Commercial.
THIS DAY.
Noon No share transfers have been reported this morning; but the tone of the market Is slightly better all round. Banks are wanted at 193 per cent, premium cum new issue for the end of the month; but no shares are on offer at the rate. Inquiries "after China Traders' 'scrip at 1,610 have. not been responded to. Steamboats are in request at 29 per share premium. Ices › are wanted at, 175 and China Sugars at 200. Other quotations are unchanged. 4 o'clock p.m. Since noon a small sale of Banks has been put through at 194 for the end of the China Sugars are much firmer month, In the market, shares having changed hands at 8202 per share, an advance of 82,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1883.
Shipping.
ARRIVALS.
VIGILANT, British despatch-vessel, Lieut-Com- mander C. Lindsay, 10th February,—from Canton,
AGAMEMNON, British steamer, 1,522, Wilding, 10th Feb., Shanghai 7th Feb., General.-- Butterfield & Swire. AMAZONE, French steamer, 2,804, Mace, 10th
Feb., Shanghai 8th February, Mails and General Messageries Maritimes.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE,
Alexa, British bark, for Singapore. Agamemnon, British str., for Singapore, &c. Prking, British steamer, for Shanghai, · Nonpareil, British bark, for Saigon. Gleneagles, British steamer, for Amoy. Kvik, Norwegian bark, for Foochow."
DEPARTURES,
KONOKONG-STEAMERS.
KONGKONG-SAILING VESSELS,
GLENELO, British steamer, 894, J. S. Speechly,
(Continned.) 14th Jan, Saigon 6th January, Rice. HIERONIMUS, German bark, Ipland, 2nd Feb, Tung Kee.-Aberdeen Dock,
-Touron 19th Jan., Coals-Wieler & Co. HAINAN, British steamer, 283, Connor, 6th Feb., INGEDURG, German bark, 786, H. Ipland, 27th
Hoihow 4th Feb., General.-Along,
Jan-Manila 19th Jan, Ballást.-Wieler HIMALAYA, British steamer, 514, W. R. Beedle, & Co.
29th Jan.,-Yokohama 18th January, and JAMES G. PENDLETON, American bark, 958, D. J. Colcord, 12th Jan.,-Nagasaki 3d, Jan, 24th, 300 tons Coal, and 500 tons General Butterfield & Swire-Kowloon Coal-Russell & Co. Dock.
JOHN SMITH, Amer, bark, 364, O. Kustel, 22nd JAPAN, British steamer, 2,440, F. F. Flack, ist
Jan, Shanghai 18th January, Ballast.— Feb,-Calcutta 17th Jan, Fenang 23rd, Russell & Co. and Singapore 25th, Oplum and General-JUNO, D. Sassoon, Sons & Co. KRIVA, British steamer. 1,419,, P. Homis, 6th
Feb., Bombay 17th January, General P. & O. S. N. Co. KWANOTUNG, British steamer, 674, M, Young, 8th Feb.,-Foochow 5th Feb, Amoy 6th, and Swntow yib, General.-D. Lapraik & Co. Cosmopolitan Dock, LENNOX, British steamer, 1,387, Scott, 1st Feb.,
February 9, Cashmere, Brit, ship, for Calcutta. February 10, Yangisse, British str., for Saigon. February 10, Chindiang, Brit. str., for Canton. February 10, Spica, German bark, for Ran-Lino, February 10, Fu-you, Chinese str., for Canton.
goon.
PASSENGERS-ARRIVED;
Per Amarone, str., from Shanghai.-Mr. and Mrs. Ponomareff, a children, and servant, Miss Raymond, Messrs. C. Lucas and servant, A. Young, H. D. C. Forbes and servant, Chen and servant, Chu Tastan and servant, Wai and ser-
and more shares are wanted at the same rate. No other stocks require special mention,
SHARES, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-Ex New Issue
157 per cent, premium, buyers. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-New Issue.vant, Heckson, and Chu, for Hongkong. For
147 per cent, premium--nominal. Union Insurance Society of Canton-$1,850 per
share, buyers,
China Traders Insurance Company-$1,600
per share, buyers. Nonh
China Insurance-Tls. 1,325 per share. Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$135 per
share..
