Commercial.
THIS DAY.
4
o'clock.p.m. To-day being a general holiday, we have nothing to report from the Stock Exchange.
SHARES.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-Ex New Issue
148 per cent. premium. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-New Issue.
146 per cent. premium.
Union Insurance Society of Canton-2625 per
share, sellers.
China Traders Insurance Company-$2,400
per share, buyers,
North China Insurance-Tls. 1,650 per share,
ex div. sellers,
Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$135 per
share, sellers.
Yangisze Insurance Association-Tis. 1000 per
share, sellers.
Chinese Insurance Company-$205 per share,
scllcra.
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 150
per share,
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$1,225 per
Share, buyers.
China Fire Insurance Company-$340 per share. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-54
per cent. premium, sellers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
--$40 per share, premium. China and Manila Steam Ship Company-122
per share, buyers,
Hongkong Gas Company-380 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company-3180 per share,
sellers.
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Li-
mited-5 per cent, prem, sellers. China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$181
per share, buyers.
China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)~~2
per cent. premium.
Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-878
per share, sellers.
Hongkong Ice Company-$168 per share,
sellers.
Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
$80 per share, buyers. ChineseImperial Loan of 1878-1 per cent, prem.
ex. int.
sales.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1861--3 percent. prem
EXCHANGE.
ON LONDON-Blank, T. T.....
Bank Bills, on demand
3/71
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight...3/71 Bank Dills, al months' sight...3/78. Credits, at 4 months' sight......
Documentary Hills, at 4 mouths'
sight
·3/8 3/81
ON PARIS.-
Bank Bills, on demand ....
+4.56.
Credits, at 4 months' sight .....
1.66.
On Bošpav.-Bank, T:T.
222
ON CALCUTTA -Bank, T.T...."
.223
ON SHANGHAL-
Bank, sight.......
-721
Private, 30 days'sight.
OPIUM MARKET-THIS DAY.
New MaŁWALA...
.................per picul, "$530
(Allowance, Taels 112.).
OLD MALWA....
.......per picul, Asss. (Allowance, Taels 64.) NEW PATNA
...per chest, 8595 OLD PATNA (first choice)...per chest, 8577 OLD PATSA (second choice) perchest, 8567 OLD PATNA (bottom)......per chest, 8580 OLD PATNA (without choice) per
chest....
$570
NEW BENARES (high touch)per chest, 8562 NEW BENARES (low touch)per chest, 8555 NEW PERSIAN.........per picul, 8380
(Allowance, Taels 24,) OLD PERSIAN.................. per picul, $410 (Allowance, Taels 8.)
1
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
{From Mmm. FALCONER & Co Racistan),
YESTERDAY.
Barometer=1 P.M.
#948 #918
14
Thermemang P.M.
matat
B4
thermometer-g Pat. [Wet bulb)
ta
Thermometer-£p.m. {Wat-bulb)
Bo
TO-DAY.
Baretuslarig A.Maveri
30.094
BaromstorP.K.
79
Thermometering A.M. seems
Thermamalar--1,2,M,ak
Thermometer-g A.M. (Wet bylb)...........
·Thartiometer=; 7.1. (Wei bulu) Thermometer-ifsximum.......teatres,
Thermpaler-inimum (over night) .................
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
THIS DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
Hono
MARK
BAROMETER,
'THERNOME.
TER, AS..
HAL
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, MAY 14, 1883.
Shipping.
ARRIVALS,
HAIHAN, British steamer, 290, W. Willis, 11th May, Haiphong 9th May, and Hoihow. 11th, General-Along. BIVOUAC, British steamer, 821, A. G. Campbell,
13th May-Saigon 8th May, Rice-Tung Kee & Co.
GREATADMIRAL, American sh., 1,576, B. Thomp san, 12th May,-Cardiff 11th January, Coal, -Russell & Co.
WELLE, German steamer, 393, E. Pepir, 13th May, Hoihow 11th May, General-Wider & Co.
AFGHAN, British steamer, 1,490, E. C. Stewart, R.N.R., 13th May, Saigon 9th May, Rice and General-Captain.
