Commercial.
THIS DAY, '
Noon.
Not a single transaction in the Share Market has come under our notice this morning, but some important changes in the share list require to be noted. 'Banks are offering at 190 per cent, premium for the end of the month. Union Insurances and China Traders' shares have both Aprung from $3100 per share to 82200, without inducing holders to come to terms. Docks are slightly improved and are wanted at quotation. Indo-China S. N. Co.'s shares haye improved, offers to buy at 4 dis, an improvement of 6 per cent. not being responded to. Hongkong and China Bakery shares are now in demand at 875 per share. Nothing else requires special mention.
4 o'clock p.m.
Business still continues dull in the Share Market, the transactions being few and unimportant. A few Bank shares have changed hands at 192 per cent. premium for the end of April. Luzons have been dealt in at $109 for the end of the month, and 111 and 112 for the end of May. thing else came under our notice.
SHARES.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1883.
Shipping.
ARRIVALS.
SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.
„STEAKERS,
BOKHARA, British steamer, 1,699, H. T. Weig-ECEAN, British steamer, 749, Thomas, 16th
hell, 17th March,-Shanghai 15th March, Mails and General.-P. & O. S. N. Co. Acrv, Danish steamer, 268, Revebeck, 17th
March, Haiphong, and Hoihow 14th March, General - M. S. Na Co. DOUGLAS, British steamer, 982, Samuel Ashton,
18th March,-Foochow 14th March, Amoy 15th, and Swatow 17th, General--D. Lá-| praik, & Co. DIAMANTE, British steamer, 514. R. F. Cullen 18th March, Amoy 17th March, General,~~ Russell & Co. GLENEAGLES, British steamer, 1,839, Gasson,
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18th March,Swatow 16th March, General. -Jardine, Matheson & Co. Too-NAN, Chinese steamer, 1,361, Marsden, 18th March, Singapore toth March, General.— C. M.S. N. Čo.
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ASHINGTON, British steamer, 879, J. McDonald,
18th March-Bangkok 10th March, General. -Jardine, Matheson & Co. MASSALIA, German steamer, 1,236, H. Schultz,
March, Saigon röth March, -Rice and Paddy-Tung Kes & Co.
BANGALORE, British steamer, 1,309, J. P. Has seil, 4th March,—Yokohama 24th February General.-P. & O. S. N. Co-Cosmopolitan
Dock.
CHARLES T. HOOK, British steamer, 993, W
Jarvis, 14th March, Honolulu 15th Feb. and Nagasaki, Flour.-Thos. Howard & Co Cortic, British steamer, 2788, Wm. Henty
TF
Kidley, 11th March,-San Francisco 10th February, and Yokohama 5th March, 17,000 bags Flour, and General.-F. E. Foster. CRUSADER, British steamer, 647, T: Rowin, 13th November,Saigon 7th November, Rice- Chong Wo Cheang.
ELECTRA, German steamer, 1,161, E. Kuler, 17th March, Saigon 12th March, Rice- Siemssen & Co.
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FAB, British steamer, 117, Stopani, (tug plying)
Hongkong and Whampos Dock Cả
HONGKONG SAILING VESSELS.
(Continned.)
WXSER, German bark, 916, H. Hellmers, 11th Jan Cardiff 9th September, Coal.---Order. W. H. BESSE, American bark, 1,027, Baker, 7th
March, Newcastle 29th December, Ceal- Order.
CANTON.
CHINXIANG, British steamer, 799. S. M. Or, 17th March, Shanghai 14th March, Gene: ral-Siemssen & Co. POSANG, British str., 983, Irvine, 16th March,
Shanghai 13th March, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co.
WHAMPOA.
RODERICK HAY, British bark, 290, P. H. Nicot
son, and March,-Yokohama 13th February, General. Turner & Co. ST. IDEUC, French bark, 386, J. Durand, 18th February, Quinbon 1st Feb., Ballast.- Carlowitz & Co.
RIVER STEAMERS.
| HER BRITANNIC MAJESTT'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON
S. Lòng
Errington, Hongkong." Albatross, screw, sloop, 4 guns, Commander Audacious, double-screw iron frigate, Captain R.
