Commercial.
THIS DAY.
1
4 o'clock p.m. A large business was put through in Banks this morning at 189 for cash, 190 for the end of the month, 192 for theendof March, and 195 for April 30th, the stock leaving of very firm with cash buyers at 189. A fairly large business was negociated in China Sugars yesterday afternoon at 194 and 195 for cash, and there are still buyers at the latter rate. Luzons are slightly weaker, a small lot of shares being on offer at $115. No other business has come under our no- tice.
SILARES.
Hongkong and Shanglini, 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-Tis. 1,275 per share. Canton Insurance Company, Limited-8135 per
share,
Yangtze Insurance Association-Tis. 870 per
share ex, div., buyers. Chinese Insurance Company-$120 per share. On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 150
per share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$1,150 per
share, buyers.
China Fire Insurance Company-322) pershare,
sellers.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-50
per cent, premium, sellers, Hongkong, Chison, and Macao Steamboat Co.
--28 per share ex, dir.
China and Manila Steam Ship Company-130
per share, sellers,
Hongkong Gas Company-$80 per share.
Hotel Company-$120 per share, Hongkong
buyers. Indo-China Steam: Navigation Company, Li
mited-par, sellers.
China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$195
per slinre, buyers.
China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)-3
per cent, premium.
Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$115
per share, sellers,
Hongkong lee Company-$170 per share. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
-$60 per share.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878-1à per cent.prem.
ex. ini.
per cent. prem.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881
•3/81 @3!81
EXCHANGE.
́ON LONDON.- Bank, T. T..
Bank Bills, on demand .......... Banki Bills, at 30 days' sight......... Bank Bills,at & months' sight 3/87 Credits, at 4 months' sight.... -3/82 Documentary Bills, at 4 months'....
3/70
•3/77 53/8 ·
sight
ON PARIS.
Blank Bills, on demand.
4.66.
Credits, at 4 nonths' sight ............4-7ői
ON BOMBAY-Bank, T.T.
225
ON CALCUTTA,—Bank, T.T......
ON SHANGHAI-
Bank, sight PISESTEN
713 -74
Private, 30 days'sight.
OPIUM MARKET.—THIS DAY.
NEW MALWA...... ........per picul, $535
(Allowance, Taels 64.) OLD MALWA ....... ....per picul, $555 (Allowance, Taels 8.)
NEW PATNA (first choice)per chest, 9555 NEW PATNA (second)......per chest, $545 NEW PATNA (without cholce) per
chest....
$550 NEW PATNA (bottom)......per chest, 8557 NEW BENARES(without choice) per
chest,......
85484 .per chest, 8335 ..perplcul, 832Q
New PERSIAN
OLD PERSIAN......
(Allowance, Taels 32).
HÒNGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(Prom Muzers, PALCONER & Co.'s RequTMKK).
Karomater—4 P.Ma runn
"YaTRRDAV
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1883.
Shipping.
ARRIVALS.
CHANDERNAGOR, Siberian bark, 682, Mercier, 6th Feb., Manila 17th Jan, Ballast.-Car- lowitz & Co. VLADIVOSTOCK, Russian steamer, 675, Chme levsky, 6th Feb,Saigon 1st February, Rice. Melchers & Co. ESMERALDA, British steamer, 393, G. Wright, 6th Feb,Amoy 5th February, Bricks- Russell & Co. STAMBOUL, French steamer, 1,487, E. Maigre, 6th Feb., Marseilles 17th Dec, Port Sald, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Singapore, and Sal- gon 1st February, General. Adamson, Bell & Co. ALAY, British steamer, 366, F. D. Goddard,
7th Feb., Taiwanfoo 4th February, and Amoy 5th, Generat.-D. Lapraik & Co. POSANG, British steamer, 967, Irwin, 7th. Feb.,
-Shangliai 4th February, General-Jar dine, Matheson & Co. NAMOA, British steamer, 862, Westoby, 7th Feb
Foochow 4th February, Amoy 5th, and Swatow 6th, General-D: Lapralk & Co. CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE. ́. Albany, British steamer, for Saigon.
DEPARTURES.
February 7, Marie, German bark, for Chefoo. February 7, Yeh-sin, Chinese str., for Shanghai. February 7, Kwongsang, British steamer, for
Saigon.
