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Commercial.

SHARES.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-Ex New Issue

162 per cent. premium, buyers. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-New Issue.

riso per cent. premium-nominal. Union Insurance Society of Canton-$1,850 per

.share, buyers.

China Traders Insurance Company-$1,650 |

per share, buyers..

North China Insurance-Tis. 1,25 per share. Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$135 per

share.

Yangiste Insurance Association-Tis. 870 per

share ex. div., buyers.

Chinese Insurance Company-8115 per share,

buyers.

On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 156

per share.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$1,200 per

share, sales and buyers. Chima Fire Insurance Company-$325 per share,

buyers.

Hongkong and Whampoa Deck Company-51

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

--$30 per share.

China and Manila Steam Ship Company-115

per share, buyers.

buyers.

Hongkong Gas Company-380 per share Hongkong Hotel Company-$130 per share, Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Li-

mited-10 per cent, dis., buyers, China Sugar Renning Company, Limited-$206

per share, buyers.

China Sugar Relining Company (Debentures)-3

per cent premium.

Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$roz

per share, sellers.

Hongkong Ice Company-$170 per share,

ex div. buyers.

Hongkong and China llakery Company, Limited

60 per share. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878-1) per cent. prem. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881-21 percent, piem,

cx. int.

EXCHANGE.

ON LONDON.- Bank, T. T. Bank Bills, on demand Bank Bills, at 30 days! sight..

·Bank Bills, at 4 inonths' sight Credits, at 4 months' sight...... "Documentary Bills, at 4 months'

sight

ON PARIS-

1

Bank Hills, on demand

Credits, at 4 mouths' sight

-3/71

-3/8 3/81.

4.52.

4.62.

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

ON CALCUTTA.-Bank, T.T..

Bank, sight..........

.-7.31

ON SHANGHAL-- !-

Private, 30 daysʻsight

OPIUM MARKET.—THIS DAY.

NEW MALWA.... ......per picul, $530 (Allowance, Taels (4) OLD MALWA .....

per picul, #555. (Allowance, Taels 24.) New Parsa (first choice)per chest, $565 NEW PATNA (second)...per chest, $555 NEW PATNA (without choice) per

chest

$560*

NEW PATNA (bottom)......per chest, 8567 NEW BENARKS (without choice) per

chest,.....

$560

NEW PERSIAN.........per chest, 8330 OLD PERSIAN....

perpicul, 8315- (Allowance, Taels.)

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

(From Mrags, FALCONER & Co's Reostus),

Harumeter-11PM.

YESTERDAY,

PLANETpatirt speister

Thermometer-i ras. (Wechulk)

10148

30,32

Shop 1556.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1883.

Shipping.

ARRIVALS,

PRIAM, British steamer, 1492, H. Butler, zand

Feb., Amoy 21st February, General.

Butterfield & Swire.

AGEAN, British steamer, 749, Thomas, and

Feb,,Saigon 17th February, General- Tung Kee & Co. RAJANATTIANUHAR, British steamer, 723, W. Y.

Hunter, 23rd Feb., Bangkok 15th Feb., Rice and General. Chinese. MADRAS, British steamer, 1,079, Bradley, 23rd Feb.,-Saigon 19th February, Rice.Thos. Howard & Co.

MENZALEH, French steamer, 1,273, J. Homery,

33rd Feb. Yokohama 17th Feb; General.-

Messageries Maritimes. ESMERALDA, British steamer, 395, G. Wright, 23rd Feb, Manila 20th February, General.

Russell & Co.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE

Catharina II, Russian steamer, for Saigon. Amoy, British steamer, for Shanghai. Kung-hai, Chinese steamer, for Shanghai. Marie, German bark, for Chefoo. Anton, German steamet, for Canton.

DEPARTURES.

February 23, Volmer, Dutch steamer, for Singa

porc.

February 23, Amoy, British sir, for Shanghai. February 23, El Dorado, British steamer, for

Canton.

February 23, Too-nan, Chinese steamer, for

Singapore, &c.

February 23, Kung-pai, Chinese steamer, for

Shanghai,

PASSENGERS-ARRIVED,

Per Egean, str.,.from Saigon.-8 Chinese. Per Rajanalitanukar, str., from Bangkok European an deck, and 63 Chinese.

