, Waverley, and several Chinese gunboats.

Any the spamship Chang Heck Kian. The steamship Namea, left for Foochow. In Swatow the steamships Consolation, Horse guards, Chinese revenue cruiser Ling-feng, and one German ship-of-war.

VESSELS Expected at HONGKONG,

(Corrected to Date).

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SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.

STEAMERS.

CAMELOT, British steamer, 1,049, James Boor,

15th Jan.-Saigon 9th January, General. CHINA, German steamer, 649. H. Schoer, 18th

Kin Nam

January-Swatow 17th January, General Yuen Fat Hong. CHI-YUAN, Chinese steamer, 1,193, F. Wallace,

1and Dec., Singapore 13th Dec, General. C. M: S. N. Co. Cosmopolitan Dock. CRUSADER, British steamer, 647, T.Rowin, 13th

November, Saigon 7th November, Rice.— DALE, British steamer, 644, E. Allason, and Jan.,

Chong Wo Cheang-Kowloon Dock.

Bangkok 15th December, Rice and Gene- ral-Yuen Fat Hong,

DECIMA, German steamer, 1,151, P. Oestmann,

15th Jan.-Saigon 9th January, Rice-Geo. R, Stevens & Co.

FAME, British steamer, 117, Stepan, (tug plying)

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Ca GLENELO, British steamer, 894, J. S. Speechly, 14th Jan.-Saigon 6th January, Rice.- Tung Kee-Aberdeen Dock. HONGKONG, British steamer, 67, April 14th,—

Kwok Acheong & Sons. NELSON, British steamer, 807, Thorn, 17th Jan.,

Saigon Icth Jan, Rice and Paddy.

R. Stevens & Co.

Gea, OLYMPIA, German steamer, 783, Christiansen, 17th Jan, Saigon 17th January, Rice.— Siemssen & Co. PING-ON, British steamer, 574, McCaslin, rath Jan-Pakhoi, and Hoshow 11th January, SRA GULL, American steamer, 48, Hayden, General-Russell & Co-Cosmopolitan

Dock.

Nov. 24th-China Traders' Insurance Co. SHUN-ON, Annamite steamer, 136, W. Blumen-

last.-Shun Woo Yuen.

berg, 18th Jan, Whampoa 17th Jan., Bal THALES, British steamer, 830, T. C. Pocock, 18th Jan-Swatow 17th January, General-D. Lapaik & Co..

THAMES, British steamer, 296, Tait, 14th Jan.,

-Saigon 3rd January, Rice.-Arnhold, Kar- VLADIVOSTOCR, Russian str., 678, Himelersky,

berg & Co.

VORSETZEN, German steamer, 1,750, F. Lutjens,

-Melchers & Co.

9th Jan.-Manila 5th January, General.—— Butterfield & Swire. ZAMRESI, British steamer, 1,540, H. L Moule, 13th Jan., Bombay 21st Dec., and Singa pore 4th January, General.-P. & 0. S. .. N. Co.

YorTUNG, British steamer, 286, H. Kennett,

June 23rd Quangai 19th June, General. Kwok Acheong & Sons.

SAILING VESSELS,

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HONGKONG-SAILING VESSELS.

*R* (Continued) SCHWAN, German brig, 276, J. Schroder, th General-Siems. Jan., Chefoo 27th Dec., sen & Co. SPICA, German bark, 915, B. Hallmann, 13th Jan,Cardiff rat September, Coal-Mel- chers & Co. SPINAWAY, British bark, 325, F. Bateman, ......11th Jan.-Freemantle 28th Nov., Sandal

wood. Stenissen & Co. WESER, German bark, 916, H. Hellmers, tith Jan.,Cardiff 9th September, Coal-Order,

WHAMPOA.

BENEDICTA, German schooner, 247; C. Darum, Manila 31st December, Ballást.—Wieler & Co.

CANTON.

PEKING, British steamer, 954, Drewes, 15th Jan., Shanghai 13th January, General-Slems- son & Co.

