1883-02-02 — Page 4

Commercial..

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THIS DAY,

Noon, Banks have been made the medium of a large business this morning at 186 per cent. premium cum new issue of shares, for cash, and also at 189 for the end of the month, losing firm at both these rates. A slight depreciation in Docks has to be noted, sellers offering to come to terms at 50 per cent. premium. Luzons are again in much better odour, with buyers at 114 per share for cash. China Sugars are, on the other hand, weak at 1924.

4 o'clock p.m.

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The principal feature of to-days share business has been the renewed firmness of Banks. After cash transactions at 187 the stock became in good demand at 188. On. time, transfers were booked at 190 for the end of the present month and 192 for March Even in the face of the glowing re 31st. ports concerning the unparalleled pros. perity of the Corporation, and its brilliant future prospects we are strongly Inclined to the opinion that thèse rates are dangerously high, We may be wrong of course, but calculations based on carefully judged probabilities, hardly show an ad- equate return for investments made at these quotations. And yet shrewd finan- ciers say that 200 per cent. premium will be the quotation before the end of the pre- sent half year. Nous verrons. Hongkong Fires are inquired after at 1150, an in- crease of to on previous rate. A time transfer of Docks at 51 for the end of the month was put through this afternoon. Nothing else deserving special reference | has come under our observation."

SHARES.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-Ex New Issue

-155 per cent. premium. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-New · Issue.

145 per cent premium-nominal. Union Insurance Society of Cunton-$1,850 per

share, buyers.

China Traders Insurance Company-1,610

per share.

North China Insurance Tls. 1,225 per share. Cantoni Insurance Company, Limited-$35 per

share.

Yangiste Insurance Association-Tls. 870 per

share ex. div., buyers. Chinese Insurance Company-$225 per

sellers.

'share.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1883.

Shipping.

ARRIVALS.

LENNOX, British steamer, 1,387, Scott, 1st Feb, -Calcutta ryth Jan, Sand Heads 18th,

SHIPPING IN HONGKONG..

STEAMERS.

ÆGEAN, British steamer, 749, Thomas, 29th

Jan-Saigon a3rd Jan., Kice and Paddy Tung Kee & Co...

HONGKONG-SAILING VESSELS.

(Continned)). MARIE, German bark, 430, G. Thomaschews, 14th Jan,Bangkok 27th Nov., General.--- Melchers & Co. MARIE, German 466, A. Weinronsky, 19th Jan, -Hamburg sth Sept., General. Siemssen & 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... G. Pasley, Singapore...

Post Office.

·A MAIL WILL CLOSE, For Saigon, Per Yangiine, on Friday, the 9th instant, at 5 PM/"ht

Penang 23rd, and Singapore 26th, General Newcastle, N.S.W., 10th Jan., Coal-Jar NONPAREIL, British bark, 399, E. Finlayson, oth Champion, corvette, 14 guns, Captain. Russell S, stant, at 5 PM DEMANDA LANTER

British steamer, 1,438, Darly, 30th Jan, dine, Matheson & Co.

-Janine, Mathiesen & Co. BENEDICTA, German schooner, 247, C. Darum,

1st Feb.Whampoa 30th Jan, Ballast.-ASHINGTON, British steamer, Bog, McDonald, Wieler & Co.

BRUTUS, German steamer, 462, Voege, at Feb,

Nagasaki 27th January, Coals-Wieler & Co.

YEH-SIN, Chinese steamer, 754, Dugan, 1st Feb-Shanghai, 27th Jail, General.-C. DANUBE, British steamer, 561, R. Jones, Ist

M. S. N. Co.

Feb.Bangkok 25th Jan., General Yuen

Fat Hang. PENG-CHAO-HAI, Chinese gunboat, February 2nd,

-from Canton,

FLYING FISH, British surveying sloop, Lieut.

Commander R. F. Hoskyn, 2nd February,→→ Nagasaki 24th January, PRIAM, British steamer, 1,402, S. H. Butler, and

Feb.,-Liverpool, and Singapore 26th Jan., GeneralButterfield & Swire.

