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Commercial.

THIS DAY.

Noon,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1883.

Shipping.

ARRIVALS,

29th Jan, London gil Deceniber, and Singapore and Jan., General-Jardine,

Matheson & Co. HIMALAYA, British steamer, 514, W. R. Beedle,

29th Jan.,-Yokohama 11th January, and Nagasaki 24th, 300 tons Coal, and 500 tons General.-Butterfield & Swire.

Acry, Danish steamer, 268, N. C. Revebeck, Share business still keeps very quiet.

29th Jan-Haiphong 22nd Jan., and Macao 20th, General.-C. M. 5: N. Co. The principal feature on the Stock Ex-GLENROY, British steamer, 1,411, W. J. Genke, change this morning has been the renewed firmness of Banks: No actual business has come under our nolice, but The scrip is in good odour with buyers at 181 per cent. premium for cash, cum new issue. Yangtze Insurances are inquired after at 870 per share ex, div. but there does not appear to be any supply on these terms. Chinese Insurances are offered ́át the re- duced rate of 225 without leading to busi ness. Other quotations speak for them- selves.

GREYHOUND, British steamer, 237, D. Scott

29th Jan., Hoihow 29th Jan., General Adansas, Ichử Coi

ALMANY, British steamer, 1,488, Darly, 29th Jan,

Newcastle, N.S.W., toth January, Coal Jardine, Matheson & Co. DIA ANTE, British steamer, 514, R., F. Cullen,

Russeli & Co.

30th Jan, Manila 27th January, General. ASHINGTON, British steamer, B09, McDonald, 30th Jan.-Bangkok 23rd January, Gene- Tal-Jardine, Matheson & Co.

4 o'clock p.m. The only business reported since noon has been some rather extensive transac- tions in Luzons at 113 at which rate fur-firamar, British steamer, for Saigon.. ther shares couki be placed,

SHARES.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-Ex New Issue

151 per cent, premium. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-New issue.

141 per cent. premium-nominal. 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.

Yangtare Insurance Association-Ts. 870 per

share ex. div., buyers.

Chinese Insurance Company-$125 per share.

sellers.

On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Ts. 150

per share.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$1,140 per

share, boyers:

China Fire Insurance Company-$323) per share,

sellers.

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-50

percent. premium, buyers... Hongkong, Cant, and Macae Steamboat Co.

--$35 per share premium, sellers. China and Manila Steam Ship Company-130

per share, sellers.

Hongkong Gas Company-$80 per share, Hongkong, Hotel Company-$125 per share. Indo-China, Steam Navigation Company, Li-

mited-parsellers.

China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$195

per share, sellers...

China Sugar Relining Company (Debentures)—3

per cent, premium.

Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$113

per share, sales and buyers. Hongkang lee Company–S170 per share, sales. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Linsited

$60 per share.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878-14 per cent prem.

ex. int

Chinese imperial Loan of 1881--23 percent.prem.

EXCHANGE.

ON LONDON-Bank, T. T.

Bank Bills, on demand Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight.. Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight .... Credits, at 4 months' sight.....

sight

ON PARIS.-

Bank Bills, on demand

3/8 3/8

Documentary Bills, at 4 months'

.4.64.

Credits, at 4 months' sight

-4.74.

.225)

ON CALCUTTA,--Bank, T.T..

2251

ÔN HO TAY, DAT

ON SHANGHAL.—

Bank, sight...

Private, 30 days' sight:

OPIUM MARKET.—THIS DAY,

NEW MALWA.....

...per picul, 8530

(Allowance, Tatls 64.)

OLD MALWA ... ... ..

per picul, $555

"Allowance, Taels 40.)..

NEW PATNA (first choice)per chest, $552 NEW PATNA (second)......per chest, $545 NEW PATNA (without choice) per

chest.........

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

Greyhound, British steamer, for Hoihow. Ghuray, British steamer, for Shanghai. Phoenix, German steamer, for Saigon. Away, British steamer, for Shanghai, Hallgerda, British ship, for Guam.

DEPARTURES,

SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.

STEAMERS.

EGEAN, British steamer, 749, Thomas, 29th

Jan-Saigon 23rd Jan., Rice and Paddy, Tung Kee & Co.

AMOX, British steamer, 814 C. Hermann,

·Siemssen & Co.

28th Jan-Canton 27th Jan., General.- BAYSWATER, British steamer, 1,039, B. Walker,

26th Jan Saigon 18th January, Rice and Paddy.-Tung Kec.