E. Tracey, Hongkong, Champion, corvette, 14 guna, Captain Russell S.
G. Pasley, Singapore. Cleopatra, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Hipplaley,
Hongkong, Curacoa, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Then route Slagapore. Daring, composite sloop, 4 guns, Commander F. J.J. Elliott, Kobe, quartermajos vestur ad Encounter, steam corvette, 14 guns, Captain G.
Robinson, Hongkong ball as ringle dat Esk, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, In reserve, Hongkong, TOM ANTENA Sample Flying-Fish, sloop, 4 guns, Lieut. Commander.
Haskyn, Hongkong.
Fly, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Comman
der J. Hope, Singapore. Foxhound, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut. Commander
McQubne, Sandakan. Kestrel, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Com
mander E. Hotham, Shanghai. Lily, screw gun-vessel, 3 guns, Commander
Evans, Singapore.
Post Office.
"A HAIL WILL CLOSE For Heihow-Per Hainan, to-day, the 19th instant, at Piridon parah
Win For Holbow, Pakhai, and Haiphong-Per Acffo, to-morrow, the 20th instant, at 5 P.M.
For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokohama.—Per Bangalore, on Wednesday, the mist instant at 9.30 AM.
For Manila. Per. Diamante, on Wednesday, the arst instant, at 4.30PIL.
For Saigon. Per Egvan, on Wednesday, the 21st instant, at 4.30 P.M.
For Manlia-Per Mindanao, on Thursday, the and instant, at 430 nati
For Straits and Bombay-Per "Zambest" on Tuesday, the 27th instant, at 3.30 F.M.”
The Postal, Guide published in 1879 being now somewhat out of date, a revised laste is printed in the Hongkong Directory and Hong List for the Far East for, 1883, which super- sedes all previous editions.
18th March,-Hamburg 31st Jan., Penang FEILUNG, British steamer, 752, W. N. Allison, Hankow, British steamer, 3,235, Ogston.But Linnet, British gunboat, Commander C. P. Har be despatched To KORROW, the zoth instant,
9th March, and Singapore 17th, General- Šiemssen & Co. KELLUNG, British steamer, 919, S. J. Valler,
18th March, Saigon 13th March, Rice
10th March, Bangkok 3rd March, General. Yuen Fat Hong. HAILDONG, British steamer, 277, F. Ashton, 16th
15th, General.-D. Lapralke & Co.
1
terfield & Swire. Ho-nam; British steamer, 1,377, T. Benning
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co.
Č. M. S. N. Co.
ris, Hongkong. Magpie, surveying vessel, 4 guns, Licut-Com,
Carpenter, Kobe. Midge, double-scrow gun-vessel, In reserve,
Hongkong
MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET The British Contract PacketBoxIARA,” will
with Mails to and through the United Kingdom, and Europe via Brindisi, to the Straits Settle ments, Batavia, Bunnah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
N.D. This Packet carries no mails for the
The usual hours will be observed in closing
Butterfield & Swire, Fu-vew, Chinese steamer, 920, Croad, 18th
March, Canton 17th March, General-CHAINAN, British steamer, 100, Connor, 16th Kiu-klangkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co.
March-Taiwanfoo 14th March, and Amoy Kiang-ping, Chinese steamer, 360, Holmes Moorhen, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut-Commander Australasian Colonies, die RYA BANK 9:
M. S. N. Co.
.
No-CONSOLATION, British steamer, 816, Lindsay, 19th March,Bangkok toth March, Rice.
Yuen Fat Hong. KHIVA, British steamer, 1,419, P. Harris, 19th'
March, Yokohama 10th March, Mails and General.-P. & O. S. N. Co.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-Ex New Issue
-153 per cent. premium, ex, div.
March, Touron, and Hollow 14th-March, Generál-Afong,
Luzon, Spanish steamer, 311, Willamil, 17th
Jan.-Sual 25th January, Ballast.Reme dios & Co. LYDIA, German steamer, 1,180. Paulsen, 7th
March-Ah Yon.
Kiung-chow, British steamer, 159, Goggin
Hangkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co. Powan, British steamer, 1,800, Hoyland-Hong- kong, Canton,& Macao Steam-boat Co. Spark, British steamer, 140.-Hongkong, Can
ton, & Macao Steam-boat Co..
J. H. Corfe, Kobe.
Pegasus, sloop, 6 guns, Commander E. F. Day; he Malla, & non
Hongkong. Sheldrake, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Comander. M.
ander MMAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET Bridger, Vokobama.
