1883-04-04 — Page 4

Commercial.

THIS DAY,

Noon, Business in the Share Market this morn Ing. has been the reverse of extensive. Banks have changed hands at 197 per cent. premium for the end of April, and 200 for 31st May, China Traders' con- tinue their upward course, offers to buy at $2800, an advance of $50 since yesterday, not having been met with when our report left. Yungtsze Insurances are in good de- mand at a slightly advanced rate, holders not caring to part at present. Hongkong Fires are in demand at quotation, but no shares

are to be had. Nothing in other stocks has come under notice.

·

4.o'clock p.m. China Traders' are still in great de- mand, having advanced another $100 per share since noon. Sales have been effected

at $2900, per share and there are still offers

to buy at that figure. No other transac- tions have been reported to us.

SHARES.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-Ex New Issue

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

153.per cent. premium, buyers. Union insurance Society of Canton-$735 per

share, sales and buyers.

China Traders Insurance Company-$2,900

per share, sales and buyers.

North China Insurance-Tls. 1,900 per share,

buyets.

+

Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$135 per

share. Yangtsic Insurance Association-Tls. 960 per

share, buyers. Chinese Insurance Company-$215 per share,

sellers.'

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1883.

Shipping.

ARRIVALS

ACTIV, Danish steamer, 268, N. C. Revebeck

3rd April,Haiphong 27th March, and Macao 3rd April, General--C. M. S, N. Co. MINARD CASTLE, British steater, 1,596 R.

Skinner, Saigon 29th March, Rice.Adam- son, Bell & Co.

POSANG, British steamer, 983, Irvine 4th

April,-Canton 3rd April, General-Jar dine, Matheson & Co.

CHINXIANG, British steamer, 799 S. M. Or, 3rd April,Canton 3rd April, General.- Siemssen & Co. RAJANATTIANUHAR, British steamer, 793, W. T.

Hunter, 4th April,-Bangkek 27th March, General-Yuen Fat Hong.

CHINA, German steamer, 648, H. Schoer, 4th

April-Taiwanloo, Amoy, and Swatow 3rd April, General.-Yuen Fat Hong, SALTEF, French steamer, 323, Biand, 4th April, -Haiphong 1st April, General--Shing . Loong.

NAMOA, British steamer, 86z, Geo. Westoby, 4th

April-Foochow Ist April, Amoy and, and Swatow 3rd. General D. Laprak & Co. STOSCH, German frigate, Captain Buchholtz, 4th

April, from Whampoa.

GOLCONDA, French steamer, 3.0digo que

4th April Marscilles, and Saigon 31st March, General—Adamson, Bell & Ca” LORNE, British steamer, 1,034, W. Hunter, 4th

April-Amoy, and Swalow 3rd April, Gene- ral-Bun Hin, MENELAUS, British steamer, 1,519, Wm. P. La-

page, 4th April,-Liverpool 13th February, and Singapore 28th March, Gentral--But- terfield & Swire.

ELLEN, British bark, 499, C. Hodge, 4th April,

Newcastle, NSW, 16th February, Coalk -Ainhold, Karberg & Co.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE. Douglas, British steamer, for Swatow, &c..

DEPARTURES,

April 4 Nam-vian, French steamer, for Hoihow. April 4, Dale, British steamer, for Swatow, &c. April 4, Douglas, British steamer, for Swatow,

Amay, and Foochow

SHIPPING IN RONGKONG.

-STEAMER 9.

EODUS, Spanish str., 323, F. Y. de Aldecoa,

1st April,Manila 28th March, General Dunn, Melbye & Co. de BOTHWELL CASTLE, British steamer, 1,653, W.

HONGKONG-SAILING VESSELS. (Continned.) ST. IDEUC, French bark, 388, J. Durand, and

April, Whampoa 1st April, General Carlowitz & Co.

SOPHOCLES, British ship, 1,190, Alex. Smith, 4th Feb., Sydney 5th Dec., Coal-Am- hold, Karberg & Co. WAOKIEN, German 3-m. schooner, 179, A. Dib

HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRONYAN

Albatross, screw sloop, 4 guns, Commander

Chas. Hicks, Hongkong.

