1883-02-05 — Page 4

Commercial.

THIS DAY.

Noon. Affairs on the Stock Exchangeareagain rather dull. A few lines in Banks have been negotiated this morning at 189 per

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1883.

Shipping.

ARRIVALS,

PEKING, British steamer, 954, G. H. Drewes, 3rd

Feb-Shanghai 31st January, General, Siemssen & Co, BELLONA, German steamer, 789, W. Schaefer, 4th Feb. Saigon 29th January, Rice.- Slemssen & Co.

SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.

STEAMERS."

ALBANY, British steamer, 1,438, Darly, 30th Jan, Newcastle, NSW, toth Jan., Coal-Jar dine, Matheson & Co. ASHINGTON, British steamci, Bog, McDonald, 30th Jan.,Bangkok said January, Gene ral. Jardine, Matheson & Co.

"HONGKONG-SAILINO VESSELS

(Continued.) 192 MARIE, German bark, 430, G. Thomaschewst, 14th Jan, Bangkok 27th Nov., General,--- Melchers & Co. MARIE, German 466, A... Weinronsky, 19th Jan, Hamburg 5th Sept., General-Siemissen & Co. MARY WHITRIDGE, American ship, 862, Geo,

HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON.

Albatross, screw sloop, 4 guns," Commander

Errington, Hongkong.

Post Office.

A MAIL WILL CLOSE

For Straits, Colombo, and Bombay,Per Me-

Audacious, double-screw iron frigate, Captain Rdusa, to-day, the 3th instant, at 5 Par.

E. Tracey, Hangkong.

For Shanghai.-Per Chung-king; to-day, the Champion, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Russell S. th instant, at 5 PM.

G. Pasley, Singapore.

For Swatow, Amoy, & Foochow -Per

tent. premium er new issue for cash, and PRINTEMPS, Fren, bark, 277, Galland, 4th Feb. BAYSWATER, British steamer, 1,039, B. Walker, Freeman, 2nd Feb.,-New York 14th Sep | Cleopatra, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Hippisley, to-day, the 5th instant, at 4 F.M..

also at 190 for the end of the month. There have been several inquiries for shares at 192 for March 31st, but no business has re- sulted. China Sugars are rather weaker with sellers at 193.

Other quotations re- main unchanged.

4 o'clock p.m. The tone of the market this afternoon as regards. Banks is slightly less favorable. than was the case during the morning. Some time transactions have been arranged at 190 for the end of the month and 192) for March, but not to any great extent. For cash, there are buyers at 188 and sellers at 189. Docks show further de- preciation, a number of shares being on

the market at 49 per cent. premium. Hotels are very firm with buyers at 126, and probably an even higher rate would ́be paid were there any likelihood of shares being forthcoming. China Sugars, are now offered at 192) without leading to business. Luzons are fairly firm at quota- tion. Marine or Fire Insurances have not been inquired after.

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 Canton-$1,850 per

share, buyers.

China Traders Insurance Company-$1,610

per share.

North China Insurance-Tls. 1,225 per share. Canton Insurance Company, Limited-3135 per

share.

Yangtsic Insurance Association-Tls, 870 per

share cx. div., buyers. Chinese Insurance Company-$210 per share. On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 150 Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$1,150 per

share, buyers.

per share.

China Fire Insurance Company-$322h pershare,

sellers.

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-49

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

--$28 per share ex. div. China and Manila Steam Ship Company-130

per share, sellers. Hongkong Gas Company-$80 per share. Hongko

Hotel Coinpany-126 per share,

-Whampoa 3rd February-Jardine, Ma- theson & Co. TRI SINA, Austrian bark, 839, G. Cernkovich, 4th Feb.,-Newcastle, N.S.W., 19th Dec, 1,117 tons Coal,-Siemssen & Co.

26th Jan-Saigon 18th January, Rice and Paddy. Tung Kec. BELOIC, British steamer, 1,716, J. G. Cameron and Yokohama 24th January, General.— O. & O. S. S. Co.