CARLOS, Geminn steamer, 763, Horn, 27th Jan., Bangkok 16th January, Rice.-Ed. Schell. hass & Co. CATTERTHUN, British steamer, 1,407, J. Miller, 9th Jan, Sydney 4th Jan, Rockhampton 8th, Townsville roth, Cooktown 11th, Thurs- day Island 15th, and Pert Darwin on the 19th, to boxes Gold, 3,700 tons Coal, and 200 tons General.-Gibb, Livingston & Co. CHINA, German steamer, 649, H. Schoer, 26th: January, Swatow 25th January, General.

ITONGKONG~~SAILING VESSELS.

(Continned.) LIVINGSTONE; German bark, $31, H. Steffens, 14th Jan., Honolulu 12th December, Bal- last. Siemssen & Co. Louisa, German 3-1. sch., 245. Schierloch, 2nd Jan-Whampoa 31st Dee, General-Ed. Scheillass & Co. MARIE, German bark, 430, G. Thomaschewst,

14th Jan., Bangkok 27th Nav., General. Melchers & Co. MARIE, German 466; A. Weinronsky, 19th Jan, -Hamburg 5th Sept., General-Siemssen & Co. NONFAREIL, British bark, 399, E. Finlayson, 9th November, Newchyang joih Oct., lleans.

Chong Woo-Kowloon Dock OSPREY, British bark, 269, W. Hall- Albany,

wood-Gilman & Co.

14th Jan-Albany 11th October, Sandal PRINTEMPS, Fren. bark, 477, Galland, 16th Jan.,

-Keelung 13th January, Coal-Jardine, Matheson & Co. SCHWAN, German-brig, 376, 1. Schroder, 7th Jan-Chefoo 17th Dec,, General-Siems sen & Co. SPICA, German bark, 915, Hallmann, 13th Jan-Cardiff 1st September, Coal-Mel- chers & Co. WESER, German bark, 916, H. Hellmers, 11th Jan, Cardiff 9th September, Coal-Order.

CANTON

Yuen Fat Hong CRUSADER, British steamer, 647, T. Rowin, 13th

November, Saigon 7th November, Kice. Chong Wo Cheang, DALE, British steamer, 644, E. Allason, 2nd Jan, Bangkok 15th December, Rice and Genc- ral-Yuen Fat Hong, Esmeralda, British steamer, 395, G. Wright, 27th Jan., Manila 22nd Jan, and Amoy 26th, General.-Russell & Co.' FAME, British steamer, 117, Stopani, (tug plying)KUNG-PAL, Chinese steamer, 604, Boswell, 7th

Hongkong and Whampoa Lock Co.

Jan.-Shanghai 231d Janų General.-C. M. GLENELG, British steamer, 894, J. S. Speechly, S. N. Co.

14th Jan.-Saigon 6th January, Rice,- | Tung Kec.-Aberdeen Dock,

January 30, Emuy, Spanish steamer, for Amoy. January 30, Anadyr. French str., for Shanghai. January 30, Volga, French steamer, for Yoko-Hontow, Janunty, 37, Salter, French str., for Hoihow and

Haiphong.

baina.

January 30, Printemps, French bark, for Wham-

poa.

January 30, Oxus, French steamer, for Singa-

pore, Bombay, &c. January 30, Halloeng, British str., for Amoy, January 30, Rajanallianukar, British str., for

Swatow and Bangkok. January 30, rey, British str., for Shanghai..

PASSENGERS-ARRIVED.

Per Acti, str., from Haiphong, &c.-10. Chi

nese.

Per Glenroy, str, from London, &c.-Mr. Slip Harcourt, and 72 Chinese.

Per Greyhound, str., from Hoihow.-3 Chi- Per Diamante, str., from Manila.-116 Chi-

siese.

iesc.

DEPARTED.

Ver Hailong, str., for Amoy.- European and 25 Chinese.

Per Albay, str., fer Amoy-t European and 20 Chinese.

Ver Atjeh, str., for Batavia-14 Chinese. Per Enny', str., for Amey-55 Chinese.

Per Ows, str., for Saigon. Mr. J. E. Noble and servant, and 5 Chinese, from Hongkong. For Singapore.--Mr. A. M. Place and Chinese

rssistans Marine Sartors), Mr. W. A. Ferrar,

Lituts. S. W. Lane, and Ed, Massicot. For Ba tavia-Messrs. Wensterrard, Carl von Scheibler, and Gilain. For Port Said-Mr. Mertwago. For Marscilles Airs. Charles Cohen, Revd. F. R. Smith, Messrs, R. Kinmond, George Parker, and Sarot. From Shanghai.-Mr. Helland, for Mar-

scilles.

