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, promium 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.
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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,
في
China Traders' Insurance Company-$1,650
per share, buyers.
North China Insurance-Tis. 1,225 per share. Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$135 per
share.
Yangtare Insurance Association-Tls. 870 per
share cx. div., buyers. · Chinese Insurance Company $25 per share,
buyers. On Tai lasurance Company, Limited-Tis. 150
per stare.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company---$1,250 per
share, sales and sellers.
China Fire Insurance Company-$335 per share
buyers,
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock 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. Hongkong Gas Company $80 per share. Hongkong
Hotel Company-$130 per share, . buyers, Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, L.
mited-to per cent. dis., buyers; · China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$209
per share, sales.
China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)-3
per cent. premium.
Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$102
per share, sellers.
Hongkong Ice Company-$170 per share,
ex div. sellers,
Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
-$60 per share.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878—14 per cent. prem.
ex int.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881-33 percent.prem.
EXCHANGE,
ON LONDON-Bank, T. T.
Bank Bills, on demand ........ Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight..
-3/7
Bank Bills, at 4 months* sight
Credits, at 4 months' sight......................
Documentary Bills, at 4 months'
sight
3/8
ON PARIS.
Bank Bills,on demand.
Credits, at 4 months' sight....462.
ON BOMBAY,-Bank, T.T..
ON CALCUTTA --Bank, T.T.....
ON SHANGHAI
Bank, sight ...........................
Private, 30 daya'sight....
NEW MALWA.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1883.
Shipping.
ARRIVALS.
SIR WM. 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, 24th Feb,-Kobe 17th Feb., and Nagasaki 20th February, General Mitsu Bishi M. S. S. Co. WiAMPOA, British, steamer, 1,109, J. E. Wil liams, 25th Feb.-Saigon soth Feb., Rice. -Butterfield & Swire.
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KWANGTUNG, British steamer, 674, M.. Young, 25th Feb Foochow zand February, Amoy 23rd, and Swatow 24th, General-D. La- praik & Co.
ILTIS, Gerinan gunboat, Captain Klausa, 25th
February, Amoy 54th February. ELECTRA, German steamer, 1,161, E. Kuller,
25th Feb.,-Hamburg and January, and Singapore 17th February, General-Siems- CHEANG HOCK KIAN, British steamer, F. M.
sen & Co.
Webb, 25th Feb,Amoy 21st February, and Swatow 23rd, General-Bun Hin & Co. CHEN-TO, Chinese gunboat, 25th Feb.,-from
Canton. DUKE OF EDINBURGH, Russian ironclad, Cap-
tain Giers, 25th February-Manila 14th February, Fu-YEW, Chinese steamer, 920, Barfoot, 26th Feb-Shanghai 23rd February, General- C. M. S. N. Co. HwAI-YUEN, Chinese steamer, 984, Wilson, 26th Feb-Canton 25th Feb., General--C. M. S. N. Co.
from Canton.
PENO-CHAO-HAI, Chinese gunboat, 26th Feb- VIGILANT, British gunboat, 26th February,
from a cruise.
CAMORTA, Dutch steamer 1,700,
den 26th Feb., Amoy 25th February, General.
Jardine, Matheson & Co. WENSKERY JEN, American ship, 1,668, H. Tal-
pay, 26th Feb., Cardiff 27th October, Coal. -Russell & Co.
ADOLPH, Germanbark, 868, R. Mohr, 26th Feb., -Hamburg 18th October, General-Car- lowitz & Co.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.
Hwai-ynes, Chinese steamer, for Shanghai. Kwongsang, British steamer, for Swatow, Poochi, Chinese steamer, for Holhow Cheang Hock Kïan, British str., for Singapore.
DEPARTURES.
February 24, Deutschland, German ship, for
Basscin (Burmak),
Fabruary 24, Barbarossa, German ship, for February, 24, Marie, German bark, for Chefoo.
