Commercial.
THIS DAY.
Noon. Business in the. Share Market is still very dull. Banks are slightly weaker with sellers at-181 per cent. premium for the end of the month. China Fires have changed hands at $345 per share for May 31st. China. Sugars are on offer at 8183, and Luzons at 863 per share. Nothing else requires special mention,
-4 o'clock p.m. The only transactions we have to chronicle since noon are sales of Luzons at $66 for the end of June and 867 per share for July 30th."
1
SHARES,
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank--Ex New Issue
147 per cent, premium. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-New Issue.
145 per sent. premium. Union Insurance Society of Canton-8625 per
share, sellers.
China Traders' Insurance Company-$3,400
per share, buyers.
Non China Insurance-Tis. 1,500 per share,
ex div., sales. Canton Insurance Company, Limited-120 per
share, sellers. Yangtze Insurance Association-Ts. 975 per
sellors.
share,
sellers.
Chinese Insurance Company-$20 per share, On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis. 150
per share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$1,300 per
share, sellers.
China Fire Insurance Company $345 per share, Hongkong and Whampas Dock Company-53
per cent, premium, sellers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.
--$42 per share, premium, buyers. China and Manila Steam Ship Company-122)
per share, buyers, Hongkong Gas Company-180 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company-$180 per share,
sellers.
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Li
mited 5 per cent. prem., sellers. China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-183
per share, sellers,
China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)-
per cent. premium. Luton Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$63 per share, sellers sales at $60 for Jung, and $67 for July 30th, Hongkong Ice Company-$165 per share,
buyers.
Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
$80 per share, buyers. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1878—18 per cent.prem
ex. int Chinese Imperial Loan of 1881–3 percent. prom,,
sales,
Credits, at 4 months' sight...................... .3/8
•3/8 @ 3/8}
EXCHANGE.
ON LONDON.-Bank, T. T.
Bank Hills, on demand
-3/7±
Bank Bills,, at 30 days' sight.
3/71
Bank Bills, at 4 months sight..
Documentary Bills, at 4 months'
sight
ON PARIS,-
Bank Bills, on demand.......
..4.56.
Credits, at 4 months' sight
..4.66.
ON BOMBAY.Bank, T.T.
.222
ON CALCUTTA Bank, T.T
1..223
ON SHANGHAL
Bank, sight
Private, 30 days'sight.
.728
OPIUM MARKET-THIS DAY.
NEW MALWA...
.....per picul, $530
(Allowance, Taels 112.)
........per picul, 8555
OLD MALWA
(Allowance, Taels 40.)
...per chest, 8605
$5821
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,
Shipping,
ARRIVALS.
BELLONA, German steanier, 78, W. Schaefer,
21st May, Saigon 13th May, Rice-Siems sen & Co. ZAMBESI, British steamer, 1,540, L. H. Moule,
21st May, Bombay 5th May, General- P. & 0. 5. N. Co.
| KHIVA, British steamer, 1,419, P. Harris, 23rd May, Yokohama 12th May, General.- P. & O. S. N. Co. SUTLEJ, British steamer, 2,155, A. H. Johnson,
NEW PATNA OLD PATNA (first choice)...per chest, 8590 OLD PATNA (second choice) per chest, B177 OLD PATNA (bottom)......per chest, 85911 OLD PATNA (without cholce) per
chest New BENAREs (high touch) per chest, 8555 NEW BENARES (low touch)per chest, 8532) NEW PERSIAN
per picul, 8425 (Allowance, Tacls 24.)
.perpicul, $375 (Allowance, Tacks 8.)
OLD PERSIAN......
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(Prom Mixsons. FALCONER & Co.'s Razierza).
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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER..
THIS DAY'S TELEGRAMB.
22nd May, Shanghal 19th May, General -P. & O. S. N. Ca OCEAN, British steamer, 1,039, R. R. Brown, 22nd May, Kutchinotza 16th May, Coal- Adamson, Bell & Co. CHINKIANG, British steamer, 799, S. M. Or, 22nd May,Shanghai 18th May, General ---Siemssen & Co. ACHILLES, British steamer, 1,528, C. Anderson; 22nd May,-Liverpool 4th April, and Singa pore 16th May, General-ButterfieldTM & Swise. RESOLUTE, American ship, 1,640, Sackels, 22nd
May, Newcastle 24th March, Coal.--Arn. hold, Karberg & Co. CENTURION, British bark, 965, T. H. Taylor,
zand May, Sydney, N.SW, 28th March, Coal-Adamson, Bell & Co.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.
