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Commercial.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS,,

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-igi per cent.

premium,cx, div., buyers.

Union Insurance Society of Canton-$90 per

share, sellers.

China Trader' Insurance Company-$73 per

share, buyers.

Ir

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1888.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

Tukier

Per Taichiow, tr, for Swatow, &c 100 Chi-

REGISTER.

neso.

3tat August, 1888,--At 4 pm..

Wind

*SATION

,

North China Insurance-Tis. 285 per share, | Nagasaki..

buyers.

Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$93 per

share, buyers.

Yangisza Insurance Association-Ts. 80 per

share, sellers.

Chinese Insurance Company-$175 per share,

buyers.

On Tai Insurance Coinpany, Limited-Tls. 150,

per share.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company -$345 per

share, sellers.

China, Fire Jusurance Company-$78 per share,

'sellers.

Hongkostig and Whampoa Dock Company, 32 r cent, premium, cx. div., sales and sellers. Hongseng, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.

$15 per share, sellers.

China and Manila Steam Ship Company-110

per share, sellers.

Hongkong fast ompany-$135 per share, sellers, Hongkong fotel Company,--$375 per share,

selle13.

Indo-Cluna Steam Navigation Company,

-Limited-za per cent. dis sellers Douglas Steamship Company-$60 per share,

setles. བྷ

China Sugar Refining Company, Eimited-182

per share, ex div., sales and sellers.

Shanghai,

aging

Marita

Halphong.**

*

*** 1.K

1st September 1888 --At 10 am.

STAMON

Tukin Nagasaki Shangha Amoy Hongkong Haiphong

Vanila

Wind.

Per Triumph, str for Hothow-30 Chinese, Per Haitan, str., for Swatow, &c-a "Euro- peans and 200 Chinese.

STEAMERS.

REPORTS.

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The German steamship Chow-chow-foo reports that she left.Iloilo on the 28th ultimo. Had fine weather throughout.

Ancona

Poseidon

Dardanus

0.09.

0.14

The barumeter has rises. The typhoon in Japan sanounced on the soil ullis appear to have moved nodliwards. Gradient light for south-west winds, Warm and candy but rather fue hung cord to level of the was, in inches, tha and hundreth's Temprestries in the shade in degrees, Tabe salam, the renheit. Runnidity open antage o

weather prevails.

humirisey of naturaladaval, mussturë lang con a-Direction utthayad je smo pusiota - Men if the mind according to

cals, line man, “Paz, e Gibony, à Hail, ? Lightning. #Overcast #Praying thepensj e Sauty, » Rala, a "Bnow?, Thot, Way,

Halo in incom W. Dwww.

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The British steamship Lord of the Isles City of Peking Braunschweig reports that she left. Shanghai on the 28th ultimo. Had light variable winds and fine weather.

The British steamship Deccan reports that she left Bombay on the 16th ultimo, and Singa- pore on the 26th. From Singapore to lat. 13 north, had light monsoon and fine weather; thence to Paracels had variable winds from west to north-east and cluody' weather with rain. From Paracels, had north-east to south-south- east winds with passing rain squalls and baro- meter steady.

The British steamship Breconshire reports that she left Singapore on the 25th ultimo at 2 pm. Had light south-west winds up to Mon day, the 7th at 8 am, when the wind and sea freshened to a gale, which continued till 28th When in lat. north, the wind and sea quickly moderated; thence to port had light north-east to south-west winds with fine clear weather; arrived you here yesterday at 2.30 p.m.

The British steamship Hailoong reports that she left Tamsul on the 28th ultimo, Amoy on heaufint scale, Come of the nilier, he sky, Detached the 30th, and Swalew on the 31st. From Tam

sul towards Amoy had light variable winds and fine clear weather. From Amoy towards Swa. tow had light variable winds and fine clear weather. From Swataw towards Hongkong had light airs and calm weather. In Tamsui,, the steamships C. Smith, Wayling and Feecheu In Amoy, the steamships Fei ma, Aline Seyd and Duke of Westminster. In Swatow. The steamships Woosung, Fokien, and Pakshan.