The United States Mail Packet “COPTIC,"
Swift, double-screw gun-vessel, 5 guns, Comman-will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 24th inst, with Mails for Japan, Honolulu, San Francisco, der Collins, Hongkong.
Thalia, British troopship, Captain J, W. Bracken
.''?bury, C.M.G., Hongkong.
PARTS AND
the United States, Canada, Peru, &c, which wil be closed as follows so
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-New Issue. SHEN-CHI, Chinese gunboat, 19th March,-from MARCHESA, British yacht, C, T. Kettlewell, 12th White Cloud, British steamer, 527-Hongkong. Tweed, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve |--At 215 PM Registry ceases.
151 per cent. premium-nominal, Union Insurance Society of Canton--$3,200 per
share, buyers.
China Traders Insurance Company-$2,200
per share, buyers.
North China Insurance-Tis. 1,500 per share. Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$135 Per
share. Yangtze Insurance Association-Tls. 880 per
share, buyers. Chinese Insurance Company-$208 per share,
buyers.
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 150
'per share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company $1,350 per
share, sellers.
China Fire Insurance Company-$366 per share,
ex, dir., buyers.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-17
per cent. premium ex. div., buyers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co,
-30 per share, premium.
China and Manila Steam Ship Company-115
per share, buyers.
Hongkong Gas Company-880 per share.
buyers.
Hongkong Hote! Company-155 per share, Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Li.
mited-4 per cent, dia, buyers. China Sugar Relining Company, Limited-207
per share.
China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)
per cent. premium. Luzon Sugar Relining Company, Limited-$108
per share,
Hongkong Ice Company-$170 per share,
ex div. sellers.
Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
-$75 per share, buyers. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878—1) per centi prem.
ex. int.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881–2) per cent. prem.
EXCHANGE.
ON LONDON.--Bank, T. T.
3/70
Bank Bills, on demand.
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight....
3/78
3/79
Bank Bilis, at 4 months' sight
3/81
...3/8 3/8
.4.60,
+4.79.
221
.321
sight
Credits, at 4 months' sight...-3/84
Documentary Bills, at 4 months' ....
ON PARIS
Bank Bills,on demand
Credits, at 4 months' sight
ON BOMBAY, Bank,T.T..
ON CALCUTTA.----Bank, T.T......
ON SHANGHAL-
Bank, sighit....................
.73
Private, 30 days'sight..........................................
OPIUM MARKET.—THIS DAY,
per picul, $$30 (Allowance, Tacls 64.) OLD MALWA .........per picul, 8555 (Allowance, Taels 24.)
NEW MALWA........
!
NEW PATNA (first cholce) per chest, 83824, NEW PATNA (second)......per chest, 8370 NEW PATNA (without choice) per
chest.
$575
NEW PATNA (bottom)......per chest, 8587) NEW BENARIS ......per chest, 85924 OLD BENARES...per chest, 8575 NEW PERSIAN............per chest, 8370 OLD PERSIAN............. perpicul, 8390
(Allowance, Taels.)
a cruise.
GERD HEYE, German bark, 576, E. Lodewigs,
19th March, Whampoa 17th March, Gede ral-Ed. Schellhass & Co.
Compta, Dutch steamer, for Amoy. Adolph, German bark, for Iloilo. Au-jew, Chinese steamer, for Shanghai.· Benalder, British steamer, for Saigon.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.
DEPARTURES.
March 17, Whambea, British str., for Saigon. March 17, Peking, British steamer, for Saigon,
March 18, Kwanglung, British steamer, for March 18, Chindiang, British str., for Canton,
Swatów, March 18, Eviny, Spanish steamer, for Amoy. March 18, Afinard Castle, British steamer, for March 18, Lido, British steamer, for Amoy.,
March 18, Diomed, British str., for Shanghai,
Saigon.
March 18, Greyhound, British steamer, for Hoi-
how.
March 18, Ancona, British str., for Shanghai. March 19, Deucalion, British steamer, for Singa
pore, &
March 19, Don Juan, Spanish str., for Amoy March 19, Hungarian, British str., for Saigon.
and Manila,
March 19, Compta, Dutch steamer, for Amby March 19, Fu-ez, Chinese str., for Shanghal March 19, Benaldir, British str., for Saigon. March 19, Gleneagles, British str., for Singapore.