February 7, Ulysses, British steamer, for Singa-
porc, Bec
February 7, Feilung, British steamer, for Swatow
and Dangkok.
February 7, Belgic, Dritish str., for Yokohama
and San Francisco.. February 7, Catterthun, British steamer, for
Singapore, Port Darwin, &c. February 7. Posang, British str., for Canton, February 7, Swift, British gunboat, for Canton,
PASSENGERS—ARRIVED.
Per Albay, str., from Taiwanfoo, &c-Mr. Chamberlain, and 15 Chinese,
Per Posang, str., from Shanghai--Miss Tem- plar, Messrs. Richards and Fletcher, and 10 Chinese.
Per Esmeralda, str., from Amoy.-Messrs. M. Robinson and Peter G. Murphy, and 4 Chi-
nuse.
Per Namoa, str., from Foochow &c.-Captain. Dow, Messrs, C. D. Smith, Dale, Gin Ryc Pang, and Chrapkowski, z Europeans on deck, and 36 Chinese,
DEPARTED.
Per Belgic, str., for San Francisco-Mears. AF. Smith and E. Klapper, and 18 Chinese.
REPORTS.
The British steamship Esmeralda reports left Amoy on the 5th Instant. Had fresh monsoon and dull overcast weather.
SHIPPING IN HONGKONG
· STEAMERS.
ASHINGTON, British steamer, 809, McDonald,
30th Jan-Bangkok 23rd January, Gene ral-jardins, Matheson & Co. BANGALORE, British steamer, 1,309, Į, P. Has-
sall, 5th Feb.Yokohama 27th Jan, Gene |:-- mal--P. & O. S. N. Co.
BELLONA, German steamer, 789, W. Schaefer
4th Feb.,Saigon 29th January, Rice . Siemssen & Co.
CRUSADER, British steamer, 647, T. Rowin, 13th
November,Saigon 7th November, Rice. Chong Wo Cheang- DECIMA, German steamer, 1,151, S. Cestmann,
3rd Feb.,Saigon aßih fan, Rice.—Geo. R. Stevens & Co. DALE, British steamer, 644, E. Allason, and Jan.,
Bangkok 15th December, Rice and Gene ral-Yuen Fat Hong. FOKIEN, British steamer, sog, Abbott, 6th Feb.. Singapore 24th January, Kudat 30th, and Sandakan 1st Feb., Timber.-D. Lapraik & Co.
GALLEY OF LORNE, British steamer, 1,389, 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. HAINAN, British steamer, 283, Connor, 6th Feb,
-loihow 4th Feb., General-Afong. HIMALAYA, British steamer, 514 W. R. Bene
29th Jan, Yokohama 71th 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 23rd, and Singapore 25th, Opium and General D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.
HER BRITANNIC MAJESTE S SHIPS
IN THE CHINA SQUADRON,N
· HONGKONG SAILING VESSELS,^
(Continned) DNA LIVINGSTONE, German bark, 531, H. Steffens,
14th Jau,-Honolulu sath December, Bal-Albatross, screw sloop, 4 guns, Commander
last.Siemssen & Co. LOUISA, German 3-m, sch., 245, Schierloch, and
Jan-Whampoa 31st Dec., General.-Ed. Schellhass & Co. MARIE, Ger. bk, 466, A. Weinrensky, toth Jan,
-Hamburg sth Sept., General -Siemissen & Co. MARY WHITRIDGE, American ship, 862, Geo,
Kerosene Oil-Order.
Freeman, 2nd Feb,,-New York 14th Sept. NONFAREIL, British bark, 399, E. Finlayson, gth November,-Newchwang 30th Oct., Beans. -Chong Woo--Kowloon Dock PRESIDENT SIMSON, British bark, 1,235, G.
Scarlett, 31st Jan.-Manila 23rd January, Ballast.Jardine, Matheson & Co. PRINTEMIS, Fren, bark, 277, Galland, 4th Feb.,
-Whampoa 3rd February,-Jardine, Ma theson & Co. SOPHOCLES, British ship, 1,190, Alex. Smith,
Errington, Hongkong. Audacions, double-screw fron frigate, Captain R.