PEKIN, British steamer, 2,125, Symons, and Feb.,

-London, Bombay 13th Jan., and Singa pore 28th, Mails and General-P. & O. S. N. Co.

...

'CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

Esmeralda, British steamer, for Amoy. Glenlyon, British steamer, for Singapore, Kumamoto Mars, Japanese str., for Nagasaki. Afeli, Chinese steamer, for Haiphong Bayswater, British steamer, for Salgon. Hainan, British steamer, for Hoihow,

DEPARTURES.

February 3, Kwangtung, British str., for Swa-

tow, &c.

February 2, Too-nan, Chinese steamer, for Swa-

tow and Amoy. February 2, Yek-sin, Chinese str., for Canton. February 2, Kang-pai, Chinese steamer, for February 2, Madras, British str., for Saigon.

Shanghai. February 2, Hot-lung-hung, Chinese gunboat,

for Canton. Pebruary 2, Esmeralda, British steamer, for

Amoy.

February 2, Kumamoto Maru, Japanese str.,

for Nagasaki

PASSENGERS-ARRIVED.

Per Lenior, str., from Calcutta, &c.—Mr. Chalis, & Indians, and 226 Chinese on deck.

Per Yel-sin, str., from Shanghai.-Messre. A. Basto, J. Basto, and Harris.

Per Danube, str., from Bangkok-10 Chinese. Per Priam, str., from Liverpool, &c.-Rev. J. and Mrs. Jackson, and 54 Chincse,

Per Pekin, str., from London-Mr. and Mrs. J. Mudie, Cominander. J. Schomberg, and Mr. James Edwards, for Hongkong. From Dombay,

nese.

12 Chinese. From Calcutta.-Mr. and Misa Dougdale, From Colombo.-Mr. Rathbone., From Penang. Mr. and Mrs. Judd, and 33 Chi- From Singapore Rev. A. H. Baynes, Mr. A. Pearson, and 53. Chinese. For Shang- On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls, 150 | hai.-Messrs. Russelmier, White, and Cance,

per share.

from London. For Yokohama.--Messrs, Birch and Schlater, and servant, from Singapore.

DEPARTED. Per Esmeralda, str., for Amoy. and 150 Chinese.

Per Kumamoto Maru, str., for Nagasaki-a Europeans.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$1,150 per

share, buyers.

China Fire Insurance Company-332zj per share,

seliers,

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-50

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

32 per share premium, sellers.

China and Manila Steam Ship Company-130

per altare, sellers..

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

mited—par, sellers.

China Sugar Refining, Company Limited-$1928

per share, sellers.

· China Sugar Relining Company (Debentures)-3

per cent. premium.

Luzon Sugar Reining Company, Limited-$114

per share, buyers.

Hongkong Ice Company-$170 per share, Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited

-$60 per share.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878-1k per cent. prem.

ex, int Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881-2 percent. prem.

EXCHANGE.

ON LONDON,--Bank, 'T. T.

-3/7

Bank Bills, on demand.....3/78 Bank Bills, at 30 days' night.........3/71 Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight ......3/8t Credits, at 4 months' sight............3/8 Documentary Bills, at 4 months" ...

tight...

ON PARIS.-

-3/8 3/8€

Dank Bills, on demand

1-4-64-

Credits, at 4 months' sight-4-74.

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

2251

ON CALCUTTA-Bank, T.T...............225+

ON SHANGHAI.—.

Bank, sight...

..718

Private, 30 days'sight.....

**74*:

די

OPIUM MARKET.—THIS DAY.

NEW MALWA....... .................per picul, 8535 (Allowance, Taels 64) OLD MALWA..............per picul, $550 (Allowance, Taels 40.) NEW PATNA (first choice)per chest, $5534 NEW PATNA (second)....per chest, 8546 NEW PATNA (without choice) per

chest.....

85471

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TO DEPART.

European

Per Glenlyon, str., for Singapore.- Euro- peans and 304 Chinese.

Per fell, sir, for Haiphong-12 Chinese. Per Hainan, str., for Hoihow.-1 European and a Chinese.