Kerosene Oil.—Order,

NONPAREIL, British bark, 199, E. Finlayson, 9th November-Newchwang 30th Oct., Beans. -Chang Woo-Kowloon Dock

Shanghai.

Curacan, corvette, 14 guns, Captain S. Long,

Yokohama.

Dong

For Hoihow and Haiphong-Per: Nam-vian, to-morrow, the 6th instant at 8.30A.M.

For Shanghai-Per

on Wednesday, the

For Swatow-Per Thales, on

For

31st Jan, San Francisco 28th December, PRESIDENT SIMSON, British hark, 1,235, G. Daring, composite sloop, 4 guns, Commander F. 6th instant, at 11.30 800, to-morrow, the

Scarlett, 31st Jan.,-Manila 23rd January Encounter, steam corvette, 14 guns, Captain G. 7th instant, at 11.30 A.M. id efek WHAMPOA, British steamer, 1,199, J. E. Wil- CATTERTHUN, British steamer, 1,407, J. Miller, SCHWAN, German brig, 276, J. Schroder, 7th Esk, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, In reserve, Co Singapore, Port Darwin, Thursday Island,"

Bams, 4th Feb,-Saigon 30th Jan, Rico- Butterfield & Swire.

THAMES, British steamer, 2,130, Anderson, 3rd Feb., Shanghai 1st Feb., General.-P. & O. S. N. Co.. NAM-VIAN, French steamer, 435, Garceau, 4th

Feb.,-Hoihow and February, Ceneral.-- 'Shing Loong.

FOOCHOW, British steamer, 909, J. H. Clegg

4th Feb.,Canton 4th February, General Butterfield & Swire. KWONGSANG, British steamer, 988, Hogg 4th Feb.,Shanghai, and Swatow. 3rd Feb,

Jardine, Matheson & Co. SOPHOCLES, British ships 1.190, Alex. Smith,

4th Feb.-Sydney

Dec., Coal-Adam-

son, Bell & Co. THALES, British steamer, 8zo, T. G. Pocock,

4th Feb, Swalow 3rd Feb., General D. Lapraik

C.

& Co.

B. HAZELTINE, American bark, 88, W. Gilkey, 4th Feb., Rio de Janeiro 9th Oct., Petroleum. Russell & Co.

LANGALORE, British steamer, 1,309, J, P. Has. sall, 5th Feb.,-Yokohama 27th Jan, Gene-

tal P. & O. S. N. Co. FEILUNG, Tiritish steamer, 752, Allison, sth Feb., ---Bangkok 27th January, Rice.-Yuen Fat Hong. CHUNG-KING, British steamer, 793, T. Rowin, 5th Feb. Manila and February, General.

Butterfield & 5wire,

B.

יו

P. CHENEY, American ship 1323 CE Humphreys, 5th Feb.,-Cardiff 9th Sept. Coal,—P, & O.-S. N. Co.

MINDANAO, Spanish steamer, 623, Fryer, 5th

Feb., Manila and February, General. Dunn, Melbye & Co. PROFESSOR NORDENSKJOLD, Norwegian 3-m

sch, 453, E. Jensen, sth Feb., Newcastle, N.S.W., 2151 December, Coal-Russell & Co,

Schwan, German brig, for Leilo.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE, Chang-king, British steamer, for Shanghai.. Whampoa, British steamer, for Saigon. Galley of Lorne, British str., for New York. Ashington, British steamer, for Bangkok. Nam-vian, French steamer, for Haiphong. Danube, British steamer, for Bangkok.

tsin.:

DEPARTURES.

29th

4th Jan, Rockhampton 8th, 10th, Cooktown 11th, Thun- day Island 15th, and Fort Darwin on the 19th, 10 boxes Gold, 1,700 tons Coal, and 200 tons General.—Gibby Livingston & Co. CRUSADER, British steamer, 647, T. Rowin, 13th

November, Saigaa yth November, Rice.—- Chong Wo Cheang. DECIMA, German steamer, 1,151, 5. Oestmann,

Ballast. Jarding, Matheson & Co.