RIVER STEAMERS,

Hanikow, British steamer, 2,235, Ogston-But-

terfield & Swire. Ho-nam, British steamer, 1,377, T. Benning

Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co. Kiang-ping, Chinese steamer, 360, Holmes,

C. M. S. N, Co. Klu-kiang, British steamer, 617, A. Benning

Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Kiung-chow,. British steamer, 159, Goggin

Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co. British steamer, 1,890, Hoyland-Hong kong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Spark, British steamer, 140-Hongkong, Can

ton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. White Cloud, British steamer, 527-Hongkong,

Canton, & Macao Steam-bost Co. Yot-sai, British steamer, 180, Lefavor-Hong- kong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co.

AMOY.

In Port on 11th January, 1883. Alex. Newton, British bark, 305 (Newton)-Boyd

& Co.

Anna, German schooner, 347 (Deinschein)-

Pasedag & Co.

Chloris, German bark, 334 (Matsen)—H. A. Pe

tersen & Co.

Faugh Balaugh, German schooner, 240 (Rute)--

H. A. Petersen & Co. Fiodden, British bark, 337 (Henderson)-Boyd

& Co.

Francisca, German bark, 368 (Jessen)-H., 'A

Petersen & Co.

Frohlich, German brig, 360 (Moller)-Pagedag

& Co.

Jersen & Co.

HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON,

Albatross, screw sloop, 4 guns, Commander

Errington, Hongkong. Audacious, double-screw iron frigate, Captain R.

E. Tracey, Hongkong. Champion, corvette, 14 guns, Captain. Russell S.

G. Pasley, Singapore. Cleopatra,

Post Office.

A MAIL WILL CLOSE For Swatow-Per Thales, to-day, the Instant, at 5 P.Meni 67

For Swatów. Per China, to-day, the zoth in- stant, at SP.A.

For Hoibew, and Haiphong-Per Nam-vian,

Shanghe, 14 guns, Captain Hippisley, on Monday, the sand instant, at 9:30 AM. Curacoa, corvette, 14 guns, Captain S. Longs on Tuesday, the 23rd instant, at 5 P., FAL

For Swatow Amoy, & Foochow Per Douglas,

Yokohama.

Daring, composite sloop,' 4 guns, Commander F. Encounter, steam corvette, 14 guns, Captain G.

J. J. Elliott, Kobe. Robinson, Hongkong. Esk, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve,

Hongkong.

Flying-Fish, stoop, 4 guns, Lieut-Commander

Hoskyn, en route Hongkong. Fly, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Comman-

der J. Hope, Hongkong. Foxhound, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Commander

McQuhae, Sandakan. Kestrel, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Com-

mander E. Hotham, on a cruise. Lily, screw gun-vessel, 3 guns, Commander

Evans, en route Singapore. Magpie, surveying vessel, 4 guns, Licut-Com.

Carpenter, Nagasaki. Midge, double-screw gun-vessel, In reserve,

Hongkong Moorhen,

Yokohama.

porn gurbh guns, Lieut. Commander Pegasus, sloop, & guns, Commander E. F. Day,

Hongkong Sheldrake, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Comander M.

Bridger, Shanghai. Swift, double-screw gun-vessel, 5 guns, Comman

der Collins, Hongkong. Tweed, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve,

Hongkong.

V. Emanuel, receiving ship, zo guns, Commo

dore Cuming, Hongkong. Vigilant,"paddle despatch-vessél, 2 guns, Lieut.-

Commander C. Lindsay, Hongkong.

Zephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander Wivern, turret-ship, 4 guns, in reserve, Hong-

kong, Pollard, Chefoo.

FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON. THE CHINA STATION.

Abreck, Russian gunboat, guns, Captain

Schanz, Chefoo Adonis, French gunboat, 5 guns, Commander

Caillard, Saigon. Africa, Russian corvette, 8 guns Captain

Alexeyeff, Hongkong. Alert, American corvette, 4 corvette, Commader Ashuelot, American corvette, 6 guns, Commander

H. E. Mullen, Shanghai. Duke of Edinburgh, Russian Ironclad, Captain

de Glers, Hongkong.