Per Menzalch, str., from Yokohama Mr. Yuen Tack, for Hongkong. For Suez-Mr. H. Mueller. For Marseilles-Mesara, H. Ku- noski, R. Tanzan, and Quinlo...

Per Esmeralda, str., from Manila.—Mra. E. | Laavin, Revs. Tomas Fito, Pedro Cilores, Felipe Bravo, Don A. Chaquert and servant, Messrs. McG. Smith, E. L. Edwards, S. Bassa, Paul von Rath, z Europeans on deck, and 160 Chinese.

REPORTS.

The British steamship Madras reports left Saigon on the 19th instant. Had light Easterly airs and fine weather throughout the passage.

The British steamship Esmeralda reports left Manila on the 70th instant. Had moderate N. Easterly breeze and fine weather throughout. The British steamship Egean reports left Saigon on the 17th February. Had moderate N.E. winds and fine weather to lat. 21.30 N.; from thence to port had strong monsoon with high cross sca to port,

The British steamship Rajanattianuhar, re-.. ports left Bangkok on the 15th instant at 10 p.m. From Bangkok to Pulo Obi had moderate S.E. winds and fine weather; thence to port had light and moderate and fine weather,

..Dec.

9 Dec. fi

VESSELS ARRIVED IN EUROPE FROM PORTS IN

JAPAN, CHINA, AND MANILA, Holstein (5) ........................Nagasaki Iquique Glenogle (s.) Jason (s.)

Diomed (s.)....

Hector (s.)

Menelaus (s.).

Glencoe (s.).

Pandora ()

Lady Douglas

Massalia (5.)...*.

Patroclus (8)

Barcelona (6.)

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

HUNGARIAN, British steamer, Alison, 14th Feb,

-Melboume' roth January, Sydney 19th. and Thursday Island 31st, Coal-Geo. R. Stevens & Co. KWONG-SANG, British steamer, 988, Hong, 20th Feb. Saigon 15th February, Rice Jar dine, Matheson & Co. LIDO, British steamer, 620, T. Lewis, 8th Feb., Bangkok 29th February, Rice-Hop

Hingpanish steamer, 321, Willamil, 27th

LUZON,

Jan.,Sual 25th January, Ballast.-Reme dios & Co-Kowloon Dock... MARCHESA, British yacht, C, T. Kettlewell, 12th

Feb.-Foochow 10th February,

MINARD CASTLE, British steamer, 1,596, R.

Skinner, 1st Feb.,-Nagasaki 27th January, Coals. Adamson, Bell & Co. MINDANAO, Spanish steamer, 523, Flyer, sth

Feb-Manila 2nd February, General.- Dunn, Melbye & Co. NAMOA, British steamer, 861, Geo. Westoby,

and February, Foochow 19th February, Amoy zoth, and Swatow 21st, General. D. Lapraik, & Co. NAM-VIAN, French steamer, 435, A. Garceau, 21st Feb.,-Hoihow 20th Feb., General- Shing Loong.

AS HONGKONG-==-SAILING VESSELS.

(Continned); MARIE, Ger. ship, 1,300, L. Warnken, 21st Feb., Cardiff zgth September, Coal.Melchers

& Co.

MARY WHITRIDGE, American ship, 862, Geo

*Freeman, and Feb.,-New York 14th Sept....

Kerosene Oil-Kutr Bros. MINERVA, German brig, 216, P. Duhmé, zoth

Feb-lloilo 9th February, Sapanwood.

Melchers & Co. PRESIDENT SIMSON, British bark, 1,235, G.

Scarlett, 31st Jan, Manila 23rd January, Ballast-Jardine, Matheson & Co. RAMIER Frung 18th Feb, Coal-Carlowitz French brig, 280, S. Savary, 22nd Feb.,

& Co.

ST. Inzuc, French bark, 388, J. Durand, 18th

February, Quinbon 1st Feb., Ballast. Carlowitz & Co. SOPHOCLES, British ship, 1,190, Alex. Smith,

4th Feb., Sydney 5th Dec., Coal-Athm son, Bell & Co. PROFESSOR NORDENSKJOLD, Norwegian 3: 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 tone Coal-Siemssen & Co. WALLS CASTLE, British bark, 625, H. A. Brown,

12th Feb. Pitogo 3rd Feb, Timber. Lane, Crawford & Co.