PASSENGERS-ARRIVED,
Per Bokhara, str, from Shanghai.—Mr. and Mrs. Haines, Messrs. E. F. de Senna, A. F. Rozario, E. F. de Almeida, 2 children, and amah, L. F. de Almeida, 18 Chinese, and a Chinese
Mrs. Williamson, and Mr. Vachell.
boys, for Hongkong. For London, Mr. and
Per Gleneagles, str., from Swatow.—1,150 Chinese.
Per Too-nan, str., from Singapore.-662 Chi-
nese.
Per Activ, str, from Haiphong, &c.-Captain, chief engineer, second engineer, and second
officer of the steamer Meli, and 62 Chinese.
Per Ashington, str., from Bangkok.—50 Chi-
nese..
Per Massalia, str., from Hamburg, &c.-Mr. and Miss Verwiebe, and 120 Chinese.
:
Feb.-Foochow 10th February. MINDANAO, Spanish steamer, 623, Fryer, 5th Feb., Manila and February, General- Dunn, Melbye & Co.
ROSSLYN, British steamer, 1,049, J. McKechnie,
17th March,-Saigon 12th March, Rice.- Jardine, Matheson & Co.
SCOTIA, British steamer, 4467, R. "Cate, 8:
March, Saddle Islands 3rd March.-E. E. Telegraph Co.
SEA GULL, American steamer, 48, Hayden,
Nov. 24th-China Traders' Insurance Co. VOTTUNG, British steamer, 286, H. Kennett, June 23rd-Quangai 19th June, General.-* Kwok Acheong & Sons.
ZAMBESI, British steamer, 1,540, L. H. Moule,
16th March,Singapore 9th March, Gene tal.-P. & O. S. N. Co.
SAILING VESSELS. ADELE, German bark, 1,132, H. Lagemann, 10th March,--Cardiff 21st October," "Coal-Mel- chers & Co.
ADOLPH, Germanbark, 868, R. Mohr, 26th Feb., -Hamburg 18th October, General-Car- *lowitz & Co.
ALDEN BESSIE, American bark, A. Noyes, and Dec-Portland, Oregon rath Nor, Spars. --Melchers & Co.
ANTOINETEE, British bark, 1,014, E. T. Bünke,
6th January, Manila 27th December, Hal last.—Order.-Kowloon Dock
B.
P. CHENEY, American ship, 1,327, CE Humphreys, 5th Feb;-Cardiff 9th Sept.,
· Coal-Russell & Co.
P
Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Yot-sai, British steamer, 180, Lefavor-Hong- kong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co.
AMOY
In Fort on 7th March, 1883.
Beta, British bark, 313 (Watt)-Boyd & Co. Fresto, British bark, 384 (Laidman)-Boyd & Co. Sibirien, German bark, 367 (Johannsen)--H. A.
Petersen & Co.
Therese, German bark, 391 (Hansen)-H. A.
Petersen & Co. Wagrien, German schooner, 179 (Dibbern)-H,
A. Petersen & Co.
FOOCHOW.
In Port on 4th March, 1883.
Almalia, American schooter, 367. (Laphan)--
Kaw Hong Take & Co.
Norwegian bark, 417 (Larsen)-Russell
Kvik Co.
SHANGHAI..
In Port on 10th March, 1883.
Anglo-Indian, British bark, 444. (Graham)
Drysdale, Ringer & Co. Anna Sieben, German bark, 603 (Paulsen)
Gipperich & Burchardi. Channel Queen, British bark, (Lacheur-Chap
man, King & Co.
Chingtali, Chinese bark, 472 (Taylor) C. M.
S. N. Co.
Elliots, British-brig, 290 (Neill)-Jardine, Mathe
Bon & Co.
Emma, German schooner, 219 (Michelsen)-Ed
Schellhass & Co.
Hongkong.
V. Emanuel, receiving ship, zo guns, Commo
dore Cuming, Hongkong. Vigilant, paddle despatch-vessel, a guns, Lieut.
Commander C. Lindsay, Hongkong. Wivern, turret-ship, 4 guns, in reserve, Hong.
kong, Zephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander
Pollard, Shanghai, gangj FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR: ON THE CHINA STATION.