Yangtze Insurance Association-Tis, 870 per
share ex. div., buyers.
Chinese Insurance Company-$220 per share.
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 150 Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$1,150 per
per share.
share, buyers.
China Fire Insurance Company-$3221 pershare,
sellers.
Hongkong and Whampoa. Dock Company-49
per cent. premium, buyers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
--$20 per share ex. div., buyers. China and Manila Steam Ship Company-130
per share, sellers.
Gas Company-$80 per share,
Saigon-Mr. V. A. Siguin, For Naples-Mrs. de Luca, 2 children, and servant. For Mar- seilles. Messrs. C. W. Seigfreid and D. Meln tyre.
TO DEPART
Calcutta 17th Jan., Sand Heads 18th, Penang 23rd, and Singapore 26th, General -Jardine, Matheson & Co.
British steamer, 620, T. Lewis, 8th Feb, Bangkok 29th February, Rice.-Hop Hing
Luzon, Spanish steamer, 321, Willamil, 27th Jan, Sual 25th January, Ballast.—Reme- dios & Co.-Kowloon Dock. MEATH, British steamer, 1,337, John Johnson,
8th Feb,-Sydricy sath Jan., and Fort Dar win 27th, and Amboyna 30th, Coals and General.Geo, R. Stevens & Co. MERIONETHSHIRE, Drit. str., 1,245, G. W. Read, 8th Feb., London 9th Dec., and Singapore 31st Jan., General-Adamson, Bell & Co. MINARD CASTLE, British steamer, 1,596, R.
Skinner, 1st
1st Feb., Nagasaki 27th January, Coals Adamson, Bell & Co.
steamer, 623, Fryer, sth
Per Agamemnon, str., for Singapore, & MINDANAO, Spanish at February, General Europeans and zo Chinese..
Per Peking, str., for Shanghai-130 Chinese. Per Gleneagles, str., for Amoy.-7 Europeans.
REPORTS
The British steamship Agamemnon reports left Shanghai on the 7th instant. Had moderate monsoon and fine weather.
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VESSELS ARRIVED IN EUROPE PROM PORTS IN
JAPAN, CHINA, AND MANILA, Holstein (5.)
............Nagasaki ......... Dec. Iquique **** .....Manila... Dec. 11 Pembrokeshire (s)....., Shanghai, &c....Dec. 13 Electra (s.). Glenogic (s.)
Shanghai ..Dec. 13 Japan ..... ..Dec. 17 Shanghai Jason (s.)
.Dec. 18 Dec. 19 .Dec. 22 Dec. 23 Dec. 28
Diomed (3.).
ong Hotel Company-$126 per share, Barcedona (5.)
buyers.
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Li-
mited-par. sellers.
China Sugar Refining Company, Limited--$102
share, buyers.
per
China Sugar Relining Company (Debentures)-3.
per cent. premium."
Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-15
per share, sellers. Hongkong Ice Company-$175 per share,
buyers.
•
Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
-360 per share.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878-1 per cent. prem.
ex, int.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881-2 per cent. prem.
EXCHANGE.
Hector (s.).....
Menelaus (s.)
Massalia (6)
.Shanghai
Maniha....
Shanghai
Shanghai
.China
VESSELS EXPECTED AT. HONGKONG. (Corrected to Datė).
Annina...
....................New York July 11- Marianne...... ......Cardiff............ July 12 Fluellin........ Nieuwe Waterweg... Hamburg Sept $
Sunderland......Sept. Hamburg .Cardiff
Phonix..... Heinrich.
6
Feb., Manila Dunn, Melbye.& Co. NAMOA; British steamer, 862, Westoby, 7th Feb.