Rangoon.
SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.
STEAMERS.
GLAN, British steamer, 749, Thomas, 22nd
Feb. Saigon 17th February, General - Tung Kee & Co.
ALWINE, German steamer, 400, Thiesen,, 18th
Feb, Saigon 10th February, General Wieler & Co.
ANADYR, French steamer, 2,770, G. de la Mar- celle, 24th Feb,Shanghai and Feb, General Messageries Maritimes.
ARABIC
British steamer, 2,787, W. G., Peame, 14th Feb., San Francisco 18th January, and Yokohama 8th February; General
E. Faster.
BAYSWATER, British steamer, 1,039, R. Walker,
23rd 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. Rowin, 13th November, Saigon 7th November, Ricc.- 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, (eng plying)
Hongkong and Whampea Dock Co. GLENELG, British steamer, 894, J. S. Speechly,
14th Jan.-Saigon 6th January, Rice Tung Kee.
British steames, 277, F. Ashton, HALLOONG,
Feb,Tamsul 21st February, and 23nd end Amoy 22nd, General.-D. Lapraik & Co. HESPERIA, German steamer, 1,135, G. Petersen,
17th Feb., Kutchinotru 12th Feb., Coal Wing Kee & Co. HUNGARIAN, Hritish steamer, Allson, 14th Feb.,
Melbourne 10th January, Sydney 19th. and Thursday Island 31st, Coal-Ġed." R. Stevens & Co.. LIDO, British steamer, 620, T. Lewin, 8th Feb.,
Bangkok 29th February, Rice.-Hop Hing LUZON, Spanish steamer, 321, Willamil, 27th Jan.,Sual 25th January, Ballast-Reme dios & Co.Kowloon Dock. MADRAS, British steamer, 1,079, Bradley, 23rd Feb-Saigon 19th February, Rice. Thos. Howard & Co.
HONGKONG SAILING VESSELS. (Continned.) LOUISA, German 3-m, sch., 245, Schierloch, and Jan.,--Whampoa 31st Dec, General-Ed. Scheilhars & Co Marie, Ger. ship, 11300). Warnken, 21st Feb
-Cardiff 25th September, Coal-Melchers
& Comm
MARY WHITRIDGE, American ship, $62, Geo, Freeman, and Feb,-New York 14th Seph
Kerosene Oil.—Kutz Bros.,
MINERVA, Gennan brig, 216, P. Dume, 20th Feb,Iloilo 9th February, Sapanwood.- Melchers & Co. PRESIDENT SIMSON, British bark, 1,335, G.
Scarlett, 31st Jan, Manila 23rd January: Ballastjardine, Matheson & Co. RAMIER, French brig, 280, S. Savary, 22nd Feb
Keelung 18th Feb, Coal-Carlowit & Co. ST. IDEUC, French bark, 388, J. Durand, 18th
February-Quinhon 1st Feb., Ballast Carlowits & Co. SOPHOCLES, British ship, 1,199. Alex. Smitli,
4th Feb.,-Sydney 5th Dec, Coal-Adam son, Bell & Co.
PROFESSOR NORDENSKJOLD, Norwegian 3-m.
Co
sch., 453, E. Jensen, 5th Feb,,-Newcastle, N.S.W 21st December, Coal-Russell & TRI SINA, Austrian bark, 839, G. Cerakovich, 4th Feb,-Newcastle, NSW. 19th Dec., WALLS CASTLE, British bark, 625, H. A. Brown,
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1,117 tons Coal-Siemssen & Co.
HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON.
Albatross, screw sloop, 4 guns, Commander
Errington, Hongkong. Audacious; double-scrow iron frigate, Captain R.
E. Tracey, Hongkong, Champlon, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Russell S. Cleopatraley, Singaporuna, Captain Hippisley,
G.
Curacon, corvette, 14 guns, Captain S. Long,
Shanghai.
Yokohama.