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HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON Albatross, screw stoop, 4 guns, Commander

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

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

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

Shanghal

Curacon, corvette, 14 guns, Captain S. Long

Yokohama.

Daring, composite sloop, 4 guns, Commander F.

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

Robinson, Manila. Esk, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, In reserve,

Hongkong

Flying Fish, sloop, 4 guns, Lieut-Commander

Hoskyn, Hongkong.

Fly, double-screw

4 guns, Comman der J. Hope un-vess Foxhound, gunboat, guns, Lieut. Commander

McQuhac, Sandakan. Himalaya, British troop-ship, Captain Herry St. Kestrel, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Com

LB: Pallier, Hongkong

mander E. Hotham, Amoy.

Post Office

A HAIL WILL CLOSE

For Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, &c. &c., &c.—Per Nelson, to-morrow, the 24th' in- stunt, at a30 PM A PALA

For Shanghal-Per Foeksang, to-morrow, the 24th instant at 3:30 PM

For Port Darwin, Cooktown, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Ade- laide, &c, a, &e-Pet Bown, to-morrow, the 24th instant, at 3.30 P.M.

For Saigon, Per Minard the 24th instant, at 4.30 ale, to-morrow,

For Amoy and Manila.---Per Esmeralda, to- -morrow, the

• 24th instant, at 4.30. P.3. — 14 For Swatow-Per China, to-morrow, the 24th instadt, at 5:FM.

For Swatow, Amoy, & Foochow Per Namon, to-morrow, the 24th instant, at 5 P.M.

For Straits, Colombo, and Bombay-Per-Vor- waerts, on Tuesday, thesayth instant, at 9.30

P.bt.

Tuesday, the a7th instant, at 2.30 Pal

For Straits and Calcutta. Per Coniston, a

afaru, on Friday, the and March, at 3.30 PM.

FLY Nagasaki and Kobe-Per Kumamato

Lily, screw gun-vessel, 3 guns, Commander

The Fostal Guide published in 1879. Evans,

being Singapore.

now somewhat out of date, a revised issue is Magpie, surveying vessel, 4 guns, Lieut-Comprinted in the Hongkong Directory and Hong

Carpenter, Kobe.

..

NELSON, British steamer, $94, Thorn, 12th Feb., WESER, German bark, 916, H. Hellmers, 11th Midge, double-screw 'gun-vessel' In reserve List for the Far East for 1883, which super-

-Saigon 4th February, Rice.-Geo. R. Stevens & Co..

.1 PING-ON, British steamer, $74, McCaslin, 12th

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

Dock. POO-CHI, Chinese steamier, 540, F. Dunn, 14th Feb.,-Haiphong 10th February, and Hoi- how 12th, General-C. M. S. N. Co. PRINZ LEOPOLD, German steamer, 1236, J. R. Vic, aznd Feb.-Manila 19th Feb, General, -Arnhold, Karberg & Co. ROSSLYN, British str., 1,049, John McKechnic,

17th February, Cardiff 31st December, and Singapore, Coal-Jardine, Matheson & Co. SCOTIA, British steamer, 2,914, Wilson R. Cato,

17th Feb,-London 31st December, Telc graph Cable.-E. E. Telegraph Co., SEA GULL, American steamer, 48, Hayden,

Nov. 24th,-China Traders' Insurance Co. SUMATRA, British steamer, 1,406, T. Fairtlough, 19th Feb.,-Yokohama foth Feb., General.

P. & OS. N:'Co.

TAMSUI, British steamer, pig, S. Valler, 20th

Jan-Cardiff gth September, Coal-Order.

CANTON

EL DORADO, British steamer, 889, W. O. M. Young, 15th Feb.,Bangkok 8th February, Rice-Jardine, Matheson & Co. HWAI-YUEN, Chinese steamer, 984, Wilson, 213

Feb., Shanghai 18th Feb., General---C. M. S. N. Co. NINGro, British steamer, 761, R. Cass, 20th

Feb.,Shanghai 16th Feb., General. Slemssen & Co.

WHAMPOA.

FANO, Danish brig, 227, M. N. Mortensen, 3rd Feb., Cebu 18th January, General-Ed. Schellhass & Co.

:

AMOY.

