Commercial.
THIS DAY.
Noon. Stock Exchange business has been re- sumed in earnest this morning, and a large number of transactions have been put through. Banks display increased firmness; transfers have been, effected for cash at 204 per cent. premium cum new issue, and a fair number of sales have also been re ported at 207 and 208 for March 31st. Business in Hongkong Fires at 1250 has been reported-an increase of 50 on previous quotation-but there are China still shares on offer at the rate. Fires hold a better position, remain- ing very firm with buyers at 335. China Sugar Refining stock has been made the medium of fairly important business at 209 for cash, and also on time at 210 for the end of next month. Luzons are offered at 102 for cash without finding purchasers; but at the same rate for the end of March a few shares could be placed. The scrip of the Hongkong Ice Company is, on the market at 170.
4 o'clock p.m. No further transactions of importance have come under our observation.
SHARES:
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-Ex New Issue
166 per cent. premium, buyers. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-New Issue.
154 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. 1,225 per share. Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$135 per
share.
Yangisze Insurance Association-Tis. 870 per
share ex. div., bayers.
Chinese Insurance Company-$115 per share,
buyers.
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited---Tis. 150
per share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$1,250 per
share, sales and sellers.
China Fire insurance Company-$335 per share,
buyers..
per
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-51
cent. premium, buyers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
--$30 per share.
1
China and Manila Steam Ship Company-115
share, buyers. gong Gus-Company--$80 per share... Hongkong- Hongkong Hotel Company-$130 per share,
buyers.
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Li
mited-to per cent dis, buyers. China Sugar Relining Company, Limited-3209
per share, sales.
China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)3
per cent. premium.
Luzon Sugar Rehning Company, Limited-$102
per share, sellers.
Hongkong ict Company-3170 per share
ex div. sellers.
Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
-$60 per share.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878—1 percent prem.
.ex. int.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881-23 percent. prem. EXCHANGE,
ON LONDON-Bank, T, T.
Bank Bills, on demand
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight.............. Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight «***
Credits, at 4 months' sight......
ON PARIS.
3/7
Documentary Bills, at 4 months'
sight
3/8
Bank Bills, on demand...
4.52.
Credits, at 4 months' aight
.4.63.
ON BOMBAY-Bank, T.T.......
..273
ON CALCUTTA.-Bank, T.T.....
1.223
ON SHANGHAL—
Bank, sight
NEW MALWA...
THE HONGKONG I TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1883.
Shipping.
ARRIVALS.
SIR WAL. WALLACE, British bark, 968, T. R.
Brown, 24th Feb,-Newcastle, N.S.W, 30th Dec, Coal-Captain. KUMAMOTO MARU, Japanese steamer, 1,913, J.
Drummond, 44th Feb,-Kobe 17th Feb, and Nagasaki 20th February, General. Mitsu Bishi M..S. S. Co.. WHAMPOA, British steamer, 1,109, I. E. Wil
liams, 45th Feb,-Saigon 20th Feb., Rice.
Butterfield & Swire. KWANGTUNG, British steamer, 674, M. Young,
25th
Feb-Foochow 22nd February, Amoy 33td, and Swatow 24th, General, La praik & Co. TIS, German guaboat, Captain Klausa, 25th
February,Amoy 24th February. ELECTRA, German steamer, 1,161, E. Kuller,
3th Feb., Hamburg and January, and Singapore 17th February, General-Siems sen & Co. CHEANG HOCK KIAN, British steamer, F. M.
Webb, 25th Feb.,-Amoy 21st February, and Swatow 23rd, General--Bun Hin & Co. CHEN-TO, Chinese gunboat, 25th Feb.,-from DUKE OF EDINDUROH, Russian, ironclad, Cap-
Canton.
tain Giers, 25th February,-Manilà 14th February. FU-YEW, Chinese steamer, 920, Barfoot, 26th
FebShanghai 23rd February, General C. M. S. N. Čo. HwAI-YUEN, Chinese steamer, 984, Wilson, 26th Feb.,-Canton 25th Feb, General.-C. M. S. N. Co.
from Canton.
PENG-CHAO-HAI, Chinese gunboat, 26th Feb. VIGILANT, British gunboat, 6th February,
from a cruise.