Daring composite sloop, 4 guns, Commander F. Encounter, steam corvette, 14 guns, Captain G.
J.J. Elliott, Kobe.
Esk, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, In reserve,
Robinson, Manila.
Hongkong
Flying-Fish, sloop, 4 guns, Lieut-Commander
Hoskyn, Hongkonga Fly, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Comman Foxhound, gunboat, guns, Lieut. Commander
der J. Hope, Singapore.
McQubac, Sandakan.
Himalaya, British troop-ship, Captain Herry St.
L.B. Pailler, Hongkong. Kestrel double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guas, Com-
mander E. Hotham Amoy. Lily, screw gun-vessel, 3 guns, Commander Magpie, surveying vessel, 4 guns, Licut-Com.
Evans, Singapore.
Midge, double-screw gun-vessel, In reserve
Carpenter, Kebe.
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Post Office.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE For Holhow, Pakhoi, and Haiphong.-Per Poo-chi, to-day, the 26th instant, at 3 Pal.
For Straits, Colombo, and Bombay-Per Vor- waerts, to-morrow, the a7th instant, at 0.30 PM,
For Shanghai-Per
to-morrow, the 27thinstant, ato jo pa
For Straits and Calcutta. Per Coniston, to- morrow, the 27th instant, at 2.30 P.,
For Singapore and Penang-Per Himalaya, to-morrow, the 27th instant, at 2.30 P.M.
For Pontianak, Saigon, Batavia, Somarang, and Soumbaya.-Per Cameria, to-morrow, the 27th instant, at 2.30 P.M. de
For Amoy and Tamsui.—Per Halloong, to- morrow, the 27th instant, at 3.30 PM.
For Swatow and Bangkok.-Per Kafanai- dianuhar, on Wednesday, the 28th instant, at 7:30 A
AM.
day, the 28th inttant, at 2.30 PM..
For Shanghai-Per El Dorado, on Wednes
For Saigon,Per geam, on Wednesday, the 28th instant, at 4.30 F..
For Nagasaki and Kobe-Fer Kumamato Aforu, on Friday, the and March, at 3.30 P...
For Nagasaki and Yokohama. Per Sumatro,
on Wednesday, the 7th March, at 11.30 AM.
The Postal Guide published in 1879 being how somewhat out of date, a revised insun In List for the Far East for 1883, which super- -- printed in the Hongkong Directory and Hong
12th Feb.,-Pitogo 3rd Feb, Timber. Hong boat, 4 guns, Lieut. Commander redes all previous editions.
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. Wieler & Co.
EL DORADO, British steamer, 889, W. O. M. Young, 15th Feb., Bangkok 8th February, Rice Jardine, Matheson & Co. PEKINO, British steamer, 954, G. H. Drewes, 23rd Feb., Shanghai 20th Feb., General. -Siemssen & Co.
POSANO, British steamer, 969, Irvine, 24th Feb., -Shanghai aist February, General-far dine, Matheson & Co.
MARCHESA, British yacht, C, T. Kettlewell, 14th-FANO,
Feb.--Foochow 10th February. MENZALEH, French steamer, 1,273, J. Homery,
23rd Feb,Yokohama 17th Feb., General. --Messageries Maritimes. MINDANAO, Spanish atcames, 623, Fryer, 5th
Feb., Manila 2nd February, General, Dunn, Melbye & Co.
WHAMPOA.
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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.
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AMOY.
In Port on 21st February, 1883.
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Moorhen,
J. H. Corfe, Yokohama.
guna, Commander E. F. Day, aloop, 6 Pegasus,
Hongkong Sheldrake, gunboat, 4 guns, Lleut-Comander M.
Bridger, Shanghai. Swift, double-screw gun-vessel, s guns, Comman
der Collins, Hongkong.
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MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.
The French Contract Packet "ANADYR," Will
be despatched TO-MORROW, the 27th instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom, and Europe, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, the Aus- -tralnaian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Calcutta,
Aden, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, and Mauritius.