Swirr, British gun-vessel, Commander W. Col-
lins, 13th May,-Pratas Shoal 12th May. NINGPO, British steamer, 761, Cass, 13th May,
-Shanghai rath May, General and Trea sure (Taels 12,200)-Siemssen & Co., BILLY SIMPSON, British bark, 432, Brown, 13th
ri
May, Bangkok 20th April, General- Hing Lee.
EMY, Spanish steamer, 223, D. A. Rementeria,
13th May,--Manila roth May, General→
Remedios & Co.
MENZALEM, French steamer, 1,276, F. Homery,
13th May, Yokohama 6th May, Mails and General-Messageries Maritimes. DIAMANTE, British steamer, 514, Wright, 14th May, Manila 11th May, General---Russell & Co.
DANUBE, British steamer, 561, R. Jones, 14th May, Bangkok 7th May, Rice and Gene- ral,-Yuen Fat Hong.
ALICE MARY, British bark, 351, James G. Daw,
14th May, Sydney 16th March, Coals.- Russell & Co.
DEPARTURES.
May 13. Lorne, British str., for Swatow, &c. May 13, Nelson, British steamer, for Saigon.
May 13, Serapis, British steainer, for Nagasald.
May 13, Yangisse, British str., for Shanghai. May 13, Forge Juan, British steamer, for Amoy
and Manila.
May 14, Salice, French steamer, for Hoihow. May 14, Kashgar, British steamer, for Naga-.
saki, &c.
May 14, Cairnsumir, British str., for Hankow. May 14 Vorwaerts, German str., for Touron. May 14, Cassandra, German steamer, for Singa-
pare. May 14, Mirsapore, British str., for Shanghai. May 14, Fookrang, British str., for Shanghai. May 14, Gleneagles, British str., for Foochow, May 14 Peking, British steamer, for Ningpo and
Shanghai. May 14, Ningbo, British steamer, for Canton.
PASSENGERS-ARRIVED.
Per Hainan, str., from Haiphong, &c.-18
Chinese.
l'er Diamante, str., from Manila.--Messrs. F. Forbes and R.C. Hannan, and 147 Chinese.
Per Ningbo, sir, from Shanghai-Hon. P. Ryrie, Miss F. Wilson, and 23 Chinese.
Per Emny, str., from Manila.-100 Chinese. Per Daube, str., from Bangkok.-101 Chinese. Per Menzalth, str., from Yokohama.-Mr. C.
Randall, for Hongkong. For, Marseilles. Messrs. J. Todzio, N. Skoski, A. Cruzel, and V; Yabe...
DEPARTED.
Per Kashgar, str., for Nagasaki.-Mr. Chun Skul Fun, from Hongkong. For Yokohama. Mr. and Miss Mars Le Blanch and maid, Major and Mrs Molloy, Mr. E. Cassumbhoy and ser- vant, Messrs. É. P. Lempriere, Yong Ying Chow, Woo Pin, Ahmun, Aches, Tow For, Tuck Sang, Mun Foo, Mahomed Roza, and Mrs. Chun Kwong Chee. From London-Mr. F. Sands. From Singapore-Licut. S. W. Lane, and one native.
Per Mirzapore, str., for Shanghai-Messrs. Ed: Zeileveger, A. van der Mubel, G. T. How, and E. Frazar. From Penang.-Mr. Langley.
Per Fokies, Str., for Amoy, &c.-2 Europeans
and 36 Chinese.
Per Albey, str., for Swatow.-130 Chinese. Per Forwaerts, str., for Touron-so Chinese. Per Nelson, str., for Saigon.--100 Chinese. Per Fooksang, str., for Shanghai-17 Chinese.
REPORTS.
The American ship Great Admiral reports left Cardiff on the 11th January, Had light winds and fine weather.
The British steamship Diamante reports left Had light variable 3fanila on the 11th Instant. winds and fuc weather throughout.
The British steamship Danube reports left Bangkok at 5 am, on the 7th instant. Had light winds and fine weather throughout.
The British bark Billy Simpson reports left Bangkok on the zoth ultimo, Had calms and light airs with fine weather up to the tath.
The British steamship Ningbo reports: left Shanghai on the toth instant. Had light vari able winds throughout. From Ockscute Breaker Point had dense fogs.