E. Tracey, Hongkong.. Champion, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Russell S.
Pasley, Singapore. Cleopatra, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Hippisicy,
Shanghai.
G.
Curacoa, corvette, 14 guns, Captain S. Long,
Yokohama.
Daring composite sloop, 4 guns, Commander F
JJ. Elliott, Kobe, Encounter, steum corvette, 14 guns, Captain G.
Robinson, en route Manila. Esk, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, In reserve,
Hongkong.
Licut Commander Flying Fish, stoop, 4 guns, Hoskyn, Hongkong. double-screw gun-vessel; 4 guns, Comman
en noute Singapore,
Fly,
Post Office.
„A' MAIL WILL CLOSE
For Nagasaki and Yokohama-Per Danga- Zorg, to-day, the 7th instant, at 3 P.M.
For Swatow, Per Thales, on Friday, the oth instant at 11.30 A
For Saigon Per Yangisse, on Friday, the oth instant, at 5 PM. ERLENTEPONAS
For, Manila. Por Esmeralda, on Monday, the 7th instant, at 4:30 PM.
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,
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet " AMAZONE," will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 13th instant, with Malls to the United Kingdom, Europe, and places beyond, vit Naples; to Saigon, Straits Batavia, Barmah, Ceylon, India (via Madras), Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar.
4th Feb-Sydney 5th Dec, Coal-Adam Foxhound, gunboat 4 guns, Lieut. Commander Settlement the Australasian Colonies, Aden,
son, Bell & Co. SPICA, German bark, 915, B. Hallmann, 13th Jan.-Cardiff 1st September, Coal-Mel- chers & Co. PROFESSOR NORDENSKIOLD, Norwegian 3-m.
·
sch., 453, E. Jensen, 5th Feb., Newcastle, N.S.W., 21st December, Coal-Russell & Co. TRI SINA, Austrian bark, 839, G. Cernkovich, 4th Feb,-Newcastle, N.S.W., 19th Dec, 1,117 tons Coal-Siemssen & Co. WESER, German bark, 16, H. Hellmers, 11th Jan-Cardiff 9th September, Coal-Order.
* AMOY.
In Port on 30th January, 1883.
KHIVA, British steamer, 1,419, P. Homis, 6th
Feb., Bombay 17th January, General-indroklos, British bark, 400 (Murray)-Boyd & P. & O. S. N. 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, 321, Willamil, 27th
Jan., Sual 25th January, Ballast-Reme dios & Co.-Kowloon Dock. MINARD CASTLE, British steamer, 1,596, R. Skinner, 1st Feb., Nagasaki 27th January, Coals. Adamson, Bell & Co. MINDANAO, Spanish steamer, 623, Fryer, 5th Feb, Manila and February, General- Dunn, Melbye & Co.
PRKING, British steamer, 954. G. H. Drewes, 6th
Feb., Canton 5th February, General Slemssen & Co, PING-ON, British steamer, 574, McCaslin, rath Jan.,-Pakkol, and Hoihow 11th January, General-Russell & Co-Cosmopolitan
Dock.
SRA GULL, American steamer, 48, Hayden,
Nov. 14th-China Traders' Insurance Co.
Co.
Alex. Newton, British bark, 308 (Newton)--Boyd
~ & Co.
Chloris, German bark, 334 (Matzen)-H. A. Pe-
tersen & Co.
Francisca, German bark, 368 (Jessen)-H. A
Petersen & Co.
Frohlich, German brig, 360 (Moller)-Pasedag
& Co.
Helene, German bark, 263 (J. Rieck)-H. A. Pe-
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.
!·
.4
McQubac, Sandakan. Kestrel, double-screw gun-vessel, 4-guns, Com Flamander E. Hothain, Amoy. Lily, screw gun-vessel, 3 guns, Commander
Evans, Singapore. Magpic, surveying vessel, 4 guns, Lieut-Com.
Carpenter, Nagasaki. Midge, double-screw gun-vessel, In reserve,
Hongkong,
4 guns, Lieut-Commander J. H. Corfe, Yokohama. Pegasus, stoop, 6 guns, Commander E. F. Day,
Hongkong.
Moorhen, gunboat, 4
Sheldrake, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Comander Ma
Bridger, Shanghai.