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &c.
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States: Mail Packet "ARABIC,»
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, Lieut-
Commander C. Lindsay, Hongkong, Wivera,, 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 follow
Zephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander
Pollard, Shangbai,
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA STATION. Abreck, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Captain
Schanz, Chefoo... Adonis, French gunboat, guns, Commander
Caillard, Saigo
Africa, Russian corvette, 8 guns, Captain
Alexeyell, Singapore,
At 215 PM. Registry ceases.
At 2.30 P.M. Post-office, closes, but Correspon pence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of departure, Berlians ofrakt mag si M
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. The Bridal Contract Packet "PEKIN," will be despatched qu TUESDAY, the 6th March,
with Mails to and through the United Kingdom, and Europe via Brindisi; to the Straits Settle
Egypt and Gibraltar.
February 25, Dorothea, German ship, for Rap-NAM-VIAN French steamer, 435 A. Garceau,
21st Feb.,-Hoihow 20th Feb., General. Amoy, German schooner, 313 (Thetren)-H. A. Alert, American corvette, 4 corvétic, Commader ments Batavia, Burman, Ceylon, India, Aden,
goon.
February 15, Prins Leopold, British steamer, February 25, China, German str., for Swatow,
for Diamond Island (Sulu)."
February 25, Thales, British str., for Swatow. February 25, Minard Castle, British steamer,
for Saigon.
February 23, Changchow, British steamer, for
Shanghai. February 25, Posang, British str., for Canton." February 26, Kwongsang, British steamer, for February 26, Name, British steamer, for Swa-
tow, &c.
February 26, Cheang Hock Kian, British str
for Strafts Settlements. February 26, Deucalion, British steamer, for
Amoy and Shanghai. February 26, Hwai-yuen, Chinese steamer, for
Shanghai
February 26, Cheri-to, Chinese gunboat, for Pak-
hoi. February 26, Esmeralda, British str., for Amoy
and Manila.
PASSENGERS—ARRİVED.
Per Kwangtung, str., from. Foochow, &c.- Mr. Fock, European on deck, and 39 Chinese. Per Kumamoto Maru, sir, from Kobe, &- Messrs. A. Waller, Martin, tó Japanese, and 3 3/81 Chinese.
OPIUM MARKET,-THIS DAY.
...per picul, 8530. (Allowance, Taela 64.) OLD MALWA........ .................per picul, 8555
----(Allowance, Taels 24.). NEW PATNA (first choice) per chest, 85623 New Patha (second) ......per chest, 9552 NEW PATNA (without choice) per
chest......
8557+ NEW PATNA (bottom)......per chest, 8565 NEW BENARES (without choice) per
chest,.........
*....... 89571 NEW PERSIAN.............por chest, 8330 OLD PERSIAN..perpicul 8315 (Allowance, Taels.)
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Per Fu-yew, str., from Shanghai.--Mr. Baily, and 29 Chinese,
Per Electra, str., from Hamburg, &c.-Mr. John Meyer, and 150 Chinese,
Per Camorta, str., from Amoy,-34 Chinese, DEPARTED. Per Bowen, str., for Sydney-Mrs. Bernard and a children. For Australian. Ports-x21 Chinese.
Per China, str., for Swatowi.-150 Chinese. Per Thales, str., for Swatow.-200 Chinese. Per Minard Castle, str., for Saigon.-12 Chi
ncsc.
RIPORTS.
The Chinese steamship Fu-yaw reports left Shanghai, at 2.30 a.m. on the 23rd. Instant, and arrived in Hongkong at 6,30 m. on the 26th. Had cloudy weather with rain and fresh monsoon throughout.
