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Commercial.

THIS DAY.

Noon. Business in the Share Market still con- tinues quiet. North Chinas have gone back slightly and are freely offering at quotation. China Fires are very firm; sales at $365 per share have been nego. ciated and more are wanted at the same rate. Indo-China S, N. Co.'s shares have advanced a couple of points without in- ducing holders to come to terms. Luzons

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 24,1 1883.

Shipping.

ARRIVALS.

TAMAR, American ship, 1,058, O. Miller, 23rd April,Sydney 23rd February, Coal- Dunn, Melbye & Co.

TILLIE BAKER, American bark, 683, J. H. Boyn-

ton, 23rd April,-Newcastle, N.S.W, 21st February, Coal-Melchers & Co.

BEN. F. HUNT, JR., Amer bark, 1,100, J. N. Prit- chard, 23rd April, Newcastle, N.S.W., 24th February, Coal.--Russell & Co. NESTOR, British steamer, 1,457, Nish, 23rd April,

-Liverpool 11th March, and Singapore, -Butterfield & Swire. HWAI-YUEN, Chinese steamer, 984, Wilson, 24th April, Shanghai zoth April," General.-C.

M. S. N. Co.

SHIPPING IN HONGKONG, "

STEAMERS.

ALBANY, British steamer, 1,488, John Daily, 18th

April-Salgon 14th April, Rice-Jardine, Matheson & Co.

ATHOLL, British steamer, 932, R. W. Thomion, arst April-Saigon 17th April, Rice.-Bun Hia & Co

British steamer, 1,716, J. G. Cameron,

20th April,-San Francisco 17th March, and

Yokohama 12th April, Mails and General- O. & O. S. S. Co.

BELLONA, German steamer, 789, W. Schaefer,

Siemssen Co.

22nd April, Saigon 18th April, Rice.- BENARTY, British steamer, 1,119, Boutillier, 19th April, Nagasaki 14th April, Coal-Gibb, Livingston & Co.

HONGLONG-SAILING VESSELS,

(Continned) PRISCILLA, British bark, 767, B. Young, 25th MarchNewcastle Bib January; Coal-Ed. Schellhass & Co. T ROBERT FORTER, American bark, 840, D. C..

Nichols, 6th April, Newcastle, NSW. 26th January, Coals-Russell & Co. SACRAMENTO, American ship, 1,347, J. C. Ent

wisle, soth April-New York 18th Dec., Oil and General.—Melchers & Co.

SARAH HIGNETI, American ship, 1,418, J. Bans,

9th April-Hiogo 28th March, Ballast. Captain. SIR WM. WALLACE, British bark, 968, T. R Brown, 24th Feb,-Newcastle, N.S.W., 30th Dec, Coal-Ed. Schellhass & Co. ST. IDEUC, French bark, 388, J. Durand, 2nd April, Whampoa 1st April, General- Carlowies & Cả

HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRONÉAN

Post Office.

A MAIL WILL CLOSE

For Haihow and Haitong-Per Hainan, to- day, the 24th instant, at 5 2.3.

For Hoshow and Haiphong-Per Sallie, day, the 24th fastant, at 5 PM.

Albatross screw sloop, 4 guns, Commander

Chas Hicks, Anoy, Audacious, double-screw iron frigate, Captain R.

E. Tracey, Amoy. Champion, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Russell 5.

G. Pasley, Singaporo. Cleopatra, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Hippisley For Straits Settlements.-Per C. T. Hook, to-

en route Hongkong.

morrow, the 25th instant, at 3.30 PM.! Curacoa, cervette, 14 guns, Captain' Anstruther,th instant, at 11.30 A.af.

For Shanghal.-Per Nestor, to-morrow, the Hongkong.

For Hoihow. Per Greyhound, to-day, the 24th instant, at 5P.M.

For Saigon.Per Bivouac, to-morrow, the

For Shanghai-Per Peking, to-morrow, the Esk, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, In reserve, asth instant, at 3.30 F.M

Hongkong,

For Swatow, Amoy, & Foochow.-Per Kwang

Daring, composite sloop, 4 guns, Commander F25th instant, at 4:30 Pat.

