Commercial.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1883.
Shipping.
ARRIVALSTM
YORITOMO MARU, Japanese steamer, 612, B. E.
Gall, 6th April,-Kuchinotru stat March, Coal-Butterfield & Swire.
SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.
STEAMXNS.
EODUS, Spanish str., 323, F. Y. de Aldecoa, 1st April,Manila 28th March, General→ Dunn, Melbye & Co.
HONGKONG SAILING VESSELS,
*(Continned.) SIR WN. WALLACE, British bark, 965, T. R.-
Brown, 24th Feb,-Newcastle, N.S.W., 30th Dec, Coal-Captain. ST. [DEUC, French bark, 388, J. Durand, and
Carlowits & Co.
HER BRITANNIC MAJESTES SHIPS Post Office.
IN THE CHINA SQUADRON"
A MAJL WILL CLOSE Albatross, screw sloop, 4 guns, Commander For Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Cooktown,
Chas. Hicks, Hongkong,
Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, &c
China ASSENS, Danish bark, 254, Vandel, 6th April,- Amor, British steamer, 814, C. Herrmann, 4th April Whampoa 1st April, General. Audacious, double-screw iron frigate, Captain R. &c.-Per Euxine, 10-day, the 6th instant, at 5
THIS DAY...
4 o'clock p.m. A fair business has been put through In the Share Market to-day. Traders' have gone back slightly and have. changed hands at $2850 per share, Yang tsze insurances still continue their upward course and are in demand at taels 1075, a further advance of thels 75 since yester day. Chinese Insurances have been nego. clated at $20 per share, and sellers are still offering at that rate. A large business has been put through in Hongkong Fires at 1415, 1425, and finally $1430 per share, leaving all with buyers at the last named figure. China Fires have been booked at $370, buyers ruling the market at the advanced rate. China Sugars have sold at $205 per share, and more, shares are wanted at that figure. Nothing in other stocks came under our notice,
SHARES.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-Ex New Issue
-155 per cent. premium, buyers. Hongkong and Shanghai Hank-New Issue.
153 per cent. premium, buyers. Union Insurance Society of Canton-$750 per
share, buyers.
China Traders Insurance Company-$2,850
per share, sales and buyers,
North China Insurance-Tls. 1,900 per share,
buyers.
Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$135 per
share.
Yangtze fasurance Association-Tis. 1075 për
share, buyers.
Chinese Insurance Company-$208 per share,
sales and sellers.
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 150
per share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$1,430 per
share, sales and buyers.
China Fire Insurance Company-8370 per share,
sales and buyers.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-60
per cent. premium, sellers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
--*36 per share, premium. China and Manila, Steam Ship Company-- 120
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Hongkong Gas Company-$80 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company-$165 per share,
buyers.
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Li-
mited-par
China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$205
per share, sales and buyers.
China Suga: Relming Company (Debenturca)-3
per cent, premium.
Luzan Sugar Refining Company, Limited—$106
per share.
Hongkong Ice Company-$165 per share,
scilors.
Hongkong
and China Bakery Company, Limited -$80 per share, buyers.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878-18 per cent. prem.
ex. int.
Chinese fooperial Loan.of 1381-21 per cent.prem.
EXCHANGE,
ON Logpost.- Bank, ‚T, T.
Bank Bills, on demand Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight.
-3/7
•3/72
-3/72
Bank Bills at 4 months' sight.
18 @3/81
Credits, at nonths' sight......
3/87.
Documentary Bills, at 4 months' ...
sight.
..3/83/84
ON PARIS.-
Hank Bills, on demand
14.58.
Credits, at mouths' sight...OR.
ON BOMBAY-Bank, T.T.
...2224
ON CALCUTTA,—Bank, T.T..
.222)
ON SHANGHAL
Bank, sight hom
...721
(73
Private, 30 days'sight..
OPIUM MARKET-THIS DAY.
NEW MALWA..
...per picul, $330 (Allowance, Taels 6.4.)
OLU MALWA...
..............per picul, $555'
(Allowance, Taels 24-)
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Anioy 3rd April, Ballast.-Wieler & Co. MENNUIK, British steamer, 1,274, Ellis, 6th April-Sydney rath March, and Port Dar win 26th, Coal and General-Gibb, Livings ton & Co.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.
Rosslyn, British steamer, for Saigon. Posang, British steamer, for Shanghai.
DEPARTURES,
April 5, Chinkiang, British air, for Shanghai. April 6, fetiv, Danish steamer, for Hoihow. April 6, Villars, French corvette, for Tonquin. April 6, Latin, French gunboat, for Tonquin. April 6, Whampoa, British steamer, for Swatow,
Amoy, and Shanghai.