Abreck, Russian ganboat, 7 guns, Captain
Schanz, Chefoo
Adonis, French gunboat, 5 guns, Commander
Caillard, Saigon. Africa, Russian, corvelic,
guns, Captain
Alexeyeff, Singapore.Met Alert, American corvette, 4 corvette, Commader
Kempff, Kobe
Aragon, Spanish frigate, Don Jose R. Hiquero,
Hongkong.
Duke of Edinburgh, Russian Ironclad, 'Captain
de Giers, Hongkong * Elizabeth, German corvette, 15 guns, Captain
Hollmann, Nagasaki. Ermak, Russian transport, Captain Kolichas,
Nagasaki, Gornostal, Russian gunboat, y guns, Commander
Stark, Vladivostock Iltis, German gunboat, & guns, Commander
Ma Pa
Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Beau Klausa, Swatow. Mamma 390
La Victorieuse, French frigate, 14 guns, Captain mont, Hongkong. Mansion Manage
de la Batie, Hongkong tama Lutin, French gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Rouvier, Hongkong, Monocacy
American gunboat, 6 guns, Comman, der C. S. Cotton, Hongkong
Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander Tatarinoff, Japan
Morge
CHANDERNACOR, Siberian bark, 682, Mercier, Escort, American bark, 636 (Waterhouse) Nerpa Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
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., CoPortland, Oregon 8th November, Lumber,
Melchers & Co.
CYPRUS, British ship, 1,392, Johnson, 11th Jan, Middlesbro 4th August, Iron Russell & Co.
Per Keelung, str., from Saigon.—8 Chinese. Per Diamante, str., from Amoy.-350 Chinese, C. Per Douglas, str., from Foochow, &c. Rev. and Mrs. Wolfe, Rev. and Mrs. Gordon, and z children, Messrs. A. W. Maitland, J. Graham, C. Kecka, and Wiemye, and 170 Chinese.
· Per Consolation, str., from Bangkok-84 Chi-
*nese.
Per Khiva, str., from Yokobana-Meurs, Blanc, Hewett, Brodie, Ashby, Powell, Wallace, Meldrum, and Harton.
· DEPARTED,
Per Kwangtung sir, för Swatow.—3. Euro- peans and 200,Chinese.
Per Peking, str., for Saigon.-12.Chinese, Per Emuy, str., for Amoy-31 Chinese. Per Minard Castle, str., for Saigon.--13 Chi-
nese.
Per Lide, str., for Amey-12 Chinese, Per Diomed, str., for Shanghai-4 Europeans and iza Chinese.
Fer Greyhound, str., for Hothow,-45 Chinese. Per Fu-yew, str., for Shanghai.--4 Europeans and 230 Chinese.
Per Compla, str., for Amoy Europeans
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICÃE | and 6 Chinese.
REGISTER.
THIS DAY'S 'TELEGRAMS.
DAROMETER.
THERMONE.
1PN, &c.
Номин
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BRAND
MAMILA,
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REPORTS.
The British steamship Kalung reports left Saigon on the 13th instant. Had moderate breeze.
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The British steamship Khíva reports left You kohama on the toth instant. Had foggy wea ther outalde.
The British steamship Ashington reports left Bangkok on the 10th instant. Had strung head winds with heavy sea.
The Chinese steamship Too-nas reports left Be Singapore on the roth instant Had fine wea-
ther throughout..
Barometer. 2005 30 06 30.00 og 9430.00 30.04 30.70 „Tharm'terainched 65.4 64.5 50.0 34.0 30.0 42
Direction of Wind ||KAI | KE
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Dry Thermometer. 6.0 635 500 140 495; 450 150 890
Wat Thermometer 510 135,540 539 400 48.3 75.9) 7719 Woulher
be loom be
Hour's Rais Quantity Bilem.
Europeter., layak, offiboses in Inches, tons and bun dreda,--Thermometer, in Fahrenheit degroot and tena kepe
in the open air in a shaded sinusion-Direction of Wind,
is registered every two polu, N. N.N.Z. NE Force of Wind, o calm. 2013 light breeze s to 1 moda zala...jito y Crushing to Aktabng : 8 to 10 heavy.”ko to violent-State of Wasther, one line sky, C. Cloudy.