Luzon So ar Relining Company, Limited-364 Hongkong Observatory, 1st September, 1888,

per share, sales and sellers. Hongkong Ice Company-378 per share, sellers, Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited,

$80 per share.

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co., Limited-$13 per

share, sellers.

A. S. Watson & Co., Limited-100 per cent.

prémam, ex div., sellers. Chinese femperial Loan of 1884 A-2 per cent.

DERBEU

Chinese operi Loan of 1884 B-5 per cent. Mahadat Lean of 1884 6-5 per Zent

T

mor Lesty of (886 E-11 per cent.

MAILS EXPECTED.

THE ENGLISH MAIL.

The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Ancona, with the next English mail, left, Singapore on the 29th alimo, at 2 pm, and may be expected here on or about the 3rd instant.

THE AMERICAN, MAIL...

.

The P. M. s. S. Co.'s s'eamer City of Peking. with the next American mas), left Yokohama on the morning of the 31st, ultime, and may be expected here on or about the 5th instant.

THE GERMAN MAJL

If sophora Rore Wafacturing Company,

Landed $75 per sisure, sellers. Perak To Me and Snickting Company-$5.n., on the 31st idem, and may be expected

pada nominal.

Punjoos and Sunghie Dua Samantan Mining Co

-$1 share, buyers. Bangkang med Kowloon" Wharf and Godown Cga y---64 per cent. premium,sales and S-1.

Tunquin Coal Mining Co.-35 per cent, premium,

sellers.

Thengkig High-Level Tramway Co.,

Limited--335 per cent, premium. sellers, The Fast Bone Planting Co., Limited $55

per share, layers.

'EXCHANGE,

ON Larson.-- Bank, T. T.....

Bak Falls, on demand.....

2/113 yo

Rand Bills, at 30 days' sight

03/01

Bank Hills, at 4 months sight...3/0

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

3/01

Documentary Bills, at 4 months'...

sight.....

..3/09

ON PARIS.-

Bank Bills, on demand..

·3.80

Creilts, at 4 months' sight

3.87

ON INDIA, T. T.......

.2237

On Demand...

.224

ON SHANGHAL-

Bank, T. T....

Private, go days' sight

EXPORT CARGOTS.

.721

Per Glenavon, str., for London.-7.929 boxes Tea, 48,951165.Scented Caper, 11,382 lbs. Scented Orange Pekoe, and 106,034 lbs. Congou, total 160,347 lbs, 5 rolls Matting, 4 cases Silk Piece Goods, 5 Cases Curies, $2 cases Bristles, 436 pieces lides, 871 pieces Horns, and 18 packages Sundries,

Per Duke of Westminster, str., for Kobe- 150 packages Merchandise. For Yokohama, 107 packages Merchandise. For Vancouver.--- 24 packages. Tea, and 46 packages Merchan dise. For Victoria.-751 bags Rice, and 24 boxes Opiumi, 32 packages Tea, and 697 pack. ages Merchandise. For San Francisco -28,409 hags-Rice, & packages Tea, 5 cares Silks, 23 boxes Opium, and 8,257 packages Merchandise. For Portland,sco bags Rice, 5 packages Silks, and og packages Merchandise. Far Boston. 176 packages Merchandise. For Toronto-77 packages Merchandise. For Port Townsend. 349 packages Merchandise. For Chicago.-163 packages Merchandise. For New York-338 packages.

The Norddeutscher Lloyd's S. 5. Co.'s steamer Braunschweig, with the next German mail dated Berlin, the 7th ultimo, lett Singapore at 6

here on or about the 5th instant.

STEAMERS EXPECTED.

The Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Dar- danus, from Liverpool, left Singapore on the 29th ultimo, and is due here on the 5th instant.