April 6, Pusang, British steainer, for Shanghai. April 6, Afenelaus, British str., for Shanghai April 6, Rosslyn, British steamer, for Saigon. April 6, Jeddah, British steamer, for Amoy.
PASSENGERS-ARRIVED.
Per Menmuir, str., from Sydney, &c.—Mr. Hodgin, Mrs. Ecklin, Messrs. W. R. Loxley and W. Jolly, and 124 Chinese.
DEPARTED;
Per Forang, str, for Shanghai.—1 European and 40 Chinese.
Per Rosslyn, stm, for Saigon,-10 Chinese,
REPORTS.
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The Japanese steamship Yoritomo Maru ve- parts left Kuchinotzu on the 31st March. Hod line weather throughout.
March-
FOOCHOW SHIPPING, ARRIVALS.
23, Hac-shin, Chinese str., from Shanghai, 25, Douglas, British steamer, from Hongkong. 28, Nanzing, British steamer, from Shanghai 30, Namoa, British steamer, from Hongkong. March-
DEPARTURES.
23, Kvik, Norwegian bark, for Tientsin. 23, Kwangtung, British str., for Hongkong. 27, Hae-shin, Chinese steamer, for Shanghai. 28, Douglas, British steamer, for Hongkong.
March
—SIANGIIAL_SHIPPING... ARRIVALS.
24, Kiang-teen, Chinese str., from Ningpo 24, Whn-on, British steamer, from Hankow. 24, Hideyoshi Manı, Japan. str., from K'notzu. 24, Sval, British steamer, from Hankow.
24, Kiang-yung, Chinese str., from Hankow. 24, Hae-ing, Chinese steamer, from Tientsin. 24, Naazing, British steamer, from Foochow
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April,Shanghai 1st April, Genol-SOPHOCLES, British ship, 1,190, Alex. Smith, Stemssen & Ca
4th Feb,-Sydney 5th Dec., Coal.-Am- BRUTUS, German steamer, 460, Voge, 5th April, hold, Karberg & Co. CASSANDRA, German steamer, 928, T. Wagner,
Saigon zoth April, Paddy. Wieler & Co. WAGRIEN, German 3-m. schooner, 179, A. Dib- bum, 31st March-Whampoa 1st April, General-Wieler & Co. WENSKERY JEN, American ship, 1,668, H. Tal- 26th Feb,-Cardiff 27th October, Coal. Pussell & Co.
26th March,-Saigon 31st March, Rice and Paddy.—Siemssen & Co. CATHARINA II., Russian, str., 810, W. Gollert,
2nd April,-Saigon 27th March, Ricc.- Soey Shing.
CHINA, German steamer, 648, H. Schoer, 4th April, Taiwanfoo, Amoy, and Swatow 3rd April, General---Yuen Fat Hong,
CITY OF TOKIO0, American steamer, 5,079, J. Maury, 30th March,-San Francisco 24th February, and Yokohama 24th March, Mails and General.-P. M. S. 5. Ca EMUY, Spanish steamer, 22:, A. Rementeria, stħ April, Manila 29th March, and Amoy 3rd April, General. Remedios & Co.
·ESMERALDA, British steamer, 395, G. Wright,
24th March, Manila 21st March; General.
Russell & Co.-Kowloon Dock. EUXINE, British steamer, 937, J. B. Peters, 30th March, Melbourne 18th February, Sydney
1st March, Brisbane 4b, Townsville 8th
Cooktown toth, Thursday Island rath, and
Port Darwin 17th, Coals and General G.
R. Stevens & Co.
FAME, British steamer, 117, Stopani, (tug plying)
Hongkong and Whampor Dock Co.
F. REYES, Spanish steamer, 617, A. de Gar doqui, 14th March, Manila 21st March,
Ballast. Remedios & Co.
GOLCONDA, French steamer, 3,041, J. Andrac, 4th April,-Marseilles, and Salgon 31st March, General-Adamson, Bell & Co.
NAMOA, British steamer, 862, Geo. Westoby, 4th
April,-Foochow 1st April, Amoy and, and Swatow 3rd. General.-D. Lapraík & Co. JAPAN, British steamer, Fred. F. Flack, 30th March-Calcutta 15th March, Penang 22nd, and Singapore 24th, Opium and General- D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.