CAMORTA, Dutch steamer; 1,290 veces
26th Feb, Amoy 25th February, General. -Jardine, Matheson & Co. WENSKERY JEN, American ship, 1,668, H. Tal-
Russell & Co..
pay, 26th Feb., Cardiff 27th October, Coal, ADOLPH, German bark, 868, R. Mohr, 26th Feb., -Hamburg 38th October, General-Car lowitz & Co.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.
wai-yuen, Chinese steamer, for Shanghai. Kwongsang, British steamer, for Swatow....... Poachi, Chinese steamer, for Hoihow. Cheang Hock Kias, British str., for Singapore.
DEPARTURES.
February 24, Deutschland, German ship, for
Hasecin (Burnah).
February 24, Maris, German bark, for Chefoo, February 24, Barbarossa, German ship, for
Rangoon.
February 25, Dorothea, German ship, for Ran.
goon.
February 25, Erins Leopold, British steamer,
for Diamond Island (Sulu). February 25, China, German str., for Swatow. February 25, Thales, British str., for Swatow. February 25, Minard Castle, British-steamer,
for Saigon.
February 25, Changchow, British steamer,
Shanghai.
for
February 25, Posang, British str., for Canton, February 26, Kwongsang, "British steamer, for
Swatow, &c.
February 26, Namoa, British steamer, for Swa-
tow, &c.
February 26, Cheang Hock Kian, British str.,
for Straits Settlements.
February 26, Deucalion, British steamer, for
Amoy and Shanghai. February 26, Huni-yuen, Chinese steamer, for
Shanghai,
February 26, Chen-to, Chinese gunboat, for Pak-
hoi.
February 26, Esmeralda, British str., for Amoy
and Manila,
PASSENGERS-ARRIVED.
Per Kangtung, str., from Foochow, &c.- Mr. Fock, European on deck, and 39 Chinese. Per Kumamoto Maru, str., from Kobe, &c.- Messrs. A. Walter, Martin, 10 Japanese, 'and: 3
3/81 Chinese.
Private, 30 days'sight
OPIUM MARKET.—THIS DAY.
....per picul, 8530 (Allowance, Taels 64.) OLD MALWA ......... per picul, $555 (Allowance, Taels 24.) NEW PATNA (first choice) per chest, #562) NEW PATNA (second) ......per chest, 85521 NEW PATNA (without cholce) per
chost.....
$557 NEW PATNA (bottom)......per chest, 6565 NEW BENARES (without choice) per
chest,.....
85571 NEW PERSIAN....................................per chest, 8330 OLD PERSIAN...................................perpicul, 8315 (Allowance, Taëls.)
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REPORTS.
The Chinese steamship Fu-yaw reports left Shanghai at 2.30 a.m. on the 23rd instant, and arrived in Hongkong at 6.30am on the 26th. Had cloudy weather with rain and fresh monsoon throughout.
The British steamship Whampoa reports left Saigon on the 20th instant Experienced mode- rate N.E. winds to lat. do N.; from thence to Hongkong had strong winds from the N.E., and high sea. Arrived in Hongkong at midnight on the 24th.
The British steamship Kwangtung reports
left Foochow on the zind instant, Amoy on the
23rd, and Swatow on the 24th. From Foochow to Amoy had moderate N.E. breeze and cloudy weather. From Amoy to Swalow had fresh N.E. breeze and cloudy weather. From Swatow to and cloudy weather. In Amoy the steamships Hongkong had fresh to moderate N.E. breeze Camorta, Marlborough, and the German cor vette Stosch In Swate the steamships FA sin, Tiantsin, Consolation, Chinese revenue crulier Lingfeng, and H.M.S. Kestrali
VESIELS ARRIVED IN EUROPE. ERDM. PORTS IN JAPAN, CHINA, AND MANILA.. Lady Douglas .........Foochow... Pandora (3) less „Hongkong. ................jan. "Glenartney (1.)." Shanghaft.................Jan.
Massalia (6) s Patroclus().. „Shanghai .......................) 21. Barcelona (s) Manila sassızını Camarvonshire (s.),... Yokohama ...........Jan.
July
VESSELS XXPECTED, AT HONGKONG.. (Corrected to Dati).. Marianne:
....Cardiff Nieuwe Waterweg Hamburg.... Fluellin..
ferland. Phoenix.
burg Heinrich Emma Lucia,
Adolph.
Wandering Jew Adele... Augustc Annie J. Marshall:
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Pembrokeshire.
SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.
STEAMERS.
HONGKONG-SAILING VESSELS.