Audacious, double-screw iron frigate, Captain R.

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

G. Pasley, Singapore.

Post Office.

DAMAIL WILL CLOSE

For Saigon.--Per Pembrokeshire, to-day, the 4th instant, at 5 P.M.

For Yokohama Per Lord of the Talen to- morrow, the 5th instant, at 11.30 A.M.

For Amoy Per Jeddah, to-morrow, the 5th

For Shanghai-Per Pesang, to-morrow, the 5th instant at $30 PM..

the For Shanghai.—Per Pesang, to-morrow, 5th instant, at 3.30 PM.

S. Thomson, 28th March,-Saigon 24th burn, 31st March,--Whampoa 1st Apa Cleopatra, corvette, 14 guns Captain Hippisley, instant, at 2:30 PM N

March, Rice.-Adamson, Bell & Co...... CASSANDRA, German steamer, 928, T. Wagner

General Wieler & Co. WENSKERY JEN, American ship, 1,669, H. Tal- 26th Feb,--Cardiff 27th October, Coal. Russell & Co.

26th March,-Saigon 21st March, Rice and Paddy.Siemisen & Co. CATHARINA II., Russian str., 810, W. Gollert, 916, H. Hellmers, 11th

2nd April-Salgon' 27th March, Rice.- Soey Shing.

CITY OF TOKIO, American steamer, 5,079, J. Maury, 30th March.-San Francisco 24th February, and Yokohama 24th March, Mails and Gentral.-P. M. S. S. Co. ESMERALDA, British steamer, 395, G. Wright, 24th March, Manila 21st March, General

Russell & Co.

+

EUXINE, British steamer, 977, J. B. Peters, 30th March, Melbourne 18th February, Sydney 1st March, Brisbane 4th, Townsville. 8th,

Cooktown 10th. Thursday Island 13th, and Port Darwin 17th, Coals and Genéral.-G. R. Stevens & Co.

FAME, British steamer, 117, Stopani (tus plying)

F.

Hongkong and Whampoa Deck Co.

REYES, Spanish steamer, 617, A. de Gar doqui, 24th March, Manila 21st March,

Ballast.Remedios & Co.

JAPAN, British steamer, Fred. F. Flack, 30th

|

March, Calcutta 15th March, Penang 22nd,. and Singapore 24th, Opium and General D. Sassoon, Sons & Co. JEDDAH, British steamer, 993, W. G. Chalk, 3rd April, Saigon 29th March, General-Ghee Cheong Hong.

LENNOX, British steamer,1,328, Scott, 29th March, Calcutta 15th March, Sand Heads 16th, Penang 21st, and Singapore 23rd General-Jardine, Matheson & Co. LOMBARDY, British steamer, 1,570, W. F. Breeze,

1st April-Bombay 15th March, General. P. & O. S. N. Co.

Jan-Cardiff 9th September, Coal.-Order. W. H. BESSE, American bark, 1,027, Baker, 7th

March, Newcastle 29th December, Coal.- Order, WILLIAM MANSON; British bark, 366, H. Kin-

dred, 1st April-Sydney 9th Feb., Coals.

Russell & Co.

RIVER STEAMERS. Hankow, British steamer, 2,235, Ogston-But-

terfield & Swire..

Ho-nam, British steamer, 1,377, T. Benning

Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co. Kiang-ping Chinese steamer, 360, Holmes.-

Č. M. S. N. Co.

Kin-kiang, British steamer, 617, A. Benning.

Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Kiung-chow, British steamer, 159, Goggin

Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co. Powan, British steamer, 1,890, Hoyland-Hong

kong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Spark, British steamer, 140-Hongkong, Can-

ton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. White Cloud, British steamer, 527.—Hongkong

Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Yot-sal, British steamer, 180, Lefavor-Hong- kong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co.

AMOY.

In Port on 29th March, 1883.