LENNOX, British steamer, 1,328, Scott, 29th
March, Calcutta 15th March, Sand Heids,
16th, Penang 2185 and Singapore 73rd General-Jardine, Matheson & Co. -LOMBARDY, British steamer, 1:570; W-F. Breeze, 1st April,-Bombay 15th March, General-- P. & 0. 5. N. Co.
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WESER, German bark, 916, H. Hellmers, 11th
Jan,Cardiff 9th September, Coal-Order.
"E. Tracey, Hongkong. Champion, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Russell.S.
G. Pasley, Singapore.
P.M
Corvette, 14 guns, Captain Hippisley.-Per China, to-day, the 6th instant, at 5 P.M.
Curacoa, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Anstruther,
Hongkong.
Daring, composite sloop, 4 guns, Commander F.
J.J. Eliott, Kobe. Esk, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, In reserve,
Hongkong
Flying Fish, sloop, 4 guns, Licut-Commander
Hoskyn, Hongkong.
W. H. BESSE, American bark, 1,027, Baker, 7th
March, Newcastle 19th December, Coal-Fly, Order.
double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Comman-
Hope, Singapore.
der
WILLIAM MANSON, British bark, 366, H. Kin- Foxhound, gunboat, 4 guns, Licut-Commander
dred, 1st April-Sydney 9th Feb., Coals.—|* McQuline, Sandakan. Russell & Co.
Kestrel, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, 'Com-
mander E. Hotham, Shanghai. Lily, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, Commander
Evans, Amoy.
RIVER STEAMERS.
Hankow, British steamer, 2,435, Ogsten.-But.
terfield & Swire.. Honam, British steamer, 1,377, T. Benning
Hongkong, Canton, & Macno Steamboat Co. Klang-ping, Chinese steamer, 360, Holmes
CM. S. N. Co.
Kiu-kiang, British steamer, 617, A. Benning.
Hongkong, Cantori, & Macao Stesin-boat Co. Kiung-chow, British steamer, 159, Goggin
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co. Powan, British steamer, 1,803, Hoyland-Hong-
kong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co.
Spark, British steamer, 140-Hongkong, Can-
tón, & Macao Steam-boat Co.
White Cloud, British steamer, $27-Hongkong,
Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Yot-sai, British steamer, 180, Lefavor-Hong- kong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co.
AMOY.
In Port on 2nd April, 1883..
Albatros, German schooner, 216 (Brunnsa)
Pasedag & Co.
Anna Gemman bark, 493 (Mehschein)—Paso
day & Co.
Bride, British bark, 300 (Sutherland)-Captain.
MINARD CASTLE, British steamer, 1,596, R. Charley, British bark; 359 (Danielsen)-Pasedag
Skinner, Saigon 29th March, Rice.—Adam- son, Bell & Co. RAJANATTIANUHAR, British steamer, 793, W. T. Hunter, 4th April,-Bangkok 27th March, General, Yuen Fat Hong.
24, M. Wenkleman, American schooner, from SALTEE, French steamer, 323, Biard, 4th April,
25,
Puget Sound.
Tientsin, British steamer, from Swatow.
25 Hing-shing, Chinese str from Tientsin. 25, Massalia, German str., from Hamburg.
Tyne, British steamer, from Nagasaki.
25.
25. Tunsin, British steamer, from Ningpo. 25, Ichang, British steamer, from Hankow. 25, Sin Nanzing, British str., from Tientsin.
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25, Posang, British steamer, from Hongkong. 25, Yoritamo Maru, Japan. str., from K'notzu 20, Chinkiang, British str., from Hongkong. 26, Chefoo, British steamer, from Swatow, 26, Brenda, British brig, from Hakodate. 26, Stout, Norwegian bark, from Nagasaki. · 26, Kumasaka Maru, Japan. bark, from K'notat. March-
DEPARTURES.
24, Tsurunoye Maru, Japan. bk., for Nagasaki. 24, Pekin, British steamer, for Hankow. 24. Kwa-hsing, Chinese steamer, for a cruise. 24, Chin-tung, Chinese steamer, for Chefoo.
Kiang-teen, Chinese steamer, for Ningpo. 20, Taiwa, British steamer, for Hankow. 26, Pechili, British steamer, from Chefoo. 26, Has-an, Chinese steamer, for Tientsin. 46, Taku, British steamer, for Tientsin. 26, Hae-ting, Chinese steamer, for Chefoo. 20, Kamchatka, Russian str., for Karatzu, 26, Chung-king, British steamer, for Tientsin. 26, Fung-shun, Chinese steamer, for Tientsin. 26, Strathleven, British str, for New York. 26, Tunsin, British steamer, for Ningpo. 26, Sherard Osborn, British str., for a cruise.