REPORTS.

The British steamship Greyhound reports left Hoitow on the 29th instant. Had light monsoon and foggy weather

The British steamship Diamante reports left Manila on the 27th instant. Had moderate mon. soon throughout until off Lama Head; thence had fog with rain and squalis. ·

The Britisli steamship Himalaya reports. left Yokohama on the 11th instant, and Nagasaki on

British steamer, 896, O. Hillkirk, 28th Jan. Saigon 22nd January, General.- Butterfeld & Swire. KUMAMOTO MARU, Japanese steamer, 913, }; Drummond, 27th Jan-Yokohama 17th Jan., Coal and General--Mitsu Bishi M. KWANGTUNG, British steamer, 674, M. Young, 28th Jan.,-Foochow 25th Jan., Amoy 26th, and Swalow 27th, General.-D. Lapraik

5. S. Co-Aberdeen Dock.,

& Co.

LUZON, Spanish steamer, 321, Willamil, 27th Jan-Sual 25th January, Ballast.-Reine- dios & Co.-Kowloon Dock MADRAS, Dritish steamer, 1,079, W. H. Bradley, 23rd Jan., Portland Oregon 30th Nov, Victoria 6th Dec, Seattle (WT) th Dec Port Townsend (W.T) rath, and Honolulu 31st, Ballast-Thos. Howard & Co. ME, Chinese steamer. 472, Null, 22nd Jan, Haiphong, Pakhoi, and Macao 22nd Jan., General.-C. M. S. N. Co-Kowloon Dock. MEDUSA, Austro-Hungarian str., 2,111, G. Ra- gusia, 27th Jan.,Trieste, and Singapore 20th Jan, General-Melchers & Co MIRAMAR, British steamer, Spo, Duggan, 21st Jan Saigon 10th January, Rice-Chi- PHENIX, German steamer, 789, H. J. Behrens,

nese.

37th Jan.,-Saigon 22nd January, Rice. FING-ON, British steamer, $74, McCaslin, 12th

Siemssen & Co.

Jan.-Pakhoi, and Hoihow 11th January, General-Russell & Co-Cosmopolitan

Dock.

SEA GULL, American steamer, 48, Hayden,

Nov. 24th,China Traders' Insurance Co. TAIWAN, British steamer, 1, 109, Alfred Williams,

28th January, Glasgow 8th December, and Singapore, General,-Butterfield & Swire. THAMES, British steamer, 296, Tait, 14th Jan., -Saigon 3rd January; Rice-Arnhold, Kar berg & Co.

5

YORITOMO MARU, Japanese steamer, 612, 1, E. Gall, 28th Jan Kuchinotzu 23rd January, Coal-Mitsu Bishi M. S. S. Co.

SAILING VESSELS.

YANGTSZE, British steamer, 789, D. Casson, 28th

Jan-Shanghai 23rd January, General Siemssen & Co.

AMOY

In Port on 24th January, 1883. Androktus, British bark, 400. (Murray)-Boyd & Alex. Newton, British bark, 308 (Newton)-Boyd

Co.

& Co.

'HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON.

▪ །

Albatross, screw sloop, 4 guns, Commander

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

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

G. Pasley, Singapore.. Cleopatra, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Hippisley,

Shanghai. Curacoa, corvelic, 14 guns, Captain S. Long,

Yokohama.

Daring, composite sloop 4 guns, Commander F.

1.J. Elliot, Iliogo." Encounter, steam corvette, 14 guns, Captain G.

Robinson, Hongkong, Esk, double-screw gumboat, 3 guns, In reserve,

Hongkong.

Flying-Fish, sloop, 4 guns, Licut-Commander

Hoskyn, en route Hongkong.

Post Office.

A MAIL WILL CLOSE

For Hoihow and Pakhol~Per Greyhound, to; day, the 30th instant, at 5 P.AL.

For Swatow-Per China, to-morrow, the 31st instant, at 9.30 Acht.

For Shanghai.-Per Glearly, to-morrow, the 31st instant, at 9:30 4.11.

For Manila. Per Esmeralda,to-morrow, the 31st instant, at 4.30 P.M.

For Manila-Per Diamante, to-morrow, the 31st instant, at 4.30 P.M: 190

For Swatoy, Amoy, & Foochow-Per Kwang- fng, tomorrow, the 31st instant at 5 PM.