J. Eliott, Kobe.

are decidedly weaker, shares being on Lipo, British steamer, 620, S. Lewis, 24th April, BIVOUAC, British steamer, 831, Campbell, 19th SUSAN GILMORE, American ship, 1,207, W. M. Flying-Fish, sloop, 4 guns, Licut.-Commandering, on Thursday, the 26thinstant, at 11.30 AM.

offer at $91. Nothing else requires specia! mention,.

4 o'clock p.m. Since noon Banks have changed hands on time at 108 per cent, premium for the end of June. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881 Bonds have been negociated at 3 PC cont. premium and are firm at that rate. No other transactions have come under our notice.

-SHARES.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-Ex New issue

15 per cent. premium. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-New Issue.

152 per cent, premium.

Union Insurance Society of Canton-$700 per

share, sellers.

China Trailers Insurance Company-$2,600

per share, buyers.

North China Insurance--Tla, 1,900 per share,

sellers..

share, sellers..

Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$145 per Yangisze Insurance Association-Tis. 1050 per

share, buyers.

Chinese Insurance Company-$215 per share,

sellers.

On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 150

per share.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company $1,350 per

share, sellers,

China Fire Insurance Company-$365 per share,

· sales and myers.

& Co.

Manila 31st April, General-Russell CATHARINA H., Russian steamer, 810, W. Gol-

lert, 24th April,--Saigon 19th April, Gene-" ral-Socy Sing. PEKING, British str., 934, G. Heuermann, 24th April,-Canton-a3rd-April-General.-Chi- CHOPSA, Chinese gunboat, 24th April,-from

nesc.

Canton,

PENG-CHÃO-Hài, Chinese gunbost, 24th April,—

from Canton.

GLENAVON, British steamer, 1,985, Donaldson,

24th April, London 12th March, and Sin- gapore, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co. PETERSBURG, Russian steamer, 1,810, Bauer,

24th April,-Singapore 19th April, General. -Russian Consul.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE. Nestor, British steamer, for Shanghai. William Manson, British bark, for Chefoo. Athell, British steamer, for Swatow. Besarty, British steamer, for Nagasaki. Consolation, British steamer, for. Swatow, &c. St. Petersburg, Russian str., for Vladivostock.

DEPARTURES.

April 24, Too-nan, Chinese steamer, for Swatow. April 24, Emuy, Spanish steamer, for Amoy and

Manila.

April 24, Ping-on, British steamer, for Hoikow

and Pakhoi.

April 24, Hwai-yuen, Chinese str., for Canton.

| April 24 Kaggie French steamer, for Saigon

and Marseilles.

April,-Saigon 14th April, Rite Tung Kee & Co. BOTHWELL Castle, British steamer, 1,653, W. S. Thomson, 19th April-Saigon 15th April, Rice Adamson, Bell & Co.

CAIRNSMUIR, British steamer, 1.123, G.L. Castle,

-23rd-April,-Newcastle, N.S.W., ist-April,-|

Coats.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co. C. T. HOOK, British steamer, 902, W. Jarves,

17th April,-Saigon 12th April, Rice. Thos. Howard & Co.

CHEANO HOCK KIAN, British steamer, goo, F.

Webb, and April-Singapore 15th April, Merchandise Bun Hin Chan. CONSOLATION, British steamer, 764, W. B. Lind

say, 17th April,-Bangkok 10th April, Rica and General-Jardine, Matheson & Co. ESMERALDA, British steamer, 395, G. Wright,

24th March, Manila 21st March, General -Russell & Co.-Kowloon Dock FAME, British steamer, 117, Stopani, (tug plying)

Hongkongand Whampion Dock Ca GAELIC, British steamer, 1,712, W. A. Turpen,

16th April-San Francisco 6th March, and Yokohama 9th April, General-D. & D. S. S. Co. GLENCOE, British steamer, 1,901, E. F. Park.

General-Wieler & Co.

Hoskyn, Korea.

W

McQuhac, Sandakan.