REPORTS.

Liverpool, and Singapore on the 26th ultimo. The British steamship Priam reports from

Had moderate monsoon up to yesterday, when had a strong breeze and heavy sea.

The British steamship Danube reports left Bangkok on the 25th instant. Had fine weather and light Southerly winds and calms to Para- cels; from thence to port had strong N.E. 'winds and thick weather.

The British steamship Lennox reports left Calcutta on the 17th January, Sand Heads on the 18th, Penang on the ad; arrived in Singapore on the 25th, and sailed on the 26th. Had mode- rate head winds to lat. 20 North; thence to port had strong winds and rainy weather.

January

AMOY SHIPPING. ARKIVALS.

20, Sec-wo, British steamer, from Shanghai, 21, Orestes, British str., from Hongkong. 22, Friedrich, German 3m, sch., put back. 22, Kwangtung, British str., from Hongkong. 21, Namoa, British steamer, from Foochow 23, Afich, Dutch steamer, from Hongkong, 23, Tientsin, British steainer, from Shanghai. 23. Albay, British steamer, from Taiwanico, 24, Snatow, British steamer, from Swatow, 24, Kestrel, British gunboat, from Hongkong. 24, Don Juan, Spanish str, from Hongkong 25. See-wo, Uritish steamer, from Swatow, 25, Esmeralda, British steamer, from Manila. January

DEPARTURES.

30th Jan, Bangkok 23rd January, Gene ral-Jardine, Matheson & Co. BAYSWATER, British steamer, 1,039, B. Walker,

26th Jan.-Salgon 18th January, Rice and Paddy. Tung Kec. BELGIC, British steamer, 1,716, J. G. Cameron 31st Jan, San Francisco 28th December, and Yokohama 24th January, General.— D. & O. S. S. Co.

Bivouac, British steamer, 831, A. J. Campbell,

31st Jan, Bangkok 21st Jan., General. Tung Kee & Co...

CARLOS, German steamer, 763, Horn, 27th Jan

Bangkok 16th January, Rice-Ed. Scholl- hass & Co.

CATTERTHUN, British steamer, 1,407, J. Miller,

29th Jan., Sydney 4th Jan., Rockhampton 8th, Townsville 10th, Cooktown 11th, Thurs- day Island 15th, and Port Darwin on the 19th, to boxes Gold, 1,700 tons Coal, and 200 tons General.-Gibb, Livingston & Co. CRUSADER, British steamer, 647, T. Kowin, 13th

November-Saigon 7th November, Rice. Chong Wo Cheang DALE, British steamer, 644, E. Allason, and Jan,

Bangkok 15th December, Rice and Genc- ral.-Yuen Fat Hang.

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

Hongkongand Whampoz Dock Co GLENKLO, British steamer, 894, J. S. Speechly,

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

GLENLYON, British steamer, 1,373, F. Gedge, 31st Jan,-Swatow 30th Jan, · Tea and General.-Jardine, Matheson & Co.. HAINAN, British steamer, 280, Connor, 31st Jan,

-Hoihow 30th January, General-Afong, HIMALAYA, British steamer, 514 W. R. Beedle, 29th Jan., Yokohama 11th January, and Nagasaki 24th, 300 tons Coal, and 500 tons General.---Butterfield & Swire,

JAPAN, British steamer, 2,440, F. F. Flack, 1st

Feb.,Calcutta 17th Jan, Penang 231d, and Singapore 25th, Opium and General D. Bassoon, Sons & Co.

LUZON, Spanish steamer, 331, Willamil 27th Jan.,--Sual 25th January, Ballast.--Reme- dios & Co.---Kowloon Dock. MELI, 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- gusin, 27th Jan.,Trieste, and Singapore MINARD CASTLE, British steamer, 1,596, R.

20th Jan, General----Melchers & Co.

Skinner, 1st Feb.,-Nagasaki 27th January, Coals,Adamson, Bell & Co. PING-ON, British steamer, 574, McCaslin, 12th Jan-Pakhoi, and Hoihow 12th January, General-Russell & Co.-Cosmopolitan

. 'Dock.