The British steamship Whampoa reports left
Saigon on the zoth instant. Experienced mode- rate N.E. winds to lat. no 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 Kwangfung reports left Foochow on the 22nd instant, Amoy on the 23rd, and Swatow on the 24th. From Foochow to Amoy had moderate NE breese and cloudy weather, From Amoy to Swatow had fresh N.E breeze and cloudy weather. From Swatow to Hongkong had fresh to moderate N.E. breeze and cloudy weather. In Amoy the steamships Camorta, Marlborough, and the German cor
Petersen & Co.
Kempi, Kobe..
PING-ON, British steamer, 574, McCaslin, 12th Batavia, British bark, 350 (Roper)-Pasedag / Ashuelot, American corvette, 6 guns, Commander packet carries no mails for the
Shing Loong, Jan.,-Pakhoi, and Holbow 1th January Genem-Russell. & Co-Cosmopolitan RAJANATTIANUHAR, British steamer, 733, W. Y. Hunter, 23rd Feb.,-Bangkok 15th Feb., Rice and General-Chinese. ROSSLYN, British str., 1,049, John McKechnie,
17th February, Cardiff 31st December, and
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. Fairtlough, 19th Feb.,Yokohama 10th Feb., General, -P. & O. S. N. Co. VORWAERTS, Austro-Hungarian steamer, 3,547, Eggar, 19th Feb.,Trieste 1st January, and Singapore 13th February, General-Mel- chers & Co.
YANGTSZE, British steamer, 789, David Casson
24th Feb., Saigon 20th February, Rice Ah Yon.
SAILING VESSELS,
ALDEN BESSIE, American bark, A. Noyes, and Dec,-Portland, Oregon tath Nov., Spars. -Melchers & Co.
ALVA, Portuguese bark, 632, E. de Souta, inh Jan., Rajang 9th Dec, Timber-Brandao & Co.
ANTOINETEE, British bask, 1,014 E T Banje, 6th January,—Manila 27th December, Bal- last-Order.-Kowloon Decic.
ANTON GUNTHER, German bark, 441, F. Stein brugge, 8th Feb,-Singapore 13th Dec., Timber.Melchers & Co.
Bride, British bark, 304 (Sutherland)-Russell
& Co.
& Co.
Orient, German bark, 461 (Roder)-H. A. Peter-
sen & Co.
Presto, British bark, 384 (Laidman)-Boyd & Co. Prince sell & 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)-Nil Moller. Chingtah, Chinese bark, 472 (Taylor). M.
S. N. Co. Elliots, British brig, 290 (Neill)-Jardine, Mathe-
son & Co.
Emma, German schooner, z19 (Michelsen)-Ed.
Schellhass & Co.
H. E. Mullen, Shanghai. Duke of Edinburgh, Russian ironclad, Captain
de Giers, Hongkong. Elizabeth, German corvette, 15 guns, Captain
Hollmann, Nagasaki.
Ermak, Russian transport, Captain Koltchau,
Nagasaki. Gorostal, 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, Hongkonguns, Commatider Monocacy,
American gunboat, 6 guns, Comman der C. S. Cotton, en route-Hongkongagu
Russian gunboat, Morge
guns, Commander. Tutarinoff, Japan.
Nerpa, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commande
Valrondt, Chefoo, da mo dings Palos, American gunboat, 6 guns, Lieutenant-
Commander Green, Kobe. PLASTOON, Russian Corvette, 8 guns, Captain
Pohansky, Saigon. Richmond; American frigate, 14 guns, Captain
Emst, German bark; 664 (Pundh)-Captain. Escort, American bark, 636 (Waterhouse)
Russell & Co. Florence Treat, British bark, 790 (Dobson)
Jardine, Matheson & Co. Guiding Star, British bark, 311 (Schnitger)Sobol,
• Mackenzie & Co.
Kolga, British bark 359 (Ketel)--Nils Moller. Kolga, German bark, 540 (Lome Bang)-Russell
& Co.
Marie Berg, German bark, 536 (Hindricks)
Captain.