Carves, 18th April,-Nagasaki 10th April, Coals. Captain.

Fly, double-screw gun-vessel, 4' guns, Comman WAGRIEN, German 3-m. schooner, 179, A. Dib- der J. Hope, Singapore."

burn, 31st March-Whampoa 1st April, Foxhound, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Commander WANDERING JEW, American ship, 1,668, H. Tal-Kestrel, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Com

pay, 26th Febi, Cardiff-7th October, Coal mander E. Hotham, Shanghai.

Russell & Co. WANDERING MINSTREL, British bark, 362, W. Linnet, British gunboal, Commander C. P. Har

ris, Shanghai:

Magpie, surveying yessel, 4 guns, Hongkong.. Midge, double-screw gun-vessel, In reserve,

Swainright, 16th April, Sydney, N.S.W., zand February, Coals.Dura, Melbye & Co. WILLIAM MANSON, British bark, 366, H. Kin-*** Hongkong.

dred, 1st April,—Sydney 9th Feb., Coals-Moorhen, gunboat, 4 guns, Lient Commander Kussell & Co.

J. H. Corfe, Korea Pegasus, sloop, 6 guns, Commander Bickford,

Amoy.

CANTON.

Autov, British steamer, 814, C. Herrmann, 22nd

April, Shanghai 18th April, General.-

Siemssen & Co.

FOOKSAND, British steamer, 999, Hogg, 22nd

April-Shanghai 18th April, General Jardine, Matheson & Co.

WHAMPOA.

18th April-Saigon 14th April, Rice-Jar-SCHWAN, German brig, 276, T. Schroder, 24th dine, Matheson & Co.

March, Iloilo 8th March, Wood.-Siems- GREYHOUND, British steamer 237, D. Scott,

sen & Co. 23rd April,-Hoihow 22nd April, General.-- Adamson, Bell & Co.

HAINAN, British str., 290, Connor, 15th April,-- Haiphong, and Hoihow 14th April, General,

Mong

AMOY

In Port on 18th April, 1883.

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

Bridger, Yokohama.

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

der Collins, Hongkong. Tweed, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve,

Hongkong.*.

Victor Emanuel, receiving ship, 20 guns, Com

modore 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, Tientsin.

For Singapore and Mauritius. Per Inga, on the 26th instarit, at 3.30 P.M.

For Nagasaki. Per Gaelic, on Thursday, the 26th instant, at 5 F.M.

For Yokohama.Per Khiva, on Friday, the 17th instant, at 11:30 AM. -

For Nagasaki and Kobe.-Per Kumamoto Afarn, on Friday, the-97th-instant-at-330 Pill-

For Singapore, Part Darwin, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Mel--- bourne, &c, &c., &c.---Per Venice, on Saturday, the 18th instant, at 3.30 F.M..

The Postal Gulde published in 1879 being now somewhat out of date, a revised issue is printed in the Hongkong Directory and Hong List for the Far East for 1983, which super- sodes all previous editions...... ̧ ́

MAILS BY THE BRITISH PACKET. The British Contract Packet "DxCCAN," will' be despatched on FRIDAY, the 27th instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom, and Europe via Brindisi, to the Straits Sette- ments, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India-Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

N.B.This Packet carries no mails for the Australasian Colonics.

The usual hours will be observed in closing the Maila, &e

Hongkong and Whathpoa Dock Company 5o | April 24, Bangalore, British steamer, för Stralis HESPERIA, German steamer, 1,161," Petersen. Andröklös, British bark, 400 (aturray)—Boyd "{"FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR. ON" "THE places beyond, vid Naples; to Saigon, Straits

per cent. premium, sellers. Hongkong. Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.

--$43 per share, premium, sellers. China and Manila Steam Ship Company-1226

per share, buyers.

and Bombay.

PASSENGERS-ARRIVED,

Per Hiwai-yuen, str., from Shanghai-Mr. and Mrs. Kung Ping Lau and family, Mrs. Wil 900, and 104 Chinese.