Jan-Chefoo 17th Dec, General-Siems- sen & Co.

J.J. Elliott, Kobe.

Robinson, Hongkong. Hongkong

Townsville, Sydney, Melbourne, &c. &c, &Per Catterthum, on Wednesday, the SPICA, German bark, 915, B. Hallmann, 13th | Flying Fish, sloop, 4 guns, Licut-Commander 7th instant, at 3-30 F.M.

Jan, Cardiff 1st September, Coal.—Mel- WESER, German bark, 916, H. Hellmers, 11th

chers & Co.. Jan, Cardiff 9th September, Coal. Order.

·RIVER STEAMERS.

Hoskyn, Hongkong.

der Hope, en aoute Singapore.

Ford and Yokohama.-Per Banga

Fly, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Commandore, an the 9th instant, at 17:30 1 Foxhound, gunboat, a suns, Lieut. Commander

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

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

Evans, Singapore,

3rd Feb.,--Saigon 28th Jan, Rice.-Gea. R Stevens & Co.

Hankow, British steamer, 2,235, Ggaton-But DALE, British steamer, 644, E. Allason, and Jan.,

terfield & Swire. Bangkok 15th December, Rice and Gene-Ho-nam, British steamer, 1,377, T. Benning-Magpic, surveying vessel, 4 guns, Licut-Com," ral.Yuen Fat

Hong,

DOUGLAS, British steamer, 982, Samuel Ashton,

3rd Feb,-Foschow 30th January, Amoy 31st, and Swatow and Feb, General-. Lapraik & Co.

GALLEY OF LORNE, British steamer, 3,389, P. Pomroy, 3rd Feb,Shanghai 30th Jan, Tea-Russell & Co. GLENELG, British steamer, 894, J. S. Speechly,

14th Jan,Saigon 6th January, Rice. Tung Kee- -Aberdeen Dock. HIMALAYA, British steamer, 514 W. R. Beetle

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

JARAN

British steamer, 3,440, F. F. Flack, 1st Feb., Calcutta 17th Jan, Penang 23rd, and Singapore 25th, Oplum and General- 1. Sassoon, Sons & Co.

LENNOX, British steamer, 1,387, Scott, 1st Feb.,

Calcutta 17th Jan., Sand Heads 18th, Penang 23rd, and Singapore 26th, General

Jardine, Matheson & Co. LUZON, Spanish steamer, 311, Willamil, 27th Jan., Sual 15th January, Ballast.-Reme- dios & Co.--Kowloon Dock. MEDUSA, Austro-Hungarian str., 2,!II, G. Ri- gusin, 27th Jan.,Trieste, and Singapore 20th Jan., General-Melchers & Co. MINARD CASTLE, British steamer, 1,596, R. Skinner, 1st Feb,—Nagasaki 27th January, Coals. Adamson, Bell & Co. NINGPO, British steamer, 76 Case, 3rd Feb., Canton 2nd February, General-Siemauen

& Co.

PING ON, British steamer, 574, McCaslin, 12th Jan., Pakhoi, and Haibow 11th January, General-Russell & Co.-Cosmopolitan

Dock.

TAIWAN, British steamer, 1,109, Alfred Williams, 28th January, Glasgow 8th December, and Singapore, General Butterfield & Swire..

February 4, Priam, British str., for Shanghai. February 4, Osprey, British bark, for Calcutta.

February 4, Jacobine, German bark, for Tien- February 4, Peking, British sir., for Canton. February Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Li-February 4; Kwongsang, British str., for Canton.

4 Pekin, British str., for Shanghai. mited-par. sellers.

February 4. Glaucus, British steamer, for Singa-YEH-SIN,

pore and London. February 5, Carlos, German str., for Saigon,

China Sugar Refining Company, Limited—$192)

per share, sellers.

per cent. premiuin.

per share,

Hongkong Ice Company-$170 per share,

per share.

Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited

February

China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures) February, Bivouac, British str., for Saigon. 5, Brutus, German str., for Saigon. Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$115 February 5 Benedicta, German 3-m. schi, for

Tientsin, February February 5: Fly, hi tenang.m, sch., for Iloilo, 5. Fly, British gunboat, for Singapore, February 5, Foockow, British str., for Swatow. February 5, Danube, British str., for Bangkok February 5, Ashington, British str., for Bangkok. February 5, gean, British str., for Saigon.

February 3, Galley of Lorne, British steamer,

for Singapore and New York.

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

ex. int.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 188-2 percent. prem.

EXCHANGE.

ON LONION.-Bank, T. T. 3/7)

Bank Bills, on demand

Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight....3/7 Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight......3/8 Credits, at 4 months' sight............3/8) Documentary Bills, at. 4 months'

sight

ON PARIS,→→→

3/8

.54.

Bank Bills, on demand

Credits, at 4 months" sight

+4-74-

ON BOMBAY-liank, T.T..

ON CALCUTTA.-Bank, TT....

ON SHANGHAI

Bank, sight.m

...74

Private, 30 days'sight

OPIUM MARKET—THİS DAY.

PASSENGERS-ARRIVED.

Per Bangalore, sir, from Yokohama.-Rev. A. C. and Mrs. Shaw and 2 children, Captain and Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Foss, Mrs., Cotton, Mrs.

Dallas and 4 children, Mrs. Wilkins and 4 chil- 3/8dren, Miss Hoar, Admiral Ito, Messrs. Sass Su-

chu, Irwin, Grip, and Clutton, and to Chinese,

NEW MALWA...............per picul, 8535 (Allowance, Taels 64.) OLD MALWA . ...per pícu!, $555 (Allowance, Taels 8.)

NEW PATNA (first choice) per chest, $560 NEW PATNA (second)......per chest, $550 NEW PATNA (without choice) per

chest........

8555 NEW PATNA (bottom)......per. chest, 8562) NEW BINARES (without choice) per

chest,......

8550 NEW PIRSIAN..........per chest, 8335 OLD PERSIAN...... .....perpicul, 8320

(Allowance, Taels 32).

CHINA COẠST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

THIS DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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THERMONE.

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› Cloudy, D. Dialy, Fog G. PERY. H. HAL 2. Lightn

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ning

Squally

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aky, C.

Letters are repeated in indicata kay Iommise over a Jina

their signification, i Malmönkhe hours of rain for

the previoue 14 hours (soon) sen registrač from 354 84- sha qileniity of water botten, adicaded in hachan, add and

Per Thames, sir. from Shanghai-Messrs. Calinsee, Norris, Allanson, H. M. Russell, and Thurburn and servant, for Hongkong. For Singa- pore.

--Mr. Maxwell and servant, and Mr. Pearse and servant. For London-Mr. Keels.

Per Mindanao, sir., from Manila-Messta. Frasar, Aubin, Wiles, Parker, Rodeck, and 24 Chinese.

Per Nam-vian, str., from Hollow.-46 Chi-

ncse,

Per Peking, str., from Shanghai-30 Chinese. Per Kuongnng, str., from Shanghai.-10 Chinese.

Per Thales, str., from Swatów. European and 8: Chinese.

Pei Chung-king, stri, from Manila.-15 Chi-

nese

Per Bellona, str., from Saigon.—16 Chinene.

REPORTS,

YANGTEZE, British steamer, 789, D. Casson, 3ist

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

Chinese steamer, 754. Dugan, ist Feb-Shanghai 27th. Jan., General.-C. M. S. N. Co. YOTTUNO, British steamer, 286, H. Kennett,

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

BAILING VESSELJ.

ALDEN BESSIE, American bark, A Noyes, and Dec., Portland, Oregon 12th Nov., Spars, -Melckers & 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.,Rajang gth Dec., Timber. Brandao & Co. ANTOINETRE, British bark, 1,014, E. T. Bunic, 6th January, Manila 27th December, Bál- last.-Order.-Kowloon Dock.