(Continued.) LOUISA, German 3-m. sch., 245, Schierloch, 2nd Jan-Whampoa 31st Dec, General Ed Schellbass & Co.
ECEAN, British steamer, 749, Thomas, zaud
Feb, Saigon 17th February, General-MARIE, Ger. ship, 1,300, L. Warnken, 21st Feb. Tung Kee & Co.
Cardiff asth September, Coal-Melchers ALWINE, German steamer, 400, Thiesen, 18th
Feb., Salgon 16th February, General. MARY WHITRIDGE, American ship, 662, Geo, Wieler & Co.
Freeman, and Feb,New York 14th Sept.
ANADYR, French steamer, 2,770, G. de la Mar- celic, 24th Feb., Shanghal 32nd Feb, Genemi Messageries Maritimes. ARADIC, British steamer, 2,787, W. G. Pearne,
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14th Feb-San Francisco 18th January, and Yokohama 8th February, General.-F. E. Foster. BAYSWATER, British steamer, 1,039, R. Walker,
33rd Feb,Saigon 17th February, Rice. Siemssen & Co.
BRUTUS, German steamer, 460, T. A. Voge,
20th Feb., Saigon 15th February, Rice.
Wieler & Co.
CONISTON,
British steamer, 1,941, F. A. Evans, 16th February, Calcutta 30th January, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co. CRUSADER, British steamer, 647, T. Kowin, 13th
November, Saigon 7th November, Rice- Chong Wo Cheang. DALE, British steamer, 644, E. Allason, and Jan.,
Bangkok 15th December, Rice and Gene ral-Yuen Fat Hong. FAME, British steamer, 117, Stopani, (tug plying)
Hongkongand Whampos Dock Co GLENELG, British steamer, 894, J. S. Speechly,
14th Jan.-Saigon 6th January, Rice. Tung Kee HALLOONG, British steamer, 277, F. Ashton,
Amoy 22nd, General.-D. Lapraik & Co. 23rd Feb. Tamsui 21st February, and HESPERIA, German steamer, 1,136, G. Petersen, 17th Feb.,-Kutchinotzu 12th Feb., Coal- Wing Kee & Co. HUNGARIAN, British steamer, Alison, 14th Feb.,
Melbourne 10th January, Sydney 19th. and Thursday Island 31st, Coal-Geo., R Stevens & Co. LIDO, British steamer, 620, T. Lewis, 8th Feb.,
•
Bangkok 29th February, Rice.-Hop Hing LUZON, Spanish steamer, 321, Willamil, 27th Jan, Seal 25th January, Ballast-Reme.. dios & Co-Kowloon Dock. MADRAS, British steamer, 1,079, Bradley, 23rd Feb-Saigon 19th February, Rice. Thos. Howard & Co. MARCHESA, British yacht, C, T. Kettlewell, 12th
Feb.-Foochow ioth February. MENZALEH, French steamer, 1,273, 1. Homery
23rd Feb.,-Yokohama 17th Feb., General. -Messageries Maritimes. MINDANAO, Spanish steamer, 623, Fryer, 5th
Feb.Manila zad February, General Dunn, Melbye & Co. NAM-VIAN, French steamer, 435, A. Garceau,
21st Feb.,-Hoihow, zoth Feb., General. Shing Loong.
& Co.
Kerosene Oil-Kutz Bros. MINERVA, German brig, 216, P. Duhme, 20th
Feb.,Iloilo 9th February, Sapanwood.- Melchers & Co. PRESIDENT SIMSON, British bark, 1,235, G. Scarlett, 31st Jan, Manila 23rd January, Ballast. Jardine, Matheson & Co. RASIER, French brig, 280, S. Savary, 22nd Feb, -Keelung 18th Feb., Coal Carlowitz
Co. ST. IDEUC, French bark, 388, J. Durand, 18th
February, Quinhon 1st Feb., Ballast Carlowitz & Co.
&
SOPHOCLES, British ship, 1.190, Alex. Smith, 4th Feb., Sydney 5th Dec, Coal-Adam- son, Bell & Co. PROFESSOR NORDENSKJOLD, 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. roth Dec., 1,117 tons Coal-Sicmssen & Co.' WALLS CASTLE, British bark, 625, H. A. Brown,
12th Feb,itogo 3rd Feb., Timber- Lane, Crawford & Co. WESER, German bark, 916, H. Hellmers, 11th Jan.,-Cardiff 9th September, Coal-Order,
CANTON.