-Gas-Cruapany-$80 per share. Hongkong liongkong Hotel Company-$185 per share,

sellers.

field. Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Li

mite-5 per cent. prem. buyers,

China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-8100

per share, sellers,

China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)-3

per cent. premium:

Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$97

per share, sellers.

share, Hongkong Ice Company-$178 per

buyers, Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Liinited

80 per share, buyers. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878-18 per cent. prem.

Chinese limperial Loan of 1881–3 percent, prem.,

antes.

exo int

EXCHANGE

ON LONDON, Bank, T. T.

-3/77 -3/7

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

Bank Bills, on demand Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight. Bank Hills, at 4 months' sight...

3/79

3/8

3/81

Documentary Bills, at 4 months'

sight

•3/81

Bank Hills, on demand. Credits, at 4 mouths" sight

ON PARIS.-

ON BOMBAY.--Bank, T.T......

ON CALCUTTA,—Bank, T.T

ON SHANGHAL-

Bank, sight

Private, 30 days'sight

EXPORT CARGO.

14.58, 4.08. 223 2231

..223

1724,

73

Per Yangtse, str., for Continent.-1,500 bales Silk, 58 bales Waste Silk, 19 cases Silks, 100 boxes Ten, and 187 Sundries. For London

96 bales Silk, 78 bales Waste Silk, 5o clicsts Tea, 4103 boxes Ten, and' 585 packages Sun

drics.

OPIUM MARKET:—THIS DAY.

Nuw. Matwa.......... ...per picul, 8530

Allowance; Taels 64.) OLD MALWA ............per picul, 8555 (Allowance, Taels 24.) NEW PATNA (first choice) per chest, 65781 NEW PATNA (second)......per chest, 8570 NEW PATNA (without choice) per

chest...

8571 NEW PATNA (bottom)......per chest, 8580 NEW BENARES ...per chest, 8565 OLD BENARES.........per chost. 8535 NEW PERSIAN *****

.....per chest, 8385 OLD PERSIAN.....

per picul, 8460 (Allowance, Taels.)

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Per Tamar, from Sydney,-Mr. M. H. Green-

Per Lite, str., from Manila.- Chinese. Fer Nestor, str., from Singapore,-108 Chi-

ncsc.

Per Catharina II., str., from Saigon.-42 Chi-

Dese.

Per Glenavon, sir, from London, &c-Mrs.

Jansen, Messrs. Meldrum, Paling, Loo Van Sing.

and so6 Chinese,

Ver Petersbury, str, from Singapore.-Boy,

Russian emigrants.

"DEPARTED).

Per Emuy, str., for Manila-Messrs. F. Ogden, M. Fernandez, J. L. B. Higgin, and at Chinese. For Amay.-35 Chinese.

Per Pangin, str., from Hongkong.-Mr. Co- qui for Saigon For Singapore, Chinese. For Calcutta. Mrs. Thompson and Miss Rixon. For Marseilles-Messrs. Schjoth,_Mackenzie, Esteban, A. M. Hance, Tong King Sing and ser- vant, H. L. Kenney, J. A. Repenu, W. Hall, Drewes and servant, and Master Eldridge. From Shanghai. Mrs. Riach, 3 children, and female servant, Mrs. Mignard, Mrs. John Russell Young and servant, Mrs. Fergusson, Miss Fer- gusson, Messrs. Von Brandt, Earl Paashi, Brady, G. Hughes,

H. Campbell, Wilck, Joseph Martin, and J. G. Rylander, for Marseilles. From Yokohama Messrs. Shirata, Kataaki, S. Nitta, and Georges Bell, for Marseilles.

Per Golconde, str., for Saigon.-15 Chinese. For Singapore.133 Chincsc. For Marseilles. Madame Paschkoff, Captain Mercier, and Mr. Dodds.

REPORTS.

The Russian steamship Catharina I, reports left Saigon on the 19th instant.. Had fine wea- ther.

The British steamship Lido reports lef Manila on the 21st April. "Had moderate breeze and fine weather.

The American bark Ren. F. Hunt Jr. reports left Newcastle, N.S.W., on the 24th February, Had very light winds and calms..