For Saigon. Per fadras, on Thursday, the 1st instant, at 5 P.M.

For Nagasaki and Kobe-Per Kumamoto faru, on Friday, the 2nd February, at 3.30 r.&t. For Nagasaki and Yokohama.-Per Banga

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 1883, which super sedes all previous editions.

Fly, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Commandore, on Friday, the 9th February, at 11.30 AM.

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

McQuline, Sandakan, Kestrel, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Com-

mander E, Hotham, Amoy. Lily, screw gun-vessel, 3 guns, Commander

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

Carpenter, Nagasaki.

Midge, double-screw gun-vessel, In reserve,

Hongkong.

Moorhen, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut. Comunander

J. H. Corfe, Yokohama.. Pegasus, sloop, 6 guns, Commander E. F: Day,

Hongkong

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

Bridger, Shanghai.

Swift, double-screw gun-vessel, 3 guns, Comman-

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

Hongkong.

V. Emanuel, receiving ship, 20 guns, Commo-

dore Cuming, Hongkong. Vigilant, paddle despatch-vessel, a guns, Lieut.

Commander C. Lindsay, Hongkong.

Anna, German schooner, 347 (Deinschein)-Wiver, turret-ship, 4 guns, in reserve, Hong

Pasedag & Co

Chloris, German bark, 334 (Matzen)-H. A. Pe-

tersen & Co..

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

Petersen & Co. Friedrich, German schooner, 295 (Petersen)

"Pasedag & Co. Frohlich, German brig, 360 (Moller)-Pasedag

Sc Co,

Helene, German bark, 263 (J. Rieck)-H. A. Pe

tersen & Co.

Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian bark, 274 (Christen-

sen)-H. A. Petersen & Co.. Hikla Maria, German bark, 275 (Tennis)--Pase.

day do Ca

June, German bark, 266 (Nielsen-Pasedag

& Co.

A. Petersen & Co.

Kjobenhavn, Danish bark, 353 (Magicby)-H. Louise, American schooner, 280 (Lawrence)-

H. A. Petersen & Co.

Pasedag & Co.

Magenta, British schooner, 329 (Coalflect) Rachel, British bark, 282 (Afleck)-Boyd & Co.

SHANGHAI.

In Port on 24th January, 1883. Annie M. Bur, American ship, 889 (Byrne)

Russell & Co.

& Co.

Blackadder, British brig, 963 (Swensen)-Russell Brenda, British brig, 291 (Swenson)-Nils Moller, Channel Queen, British bark, (Lacheur)-Chap Charley, British bark, 359 (Schroder)-Nils

man, King & Co. ·

Möller.

Chingtal, Chinese bark, 473 (Taylor)—C. M.

S. N. Co.

Matheson & Co.

kong.

Zephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander

Follard, Shanghai.

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

Abreck, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Captain

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

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

Alexeyeff, en route Singapore. Alert, American corvette, 4 corvette, Commader

Kempff, Kobe. Ashuelot, American corvette, 6guns, Commander

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

de. Glers, Manila Ermals, Russian transport, Captain Kokchau, Elizabeth, German corvette, 15 guns, Captain

Hollmann, Amoy. Nagasaki.

Gurnostai, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander

Stark, Vladivostock, Gravina, Spanish cruiser, Don José Quesada,

Manila.

Itis, German gunboat, 8 guns, Commander

Klausa, Swatow,

r

Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Beau

mont, Hongkong. La Victorieuse, French frigate, 14 guas, Captain Latin, French gunboat, 4 guns, Commander

de la Batic, Hongkong.

Rouvier, Hongkong. Monocacy, American gunboat, 6 guna, Commian-

der C. S. Cotton, Kobe.

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. The British Contract Packet "THAMES," will be despatched on TURSDAY, the 6th February, with Mails to and, through the United Kingdom, and Europe via Brindisi, to the Straits Settle- ments, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

NB-This Packet carries no mails for the Australasian Colonies.

The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &c. HONGKONG, British steamer, 67, April 14th,~~

Kwok Acheong & Sons...

HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS. THE ENGLISH MAIL Mails, &c., by the British Contract Packet --

The following hours are observed in closing

DAY OF DEPARTURE,

NOON.-Money Order Office clases. 2:00 PM. Registry of Letters ceases. Posting

of all printed matter and patterns ceases. 3.00 P.AL-Mails closed, except for Late Letters. 3.10 P.M.--Letters may be posted with late fee of

10 cents until

-3.30 PM-when-the-Post-Office closes entirely,

3.40 P.M.--Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with late fee of 10 cents until time of departure.

THE FRENCH MAIL-DAY DEFORE DEPARTURE. 5 P... Money. Order Office closes, Post Office closes, except the night box, which is always open out of office hours.