ANTON, German steamer, 395, T. W. Schrader,
15th Feb,-Saigon 5th February, Rice
EL
Wieler & Co.
DORADO, British steamer, 889, W. O. M. Young, 15th Feb.-Bangkok 8th February, Rice. Jardine, Matheson & Co. PEKING, British steamer, 954, G. H. Drewes, 33rd Feb., Shanghai 20th Feb., General
Siemssen & Co. POSANG, British steamer, 959, Irvine, 24th Feb., --Shanghai 21st February, General-Jac dine, Matheson & Co,
WHAMPOA.
FANO, Danish brig, 227, M. N. Mortensen, 3rd Feb., Cebu 18th January, General.-Ed. Schellhass & Co. INGEBURG, German bark, 786, H: Ipland, 27th Jan., Manila 19th Jan., Ballast-Wieler & Co.
AMOY.
In Fort on 21st February, 1883. Amay, German schooner, 313 (Thetzen)-H. A.
Petersen' & Co.
& Co,
PING-ON, British steamer, 574, McCaslin, rath
Jan., Pakhoi, and Heinow 11th January, Batavia, British bark, 360 (Roper)-Pasedag General-Russell & Co-Cosmopolitan Bride, British bark, 304 (Sutherland)--Russell RAJANATTIANUHAR, British steamer, 723, W. YOrient, German baik, 461 (Roder)-H. A. Peter.
Hunter, 23rd. Feb., Bangkok 15th Feb, Rice and General.-Chinese,
Dack
ROSSLYN, British str., 1,049, John McKechnie,
17th February, Cardiff 31st December, and Singapore, Coal-Jardine, Matheson & Co. SCOTIA, British steamer, 2,914, Wilson R. Cato,
17th Feb., London 31st December,' Tele graph Cable.-E. E. Telegraph Co. SUMATRA, British steamer, 1,406, T. Fairclough, 19th Feb., Yokohama icth Feb, General.
P. & O. S. N. Co.. VORWAERTS, Austro-Hungarian steamer, 1,5472 Eggar, 19th Feb-Trieste tzt January, and Singapore 13th February, General-Mel- chers & Co.
YANOTSZE, British steamer, 789, David Casson,
24th Feb,-Saigon 20th February, Rice Ah Yon,
SAILING VESSELS.
ALDEN BESSIE, American bark, A. Noyes, 22nd Dec., Portland, Oregon 12th Nov., Spars. -Melchers & Co.
ALVA, Portuguese bark, 632, E. de Souza, rath Jan, Rajang 9th Dec, Timber-Brandao
& Co..
ANTOINETEE, British bark, 1,014, E. T. Bunje, 6th January,--Manila 27th December, Bal last-Order-Kowloon Dock
ANTON GUNTHER, German bark, 441, F. Stein- brigge 8th Feb., Singapore 13th Dec.,
Timber-Melchers & Co,
BILLY SIMPSON, British bark, 432,, Brown, 9th
DECENT
Cebu 26th Nov., General Master. B. P. CHENEY, American ship, 1,332 CE. Humphreys, 5th Feb.,-Cardif 9th Sept.,
Coal~~P. & O. S. N. Co. CHANDERNAGOR, Siberian bark, 682, Mercier, 6th Feb., Manila 27th Jan., Ballast:-Car
lowitz & Co.
CHAR. G. RICK, American bark, 215, A. W. Smart, 13th Jan.,Newcastle, N.S.W., 18th November, Adamson, Bell & Co.. COLOMA, American bark, 853, Noyer, 5th Jan,
Portland, Oregon 8th November, Lumber..... Melchers & Co.. CONQUEST, American bark, 516, Caring, zoth Nov.-Newcastle 22nd Sept, Coal-Rus-
sell
all & Co. CYPRUS, British ship, 1,392, Johnson, 11th Jan
-Middlesbro 4th August, Iron--Russell & Co.
C.
B. HAZELTINE, American bark, 880, W. Gilkey, 4th Feb., Rio de Janeiro 9th Oct Petroleum-Russell & Co.
DANIEL, German bark, 417, P. Vogt, 13th Jan,
son & Co.
Presto, British bark, 384 (Laidman)-Boyd & Co. Prince Arthur, British bark, 296 (J. Smith)
Russell & Co.