The American bark Tillie Baker reports left Newcastle, N.S.W., on the arst February. Had very light winds and calms the entire passage.

The Chinese steamship Hwai-ynen reports left Shanghal on the zoth instant at 9 a.m. "Had light variable winds and drierling rain. An- chored off Bonham at 5 pm. Had dense fog: got underweigh at 5 am, on the 21st. Had light variable winds and overcast sky to Tung-ying: thence to port had moderate N.E. winds and cloudy weather. Arrived in Hongkong at 1 a.m. on the 24th

MAILS EXPECTED, -------------- THE AMERICAN MAIL. The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Peking, with the next American mail, left. Yokohama for CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL | this part on the 21st instant, and is duo here

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14th April,Saigon roth April, Rice Siemssen & Co.

INGO, German steamer, 672, Jorrelsen, 10th

April,-Newchwang 3rd April, Beans. Dunn, Melbye & Co. JORGE JUAN, Spanish sicamer, 493, Garg, 19th April,Manila 16th April, General-Reme

dios & Co.

KWANOTUNG, British steamer, 674, M. Young, And All-Foochow 18th April, Amoy 19th, and Swatow 21st, General-D. La praik & Co.

KUMAMOTO MARU, Japanese steamer, 1,913,

Drummond, 22nd April,--Nagasaki 17th PANDORA, Austro-Hungarian steamer, 2,136, G. April, General-Mitsu Bishi M. S. S. Co.

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& Co.

Anna Sieben, German bark,. 609 (Paulsen)—

Captain,

Chloris, German bark, 334 (Maitzen)-H. A. Pe.

tersen & Co.

1mma, German schooner, 220 (Michelsen)

HA. Petersen & Co.- Faugh Balaugh, German 3-m. sch, 220 (Rute)

H. A. Petersen & Co.

& Co.

Juno, German bark, 266 (Nielsen)-Pasedag Miton, Norwegian bark, 465 (Kroger)-Boyd

& Co.

CHINA STATION. Abreck, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Captain

Schana, Chefoo...

Alert, American corrette, 4 corvette, Commader

Kempft, Kobe. Aragon, Spanish frigate, Don Jose R. Hiquero,

Hongkong.

Duke of Edinburgh, Russian ironclad, Captain Elizabeth, German corvette, 15 guns, Captain

de Giers, Shanghai.

M. A. Dixon, British bark, 415 (Cooke)-Boyd-

& Co.

Petersen & Co.

Orient, German bark, 461 (W. G. Reder)--H. A.

1:

Hollmann, Hongbong. Ermak, Russian transport, Captain, Kölichau,

Nagasaki,

Stark, Vladivostock.

MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET. The French Contract Packet "AVA," will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 3rd May, with Mails to the United Kingdom, Europe, and

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.

HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS.

THE ENGLISH HAILIMA The following hours are observed in closing- Mails, &c., by the British Contract Packet

DAY OF DEPARTURE,

Posting

NOON.-Money Order Office closes 2.00 PM Registry of Letters ceases.

of all printed matter and patterns ceases, 3.00 P.M.Malls closed, except for Late Letters.

10 cents until

Sturli, 20th April,-Trieste, and Singapore Rachel, British bark, 282 (Affleck)-Boyd & Co. Gornostal, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander 3-30 P.-Letters may be posted with late fee of Tetuan, British bark, 437 (Hyne)-Pasedag Iltis, German gunboat, & guns, Commander 3.40 F.M.-Late Letters may be posted on board

13th April, General-Melchers & Co.

PEMBROKESHIRE, British steamer, 1717, S. Rickard, 22nd April, Saigon 18th April, Rice. Adamson, Bell & Co

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P. S. RURIMANN, British steamer, 8g, Rose, 21st

April,-Foochow 19th April-Order. ROSSYLN, British steamer, 1,049, J. McKechnie,

21st April, Saigon 17th April, Rice.-Jar dine, Matheson & Co. SALTEE, French steamer, 323, J. Biard, zynd

Apron 22nd April, General

Loong. VENICE, British steamer, 1,271, Drake, 16th April,-Nagasaki toth April, Coal-Gea

R. Stevens & Co.

YORITOMO MARU, Japanese steamer, 612; B. E. Gall, 2nd April-Kuchinotzu 17th April,

Coal-Butterfield & Swire.