Foochow 4th February, Amoy 5th, and Swatow 6th, General.—D. Lapráik & Co. PEKING, British steamer, 954. G. H. Drewes, 8th
Feb., Canton 7th February, General.— Sienissen & Co.
PING-ON, British steamer, $74, McCaslin, 12th Jan-Pakhol, and Hoihow 11th January, General-Russell & Co.-Cosmopolitan Dock.
SALTRE, French steamer, 323, Biard, 7th Feb., -Holbow 6th Feb., General.—Shing Loong. STAMBOUL, French steamer, 1,487, E. Maigre,
6th Feb., Marseilles 17th Dec, Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Singapore, and Sat gon 1st February, General.—Adamson, Bell & Co. TAIWAN, British steamer, 1,109, Alfred Williams, 28th January,--Glasgow 8th December, and Singapore, GeneralButterfield & Swire.
TANAIS, French steamer, 1,750, Drujon, 9th Feb.,
Yokohama 3rd Feb, General Messa geries Maritimes. ULYSSES, British steamer, 1,560, Thompson, 6th Feb Shanghai 3rd February, Generál.—-
Butterfield & Swire. Sept. 12 | VLADIVOSTOCK, Russian steamer, 675, Chme-, Sept 17 levsky, 6th Feb., Saigon 1st February, Emma T. Crowell.....New York Oct 2 Rice. Melchers & Co. Lucia .......
.London Oct. 13 VOLMER, Dutch steamer, T. Hintzelmann, 9th Adolph....
...Oct. 13 Hamburg.....
Feb., Portland, via Departure Bay, and Cardiff
.Oct. 20 Esquimalt 1st January, Coals. Russell .Cardiff
.Och al
& Co Newport....
YANGTSZE, British steamer, 719, Casson--
Siemssen & Co.
Och 24 Nov. 3
Nov. 11
Nov. 30 Nov. 30 .Dec. 16
Wandering Jew........
Adele
ON LONDON.---Bank, T. T.....
Auguste ..........
Bank Bills, on demand........ Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight...s
Annie J. Marshall
..New York...
Inca
3/79
Bank Bills, at 4 months', sight......3/79
Dato
Liver.
Credits, nt 4 months' sight.......... Documentary Bills, at 4 months'
A, and W. C.
Liverpool
Anchises (.)
..London
-3/8 @3/8 Venice (s.)
..Cuxhaven
Dec. 19 .Dec. 21 .Dec. 28
Hank Bills, on demand
***4.52.
ON BONBAY-Bank, T.T.
ON CALCUTTA-Bank, T.T..
ON SHANGHAL— ·
sight
ON PARIS.TM
Credits, at 4 months' sight
Bank, sighti.................. Private, 30 days'sight.....
4:62.
...223
....223
....73}
....732
OPIUM MARKET.—THIS DAY:
NEW MALWA
......per picul, 8535. (Allowance, Taels 64.)
"OLD MALWA
per picul, 8555 (Allowance, Taels 8.) NEW PATNA (first choice)per chest, 8355 NEW PATNA (second)......per chest, 8545 NEW PATNA (without choice) per
chest.............................................. 8530 NEW PATNA (bottom)......per chest, 8557 NEW BENARES (without choice) per
chest,........
8548
NEW PERSIAN.........per chest, 8335 OLD PERSIAN................. per picul, 8320 (Allowance, Taels 32).
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(From Ms. FALCONER & Co.'s Racistan).
YESTERDAY.
Rarometa 24. mai Barvizeler-4 2.3 mi Thermometer-£ 7,3; (ma
manmeter=4 P.M. ANTARA EL
39
Thermometer-17. (Wet bulb) Theresadoierg 2,1, (Was bulk) ......
Thermometer A. Ma marmara
Thermometer A. (Wat bulb).
Barumeicr,M
Thermometer-E 7. Mur
Thermometer=2 r., (Wat ballb)
temank
Thermometer Maalmumatronaj 4 adiutamis
Thenager-Minimum (over night)
UNION.
30914
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
THIS DAY'S TELEGRAMS,
Нож KON
ANOT
BAROMETER,
THERMOME.