ALDEN BESSIE, American bark, A. Noyes, 22nd Helene, German bark, 263 (J. Ricck)-H. A. Pe Kempfi, Kobe

Dec,Portland, Oregon 12th Nov., Spars.

Melchers & Co.

ALEXA, British bark 425, Robb, 16th Jan,

Wellington, New Zealand 26th November, General-Adamson, Bell & Co.

ALVA, Portuguese bark, 632, E. de Souza, 12th Jan-Kajang 9th Dec, Timber.-Brandao & Co. ANNA BERTHA, German bark, 480, Krause, 27th November, Newchwang 14th Nov., Beans,

--Siemssen & Co.

Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian bark, 274 (Christen-

sen)-H. A. Petersen & Co.

Hugo & Otto, Norwegian bark, 457 (M. Koeld)→

H. A. Petersen & Co.

Juno, German bark, 266 (Nielsen)-Paseng

&Co.

Kjobenhavn, Danish bark, 353 (Magleby)-

A. Petersen & Co.

Louise, American schooner, 280 (Lawrence)

H. A. Petersen & Co.

izabeth German corvette, is guns, Captain

Hollmann, Amoy. Ermak, Russian transport, Captain Koltchau,

Nagasaki.

Gornostai, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander

Stark, Vladivostock

For Saigon Per Vladivostock, on Thursday, the 25th instant, at 3.30 Panely

For Nagasaki and Yokohama.-Per Sumatra, on Friday, the 26th instarit, at 11.30 AM.

For Straits and Bombay, Per Zambesh, on Friday, the 26th instant, at 3.30 P.M. A

For Salgon-Per Olympia, on Tuesday, the 30th instant, at 3.30 M

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 BRITISH PACKET.

The British Contract Packet “Roug,” will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 23rd instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom, and Europe via Brindisi, to the Straits Settle menta, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, N.B. This Packet carries no mails for the Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar. Australasian Colonies, pr The usual hours will be

the Malls, &c. =???

observed in closing

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet "Oxus 7 will be despatched on TUESDAY, the goth instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom, and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Barmah, Ceylon, the Aus tralasian Colonies, Fondichery: Madras - Cal- cutta, Aden, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, and Mauri. tius..

The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, c

HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS, ARANG THE ENGLISH MAILA

The

following Mails, NOON-Money Order Office closes.

ing hours are observed in closing by the British Contract Packet :-

-DAY OF DEPARTURE.

2.09 FM Registry of Letters ceases. Posting

of all printed matter and patterns COLBER. 300 P.M.Malls closed, except for Late Letters. 3.10 P-Letters may be posted with late fee of

10 Cents until you 3.30 PM when the Post Office closes entirely, 3.40 P.Male Letters may be posted on board the packet with late fee of ro cents until time of departure.

THE FRENCH MAIL-DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE..

SP.M., Money Order Office Closes Post Office closes, except the night box, which is always open out of office hours.ph DAY OF DEPARTURE,

7. A.M., Post Office open.

10 AM, Registry of Letters ceasca, - Posting of

all printed matter and patterns censes fr

ANTOINETEE, British bark, r,or4, E. T.. Bunje, Magenta, British schooner, 329 (Coalfleet Gravina, Spanish cruiser, Don José Quesada, A., Mail closes, except for Late Letters;

6th January, Manila 27th December, Bal- last-Order-Kowloon Dock. BARDAROSSA, Ge

German ship, 1,313, R. Kausch, 12th Jan, Cardiff 4th August, Coal.—Mel- chers & Co. BEATRICE, British schooner, 66, Williams, 17th

BILLY SIMPSON, British bark 432, Brown, 9th Jan., Guap 7th January, Copra Captain.