DAY DEPARTURE,

7. A.M., Post Office opens. 16 AM, Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of

all printed matter and patterns ceases, 11 A.M., Mail closes, except for Late Letters. 11.10 A.M., Letters may be posted with Late Fee

of 10 cents until

11.40 AM Late Letters may be posted on board 11:39 AM, when the Post Office closes entirely,

the packet with Late Fee of 10 Cents until time of departure.

SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' LETTERS.": commissioned, Officers," Bandmasters, Army 1.-Privates in H.M. Army or Navy Non- Schoolmasters (not Superintending or First Class) Writers.or Schoolmistresses may and half-ounce letters to the United Kingdom by mail at the rate of four cents (two-pence) each, which may Stamps. By private steamer the postage is two. be prepaid either in Imperial or in Hongkong cents (one penny).

2-The same privileges apply to letters ad- dressed to the Privates and Non-commissioner

the 24th. The first two days had fresh Westerly ALDEN BESSIE, American bark, A. Noyes, zzad Cubana, British bark, 499 (Howard)-Jardin forge, Russlan gunboat, 7 guns, Commander | Officers named above,

breeze and fine weather; thence to port had moderate N.E. winds and cloudy weather. From Nine Pins to port had thick fog,

The British steamship Glenroy reports left London on the 9th December, and Singapore at 4 p.m. on the 22nd instant. Had moderate to strong monsoon with a high N.E. sea up till the 27th, then light variable with a heavy N.E. swell, ship rolling heavily arrived in Hongkong at 3 p.. on the 271h..

Newcastle, N.S.W., on the 10th instant.

The British steamship Albany reports left Had fine weather along the Queensland coast, and nlap through the Tones Straite. In lat. 14-42

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. ANTOINETEE, British bark, 1,014, E. T. Bunje, 6th January,Manila 27th December, Bal- last.-Order.-Kowloon Dock, BARBAROSSA, German ship, 1,313, R. Kausch, 12th Jan.-Cardiff 4th August, Coal-Mel.

chers & Co.

Earl of Elgin, British bark,

, Farnliam & Co.

979, (Morrison)- Emma, German schooner, 219 (Michelsen)-Ed.

Schelihass & Co..

Escort, American bark, 636 (Waterhouse)

Russell & Co.

Mackenzie & Co.

Guiding a British bark, 311 (Schnitger) Hedvig, British bark, 375 (Davey)--Nils Moller. Hilda, British bark, 366 (Hemmingsen)-Nils

Moller. Ino, German back, 344 (Bolsea)-F. A. Bu.

...chardi.

Tatarinoff, Japan.

Nerpa, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander

Valrondt, Chefoo.

Palos, American gunboat, 6 guns, Lieutenant

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

Poliansky, Hongkong.

*

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

4The letters must not exceed half an ounce. No handkerchiefs, jewellery, &c, can be sent, even with the ends open..

description must be stated in full on the letter, 5:-If from a Soldier or Sailor his class and

the cover of which must be signed by the Com Richmond, American frigate, 14 guns, Captain manding Officer, with name of regiment, ship, &c.

Skerrett, Hongkong.

in full. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class and Sobol, Russian gunboat, 7 gunboat, Commander description, with name of regiment, ship," &c.,

Boyle, Vladivostock. Petersburg, Russian transport, 6, guns, Cap-with regard to books or papers, nor can these be S-Soldiers and Sailors have no privileges tain Sidenener, Vladivostock.

Blanc, Amoy,

St.

must be stated in full.

$5473 N. and long, 11928 E., experienced a confused' BEATRICE, Brkish schooner, 66, Williams, 17th Kolga, British bark, 541 (Kiolseth.)—Russell Stosch, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain von Prepaid with Imperial Stamps.

NEW PATHA (bottom)......per chest, $555 NEW BENARES (without choice) per

NEW PERSIAN

chest,......

OLD PERSIAN...

8540 ...per chest, $335

perpicul, $320

(Allowance, Taels 32).

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

From Mans, PFALCONER & Co.'s Resister).

Basmalerg P.M.

Harometer-4.35, *******

Thermometer...] P.M.

YESTERDAY.

Thennamesesong 1938, maza ATP INSTA Thermometermi 1,46, (Wes bull}

Thermometer-ima. (Wat builý

TE-DAY.