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NEW PATNA (first choice) per chest, $5823 VESSELS ARRIVED IN EUROPE FROM PORTA IN
NEW PATNA (second)......per chest, $570 NEW PATNA (without choice) per
.. chest...
$575 NEW PATNA (bottom)......per chest, 9585
....per chest, $3771
per chest, 8565
NEW BESARES
OLD BENARES
OLD PERSIAN.....
New PERSIAN..per chest, 8370 perpicul, $390 (Allowance, Tuels.)
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE,
(Prom Massza, FALCONER & CO's RedisTEM),
Barometer
YKATRADAY,
Me neonachama
Barometer PM, COR Thermorale-rate bedanjem
Thermometerai 1, 4, (Wat badly Thermonitzar == 2.4. (Wet bulb)
Barorele 94.
Barete P..
TO-DAY.
Thermometer) A‚M, -11942)
Thermometer 2. Mergers
Thermometery A.M. (Wet bulb)....
Thermozielorir.. (Wet bulb; romsargetatiusuna
Thermomeer tuinudarame <dərilir
Thermometer-Minimiun jover night)
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30.060
HARRY RAAKA
1.72.000.
JAPAN, CHINA, AND MANILA, Breconshire (s.).........Foochow ........Feb. 14 Eancashire (6) ....................Manila .Feb. 18 Archos.--IN- Hongkong...Feb. 18 Jupiter.............................................Hongkong......Feb. 19 Glenavon (S.) ......................... Shanghai ...............Feb. 19 Isla de Luzon (s.) ......Manila
Feb. 11
Nov. 21 Nov, 30
Nov. 30
.Dec. 18
VESSELS EXPECTED AT HONGKONG. (Corrected to Date). Inca.......................Hamburg...... Dato .....................Liverpool. A. and W. ...................................Liverpool Sacramento...........................New York.............. Maria Magdalena..
Hamburg Importer
.....Cardiff ..London ..Penarth Penarth Liverpool
Elise
Great Admiral Adolph Obrig
Centennial Friedlander.. Friedrich..... Hydra
C. D. Bryant ....
Fanny Skolfield.........New York
Chas. T. Hook (s.)
Goodell ......
G. C. Trufant
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL Patricio (8) .........................
REGISTER,
THIS DAY'S TELEGRAMS,
Friedlander......... Undine...
Mathilda ...............
-Haiphong 1st April, General.—Shing Loong.
SEA GULL, American steamer, 48, Hayden,
Nov. 24th-China Traders' Insurance Co. SUMATRA, British steamer, 1,406, T. Fairtlough, 1st April, Yokohama 24th March, Kobe 26th, and Nagasaki z8th, General-P. & O. S. N. Co.
THALES, British steamer, 820, T. G. Pecock,
9th April,-Swatow 4th April, General –D). Lapraik & Co.
YOTTUNG, British steamer, 186, H. Kennett,
June 23rd-Quangal 19th June, Kwok Acheong & Sons
SAILING VESSELB,.
& Co.
Gitanilla, British bark, 503 (Taylor)-Brown
& Co.
Hilda Maria, German bark, 275 (Tennis)--Pase.
dang di Co.
Pallass, German bark, 347 (Luders)-Pasedag
& Co...
ו'
Velox, Dutch bark, 240 (J. Wilkens)---H, A. Fe.
tersen & Co..
SHANGHAI.
In Port on 31st March, 1883.
Anglo-Indian, British bark, 444 (Graham)
Drysdale, Ringer & Co.
Anna Sieben, German bark, 603 (Paulsen)
Gipperich & Burchardi."
GeneralBrenda, British brig, 290 (Swanson)-Mackenzie
ALDEN BESSIE, American bark, A. Noyes, 22nd Dec., Portland, Oregon 12th Nov., Spare.
Melchera & Co.
B. P. CHENEY, American ship, 1,322, C. E. Humphreys, 5th Feb-Cardiff 9th Sept., Coal-Rusself & Co. CARNATEL, British bark, 871, Alex. A. McPhail, 27th March, Newcastle, N.S.W., 1st Jan,
Coals.-Captain..
CHANDERNAGOR, Siberian bark, 682, Mercier,
6th Feb., Manila 27th Jan., Ballast-Car
towitz & Co.
COLOMA, American bark, 853, Noyes, 5th Jan, Portland, Oregon 8th November, Lumber.--- Melchers & Co.