Haiphong on the oth mitantes e Had The British steamship Hainan reports left moderate Southerly winds and fine weather to SHANG MANILA. Holbow; arrived in Haibow at 4 pm, on the 10th, and left again at 3 p.m. on the 11th. Had strong S.E. winds and fine weather to St. John's thence to port had fresh N... gale and heavy rain; arrived in Hongkong at g p.m., on the 12th
TO R
SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.
STEAMERS,
ACTIV, Danish steamer, 268, N. C. Revebeck, 7th May Holhow 6th May, General-C M. S. N. Co.
ALWINE, German steamer, 400, F. Thiesen, 12th
May Newchwang 4th April, Beans.
Co.
Wieler & ANNAM, Aunamite steamer, 317, Yuen Man
HONGEONGAILING VESSELN
(Continued.) PAPA, German bark, 748; F. H. Bannay, 5th
March. Cronstadt 25th October, Flour. Siemssen & Co.-Kowloon Dock. PENOBSCOT, American bark, 1,133, O. G. Eaton,
28th March, Newcastle, N.5.W., 31st January, Coal-Russell & Co. PRISCILLA, British bark, 767, B. Young, 25th March-Newcastle 8th January; Coal-Ed. Schellhass & Co.
OF ENGLAND, Siam. bark, 542, T. Otten, Chinese..
HER DRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON
Albatross, screw sloop, 4 guns, Commander
Chas, Hicks, Shanghai,
Audacious, double-screw iron frigate, Captain R.
E. Tracey, Shanghai. - Champion, corvette, 14 guns, Captain "Russell S.
G. Pasay, Singapore. Cleopatra, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Hippisley,
en roue Shanghai.
Post Office.
"A MAIL: WILL CLOSE
For Straits and Calcutta-Per Morar and
P.M.
Crystal, to-morrow, the 15th instant, at aga For Straits and Bombay-Per Sumatra, monow, the 15th instant, at 3/30.P.H.
For Amoy and Manila,Per Emuy, tomor For Swatov, Amoy, & Foochow Per Douglas, row, the 15th instant, at 4.30 PM.
For Hoihow and Pakhoi-Per Ping-on, to morrow, the 15th instant, at 5P.M.ED
Tung, 12th May,-Kwongnam 4th May, QUB May, Bangkok 26th March, Rice Curacoa, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Anstruther, on Wednesday, the 16th instant, at 17:30 delt.
General-Order." ARABIC, British steamer, 2,787, W. G. Pearne 9th May, San Francisco 10th April, and Yokohama 3rd May, Mails and General.- 0.&O. S. S. Co. BENARTY, British steamer, 1,119, Le Boutillie
7th May,-Nagasaki 3rd May, Cosi,—Gibb, Livingston & Co. BENARIO, British steamer, 1,482, J. Clark, 6th May, Saigon and May, Rice-Gibb, Liv. Ingston & Co. BOTHWELL CASTLE, British steamer, 1,653 loth May, Saigon 6th May, Thomson, Rice.-Adamson, Bell & Co. BowEN, British steamer, 844, R. Craig, 29th April-Adelaide 29th March, Sydney 5th April Brisbane 7th, Townsville toth, Cook- town sath, Thursday Island 14th, and Port Darwin 18th, General-Gibb, Livingston & Co.
J.
BUTUAN, Spanish steamer, 358, Ojanaga, 8th May-Manila 6th May, General-Dunn, Melbye & Co.
CANTON, British steamer, 1,095, J. C. Jaques,
5th May-Singapore 29th April, General- Chinese.
CRYSTAL, British steamer, 1,707, Darling, ist May-Calcutta 14th April, Sandhead stb, Penang 21st, and Singapore 24th, General -D. Sassoon, Sons &Co.
.
4th
Hongkong.
Daring, composite sloop, 4 guns; Commander-F-
J.J. Elliott, Kobe. Erk, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, In reserves
Hongkong.
ROBERT PORTER, American bark, 840 D. C. Nichols, 6th April, Newcastle, NSW, 26th January, Coals-Russell & Co. ROSA MADRE, Italian bark, 911, G. D. Ottone, 5th May, Shanghai 16th April, Ballast.- D. Musso & Co. SACRAMENTO, American ship, 1,347, J. C. Ent-Flying-Fish, sloop, 4 guns, Lieut.-Commander
Hoskyn, Shanghai. wisle, 20th April,-New York 18th Dec., Oil and General-Melchers & Co. SAMAR, American shipy, 1,058, 0. Miller, 23rd
April,Sydney 23rd February, Coal Dunn, Melbye & Co.