In-Part on 14th-February, 1883

Hongkong

Moorhen, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Commander

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

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

* Bridger, Shanghai na wanaong 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, Licut.

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

kong. Zephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander

Pollard, Shanghai. Jina

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sedes all previous editions.

MAILS BY

BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet "ANADYR," will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 27th instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom, and Europe, vid Naples to Saigon, Straits tralasian Colonies, Fondichery, Madras, Calcutta, Settlements; Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, the Aus-

Aden, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, and Mauritius.

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

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES,PACKET. The United States Mail Packet "ARABIC," will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 1st March, with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c., which will be closed as follows me

At 2.15 PM. Registry ceases.

FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE Fence may be posted on board the Packet with

"CHINA STATION"

Feb., Saigon 15th Feb, Rice.-Butterfield Alex. Newton, British bark, 308 (Newton)Boyd Abreck Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Captain

& Swire.

THALES, British steamer, Szo, T. G. Pacock,

21st Feb Swatow 20th Feb, General.- D. Laprik & Co. VORWAERTS, Austro-Hungarian steamer, 1,5471 Eggar, 19th Feb,Trieste 1st January, and Singapore 13th February, General.-Mel- chers & Car

YOTTUNG, 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.

ALVA, Portuguese bark, 632, E. de Souza, 12th Jan, Rajang 9th Dec, Timber-Brandao & Co. Dec. ANTOINETEE, British bark, 1,014, E T. Burje, 6th January,-Manila 27th December, Bal- last-Order Kowloon Dock. ANTON GUNTHER, German bark, 441, F. Stein- brugge, 8th Feb.,Singapore 13th Dec,

.Manila .Shanghai .Shanghai Shanghai.... ..Dec. 19 Shanghai .Dec. 23 ......Shanghai.......Dec. 18 ...............Shanghai ..........................Dec. 29

.Foochow ...........

Hongkong...an..

Glenartney (Shanghai .................Jan.

Carnarvonshire (.)...Yokohama .............Jan,

I

2

8

11

•

Timber. Melchers & Co.

BARBAROSSA, German ship, 1,313, R. Kausch, 12th Jan.,-Cardiff 4th August, Coal-Mel- chers & Co.

BILLY SIMPSON, British bark, 432, Brown, gth

Dec-Cebu 26th Nov., General-Master. 3. P. CHENEY, 'American ship, 1,322, C. E. Humphreys, 5th Feb.-Cardiff 9th Sept., Coal-P.&O. S. N. Co.

CHANDERNACOR, Siberian bark, 682, Mercier, 6th Feb., Manila 27th Jan, Ballast-Car- lowitz & Co.

VESSELS KXPECTED'AT HONGKONG. (Corrected to Date),

Cardiff.......July 17. Nieuwe Waterweg......Hamburg.........Dept.

Sunderland....... Sept.&CHAS. G. RICE, American bark, 71, A. W. Smart, 12th Jan.,-Newcastle, N.S.W., 18th Hamburg.....Sept. 2 Cardiff............Sept. 17

November, Adamson, Bell & Co.

Harmed, 2, 3, .

Thermometers) 1,94, Jerma

*Thermometer P.M.

Marianne......

*Thermometer nat (Wey bulb) me

Fluellin.......

30.118

Phonix..

*Thermometer,m, (Wet bulb)-ko

Heinrich...

Raromes-1P,3. -...

+30, 120

Thermometers 1,3,...

64

Lucia

Tiermonela-r.. (Wet buils) .......

Thermometer-Minimum (ever sight)

BA

Theraumater-Maxinusagagamiə atajuapebaqoon

Emma T. Crowell...New York Oct 1 COLOMA, American bark, B53, Noyes, 5th Jan Portland, Oregon 8th November, Lumber,-- Melchers & Co.

2

13

23 CONQUEST, American bark, 516, Caring, 20th

Oct. 20 Oct. 11 Oct. 24 Nov. 3 21

..London.....n Adolph.................. Hamburg..... .Oct. 13 Wandering Jew ........... Cardiff Adele

Cardiff Auguste

Newport

..Hamburg .Nov. Dato. 43

......Liverpool...... A. and W. C.............................

Nav. 30 C. Liverpool...Nov. 30 Sacramento ............New York.........Dec. 18

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL Annie J. Marshall......New York....