Dec.,-Cebu 26th Nov,, General-Master. B. F. WATSON, American bark, 993, G. E. Haw- king, 12th Jan.,New York 26th July, Oil -Melchers & Co. CASHMERE, British ship, 1,238, F. A. Lothart,

Master.

17th Jan.-Newcastle 24th Nov., Coal. CHAS, G. RICE, American bark, 715 A. W.

Smart, 12th Jan.,-Newcastle, N.S.W., 18th November, Adamson, Bell & Co. COLOMA, American bark, 853, Noyes, 5th Jan,

Portland, Oregon 8th November, Lumber. Melchers & Co.

CONQUEST, American bark, 516, Caring, 20th Nov-Newcastle zand Sept, Coal-Rus Nieuwe Waterweg......Hamburg Sept

sell & Co, B. P. Cheney. Cardiff Sept. 9 Flucllin..

Sunderland.....Sept.&CORYPHENE, American bark, 812, Geo. W. Ginn, 11th Jan.-Yokohama 29th Dec., Ballast. Napier Antwerp...Sept. 9 Captain-Aberdeen Dock. Mary Whitridge......New York ......Sept. 13 CYPRUS, British ship, 1,392, Johnson, 11th Jan., .... 8542 Phenix......

Hamburg NEW PERSIAN..per chest, 8335

Middlesbro 4th August, Iron. Captain. Heinrich.......... Cardiff

German bark, 417, P. Vogt, 13th OLD PERSIAN...

Jan., Deutschland ....................perpicul, 8320

............Penarth.........Sept. 25 (Allowance, Taels 32).

Emma T. Crowell ......!

.....New York ......Oct.

-Hamburg 27th July, General-Melchers & Co. DORA, German ship, 1,359, H. Meyer, aand November, Cardiff 1st July, Coal-Am- hold, Karberg & Co.

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

(From Muix, FALCONER & Co.'s Register),

YESTERDAY.

Barometer P.Me monocroma

Barometer-4 7+M+ ·

Thermometer P,M,

Theater P.M. "Thermorsterir., (Wet bulb) Themometer F.m. (Wat bulb,

TO-DAT

Thermomatstand A. M.

Thermometer A., (Wet bulbj..

Harater-3 1,36.

Thermometer). F. MA

Thermometart 7.94. (Wet bulb)....................

Thermometer-Maximumsetinas stated

Thermometer-Miniqum (over night) O

Adela

17

1 12 DANI

Cardiff.

London

mburg.

Pasedag & Co.

Rachel, British bark, 283 (Affleck). ---Boyd & Co.

SHANGHAI,

In Port on 12th January, 1883.

Blackadder, British brig, 963 (Swensen)-Russell Annie M. Bur, American ship, 889 (Byrne)

& Co.

Brenda, British brig, 291 (Swensen) Nils Moller, Channel Queen, British bark, (Lacheur)-Chap-

man, King & Co.

Charley, British bark, 359 (Schroder)-Nils Chingtali, Chinese bark, 473 (Taylor)-C. M.

Moller:

5. N. Co.

Matheson & Co. Cubana, British bark, 499' (Howard)—Jardine,

Emma, German schooner, 219 (Michelsen)-Ed

Schellbass & Co.

Escort, American bark, 636 (Waterhouse)

Russell & Co.

Hedvig, British bark, 375 (Davey)-Nils Moller. Hilda, British bark, 366 (Hemmingsen)-Nils

Moller.

Ino, German bark, 344 (Bohsen)-F. A. Bu.

chasdi.

Manila.

Iltis, German gunboat, 8 guns, Commander

. Klausa, Shanghai.

Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Beau-

mont, Hongkong.

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11.10 A, Letters may be posted with Late Fee

of 10 cents until.