B. M. S. S. Co.
Skerrett, Hongkong.
Russian gunboat, 7 gunboat, Commander Boyle, Vladivostock.
St. Petersburg, Russian transport, 6 guns, Cap
..tain Sidenener, Vladivostock
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Colonies.
The usual hours will be observed in closing
the Mails, &c
HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS. THE FRENCH MAILIS-DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE !
M., 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 LM, Registry of Letters centes. Posting of
all printed matter and patterns ceases.
11 A-14, Mail closes, except for Late Letters, 11.10 LM; Letters may be posted with Late Fee
of to cents until
11.30 AM when the Post Office closes entirely, 140 My Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 Cents until time of departure, si pengang VAL PASSES THE ENGLISH - MAIL:
The following hours are observed in closing Mall, &c., by the British Contract Packet ---
HOT DAY OF DEPARTURE
NOON, Money Order Office closes. 2.00 PM.Registry of Letters ceases. Posting
of all printed matter and patterns ceases.? 3.00 PM-Mails closed, except for Late Letters, 3.10 P.M.Letter may be posted with late fee of
to cents until
3-30 P.M.--when the Post Office closes entirely. 3-40 Plate Letters may be posted on board the packet with late fee of to cents until time of departure
, SOLDIERS" AND SAILORS' LETTERS,
Starch, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain venz-Privates in H.M. Ammy or Navy Non-
Blanc, Amoy.
Tamega, Portuguese gunboat, Commander da
Costa Cabral, Macao, Tongous, Russian gunboat, Commander Heck,
Singapore Velasco, Spanish cruiser, Captain J. M. Ward
tela, Hongkong, S Vestnik, Russian cruiser, Commander Avelan,
Singapore Villars, French corvette, 15 guns, Captain. Me
Dewatre, Shanghal
BILLY SIMPSON, British bark, 432, Browna, gih
Dec., Cebu 26th Nov., General-Master.
Minna, French baric, 456 (Davey)-Nils Moller, B. P. CHENEY, American ship, 1,322, C. E Perle, British bark, 400 (Kruse)—Nils Moller.
Humphreys, 5th Feb. Cardia 9th Sept,Queen of India, British bark, 389 (Inokey)—M. Coal.-P. & O. S. N, Co. CHANDERNAGOR, Siberian bark, 682, Mercier, Satauna, British bark, 364 (Lord)-Morris & Co. 6th Feb., Manila 27th Jan, Ballast-Car Sea Swallow, British bark, 394 (Way)-Gipperich
& Burchardi. CEAS, G, RICE, American bark, 715, A. W. Sierra Nevada, American ship-Wisner & Co.
Smart, 12th Jan,Newcastle, N.S.Wy 18th Souther Chief, American ship, 1,183 (Higgins) November, Adamson, Bell & Co.
JC, & J Trading Co. Stout, Norwegian bark, 581 (Hennester) Chappel Russian gunboat, 4 guns,
lowitz & Co..
COLOMA, American bark, 853, Noyes, sth Jan,
Portland, Oregon 8th November, Lumber- Melchers & Co.
CONQUEST, American bark, 516, Carins,
30th
Nov. Newcastle and Sept Coal Rus
sell & Co.
CYPRUS, British ship, 1,302, Johnson, 11th Jan, ---Middlesbro 4th August, Iron-Russell & Co.
C.
B. HAZELTINE, American bark, 880, W. Gilkey, 4th Feb,-Rio de Janeiro gih Oct, Petroleum.-Russell & Co. DANIEL, German bark, 417, F. Vogt, 18th Jan, Hamburg 27th July, General Melchers
& Co.
man, King & Co.
Tyburnia, British - Bark, 948 (Chalmers)—W.
Hewelt & Co.
Velocity, British bark, 490 (Martin)-Morris
& Co.
Wille, British schooner, 274 (Olin)-Nils Moller,
YOKOHAMA.
in Fort on 26th January, 1883.