Manty.) Di Owin
linky
The British steamship Gleneagles reports left Swatow on the 16th instant. Had hazy weather the first part, and the latter part had heavy rain and squalls.
B. HAZELTINE, American bark, 850, W Gilkey, 4th Feb,-Rio de Janeiro 9th Oct.,
Petroleum.--Russell & Co.
GUARDIAN, American ship, 1,124, Fletcher, 3rd Feb., Newcastle, N.S.W., 8th Dec., Coals. -Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
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HERMANN, German bark, 453, W. Pens, 10th Des, Chefoo 38th Nov,, General-Wieler & Co.
JOHN WORSTER, American bark, F. Hough
ton, 11th Feb.,-Newcastle, N.S.W., 19th Dec., Coal--Ed. Schelihast & Co.' JONATHAN BOURNE, American bark, 1,473, A. Hearn, toth March, Newcastle, N.S.W, 8th January, Coal-Russell & Co. LIVINGSTONE, German bark, 531, H. Steffens,
14th Jatt Honolulu 12th December, Bal
last-Siemssen & Co.
Lucia, British bark, 640, C. Crowley, i̟th March,
London 15th October, General.-Adam son, Bell & Co.
Louis, Germain 3m, sch., 245, Schlerisch, and
Jan., Whampoa 31st Dec! General Ed *.Schelihass & Co...
MARIE, Ger, ship, 1,300, L. Wamkeo, s16 Feb, -Cardiff 15th September, Coal-Melchers & Co.
MARY WHITRIDGE, American ship: 862, Géo, Freeman, and Feb,New York 14th Sept. Kerosene Oil.---Russell & Co.
MERCURY American ship 1,156, Panno, 4th - March,--Singapore 1st February, Timber,
-Chinese.
PAPA, German barki 748, F. H. Bannau, sth
MarchCronstadt 25th October, Flour Stemasen & Cpit!!!
Scarlett, 31st JaHanila 23rd. PRESIDENT, SIMson, British. BRIKTLIJA
BallastJardine; Hälbeson
PROFESSOR NORDENSEJO Bach, 433, E. Jensen, 5th Feb
Co N.S.W., 21st December,
Russell & Co.
Valrondt, Chefoo.rw.goodfo
PAU 2.30 PM. Post-office closes, but Correspon pence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of to cents extra Postage until the time of departure
CLOSING HOURS FOR
THE CONTRACT MAILEY
Mails, &c, by the British Contract Packet
The following hours are observed in closing
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3.10 FM Letters may be posted with late fee of
to cent unter the Post Office close 3.30 P.M.when Post Office closes entirely. 3.40 Pate Lafe Letters may be posted on board the packet with late fee of 10 cents until ume ** of departure. ⠀
o
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DAY OF DEPARTURE,
7 AM, Post Office opens,ermid
10 AM Registry of Letters cesses. Fosting ol
all printed matter and patiems ceases.
11. Mail closes, except for Late Letters.
11.10A.M., Letters may be posted with Late Fee 11.30A.M., when the Post Office closes entirely
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the packet with Late Fes of 10 Cents ab 11.49 A.M., Late Letters may be posted on board
time of departure, le part
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Is two
Florence Treat, British bark, 790 (Dobson) Palos, American gunboat, 5, guns, Lieutenant Stamps. By private steamer the postage
Jardine, Matheson & Co. Helena, British bark, 556 (Hansen)Nils Moller. Kolga, British bark, 359 (ketel.) Nila Moller. Kolga, German bark, 540 (Lome Bang)-Russell
& Co Marie Berg, German bark, 535 (Hindricks)
Captain. M. A. Dixon, British bark, 415 (Cooke)-Merris
& Co.
Fearl, American bark, 536 (Howes) Chapman,
King & Co.
Perle, British bark, 400 (Kmuse)-Nils Voller. Queen of India, British bark, 389 (Inoky)-M.
B. M. S. S. Ca'
Rona Madre, Italian bark, 911 (Ottone)-Max.
Slevogt. Satsuma, British bark, 364 (Lord)-Morris & Co. Sierra Nevada, American ship-Wisner & Co. Tyburnia, British bark, 948 (Chalmera)-W.
Hewitt & Co.
Velocity, British bark, 490 (Martin)-Morris
& Co. W. Siegfried, British bark, 393 (Hanson)-Nile
Moller,
YOKOHAMA,
In Fort on 2nd March, 1883.