SAILING VISSILS. ABBIE Carver, American bark, 983, Pendleton, 15th April, Newcastle, N.S.W., 21st Feb., Coals.—Siemasen & Co.

ANTON GUNTHER, British bark, 441, F. Stein-

brugge, 17th April, Keelung rth April, Coals-Melchers & Co.

ASSENS, Danish bark, 355, Vandel, 23rd April, Whampoa 22nd April, Ballast-Wieler & Co.

AURORA, British bark, 294, R. Milne, 19th April, Bangkok 14th March, Rice and General-Kang Feng Thye, BENEDICTA, German bark, 247, C. Danım, 23rd

April, Newchwang 6th April, Beans.

Wieler & Co.

BONITO, German brig, 592, H. Haase, 17th April,-Bangkok 17th March, General- Wieler & Co.

CARNATIC, British bark, 871, Alex. A. McPhail, 27th March,-Newcastle, N.S.W., at Jan., Coals CaptainCosmopolitan Dock. CHANDERNAGOR, Siberian bark, 682, Mercier,

T

lowitz & Co.

6th Feb, Manila z7th Jan, Ballast Car CYPRUS, British ship, 1,392, Johnson, 11th Jan

-Middlesbro 4th August, Iron-Russell & Co.

C. B. HAZELTINE, American bark, 880, W. Gilkey, 4th Feb., Rio de Janeiro 9th Oct, Petroleum-Russell & Co.

EATARAM, German schooner, 457, R. Hertzberg,

6th April,--Gorontalo 1st February, Rattans. --Ghee Cheong Hong. EDDERSIDE, British ship, 1,306, Lane, 29th

March, Newcastle 16th February, Coal.

Bornce Co.

GUARDIA

ELLEN, British bark, 109, C. Hodge, 4th April,

Newcastle, N.S.W, 16th February, C

Y, Coals. -Arnhold, Karberg & Co, ERNET, German bark, 664, H. D. Pundt, 25th

March-Shanghai 18th March, General.

American ship, -1,124, Fletcher, 3rd Feb., Newcastle, N.S.W, 8th Dec Cosis. --Arnhold, Karberg & Co. an HERMANN, German bark, 444, M. Traulsen, soth April Bangkok 24th March, General JOHN WORSTER, American bark, F. A. Hough ton, 11th Feb,,-Newcastle, N.S.W, 19th Dec., Coal-Russell & Co.

German bark, 758, G. Osthen, gth April, Captain.

Co.

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Therese, German bark, 391 (Lawrensen)—H. A.

& Co.

Petersen & Co.

Velocity, British bark, 490 (H. Martin)-Pasedag

& Co.

SHANGHAI.

In Port on 19th April, 1883. Anglo-Indian, British bark,, 444 (Graham

Drysdale, Ringer & Co.

Klausa, Hongkong, Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Beau

mont, Tonquin.

Lilting French gunboat, 4 guns, Commander

Rouvier, Tanquin.

Monocacy, American gunboat, 6 guns, Comman,

der E. S. Cotton, Swatów.

Morge, Russlan gunboat, 7 guns, Commander

Tatarinoff, Japan.

Neipa, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander

Valrondt, Nagasaki.

3:30 Far-when the Post Office closes entirely,

the packet with late fee of 10 cents until time of departure, de plus de

THE FRENCH MAIL.-DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE 5.P.M., Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes, except the night box, which is always open out of office hour.

`DAY OF DEPARTURE,

7. A.M., Post Office opens. to AM Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of - all printed matter and patterns ceases, not a 11 A.M., Mail closes, except for Late Letters. 11.10 by Letters may be posted with Late Fee —-11.30-AM.; when the Post Office closes entirely,

11.40 AM Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with Late Fee of 10 Cents, until. time of departure, dis

Argos, British brig, 28g (Johnson)-Nils Moller. Batavia, British bark, 367-Nils Moller. Brunette, British hark, 374 (Turnhill)-Morris Palos, American gunboat, 6 guns, Lieutenant.