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, Kice.-Arnhold, Kar- berg & Co.

YANOTSZE, British steamer, 789, D. Casson, gršt.

Jan.,Canton 30th January, General Siemssen & Co,. ·

YOTTUNG, British steamer, 286,, H. Kennett,

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

SAILING VESSELS.

November,-Newchwang 30th Oct., Beans. -Chong Woo.--Kowloon Dock OSPREY, British barke, 269, W. Hall Albany,

14th

Jan-Albany th October, Sandal wood-Gilman & Co. PRESIDENT SIMSON, British bark, 1,235, G. Scarlett, 31st Jan, Manila 23rd January, Ballast.Jardine, Matheson & Co. ScHWAN, German brig, 276, J. Schroder 7th Jan.,Chefoo 17th Dec, Ceneral-Siems- SPICA, German bark, 915, B. Hallmann, 13th

1 & Co.

sen

Jan, Cardiff ist September, Coal.-Mel- chers & Co. WESEN, German bark, 916, H. Hellmers, 11th Jan.-Cardiff gth September, Coal-Order.

WHAMPOA.

!

PRINTEMPS, Fren, bark, 177, Galland, 16th Jan, -Keelung 13th January, Coal-Jardine, Matheson & Ca

CANTON

FoocHow, British steamer, 909, J. H. Clegg, gist Jan Chinklang 24th January, Ricc -Butterfield & Swire.

Cleopatra,

Corvette, 14 guns, Captain Hippisley, Shanghai. Curacoa, corvette, 14 guns, Captain S. Long,

Yokohama,

Daring, composite sloep, 4 guns, Commander F.

J.J. Elliott, Kobe. Encounter, steam corvette, 14 guns, Captain G.

Robinson, Hongkong. Esk, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, In reserve, Flying Fish, loop, 4 guns, Licut-Commander

Hongkong.

Hoskyn, Hongkong.

Fly, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Comman

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

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

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

Evans, en route Singapore.

For Haiphong. Per Meli, to-day, the and in-

For Singapore Per Thames, to-morrow, the 3rd instant, at 4.30 F.M.

For Saigon, Per Egean, on Sunday, the 4th instant, at ga

For Saigon Per instant, at 94

For Bangkok-Per Ashington, on Monday, the 5th

&Foochow Per Douglas,

Bivonat, on Sunday, the 4th

ForSwator AALTOS,

on Monday, the 5th instant, at 5 P.M. fore, on Friday, the 9th insinat,

For Nagasaki and Yokohama.-Per Banga-

14.30 AM. 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.

· MALLA BY THE BRITISH PACKET. The British Contract Packet "Thames,” will ·

Magpic, surveying vessel, 4 guns, Lieut.-Com.be despatched on TUESDAY, the 6th Instant,

Carpenter, Nagasaki.

with Mails to and through the United Kingdom, and Europe via Brindisi; to the Straits Settle ments, Batavia, Burmaah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

Midge, double-acrew gun-vessel, in reserve,

Hongkong

Moorhen, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Commander

J. H. Corfe, Yokohama, Pegasus, atoop, 6 guns, Commander E. F. Day, NINGro, British steamer, or Caner Sim Sheldrake, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Comander M.

Hongkong, -Shanghai a8th January, General.-Siems- sen & Co.

Bridger, Shanghai

AMOY.

In Part on 25th January, 1883. Androkles, British bark, 400 (Murray)-Boyd & Alex Newton, British bark, 308 (Newton)-Boyd

Co.

& Co.

Anna, German schooner, 347 (Deinschein)

Pasedag & Co.

"

Chloris, Gennan bark, 334 (Mützen)-H. A. Fe

tersen & Co.

Petersen & Co.

Francisca, German bark, 368 (Jessen)-H. A. Friedrich, German schooner, 295 (Petersen)—

Pasedag & Co.

Frohlich, German brig, 360 (Moller)-Pasedag

&

Co.

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

tersen & Co.

Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian bark, 274 (Christen-

sen-H. A. Petersen & Co.

Hilda Maria, German bark, 175 (Tennis)-Pasc

day & Co.

& Co.

Juno, German bark, 266 (Nielsen)-Pasedag Kjobenhavn, Danish bark, 353 (Magleby)-H.

A. Petersen & Co,

Louise American schooner, 280 (Lawrence)

H. A. Petersen & Co.

Magenta, Britisis schooner, 329 (Coalfieet)

Pasedag & Co.

Rachel, British bark, 282 (Affleck)—Boyd & Co.

SHANGHAI.

In Fort on 24th January, 1883.

Annie M. Bur, American ship, 889 (Byrne)

Rusecil & Co.

Blackadder, British brig, 963 (Swensen)-Russell

& Co.

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

man, King & Co.

Charley, Briush bark, 359 (Schroder)Nils

Moller.

ALDEN BESSIE, American bark, A. Noyes, 22nd Chingtab, Chinese bark, 473 (Taylor)-C. M.

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 gth Dec., Timber.-Brandao & Co.

ANTOINETEE, British bark, 1,014, E. T. Bunje,

S. N. Co.

Cubana, British. bark, 499 (Howard)-Jardine,"

*Matheson & Co.

Earl of Elgin, British bark, 979, (Morrison)—

Farnham & Co.

Eminia, German schooner, 219 (Michelsen)-Ed.

Schellhass & Co.

Escort, American bark, 636 (Waterhouse)

Russell & Co.

6th January-Manila 27th December, Bal-Guiding Star, British bark, 311 (Schnitger) last-Order-Kowloon Dock.

Mackenzie & Co.

BARBAROSSA, German ship, 1,313. R. Kausch, Hedvig, British bark, 375 (Davey)--Nils Moller, 12th Jan.-Cardiff 4th August, Coal-Mel-Hilda, British bark, 366 (Hemmingsen)-Nils

Moller. chers & Co.

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

BEATRICE, British schooner, 66, Williams, 17th Jan-Guap 7th Janitary, Copm-Captain. BILLY SIMPSON, British bark, 432, Brown, 9th

Dec.,-Cebu 26th Nov., General-Master. " B. F. WATSON, American bark, 993, G, E. Haw- kins, 13th Jan.,-New York 26th July, Oil. -Melchers & Co.

CASHMERE, British ship, 1,238, F. A. Lobhart,

17th Jan.,-Newcastle 24th Nov, Ceal Master.

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,ƒth Jan,'; Portland, Oregon 8th November, Lumber. Melchers & Co.

CONQUEST, American bark, 516, Carins, aoth Nov,,Newcastle 22nd Sept, Coal--Rus- sell & Co.

CYPRUS, British ship, 1,392, Johnson, 11th Jan,

chardi.

Kolga, British bark, 541 (Kiolseth.Russell

& Co.

Swift, double-screw gun-vessel, 5 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, Liest

Commander C. Lindsay, Hongkong. Wivern, turret-ship, 4 guns, in reserve, Hong.

kang.

Zephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander

Pollard, Shanghai.

FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR" ON THE

CHINA STATION; -

1

Abreck, Russian gunboat, 7 guna, 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, 6 guns, Commander.

Duke of Edinburgh, Russian ironclad, Captain

H. E. Mullen, Shanghai,

de Giers, Manila

Elizabeth, German corvette, 15 guni, Captain Ermak, Russian transport, Captain Kolichan,

Hollmann, Nagasaki,

Nagasaki.

Gornostai, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander

Stark, Vladivostock. Gravina, Spanish cruiser, Daa José Quesada,

-Manila-

Klausa, Amoy.

Iltis, German gunboat, 8 guns, Commander Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Beau-

mont, Hongkong

La

Victorieuse, French frigate, 14 guns, Captain Lutin, French gunboat, 4 guns, Commauder

de la Batic, Hongkong.

Monocacy, American gunboat, 6 guns, Comman-

Kouvier, Hongkong.

Morge, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander

der C. S. Cotton, Nagasaki.