Guardian, American ship, for San Francisco. Glenfalas, British steamer, for Shanghai. Formosa, British schooner, for Chefoo. Woong, British steamer, for Chefoo.
DEPARTURES.
May 22, Butuan, Spanish steamer, for Manila. May 22, Welle, German steamer, for Haibow. May 22, Danube, British str., for Swatow, &c May 22, Liban, French steamer, for Saigan. May 22, Feronia, German str., for Shanghai. May 22, Glenfinias, British str, for Shanghai, May 22, Anton, German steamer, for Penang, May 3, Bivouac, British str., for Singapore.
PASSENGERS-ARRIVED.
Per Khiva, str., from Yokohama-Mr. and Mrs. Gurin, child, and 2 servants, Mr. and Mrs. Thurburn and servant, Mrs. Wheeler, 3 children, and servant, Mrs. Mitchell and 3 children, Mrs. Walter, 3 children, and servant, Mrs. U. Fung and servant, Messrs. W. F. Grainger, J. Bradley, and Ah Lum and servant, & Europeans on deck, and 19 Chinese.
Per Sutlej, str., from Shanghai.-Mr. Morri- son and servant, and Mr. Sayle, 9 Chinese, and Cooks, for Hongkong. For Bombay.-M. Nathan, For London. Mr. Langdale and in- fant.
Per Chinkiang, str., from Shanghai-Messes: O, Goodwin, Erich Georg, and Barclay, and 38. Chinese.
Per Zambesi, str., from Bombay, &c.-15 Chinese.
Chinese for Hongkong. For Shanghai.—Mr. Per Achilles, str., from Liverpool, &c.-195 Fabris,
DEPARTED,
Per Fu-yew, str., for Shanghai-80 Chinese. Per Namea, str., for Swatow, &c.—2 Europeans and 206 Chinese.
Per Don Juan, str., for Amoy.-200 Chinese.. Per Posang, str, for Shanghal-1 European and 34 Chinese.
Pes Greyhound, str., for Hoihow. 6o Chi-
nese.
REPORTS..
• The American ship Resoluts reports left New castle on the 24th March. Had fine weather throughout.
The British steamship Chinklang reports left Shanghai on the 18th instant. Had light West- erly winds with dark cloudy weather, From Turnabout Point to port experienced a heavy S.W. swell,
May-
SHANGHAI SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS.
6, Pechili, British steamer, from Swatow. 6, Ichang, British steamer, from Hankcow. 6, Yung-ning, Chinese str., from Wenchow. 6, Sin Nanzing, British str., from Tientsin.
6, Stosch, German frigate, from Amoy.
6, Sherard Osborn, British sir, from a cruise. 6, H. D. Dudley, Am, bk., from Paget Sound 6, W. C. de Vries, British str., from Hankow.
British steamer, from Hankow. British steamer, from Hongkong,
Brit, des-ves., frem Anchorage
7:
P
Phinese steamer, from a cruise.
Chinese steamer, from Tientsin.
7 Hac-shin, Chinese steamer, from F'chow. 8, Kiang-kwan, Chinese str., from Hankow,
8, Gervase, British steamer, from Tientsin. 8. Florence Treat, Brit, bark from F'chow. Kiang-piau, Chinese str, from Ningpo. Ych-sin, Chinese steamer, from Tientsin. Tunsin, British steamer, from Ningpo. DEPARTURES
9,
May
Keelung, British steamer, for Chefoo, Taiwo, British
steamer, fer Hankow.
6 Waverley, British steamer, for Chefoo, 6 Stirling Castle, British str., for Hankow. 6, Kung-pal, Chinese steamer, for Hankow, 6 Triumph, German steamer, for Hankow.
Gordon Castle, British str., for Hongkong.
7
7, Hideyoshi Maru, Japan. str., for K'notru. 8, Asia, British steamer, for Hankow.
German str., for Vladivostock.
Benfruin, British steamer, for Hankow.
8,
8, Hacting, Chinese steamer, for Chefoo. 8. Kiang-teen, Chinese steamer, for Ningpo- 8, Kiang-yung, Chinese steamer, for Hankow.