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

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

Dec,,-Cebu 26th Nov., General-Master, CASHMERE, British ship, 1,238, F. A. Lobbart,

17th Jan, Newcastle

24th Nov., Coal Master.

CHAS G. RICE, American bark, 713, A. W.

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

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

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

CYPRUS, British ship, 1,393, Johnson, 11th Jan, -Middlesbro 4th August, Iron.--Russell & Co. DANIEL, German bark, 417, F. Vogt, 13th Jan., Hamburg 27th July, General-Melchers & Co.

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

C. M. S. N. Co.

Kiu-kiang, British steamer, 617, A. Benning

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

Carpenter, Nagasaki.

Midge double-screw gun-vessel, In reserve,

Hongkong. Moorhen,

ohen, Funboat, guns, Lieut. Commander

Yokohama.

Pegasus, sloop, 6 guns, Commander E. F. Day,

Hongkong.

Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co. Powan, British steamer, 1,800, Hoyland Hong Sheldrake, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut. Comander M.

kong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co.

Bridger, Shanghai. Spark, British steamer, 140Hongkong, Can-Swift, double-screw gun-vessel, 5 guns, Comman- Tweed, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve,

der Collins, Hongkong.

Hongkong,

ton, & Macao Steam-biat Co.

White Cloud, British steamer, 527-Hongkong,

Canton; & Macao Steam-boat Co. Yot-sai, British steamer, 180, Lehaver-Hong. kong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co. AMOY.

In Port on 30th January, 1883.

Androklos, British bark, 400 (Murray)-Boyd &

Co.

Alex. Newton, British bark, 308 (Newton)-Boyd Chloris, Geman bark, 334 (Matzen)---H. A. Pe.

& Co.

tersen & Co,

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

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

& Co.

Helene, German bark, 261 (J. Riccek)——H. A. Pc-

tersen & Co.

Juno, German bark, 266 (Nielsen)-Pasedag.

& Co. Kjobenhavn, Danish bark, 353 (Magleby)→→H.

A. Petersen & Co. Louise, American schooner, 280 (Lawrence)-

H. A. Petersen & Co,

SHANGHAI.

In Port on 31st January, 1883.

Annina, Italian bark, 999 (Basso)-C. & J. Trad

ing & Co.

Russell & Co.

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

& Co.

Channel Queen, British bark, (Lacheur)-Chap.

man, King & Co.

Charley British bark, 359 (Schroder)-Nils

Moller.

Ching

Chinese bark, 472 (Taylor)-C. M'

Co

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

Matheson & Co.

Dorothy, British hark, 3to (Croal)-Drysdale,

Ringer & Co. Earl of Elgin, British bark, 979, (Morrison)—

Farnham & Co.

Emma, German schooner, 219 (Michelsen)Ed.

Schellhass & Co.

Ernat, German bark, 664 (Punch)—Captain. Escort, American bark, 636 (Waterhouse)

Russell & Co.

Guiding Star, British bark, 311 (Schnitger)—- Hedvig, British bark; 375 (Davey)--Nils Moller.

Mackenzie & Co. Hilda, British bark, 366 (Hemmingsen)-Nils

Moller.

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

chardi.

John Potts, British bark; 373 (Brown)—Morris

& Co.

British bark, 541 (Kiolseth;)-Russell

Kolga, Bri

Marie Berg, German bark, 536 (Hindricks)

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

chers & Co.

British bark, 480 (Cargill)—–Morris & Co.. British bark, 340 (Downie)-Mackenzie & Co. Perle, British bark, 400 (Kruse)-Nils Moller. Queen of Indin, British steamer, 394 (Manley)

W. Hewett & Co.

Sierra Nevada, American ship-Wisner & Co. Southern Chief, American ship, 1,283 (Higgins)

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

man, King & Co.