Hongkong. Curacos, coryctic, 14 guns, Captain Anstruther,

Hongkong. Daring, composite sloop, 4 guns, Commander F.

Eliost, Kobe.

JA

Esk, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, In reserve,

Hongkong,

Flying Fish, sloop, 4 gana, Licut-Commander

Hoskyn, Hongkong.

Fly, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Comman

der J. Hope, Singapore. Foxhound, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut-Commander

McQuhac, Sandakan. Kestrel, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Com-

mander E. Hotham, Shanghai Lily, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, Commander

Evans, Amoy. Linnet, British gunboat, Commander C. P. Har

ris, Hongkong.

Magple, surveying vessel, 4 guns, Lieut-Com.

Midge, double-screw gun-vessel, la reserve,

"Carpenter, Hongkong. -

Hongkong.

Moorhen, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut-Commander

J. H. Corfe, Kobe,

Pegasus, sloop, 6 guns, Commander Bickford,

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

Bridger, Yokohama.

Swift, double-screw gun-vessel, 5guns, Comman-

der Collins, Hongkong. Thalia, British troopship, Captain J. W. Bracken-

bury, C.M.G., Hongkong. Tweed, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve,

Hongkong,

V. Emanuel, receiving ship, 20 guns, Commo-

dore Cuming, Hongkong Vigilant, paddle despatch-vessel, 2 guns, Lieut.

Commander C. Lindsay, Hongkong, Albatros, German schooner, 216 (Brunnsa) Wiver, turret ship, 4 guns, in reserve, Hong

Pasedag & Co.

kong.

For Manila.Per Francisco Reyes, to-morrow, day, the 5th instant, at 430 P.M.

For Manila-Per Emuy, on Saturday, the 7th instant, at 3.30 F.M,

For Swniow, Amoy, & Foochov-Per Namoa,

on Saturday, the 7th instant, at 5 P.M.

For Straits and Bombay, -Pei Lambardy, on, Tuesday, the roth instant, at 3.30 F.M.

For Nagasaki and Kobo-Per Sumida Maru, on Friday, the 13th instant, at 3.30 P.a.

The Postal Guide published in 1879 being now, somewhat out of date, a revised issue is

printed in the Hongkong Directory and Hong Zist for the Far East for 1883, which super.

editions.

sedes all previous

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.

The French Contract Packet "SINDH,” will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 10th instant, with Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, and places beyond, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India

(via Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,

The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &c. :

MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet "CITY OF TOKIO," will be despatched on FRIDAY, the 13th Instant, with Mails for Japan, Honolulu, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Peru, &c, which will be closed as follows

At 2.15 P.M. Registry ceases.

At 4.30 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

On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 150 April 4 Fa-yew, Chinese steamer, for Shanghai. LORD OF THE ISLES, British steamer, 1,586, 3. Anna, German bark, 493 (Meinschein)-Pase-Zephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander of departures many post,

Chinese.

PASSINGERS-ARKIVED,

་

-Per-Minard-Castle,str.,_from_Saigon.32 Per Rajanaltianuhar, str. from Bangkok.- Europeans on deck, and 130 Chinese.

Per Activ str., from Haiphong, &c.-63 Chi-

nese,

C. Felgate, 1st April,-London 9th Feb, and Singapore 25th March, General Russell & Co.

PEMBROKESHIRE, British steamer, 1717,"^5."|

Rickard, 31st March,-Nagasaki 26th March, Coal-Adamson, Bell & Co. ROSSLYN, British steamer, 1,000, J. McKechnie,

3rd April-Saigon 29th March, Rice. Jardine, Matheson & Co.

per share, Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$1,400 per

akare, buyers China Fire Insurance Company-$360 per share,

-buyers. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-Gia

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

36 per share, premium. China and Manila Sicam Ship Company-120

share, buyers. kong Gas Company-$80 per share. Hongkong Hargkong Hotel Company-$165 per share,

buyers. Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Linese.

mited-par China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$106 Per Douglas, str., for Swatow, &c.-13 Euro WHAMPOA, British steamer, 1,109, J. E. Wil-

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per share, buyers. China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)-3

per cent, premium.

Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$106

per-share.

Hongkong Ice Company-$165 per share,

sellers, Hongkong

and China Bakery Company, Limited $80 per share, buyers. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878-14 percent. prem.

cx. int. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881–2) percent. prem.

EXCHANGE.

ON LONDON.---Bank, T. T. (........

Bank Bills, on demand

3/71 ..3/72

Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight.....................3/71- Hank Bills, at 4 months' sight'......3/8 3/81 Credits, at 4 months' sight.......3/81 Documentary Bills, at 4 months' ...

sight

-3/88 @3/81

..4.58.

Credits, at 4 months' sight ....................4.68.

ON PARIS.-

Bank Bills, on demand

ON BOMBAY.-Bank,T.T..

222}

ON CALCUTTA. ---Bank, T.T.......

.223

ON SHANGHAL.-'-'

Bank, sight

Private, 30 days'sight,

..............73

OPIUM MARKET.—THIS DAY, ·

NEW MALWA.....

.....per pleuf, 8530 (Allowance, Taels 64.)

OLD MALWA

.....per picul, $555 (Allowance, Taels 24.) NEW PATHA (first choice) per chest, 8582 NEW PATNA (second)......per chest, 9570 NEW PATNA (without choice) per

chest......

8575 NEW PATNA (bottom)......per chest, 8585 NEW BENARZE...............per chest, 8577) OLD BENARES.... per chest, 8565 NEW PRESIAN.............per chest, 8370 OLD PERSIAN.................per picul, 8390 (Allowance, Taels.)

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

T:13 DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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Aviv.

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BAROMETER, THERMUNK

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MANILA

Barometer... y galan 17 29 63 49,30 29.90 1995 320513-93

Therm'ter atacked] 70.5 110] 65.0 65.0] 56,0] +60] Bag] 20, 1

Direction of Wlad. ww $

Farco.

W

1 I 1 4

1 a

Dry Thermometer.] 69 0 70 of 63.0 65.555 55.5 18 0 0.0

· Wat Thermometer. 63 s) 6e of Goa F#.0 55.38+0] 7*3 17M

Werber dem be bem be|bc| De

Hour's Stufu.......

uantity fallen-

-

Per Namon, str., from Foochow, &c.-Mrs. L Paschkoff, Rev. L. H. Gulick, Messra. A. Smith, J. Smith, and J. B. Lim Jap, and 97 Chinese.

Per Sallee, str., from Haiphong-32 Chinese, Per Menelaur, str., from Liverpool, &c-Mr. and Mrs. Hainer, Miss Franklin, and 125 Chi

¡DEPARTED.

peans' and 200 Chinese.

REPORTS.

N.S.V., on the 16th February. The most part The British bark Ellen reports left Newcastle,

Crossed the Equator in 169 East longitude. of the passage had fine weather and fair winds.

The British steamship Minard Castle reports left Saigon on the 29th ultimo, Had strong The latter part had light winds and fine weather. N.E. to E.N.E. winds and rain the first part.

The British steamship Rajanattianuhar re- posts left Bangkok on the 27th ultimo. From Bangkok to Pulo Obi had S.E. winds and fine weather; from Pulo Obi to Paracels had light N.N.E. winds and hazy weather ; from thence to part had light N.E. winds and fine weather.

the british steamship Namen reports left Foo- chow on the 1st instant, Amoy on the 2nd, and Swatow on the 3rd. Experienced light winds and

fine weather throughout. In Amoy the steam-

ships Scewo, Emuy, Albay, and H.L.R.M, ship. Duke of Edinburgh. The steamship Awang- tung lett for Foochow. In Amoy the steamship Thales, and H.B.M. gunboat Lily,

AMOY SHIFFING. March-

ARRIVALS. 23,'Seewo, British steamer, from Swatow, 23, Too-nan, Chinese steamer, from Swatow, 23, Charley, British bark, from Chefoo.