Tatarinoff, Japan,

Nerpa, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander

Valrondt, Chefco,. [M]

Commander Green, Kobe."

N.B.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."

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet BELGIC," will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 7th in- stant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honoluks, Peru, &c., which will be closed as follows

At 2.15 2.M. Registry ceases.

At 2.30 PM. Post-office closes, but Correspon- pence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Feo of 10 cents extra.Postage until the time of departure.

K

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. " The French Contract Packet AMAZONE," will

places beyond, vid Naples; to Saigon, Stralis be despatched on TUESDAY, the 13th instant, with Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, and

Settlements, Batavia, Barmah, Ceylon, India: (via Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar. Gegen

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

HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS.

THE ENGLISH MAIL

Malls, &c., by the British Contract Packet :—

The following hours are observed in closing

NOON.-Money Order Ofice closes.

BATÁČA POING DAY OF DEPARTURE. T

2.00 Ft.- Registry of Letters ceases, Posting

of all printed matter and patterns ceases." 3.00 P.14.-Malls closed, except for Late Letters. 3.10 F.M.-Letters may be posted with late fee of

10 cents, until

3.30 PM-when the Post Office closes entirely. 3.40 PM-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with late fee of ro cents until time. of departure.

5

THE FRENCH MAIL-DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE,

Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes, except the night box, which is alwass

DAY OF DEPARTURE open out of office hours

7.

,Post Office opens

10 AM, Registry of Letters ceases Fosting of

all printed matter and patterns ceases.

11 AM., Mail closes, except for Late Letters.

11.10 AL., Letters may be posted with Late Fee

of 10 cents until

11.30 LH, when the Post Office closes entirely.

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

Palos, American gunboat, 6 guns, Lieutenant-11-40A.M., Late Letters may be posted on board PLASTOON, Russian corvette, 8. guns, Captain

Foliansky, en route Saigon,

DU SOLDIERS” AND SAILORS! LETTERA Richmond, American frigate, 14 guns, Captain-Privates in H.M. Amy or Navy. Non

Skerrett, Hongkong.

Sobol, Russian gunboat, 7 gunboat, Commander

Boyle, Vladivostock. St. Petersburg, Russian transport, 6 guns, Cap

tain Sidenener, Vladivostock Stosch, German corvette, 19 guas, Captain von

Blanc, Amoy.

M

Maris Berg, German bark, 536 (Hindricks)-Tamega, Portuguese guthboat, Commander da

Costa Cabral, Macao. Captain. Minna, French bark, 456 (Davey) Nils Moller. Tongous, Russian gunboat, Commander Heck, Napier, British ship, 992 (Cunningham)—Meİ.

chers & Co

Pelham, British baik, 340 (Downic)-Mackenzie

& Co.

Perle, British bark, 400 (Kruse)-Nil Moller.

Queen of India, British steamer, 394 (Manley)

W. Hewett & Co,

Sibirien, German bark, 367 (Swaneen)-Lewis

& Hopkins.

Southern Chief, American ship, 1,383 (Higgins)

-C. & J. Trading Co. Stout, Norwegian bask, 581 (Hennester)—Chap

man, King & Co.

Middlesbro 4th August, Iron--Russell Therese, German bark, 390, (Hansen) Mel

& Co

DANIEL, German bark, 417, P. Vogt, 13th Jan., →Hamburg 27th July, General. Melchers & Co.

DORA, German ship, 1,259, H. Meyer, aand November,-Cardiff 1st July, Coal-Ara- hoki, Karberg & Co.

ERL KONIO, German bark, 456, A. Naurch, 17th

Nov Newchwang 16th Nov., Beans Siemisen

Co.

chers & Co.

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

& Co.

YOKOHAMA,

In Port on 19th January, 1883.