5IR
W. WALLACE, British bark, 968, T. R. Brown, 24th Feb.,-Newcastle, N.S.W., 30th Dec., Coal-Ed. Schellhass & Co. S00100, British bark, 473, Backay, 7th May,
Bangkok rath April, Rice and Sapan- wood-Borneo Co. Limited. ST. IDEUC, French bark, 388, J. Durand, and
April-Whampoa 1st April, General. Carlowitz & Co. SUSAN GILMORE, American ship, 1,207, W. M. Carves, 18th April, Nagasaki 10th April, Coals Captain.
TILLIE BAKER, American bark, 683. H. Boy
ton, 23rd April-Newcastle, NS.W., 21st February, Coal-Melchers & Co.
Fly, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Comman.
der J. Hope, Singapore. Foxhound, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut. Commander
McQuac, Sandakaa..
*
Kestrel, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Com-
mander E. Hotham, Shanghai. Linnet, British gunboat, Commander C, P. Har-
ris, Shanghai..
2
Magple, surveying vessel, 4 guns, Hongkong. Midge, double-screw gun-vessel, In reserve,
Hongkong.
J. H. Corfe, Kobc. Moorhen, gunboat, 4 guns, Licut-Commander Pegasus, sloop, 6 guns, Commander
Bickford, Sharghai. Sheldrake, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut. Comander M
Bridger, Hongkong.
For Swatow, Amoy, and Foochow --Per Kil larry, on Wednesday, the 16th instant, at 3:30 P.1.
For Saigon-Per Bivouac, on Thursday, the 17th instant, at 4:30 PM.
The Postal Guide 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 1883 which super- sedes all previous editions.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.
The French Contract Packet! DJEMNAH,will be despatched on THURSDAY, the 17th instant, with Mails to and through the United Kingdom, and Europe, vik Naples: to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Durmal, Ceylon, the Aur tralasian Colonics, Pondichery, Madras, Cal-
tius. cutta, Aden, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, and Mauri- The usual hours will be observed in closing
Mails, &c
he
DOUGLAS, British steamer, 987, S. Ashton, 17th / WAORIEN, German 3-m. schooner, 179, A. Dis-Swift, double-screw gun-vessel, 5 guns, Comman- will be despatched on, MONDAY, the aust inst
May-Foochow 9th May, Amoy 1oth, and Swatow 11th, General.-D. Laprak & Ca ESMERALDA, British steamer, 395, G. Wright 24th March,-Manila 21st March, General -Russell & Co.-Kowloon Dock. FANE, British steamer, 117, Stopani, (tug plying)
Hongkongand Whampoa Dock Co FEILUNG, British steamer, 752, W. N. Allison,
11th May, Bangkok 6th May, General Yuen Fat Hong
GLENROY, British steamer, 1,411, W. J. Geake, 10th May, Saigon 6th May, Rice and Paddy Jardine, Matheson & Co. GORDON CASTLE, British steamer, 1,330, W. 11th May, Shanghai 7th May, Waring, Ballast-Adamson, Bell & Co. KILLARNEY, British steamer, 1,066, H. O'Neill,
7th May, Saigon 3rd May, Rice-Captain. LIDO, British steamer, 620, S. Lewis, 9th May,
Keelung 7th May, Coal-Russell & Co... MORAY, British steamer, 1,427, Wm. S.-Duncan, 30th April,-Calcutta 14th April, and Sings pore 22nd, General.-fardine, Mathesen & Co. PING-ON, British steamer, 574, A. A. McCarlin, 11th May,-Haiphong 8th May, and Hoi- how roth, General.-Russell & Co. RossLYN, British str., 1,049, John McKechnie,
9th May,--Saigon 4th May, Rice.-Jar- dine, Matheson & Co. SKA GULL, American steamer, 48, Hayden,
Nov. 24th, China Traders' Insurance Co. SUMATRA, British steamer, 1,406. T. Fairtlough, 8th May.Yokohama 25th April, Mails and YOUNG, British steamer, 186, H. Kennet,
Jung Quangal 19th June, General
& O. S. N. Co.