TER AC
Barometer....30.1303 30.103
-Brande
MAL MANILA
day at Cra
Maria Magdalena.......Hamburg.
Bothwell Castle (s.)...London
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE FRENCH MAIL
The M. M. steamer Priho, with the next French mail, passed Cape St. Jameson Thursday, the 8th instant, and may be expected here on or about Monday, the 12th,
THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The O. & O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Arabic, with the next American mail, left Yokohama on Thursday, the 8th instant, at daylight, and may be expected here on or about Wednesday, the 14th.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
The O. S. S. Company's steamer Anchiser left Singapore on the and instant, and is due here on the roth.
VOTTUNG, British steamer, 286, H. Kennett, June 23rd-Quangai 19th June, General.-- Kwok Acheong & Sons
SAILING VESSELS. ALDEN BESSIE, American bark, A. Noyes, and.
Dec., Portland, Oregon 12th Nov., Spars. -Melchers & Co.
Geman bark, 517, H. C. Breckwoldt. 10, Nov., Hamburg and July, General
-Melchers & Co.
KVIK, Norwegian baik, 417, Larsen, 3rd Feb,
|HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON.
Commander
Albatross, screw stoop, 4 guns,
Errington, Hongkong, Andacious, double-screw fron frigate, Captain R.
E. Tracey, Hongkong.. Champion, cosvetic, 14 guns, Captain Russell 5,
G. Pasley, Singapore. Cleopatra, corvette, 14 guos, Captain Hippisley,
Shanghal.
Yokohama.
Curacoa, corvette, 14 guns, Captain S. Long, Daring, composite sloop, 4
composite sloop, 4 guns, Commander F. Encounter, steam corvette, 14 guns, Captain G.
J. J.
Robinson, Manila.
Esk, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, In reserve,
Hongkong.
Bangkok 28th Jan, Teakwood.--Siems- sen & Co. LIVINGSTONE, German bark, 131, H. Steffens,
14th Jait,Honolulu. 11th December, Bat-Flying-Fish, sloop, 4 guns, Lieut.-Commander
Jast.-Siemssen & Co.
LOUISA, German 3-m. sch., 245, Schierloch, 2nd
Jan-Whampoa 31st Dec, General.-Ed. Schellhaus & Co.
MARIE, Ger. bk., 466, A. Weinronsky, 19th Jan, Hamburg 5th Sept, General-Slemssen & Co.
MARY WHITRIDGE, American ship, 852, Geo, Freeman, and Feb., New York 14th Sept. Kerosene Oil-Kutz Bros. NONPAREIL, British bark, 399, E. Finlayson, gih 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." PRINTEMPS, Fren. bark, 277, Galland, 4th Feb., Whampoa 3rd February, Carlowitz & Co SOPHOCLES, British ship, 1.190, Alex. Smith, 4th Feb.,-Sydney 5th Dec., Coal.-Adam- PROFESSOR NORDENSKJOLD, Norwegian 3-m.
- sou, Bell & Co.
sch., 453, E. Jensen, 5th Feb.,-Newcastle, N.S.W., 21st December, Coal-Russell & Co,
TRI SINA, Austrian bark, 839, G. Cerkovich, 4th Feb,-Newcastle, N.S.W., tgth Dec., 1,117 tons Coal.-~-Siemssen & Co. WESEB, German bark, 916, H. Hellmers, 11th Jan-Cardiff gth September, Coal-Order:
CANTON.
CHINKIANO, Dritish steamer, 750, S. M. Or, 9th Feb., Shanghai 6th Feb., General.— Siemssen & Co.
FU-YEW, Chinese steamer, 920, Barfoot, 9th Feb., Shanghai 6th February, General-C. M S. N. Co.