A. Casliman, Russian schooner, 50 (Stemberg)

F. Ketz

Alexander, American schooner, 50 (Carlson

H. Cook,

Singapore.

commissioned, Officers, Bandmasters, Army Schoolmasters (not Superintending or First Class) Writers or Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce rate of four.cents (two-pence) each, which may letters to the United Kingdom by mail at the

be prepaid either in Imperial ar

in Hongkong Stamps. By private steamer the postage is two

cents (one penny

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

Private steamers leave Hongkong for Lon. Vestnik, Russian cruiser, Commander Avelan, don about every ten days, ypper

4The letters must not exceed half an ounce. en route Singapore.

No handkerchiefs, jewellery, &c, can be sent, Villars, French corvette, 15 guns, Captala Meven with the ends opera

Dewatre, Shanghai

Vostock, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, Commander

Melchonsky, Japan.

Wolf, German gunboat, 4 guns, Commander

Strauch, Chefoo.

CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON,

An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, Lin Kuo

A

Ch'ang, Hongkong. Chee-hing, Revenue culser, a guns, Chinese

Captain, Canton.

Chén-to, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, J. Stewart

Canton.gad

Chen-ful, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Chinese-

Hongkong

Ching-on, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chung Wing * Fal, Canton, NORA Maddux

mand:

description must be stated in full on the letter, If from a Soldier of Sailor, his disas and

the cover of which must be signed by the Com- manding Officer, with name of regiment, ship, &e in full. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class description, with name of regiment, ship, must be stated in fullfoscos pa

5Soldiers and Saltors have

have no privileger prepaid with Imperial Stampa, with regard to books or papers, nor can these be

LETTER BOXE

Many boxes of letters are received at the Post Office not sealed, that if to say, the box is fastened with scaling wax, but there is no impression of a

The attention of boxholders called to the necessity of carefully sealing such boxes with some: recognisable, seal, and of sending a chit. book or receipt with them. The enfasion of the |lattár precaution, a doubt as whether

20, Orestes, British steamer, for Shanghai. 21, Swatow, British steamer, for Swatow, 22, Hailong, British str., for South Cape. 22, Kwangtung, British steamer, for Foochow za, See-wo, British steamer, for Swatow. 22, Namoa, British steamer, for Swatow, 23 Normanby, British str., for Singapore. 23, Tientsin, British steamer, for Swatow. 23, Carisbrooke, British steamer, for Swatow. 24, Albay, British steamer, for Hongkong. 24, Swalow, British steamer, for Shanghal

VESSELI ARRIVED IN EUROPE FROM PORTS IN

JAPAN, CHINA, AND MANILA, Holstein (1.) ......... Nagasaki.........DA.

GLENURY, British 3-m. schooner, 183, D. Thom-

part of them inligh 9

son, 12th Jan-Manila 9th Decy General Fembrokeshire (4)..... Shanghai, &c....Dec. 15 HANS, German bark, 313, A. Thomson, 12th Iquique.................Manila .........Dec. 11

Wieler & Co. Glenogle (a.)....Shanghal.Dec. 13 Jan, Chefoo 1st January, General. Wieler Electra (6.)

Japan Dec. 12 | |- & Co. Jason (a)

Dec. 18 HECHT, German 3-m, schooner, 358, Ploetz, 231da (Grosser & Co, *****Dec. 19

** Jan.,-Chefoo 74th January, General

Slemssen & Co

NEW PATNA (bottom)......per chest, 85361 biomed().............Shanghal NEW BENARKS (without choice) per

chest,.........

8545 NEW PERSIAN...........per chest, 8335. OLD PERSIAN.....

.perpicul, $320 (Allowance, Taels 32).

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

{From Max321, FALCÓNEÉ & Ca's Remetea),

YESTERDAY,

Barometer-M: passen

Thermometer-w

Thermometers

Thermometer

Thermometern risk. (Wot bulk)

Thermo

Baromater

"Thermometer

Thermometerans 3,36.

*Tharmonistas

(Wet bulb)

0.098

VESSELS EXPECTED AT HONGEONG. (Corrected to Date), Annina.......New York July 11 Marianne.................. Cardiff..........July 13 C. B. Haseltine... New York. July 13 Nieuwe Waterweg ...Hamburg Fluellio...................Sunderland......