Kwok Acheong & Sons.
SAILING VESSELS,
15th April,-Newcastle, NSW, 21st Feb., AB CARVER, American bark, 983, Pendleton,
Coals. Siemssen & Co. ADELIA CARLETON, American bark, 593, Grant,
27th April, Newcastle, N.S.W, 24th Feb., Coal-Russell & Co.:
ADVANCE, Siamese bark, 336, P. Dethleffsen, 8th
May,Dangkok 16th April, Rice-Chinese. ALVA, Portuguese ship, 632 E. de Souza, 11th May-Kajang 21st April, Timber. Brandao
& Co.
ANDROKLOS, Britishi bark, 400, D. Murry, 3rd
May, Amoy 30th April, Bricks.-Butler- field & Swire.
& Co.
ANNA, German bark, 447, Jessen, 4th May, Bangkok 27th March, Rice-Witler ANTOINETTE, British bark, 884, Th. Bunje, 7th May, Saigon 27th April, Paddy-Morris
& Co.
burn,
31st March-Whampoa 1st April, General-Wieler & Co.
WANDERING JEW, American ship, 1,668, H. Tal. pay, 26th Feb,-Cardiff 27th October, Coal. -Russell & Ca
CANTON.
HWAI-YUEN, Chinese steamer, 984, Nelson, 10th May, Shanghai 5th May, and Amoy 9th, General.-C. M. S. N. Co.
WHAMPOA.
ERLKONIG, Gennah bark, 456, A. Nausch, 6th May, Newchwang 16th April, Beans- Siemssen & Co.
MARIE, German bark, 739, G. Thomaschewsk,
6th May, Newchwang 17th April, General. -Melchers & Co. PRINTEMPS, French bark, 357, Gaillard, 5th May, -Newchwang 19th March, Beans. Car
·lowitz & Co.
RIVER STEAMERS. Hankow, British steamer, 2,235, Ogston.-But-
terfield & Swird.
der Collins, Hongkong.
Hongkong. Tweed, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, in reserve, Victor Emanuel, receiving ship, zo guns, Com
modore Cuming, Hongkong. Vigilant, paddle despatch-vessel, z guns, Lieut.
Commander C. Lindsay, Shanghai. Wivers, turret-ship, 4 guns, in reserve, Hong-
kong.
Zephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander
Pollard, Shanghai.
FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE
CHINA STATION.
Abreck, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Captain
Sebanz, Chefoo
Alert, American corvette, 4 corvette, Commader
Kempff, Kobe.
Duke of Edinburgh, Russian ironclad, Captain
de Giers, Shanghai.
Ermak, Russian transport, Captain Koltchau,
Nagasaki.
Gornosal, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Stark, Vladivostock.
Ho-nam, British steamer, 1.377, T. Benningitis,
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co.
Kiang-ping, Chinese steamer, 360, Holmes,
C. M. S. N. Co. Kiu-kiang, British steamer, 617, A. Benning.
German gunboat, 8 guns, Commander Khusa, Shanghai, 2004;
Kersalat, French carveite, Commander Beat-
ment, Tonquin,
Leipzig, German corvette, 16 guns, Captain Her
big, Hongkong, YAQI Lutin, French gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES PACKET. The United States Mail Packet "ARABIC," with Mails for Japan, San Francisco, the United
be closed at follows States, Canada. Honolulu, Peru, &c., which will
At 2-15 P.M. Registry ceases.
At 2.30 23. Fost-office closes, but Correspon dence may be posted on-board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 cents extra Postage until the time of departure. 17
HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS. THE FRENCH MAIL-DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE 5 P., Money Order Office closes Post Office closes, except the night box, which is always open out of office hours. M
A DAY OF DEPARTURE. 7. A.M., Pest Office opens
10 A.M., Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of
all printed matter and patterns ceases. A, Mail closes, except for Late Letters. 11.10 AM, Letters may be posted with Late Fee
of 10 cents until
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. /us
THE ENGLISH MAIL. The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &c, by the British Contract Packet
· DAY OF DEPARTURE. NOON.-Money Order Office closes,
2.00 P.M.-Registry of Letters ceases. Posting
of all printed matter and patterns ceases; 3.10 F.M.-Letters may be posted with late fee of 3:00 PM-Mails closed, except for Late Letters
10 cents until M
P.M.-Late Letters may 3.30 P-when the Post Office closes entirely.
posted
"on board.
Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Kiung-chow, British steamer, 159, Goggin- Hongkong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co. Powan, British sleuses, 1,890, Hoyland-Hong-Mo Raivier, Tonquiqunboat, 6 guos, Comman--the packet with late fee of to
To cents until time Spark, British steamer, 140.-Hongkong, Can-Morge, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
kong, Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co.
ton, & MacnoSteam-boat Co. White Cloud, British stearner, $37.-Hongkong,
Canton, & Macao Steam-boat Co. Yot-sai, British steamer, 180, Lefavor-Hong- kong, Canton, & Macao Steamboat Co.. AMOY.
In Port on 5th May, 1883. Friedrich, German schooner, 295 (Moos)-Pase-
day & Co.
Pasedag & Co.
Glenury, British schooner, 283 (Thomson) Helene, German' bark, 250 (Kescow)Boyd
& Co.
Magenta, British schooner, 327 (Coalfleet)
Pasedag & Co.
Rachel, British bark, 282 (Affleck)-Boyd & Co. Rosebud, British schooner,, 219 John Collis)
Russell & Co.
Sofia, Swedish bark, zlo (Pehrsson)—H, A. Pe-
tersen & Co.
Brs. F. HUNT, JR., Amer, bark, 1,190, J. N. Prit-Satsuma, British bark, 864 (Lord)-Boyd & Co.
chard, 23rd April-Newcastle, N.S.W, 24th February, Coal-Ed. Schellbass & Co BONITO, German brig, 592, H. Haase, 17th April,-Bangkok 17th March, General. Wieler & Co.
CAMBRIDGE, British ship, 1,135, Hill, 28th April, Newcastle, N.S.W., 13th March, Col Ed. Schelihass & Co. CHANDERNAGOR, Siberian bark, 682, Mercier, 6th Feb., Manila 27th Jan, Ballast-Car lowitz & Co.
CYPRUS, British ship, 1,397, Johnson, 11th Jan. -Middlesbro 4th August, Iron.--Russell & Co.
C.
C.
DIO
B. HAZELTINE, American bark, 880, W. Gilkey, 4th Feb., Rio de Janeiro 9th Oct, Petroleum.-Russell & Co. P. DIXON, American barit, 728, Carney, 29th
-Newcastle, N.S.W.,
3rd March, Coal, April, ---Siemssen & Co.
FILI, Austrian bark, 637, D. Bernetich, 30th April, Newcastle, N.S.W., 12th March, Coal-Borneo Co. Limited." FORMOSA, British schooner, 381, W. G. Quayle,
VESSELS ARRIVED IN EUROPE FROM PORTE DN | Ni Ahmad, Sapanwood ----Siemssen & Co.,
9.00 Lothair
JAPAN, CHINA, AND MANILA.
....Hongkong......Max. 18
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in the open air in a shaded altuation-Direction of Wind, la reglaterod every two points, N., N.N‚K, N.E., etc.--- Force of Wind, o esim. to light breeze s tog mode. rem. Sloy both to arong, to heavy. 10 to 1 wiolent. Suas of Weather, 8. Clear blue sky. C. Cloudy, D. Drizly, F, Fog & Fogy. Hall & Light sing. ir, klisty. O. Uvercast, P., Fassing showers. Q
Qu Squally, A. Rainy, S. Spow. Thunert V, theming Vability, IP Storm Z. Calm. The fatture arm repented to indicate any loss over the mess meverkgia në thale migcification. Ruin.-The boars of mala fon’* the previona wa houn (nnon) are registered from V DO MA the insanity of water fallen dicased in inches, ease and
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
Inca
Dato
.London
April-Key Glupi Sand, WA 7th Feb,Newcastle, N.S.W., 8th Dec, Cosis. American ship, 1,124, Fletcher, 3rd Arnhold, Karberg
Co HECHT, German 3-1, schooner, 358, W. Floete, 11th May, Touron, General-Siemssen HENRIETTA, American ship, 1,267, C. M. Nichols, Nov. 3 25th April-Newcastle, N.S.W., 8th March, Coal.Ed. Schellhass & Co.
Nov. 21
Nov. 30
& Co.