8, Nanzing, British steamer, for Foochow. E, Pechili, British steamer, from Amoy. 8, Wuchang, British steamer, for Tientsin,
Yang-ning, Chinese steamer, for Wenchow. 9, Kanitchatka, Russian, strą for Nagasaki
Sikh, British steamer, for Hankow. Ocean, British steamer, for Nagasaki. Chin-tung,
ing, Chinese
for Chefoo steamer, Hiroshima Maru, Japan, str., for Nagasaki. 9, Sin Nanting, British steamer, for Chefoo.
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9, Lusitania, German steamer, for Hankow. W. C. de Vries, British sir, for Hankow.
9, Tunsin, British steamer, for Ningpo.
VESSELS EXPECTED AT HONGKONG. (Corrected to Deit).
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SHIPPING IN HONGKONG:
STEAMERS.
ANNAM, Annamite steamer, 317, Yuen Man Tung, 13th May Kwongnam 4th May, General-Order."
BERENICE, Austro-Hungarian steamer, 1,770, Crillovich, 20th May, Trieste 1st May, and Singapore 13th, General-Melchers & Co. CONSOLATION, British. sicamer, 819, W. D
Lindsay, 18th May,Bangkok 12th May, Rico. Jardine, Matheson & Co. CRUSADER, British steamer, 847, Rowin, 19th
May, Saigon 14th May, Ricc.Soey Sing DECIMA, German steamer, 1,151, P. Oestmann, 21st May,-Nagasaki 16th May, Coal.-G. R. Stevens & Co.
ELECTRA,
&
German steamer, 1,162, E. Kaler, 19th May, Saigon 15th May, Rice.-Siemsson ESMERALDA, British steamer, 395, G. Wright, 24th March, Manila 21st March, General -Russell & Co.-Kowloon Dock. FAME, British steamer, 117, Stopani, (tug plying)
Hongkong
and Wisampon Dock Co. FOKIEN, British steamer, 50g, J. C. Abbott, 20th May,-Taiwanfoo 15th May, Tamsul 18th and Amoy 19th, General D. Lapraik & GLENROY, British steamer, 1,411, W. J. Geake, toth May, Saigon 6th May, ftice and Paddy.-Jardine, Matheson & Co. KONG BENG, British str., 862, Robert Young,
: Co.
HONGKONG-SAILING. VESSELS.
(Continned.) JOHN WORSTER, American bark, F. A. Hough- ton, 11th Feb,-Newcastle, N.S.W., 19th Dea, Coal-Russell & Co. KARL, German bark, 382, E. Kracht, 8th May
Newchwang 22nd April, Deans-Ed. Schellbass & Co. Lousa, German 3-m, sch., 145, Schierloch, and
Jan-Whampoa 31st Dec, General- Captain. MAGIC, British brig, 214, S. Wm. White, 18th
May-Macassar 6th March, Rattans--. MARIA MAGDALENA, German bark, $83, E.
Order.
Heyhmann, 14th May, Hamburg 19th December, General-Meyer & Co. MARIE, German bark, 466, Weinvowsky, 30th
May--Newchwang 6th May, Beans, Siemssen & Co, MARIE, German bark, 464, H. İpland, 18th May,
Whampoa 16th May, Genem-Captain MARIE ALFRED, French bark, 308, G. C.
Bügner, 14th May,-Singapore 8th April, Timber-Order.
MCLAURAN, American ship, 1,330, J. H. Little, 17th May, Newcastle, N.S.W., 31st March,
& Co. MERCURY, American ship, 1,156, Panno, 4th March, Singapore 1st February, Timber.
Russell & Co.
MAY 22, 1883.
HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY S SÆLPS AŜIN THE CHINA SOUÆDRONES
Albatross, screw sloop, 4 guns, Commander
Chas. Hicks, Shanghai.. Audacious, double-screw iron frigate, Captain
E. Tracey, Shanghai. Champion, corvette, 14 guns, Capiala Russells
G. Pasley, Singapore. Cleopatra, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Hippisley,
Amoy.
R
Post Office.
A MAIL WILL CLOSE
For Amoy and Tamsul Per Fokien, the 22nd instant, at 5. P.M.
For Swatow-Per Consolation day,.