The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's S. N. Co.'s steamer Poseidon, from Trieste, left Singapore on the 29th ultimo, and is expected here on the 5th instant.

Shipping.

ARRIVALS.

BRECONSHIRE, British steamer, 1,646, W. Waring, 31st August,-Singapore 25th August, General.-Adamson, Bell & Co. CLARA, German steamer, 674, Christensen, 31st

August, Touron 29th August, General- Sicmssen & Co.

LORD OF THE ISLES, British steamer, 1,586, Fel. "gate, 31st August-Shanghai 28th August,

General. Russell & Co. MELITA, German steamer, 339, H. Morck, 318 August,--Whampoa 31st August, General. -Wieler & Co. DevonHURST, Dutch steamer, 1,234, Houthoff, 1st Sept., Batavia, vid Singapore 20th July, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co. PROVINCIA, British steamer, 1,095, Mackenzie,

1st Sept., Samarang 22nd August, Sugar.

Jardine, Matheson & Co. HAILOONG, British steamer, 783, J. S. Roach, 1st Sept.,Tamsul 28th August, Amoy 30th, and Swatow 31st, General-D. La- praik & Co.

Crow CHOW-TOP, German steamer, 796, W.

Wendt, 1st Sept-Ilaila 28th August, Sapanwood-Tung Kee.

DECCAN, British steamer, 2,022, P. W. Cass, 1st Sept-Bombay 16th August, and Sin- gapore 26th, General.-P. & O. S. N. Co. INDEPENDENT, German steamer, 871, W. F.

Schafer, 1st Sept., Bangkok 25th August,

Rice-Wieler & Co.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE · Breconshire, British steamer, for Nagasaki, &c. Lord of the Isles, British str., for Singapore, &c. Patroclus, British steamer, for Singapore, &c. Taichiow, British steamer, for Swatow, &c. Triumph, British steamer, for Hoihow. Iphigenia, German steamer, for Yokohama, & Marie, German steamer, for Haiphong. Melita, German steamer, for Chefoo, &c Haitan, British steamer, for Swatow, &c. Kashgar, British steamer, for Singapore, &c.

DEPARTURES.

August 31, Duke of Buckingham, British str.,

tor Amoy.

August 31, Kwongsang, British steamer, for

Whampoa

Per Bayern, str., for Singapore cases Treasure (value $12,000). For Colombo cate Merchandise. For Beyrouth -5 cases Glass Bangles. For Antwerp-45 cases Sundries. For Amsterdam-56 packages Merchandiac, and 651 cases Preserves from Canton. For London-100 cases Preserves from Canton, and 10 cases Brisiles from Canton. For New York. -4 cases Silk Piece Goods, and go bales Waste Silk. For Genoa-185 bags Coffee from Manila,a packages Tea Samples, and 10 cases August 31, Heuer, German str., for Whampoa. Essential Oil. For Hamburg.100 packages September 1, Amige, German str., for Saigon.. Fire Crackers, cases Glassware, 20 cases Es. September 1, Kashgar, British steamer, for Sin sential Oil, 18 bales Feathers, 160 casks Pre-

gapore, &c.

August 31, Kwangles, Chinese steamer, for

Whampoa.

serves from Canton, 3 cases Bristles from Can- September 1, Airlie, British steamer, for Foo

ton, 6 cases Private Effects from Manila, and 141 bags Copes. For Bremen-271 rolls Mat ting, 50 packages Rattans, a cases, Sundries, 4 Cases China Ink, and 1,073 packages Tea from Foochow..

OPIUM MARKET-THIS DAY.

NEW MALWA..për picul.....................

$550 (Allowance, Taels 16 to 32). - OLD MALWA per picul.....3580 to $500 (Allowance, Tacls 4 to 16).