Swift, double-screw gun-vessel, 5 guns, Comman
der Collins, Canton.
Tweed, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve,
Hongkong.
V. Emanuel, receiving ship, zo guns, Commo-
dore Cumming, Hongkong. Vigilant, paddle despatch-vessel, a guns, Lieut-
Commander C. Lindsay, Hongkong. Wivem, turret-ship, 4 guns, in reserve, Hong
kong.. Zephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander
Follard, Shanghai. FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE
CHINA STATION.
Abreck Russian gunboat, guns, Captain
Schant, Chefoo
Adonis, French gunboat, 5 guns, Commander
Caillard, Saigon.
Africa, Russian corvette, 8 guns, Captain
Alexeyell, Singapore, ...
Alert, American corvette, 4 corvette, Commader
Kempff, Kobe. Ashuelot, American corvette, 6 guns, Commander
H. E. Mullen, Amoy,
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Malle, &cap
Hours FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS. THE FRENCH MAIL--DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE. 5 P.3., Money Order Office clases. Post Office closes, except the night box, which is always open out of office hours.
DAY OF DEPARTURE.
7. A. Post Office opens.
10 AM Registry of Letters ceases. Fosting of
all printed matter and patterns ceases, 11 A.M., Mail closes, except for Late Letters 11.10 AM Letters may be posted with Late Fei
of 10 cents until
11.30 AM, when the Post Office closes entirely. 11.40 AM Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of to Cests until time of departure.
THE ENGLISH MAIL The following hours are observed in closing Maile &c by the British Contract Packet - NOON.--Money Order Office closes..
HANNAN, DAY OF DEPARTURE”
2.00 PM Registry of Letters ceases. Posting
of all printed matter and patterns ceases 3.00 PM-Malls closed, except for Lato, Letters. 3.10 PM Letters may be posted with late fee of
10 cents until on vaata kira
3.30 PM-when the Fost Office closes entirely. 340 P.-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with late fee of to cents until time. of departure.
SOLDIERS" AND SAILORS' LETTERS.", 1.--Privates in_H.M." "Army or Navy, Non- commissioned, Officers Bandmasters, Array Schoolmasters (not Superintending or First Class) Writers or Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters to the United Kingdom by mail at the
Stamps. By private steamer the postage is two be prepaid either in Imperial or in Hongkong
cents (one penny) aby wy
The British steamship Posang reports left / TAIWAN, British steamer, 1,109, Alfred Williams Annina, Italian bark, 999 (Basso)—C. & J. Trad Duke of Edinor gh, Russian Ironclad, Captain rate of four cents (two-pence) each, which may
Shanghai on the 4th instant. Had strong North- erly and N.E. winds and cloudy weather till reaching Breaker Point; from thence had N.W. winds and cloudy weather. Passed three steamers off Breaker Point, bound North, names un- known,
The British steamship Namoa reports left Foochow on the 4th instant, Amoy on the 5th, and Swatow on the 6th, and experienced mode-
rste monsoon and fair weather throughout.
In
28th January, Glasgow 8th December, and Singapore, General-Butterfield & Swire.
THALES, British sicamer, 820, T. G. Pocock,
ing & Co.
Annie M. Bur, American ship, 889 (Byrne)
Russell & Co. Blackadder, British brig, 963 (Swensen)-Russell
& Co.
de Giers, Manila.
Elizabeth, German corvcite, 15 guns, Captain
Hollmann, Nagasaki. Ermak, Russian transport, Captain Koltchau,
Nagasaki.
2The same privileges apply to letters ad- Officers
4th Feb.-Swatow 3rd Feb., General Channel Queen, British bark, (Lacheur)-Chap Gornostai, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commande, dressed to the Privates and Non-commissioned
D. Laprak & Co.
ULYSSES, British steamer, 1,560, Thompson, 6th Feb., Shanghai 3rd February, General
Butterfield & Swire.';
YANGISZE, British steamer, 719, Casson.
Stemszen & Co,
Foochow H.M. gunboat Kestrel and yacht Mas-YOTTUNG, British steamer, 286, H. Kennett,
quasa. In Amoy the steamships Bengloe, Too- Han, American corvette Ashuelot, and German corvette Slosch. On the 6th passed the steam. ship Foochow off Cape of Good Hope. On the 7th passed the steamship Veh-sin off Nine Pina.