Jaand instant, at 3 15545 la
Curacos, corvette, 14 guns, Captain Anstruther,
en route to Shanghai, Daring, composite sloop, 4 guns, Commander F
J.J. Eliott, Kobe
Eak, double-screw gunboat, 3 guns, In reserve,
Hongkong, N
Flying-Fish, sloop, 4 guns, Lieut-Commander
Hoskyn, Korca. Fly, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns, Comman
der J. Hope, Singapore. Foxhound, gunboat, 4 guns, Licut-Commander
McQubac, Sandakan. Kestrel, double-screw gun-vessel, 4 guns,
mander E. Hotham, Shanghai.
Com-
Linnet, British gunboat, Commander C. P. Har
ris, Chefoo
MOUNT LEBANON, British barkentinie, 530, C.Magpie, surveying vessel, 4 guns, Sandakan.]]
H.
Nelson,
2nd May, Newcastle, NSW, Midge, double-screw gun-vessel, In reserve, 26th February, Coal-Adamson, Bell & Co.
Hongkong..
J
For Hobow and Haiphong--Per Salles, to- morrow, the a3rd instant, at 5 PM
For Swatow, Amor, & Foochow --Per Awang- tung on Thursday, the 34th instant, at 31.30. AB.
For Nagasaki, and Kobe-Per Aumamoto Afaru, on Friday, the 25th instant, at 3.30 PM.
For Saigon. Per Crutader, on Friday, the 25th instant, at 5 Pano Sum KSA ANU
For Nagasaki and Yokohama.--Per Zambesi, on Saturday, the 26th. instant, at 11-30 KM. ·
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, p
MAILS BY THE DRITISH PACKET. The British Contract Packet #SUTLE}," will with Malls to and through the United Kingdom, be despatched on THURSDAY, the 24th instant,
and Europe via Brindisi; to the Straits Settle ments, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar,
N.E.This Packet caries no minils for the
The usual hours will be observed in closing the Mails, &c. Man penga
21st May, Glasgow 31st March, and Singa-N. THAYER, American bark, 585, Crosby, 1st Moorhen, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieut.-Commander Australasian Colonies, ** pore 14th May, General. Yuen Fat Hong KUMAMOTO MARU, Japanese steamer, 1,200,
Drummond, 20th May
5th May, .co. General.Mitsu Dishi M.
M. KWANGTUNG, British steamer, 674, Young, 19th May,-Foochew 16th May, Amoy 17th, and Swatow 18th, General.-D. Lapaik & Co. LIDO, British steamer, 610, S. Lewis, 9th May, Keelung 7th May, Coni-Russell & Co. LORNE
British steamer, 1,034, Wm. Hunter, 20th May-Swatow 19th May, General Bun Hin Chon MONGKUT, British steamer, 859, Loff, 17th May,
Bangkok 10th May, General.-Yuen Fat Hong.
NAM-VIAN, French steamer, 435, Garceau, 20th May,-Haiphong 17th May, and Holhow 18th, General.-Shing Loong, PACASCO, British steamer, 751, Chas, H. Lan- caster, 20th May-Manila 17th May, Gene ral-Melchera & Co.
POO-CHI, Chinese steamer, 546, F. Dunn, 20th May,-Haiphong 18th May, General.-C. M. S. N. Co.
SALTEE, French steamer, 323, J. Blard, 21st May, Haiphong 18th May, and Holhow igth, Rice--Shing Loong.
SKA GULL, American steamer, 48, Hayden,
Nov. 24th-China Traders' Insurance Co. SUMATRA, British steamer, 1,406. T. Fairtlough,
8th May, Yokohama 29th April, Mails and General-P. & O. S. N. Co.
WOOSUNG, British steamer, 1,100, A. Hunt, 17th
May, Saigon 13th May, Rice. Captain. YOTTUNG, British steamer, 386, H. Kennett,
June 23rd,-Quangai 19th June, General Kwok Acheong & Sons.
SAILING VESSELS.
AnDIE CARVER, American bark, 983, Pendleton,
15th April, Newcastle, N.S.W., 31st Feb, Coals-Siemssen & Co.
ADELIA CARLETON, American bark, 593, Grant,
27th April,-Newcastle, N.S.W., 24th Feb Coal-Russell & Co.
ADVANCE, Siamese bark, 336, F. Dethleffsen, 8th
May Bangkok 16th April, Rice.Chinese.
ALICE MARY, British bark, 361, James G. Daw,
14th May, Sydney 16th March, Coals. Russell & Co.