REGISTER.

TIUS DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Howd

SHANGA

Astor,

MANILA,

KOKU,

HAL.

BAROMETER,

THERMOME

TER, AC.

ay at 4 7.3.

Ouidade at

Baromelčiau masin) 19.01

Therm ter attached) 71.0! 633, 660 s. 40 100 29.3) 43.6

Direction of Wind,

Force.....

I Не

VE

H ม w 12

1 "

Dry Thermometer. 69.0 630 66.0 19.0 100 200 8387-3 Wet Thermometer, f. 600 62.0 15.0 27.5 73 73.845. Weatherbe och beo.. or beo cb

Hour'a Raid.........

Quantity fallen..... →

.

0.01 0.21 -

Barometer, level of the sea in inches, loss and hum drede, Thermometer, in Fahrenheit dagrons and tana kapt in the open air in a sluded situation, Dissesion of Wind, le regleared every twa points, N., N.N.E, N.E, ele- Force of Wind, a calm, s to a light bronze. 3 to 5 moda- rain,, 1 toy fresh, y to a strong, "1 to so heavy, 35 to 18 violent-State of Weather, B. Clear blus

C. Cloudy.

D. Brusly. Fog, G. Foggy, H. Hai, L. Lih Bing B. Milly C. Overcast, P. Pausing shower Squilly, A. Kainy, S. Suow

Bad.

threntesing | P, Vistullity, #. Bjorn Z. Calm. The letters are repeated to indicais any increase over the maan vorage of their signification. Rain ---The hours of ráða for

the previous #4 kours (uson) ass registered from 1-s S the quantity of water inlian selicand in inches, tens and

MAILS EXPECTED,

THE FRENCH MAIL. (NY

The M. M. steamet Iraquaddy, with the next French mail, left Singapore on Sunday, the 18th instant, and may be expected here an or about Sunday, the 25tli.

THE AMERICAN HAIEM

d. The 0, and O. Co's steamer. Oceanic, with the next American mail, will leave Yokohama on the 22nd instant, at daylight, and may be ex- pected here on or about Tuesday, the 28th.

STEAMERS EXPECTED.

The O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Deucalion, from Liverpool, left Singapore for this port on the 16th Instant and may be expected here ori of about the 23rd. LA

The DR-steamer Electra.left. Singapore on the 17th instant, and may, be expected here on or about the 25th

My

The steamer Tannadice left Sydney on the 3rd. Instant, and may be expected to arrive here. about the arti

Inca.

Importer

Electra ()......

& Co.

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

Co

Bride, British bark, 304 (Sutherland)-Russell

& Co.

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

tersen & Co

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

tersen & Co.

Pallas, German bark, 493 (Luders)---Pasedag &

Co.

Prince Arthur, British bark, 296 . Smith

Russell & Co.

Sophie, Swedish bark, 280 (Pehrsson)-H, A

Petersen & Co.

SHANGHAI,

In Port on 14th February, 1883.

Anglo-Indian, British bark, 444 (Graham Blackadder, British brig, 963 (Swensen)-Russell

Drysdale, Ringer & Co,"

& Co.

Channel Queen, British bark, (Lacheur-Chap

man, King & Co.

Charley British bark, 339 (Schroder) Nil

Moller.

Chingtab, Chinese bark, 472 (Taylor)—C. M.

S. N. Co.

Cabana, British bark,,499 (Howard) Jardine,

Matheson & Co.

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

Farnham & Co.

Emma, German schoonez, 219 (Michelsen)-Ed.

Schellhass & Co.

Ernst, German bark, 664 (Pundb)-Captain.

Escort, American bark, 636 (Waterhouse)

Russell & Co.

Mackenzie & Co.

-

Guiding Star, British bark, 311 (Schnitger) Hedvig British bark, 375 (Davey)-Nils Moller. Ino, German-bark, 344 (Bobsen)-F.-A-Bu

chardi.

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, Kebe.

Ashuelot, American corvette, 6 guns, Commander

H. E. Mullen, Shanghai.

Duke of Edinburgh, Russian ironclad, Captain Elizabeth, German corvette, 15 guna, Captain

de Giers, Mañilá

Hollmann, Nagasaki, Ermak, Russian transport, Captain Kolichau,

Nagasaki.