POSANO, British steamer, 967, Irwin, 7th Feb., Shanghai 4th February, General-Jar dine, Matheson & Co,
RIVER STEAMERS:
Hankow, British steamer, 2,235, Ogston-But
terfield & Swire,
Ho-nam, British steamer, 1,377, T. Benning
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co. Kiang-ping Chinese steamer, 360, Holmes,
C. M. S. N. Co. Kiu-kiang, British steamer, 617, A. Benning
Hoskyn, Hongkong.
Post Office.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE
For Straits and London-Per Agamemnon, to-day, the 10th instant, at 4.30 P.M. **
For Salgon-Fer Whampoa, to-day, the roth instant, at 4.30 P.M.
For Hoihow and Haiphong-Per Salle, 30
day, the roth instant, at 5 r..
For Amoy and Shanghai.--Per day, the toth instant, at 5 P.M.
Gleneagles, to-
For Swatow, Amoy, & Foochow.-Per Namos, on Monday, the sath instant, at 11.30 h.
For Amoy and Taiwanfoo-Per Alday, on Monday, the 12th instant, at 3:30 P.M.
For Manila Per Don Juan, on Monday, the 12th instant, at 3.30 P.M.
For Shanghai-Per Piking, on Monday, the 12th instant, at 3.30 PM.
For Manila-Per Esmeralda, on Monday, the
Fly, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 gubs, Comman-th instant, at 4:30 PM.
For Straits and Calcutta. Per Lennox and der. J. Hope, Singapore, Foxhound,
Japan, on Wednesday, the 14th instant, at 2.30 gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Commander
P.M. McQubae, Sandakan. Kestrel, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Coon Friday, the 16th instant, at 3.30 PM.
For Nagasaki and Kobe.-Per Sumida Maru; mander E. Hotham, Amoy.
Lily, screw gun-vessel, 3 guns, Commander Magpie, surveying vessel, 4 guns, Lieut.Com.
Evans, Singapore.
| Carpenter, Nagasaki. Midge double-screw gun-vessel, In reserve,
Hongkong
The Postal Guide published in 1879 being. printed in the Hongkong Directory and Hong now somewhat out of date, a revised issue is List for the Far East for 1883, which super sedes all previous editions...
Moorhen, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut-Commander MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. Fegasus, stoop, 6 guns, Commander E. F. Day,
H. Corfe, Yokohama. 3.
Hongkong
Sheldrake, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Comander M.
Bridger, Shanghai.
be despatched on "TURSDAY, the 13th instant The French Contract Packet "AMAZONE,” Will with Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, and places beyond, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India. Swin, double-screw gun-vessel, 5 guns, Comman(via Madras), the Australasian Colonica, Aden,
der Collins, Canton.
Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar. 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, Licut.
Commander C. Lindsay, Hongkong. Wivern, turret-ship, 4 guns, in reserve, Hong
kong,
ނ
Zephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander
Pollard, Shanghai.
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA STATION.
Abrock, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Captain
Schanz, Chefoo.
Adonis, French gunboat, 5 guns, Commander
Caillard, Saigon. | Africa, Russian corvette, 8
Captain guns, Alexeyell, Singapore. Alert, American corvette, 4 corvette, Commader
Kempff, Kobe,
Askuciot, American corvette, 6 guns, Commander
H. E. Mullen, Amoy, Duke of Edinburgh, Russian ironclad, Captain
de Giers, Manila
Elizabeth, German corvette, 15 guns, Captain
Hollmann, Nagasaki.
Ennak, Russian transport, Captain Koltchau,
Nagasaki Germostai, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Stark, Vladivostock. Gravina, Spanish cruiser, Don José Quesada,
Manila.
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Kiung-chow, British steamer, 159, Goggin "Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co. Powan, British steamer, 1,8go, Hoyland Hong-Iitis, German gunboat, 8 guns, Commander
kong, Canton,& Macao Steam-boat Co. Spark, British steamer, 140-Hongkong, Can-
ton, & Macao Steam-boat Co.
White Cloud, British steamer, $27-Hongkong,
Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Yot-sai, British steamer, 180, Lefavor-Hong kong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co.
AMOY.