ALVA, Portuguese ship, 632, E. de Souza, izth May, Rajang 218 April, Timber.-Brandao & Co.
AMY TURNER, American bark, 968, A. W. Newell, 17th May,--Honolulu 9th April, Oil and Coal-Russell & Co.
ANDROKLOS, British bark, 400, D. Murray, 3rd
May Amoy 30th April, Bricks.-Butter- field & Swire.
ANNA, Gennan bark, 447, Jessen, 4th May, Bangkok 27th March, Rice.-Wieler & Co.
ANTOINETTE, British bark, 884, Th. Bunje, 7th May, Saigon 27th April, Paddy,Morris
, & Co.
BEN. F..HUNT, JR., Amer. bark, 1,190, J. N. Pri- chard, 23rd April,-Newcastle, N.S.W., 24th February, Coal-Ed. Schellhase & Co. BILLY SIMPSON, British bark, 432, Brown, 13th
May, Bangkok 20th April, General Hing Lee.
CAMBRIDGE, British ship, 1,135, Hill, 28th April, Newcastle, N.S.W., 13th March, Coal... Ed. Schellhass & Co.
CHANNEL QUEEN, British bark, 60g, Le Lacheur,
18th May, Chefo 22nd April, General Ed. Schellhais & Co.
CYPRUS, British ahip, 1,393, Johnson, 11th Jan., -Middlesbro 4th August, Iron,-Russell & Co.
C. F. DIXON, American bark, 728, Carney, 29th April, Newcastle, N.S.W., 3rd March, Coal,
Siemssen & Co.
DIO FILL Austrian bark, 627, D. Bernetich, 30th April, Newcastle, N.S.W., 13th March, Coal.-Borneo Co. Limited.
ESCORT, American bark, 939, Wabehouse, 18th
May-Taiwanfoo 11th May, Sugar
Russell & Co.
EVANGELINE, British 3-m. sch., 344, Bell, 18th
May, Newchwang a3rd April, Beans Borneo Co. Limited. ERLKONIO, German bark, 436, A. Nausch, 18th
MayWhampoa 16th May, General Siemssen
& Co. FORMOSA, British schooner, 361, W. G. Quayle, 25th April, Kyod-Stemssen & Co.
Glupi Sand, WA, 17th
GREAL, American sh., 1,576, B. Thomp
13th
Russell & Co. GUARDIAN,
American ship, 1,124, Fletcher, 3rd Feb., Newcastle, N.S.W., 8th Dec., Coals. -Russell & Co.
HECHT
German 3-m. schooner, 358, W. Ploetz, 18th May, Touron, General-Siemssen & Co.
HANS, German bark, 314, A. Thomsen, 17th May Newchwang 28th April, Beans.,—— Wieler & Co.
Jan. 6 Jan. 10 Jan Jan. 19 Jan 19 Jan. 10 HERMANN, German bark, 453, W. Pens, 1gth *28 May, Cebu and May, General Wieler
& Co.
HENRIETTA, American ship, 1,267, C. M. Nichols, 25th April, Newcastle, N.S.W., 8th March, Coal Ed. Schellhass & Co.
Jan. 27 29
H PRINTZENBERG, German bark," 554 A. Schoenemano, 17th May, Singapore 23rd April, Timber-Melchers & Co.
cb. H. UPMANN, German bark, 427 T. G. Weber, .Feb. 6 18th May, Newchwang 28th April, Gene Feb. 6 ral-Ed. Schellhass & Co,
Fel 26
Mar. Mar
IDA, German ship, 1,298, W. Schneider, 17th May, Swatow 14th May, Sugar-Arnhold, Karberg & Co
IMPORTER, American ship, 1,370, Allen 14th
May Cardiff 6th January, Coala-Messa geries Maritimes Age
30 INGLBURG, German bark, 386, Ipland, 18th May, Newchwang 29th April, Beans-Wieler
¡Antwerp
Hamburg London ; amúApril 15
JACODINE, German bark, 417, C. H. Christiansen, 6th May Newchwang 17th April, Beans.