CYPRUS, British ship, 1,392, Johnson, rith Jan, Middlesbro 4th August, Iron Russell
& Co.
C. B. HAZELTINE, American bark, 880, W. 4th Feb., Rio de Janeiro gth Oct, turn-Russell & Co. EDDERSIDE, British ship, 1,306, Lane, 29th.
March, Newcastle 16th February, Coal- Borneo Co. ELLEN, British bark, 499, C. Hodge, 4th April, -Newcastle, N.S.W., 16th February, Coals, -Arnhold, Karberg & 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.
Dec 17 Dec. 31 HARVARD, American bark, 1,033, Samuel Pray, 28th March,-Newcastle, N.S.W. 13th February, Coal-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
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15 HECHT, German schooner, 358, W. Plocks, 23rd
March, Iloilo 9th March, Sapanwood. Siemisen & Co.
20 JOHN WORSTER, American bark, F. A. Hough- ton, 11th Feb., Newcastle, N.S.W, 19th Dec., Coal.-Ed. Schellhaus & Co.
Liverpool.
Jan. Jan. Jan
an. 19
17
Liverpool.
jan.
19
..Liverpool
New York
33
fan.
25
..San Francisco...
New York..
..Cardiff.
Glasgow
Feb.
..Cardiff
Feb. 2.
Cardiff
Cardif
Cardiff
Antenor (6.)..........London Loudoun Castle (s) ...Antwerp
35 JONATHAN BOURNE, American bark, 1,422, A.
Feb. A Feb. 6 Feb. 6 Feb. 10 ..Feb. 11 Carl Ritter Liverpool. Feb. 13 Frederick (5.)............Cardiff....... ..Feb. Ja Elwell.....Liverpool.........Feb. 19.
Elise.
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MANILA,
Knau,
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BAROMETER
THERMOMK-
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Harometer............53.99 RG2g. Bolag. 7am:
day at 4 P.;
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day at 4 P.M.
1697.04 29.91
Therms'ter atuached 73.0 73 0 77.0 61.0 15.5-30 82.0 85.*
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Barometer, level of the sea in fnches, tone and hum alenda. --Thermooter, In Fahrenhale degross and tenis kept in the open air is a shaded staintion-Direction of Wind, la registered every two points, N., N.N.E, N.L, mom Force of Wind, o calm, 110 light breeze, 1 to 5 mode
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Token-Jure of Washier, di. Ular bus sky. C. Cloudy. D-Drily. Fog: GI-Ferry H Hall Light sing. dr. Misty 7. Overcast F. Faialng shower.
ramtoning Vintblity. Storm Calm. The letters are repeated to lodícate way. Locrosse over ise mann storage of thale signification," Raine-The hours of main ke the previous #4 hours (noon) are relaterad fist to se the quality of wits fallen ndicated la inches, some und
laundrede,
Hoam, roth March, Newcastle, N.S.W.,
8th January, Coal-Russell & Co.
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& Co.
Chingtah, Chinese bark, 472 (Taylor) C. M.
5. N. Co.
G. H. Wappaus, German bark, 538 (Boysen)
Meyerink & Co.
H. Upmann, German bark, 426 (Weber)-Ed
Schellhass & Co,
S. Stone, American bark--Captain. Kolga, British bark, 359 (Ketel.)—Nils Moller. Kolga, German bark, 540 (Lomé Bang)--Russell
& Co.
M. Wenkleman, American sch., 505 (Oberg)
J. W. Muller & Co.
Kumasaka Maru, Japanese bark, 416 (Elles)
M. B. Kaeshia.
1.
Feari, American bark, 536 (Howes)-Chapman,
King & Co.
Rosa Madre, Italian bark, 911 (Ottone)-Max.
Slevogt.
sen & Co.
ris, Hongkong,
Linnet, British gunboat, Commander C. P. Har Magpie, surveying vessel, 4 guas, Lieut.-Com,
Carpenter, Hongkong. Midge double-screw gun-vessel, In reserve Moorhen, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut-Commander
Hongkong." J. H. Corfe, Corca. Pegasus,
For Swatow, Amoy, Tamsui, and Talwanfoo.
For Hofhow and Haiphong-Per Salter, to- morrow, the 7th instant, at 7.30 AMG 201
For Manila-Per Emny, to-morrow, the 7th instant, at 3.30 PM.
the 7th instant, at 4,30 P.M.
For Amoy and Manila.-Per Lido, to-morrow,
to-morrow, the 7th instant, at 5 P.M..