At 2.39 P.M. Post-office closes, but Correspon

Late Fee of to cents extra Postage until the time of departure. M

5

THE FRENCH MAIL-DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE

HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS.

PM, Money Order Office closes. Fost Office closes, except the night box, which is always open out of office hours.....

DAY OF DEPARTURE

7 AM, Post Office opens.

to AM, Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of

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

of io cents until a fallu 11.40. A.M., Late Letters may be posted on board 11.30 AM, when the Post Office closes entirely.

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

Gornostal, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander THE ENGLISH MAIL.

Stark, Vladivostock.

Gravina, Spanish cruiser, Don José Quesada,

Manila. Iltis, German gunboat, 8 guns, Commander Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Besu

Klausa, Amoy.

mont, Hongkong.

La Victorieuse, French frigate, 14 guns, Captain:

de la Batic, Hongkong.

Lutin, French gunboat, 4 guns Commauder

Rouvier, Hongkong.

Monocacy

Morge

American gunboat, 6 guns, Comman- S. Cotton, en route Amoy.

Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander Tatarinoff, Japan. Nerpa, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander

Valrondt, Chefoo

Palos, American gunboat, 6 guns, Lieutenant

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

Poliansky, Saigon.

Richmond, American frigate, 14 guns, Captain Sobol, Russian gunboat, 7 gunboat, Commander Skerrett, Hongkong.png for Boyle, Vladivostock.

St. Petersburg, Russian transport, 6 guns, Cap

tain Sidenener, Vladivostock.

The following hours are observed in closing Mails; &c., by the British Contract Packet

CAY BAN DAY OF DEPARTURE.

NOON.--Money Order Office closes.

2:00 F.M.- 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 S

3.30 P.M. when the Post Office closes entirely.

3.40 PM Late Letters many be posted on board the packet with fate fee of to cents until time of departure, f

'SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS" LETTERS.

Privates in H.M. Army or Navy, Non- commissioned, Officers, Bandmasters; Army Schoolmasters (not Superintending or First Class) 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 prepaid either in Imperial or in Hongkong Stamps. By private steamer the postage is two cents (one penny). H

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

for Lan don about every ten days, and pe

4The letters must not exceed half an ounce,

NovNewcastle 22nd Sept, Coal-Rus- Kolga, British bark, 541 (Kiolseth.)—Russell Stosch, German corvette, 19 gunsj Captain von Private steamers leave Hongkong

sell

Cypaus, British ship, 1,392, Johnson, 11th Jan., -Middlesbro 4th August, Iron-Russell & Co. B. HAZELTINE, American bark, 880, W. Gilkey, 4th Feb,Rio de Janeiro 9th Oct., Petroleum. Russell & Co.

German bark, 417, P. Vogt, 13th Jan.,

& Co,

Marie Berg: German bark, 535 (Hindricks)

Captain,

Minna, French bark, 456' (Davey)-Nils Moller. Omega, British bark, 480 (Brown) Morris & Co. Perle, British bark, 400 (Kruse)-Nils Moller. Satsuma, British bark, 364 (Lord)-Morris & Co. Sea Swallow, British bark, 394 (Way)---Gipperich

& Burchardi. Sierra Nevada, American ship Wisner & Co, Feb. Cardiff 25th September, Coal-Mes--C & J. Trading Co. sageries Maritimes.

Stout, Norwegian bark, 581 (Hennester) Chap DORA, German ship, 1,259, H. Meyer, 22nd

man, King & Co.

Amoy,

Tamega, Portuguese gunboat, Commander da

No handkerchiefs, jewellery, de, can be sent,

Costa Cabral, Macao,

even with the ends open. AND E Tongous, Russian gunboat, Commander Heck, if from a Soldier of Sallor his class and

Singapore.

description must be stated in full on the letter, Velasco, Spanish cruiser, Captain J. M. War the cover of which must be signed by the Comi

tela, Hongkong.":

do al manding Officer, with name of regiment, ship, Be Vestnik, Russian cruiser, Commander Avelan,

lan, din full If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class and Singapore.