April, Newcastle 27th January, Coals.- Adamson, Bell & Co. PAPA, German
bark, 748, F. H. Bannau, sth March-Cronstadt 25th October, Flour. Siessen & Co.-Kowloon Dock. PENOBSCOT, American bark, 1,133,0. G. Enton,
28th March, Newcastle, N.S.W., 31st January, Coal-Russell & Co. QUEEN OF ENGLAND, Siam. bark, $43, T. Diten,
4th May, Bangkok 26th March, Rice.- Chinesc. ROBERT PORTER, American bark, 840, D. C.
J. H. Corfe, Kabe. Pegasus, stoop, 6 guns, Commander Bickford,
Shanghai Sheldrake, gunboat, guns, Lieut. Comander M
Bridger, Hongkong. Swift, double-screw gun-vessel, 5 gunn, Comman,
derCollins, 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, Shanghai.
kong.
Nichols, 6th April,-Newcale, N.S.W., 26th January, Coals.-Russell & Co. ROSA MADRE, Italian bark, 911, G. D. Ortone,
5th May,Shanghai 16th April, Ballast-Wivern, turret-ship, 4 guns, in reserve," Hong- D. Musso & Co. SACRAMENTO, American ship, 1,347, J. C. Eat-Zephyr, gunboat, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander
wisle, 20th April,-New York 18th Dec, Pollard, Shanghai. Oil and General-Melchers & Co. SAMAR, American ship, 1,058, 0, Miller, 23rd
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The usual hours will be observed in closing,. the Malls, &c.
HOURS FOR CLOSING THE CONTRACT MAILS. THE ENGLISH MAIL The following hours are observed in closing Mails, &c, by the British Contract Packet Noon Money Order Office closes. BRANES DAY OF DEPARTURE.
Posling
2.00 PM-Registry of Letters ceases.
of all printed matter and patterns ceases.
April, Sydney 23rd February, Coal-FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE 3.00 P.M.-Mails closed, except for Late Letters. Duan, Melbye & Co. SOOLOO, British bark, 472, Backay, 7th May,
-Langkok 12th April, Rice and Sapan SUSAN GILMORE, American ship, 1,207, W. M. Carves, 18th April,-Nagasaki toth April, Coals Captain.
wood.-Borneo Co. Limited.
TEKLI, British Bark, 390, L. G. Buckholdt, 13th May, Singapore 25th April, Timber-Ban Guan Leong.
TILLIE BAKER, American bark, 683, J-H. Boyn- ton, 23rd April,-Newcastle, N.S.W., aist February, Coal-Melchers & Co. WAGRIEN, German 3-m. schooner, 179, A. Dib. hum, 31st March, Whampoa 1st April, General-Wicker & Co.
WALLS CASTLE, British bark, 626 H. Kennett,
20th May,Pitogo 13th March, Timber. Lane, Crawford & Co. - YOUNG SIAM, Siamese ship, 781, W. Saxtorph,
18th May, Bangkok 23rd April, General.
Chinese.
CANTON.
ADIOV, British steamer, 814, C. Heuermana, 20th May.--Chefoo 14th May, General and Deans-Siemssen & Co.
FU-YRW, Chinese steamer, 920, Croad, 19th May, -Canton 18th May, General, M. 5. N. Co.
WHAMPOA.
PRINTEMPS, French bark, 357, Gallard, 5th May, -Newchwang 19th March, Beans.-Car-
lowitz & Co.
ΑΜΟΥ.
In Port on 16th May, 1883.
Amoy, German schooner, 314' (Theizen)-H. A.
Petersen & Co.
Ernst, German schooner, 356 (Spilddrand)
Pasedag & Co.
CHINA STATION.
Abreck, Russian gunboat, 7 guas, Captain
Schanz, Chefoo.
Alert, American corvette, 4 corvette, Commader
Kempfi, Kobe.
Duke of Edinburgh, Russian ironclad, Captain
de Giers, Shaoghal.
Ermak, Russian transport, Captain Koltchan,
Nagasaki
Gornostal, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Stark, Vladivostock.
Ilis, German gunboat, 8 guns, Commander
Klausa, Shanghai.
3.10 P.M.-Letters may be posted with late fee of
to cents until
3.40 P.-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with late fee of 10 cents until time of departure.
3.30 P.-when the Post Office closes entirely.
THE FRENCH MAIL.—DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE'
5 P.M., Money Order Oflice closes.. Post Office
closes, except the night boe, which is always. open out of office hours.