Nov. 30 HERMANN, German bark, 444, M. Traulsen, 19th
April, Bangkok 24th March, General Wieler & Co.. Dec. 11 JACOBINE, German bark,417, C. H. Christiansen, 6th May, Newchwang 17th April, Beans
Ed. Schelihase & Co.
Tan. 6
VESSELS EXPected at xONGKONG, -(Corrected to Date). Annie J. Marshall......New York..... Hamburg ... Liverpool ...... A. and W. C.............Liverpool.... Maria Magdalena......Hamburg .Dec. 17 Importer
Cardiff Elise Great Admiral Adolph Obrig Centennial Friedlander. Friedrich... Hydra..... C. D. Bryant
Skolfield
iG. C. Trufant............
Friedlander........... Undine... Mathilda .........
Elisc.
Carl Ritter
Frederick Toe Rauers Carl Ritter Maria (8) Elwell Benvenue (L) Louave........ Charles Bal Feronia (a). Kong Bang () *Naples (8.)
The steamer Compta left Batavia on the 1st Radnorshire (3 nstant, and le due here on or about the 16th.
The Austro-Hungarian" Lloyd's steamer B renice left Singapore for this port on the 13th in stanty and may expected here on or about the
Penarth Penarth
Liverpool
Tan, 10
lan. 17
AXL 15 JOHN WORSTER, American bark, F. A. Hough
ton, 11th Feb,,Newcastle, N.S.W.,. 19th Dec, Coal-Russell & Co.
Liverpool.. 300, 30
Liverpool. FAXI. 19 KARI, German bark, 381, E. Kraeft, 8th May, Liverpool Tan.
Newchwang aand April, Beans-Cheang
New York New York New York. Cardiff
Cardiff Cardia
an.
Woo Chan
Willie, British schooner, 274 (Olin)-Boyd & Co FOOCHOW.
In Port on 28th April, 1883.
der C. S. Cotton, Nagasaki. Tatarinoff, Japan
Nerpa Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Valrondt, Nagasaki, Palos, American gunboat, 6 guns, Lieutenant
Commander Green, Hongkong. Richmond, American frigate, 14 guns, Captain
Sterrett, Hongkong,
Sobol, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Boyle, Vladivostock.
tain Sidenener, Vladivostock Stosch, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain
Buchholtz, Shanghai.
St. Petersburg, Russian transport, 6 guns, Cap
*
Tamga, Portuguese gunboat, Commander da
Costa Cabral, Macao.
Tongus, Russian gunboat, Commander Heck
Eingapore.
of departure.,,en
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS' LETTERS
Pirates in H.M. Army or Navy, Non- commissioned Officers, Bandmasters, Army Schoolmiters (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),
2.The same privileges apply to letters ad- dressed to the Privates and Non-commissioned
Officem named above, yaris paren
3-Frivate steamers leave Hongkong for Lon- don about every ten days,
No handkerchiefs, jewellery, &c, can be sent even with the ends open.
TOTE
4 The letters must not exceed half an ounce.
from a Soidler or Sailor his class and description must be stated in full on the letter, the cover of which must be signed by the Com wer manding Officer,
er, with name of regiment, ship, &c in full. 10 to Soldier or Sailor, his class avid description, with name of regiment, ship, &c., must be stated in full,
Victorieuse, French frigate, 14 guns, Captain
de la Batic, Tonquin.
Preis Villare, French corvette, 15 guns, Captain M.
Dewatre, Tonquin,
Yostock Russian gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Molchonsky, Japan.
Florence Treat, Britisk bark, 790 (Dobson Wall, German gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
von Raven, Hongkong.
:. Chinese.
SHANGHAI,
In Port on 4th May, 1883.
Anglo-Indian, British bark, 444 (Graham)
Drysdale, Ringer & Co.
& Co.
Argos, British brig, 289 (Johnson)Nils Moller. Batavia, British bark, 367-Nils Moller. Brenda, British brig, 291 (Swensen)-Mackenzie Chingtah, Chinese bark, 472 (Taylor)-C. M.