The British steamship Albay reports left Tal- wanfoo on the 4th instant, and Amoy on the 5th, From Taiwanfoo to Amoy had strong N.N.E. breeze and high sea, From Amoy to Breaker Point Lad strong N.E. breeze and overcast; from thence to Single Island had moderate to light N.E. breeze and fine weather; from thence to port had fresh Northerly winds and cloudy wea- ther. In Amoy the steamships Namoa, Too-uan. Benledi, Chinese revenue cruiser Fel-hoo, Ger- man frigate Storch, and a U.S. despatch-boat. The steamships Kwangtung and Wenchow left same day, Passed the steamship Douglas off Chelang Point, bound North, and the ship Deutch- land, bound South.
Fluclin.........
June 23rd Quangal 19th June, General Kwok Acheong & Sons.
BAILING VESSELS. ALDEN BESSIE, American bark,, A. Noyes, 22nd 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. ANTOINETTE, British back, 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.
D.
BRATRICE, British schooner, 66, Williams, 17th Jan-Guap 7th January, Copra Captain. VESSELS EXPECTED AT HONGKONG.
BILLY SIMPSON, British bark, 433, Brown, 9th (Corrected to Date),
Dec., Cebu 16th Nov., General-Master. Sunderland.. .Sept. 6
P. CHENEY, American ship, 1,322, C. E. Pacenix.....................Hamburg......Sept. 13.
Humphreys, 5th Feb-Cardiff 9th Sept., Heinrich ....
•Cardiff........ Sept. 17 Coal.-P. & O. 5. N. Co. Deutschland .......
Penarth Sept. 25 CASHMERE, British ship, 1,238, F. A. Lohhart, Emma T, Crowell ......New York.....Oct.. ว
17th Jan,Newcastle 24th Nov, Coal- Cardiff....... Oct.
Master. .London .....
Oct. 13 CHAS. G. RICE, American bark, 715, A. W. Hamburg... .Oct. 13
Smart, 12th Jan.,-Newcastle, N.S.W., 18th Cardiff...... ¡Oct 20“
November, Adamson, Bell & Co. Cardin
Oct 21 COLOMA, American bark, 853, Noyes, 5th Jan., .Oct. 24 Newport
Portland, Oregon 8th November, Lumber,- Annie J. Marshall.....New York..... .Nov. 3 Melchers & Co.
CONQUEST, American bark, 516, Carins, 20th Nov-Newcastle 22nd Sept, Coal-Rus sell & Co. CYPRUS, British ship, 1,397, Johnson, 11th Jan., -Middlesbro 4th August, Iron-Russell
Adolph............
Auguste
Nov. 11 ..Hamburg.
Dorothea. Lucia
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Wandering Jew Adelo
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Thermometer 2, blzaamera
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.Dec. 16 .....Dec. 19 Dec. 1
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE AMERICAN MAIL.
.Dec. 12 ...Dec. 28.
The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Piking,
C.
& Co.
B. HAZELTINE, American bark, 880, W. Gilkey, 4th Feb, Rio de Jancko gth Oct., Petroleum.Russell & Co.
DANIEL, German bark, 417, P. Vogt, 13th
Hamburg 27th July, General-cam & Co.
DORA, German ship, La59, H. Meyer, and November,-Cardiff 1st July, Coal-Am- hold, Karberg & Con
German bark, 456, A. Naurch, 27th
man, King & Co.
Charley, British bark, 359 (Schroder)-Nils
Moller,
Chingtah, Chinese bark, 472 (Taylor)-C. M.
3. N. Co.
Matheson &
Cubana, British bark, 499 (Howard)-Jardine, Dorothy, British bark, 30 (Croal)-Drysdale, Earl of Elgin, British bark, 979, (Morrison)
Ringer & Co.
Farnham & Co.
Emma, German schooner, 219 (Michelsen)---Ed.
Schellbass & Co.
Ernst, German bark, 664 (Pundh)-Captain. Escort, American bark, 636 (Waterhouse)
Russell & Co.
Stark, Vladivostock. Gravina, Spanish cruiser, Don José Quesada,
Manila.