THAT DAY OF DEPARTURE:
7. A., Post Office opens
10 AM, Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of
all printed matter and pattems ceases, 17 AM, Mail closes, except for Late Lettert. 11.19 A Letters may be posted with Late Fee
Kersaint, French corvette, Commander Beaut of to cents until,
mont, Tonquin.
Leipzig, German corvette, 16 guns, Captain Her-
big, Hongkong. Lutin, French gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Rouvier, Tonquin, Monocacy, American gunboat, 6 guns, Comman-
der S. Cotton, Nagasaki a
Morge, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Tatarinoff, Japan.
Nerpa, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Valrandt, Nagasaki, (** Falos, American gunboat, 6 guna, Lieutenant-
Commander Green, Hongkong. Richmond, American frigate, 14 gans, Captain
Skerrett, Hongkong,
Sobol, Russian gunboat, 7 guns, Commander
Boyle, Vladivostock.
St. Petersburg, Russian transport, 6 guns, Cap.
tain Sidenener, Vladivostock, Stosch, German corvette, 19 guns, Captain
Buchholtz, Shanghai, ›
Tamega, Portuguese gunboat, Commander da
Costa Cabral, Macao,
Tongous, Russian gunboat, Commander Heck,
Singapore.
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
SOLDIERS" AND SÄILORS' LETTERS.
-Privates in H.M. Army or Navy. Non. commissioned, Officem,' Bandmasters, Army Schoolmasters (not Superintending or First Class) Writen 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
3-Private steamer leave Hongkong for Lon- Officen named above. don about every ten days, pro
4-The letters must not exceed half an ounce. No handkerchiefs, jewellery, &c, can
sent My can be even with the ends open.
5-if Grom 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, witli name of regiment, ship, de in full If to a Soldier or Sailor, his class and description, with name
of
Carl Wilhelm, Danish bark, 239 (Lautrup)—H. Victorieuse, French frigate, 14 guns, Captain / must be stated in full.20ment, ship, on
A. Petersen & Co,
Pasedag & Co.
Glenury, British schooner, 283 (Thomson) Helene, German bark, 250 (Kossow)-Boyd
& Co.
Perle, British bark, 400 (Krause)-Pasedag & Co. Peter, German schooner, 311 (Moller)-H. A.
Petersen & Co.
Satsuma, British bark, 864 (Lord)-Boyd & Co. Sea Swallow, British bark, 333 (Way)-Order. Sofia, Swedish bark, 280 (Pehrsson)-H. A. Po
tersen & Co.
Willie, British schooner, 274 (Olin)---Boyd & Co,
FOOCHOW.
In Port on 14th May, 1883.
Brunette, British bark, 375 (Turnbul)-Kaw
Hong Take & Co. Emily, British brig, 296 (Lass)-Chinese. Margrath, German bark, 357 (Jessen)-Siems
sen & Co.
SHANGHAI.
In Port on 18th May, 1883.
Anglo-Indian, British bark, 444" (Graham)--
Drysdale, Ringer & Co. Annie, German schooner, 345 (Meller)-Melchers
& Co.
Argos, British brig, 289 Jolinson) Nils Moller, Batavia, British bark, 367-Nils Moller. Brends, British brig, 291 (Swensen)-Mackenzie
& Co.
Chiogtak, Chinese bark, 473 (Taylor)-C. M. Ceunt of Errol, British schooner, 219 (Taylor)—
Jardine, Matheson & Co. Dartmouth, British bark, 915 (Flinton)-Mei
chers & Co.
Elliotis, British brig, 285 (Neil)—Jardine, Ma-
theson & Co.
Faugh Balaugh, German schooner, 278 (Rute)-
Carlowitz & Co...
de in Batle, Tonquin.
Villars, French corvette, as guns, Captain M
Déwatre, Tonquin.
Vostock, Russian gunboat, 4 guns, Commander
Molchonsky, Japan..
Soldier and Sailors have no privileges with regard to books or papers, nor can these be
prepaid with Imperial Stamps
EBESHO LETTER BOXES
Office not sealed, that is to say, the box is fastened,
Many boxes of letters are received at the Pot
with sealing wax, but there is no impression of a
Wolf, German gunboat, 4 guns, Commandere sitention of baholders is called to the
van Raven, Holhow,
CANTON GUNBOAT SQUADRON
An-lan, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, Lin Kuo
Ch'ang, Hongkong.