"SHANGHAI,
In Port on 21st February, 1883. Anglo-Indian, British bark, 444 (Graham).
Drysdale, Ringer & Co. Blackadder, British brig, 963 (Swensen)-Russell
& Co.
Channel Queen, British bark (Lacheur) Chap
man, King & Co. Charley, British bark, 359 (Schroder)-Nils
Moller. Chingtah, Chinese bark, 472 (Taylor)-C. M.
N. Co.
ង,
Elliots, British brig, zgo (Neill)—Jardine, Mathe-
son & Co.
Emma, German schooner, arg (Michelsen)-Ed.
Schellhass & Co,
Emst, German bark, 664 (Fundh)-Captain. Escort, American bark, 636, (Waterhouse)
Russell & Co.
Florence Treat, British bark, 790 (Dobson)
Jardine, Matheson & Co.
HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON. Albatross, screw sloop, 4 guns, Commander
Errington, Hongkong. Audacious, double-screw fon frigate, Captain R.
E. Tricey, Hongkong,
Champion, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Russell S.
G. Pasley, Singapore. Cleopatra, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Hippisley,
Shanghai,
Caracoa,
Post Office.
LA MAIL WILL CLOSE
For Hollow, Pakhol, and Halphong-Per Poo-chi, to-day, the 15th instant, at 5 P.M.
For Straits, Colombo, and Dombay.-Per Vor- waerts, to-morrow, the 27th instant, at 0.30 PM.
For Shanghai, Per Ning,
to-morrow, the 27thinstant, at a 30 P.M.
For Straits and Calcutta.—Per Coniston, to-
г
aco Corvette, 14 guns, Captain S. Longmorrow, the 27th instant, at 2.30 P.M.
For Singapore and Penang.-Per Himalaya, . Dating, composite sloop, 4 guns, Commander F. to-morrow, the 27th instant, at 2.30 P.M.
J.J. Elliott, Koba." Encounter, steam corvette, 14 guns, Captain G. Esk, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, In reserve,
Hongkong
Robinson, Manila,
For Fontianak, Saigon, Batavia, Samarang, and Saurabaya-Per Camorta, to-morrow, the 27th instant, at 2.30 P.M." :
For Amey and Tamsui-Per Hailoong, to- morrow, the xyth instant, at 3.30 PM."
For Swatow: and : Bangkok-Per Rajanat- Wednesday, the 28th instant, at
on
For Shanghai-Per El Dorado, on Wednes day, the 28th inttant, at 2.35 P.M.
For Saigon. Fer Egean, on Wednesday, the 28th instant, at 4.30 P.M.
For Nagasaki and Kobe.--Per Kumamato. Maru, on Friday, the and March, at 3.30 PM.
For Nagasaki and Yokohama. Per Sumatra, on Wednesday, the 7th March, at 11.30 AM.
Flying-Fish, sloop, 4 guns, Lleut-Commander
Hoskyn, Hongkong. Fly, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Comman-20
der J. Hope, Singapore. Foxhound, gunboat, guns, Licut Commander
McQuhae, Sandakan. Himalaya, British troop-ship, Captain Herry St.
L. B. Pallier, Hongkong, Kestrel, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Com
mandér E. Hotham, Amoy, . Lily, screw gun-vessel, 3 guns, Commander
Evans, Singapore, Magpic, surveying vessel, 4 guns, Licut-Com
Carpenter, Kobe. Midge, double-screw gun-vessel, In reserve,
"Hongkong Moorhen, gunboat, 4 guns, J. H. Corfe, Yokohama. Pegasus,
6 guns, Commander E. F. Day, Hongkong Sheldrake, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut-Comander M.
Bridger, Shanghai.
Lieut.Commander
Swift double-screw gun-vessel, 5 guns, Comman-
der Collins, Hongkong, Tweed, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve,
Hongkong
v.
The Postal Guide published in (879 being now somewhat 'out of date, a revised issue is List for the Far East for 1883, which super printed in the Hongkong Dirictory and Hong
sedes all previous editions..
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet “ANADYR,” wil
be despatched TO-MORROW, the 27th Instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom, and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmalt, Ceylon, the Aus tralasian Colonies, Pondichéry, Mudras, Calcutta,
Aden, Egyis, Malta, Gibraltar, and Mauritius.
Emanuel, receiving ship, 20 guns, Commothe Mails, a better
The usual hours will be observed in closing
dore Cuming, Hongkong.