For Swatow, Amoy, & Foochow --Per Namoa,
For Salgon-Per Catharina II, on Sunday, the 8th instant, at 9 A.M.
For Swatow-Fer Thales, on Monday, the 9th instant, at 11.30 A.M.
For Straits and Bombay-Per Lombardy, on Tuesday, the roth instant, at 3.30 P.M.
For Nagasaki and Yokohama.-PerSumatra,
on Friday, the 13th instant, at 11.30 A.M.
For Nagasaki and Kobe.--Per Sumida Maru, on Friday, the 13th instant, at 3.30 P.M.
now somewhat out of date, a revised issue in The Postal Guide. published in 1879 being printed in the Hongkong Directory and Hong List for the Far East for 1883, which super-
6 guns, Commander Bickford,sedes all previous editions. Sheldrake, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Comander M.
Dridger, Yokohama. Swift, double-screw gun-vessel, s guns, Comman
der Collins, Swatow. Thalin, troopship, Captain J. W. Brackenbury,
C.M.G., Hongkong.
Tweed, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve,
Hongkong. V. Emanuel, receivlog ship, ao guns, Commo-
dore Cuming, Hongkong.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet "SINDH," will with Malls to the United Kingdom, Europe, and be despatched, on TUESDAY, the roth instant, places beyond, vid Naples to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India. (vid Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
"The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &
Vigilant, paddle despatch-vessel, 2 guns, Lieut.-MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET,
Commander C. Lindsay, Hongkong. Wivern, surret-ship, 4 guns, in reserve, Hong-
kong.
Zephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander
Pollard, Ticotain. FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE
"CHINA STATION.
Schanz, Cheloo.
Abreck, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Captain Adonis, French gunboat, 5 guns, Commander
Caillard, Saigon. « Africa, Russian corvette, & guns, Captain
Alexeyeff, Singapore. Alert; American corvette, 4 corvette, Commader
Kempf, Kobe,
Aragon, Spanish frigate, Don Jose R. Hiquero,
Hongkong Duke of Edinburgh, Russian ironclad,' Captain
de Glers, en route Amoy, Elizabeth, German corvette, 15 guns, Captain
Hollmana, Kobs.
Ermak, Russian transport, Captain Koltchau,
Nagasaki.
The United States Mall 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 2.30 PM Post-office closes, but Correspon At 2.15 P.M. Registry ceases.
pence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of to cents extra Postage until the time”
of
departure.
́MAILS'DY' THE BRITISH PACKET,
The British Contract Packet "ANCONA," will
be despatched on TUESDAY, the 17th Instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom, and Europe via Brindisi, to the Straits Settle ments, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
N.B.-This Packet carries no mails for the Australasian Colonies.
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Malls, &c.
HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS, THE FRENCH MAIL-DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE
Gomostat, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander 5 PM., Money Order Office closes. Post Office
Stark, Vladivostock.
Fr
Iltis, German gunboat, 8 guns, Commander
Klausa, Swatow,.
closes, except the night box, which is always open out of office hours.
́DAY, OF DEPARTURE.
A.M, Post Office opens.
Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Beau-10 A, Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of
mont, Canton,
La Victorieuse, French frigate, 14 guns, Captain
de la Batie, Hongkong Lutin, French gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
"Rouvier, en route Tonquin, Monocacy, American, gunboat, 6 guns, Comman,
der C. S. Cotton, Swatow. Morge, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Tatarinoff, Japan. Nerpa, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander Palos, American gunboat, 6 guns, Lieutenant-
Valrondt, Chefoo.
PLASTOON, Russian corvette, 8 guns, Captain
Commander Green, Nagasaki.
Poliansky, Saigon.
Richmond, American frigate,: 14 guns, Captain
Skerrett, Hongkong, w
Stout, Norwegian bark, 581 (Hennester) Sienis-Sobol, Russian gunboat, gunboat, Commander
Boyle, Vladivostock. Tyburnia, British bark, 948 (Chalmers)-W. W. Siegfried, British bark, 393 (Hanson)-Nils
Hewett & Co.
Moller.
NAGASAKI
In Port on 24th March, 1883.
Awajishima Maru, Japanese sch., 660 (Crighton)
M, B.-M. Co.
Batavia, British bark, 360 (Roper)-Holme,
Ringer, & Co.
Channel Queen, British bark, 60g (Lacheur)
Order.
Lmma, German schooner, 220 (Michelsen)
Order, Kozaki Maru, Japanese ship, 400 (Christensen)
M. B. M. Co.
Queen of India, British bark, 389 (Inokay)-M,
B. M. Co.
Sumanaura Maru, Japanese bark, 925 (Spiegel.
thal)-M. B. M. Co.