Chec-hing, Revenue cruiser, a guns, Chinese
Captain, Canton,
บ
Chen-to, Viceroy's gunboat, 7 guns, J. Stewart,
Canton.
Chên-jui, Rerence cruiser, 3 guns, Chinese-
Hongkong.
necessity of carefully sealing such boxes with some recognisable seal, and of sending a chit- book or receipt with them. The omission of the
contents o latter precaution leaves a doubt as to whether s 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 Stamps.AR
the
io Cents..
Cents.
RATES OF POSTAGE. Letter, per oz ¡Post Cards, dach Hooks Patterns, and Commerciale.
a Cente Papers, per 2 oz
Cents, Ching-on, Revenue cruiser, 2 guns, Chung Wing Newspapers & Prices Current, each
Fai, Canton app
Regiindon
idunum:310 Cents. Dove with return receipt. 15 Cents Commercialpa
paper signify such paper (as, though written by hand, do not bear the thuisce ter of an actual or personal corresponde as invoices, deeds, copied zuale, see: The charge is the same as for Books, but all packets of and under 4 oz weight are charged 5 Cents. Med LETTIRE FOR THE UNITED STATES BY SAILING
Ching-ising, Viceroy's gunboat, 4 guna, F. Bes-
sard, Hongkong. Chop-chung, Revenue cruiser,
Canton
Tack Ming,
Chopsal, Viceroy's gunboat, Chang, on a crvice, Hal ch'ang-ching, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, W
Jui Ch'ang, Hongkong, me Hai-king-ching, Viceroy's gunboat, 3 guns, Ch'ên
Liang Chich, Hongkong 11 Hoi-tung-hung, Viceroy's gunboat Leting Vis
Ting, Canton, IN QUO Hua-shan, Viceroy's gunboat, a guns, H. J. Faunch,
Canton.
Li-shé, Revenue cruiser, 3 guns, Chinese, Canton, Feng-chao-hai, Revenue cruiser, 4 guna, Chow
Sbol, Hongkong.
F. F. Litchfield, American bark,(1,041 (Squald. | Chang-m, Viceroy's gunboat, 4. guns, Lie Ping
ing)-Russell & Co.
Florence Treat, British bark, 790 (Dobson-
Chinese,
Gilead, Norwegian bark, 437 (Harter)-Butter
field & Swire):
H. D. Dudley, American bark, 1,080 (Dudley)—
Frazar & Co.
& Co.
Russell & Cope
J. S. Stone, American bark-Captain. Kolga, German bark, 540 (Lome Bang)-Russell Kristina Nilsson, American brig, 279 (Thomsen) Lecyth, British bark, 220 (Brien) Morris & Co.
British bark, 853 (McPherson)-Morris Martha
& Commu Theobald, American schooner, 139 (Williams).
Frazar & Co,feat Tyburnia, British bark, 948 (Chalmers)-
son, Bell & Contr Velox, Dutch bark, 240′′ (Wilkes
has & Co.
Tie, Canton."
Shen-chi, Revenue cruiser, § gung. Sau Tang
Tai, Hongkong
Suf-taing, Viceroy's gunboat, 4" gusa,
Murray, Hai Ling Shan. Tching-on, Viceroy's gunboat, Admiral, Bogue Forts
Chinese
Bogue Forts Tching po. Victroy's gunboat, 3 guns, Chẩn
Tchun-tung, Revenue
Count THE Taing-po, by's gunbos By Canton
Vi-hu,Viceroy's, gunboat,
Vuomini Viceroyal gunbö
Cantor
When it is desired to forward letters to the United States by a sailing ship which is not noti- fled a carrying a mal, it is only necessary to post the letters. In the ordinary way, marked with the name of the ship, and prepaid so centa per half ounce as ural The Post Office then undertakes the city. btaining notice
ching the correspondance. fure and desi
the letters bo posted it possible at requested
me day before the date fixed for saling
STAUF OFFICE/
Hoep being now provided with,
of Receipts, Rent Collectors: &c, can be Stamped beforehand in the same manner as Chequer Books Loose receipt forms can also be Stamped if required.
Fenton's who send 1 waters of Tea through sh Post in Ties are requested to have them nado fat or square instead of round; as it is imposible to pack roundtins securely in the mail barsy: It in lieved that the tea, will, travel Fiore, wally belie fiat tins, which are not so labis as round mes to be bulged in 14 by a brit incher die süg tips should not have
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