Maria Magdalena......Hamburg.........Dec. 19 DANHamburg 27th July, General-Melchers

..Antwerp. Dec. 31 DEUTSCHLAND, German ship, B16, R. Kort, 7th Southern Chief, American ship, 1,283 (Higgins) | Villars, French corvette, 15 guns, Captain description with name of

Benarty ().

Cardiff

..Dec. 27 Hamburg........Dec. 31

& Co,

Venice (s.)...............London

London ...Penarth

fab. 8 fan..: 10 an 11 AD. II

Elise .....................London

Pembrokeshire (s)......London

Jason (8.).......

Great Admiral

SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.

STELHERS.

ALBAY, British steamer, 366, F. D. Goddard, 22nd February-Taiwanfoo 19th February, and Amoy zoth, General:-D, Lapraik & Co.

ALWINE,

German steamer, 400, Thiesen, 18th Feb., Saigon 10th February, General. Wieler & Co.

ANTON, German steamer, 395. T. W. Schrader,

15th Feb,Saigon sih February, Rice,t. Wieler & Co.

ARABIC, British steamer, 2,787, W. G. Pearne,

14th Feb San Francisco 18th January, and Yokohama 8th February, General.-F.

E. Foster. BOWEN, British aleamer, 844. R. Craig, 12th Feb.,Sydney 20th January, Moreton Bay aand, Townsville asth, Cooktown 27th, Thursday Leland zgth, and Port Darwin st February,

General-Gibb, Livingston & Co. BRUTUS, German steamer, 460, T. A. Voge,

zoth Feb,Salgon 15th February, Rice Wieler & Co.

CHANGCHOW, British steamer, 1,190, Whittle, 18th Feb,-Glasgow 31st December, and Singapore 11th February, General Butter- Field & Swire.

CHINA, German steamer, 649, H. Schoer, 21st

February Swatow Zoth Feb, General Yuen Fat Hong.

CONISTON, British steamer, '1,941, F. A

Evans,

16th February Calcutta 30th January, General-Jardine, Matheson & Com CRUSADER, British steamer, 647, T. Rowin, 13th

November Salgon 7th November, Rice Chong Wo Cheang, h DALE, British steamer, 644, E. Allason, 2nd Jan,

Bangkok Igth December, Rics and Gene

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

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co GLENELG Betish steamer, 894 JB Spor as 14th Jan.,,Saigon oilijanuary ›› Rice.

HESPERIA, German steamer, J,136, G. Pefense 125 17th Feb, ----Kulchinotru rath Fabiy. Coal

We Keo & Ch

Dewatre, Shanghala y

must be stated in full giment, ship, &e

Soldiers and Sailors have no privileges Vostock, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, Commander with regard to books or papers, nor can these be

Molchonsky, Japan.

prepaid with Imperial Stamps.

RSS LETTER BOXER

November,-Cardiff 1st July, Coal-Arn- Tyburnia, British bark, 948 (Chalmers)-W. Woll German gunboat, 4 guns, Commander wire of letters are received at the Post:

-hold, Karberg & Co. - DOROTHEA, German ship, 1,016, G. Mehlhose, 8th Feb.,-Cardiff 4th Oct., Coal—Slems- sen & Co.

ERL KONIO, Germian bark, 456, A. Naurch, 27th

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

FERDINAND, German bark, 416, Westergaard,

Howett &Co.

Velocity, British bark, 490 (Martin)-Morris

& Co. Wille, British schooner, 274 (Olla)—Nils Moljer.

YOKOHAMA.

In Fort on 26th January, 1883.

18th Feb,,--Quinhon and February, Salt | A. Cashman, Russian schooner, 50 (Sternberg)- Wieler & Co.

GERD HERE, German bark, 576, E. Lodewigs, 8th Feb, Newcastle, NSW., Coal-Ed

Schellhars & Co.

GLENURY, British 3-m, schooner, 283, D. Thom

son, 12th Jan-Manila 9th Dec, General.

Wieler & Co,

C GUARDIAN, American ship, 1,124, Fletcher, 3rd Feb., Newcastle, N.S.W., 8th Dec, Coals.

Arnhold, Karberg & Co. HANS, German bark, 313, A. Thomson, xath Jan-Chefoo 1st January, General-Wieler

Co.