In Port on 6th February, 1883.
& Co.
ALEXA, British bark, 425, Robb, 16th Jan, Alex. Newton, British bark, 306 (Newton)-Boyd Wellington, New Zealand 26th November, Androkios, British bark, 400 (Murray)-Boyd & General-Adamson, Bell & Co.
ALVA, Portuguese bark, 632, E. de Souza, 12th Ja-Rajang 9th Dec, Timber-Brandao ANTOINETEE, British bark, 1,014, E. T. Bunje,
last-Order-Kowloon Dock.
Co.
Chloris, German bark, 334 (Matzen) -H. A. Fe-
tersen & Co.
Francisca, German bark, 368 (Jessen)-H. A.
Petersen & Co.
Klausa, Amoy. Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Beau
mont, Hongkong.. La Victoneuse, French frigate, 14 guns, Captain
de la Bale, Hongkong. Latin, French gunboat, 4 gang, Commander
Rouvier, Hongkong.
Monocacy, American gunboat, & guns, Comman-
der C. S. Cotton, Nagasaki. Morge, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Tatarinoff, Japan.
Valrondt, Chefoo.
Nerpa, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander Palos, American gunboat, 6 guns, Lieutenant PLASTOON, Russian corvette, 8 guns, Captain
Commander Green, Kobe.
Poliansky, en route Saigon.
Richmond, American frigate, 14 guns, Captain Sobol, Russian gunboat, 7 gunboat, Commander
Skerrett, Hongkong.
Petersburg, Russian transport, 6 gans, Cap
Boyle, Vladivostock.
6th January, Manila 17th December, Bal-Frohlich, German brig, 360 (Moller)-Pasedag ANTON GUNTHER, German bark, 441, F. Stein-Helene, German bark, 263 (J. Rięck)-H. A. Fe-St.
& Co. brugge, 8th Feb., Singapore 13th Dec, Timber-Melchers & Co.
tersen & Co. BARBAROSSA, German ship, 1,313, R. Kausch, 12th Jan., Cardiff 4th August, Coal.—Mel- chers & Co. BEATRICE, British schooner, 66, Williams, 17th
A. Petersen & Cor
tain Sidenener, Vladivostock. Kjobenhavn, Danish bark, 353 (Magleby)-H. Stosch, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain yon
Blanc, Amoy. Louise, American schooner, 280 (Lawrence)-Tamega, Portuguese gunboat, Commander da
H. A, Petersen & Co.
Costa Cabral, Macao,
Singapore.
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &c.
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. The British Contract Packet "GANGES," will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 20th instant, with Malls to and through the United Kingdom, "and Europe via Brindisi, to the Straits Settle.
menta, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egyps Malta, and Gibraltar
N.B. This Packet carries no mails for the Australasian Colonies,
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Malls, &c.
HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS: THE FRENCH MAIL-DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE 15 PM, Money Order Office closes. Post: Office closes, except the night box, which is always open out of office hours.
DAY OF DEPARTURE. 7. A.M., Post Office opens. to A.M., Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of
all printed matter and patterns ceases. 11. A.M., Mail closes, except for Late Letters.
of to cents until ve
110A.M., Letters may be posted with Late Fee
11.40 AM Late Letters may be posted on board 11.30 A.M., when the Post Office closes entirely.
the packet with Late Fee of so Cents until time of departure
f *ÍL.
DAY OF DEPARTUREL
THE ENGLISH The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &c by the British Contract Packet. NOON.-Money Order Office closes. 2.00 PM-Registry of Letters ceases.
of all printed matter and patterns ceases. 3.00 P.M.-Mails closed, except for Late Letters. 3.10 PM Letters may be posted with late foc ok
Posi
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 to cents until ther of departure, v JERAN PANNA
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' LETTERS, IL | I-Privates in H.M. Army or Navy. Non commissioned, Officers, Bandmaster, Amy Writers or Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce Schoolmasters (not Superintending or First Classy
rate of four cents (two-pence) cach, which may letters to the United Kingdom by mail at the be prepaid either in Imperial or in Hongkong" Stamps. By private steamer the postage is two. centr (one penny).