Bronster-A‚M. -------------- Thermaeter- A.35.

Thermoteter Aku (Wet balb)... Baronicter-1 PM manera costesisinin Thermometer-M

Thermometer-1 P.M. (Wat bull) ke Thermutheter Muscomiendiera Thermometer-blinimuin (over night) .00

812

bazy swell, lasting for 48 hours, and no windy thence to this port had foggy hazy weather.

VESSELS EXPECTED AT HONGKONG. (Corrected to Date). Annina.....................................................New York ......July · 11 Marianne...............Cardiff. C. B. Hazeltine...........New York

July 12 Khorassan..*** ..Antwerp Nieuwe Waterweg ....Hamburg Fluellin.......

..Sunderland.

B. P. Cheney.......................Cardiff.. Napler

Mary Whitridge

Phoenix...

Heinrich ............ Deutschland

July 13. **«Aug, 24

Sept

9

.Sept. ..Sept. .Antwerp ...Sept. 9 New York .Sept. 12 Hamburg......Sept. 12 Sep. 17 ..Sept. 25

Cardiff .Penarth

.Cardiff

70 Emma T. Crowell .....New York

RER 21SERES

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

London.

.....Oct.

...Oct. 4

.Oct. 13

Hamburg. .Oct. 13

JanGuap 7th January, Copra-Captain. BILLY SIMPSON, British bark, 432, Brown, 9th

Dec.,-Cebu 26th Nov., General-Master. B. F. WATSON, American bark, 993, G. E. Haw- kins, 12th Jan.-New York 26th July, Oil.

Melchers & Co.

CASHMERE, British ship, 1,238, F. A. Lohhart, 17th Jan.-Newcastle 24th Nov., Coal- Master.

CHAS. G. RICE, American bark, 755, A. W. Smart, 12th Jan.,-Newcastle, N.S.W4 18th November, Adamson, Bell & Co.. COLOMA, American bark, 853, Noyes, 5th Jan,

Melchers & Co.

Portland, Oregon 8th November, Lumber. CONQUEST, American bark, 516, Carins, 20th Nov Newcastle 22nd Sept., Coal-Kus- sell & Co.

CYPRUS, British ship, 1,393, Johnson, 11th Jan., -Middleabro 4th August, Iron.--Russell & Co.

DANIEL, Geman bark, 417, P. Vogt, 13th Ján, ➡Hamburg 27th July, General.-Melchers & Co.

& Co.

Marie Berg, German bark, 536 (Hindricks)-

Captain.

Minna, French bark, 456 (Davey) Nils Moller. Napier, British ship, 992 (Cunningham) Mel

chers & Co.

Pelham, British bark, 340 (Downie)-Mackenzie

& Co.

Perle, British baik, 400 (Kruse)-~~Nils Moller. Queen of India; British steamer, 394 (Manley)-

W. Hewett & Co.

Sibirien, German. bark, 367 (Swanson)-Lewis

& Hopkins,

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

Stout, Norwegian bark, 58r (Hennester)-Chap

-C. & J. Trading Co.

man, King & Co.

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

chers & Co.

Tobique, British ship, 1,413 (Davis)-Melchers

& Co.

YOKOHAMA.

In Port on 19th January, 1883. Cashman, Russian schooner, so (Sternberg)

Dorothea

Lucla

29.890

Adolph.

71.

Wandering Jew

Cardiff

Oct. 20

Adele

.Cardiff

Auguste

.Newport

Annie J. Marshall......New York..

.Oct. ar Oct. 24 .Nov. &

Inca

Dato

Hanburg Liverpool

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A. and W. C...... Liverpool Merionethshire (s)...London Anchises (8) London Stambout (s)...........Marscillos.... Maria Magdalona......Hamburg....Dec. 19

Nov. 21 .Nov. 30 Nov. 30 .Dec. ...Dcc.

DORA!

German ship, 1.259, H. Meyer, 22nd November, Cardiff, 1st July, Coal-Am- bold, Karberg

A.

22nd October,-put bock-Russell & Co.

.Dec. 17

BAROMETER,

THERMONE.

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F. Kett

H. Cook.

Carroll & Co.

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REGISTER.

THIS DAY'S TELEGRAMS,

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Dry Thermometer, Grohs of Gr. 3901478 85.5

MAILS EXPECTED.

THE AMERICAN MAIL.

The O. & O. steamer Belgie, with the next American mail, left Yokobama on the 24th in- stant, at daylight, and may be expected here on or about the 30th.