YOKOHAMA.
In.Port on 22nd March, 1883.
LUCIA, British bark, 640, C. Crowley, 5th March, A. Cashnan, Russian schooner, so (Sternberg)
London 15th October, General Adam son, Bell & Co.
LOUIBA, German 3-m. ach., 245, Schierloch, and Jan-Whampoa 31st Dec., General-Ed Schelihase & Co. D
MARY WHITRIDGE, American" skip, 862, :Geo, Freeman, and Feb., New York 14th Sept.
Kerosene Oil-Russell & Co.'
Gordon Castle (s)......Antwerp Feb. 13 MERCURY, American ship, 1,156, Panno, 4th
MAILS EXPECTED.
THE FRENCH MAIL
The Messageries Maritimes steamer Ava, with the next French mail, left Saigon on Saturday, the 5th instant, at noch, and may be expected here on or about the 9th.
THE AMERICAN MAIL. MADJ
The O. & O. steamer Gaelic, with the next American mail, will leave Yokohama on the 8th instant, and is due here on or about the 15th.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
The 0. S. 5. Co.'s steamer Antenor, from London, Jeft Singapore on the afternoon of the 31st March, and is due here on the 7th instant
The steamer Glenfruin, from London, Izít Singapore for this port on the 3rd Instant, and may be looked for here on or about the 10th.
The N. 1. steamer Cantorta left Batavia for Yall port Via Saigon on the rat instant, and may be expected here on or about the rotha
The ateamer Nelson left Sydney on the 3rd Instant for Hongkong, via Queensland Forts and Amboyna, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 1st May,
March, Singapore 1st February, Timber. -Chinese.
N. THAYER, American bark, 585, Crosby, tat April-Newcastle 37th January, Conla Adamson, Bell & Co.
PAPA, Cerman bark, 748, F.-H. Bannau, 5th
March-Cronstadt 25th October, Float. Siemssen & Co.Kowloon Dock.
PHENIX, German bark, 683, M. Diewitz, 25th
March-Hamburg arst Sept, General- Melchers & Co.
PENOBSCOT, American bark, 1,133, O. G. Eaton, 28th March,-Newcastle, N.S.W., 318 January, Coal-Russell & Co. PRISCILLA, British bark, 767, B. Young, 25th March, Newcastle 8th January, Coal--Ed.
Schellhass & Co,·
PROFESSOR NORDENAKJOLD, Norwegian 3-m.
sch., 453, E. Jensen, rth Feb,Newcastle,. N.5.W., 21st December, Coal Russell &
• #Collet by CU. P. N, BLANCHARD, American shit 1,586, FL
& Colum at Ouken, 6th March,Cardiff, Coal-Russell
RAMIER, French barke, 280, & Swary, 2nd Apris Keelung 29th March, Coals. Carlowitz & Com
SCHWAN, German brig, 276, T. Schroder 24th March, Holle 8th March, Wood, "Siemi:: sen & Cop
10
F. Ketz Alexander, American schooner, so (Carlson)
H. Cook,
Alma, American schooner, 52 (Tibbey)-J. D.
Carroll & Co.
Black Diamond, German bark, 670 (Boyd)-P.
Bohm.
Chocoma, American ship, 1,663 (Lockie)-C,
Illes & Co. Diana, American schooner, 75 (Petersen)-Cap. 113 (Abbott)-D
tain,
Elisa, American
Carroll & Co.
Evon Beaulieu, Gemman bark, 336 (Getting
Grosser & Co.
F. & Amanda, German bark, 370 (Borgward) Helena, American schooner, 40 (Bischof)-DL.
J. E. Colfyer & Co.
Ginsbuy, Lizzie, American schooner, do (Abbott)-D, Car
roll & Co
M. C. Bohm, German schooner, 56-P. Bohm, Otsego, American schooner, 36, E. (Pearce)
Captain Otome, American schooner,
Snow & Co. 52 W. (Hardy Olter American schooner, 56 (Littlejohn)]. E
Collyer & Co.
Rose American schooner, 40 (Wilson)-W.
Copeland
Sophie, Russian brig, 330 (P. Lemascheffey)
F. Reiz
St. Petersburg, Russian transport, 6 guns, Cap
tain Sidenener, Vladivostock,
Stosch, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain
Buchholtz, Hongkong.
Tamega, Portuguese gunboat, Commander da
Costa Cabral, Macao, Tongeus, Russian gunboat, Commander, Heck,
Singapore.