A. Cashman, Russian schooner, so (Stemberg
F. Keis.
Alexander, American schooner, 50 (Carlson)
H. Cook.
Japan
Commander,
Wolf, German gunboat, gune, Commander
**Strauch, Chefool.
CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON,
An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, guns, Lin Kue
Ch'ang, Hongkong Chee-hing, Revenue cruiser,
Captain, Canton. Chen-to, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, J. Stewart,
Cantoni
guns, Chinese
Chen-jul, Revenue cruiser, guns, Chinese
Hongkong
commissioned Officers,*: Hindmasters, Armay Schoolmasters (not Superintending or First Class) Writers or Schoolmistresses may read half-cance letters to the United Kingdom by mail at the rate of four cents (two-pence) each which may be prepaid-either in Timperial or in Hongkong
Stamps. By private steamer the postage is two cents (one penny), Black AON AN 2. The same privileges apply to letters ade dressed to the Privates and Non-commissioned Olicers named above med-muma ga v 3. Private steamers leave Hongkong for Lan don about every ten days
4-**-- The letters must not exceed half an ounce, No handkerchiefs, jewellery, &c., can be sent, even with the ends open and shred PETA
If from a Soldier or Sailor his class and description must be stated in fill on the letter, the cover of which must be signed by the Com- manding Officer, with name of regiment, ship, doc in full.." If to ■ Soldier or Sailor, his class and description, with name of regiment, ship, &c., must be stated in full.
Soldiers and Sailors have no privileg with regard to books or papers, nor can these
prepaid with Imperial Stamps BRARIANSEN ETTER BOXES.
vetta Storch In Swatow the steamships YA | DORA, German ship, 1,250, H. Meyer,: aand Alma, American schooner, 32 (Tibboy)—. D+\ ching-on, Revenue cralier, a guns, Chung Wing Onics not sealed, that is to say, the box is fastened
sin, Tiantain, Consolation, Chinese revenue cruiser Lingfing, and H.M.S. Kestrel
1
E.
VESSELE ARRIVED IN EUROPE FROM PORTE IN
JAPAN, CHINA, AND MANILA, Į Lady Dosiglaa...Foochow II.ĮRIZ Pandora ()........Hongkong: Jan. Glenartney(s) in:Shangħal ini.Jan, Massalia (China en RDA Patrocins (6.)...Shanghaiv.................Jan. Barcelona (6) .................Manila ......... älte Carnarvonshire (2.) ...Yokohama: ......Jan. 1
̧- VESSELS EXPECTED AT KOMİKONA.. (Corrected to Date);
***Cardiff....................... illy: 11
Dry Thermometer 34 130 530 50 30.0 340 kva 858 || Nieuwe Waterweg ..... Hambung.................
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Flocllinzona Sunderland...
Wet Theater 47483 30.0 47.0 241 130400 Phoenix.Hamburg... Weather
Hour's Rain........
© Barometer, level – of the sea ki ischet, sana and hans, dreds Thermomater, in Fahrwhelt degrees mid tem kage
in the open air la'a shaded situation-Direction of Wlad, la registered may Dwg polata, M., N.NE, Nike man Worts of Wind, o calow it to a light besota, a to s mode
olent-Sisis of War. Clear blue sky. C. Cloudy,
Deissly
better are rupanand, to indicate any hatsune over the mean
Heinrich Emma T. Crowell
Adolphunga Wandering Jew Adele: Abguste esii Annie J. Marshali. Inca: Dato
A. and W. C.
Sacramento Mand Ma Importer
Benaity Venice (n.)
Per
Cardiff:
New York-
Cardiff
November, Cardiff 1st July, Coll-Am», hold, Karberg
&
Co
ERL. KONIO, Geman bark, 456, A. Naurch, arth
Nov-Newchwang Lois. Now, Bands Siemsson & Co.