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

The P. & O. Co.'s steamer Pekla, with the next English mail, left Singapore for this port on the 28tli instant, at 8 am, and may be expected here on or about the 3rd proximo. THE INDIAN MAIL

Wat Thermometer. 190 63 0 12.0 36.0 40 45 575-17-9 The steamers Lenner and Japan, with the Weather.cmocmomfo 07

Hour's Raku

Quantity fallen......

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Barometer, level of the sea in inches, tous and bun. drada-Thermometer, in Fahrenheit degrees and tenis kept in the open air in a shaded altention-Diretion of Wlad, la registered every two points, N., N.N.E, N.E, sta Fored of Wind, to ight brocco: tomato quib. 5 to 7 fresh, to a song.

zo heavy, to to violent-State of Weiber, 8. Clear blue sky, C. Cloudy. Lights

D. Drizily, F. Tote G, Toxy, £f, Hall - £, Ping Allah shower Equally. Ralay S Sarw 7. Thumer

P.

Bad,

threatening Vibility, ¡P | Storm 2, Calm. The Jalters are repeated to indicate any increase over the motan memags of their signification, Rain, The hours of sain for the previous is, hours "(soon) are registered from 3 to 14 the quantity of water falless, adicated in fechan, sana and

hext Indian mail, left Calcutta on the morning of the 17th instant, and are due here on or about the 4th proximo.........

STEAMERS EXPECTED.

The steamship Meath (Messrs. Geo. R. Ste- vens & Co.'s line) left Sydney for Hongkong on the 12th instant, and may be expected to arrive

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here on or about the 9th proximo

Hongkong, via Queensland Forts, on the 19th The steamship Hungarian left Sydney for instant, and may be expected-to-anive here on or about the 12th proximo.

The E & A S. S. Co.'s steamer Bowen left Sydney on the 20th instant, and is duc ham on or about the 14th proximo, AE The steamer Tannadice will leave Sydney on the 3rd February, and will probably arrive here about the ayth

ELLA S. TRAVER, American ship, 1,098, Davis, Alex Kamerican schooner, so (Carlson)

Tamega, Portuguese gunboat, Commander da Tongous, Russian gunboat, Commander Heck,

Costa Cabral, Macao.

Singapore.

Vesinik, Russian cruiser, Commander Avelas,

en route Singapore. - Villars, French corvette, 15 guns, Captain M.

Dewatre, Shanghal.' Vosteck, Russian gunboat, & guns, Commander

Molchonsky, Japan,

Wolf German gunboat, 4 guns, Commander

Strauch, Chefoo.

CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON.

An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, ý

Ch'ang, Hongkong..

Captain, Canion.

pod safe LETTER BOXES Office not sealed, that is to say, the box is fastened Many boxes of letters are received at the Fost

seal with sealing was, there in

is no impression of a

The attention of boxholders is called to the some recognisable beal, and of sending a chit- necessity of carefully, scaling such boxes with.

book'or receipt with them. The omission of the Iatter 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.

RATES OF POSTAGE, Letters, per oz angiomaa!

to Cents. Post Cards, each

3 Cents. Books, Patterns, and Commercial).

Centa gun, Kuo Papers, per a obýmissažiersendiri).

Newspapers, & Prices Current, each Centi 10 Cents Do with retum Commercial papan, do not bear the charac signify such papers as, though written by

Chee-hing, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chinese Registration Report 15 Cents.

Chen-to, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, 3. Stewart

Canton.

Chenjul, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Chinese

Hongkong, A

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

Fal, Canton.

ter of an actual or personal correspondence, such as invoices, deeds, copied murit, &c. The charge.

same as for Books, but afl

under 4 oz weight are charged 5 Cents. of and

4:02

ERL KONIG, German bark, 456, A, Naurch, 27th | Alma, American schooner, 52 (Tibbey)---], D. Ching-taing, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns, F. BEL LETTERS FOR THE UNITED STATES BY SAITY

Nov.-Newchwang 16th Nov., Beans.— Siemssen & Co.,

th

ESMERALDA, German bark, 788, H. Brock,

Jan-Hamburg toth August, General Melchers & Co GLENDRY, British 3-m. schooner, 383. D. Thom

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

HALLGERDA, British ship, 1,087. Meilde, 5th Dec,

-Kobe 26th November, Ballast-Captain.. HANS, German bark, 313, A. Thomson, ath Jan-Chefoo 1st January, General-Wieler & Co. HECHT, German 3-m. schooner, 358, Ploetz, 23rd

Cheloo 14th January, General

Siemssen & Co

HERBERT BLACK, American barle, $75, Treat,

13th Dec Nagasaki 5th Dec, Coal. Captain Kowloon Dock

HERMANN, German bark, 453, W. Pens, toth Dec-Chefoo 28th Nov., General-Wieler

& Co.