The Postal Guide published in 1879 being now somewhat out of date, a revised issue in, printed in the Hongkong Directory and Hong List for the Far East for 1883, which super sedes all previous editions.

MAILS BY THE BRITISH. PACKET. The British' Contract Packet "THAMES,” will

be despatched TO-MORROW, the 6th Instant,

with Mails to and through the United Kingdom, and Europe via Brindisi, wo the Straits Seitles! ments, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden,

Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

N.B.This Packet carries no mails for the

Australasian Colonics,

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

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet “ BELGIC,”

V. Emanuel, receiving ship, 20 guns, Commo-will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 7th in-

stant, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c., which will be closed as follows Šia

t

"At 2:15.P.M Registry ceases, p

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

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

kong.

At 2.30 PM. Fost-office closes, but Correspon- Zephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander pence may be posted on board the Packet with

Late Fee of to cents extra Postage until the time. Pollard, Shanghai.

of departure

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

Alexeye, Singapore.

Alert, American corvette, 4 corvette, Commader

Kempff, Kobe.

Ashuelot, American corvette, 6 guns, Commander

H. E. Male, Shanghai

Duke of Edinburgh, Russian ironclad, Captain

de Giers,

Manila..

Elizabeth, German corvette, 15 guna, Captain

Hollmann, Nagasaki. Ermak, Russian transport, Captain Kelichau,

Nagasaki.

Gornostai, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander Gravita Spanish cruiser, Don José Quesada,

Stark, Vladivostock.

Manila.

litis, German gunboat, 8 guns, Commander

Klausa, Amby. Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Besu- |

mont, Hongkong,

La

Victorieuse, French frigate, 14 guns, Captain

de la Batie, Hongkong. Lutín, French gunboat, 4 guns, Commander

Rouvier, Hongkong.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKETUA The French Contract Packet " AMAZONI," Will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 13th instant, with-Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, and places beyond, vid. Naples to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India (vid Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar.

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

HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS. THE ENGLISH MAIL. The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &c, by the British Contract Packet -

.L

DAY OF DEPARTURE/

NOON-Money Order Office closes. 2,00 PM.— Registry of Letters ceases. Posting

of all printed matter and patterns ceases. 3.00 P.M.-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 F.-Late Letters may be posted on board: the packet with late fee of 10 cents until time of departure.co

A

THE FRENCH MAIL-DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE.

5 P.M., Money Order Office closes Post Ofice closes, except the night box, which is always open out of office hours.

DAN MEREKA DAY OF DEPARTURE.

Monocacy, American gunbost, 6 guas, Comman-7. A.M., Post Office opens

der C. S. Cotton, Nagasaki. Morge, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commandes

Tatarinoff, Japan."

B|| 10 AM Registry of Letters ceases.- Posting'

all printed matter and patterns ceases. A

Nerpa Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander

Valrondt, Chefoo.

Palos, American gunboat,

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

Poliansky, enroute Saigon. Richmond, American frigate, 14 guns, Captain Sobol, Russian gunboat, 7 gunboat, Commander

Skerrett, Hongkong.

Boyle, Vladivostock,

11

A.M., Mail closes, except for Late Letters 11.10 AM, Letters may be posted with Late Fee

of to cents until, N 11.30 AM, when the Post Office closes entirely. 11.40 A.My Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 Cents until time of departure.

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS' LETTERS. 1.Privates in H.M. Army, or Navy. Non- Schoolmasters (not Superintending or First Class) By commissioned, Officers, Bandmasters, Army

Writers or Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters to the United Kingdom by mail at the rate of four cents (two-pence) each,

which may be prepaid either in Imperial or in Hongkong Stamps.... By private steamer the postage is two A cents (one penny),

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

tain Sidenener, Vladivostock. Stosch, German corvette, 19 guris, Captain von

Blanc, Amoy.

Tamega, Portuguese gunboat, Commander da

Costa Cabral, Macao.

Tongous, Russian gunboat, Commander Heck,

Singapore. Vestnik, Russian cruiser, Commander Avelan,

en route Singapore.