FERDINAND, German bark, 416, Westergaard,
18th Feb Quinton and February, Salt Wieler & Co.
GERD HEVE, German bark, 376, E. Lodewigs, 8th Feb.,-Newcastle, N.S.W., Coal.-££ Schellbass & County AD GLENURY, British 3-m. schooner, 283, D. Thom
son, fath
|-
/ Carroll & Com
Diamond, German bark, 670 (Boyd)-P. Bohm
Black
Fall Canton, joten on Ma Ching-tsing, Viceroy's gunboat, z gums, F. Bes Diana, American schooner, 75 (Peterson)-Cap-sari, Hongkong
Eise, German brig, 387 (Holm)-P. Bohm.
Grosser & Co.
von Beaulieu, German, bark, 336 (Getting) Gitanilla, Bitish bark, 472 (Kirkpatrick)-H.
Macarthur.
Helens, American schooner, 40 (Bischof) M.
Glasbuy.
Wielenila 9th Dec, General Herschel, German ship, 787 (Wepper)-R
Khorasan, German bark, 1,099 (J. A. Viser)–
Reimers & Co.
Chop-chung, Revenue cruiser
Canton.VERTAA
Tack Ming
Chop-sal, Viceroy's gunboat, Chang, on a cruise, Hai-chang-ching Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Wu 4000 Jul Chang, Hongkong,
ve
Many boxes of lezers was received at the Fost
with scaling
seating wax, but there is no Impressions of The attention of boxholders is called to the necerit, of carefully sealing such bore with some recognisable seal, and of sending a chit book or rectips with them. The omission of the latter precaution, leaves & doubt for whether
the contents of the box ever reached the Port Office; the omission of the former, as to whether part of them might not have been abstracted for
Hal-king-ching, Viceroy's gunboat, 3 guns, Chiên hot bad Liang Chich, Hongkong en Hol-tung-habg Viceroy's gunboat &Leungay the sake of the
Ting, Canton,
GUARDIAN, American ship, 1,124, Fletcher, 3rd Feb.,Newcastle, N.S.W, 8th Dec, Coals,
Amhold, Karberg & Co, para a Lady Bowen, British baik, 892 (Rodd)-Molli- HANE, German bark, 313, A. Thomson, 12th son, Fraser & Co
Jan, Cheloo 1st January, General-Wieler M. C. Bohm, German schooner, -P. Bohm.
Northern
pright, American ship, 1,859 (Slocum)
J. Trading Co. Oswald, German bark, 445 (Boysen) Otsego, American schooner, 36, 2, (Poarc HERMANN, German bark, 453, W. Fens, 10th Captains a wa
HERBERT BLACK, American, bark, 575, Treat,
13th Dec,--Nagiraiki 5th Dec, Coal Russell & Co Kowloon Docks
Dec Cheloo a
&c Co.
18th Nov., General Wieler
24. HILRONIMUS, German bark, Ipland, -and- Feb,
Likes Touren toth Jan., Coal-Wieler
att János G. PENDLETON, “American bark,
Colcord, 12th Jan, Nagasaki
Coal Russell & Co./ENTARY
JOHN SMITH, Amer. bark, 564, O. Küttel, and Hi Jan.---Shanghai, 196 January, Ballast.— Put Russell &
JOHN WÖRFTEL
ton, 11th Feb,
Dec, Coal Ed Sche LIVINGSTONER, German) baik;
Otome American schooner, ga W. ( (Hardy
Snow & Co.
Otter, Américan schooner, 56 (Liu
Collyer & Condo
Roderick Hay: German bark, Jardine, Matheson & Co. Rose American schoonely 40
Copeland.
Sophle, Russian brig, 330 (P
St Ive, Frem
Hus-shan, Viceroy's gumbost, a j
Canton RAYALS Li-she, Revenue cruiper, Peng-chao-hai, Revenue com
Hongkong #
Salising
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