10

NEW PATNA, (without choice) per chest $4061

$5091 NEW PATNA, (without chaice) per chest... $DO NE PATNA, (bottom) per chesting $505- NEW BENARES, (without cholce) per chest, $480 to $490. NEW BENARES, (bottom) per chest........ $490 to $500 NEW PERSIAN (best quality) per picul.............. $640 per $600 OLD PERSIAN (second quality) per picul... 9950 to $575

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

(From Mesra. Falconer & Co.'s Register},

Today, Earometer- & B aromatera

Barometer-4 1 Me «minaPPOVEJA

Thermometer -g me, avoijaamazemen

Phenomtitenka pasu

Ti amometering pumi

Thermoɔteser mg a.ra. (Wet badh}," pai

Therm-motor-7 pm. Fat hub) Thermaster-ap.m..(Wat bulb Thermometer in ligadistes painajai

chow,

September 1, Don Juan, Spanish steamer, for

Amoy, &c.

September 1, Paireclus, British steamer, for

Singapore, &c.

*

September 1, phigenia, German steamer, for

Yokohama, &c.

September 1, Zagro, British str., for Amoy, ko.

PASSENGERS-ARRIVED.

Per Breconshire, att, from Singapore for Hongkong.-46 Chinese. For Kobe--Mr. H. Cooper, For Yokohama,-Mr. Stockwell,

Holdicke, Mr. Geo. Passavant, and a Chinese, Per Devonkurti, str., from Batavia, &C-Dr, Per Clara, str., from Touron- Chinese, Per Lord of the Isles, att, from Shanghai........ zo Chincsc.

Per Hailoong, str., from Tamsul, &c-95 Chi. |

nese.

Per Chow-chow-foo, str., from Hoilo.-Mr. and Mr. Kent and servant..

Per Deccan, str., from Bombay for Hongkong. Messrs. P. M. Suthna and H. Alvares. From Singapore. -129 Chinese.

DEPARTED...

Per Mogul, at for Thursday Island ME Sefion. For Melbourne-Mr. and Mrs. Newton White.

Per Amigo, str., for Salgonyo Chinese.

Post Office.

A MAIL WILL CLOSE

For Swntow, Amoy, & Fuochow,- Per Haiton to-morrow, the 2nd instant, at 8 30 A.M.

For Swatow and Bingkök →Per Taichiow, to-morrow, the and instant, at 9:00 A‚M.

For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokohamą.—Per Breconshire, to-morrow, the and instant, at 9.00

A. M.

For Haihow, Truron, and Quinhon-Per Triumph, tomorrow, the 2nd instant, at 9.00

A.M.

For New York.--Per Lord of the files, to- morrow, the and instant, at 900 A.M. --

For Shanghai-Per Amay, on Monday, the 3rd instant, at 3.30 PM.

For Straits and Calcutta.-Per Airatoon Apcar, on Wednesday, the 5th instant, ap11.30

A.K.

the 6th instant, at 9.30 A.M.

For Singapore.-Per Heiperia, on Thursday,

For Yokohama, and San Francisco-Per Belgic, on Saturday, the 8th instant, at 2.30 P.M. For Eurip, India, ví Colombo, and Calcutta-fier Cathay, on Wednesday, the 12th instant, at 1100 A.M.

SHIPPING IN HONGKONG,

STEAMERS.

ANTON, German steamer, 396, E. Aereboc, 30th August,-Pakhoi 27th August, and Holhow 29th, General-Wieler & Co. ARRATOON APCAR, British steamer, 1,392, Olifent, goth August,-Calcutta, vid Penang,

4

DESTINATION.

STEAMERS EXPECTED IN HONGKONG.

DATE DUE.

FROM.

London

September 3rd.. Tricstc ..................! September giber Liverpool..................... September 5th. San Francisco...... September 5th.. Bremen............................. September 5th..

STEAMERS LOADING IN HONGKONG.

VESSELS.