* Commander, Green, Hongkong.. Caroline, German schooner, 272 (Michelson)-Richmond, American frigate, 14 guns, Captain

Skerrett, Hongkong.

& Co.

Ed. Schellhass & Co.

Chingtah, Chinese bark, 473 (Taylor)-C. M.

N. Co.

C. Marden, British bark, 550 (Marden)-J. E.

Collyer & Co.

Gilead, Norwegian bark, 437 (Harter)-Butter-

field & Swire.

G. H. Wappaus, German bark, 538 (Boysen)-—-—

Meyerink & Co.

J. S. Stone, American bark-Captain: Kolga, British bark, 359 (Ketel.)-Nils Moller, Kolga, German bark, 540 (Lome Bang)-Russell

& Co.

L. B. Gilchrist, American ship, 1,158 (Frazar.

Farley & Co.

M. Wenkleman, American sch., 595 (Oberg)

J. W. Muller & Co.

Northern Light, American bark, 380 (Hamilton)

J. E. Collyer & Co. Fearl, American bark, 536 (Howes)-Chapman,

King & Cop

Peiho, German bark, 433 (Lambke)-Chapman,

King & Co.

Solidor, British bark, 240 (Danielson)-Nils

Moller,

Staut, Norwegian bark, 581 (Hennester)-Siems-

sen & Co.

Tyburnia, British bark, 948 (Chalmers)—Adam-

BOB, Bell & Co.

YOKOHAMA,

In Port on 13th April, 1883. Ada, British schooner, 73 (Goldie—H. Cook. Adela, Russian schooner, so (Isaacson)—F.,

Retz.

Alexander, American schooner, 50 (Carlson)

H. Cook,

Alma, American schooner, 51 (Tibbey)-J., D.

Carroll & Co.

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

Bohen,

Bothwell Castle, British ship, 553 (Pomnoy)-

Walsh, Hail & Co. Chocoma, American ship, 1,663 (Lockis)-C.

Illies & Co.

Continental, American ship, 1,712 (Clark)---C., &

J. Trading Co.

Diana, American schooner, 75 (Peterson) Cap.

tain.

Earl Granville, British schooner, 1,193 (Rey.

nolds-Frarar & Co.

E von Beaulieu, German bark, 336 (Getting

rey Grosser & Coun

Sobol, Russian gunboat, 7 gunboat, Commander,

Boyle, Vladivostock,

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, Tongus, Russian gunboat, Commander. Heck,

Singapore.

Victorieuse, French frigate, 14 guns, Captain

de la Batie, Tonquin.

Villars, French corvette, 15 guns, Captain M.

Dewaire, Tonquin...

Vostock, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, Commander

Molchonsky, Japan.

Wolf, German gunboat, 4 guns, Commander

von Raven, Hongkong,

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

Ch'ang, Hongkong.

Chee-hing, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chinese

Captain, Canton.

Chen-to, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, J. Stewart,

Canton

Chén-jul, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Chinese

Hongkong,

•

Caprice Chep-chung, Revenue cruiser, 11 Tack Ming

Canton

of 10 cents, until.

SOLDIERS" AND SAILORS' LETTERS, 1-Privates 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-

be prepaid either in Imperial or in Hongkong Stamps. By private steamer the postage is two cents (one penny),

The same privileges apply to letters ad- dressed to the Privates and Non-commissioned

Officers named above,

63.Private steamers leave Hongkong for Lon don about every ten days,

4The

Letters must not exceed half an ounce. No handkerchiefs, jewellery, &c, can be sent, even with the ends open. Elang MAST

I from 2-Bollier or

or Sailor his class and description must be stated in full on the letter, the cover of which must be signed by the Com in full. If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class manding Officer, with name of regiment, ship, &ey'

description, with name of regiment, ship, &e, must be stated in

- §.---Soldiers and Sallorw have no privileges with regard to books or papers, nor can these.be prepaid with Imperial Stamps. PARADE LETTER BOXES.