Vestnik, Russian cruiser, Commander Avelan,
Singapore,
fan Villars, French corvette, 15 guns, Captain
Dewatre, en route Tonquin, qui Vostock, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Molchonaky, Japan.
11 AM, Mail closes, except for Late Let
all printed matter and patterns ceases, ag
11,10 AM,, Letters may be posted with Lat. z ce
of 10 cents until..
11:40 AM., Late Letters may be posted on board 11.30 AM, when the Post Office closes entirely,
the packet with Late Fee of to Cents until time of departure.
THE ENGLISH MAIL. Mails,
The following hours are observed in closing
by the British Contract Packet ----
·DAY OF DEPARTURE.
& C
Noox-Money Order Office closes. 2.00 P.M.-Registry of Letters ceases. Posting
of all printed matter and patterns ceases. 3,00 PM-Mail closed, except for Late Letters.. 310P.M-Letters may be posted with inte fee of
10 cents unify be posted with
3.30 F.M.—when the Post Office closes entirely. 340 PM.Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with late fee of to cents until time of departure.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS' LETTERS, 1.Priyaies in H.M. Army or Navy. Non- commissioned Officers, Bandmasters, Army Schoolmasters (not Superintending or First Class) Writers or Schoolmistresses may send half-ounce letters to the United Kingdom by mail at the
rate of four cents (two-pence) each, which may in Imperial or in Hongkong Stamps By
steamer the postage is two
cents (one penny)
The same privileges apply to Istters ad- dressed to the Privates and Non-commissioned Oulcers named above, and B3-Private steamers leave * Hongkong for Lan.
don about every ten days.
Wolf,-German gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Strauch, Shanghai,
CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON,
An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, Lin Kuo
Chang, Hongkong.
Chee-hing, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chinese
Captain, Canton,
Chen-to, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, J. Stewart;
Cariton.
Cheriju Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Chinese
Hongkong.
Ching-on, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chung Wing
Fai, Canton.* Ching-taing, Viceroy's gunboat 4 guna, F. Bes
ward, Hongkong,, *** Chop-chung, Revenue cruiser L Tack Ming
Cantonme Chop-sal, Viceroy's gunboat, Chang, on a cruise Hai-chang-ching, Revenue cruiser, 3 gung Wu Jul Chang, Hongkong, and 5 REFE Hai-king-ching viceroy günbent, 3 Bunge
Liang Chich, Hongkong Hoi-tung-hung, Viceroy's gunboat,
Ting, Canton Hua-shan, Viceroy'sgunboat, ag If-she, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns,
Canton, O
Man-in-ching, Chinese gunboat Feng-chao-hal, Revenue cruiser,
Shoj, Hongkong, re- Quang-on Viceroy's gunboat, Divatie, Canton, we selak
Shen-chi, Revenue critter,
Tal Hongkong Sulting, Viceroy's, gunbout,
Murray Hai Ling Shau Tching-on, Viceroy's
Admiral, Bogue Fo Tching po, Viceroy's Bogue For Tchun-tung Rev
TI Hu West
Stella, Russian schooner, 40 (Isanca)---F. Retz.. Ternogora, British ship, 1,25a (Cano-Comes Two Brothers, American ship, 1,382 (Hayden)
Alexander Center. Vigilant American ship, 1,800 (Gould)-Frarar Yi-hu
& Co. Zephyr, British schooner, 230 (Ewart)-P, Hod." Yu-mis
Pin Cant
ungu
The letters must not exceed half an ounce, No handkerchiefs, jewellery, &c., can be sent, even with the ends open
If from a Soldier or Sailor his class and description must be stated in full on the letter, the cover of which must be signed by the Com manding Officer, with name of regiment, ship, & In full. If to A Soldier, or Sailor, his class and description, with name of regiment, ship, & must be stated in full.
Soldiers and Sailors have no privileges with regant to books or papers, nor can these be prepaid with Imperial Stamps.se
ETTER BOXES
Many boxes of letters are received at the Post Office not sealed, that is to say, the box is fastened with scaling wax, but there is no impression of a
The attention, of boxholders is called to the necessity of carefully tealing such boxes with
chite
some recognisable seal, and of sending a book or receipt with them. The omission of the
latter precaution leaves doubt as to whether
the contents of the box ever reached the Post. Office : the omission of the former, as to whether part of them might not have been abstracted for chy the sake of the Postage Stamp propagan
KETTERS TOK THE TED STÁTIA BY SAILING
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