HERBERT BLACK, American bark, 575, Treat,

13th Dec, Nagasakd 5th Dec, Coal Russell & Co.-Kowloon Dock d HERMANN, German baik, 453, W. Pens, 10th Dec.,Chefoo 28th Nov, General-Wieler & Co

F. Ketz, Spe Alexander, American schooner, 50 (Carlson)-

H. Cook.

Alma, American schooner, sa (Tibbey)-J, D.

Carroll & Co.

Black Diamond, German bark, 675 (Boyd)-P.

Bohm.

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

tain,

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

Grosser & Co.

Gitanila, British bark, 472 (Kirkpatrick)-H

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

Ginsbuy.

Herschel, Geman ship, 787 (Wepper)—Relmers

& Co..

Khorasan, German burk, 1,090 (J. A. Viser)-A. Lady Bowen, British bark, B92 (Rodd)-Molli

Reimers & Colke

son, Fraser & Co. ****

HIXSONIMUS, German bark, Ipland and Feby

-Touron 19th Jan, Coals-Wieler & Co. INGEBURO, German bark, 786, H. Ipland, 27th M. C. Bohm, Gernian schooner, 56-P. Bohm.

Jan-Manila, 19th Jan, Ballast-Wieler Northern Light, American ship, 1,859 (Slocum)

MAC & Trading Co.

-

& Co.

JAMES G. FENDLETON, American bark, 938. B. Oswald, German bark 445 (Boysen)—P.

1. Colcord, 12th fan, Nagasaki 3rd Jan, Otsego, American schooner, 36,

E P Coal-Russell & Co. Lite RAK JOHN SMITH, Amer, bark, 564, 0. Kustel, 22nd Otome, American schoo

schooner, 52EWA Jan-Shanghai 18th January, Ballast Snow & Co. Russell & Co. GRA

Otter, American schooner, 56 (Littl JOHN WORSTER, American bark, F. A. Hough Collyer & Co.

ton, 11th Feb. Newcastle, N.S., 19th Roderick Hay, German bark, 200 Dec., Coal Ed. Schelhass & Co.

Jardine, Matheson & Co. LIVINGSTONE, German bark, 531, Hi Steal

Rose, American schooner,

last Slemssen Co 414th Jan, Honolulu 17th December, Bal-

Copeland. Sophic, Russian brig, 330

F. Rett

Louis, Crennan gesch, 245 Schierlach 2nd.org) * Jan.-Whampoa 31st Dec General Ed.

Schellhass & Con

Stella

MARIX, Ger, bkr 466," Welaronsky, 19th Jan,

—Hamburg sih Bert., Generale" Siemssen: | Zephyr,

Strauch, Chefoo...

CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON.

Many

Offier notaealed that is to say, the box is fastened with scaling wax, but there is no impresalusi of a The attention of boxholders is called to the An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, 7. guns, Lia Kus

Ch'ang, Hongkong.

sing necessity of carefully sealing such boxes with Chee-hing, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chinese some recognliable scal, and of sending a chit Captain, Canton or book or receipt with them. The omission of the Chen-to, Viceroy's gunboat, y guns, J: Stewart, the contents of the box ever reached the Post

·latter precaution leaves a doubt as to whether Canton,

Office the omission of the former, as to whether part of them might not have been abstracted for Pine sake of the Postage Stampedestr

desired so bad paki ang tina

SAME RATES OF FOSTAGE, Letters, per

Chen-jui, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Chinese

Hongkong.prw Papa?

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

Fal, Canton

Tick Ming

Ching-taing, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns, F. Bes

ward, Hongkong r Chop-chung, Revenue cruiser, sty Canton Chop-sal, Viceroy's gunboat, Chang, on a cruise Hai-ch'any ching Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, (Jul Chupg, Hongkong, kno Hal-king-ching Viceroy's gunboat, ChLiang Chich, Hongkong,

Hol tung-hung Viceroy' gunboat, Shoe Ting, Canton,

Hus-shan, Viceroy'sgunboat, a guns, H.JA

By: Cantoni

là the Revenue clien Peng-chao-bal, Revenue-cruiser,

Shot, Hongkong

Quar

Viceroy'a gumbor),

Revenso crgiser:

Suitsing, Viceroy

Murray, Hai Ling! Tching on,Viceroy's

Admiral Bogue

Viceroy's gun

Horts

invol

fle the same:

so Cents.

Cents

the