F. Kett.
A. Cashman, Russian schooner, 50 (Sternberg Alexander, American schooner, so (Carlson)
*H. Cook.
Alma, American schooner, 52 (Tibbey)J. D.
“Carroll & Cò, - T
Black Diamond, German bark, 670 (Boyd)--P
Bohm.
Centaur German bark, 468 (Offersen)-] E.
Collyerr & Co.
taliy
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cents (one penny).We hope dressed to the Privates and Non-commissioned The same privileges apply to letters ad-
Frivate steamers leave Hongkong for Lon AIGE | Omficers named above, fra NA ULTIMAT
don about every ten days, see for
PLASTOON, Russian corvette, 8 gune, Captain
Commander Green, Kobe
Richmond, American frigate, 14 guns, Captain
Poliansky, Saigon.*****
Skerrett, Hongkong.
Sobol, Russian gunboat, 7 gunboat, Commander
St. Petersburg, Russian transport, 6 guns, Cap
· Boyle, Vladivostock.
Stosch, German corvette, 19 gums, Captain ven
tain Sidenener, Vladivostock.
Blanc, Hongkong, he some frenk Tamega, Portuguese gunboat, Commander da
Costa Cabral, Macao,
+++
Tongous, Russian gunboat, Commander Heck
Singapore Velasco, Spanish cruiser, Captain J. M. Way
tela, Hongkong. Vestnik, Russian cruiser, Commander Avelan,
Singapore, se lake Villars, French corvette, 15 guns, Captain M-
Dewatre, Hongkong.
Vostock, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Molchonsky, Japan." Wolf, German gunboat," Strauch, Chefoo,
CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON.
An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat
. Chang Hongkong
Chee-hing, Revenue cruiser, ca guns, Chinese
Captain, Canton.
Chen-to, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, Chan-jui, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns,
Hongkong.
Chia con. Revenue alen chiế
Ching-tain Wasard,
Diana, American schooner, 75 (Peterson) Cape Vec Elisa. American schooner, 113 (Abbott)-D
Carroll & Co.
gunboat"""""guttis)
Chop chung qat Canton
Chop-sal, Vlo
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tmboat
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Hol-tim
Else, German brig, 287 (Holm)-P, Bohm, E von Beaulicu, German bark, 336 (Getting)
Grosser & Co. Emst, German bark, 356 (Hildebrand)--), K. ut Callyer & Co.
Evangeline,
Bell & Critish bark, 344 (Bell)—
Helena, American schooner,
A Ginibuy, H
Linie, American schooner, 60 (Abi
roll & Co MORSE
M. C. Bohm, German schooner, 56-P-Bohm Northern Light, American ship, 1,859
*-C. & J. Trading Co.
Oswald, German bark, 445 (Bo)
are Otsego, "American schooner, 36,
My Captain, s
The British steamship Consolationreports left Bangkok on the 10th Instant,Had fine weather from Bangkok to Cape Varela; from thence to Hongkong had moderate Southerly wind and P. N. BLANCHARD, American ship, 1,566 FL hazy weather.
TRI MA Oukes, 6th March-Cardiff, Coal-Russell
Head & Co, DIN TAHUN
The British steamship Diamante reports, left Amoy on the 17th instant.. Had Light variable SEA RIPPLE, British schooner, 187, A. Ricker winds and fine weather until abreast of Cupchi toth March,Freemantle 10th Point; thence to port had moderate Westerlysen & Co.
and Batavia and February, Sandalwood. breeze and rainy weather.
The British steamship. Douglas, reports left SIR WM. WALLACE British bark, 966, T.
"Foochow on the 14th instant, Amoy on the 1st
and Swatow on the 17th. From Foochow to Amay.and Swatew.bad.fine stray mazi
Skipper Swatow to port had variable wind with rain and
occasional haze In Swatow the stea
the Chinese
hours of in
Brown
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Chome, American schooner, 53 W. Foul Snow & Co. febr
P.Bohm
arce).
Olter, American schooner '56 (Littlejohn)=]. Party Collyer & Co, ikk
Rose American schooner, 40 (Wilson)-W
Copeland
Sophie, Russian brig, 330 (P. scheiley) RF Retr
Russian schooner, 40
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