8 guns, Commander
Pojantis |
Iltis, German gunboat, Klausa, Amoy. Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Beau. La Victorieuse, French frigate, 14 guns, Captain
mont, Hongkong
de la Batie, Hongkong.
Lutin, French gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
"Rouvier, Hongkong. Monocacy, American gunboat, 6 guns, Comman
der C. S. Cotton, Nagasaki. Morge, Russian gunboat, 7 guas, Commander
Tatarinoff, Japan
Guiding Star, British bark, 311 (Schnitger)-Nerpa, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Mackenzie & Co.
Hedvig British bark, 375, Davey Nan Nils Hilda, British bark, 366 (Hemmingsen)-Nils
Moller.
Ino, German bark, 344 (Bohsen)-F. A. Bu-
chardi.
John Potts, British bark, 373 (Brown) Morris
& Co.
Kolga, British bark, 541 (Kiolseth.)-Russell
& Co.
Marie Berg, German bark, 536 (Hindricks)
Captain.
Minaa, French bark, 456 (Darey)Nils Moller. Napier, British ship, 992 (Cunningham-Mel-
chers & Co.
Omega, British bark, 480 (Cargill)-Moms &Co. Pelham, British bark, 340 (Downic)-Mackenzie
& Ca
Perle, British bark, 400 (Kruse)-Nils Moller. Queen of India, 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, 381 (Hennester)-Chap
man, King & Co. Tetuan, British bark, 438 (Hyne)-F. A. Bur-
chardi.
Thyra, British brig, 255 (Jones) Forester L.
& Co. Tobique, British ship, 1,413 (Davis)-Melcher
& Co.
Velocity, British bark, 490 (Martin)-Monis
& Co.
YOKOHAMA.
In Port on 19th January, 1883.
A. Cashman, Russian schooner, se (Sternberg)
F Ketre
Sunday, the 4th instant, at daylight, and may be. Nov., Newchwang 16th Nov., Beans-Alexander, American schooner, so (Carlson) expected here on or about Saturday, the roth.
THE FRENCH MAIL.
The M. Msicamer· Priko, with the next French mail, lett Singapore on Sunday, the 4th instant, at 7 pm, and may be expected here on or about Sunday, the 11th.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.::
The Shire Line steamer Merionsinshire from London, left Singapore on the morning of the 30th ultimo, and may be expected here on or 'about the 7th instant. ⠀
The steamship death (Meism. Geo, R. Ste- vens & Co.'s line) left Sydney for Hongkong on here on or about the gth Instant.
be 12th ultimo, and may be expected to arrive
The O. S. S. Company's steamer Anchis left Singapore on the instant, and is dus here on the
The O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Cyclops left Singa. pore on the 3rd instant, and is due here or
about the 11th.
The steamship Hungarian left Sydney for Hongkong, via Queensland Ports, on the 19th Forse of Wind, a caba, 2 to 3 light, breeze, a to s made ultime, and may be expected to arrive here on
or about the 12th instant.
mus. 3 to 7 Geel. 7 to I strong. 8 te to heavy, poto is Valent-Sints of Weather, ♬. Cime blue sky, c
D, Thinly.. F. Fog & Toggy, Hi Ball In Lists
Orosit.
showers.: 0.75
Cabrestaing-pe: vialauky, Stott T
letters ans sppended so indicate way, liczones over the pape
of their signification Raid The hours of fila for non sours (noon) are registered from a to s
The E & A S, S. Co's steamer Bowen left Sydney on the zoth ultime, and is due hero on or about the 14th instant, die
- Estavia on the 1st instant, and may be expected
here on or about the 17th.
The steamer Tannadice left Sydney on the 3rd instant, and may be expected to arrive here about the 37th.
Biemasen & Co. ESMERALDA, German bark, 788, H. Brock, 11th
Jan., Hamburg foth August, General Melchers & Co,
TH. Cook, PULSEN
Alma, American schooner, sa (Tibbey)-J. D.
Carroll & Co.
Black Diamond, German bark, 670 (Boyd)-P.
Bohm.
Diana, American schooner, 75 (Peterson)-Cap-
tain
Else, German brig, 287 (Holm)-P. Bohm.
Valrondt, Cheloo.