24. Cheang H. Kian, Brit, str., from Swatow, 24, Douglas, British str., from Hongkong. 24, Kwangtung, British str., from Foochow 25, P. der Grosse, Russian str., from Maḥlla. 25, Albay, British steamer, from Taiwanfoo. 25;

Bride, British bark, from Takao.

British

str., from Hongkong,

27, Stratoleyen, British str., from Shanghai. 27. Pallas, German bark, from Chefoo. 27, Anna, German bark, from Chefoo.

28, China, German steamer, from Hongkong, 28, Lome, British steamer, from Hongkong.. 28, Lusitania, German str., from Swatow. March-

DEPARTURES

12, Glencoe, British steamer, for Swatow. 24, Douglas, British steamer, for Foochow 24, See-wo, British steamer, for Shanghai. 24, Kwangtung, British steamer, for Swatow. 26, F. Balaugh, Ger, 3-m, sch., for T'wanfoo. 26, Albay, British steamer, for Hongkong, -26, Too-nan, Chinese steamer, for Shanghai.

27, Ping-on, British steamer, for Manila. 28, Auguste, British 3-m, sch., for Takao, 28, Cheang H. Kian, Brit. str., for Hongkong.

March-

NAGASAKI SHIPPING,

ARRIVALS.

17, Emina, German ech, from Shanghai. 17, Queen of India, Brie, bark, from Shanghai. 18, Tokio Maru, Japan, steamer, from Kobe, 19, Palos, American gunboat, from Tientals. 19, A'sushima Maru, Japan. str., from H'kong.

steamer,

19 Kumamota Maru, Japan, str., from Kobe. 20,

Waverley, British steamer, from Tientsin. zi, Tyne, British

from Shanghai. 21, Sumida Maru, Japan, str, from H'kong. 21. Awalishima Maru, Japan. ach., from Kobe. Man, Japan. str., from Shanghai.

March

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!!!

J

0.31 -

Barometer, level of, the sea in inches, less and hu "drods.—Thermomesar, la Fahrmbelt degrees and ime kept

In the open air in a shaded station-Direction of Wlad,

10

-in reghiered every two poinid, ti,, N.N.E., N.E.

Force of Wind, o calm," "Klộ 1 Kgb Brocze." Los modo- races: 1 to y fresh, y lo 8 strong to to heavy, so to 13 violent-State of Wester, 8: Clear blow

Clady sky. G. FRY HALL Fight

Theri, Bad, Storm Cal. The

2. Drizly

·7..

Squally.

[X, Huby,

feuses are repented so indicate say increasA, OVER

average of dials sigulköstion," Ralam The hosen of valm for she previous sa hours (noon) are reglattend, from, a to s the weakestry of wine taban notenied in inches, tons and

DEPARTURES.

17, Moorhen, British gunboat, for Korea. 17. Siberia, Russian schooner, for Tientaln 17, Baikal, Russian steamer, for Shanghai, 17, Lusitania, German steaner, for Swatow. 18, Stout, Norwegian bark, for Shanghal 20, Tokio Maru, Japan. str., for Shanghal 20, Asushima Maru, Japan. str., ler W. Coast. 20, Kumamoto Maru, Japan. str., for H'kong. 21, Ingo, German steamer, for Chefoo.

31, Sumida Maru, Japan, steamer, for Kobe, 21, Waverly, British steamer, for Tientsin. 22, Tyne, British steamer, for Shanghal. 23, Genkai Maru, Japan. steamer, for Kobe..

VESSELS EXPECTED AT HONGKONG, {Carricted to Date);

SEA GULL, American steamer, 48, Hayden,

Nov. 24th,China Traders' Insurance Co. SUMATRA, British steamer, 1,406, T. Fairtlough,

dag & Co.

Assens, Danish bark, 755 (Vandal--H. A. Pe-

tersen & Co.

Faugh Halaugh, German.schooner, 240 (Butc)———-

H. A. Petersen & Co. Gitanilla, British bark, 503 (Taylor)—Brown

& Co.