71.30 A.M., when the Post Office closes entirely, 11:40 AM, Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of to Cents until time of departure po poje

La Victorieuse, French frigate, 14 guns, Captain

de la Batic, Hongkong. Monocacy, American gunboat, 6 guns, Comman-1-Privates in HIM. Army - Nery Non Latin, French gunboat, 4 guns, Commander

Rouvier, Hongkong,

der C. S. Cotton, Kobe. Morge, Russian. gunboat, 7 guns, Commander

Tatarinoff, Japan.

Nerpa, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander

Valrondt, Chefoo.

Palos American Funboat guns, Lieutenant

Commander Green, Kobe. PLASTOON, Russian corvette, 8 guns, Captain

Poliansky, Canton. Richmond, American frigate, 14 guns, Captain

Skerrelt, Canton,

Sobol, Russian gunboat, 7 gunboat, Commander

Boyle, Vladivostock

St. Petersburg, Russian transport, & guns, Cap-

taip Sidenener, Vladivostocking pus Stosch, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain von

Blanc, Japan, tak to

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS' LETTERS

commissioned, Officers, Bandmasters, Army. Schoolmasters (not Superintending or Fint Class) Writers or Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce

rate of four cents (two-pence) each which may letters to the United Kingdom by mail at the be prepaid either in Imperial or in Hongkong Stamps. By private steamer the postage in two cents (one penny).

2. The tame privileges apply to letters ad- dressed to the Privates, and Non-commissioned Officers named above,

3-Private steamers leave Hongkong for Lone don about every ten days.

The letters must not exceed half an ounce. No handkerchiefs, jewellery, ac, can be sent, even with the ends open as a teach

Jane Woodburn, British brig, 299 (Dasborough). Tamega, Fortuguese gunboat, Commander da mandingon must be signed by the Com

-Chinese.

John Smith, American schooner, 561 (Kustil)-

Wisner & Co.

Kolga, British bark, 541 (Kiolaeth,)-Russell

"& Co.

Pelham, British bark, 340 (Downlo)Mackenzie Queen of India,

Costa Cabral, Macao.

Tongous, Russian gunboat, Commander Heck,

Singapore.

Vestnik, Russian cruiser, Commander Avelan,

Hongkong

Villars, French corvette, 15 guna, Captain M.

Dewatre, Shanghai..

If from a Soldier or Sailor his class and | description must be stated in full on the letter,

the cover of which

with name of regiment, whip, &c. In full. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class and description, with name of regiment, ship, doc., must be stated in full.

with regard to books or papers, nor can these be Soldiers and Sailors have no privileges prepaid with Imperial Stamps

LETTER BOXES,

Many Boxes of letters are recelyod's the Post

20 ELLA S. THAYER, American ship, 1,098, Davis, & Co. British steamer, 394 (Manley) Vostock, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, Commander Office not sealed, that is to gay, the bax is fastened

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Dorothea

Lucia ......

Adolphu

Wandering Jew

Auguste

Annie J. Marshall

Merionethshire (6.)

Dáto

Newport New York... Hamburg. Hamburg. Liverpool

.Oct. .Oct. 13 Oct 13 Oct. ..Oct. las Oct 34 Nov.

A. and W. C.

Liverpool

.30.30

Glenroy (6)

....................London

30.014

›19,238

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Inca

Hesperia (s)...... Hamburg

MAILS EXPECTED.

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

and October, put back. Russell & Co. ERL KONIO, German bark, 456, A. Naurch, ayth

Nov.-Newchwang 16th Nov., Beans, Slemssen & Co.

Nov, 21 Nov. 22 ESMERALDA, German bark, 786, H. Brock, 11th Nov. 30

Jan., Hamburg 10th August, General. Nov. 30

Melchers & Co.. .Dec. Dec.

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The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Ganges, with CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL the English mail, left Singapore for this port on Tuesday, the 16th instant, at to a.și., and le due here on the 23rd.

BAROMETER,

THERMOMK.

TER, RG

REGISTER.

THIS DAY'S TELKQRAMS.

Barometer...]