Vigilant, paddle despatch-vessel, a guns, Lieut.-
Commander C. Lindsay, Hongkong,
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States. Mall Packet-“ARADIC,,”
Wivern, turret-ship, 4 guns, in reserve, Hong-will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 1st March,
-kong.
with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &c, which will be closed as follows
Zephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander
Pollard, Shanghai.
At 2.15 P.M. Registry ceases. 2
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THEA 2:30 PM Post-olice closes, but Correspon
CHINA STATION.
pence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of departure
Abreck, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Captain MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET.
Schanz, Chefoo.
Adonis, French gunboat,' 5' guns, Commander
Caillard, Saigon. Africa, Russian Corvette, B. guns,. Captain
Alexeyeff, Singapore." Alert, American corvette, 4 corvette, Commader
Kempff, Kobe.
H. E. Mullen, Shanghai. Ashuelot, American corvette, 6 guns, Commander Duke of Edinburgh Russian ironclad, Captain
de Glers, Hongkong.
Elizabeth, German corvette, 15 guns, Captain
Hollmann, Nagasaki.
Nagasaki.
Ermak, Russian transport, Captain Kolichau, Gornostal, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander.
Stark, Vladivostock
Gravina, Spanish cruiser, Don José Quesada,
Manila
Iltis, German gunboat, 8 guns, Commander
Klausa, Amoy. Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Beau.
mont, Hongkong.
La Victorieuse, French frigate, 14 guns, Captain
de la Batic, Hongkong. Lutin, French
Rouvier, Hongkong.
4 guns, Commander
Monocacy, American gunboat, 6 guns, Comman der C. S. Cotton, en route Hongkong. Morge, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Tatarinoff, Japan. Nerpa, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
"Valrondt, Cheloo, d
Palos, American gunboat, 6
guns, Lieutenant- Commander Green, Kobe. PLASTCON, Russian corvette, 8 guns, Captain
Poliansky, Saigon. 19 Richmond, American frigate, 14 guns, Captain
Skerrett, Hongkong."
Guiding Star, British bark, 311 (Schnitger-Sobol,
Mackenzle & Co.
Kolga, British bark, 359 (Ketel)--Nils Moller. Kolga, German bark, 540 (Lomé Bang)--Russell Maric
& Co.
Berg, German bark, 536 (Hindricks) Captain,
Minna, French bark, 456 (Davey)Nils Moller. Perle, British bark, 400 (Kruse)-Nila Moller. Queen of India, British bark, 380 (Inokey)
B. M. S. S. Co.
& Burchardi.
Satsuma, British bark, 364 (Lord)--Morris & Co. Sea Swallow, British back, 394 (Way). Cipperich 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.. Tyburnia, British bark, 948 (Chalmers)-W.
Hewett & Co.
Velocity, British bark, 490 (Martin)-Morris
& Co.
Willie, British schooner, 274 (Ólin)--Nils Moller.
YOKOHAMAL·
In Port on 26th January, 1883.
A. Cashman, Russian schooner, 50 (Sternberg)
F-Ketz
Russian gunboat, 7 gunboat, Commander herb Boyle, Vladivostock,
་།
St. Petersburg, Russian transport, 6 guns, Cap,
tain Sidenener, Vladivostock. Stosch, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain von
Blanc, Amoy.AMAZ Tamega, Portuguese gunboat, Commander da
Costa Cabral, Macao.
Tongous, Russian gunboat, Commander Heck, Spanish cruiser, Captain J, M. War- Velasco,
tela, Hongkong.
Avelan, Vestail, Russian cruiser, Commander Avelan
Singapore, Villars, French: Corvette, 15 guns, Captain M.
Devatre, Shanghaiisha Vostock, Russian guaboat, 4 guns, Commander
Molchonsky, Japan: tagged Well German gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Strauch, Chefoo
CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON,
Ander
An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat 7 guns, Lin Kuo
Chang, Hongkong. Chee-bing, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chinese
Captain, Canton.