9

B. P. Cheney......Cardiff...........Sept Mary Whitridge New York ......Sept. 12 Phoenix

Hamburg...Sept. 13 Heinrich,

Cardif

Sept 17 Deutschland

.Penarth Emma T. Crowell New York: Oct. 3 Dorothea

Cardiff Lucia

Adolph.

Wandering Jew cons Adele Auguste

Annie J. Mar

A and W "Merionethshire Anchises (6.)] Stamboul

Sept

25

Oct

Oct 13

Oct. 20 Oct.at

13

German bark, 788, H. Drock, 11th

26-4amburg 10th August, General,

Melchers & Co

Aimb, American schooner, 53 (Tibbey)-J. D.

Carroll & Co. ha

Black Diamond, German bark, 670 (Boyd)-P.

Bohm Diana, American schooner, 75 (Peterson)-Cap

tain."

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

Gitanilla, British bark, 472 (Kirkpatrick)--H.

Macarthur, Best

Helena, American schooner, 40 (Bischof) M.

Ginsbuy. OM Herschel, German ship, 787 (Wepper) Reimers

-

Ching-csing Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns, F. Ees-

the contents of the box over reached, the Pow

sard, Hongkong,radi regiment Office" the omission of the former, as to whether fot have been abstracted for Chop chung, Revenue cruiser,Li Tack Ming

Canton

the sake of the staró:Stampie

Chopal, Viceroy's gunboat, Chang, on a cruise. Hai ch'ang-ching, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Wa: j

Jui Chang, Hongkong Hai-king-thing, Viceroy's gunboat, 3 guns, Ch'én ⠀⠀⠀⠀ Lang Chich, Hongkong..

Hol-tung-hung, Viceroy's gunboat, Leung Yid-

Ting, Canton.

Canton Hua-shan, Viceroy's gunboat, 2 guns, H. J.Faun

& Co.. Khorasan, German bark, 1,090 (J. A. Viter)--AL-ské Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Ch

Reimers & Co... Grade Peng-chao-hal, Revenue, czuiser, M. C-Bohm, German schooner, 56-P. Bohm. Shoi, Hongkong Oswald, German bark, 445 (Boysen P. Bohm Quang-o Otsego, American schooner, 36, L. (Pearce for Captain gong "Otome," "American,

Show &

HERBERT BLACK American bark, 175, Treat, 13th Dec, Nagasaki 5th Dec, Coal.--- Russell & Co.Kowloon Dock. HEXMANN, German, bark, 453, W, Fens, 10th Dec, Chefoo 18th Nov, General Wieler & Co.

Mayhew INDEBURO, German bark, 786, H. Ipland, 17th Jan-Manila 19th Jan, Ballast-Wieler JACOBINE, German bark, 417, C. H. Christian- "sen, 10th Dec,-Hollo, 25th Nov, Wood.— Ed Schellbass & Co-Kowloon Dock JAMES G. PENDLETON, American baik, 938, B.

I. Colcord, rath-jah.,--Nagasaki 3rd Jan.,. Coal Russell & Co

sa W. (Hardy) schooner, 53 W. Otter, American schooner, 56 (Littlejohn).-J.

Collyer & Co. Pr

Shen-chi, Tal Suftsing

Murra

Tching

Raphael, American.ship, 1,543 (Nicholson) JOHN SMITH, Amer, bark, 164, O. Kustel, 22nd. & J. Trading Co.

Jan., Shanghai 18th January, Ballast Roderick Hay, German bark, 290 (Nicholson) Captain.EN

Newport-Oct 14 JUNO, German bark, $17 H

London

Hamburg.

Cardin Gardiff.

New York,

Hamburg

Eiverpooli Liverpool London

ov 30 Ft 14th Jan,—

Dec

LOUIKA Ger

roldt. | Rose, American-schooner, -40-(Wilson) W

3 29th Nov,Hamburg aand July, General | jih Copeland. 21 Melchers Col

Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Sophie, Russian brig, 330 (P.

St. Ives, French bark 5470 Stelle, Russian schoones, 40

scheffe

cruiser 5

y's gunboat, Halang Shapi