The same privileges apply to letters ad- Officers named above, we dressed to the Privates and Non-commissioned
3-Private steamers leave Hongkong for Lon- don about every ten days. Do
4The letters must not exceed half an ounce. No handkerchiefs, jewellery, &c, can be sent, even with the ends open
Jan,-Guap 7th January, Copra.Captain. Sophie, Swedish bark, 280 (Pehrsson)-H. A Tongous, Russian gunboat, Commander. Heck description must be stated in full on the letter,
BILLY SIMPSON, British bark, 432, Brown, gth
Dec-Cebu 26th Nov,, General-Masier.
B. P. CHENEY, American ship, 1,322, C. E Humphreys, 5th Feb., Cardiff 9th Sept. Coal.-P. & O. S. N. Co.
Petersen & Co.
FOOCHOW.
In Port on 5th February, 1883,
Velasco, Spanish cruiser Captain J. M. War
tels, 7th Feb-Manila 3 February, Vestnik, Russian cruiser, Commander Avelan,
The O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Cyclops left Singa- CASHMERE, British ship, 1,338, F. A. Lohhart, Peter, German schooner, 207 (Moller)-Kawen route Singapore.
pore on the 3rd instant, and is dus here on or about the rith.
The steamship Hungarian left Sydney for Hongkong, via Queensland Forts, on the 19th ukimo, and
I may be expected to arrive here on or about the 1zih instant.
The E. & A. S. S. Co's steamer Bowen left Sydney on the zoth ultimo, and is due here on or about the rath instant.
The steamer Bothwell Castle left Singapore the 9th instant, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 16th.
On
The steamer Coniston left Singapore on the 9th instant, and is due here on or about the 16th. The N. I S. N. Co.'s steamer Camorta left Batavia 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 17th.
SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.
STEAMERS.
ALBAY, British steamer, 366, F. D. Goddard, 2th Feb.,-Taiwanfoo 4th February, and Amoy 5th, General.-D. Lapraik & Co. BELLONA, German steamer, 789, W. Schaefer,
17th Jan.--Newcastle 34th Nov., Coal Master.
CHANDERNAGOR, Siberian bark, 683, Mercier, 6th Feb., Manila 27th Jan., Ballast-Car- lowitz & Co.
CHAS. G. RICE, American bark, 715, A. W.
Smart, 12th Jan,~~Newcastle, N.S.W., 18th November, Adamson, Bell & Co.
COLOMA, American bark, 853, Noyes, 5th Jan.,
Portland, Oregon 8th November, Lumber. Melchers & Co.
CONQUEST, American bark, 516, Caring, 20th
Nor-Newcastle 22nd Sept, Coal-Ru sell & Co.
CYPRUS, British ship, r,392, Johnson, ruth Jan, -Middlesbro 4th August, Tron--Russell
C.
& Co.
B. HAZELTINE American bark 880 W. Gilkey, 4th Feb.,Rio de Janeiro gifi Oct, Petroleum-Russell & Co. ́
DANTEL, German bark, 417, P. Vogt, 13th Jan. Hamburg 27th July, General-Melchers & Co. DEUTSCHLAND, German ship, 838, R. Kert, 7th Feb., Cardiff 25th September, Coal Mea sageries Maritimes. DOR, German ship, 1,159, H. Meyer, 22nd November, Cardiff 1st July, Coal-Arn. hold, Karberg & Co.
German ship, 1,016, G. Mehlhose,
Hong Take & Co.
SHANGHAI
In Fort on 6th February, 1883.
Anglo-Indian, British bark, 444 (Graham)
Drysdale, Ringer & Co. Annina, Italian bark, 999 (Basso)-C. & J. Trad
ing & Co.
Blackadder, British brig, 963 (Swensen)—Russell
& Co.