Jan.,--Manila

Black Diamond, German bark, 670 (Boyd)-F. Diana.

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

Grosser & Co.

Gitanilla, British bark, 472 (Kirkpatrick)H

Macarthur

Helena, American schooner, 40 (Bischof)-M.

Ginsbuy,

& Copt

Herschel, German ship, 787 (Wepper-Reimers Khorasan, German bark, t,ogo (J. A. Viser)-A M. C. Bahr, German schooner, 56-P. Bohm,

Reimers & Co.:

Oswald, German bark, 445 (Boysen)P. Bohm. Otome, American schooner, 5a W. (Hardy)

Snow & Co.

Otsego, American schooner, 36, E. (Pearce)—

Captain

4. Bard, Hongkong,

Chop-chung, Revenue cruiser,Li Tack Ming

Canton, Chop-sai, Viceroy's gunboat, Chang, on a cruise Hai-chang-ching, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Wu

Jui Chang, Hongkong, when Mag Hai-king-ching, Viceroy's gunboat, 3 guns, Chen

Liang Chich, Hongkong Hoitung-hung, Viceroy's gunboat, Leung Yiu.

Ting, Canton,

Hua-shan, Viceroy's gunboat, a guns, H. J. Faunch,

Canton

Li-site, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Chinese, Canton Peng-chao-hai, Revenue cruiser, 4 guns, Chow

Shol, Hongkong.SAV Quang-on, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns, Lie Fing

Tie, Canton

Shen-chi, Revenue cruiser, 5 guns, Sau Tong

Tai, Canton, Bah

SHIPMA

When it is letters to the United States by a sailing ship which is not noti- post the letters in the ordinary way, marked fied as carrying a mail, it is only necessary to with the name of the ship, and prepaid to 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 at least one day before the date fixed for sailing

TEA MUSTERS.A

Persons who send Musters of Tea through the

Post in Tins are requested to have them made flat or square instead of round as it is impossible to pack round tins securely in the mail baga."; It is believed that the tex will travel, more safely. I flat ting hich are not so Hlable as round enes to Be bulged as a good site. The tins should not have sharp 4 3 by inches ggested

INGEBURG, German bark, 786, H. Ipland, 27th Otter, American schooner, 36 (Littlejohn)-J. EA Sulitsing Viceroy's gunboat, 4 gunay No respo

& Co.

Jan., Ballast-Wieler

JACOBINE, German bark 417, C, H. Christian

sen, 10th Dec,oile 25th Nov., Wood. Ed Schellhass & Co.-Kowloon Dock.

JAMES G. PENDLETON, American bark, 938, B. Colcord 12th Ten-Nagasaki 35 Janu Coal-Butterfield & Swire

JOHN SMITH; Amer. bark 564, 0. Kustel, and Jan Shanghal 18th January, Ballast Captain

Ma

JUNO, German bark, 517, H. C. Breckwolde, 29th Nov-Hamburg 22nd July, General ==Melchers & Com

Collyer & Comp

Raphael, American ship 1,543 (Nicholson)-C

& J. Trading Co. Roderick Hay, Gemman bark, 290 (Nicholson) Play, Jardine, Matheson & Co. nedb

Rose American schooner, 40 (Wilson)-W.

*Copelande rien

F. Retzige pink pen Sophie, Russian, brig, 330 (P. Lemaschetey)---- St. Ives French bark, 542 (Frond)-Walsh, Hall

& Co. Stella, Russian schooner, 40 (Isaacs)—F. Retz..

Zephyr, British schooner, 250 (Ewan)-P. Hod

partment or to notes The shroffa

Murray, Hai Ling Shan. Tching-on, Viceroy's gunboat, a guns, Chinese

Admiral, Bogue Forts. Tching po, Viceroy's gunboat 3 guns, Chitig, cinlly not be

Bogue Forts. C00

Tchun-tus Revenue crifier 2 guns. Chu

Ti Hu, West CoastyDA Tring F Viceroy's gunboat 6 guns, AG

Yi-ha Viceroy's gunboat, a gunsj

Yu-min,

Canton

iceroy's gunboat,, 3 guns,"

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