Hilda, British bark, 309 (Richter)-Pasedag

& Co.

Hikda Maria, German bark, 175 (Tennis)—Pase-

dag & Co

Mozart, German brig, 234 (Storm)--Pasedag

& Co.

Pollard, Tientsin.

FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE "CHINA STATION.

Abreck, Russian gunboat, y guns, Captain

Schanz, Chefoo.

Adonis, French gunboat, 5 guns, Commander

Caillard, Saigon. Africa, Russian corvette, 8 guns, Captain

Alexayeff, Singapore.

Alert, American corvette, 4 corvette, Commader

“HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS." "THE FRENCH MAIL----DAY DEFORE DEPARTURE S.P.M., Money Order Office closes, Post Office closes, except the night box, which is always open, out of office hours.

- 5 DAY OF DEPARTURE." 7. Mi, Post Office opens.”

10 A.M., Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of

all printed matter and patterns ceases.

11 A., Mail closes, except for Late Letters. 11.to A.M., Letters may be posted with Late Fee

of to cents until.",

at April-Yokohama 44th March, Kobe Pallass German bark, 347 (Luders)-Pasedag on, Spanish frigate, Don Jose R. Hiquero, 11:40 AM., Late Letters may be posted on board

26th, and Nagasaki 28tb, General-P, & 0. S. N. Co.

liams, 29th March,-Saigon 15th March, Rice. Butterfield & Swire. VOTTUNO, British steamer, 286, H. Kennett,

June 23rd-Quangni 19th June, General.--- Kwok Acheong & Sons.

SAILING VESSELS, ALDEN BESSIE, American bark, A. Noyes, 22nd Dec., Portland, Oregon 12th Nov., Spars. -Melchers & Co.

· B.

Fanny Skolfield.........New York.....Jan. 25 | Chas. T. Hook (8).....San Francisco...Jan. 25 Goodell ::

New York... RIL 27

Jane Feb. 1 Feb

G. C. Trufant.... Cardif

Patricio (a.).

Friedlander

Unding...............

Elise

Anterior (.)

Loudoun Castle (6.)

Carl Ritter

Frederick (1)

Elwell ventas Gordon Cxitle()

Glasgow Cardiff...... Cardiff

pers

P. CHENEY, American ship, 1,322, C. E. Humphreys, 5th Feb,Cardiff 9th Sept,

Coal-Russell & Co.

CARNATEL, British bark, 871, Alex. A. McPhall,

27th March,-Newcastle, N.S.W., 1st Jan, Coals.-Captain.

CHANDERNAGOR, Siberian bark, 682, Mercier,

6th Feb., Manila 27th Jan, Ballast-Car lowitz & Co.

& Co. Velox, Dutch bark, 240 (J. Wilkens)-H. A. Pe

tersen & Co.

FOOCHOW.

In Port on 28th March, 1883.

Kvik Norwegian bark, 417 (Larsen)---Russell

& Co,

SHANGHAI,

In Port on 27th March, 1883.

Anglo-Indian, British bark, 444 (Graham)

Drysdale, Ringer & Co. Anna Sieben, German bark, 603 (Pauisen)

Gipperich & Burchardi. Brenda, British brig, 290 (Swanson)-Mackenzie

Chingtab

& Co,

Chinese bark, 473 (Taylor)-C. M. S. N. Co. Florence Treat, British bark, 790 (Dobson)

Jardine, Matheson & Co.

G.

COLOMA, American bark, 853, Noyes, 5th Jan.,

Portland, Oregon 8th November, Lumber.-H.

Melchers & Co.

CYPRUS, British ship, 1,397, Johnson, 11th Jan., -Middlesbro 4th August, Iron.--Russell & Co.

C. B. HAZELTINE, American bark, 850, W.

Gilkey, 4th Feb., Rio de Janeiro gth Oct.,

Petroleum. Russell & Co.

EDDERSIDE, British ship, 1,306, Lane, zoth

March, Newcastle 16th February, Coal

Borneo Co..