Many boxes of letters are received at the Post Offer not sealed, that is to say, the box is fastened with scaling wax, bu

but there is no impression of e

se

Chingon, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chung Wing

Fal, Canton.tem TAMA The attention of boxholders is called to the Ching-taing, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns, F. Bes- necessity of carefully sealing such boxes with some recognisable seal, and of; sending a chit sard, Hongkongen.

boole or receipt with them. The omission of the latter recaution leaves a 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 abstractest for. the wake of the Postage Stampe

[RATES OF POSTAGE.

Chop-sal, Viceroy's gunboat, Chang, on a cruise Hal-ch'ang-ching, Revenue cruiser, 3 gina, Wis

Jui Ch'ang, Hongkong, en Hai-king-ching, Viceroy's gunboat, 3 guns, Chen

Liang Chick, Hongkong. Ting, Canton, Hol.tang-hung, Viceroy's gunboat, Leung Yus

Hua-ahan, Viceroy's gunboat, a guns, H. J. Faunch,

Canton,

The steamer Moray left Singapore for this KEPLER Singapore 17th February, Timber.-E. T. Crowell, American bark, 1,137 (Pendleton) | Li-shé, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Chinese, Canton.

port on the gard instant, and may be expected here on or about the 29th...

The E. & A. Co.'s steamer Doven left Part Darwin for this port on the 19th instant, and is dne here on or about the 30th.

The steamer Nelson left Sydney on the 3rd Instant for Hongkong, viâ Queensland Ports and Amboyna, and may be expected to arrive here, on or about the, ist proximo,

HONGKONG temperatURE.

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KJOBENHAVN, Danish bark, 360, Magleby, 16th April,--Amoy 15th April, Bricka-Wieler & Co.

Nah --Frazar & Co.

Felix, Russian schooner, 65 (Stenberg)-Captain, Helena, American schooner, 40 (Bischof)---M. Nd Ginsbuys LOUISA, German 3- sch., 245, Schierloch, and H. Bremer, German bark, 321 (Bremer)-Chi

Jan-Whampoa 31st Dec, General. Ed., ponese Schallhat's & Co.

Lizzie, American schooner, 60 (Abbott-D. Car MAGNAT, Norwegian bark, 636, A. C. Hansen, roll & Co.

15th April, Newcastle, N.S.W., 15th Feb, | M. C. Bohm, Gennan schooner, 56—P. Bohm. ||| Coal Arabold, Karberg & Co Rose American schooner, 40 (Wilson)W. MARY WHITRIDGE, American ship, 862, Geo.es Copeland, Sarsapar

Freeman, and Feb., New York 14th Sept, Rose, American schooner, 7a (Brassey)-—--M. Gius Kerosene Oil.—Russell & Co. **

MERCURY, American, abip, 11,156, Panno, 4th Sophie, Russian brig, 330 (P.)

14 March,

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“Stella, Russian schooner,

N. THAYER; American bark, 585, Crosby, late Co.,

Adamion, Bell & Cost Pla

PAPA, German bark, 748; F. H. Bannan, 5th || Undaunted

March-Cronstadt 25th October, Flour C. &Trading

can ship

*** Siemnen & Co.-Kowloon Docklands Viglaut American ship,

Prncascor," "American bark, 1,133, 0. G. Eston, | & Co. N

|28th March Newcastle N.S.W, 31st | Zephyr, British schooner, 250. (Ewart)--P" Hod-

January, Coal Russell & Com

Boo (Gould

Peng-chao-hai, Revenue cruiser, 4 guna

Shal, Hongkong #: Quang-on, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns, Lie Ping

Tie, Canton,

Shen-chi, Revenue cruiser, 5 guns, Sau Jan Tai, Hongkong.

Sui-tsing,, Viceroy's gunboat,

Murray, Hai Ling Shan.

Viceroy's gunboat Tching-on,

Admiral, Bogue Forts Tching po, Viceroy's gun

Bogue Forte

Tehuntung Revenue

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