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Direction of Wind

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Hour's Rain... Quantky ale

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faites are repented to indicus, ky inching ontspannen sverage of these alpalócation, Run The hours of rain for the previons sa boun (noch) are registarad, frons '3' to me. the'quailty of water filem indicaand in harchangelan

THE AMERICAN MAIL,

The O. &0. steamer Garlic, with the next American mall, left Yokohama on the 16th in- stant, at daylight, and is due here on the sand.

The O. & O. steamer Belgie, with the succeed ing American mail, left San Francisco on the 28th ultimo, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 27th instant.

**THE INDIAN MAIL.

The steamers Lennox and Japan, with the next Indian mail, left Calcutta on the morning of the 17th instant, and are due here on or about the 4th proximo.

.

STEAMERS EXPECTED,

The Shire Line steamer Flintshire, from Lon- don, left Singapore on the gth instant, and is now over dueĄ

The D. D. R. steamer Hesperia left Singapore on the 14th instant, and may be expected to arrive liere on or about the sand.

The E. & A. 5. S. Co.'s steamer Cafferthon lef Sydney on the 4th instant, and is due here on or about the 29th, at

The steamship Afeath (Messrs. Gea R. Sia vens & Co.'s line) left Sydney for Hongkong ou the inth instant, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 9th proxima

The steamship Hungarian let Sydney for Hongkong via Queensland Post, on the digth: kanntant, and may be expected to arrive here on

or about the fath proximo.

The E & A B. 5. Co.'s steamer Born Jeft Sydney on the oth instant, and is due here

| bn or about the 13th proximo, AGAIN, AGAR.

GLENURY, British . 3-m. schooner 283, Đ. Tham

son, 12th Jan.-Manila 9th Dec, General. -Wieler & Co.

HALLCERDA, British ship, 1,087, Melkle, 5th Dec, Kobe 26th November, Ballast.-Captain, HANS, German bark, 313, A Thomson, 12th Jan-Chefoo rat January, General-Wieler & Co. HERBERT BLACK, American bark 575, Treat,

13th Dec, Nagasaki, 5th Dec., Coal Captain. Kowloon Dock. HERMANN, German bark, 453, W. Pens Totli Dec-Chefoo a8th Nov, General Wieler & Co.

JACODIE, German bark, 417, C. H. Christian-

10th Dec, Iloilo 25th Nova Wood. Ed Schellbase & Co.Kowloon Dock, JAMES E. PENDLETON, American bark, 938, B. J. Colcord, 12th Jan Nagarald 3rd Jan., Coal-Butterfield & Swire. JUNG, German, bark, 517, H. C. Breckwoldt

29th Nov-Hamburg 22nd July, General.

Melchers & Co. KISHON, British bark, 491, Thomas S. Ho- with, 3rd January Touron 6th December, Salt.-Ed Schellhass & Cons LIVIKOSTONE, German bark, 531, H. Steffens, 14th Jan Honolulu 12th December, Bal- last.--Siemssen & Co.

n

LOUISA, German 3-m. ch., 245, Schierloch, and || Jati, — Whampoa 31st Dec., General.-Ed.

Schellhass & Couple MARIE, German barke, 430, G. Thomaschewst,

14th Jan.,Bangkok 27th Nov, General Melchers & Co. MARIE, German 466, A. Welaransky, 19th Jan, Hamburg 5th Sept, General Stenissen & Co. NONRAVEL, mis bark, 399, E. Finlayson, pth NovemberNewchwang 30th Octy/Beans, OSPRRY, British bark, 269, W. Hall Albany,

~ Chong Woo.--Kowloon Dock wor

4th Jan Albany 11th October, Sandal wood Girman & Co

PRINTEMPS, Fren. barke, 277, Galland, 16th Jan, Keeling 12th January, Con Jardine, Matheson &c Co.

Geo, A. Free

mopolit

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W. Hewett & Co.

Southern Chief, American ship, 1,283 (Higgins)

C. & J. Trading Co.

Star of India, British bark, 1,240 (Parslow)—

Melchers & Co.