Villars, French corvette, 15 guns, Captain M.

Dawatre, Shanghal.

Vostock, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, Commander

Molchonsky, Japan.

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

3.—Private steamers leave Hongkong for Lon-

don about every ten daya, pilie

be sent

4-The letters must not exceed half an ounce. even with the ends open. No

handkerchiefs, jewellery,

If from a Soldier or Sailor his class and description must be stated in full on the letter, the cover of which must be signed by the Com Wolf, German gunboat, 4 guns, Commander manding Officer, with name of regiment, ship, &c.

Strauch, Chefoo..

Sister in full, Asier or Sailor, his class and

CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON.

description must be stated in

(with

name of regiment, ship, &c, Soldiers and Sailors have no privileges

passage had moderate and fine weather. The DORA, German skip, 1,259, H. Meyer, 2and Tetuan, British bark, 438 (Hyne)-F. A. Bur An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, Lin Knoegard to books or papers, nor can these be

The British steamship' Whampoa reports left Saigon on the 30th ultimo. The first part of the

latter part had fresh gale with high sea.

The British ship Sophocles reports left From Sydney Sydney on the 5th December. had N.E..winds, which lasted two weeks suc ceeded by light baffling winds. From lat 20 S. to Equator had N.E trades.. Had strong N.E. gales during the last week.

VESSELS ARRIVED IN XUROPE FROM FORTH IN

JAPAN, CHINA, AND MANILA,

November,Cardiff 1st July, Coal-Am- hold, Karberg & Co.

ERL KONTO, German bark, 456, A. Naurch, 27th

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

ESMERALDA, German bark, 788, H. Brock, rith

& Co.

Melambug oth August, General FANO, Danish brig, 237, M. N. Mortensen, 3rd Feb Cebu 18th January, General Ed. Schollhass & Co. Iquique............Manila...Dec. 11 GLENURY, British 3-m. schooner, 283, D. Thom Pembrokeshire ()....Shanghai, &c....Dec. 13 son, 12th Jan.,Manlis 9th Dec, General. Glenogle (s.) ...........Shanghai'...........Dec. 13 Wieler & Ca Electra (8.).. ..Japan Jason (s.)

Dec 18 GUARDIAN, American ship 1.124, Fletcher, 3rd biomed (.).... Barcelona (s) Hector (s.) Menelaus (s.) Mastalia (5)

Marianne...

..Shanghai...Dec 18 .Shanghai

..Manila ............ .Shanghai

Shanghal China

Master.

N.S.W., 8th Cosis,

Dec. 19 Dec. 22 HANS, German bark, 313, A Thomson, 12th .Dec. 23 Jan-Chefoo 1st January, General-Wieler

.Dec. 28 .Dec. 29

chardi.

Thyra, British brig, 255 (Jones) Forester L

& Co.

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

& Co.,

Velocity British bark, 490 (Martin)-Morris

A.

& Co.

-F. Kett

YOKOHAMA,

Ch'ang, Hongkong

Chee-hing, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chinese

Captain, Canton.

Chên-to, Viceroy's gunboat, y guns, J. Stewart

Cantone

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

Hongkong.

round

with Imperial Stamps

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

ZAVE LITTER BOXES. ==

The attention of necessity of carefully sealing such boxes with soma recognisable ser), and of sending); Chito Ching-on, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chung Wing book or receipt with them. The In Part on 19th January, 1883.