Š, N. Ca.. Ceunt. of Errd, British schooner, 219 (Taylor)
Jardine, Matbeson'& Co. Elliotts, British brig, 285 (Neill-Jardine, Ma. Gilead, Norwegian hasle, 437 (Harter)-Butter G. H. Wappaus, German bark, 138 (Boysen)
field & Swire Meyerink & Co.
theson Bc Co
CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON,
An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, Lin Knd
Ch'ang, Hongkong. Chething, Revenue cruiser, 2 guns, Chinese
Captain, Canton.": Chi-to, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, J. Stewart,
Canton,
سی منادار در استان به
Chen-jui Revenue cruiser, 3" guns, Chinese-
Hongkong,
Soldier And Salon have no wiri
*for can these be: with regard to books or papers, nor
Stamps Los repaid th
Many boxes of letters are received at the Fost Office not sealed, that is to say, the boxis fastened
thera 5 fimpression of i with sealing
The attention of boxholders is called to the.
necessity of carefully sealing such boxes with some recognisable deal, and of sending a chit- book or receipt with them. The omission of the latter precaution 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 abstracted for the sake of the Postage Stampe
RATES OF POSTAGE: Letters, per hozzás Fost Cards, esch
Fal, Canton, Ching-on, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chung Wing Chiog-tsing Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guns, F. Bes Book!
sard, Hongkong.
Chop chung, Revenue cruiser,
Canton
Tack Ming,
Chop-sal; Viceroy's gunboat, Chang, on a cruise.
Jui Ch'ang, Hongkong. Hathang-ching Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Wa
$5 Cents.
papers signify such papers-
by hand, do not bear the
un
Fan actual or persona invoices, deals, copie
Hikla, British bark, 306 (Henningsen)Nil
Moller. J. S. Stans, American bark-Captain. Kate British schooner, 192 (Data)-Russell
& Co
the sanse German bark, 540 (Lome Bang)-Russell Kolga
& Co. Kristina Nilsson, American brig: 279 (Thomsen)
Russell & Co. Martha, British bark, 853 (McPherson)-Morris
& Co.
min American sch, gos (Oberg)- M. Wenkleman,
J. W. Muller & Co.
Ned White, Američan schooner, 523 (Parker).
Russell & Co.
Pearl, American bark, 536 (Hoses) Chapm
King & Co.
B. V. Litchfield, American bark, 1,041 (Squaid- ting) Russell & Co.
Jan. 3 LOUISA; German 3-m. sch., 245, Schierloch, 2nd Jan. 29
Jan-Whampoa 31st Dec, General-Ed." Schelhasa & Co.
Feb.
Feb 1 a
Mar. 31
April
(
Theobald, American schooner, 139 (Williams)
Frazar & Co. Tybumia, British bark, 948 (Chalmers)-Adsin Velox, Dutch bark, 240 (Wilkens) bass & Cage MERCURY, American ship, 1,156, Panno, 4th KJODENHAVN, Danish bark, 360 Magleby, 16th March, Singapore 11 February, Timber. April, Amoy 15th April, Bricks-Wieler
MARIX, German bark, 464, 11. Ipland, 24th April Freemantle 17th February, Sandalwood. Captain
----Russell & Co.:
MERCURY, British bark, 361, Thomas, 39th April,
Newcastle, N.S.W 21st March, Coal- Borneo Co. Limited.
•& Co.
ASUUNAGASAKI...
In Port on 28th April, 1863
MOUNT LEBANON, Britah barkentine, sto, C. City of Phi
H. Nelson, 2nd May, Newcastle,
26th February, Coal-Rosario
N. THAYER, American bark, 385
April Newcastle 37thisantí Adamson, Bell & Co.
S.W.
panese
Schell-
Halking-ching, Viceroy's gumbost, 3 guns, Chên
Liang Chich, Hongkong, Hoftung-hung, Viceroy's gunbest, Leung Yin-
Ting, Canton,
Hui-then, Viceroy's gunboat, & guns, H.-J. Faunch, Dan Canton.'
Lisbe, Revenue cruiser 3 guns, Chinese, Canton. inhal Revenue cruiser, 4 guns, Chow Feng c
Hongkong Quing Viceroy's gunboat, 4 runs, Lie Pla
Shen-chi, Revenue cruiser, guns, Ban Th
Tai, Hon
Shitaing,
MULTAY Tching-on, Vice
Admiral, Bogue Thing-po, Viceroy
Begue Forts.
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