Stout, Norwegian bark, 581 (Hennester)Chap

man, King & Co.

Therese, German, bark, 390, (Hansen)--Mel-

chers & Co. VAN

Zebina Goudey, British bark, 1,037 (Cook)—–

Melchers & Co.

YOKOHAMA.

In Fort on 30th December, 1882, 24 Ads, British schooner, 73 (J. Goldio)-H. Cook. A Cashman, Russian schooner, 50 (Starnberg) Alexander, American

merican schooner, so (Carison)......--- Hot H. Cook.

Alma, American schooner, $a (Tibbey)-J. D.

Carroll & Co.

·F. Ketz.

Isaacs & Bro. A. Marshall, British ship,, 1,096 (McFaden)-R. Black Diamond, German bark, 6yo (Boyd)-p.

Bohm Cremona, American hark, 608 (Grove)-Frazar

& Cont Diana, American scho

schooner, 75 (Peterson Cap Else, German brig, 287 (Holm)-P. Bohm. E von Beaulieu, German bark, 336 (Getting

Grosser & Co. Helena, American schooner, 40 (Bischof)-M.

Ginabuy,

Herschel, German ship, 787 (Wepper)-Reimers

& Co Manhegan, Britik Fauver & Com

bark, 1,143 (Paulsen)

M. C. Bobm, German schooner, 56-P. Bohm. Osaka, British baik, ja7 (Lowe)-Corner & Co.. Oswald, German bark, 445 (Boysen)PBohm Otome, American schooner, 53 W. (Hardy The Snow & Cop

Add Paul Revere,

ship, 1,735 (Mullin) C. & J. Trading Ca, pen & Trading Co. Raphael, American ship, 1,543 (Nicho Roderick Hay, German bark, 200 By Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Rost American schooner, do

Copeland

Sophic, Russian brig, 330 F/ReteAT

Stella, Russian schooner 40 Zephyr British scho

£30

Hod

Molchansky, Japan.: Wolf, German- gunboat, gons, Commander

Strauch, Chefoo.

MEAN? So CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON

An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 gunt, Lin Kue

Ch'ang, Hongkong. Chee-hing, Revenue cruiser, 2 guns, Chinese

Captain, Canton. Chen-to, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns,

Canton TRWA Chén-jul, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Chinese,

Hongkong,RAND

Stewart

Ching-on, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chung Wing

Fal, Canton,

Bard, Hongkong,OGY Ching-taing, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guna, F. Hos.

Chop chung, Revenue cruiser -----lál Tack Ming,,

Canton

Chop-sal, Viceroy's gunboat, Chang, on a cruise Hai-ch'ang-ching, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Wa

Jul Chiang, Hongkong Hai-king-ching Viceroy's gunboat, 3 guns,

Llang Chich, Hongkong! Hol-tung-hung, Viceroy's gunboat; Leling: Yiu- Huashan, Viceroy's gunboat, zgun

Ting, Canton,

Canton

LI-sht, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns Feng-chan-hal, Revenue cruiser

Shol, Hongkong

Quang-on Viceroy's gunboat, gun Shen-chi, Revenue croiser, gund

Tal, Canton.co

Suitsing Viceroy

unbou

Murray, Hai Ling Shan. Tching-on, Viceroy's gunbe My! Admiral, Bogue Forts Tching po. Viceroy's gun!

Bogue Forts, repeti Tchun-tung Revenue BATI Hu Went Cogs Taidepo Viceroy's pupboat-

with sealing war but is no impression of a

attention of boxholders.

is called necessity of carefully scaling such boxes with some" recognitable seal, and of tending a chips book or receipt with them The omission of the Latter, precaution leaves à doubt as to whether the contents of the box, ever reached the Post Office the mission of the former, as to whether Part of them might not have been abstracted for the wake of the Postage Stanij

WASSERATES OF POSTAGE,

•Letters, por ORD Post Cards, cach Books Patternis,

pers, per

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