Channel Queen, British bark, (Lacheur)-Chap
man, King & Co. Charley
British bark, 359 (Schroder)-Nils Moller.
Chingtab, Chinese bark, 472 (Taylor)-C. M.
S. N. Co.
Cubana, British bark, 499 (Howard)-Jardine,
Matheson & Co.
Dorothy, British baric, 310 (Croal)-Drysdale,
Ringer & Co...
Earl of Elgin, British bark, 979, (Morrison)- *** Farnham &c Co.
Emma, German schooner, a19 (Michelsen)-Ed
Schellbass & Co.
Escort, American bark, 636 (Waterhouse) Ernst, German bark, 664 (Pundb)-Captain.
Russell & Co
Guiding, Star, British bark, 31 (Schnitger)
Mackenile & Co.
Villars, French corvette, 15 guns, Captain M.
Dewatre, Shanghal Vostock, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Molchonsky, Japan,
Wolf German gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Strauch,
~CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON,
An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, Lin Kuo
Ch'ang, Hongkong. Chce-hing, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chinese
Captain, Canton.
Canton, Te
Chen-to, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, J. Stewart, Chen-jul, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Chinese
Hongkong.WATER
Ching-on, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chung Wing
Fal, Canton, Ching-tsing, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns, F. Bes.
sard, Hongkong,,
Chop-chung, Revenus cruiser, Ll Tack Ming
Canton
Hai-ch'ang-ching, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Wu Chop-sai, Viceroy's gunboat, Chang, on a muise.
Halding-ching, Viceroy gunboat, 3 guns, Chen
gful Chang, Hongkong, angry Cate
Keity.
4th Feb., Saigon 29th January, Rice. DORO FethCardiff 4th Oct, Coal-Siems- Hedvig, British bark, 375 (Davey)-Nila Moller, Liang Chich, Hongkong E
Siemssen & Co.
CITY OF PEKING, American steamer, 5,079, Berry, 9th Feb.,San Francisco 10th January, and Yokohama 4th February, General 9.30 10.3730551003CRUSADER, British steamer, 547, T, Rowin, 13th
November-Saigon 7th November, Rice
Wo Cheang Chong *****DALK, British steamer, 644, E. Allason, and Jan,
ralYtén Fat Hong
Bangkok 15th December, Rice and Gene
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Dry Thermonaster. 36.0 $7.0 85.0-55.0 405 33.5 83 DECIMA, German steamer, 1,1St, S. Destmann,
sen & Co.
ERL KONIC, German bark, 456, A. Naunch, 17th Nor., Newchwang 10th Nov., Beans
Slemisen & Co.
ESMERALDA, German bark, 788, H. Brock, 11th
Jan.,-Hamburg roth August, General — Melchers & Combat FANG, Danish brig, 127, M. N. Mortensen, 3rd Feb,-Cabu 18th January, General Ed. Schellbass & Co
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Moller, Hilda, British bark, 366 (Hemmingsen)-Ni Hot-tung-hung, Viceroy's gunboat, Leung Yiu- Ino, Gerinau bark, 344 (Bohsen)-F. A. Bang Center
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Hua-shan, Viceroy's gunboat, aguns, HJ. Faunch John Potts, British bark, 373 (Brown)Morris Lake, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Chinese, Canto
Canton Holga, British bark, 341 (Kiolseth)-Russell Feng-chao-bal Revenue cruiser, & guns. Chów
& Co.
20H Shoi, Hongkong Marie Berg, German bark, 536 (Hindricks)
Captain.
Quang-on, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns,
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steamer, K. J. Gasson, yih Feb-Londen aand Dec., and Singapore 31st January, General-Jardine Matheson A&.com
Napier, British ship, 993 (Cunningham)-Mel. Shen-chi, Revenue cruiser, 5 runs, San by chers & Copenhagen superal, Canton Omega, British bark, 480 (Cargill)-Monts & Co Suhtsing, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guna, B General, | Pelham, British bark (Downie)Mackenzie Murray, Hai Ling Shan
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