ERNST, German bark, 664. H. D. Pundt, 25th March, Shanghai 18th March, General- Captain.

GUARDIAN, American ship, 1,124. Fletcher, 3rd

Feb., Newcastle, N.S.W., 8th Dec., Coals. --Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

HARVARD, American bark, 1,033, Samuel Pray,

18th March, Newcastle, N.S.W., 13th February, Coal-Arnhold, Katberg & Co. HECHT, German schooner, 358, W. Ploetz, 23rd

March, Iloilo 9th March, Sapanwood.--- Stemssen & Co.

JOHN WORSTER, American bark, F. A. Hough

ton, 11th Feb,-Newcastle, N.S.W., 19th Dec., Coal. Ed. Schellhass & Co. JONATHAN BOURNE, American bark, 1474, A

Hoam, 10th March, Newcastle, N.S.W., 8th January, Coal-Russell & Co LUCIA, British bark, 640, C. Crowley, 5th March, -London 19th October, General-Adam- son, Bell & Co. LOUISA, Gennan 3-m. sch., 245, Schierloch, zad Jan-Whampoa 31st Dec, General,--Ed. Schellbass & Co.

MARY WHITRIDGE, American ship, 862, Geo Freeman, and Feb., New York, 14th Sept: Kerosene Oll-Russell & Co. MERCURY, American ship,-1,156, Panno, 4th

March, Singapore 1st February, Timber

Chinese.

N. THAYER, American bark, 585, Crosby, 1st April, Newcastle_27th January, Coali,— Adamson, Bell & Co.

PAPA, German bark, 748, F. H. Bannau, 5th

March, Cronstadt 25th October, Flour Stemssen & Co.

Co.

H. Wappaus, German bark, 538 (Boysen) Upmann, German bark, 426 (Weber)Ed.

Schellhass & Co.

J: S. Stone, American bark-Captain: Kolga, British bark, 359 (Ketel.)—–Nils Moller.

German bark, 540 (Lome Bang)-Russel Kolga, Ge

& Co.

M. Wenkleman, American sch., 505 (Oberg)

W; Muller & Co.

Fear, American bark, 536 (Howce)-Chapman, Rosa Madre, Italian bark, 911 (Ottone)-Max.

King & Co.

Slevogt

Stout, Norwegian bark, 58x (Hennester)-Stems

+

sen & Co.

Tsurunoye Maru, Japanese bark, 369.(Tersen-

sohn)-Kogio & Co. Tyburnia, British bark, 948 (Chalmers)-W.

W.

Hewett & Co.

Siegfried, British bark, 393 (Hanson)-Nils

Möller.

NAGASAKI

In Port on 24th March, 1853.

Channel Queen, British bark, 609 (Lacheur) Kozaki Maru, Japanese ship, 400 (Christensen)

Order.

M. B. M. Co.

Siberia, Russian schooner, 126 (Brolin)-Holme,

Ringer & Co.. Sumanoura Maru, Japanese bark, 935 (Spiegel.

thal)M. B. M. Co.

YOKOHAMA,

la Port on 22nd March, 1883.

A. Cashman, Russian schooner, 50 (Sternberg)-

F-Ketsa

Alexander, American schooner, sa (Carlson)

H. Cook.

Alma, American schooner, $2 (Tibbey)-J. D.

Carroll & Co

Black Diamond, German bark, 670 (Boyd)-P.

Bohm..

Chocoma, American ship, 1,663 (Lockle)-C.

Jikes & Co.

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

tain.

Elisa, American schooner, 113 (Abbott) D

PHOENIX, German bark, 681, M. Diewitz, 25th.

March-Hamburg 21st Sept, General

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Melchers & Co. PINOBSCOT, American bark, 1,133, O. G. Eaton,

28th March,Newcastle, N.8.W., 31 January, Coal-Russell & Co. PRISCILLA, British bark, 757, B. Young, ath March Newcastle 8th January, Coal, Ed. Schellhass & ColeMVN MENACH PROFESSOR NORDENEKJOLD, Norwegian 3-m. sch., 453, E. Jensen, 5th Feb-Newcastler N.S.W., arst December, Coal Russell &

P.