Chen-to, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 gina 1. Stewart,
Canton,
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Soldiers and Sallors have no privileges
Hamburg 27th July, General-Melchers Alexander, American schooner, 50 (Carlson) Chên fit, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns Chinese regard to books or papers/nor can f
H. Cook.
Hongkong
& Con ship, 1.35o, H. Meyer, aznd | Alms, Amèrican schooner, sa (Tibbey J. D. \chlagion, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chung Wing betMány boxes of letter are received at the Port
DORA
November, Cardiff 1st July, Coal-Ara hold, Karberg & Conde potvaranjem ERL KONIO, German bark, 456, A. Naurch, 37th Nov., Newchwang 16th Nov., Bean Sicmasen & Co. FERDINAND, German bark, 415, Westergaard,
18th Feb.Quinbon and February, Salt, Wieler
&Co. GERD HEYE, German bark, 576, E. Lodewige, 8th Feb.Newcastle, N.S. W., Coal-Ed Schellhass & Co. GLENURY, British 3-m. schooner, 283, D. Thom 12th Jan-Manila 9th Dec, General * Wieler & Co, 197 GUARDIAN, American ship 1,124, Fletcher, and
Feb, Newcastle, N.S.W., 8th Dec, Couls -Amhold, Karberg & Co. HANB, German bark, 313, A.Thomson, 12th
Jan-Chefoo 1st January,
Carroll & Co Black Diamond, German bark, 670 (Boyd)-F.
Bohm
tain
Diana, American schooner, 75 (Peterson)-Cap-
Else, German brig, 287 (Holm) P. Bohm. E. von Beaulieu, German, bark, 336 (Getting)
Grosser & Co.
Gitanilla, British bark, 473 (Kirkpatrick)-H.
Macarthur,
American schooner, 40 (Bischof)M. Ginabuy Herschel, German ship, 787 (Wepper)-Reimers
& Co.
"Fai, Canton, Ching-tring, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guni, F. Bas-
sard, Hongkong,
Chop chung, Bermue cruiser, Li Tack Ming,
Cantoning.
Chop-ssi, Viceroy's gunboat, Chang, on serulse. Hal-ch'ang-ching Revenue cruiser, 3 game. We xxJul Chung Hoa long ký Hai-king-ching, Viceroy's gunboat 3 guns, Chen
Liang Calch, Hongkong Hoi-tang-hur Viceroy's gunboat, Leung Yini
Ting, Ca
Khorasan, Gennan bark, Togo (J. A. Vieer) Hus-shan, Viceroy's gunboat, a guns,
Reimers & Co.
Lady Bowen, British bark, 892 (Rodd)--Melli
son, Fraser & Co.
German schooner, 56-P. Bohm
Cantony
Li-sht, Revenue cruiser, 3 3 Peng-chao-hal, Revenue cru
ALOgen Wieler M. C. Bob Americanship, 1,850 (Slocum) * Shoi, Hongkong
Co 17 HERBERT BLACK, American bark, 575, Treat,
Dec. Nagasaki 5th Dec, Coal Kubell & Co. Kowloon Dock HERMANN, German bark 453, W. Pens, oth
Dec
Chefoo 18th Nov., Gag
GeneralWicker
HIRRONIMUS, German bark, Ipland, and Feb.,
Touron 19th Jan, Coals Wieler & Co. JAMES G. PENDLETON, American bark, 938, B. Colcord, 12th Jan-Nagasald 3rd Jan, Coal Russell & Co
JOHN SMITH, Amer, bark 564, O. Kustel, aznd
san, Shanghai 1826-Ja
Ballast Russell & Co.
JOHN WORSTER
American bas
ton, 11th Febr-Newcastle,
Deck Coal--Ed. Scheihai
LIVINGSTONE, German, barky, $31,
Northern
C. & Trading Comp Oswald, German bark, 445 (Boysen)-P. Bohm. Otsego, American schooner, 36, E. (Pearce)
Captain.20 Snow & Co. Otome, American schooner,
Quang-on, Viceroy's gunboat,
Tie, Canton. Shen-chii Revenue cruiser, s
wal, Canton
(Hardy)
Sul-a
Otter, American schooner, 56 (Littlejohn)—]
Collyer & Co.
Roderick Bay, German bark, 290 (Nicholso
Jardine, Matheson & Co. Rose American schooner, 40
Copeland.
lastSophie, Kundan krig 339 (B. Len
FTP RetzVRED EV
Hough St Ives French bark 549
SEN 14th Jan-Honolulu fath, December,"
LastSlamssen & Co.
Stella, Rusalan schooner,
dens
& Con
Bal
Zephyr, British schoon
1/7aunch;
with Imperial Stamps, orga
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“báf there is no Impression of a
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contents
of the box, ever reached the Post
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