Palos, American gunboat, 6 guns, Lieutenant
Commander Green, Kobe PLASTOON, Russian corvette, & guna, Captain
Poliansky, en route Saigon, Richmond, American frigate, 14 guns, Captain
Skerrett, Hongkong. Sobol, Russian gunboat, 7 gunboat, Commander
Boyle, Vladivostock.
St. Petersburg, Russian transport, 6 guna, Cap,
tala Sidenener, Vladivostock. Stosch, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain von
Blanc, Amoy."
Tamega, Portuguese gunboat, Commander da
Costa Cabral, Macao...
Tongous, Russian gunboat, Commander Heck,
Singapore.
Vestnik, Russian cruiser, Commander Aveian,
en route Singapore.
Villars, French corvette, 15 guns, Captain M.
Dewatre, Shanghai.
ning
Vostock, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Molchonsky, Japan. Wolf, German gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Strauch, Chefoo
CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON.
An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, Lin Kuo
Ch'ang, Hongkong. Chee-hing, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chinese
Captain Canton
Chen-to, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, J. Stewart
Canton KES
Chen-jul, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Chinese
Hongkong,
Ching-on, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chung Win
Fal, Cantonplat Ching-talog, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns, for sard, Hongkong, pama Chop-chang, Revenue cruiser
Cantonm Chop-sal, Viceroy's gunboat, Chang, Hai-ch'ang-ching, Revenue cruiser,
GLENURY, British 3-m. schooner, 203 Ganeral E von Beaulieu, German bark, 336 (Getting Chang, Hongkong
FANO, Danish brig, 207, M. N. Mortensen, 3rd Feb. Cebu 18th January, "General-Ed: Schellhass & Co.
D. Thom son, 12th Jan-Manila 9th Dec
& Co. -Wieler GUARDIAN, American ship 1.124. Fletcher, 3rd Feby Newcastle, N.S.W., 8th Dec., Coale,
Master and a HANS, German bark, 313 A/Thomson, atli Jan Chefoo 1st January, Giberal-Wieler HERBERT BLACK, American bark, 375, Trent,
Dec-Nagasaki 5th Dec, Coal Russell & Co-Kowloon Dock HERMANN, German bark, 453, W. Pens, ioth Dec-Chefoo 28th Novy General Wieler
HIRRONIMUS, German bark, Ipland, and Feb.,
Touron 19th Jan, Goals-Wieler & Ca INGEBURG, German bark, 786, H. Ipland, 27th Jan-Manila 19th Jan, Ballast.Wider & Co.
y
JAMES G. PENDLETON, American bark, 938, B. Colcord, 12th. Jan., Nagasaki 3rd Jan. Coal-Russell & Co
JOHN SMITH, Ainer, bark, 564, O. Kustel, and
fan Shanghai 18th Jannery, Ballast JERMER & CO Cosmopolitan Dock
ath Nov-Hamburg 22nd Jails why-Melchers & Contr
Evi, Norwegian bark, 417,
Bangkok 28th Jan Teakwood
Grosser & Co,
Gitanilla, Bridal bark, 472 (Kirkpatrick)-H.
Macarthur.
Helena, American schooner, 40 (Bischof)-M.
Ginsbuyo
Herschel, German ship, 787 (Wepper)-Reimers Khorasan, German bark, Logo (J. A. Viser)--- | Reimers & Co. v
M. C. Bolim, German schoo
Bohm Oswald, German bark, 445
American schooner 30 Otsego
Captain Otome, American schooner,
Snow & Co. Orter, American schooner, 56
Collyer & Co. Raphael, American ship, 1,543
&Trading Co Roderick Hay, Gennan bark, 290 Jardine, Matheson, & Co. Rose American schooner,
Copeland.
Sophie, Russian brig, 339
St. Ives, French bar Stella) Riiasian scho
Zephyr, British seki
Hai-king-ching, Viceroy's gunboat,
Liang Chich, Hongkong. Hồi tung hàng Vicero Ting, Canton, Hua-shan, Viceroy's gunboat
Shen-chl, Rereand
Sul-tring
Murray, Hai Tching on,Vicen
Admiral, Bogue Tching-poViceroy's gunboat
Bogue Forts
Ming
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