Co.

N. BLANCHARD, American ship, 1,586, FL Oukes, 6th Manch, Cardiff, Coal Russell &Co. RAMIER, French bark, 280, S. Swary, and April, Keelung 29th March, Coals Cariorits

Carroll & Co.

von Beaulieu, German bark, 336 (Getting)

Grosser & Compa

F. & Amanda, German bark, 370 (Borgward

Hongkong.

Duke of Edinburgh, Russian Ironclad, Captain

de Giers, en route Amay. Elizabeth, German corvette, 15 guns, Captain

Hollmann, Nagasaki...

Ermak, Russian transport, Captain Koltchau,

Nagasaki.

Gomestal, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander

Stark, Vladivostock. Iltis, German gunboat, 8 guns, Commander:

Klausa, Swatow.

Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Beau

mont, Hongkong,

La Victorieuse, French frigate, 14 guns, Captain: Lutin, French gunboat, 4 guns, Commander

Be la batle, Hongkong. Kouvier, Hongkong. Monocacy, American gunboat, 6 guns, Comman,

der CS. Cotton, Hongkong. Morge, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander Nerpa, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander

Tatarinoff, Japan. det kokakep

Valrondt, Chefoo.

Palos, Americant gunboat, 6 guns, Leutenant

PLASTOON, Russian curvette, 8 guns, Captain

Commander Green, Kobe

.......Poliansky, Saigon,almat Richmond, American frigate, 14 guns, Captain-

Skerrett, Hongkong,

Sobol, Russian gunboat, 7 gunboat, Commander

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Boyle, Vladivostock.d tain Sidenener, Vladivostock. Stosch, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain

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Vestnike, Russian cruiser, Commander. Avelan,

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Villars, French corvette, 15 guns, Captain M-

Dewatre, Hongkong.. Vostock, Russian gunboat, 4gins, Commander

Molchonsky, Japan,"

Woll German gunboat, 4 guns, Commander

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CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON.

An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, Lin Kuo

Chang, Hongkongen des depende Chee-hing, Revenue cruiser, guns, Chinese

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Canton yh Chên-Jul, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Chinese-

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Canton, a bad Chop-ssi, Viceroy's gunboat, Chang, on a Hal ch'ang-ching Revenue, cruiser, 3 guns, Wu

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Liang Chieb, Hongkong. Hol-tung-hung, Viceroy's gunboat,

Hua-shan, Viceroy's gunboa, guns

JE. Collyer & Co. Singh 2 Cantonadi, da pedag Helena, American schooner, 40 (Bischof)-M. | Li-sné, Revenue ceulaer, 5

Ginsbuy... Lizzie, American schooner, 6o (Abbott)-D. Car M. C. Bohm, German schooner, 56-P. Bohm. Otsego, American schooner, 36, E. (Pearce)

Captain

Otome, American schooner, 57 W. (Hardy)

Sapw & Co

Man-lin-ching, Chinese Peng-chao-hat, Revenue crab

Shot, Hongkong, Quangon, Viceroy's gunboa

Tie, Canton Shen-chi, Revenue raiser,

Hongkong Sul-tsing Viceroy's gunb

Murray, Hai

Viceri

Otter, American schooner, 56 (Litslejoun)-Į. E Collyer & Controles habent kan die die Rose American schooner, 40 (Wilson)W.

Copeland.

Tching Sophie, Russian brig, 330 (P. Lemascheffey) Admiral, Bogs

F. Retz.

Stella, Russian schooner, 4 (Isaacs)---F, Retz,

& Cons and gam Tsemogom, British ship, Taga (Cann)

Two Broilers, American ship,

Alexander Center:

SCHWAN, German brig, 276, T. Schroder, 24 19 March, Iloilo 8th March Wood-Siems

, sen & Co, - 16-SIR WIL WALLACE, British bark, 968,"TRA

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