Fal, Canton" belo

Jatter precaution leaves a doubt as to whether Ching-taing, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns, Bes the contents of the bar ever reached the Fom Cashman, Russian schooner, so (Sternberg) sard, Hongkong tang hende once the onlision of the tormes, all Alexander, American schooner, 50 (Carison) Canton, Mercises Tack Miss part of thers might not been thetracted for

dan of Postage Stam Alma, American schooner, 52 (Tibbey)--J. D. Chopsal, Viceroy's gunboat, Chang, on a cruise,

Carroll & Co.

and Hal-chang-ching, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Wat Black Diamond, German bark, 670 (Boyd)-P. Chang, Hongkong

Hai-king-ching, Viceroy's gunboat, 3 guna, Ch'ên Diana, American schooner, 75 (Peterson) Caplang Chich, Hongkong, Else, German brig, a87 (Holm)-P. Bohm, E. von Beaulieu, German, bark, 336 (Getting)

Grosser & Co. Gitanilla, Britishi bark, 472 (Kirkpatrick)-H,

Macarthur, Helena, American schooner, 40 (Bischof)—M; | Feng

Gansbuy

Bohm. Y

Hol-tung-hung Vicmoy's gunboat,

Ting, Canton, prij Hus-shan, Viceroy' gumb

Men Cantona Li-the, Rey

HERBERT BLACK American bark 575, Treat

· 13th Dec,--Nagasaki 5th Dec, Coal--|- VESSELS EXPECTED AT HONGKONG,

Russell & Co.Kowloon Dock. (Corrected to Date),

HERMANN, German bark, 453, W. Pens, loth Annina.............New York July 1 Dec-Chefoc 28th Nov, General-Wieler

Cardiff July 1z

& Co. Nieuwe Waterweg ....Hamburg Sept. HIERONIMUS, German bark, Ipland, and Feb., Fluellin...

«Sunderland..........S¢pt. &; ***Touron 19th Jan,, Coals — Wieler & Co. Phoenix...

Hamburg.....Sept. 11 INGEBURG, German bark, 786, H. Ipland,"27th Heinrich.

Cardif

.Sept. 17 Jan.-Manila 19th Jan., Ballast:-Wieler | Herschel, German shịp, 787 (Wepper)--Reimen Quang-o Deutschlandi... Penarth Sept. 25 & Couple

Pay & Co.. Emma T. Crowell ...New York ....Oct. 2 JAMES G. PENDLETON, American bark, 938, B.

Cardif

Oct. 4

- |- Colcord, 12th Jan.--Nagasaki 3rd Jan. Lucia

.London'

Coal Russell & Co 13 Adolph.......

Hamburg: Oct. 13. JOHN SAUTH, Amer. bark, 564, 0. Kustel, and Wandering jew... Cardiff

Oct. 20 Jan-Shanghai 18th January, Ballast Adele............. "Cardiff

Captain.

Dorothea......

Newport

*****

Auguste Annie J. Marshall....New York.... ¡INA ***

Dato

Liverpool

A. and W. Cam...Liverpool. Merionethshire (a)...London Anchises (1.00 47. Londens Stamboul (6.) verseke Maria Magdalena ........ Venice (8) Gleneagles (1.) ......... Bothwell Castle ((5))

24. JUNO, Germa an bark, 517, H. C. Breckwoldt, 22nd July, General,

329 Melchers

30 KVIK, Norwegian bark 417, Larsen, 3rd Feb, 30 Bangkok 28th Jan, Teakwood Slems VÁ, LIVINGSTong. Germania härkä 4

1714th Jan Honolulu Jath December, Bal

last. Slemasen & Com

∙19

Khorasan, German bark, 1,090 (J. A. Viser)-A

Reimers & Co.

M. C. Bohm, German schooner, 56-P. Bohm, Otter, American schooner, 56 (Littlejohn)—J, £.

Collyer & Co

Revenue cruiser

Sui-trin

Murray, Hal Ling

Raphael, American ship, 1,543 (Nicholson) CTching-on,

& Trading Co. Me

Big Admiral, Bague Roderick Hay, German bark, go (Nicholson @Tching-poj-Viceroy's "gun

Jardine, Matheson & Co

Rose, American schooner, 40 (Wilson)

Copeland,

Sophie, Russian brig, 330 (P. Lemanscheffey St. Ives, French bark, 543 Stella, Russian schooner, faresy & Con

41 LOUISA German 3-in. schi 245, cricch, and

Jan-Whampos 31st Dece Geseral Ed. Zephyr, British schoo