London, &c, via Suez Canal Cathay Marseilles, via Shigon, &c. Oxus.... Hayre, Hamburg, & Hesperia Trieste, via Straits, &c.... Poseidon New York, via Suez Canal. Moray San Francisco, vin Y'hama) City of Peking Vancouver, B.C., via A., &c. Parthia.................... San Francisco, via Yhama] Belgic Sydney and Melbourne... Delcamyn... Calcutta, via Straits....... Arratoon Apcar Sandakan, Kudat, &c....... Memnon" Yokohama, via N'saki, &c. Bokharn Nagasaki, Kobe, &c. Breconshire..... Chefeo & T'tsin, vin Stow. Kwongsang......... Shanghai

·Ancona...ssbeti Shanghai

Amacy................. shanghai, via Amoy ......Dardanus. Saigon, Singapore, &c...... Duke of Buckinghani Haiphong.....

Marie......

Swatow and Nangkok...... Taichiow Coast Ports...

Haitan

AGENTS.

P. & O. S. N. Co. Austro-Hung, Lloyd's Co.

Butterfield & Swire. Pacific Mail S. S, Co. Melchers & Co.

AURNTS.

DATE OF LEAVING. "

P. & O. S. N. Co......... Sept. 12th, at noon. Messageries Maritimes. Sept. 13th, at noon. Siemsson & Co................................ Sept. 6th, at 104.m. Austro-Hung. Lloyd's Co. Sept, 11th, at noon.

Adamson, Bell & Co..... September 7th, Pacific Mail S. S. Co.... Sept. 18th, at 3 p.m. 0. &0. S. S. Co....................... Sept. 8th, at 3 p.m. Adamson, Bell & Co....! Sept. 8th; at 3 p mi Gibb, Livingston & Co. About Sept. 8th. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co. Sept. 5th, at noon. Butterfeld & Swire...... September 14th. P. & O. S. N. Co....................... About Sept, 5th. Adamson, Bell & Co... To-morrow, Jardine, Matheson & Co. About Sept. 3rd. P. & O. S. N. Co......... Quick despatch. Siemssen & Co... Sept. 3rd, at 4 p.m. Unterfield & Swire...... September 7th. Jardine, Matheson & Co. About Sept 6th. A R. Marty

To-morrow, daylight. Yuca Fat Hong To-morrow, at poon. Douglas Lapraik & Co.. To-morrow, at 9.a.m.

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and Singapore 14th August, General.D. | SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAIL-MAKERS, Sassoon, Sons & Co.

BELGIC, British steamer, 2,695, W. H. Walker,

25th August, San Francisco 31st July, and Yokohama 19th August, Mails and General. -O.&O. S. S. Co.

LOKHARA, British steamer, 1,711, S. Bason,

22nd August-Yokohama 14th August, Mails and General.—P. & O. S, N, Co. CARISBROOKE, British steamer, 973, R. Cass, 18th August,-Saigon 24th August, Ricé ELECTRA, German steamer, 1,146, P. Möllar,

and Paddy.--Morris and Ray,

19th August, Hamburg, and Singapore 18th August, General-Siemssen & Co. FAME, British steamer, 117, A. Stopani.—Hong.

Kong and Whampoa Dock Co. GENERAL WERDER, German steamer, 1,820, W. von Schuckmann, 28th August,....-Yoko- hama 19th August, and Nagasaki 24th, Mails and General,--Melchers & Co. HAITAN, British steamer, 1,182, S. Ashton, 29th

August, Foochow 27th August, Amoy 27th,. and Swatow 28th, General-D. Laprak & Co.

KAIFONO, British steamer, 994, W. W. Dodd,

39th August,-Glasgow 10th July, Gibral tar 16th, Port Said 16th, Sver 27th, Perim

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MAXIR, German steamer, 794, Hohlmano, 291b August, Haiphong 27th August, General

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PARTHIA, Dritish steamer. 3,035, F. H. Wallace, 27th August-San Francisco, Vancouver, B.C., August, and Yokohama · 18th, General.—Adamson, Dell & Co,

PHOT FISH, British steamer, 161, A. Stopant-

Hongkong and Wiempos Dock Co

RED SEA, British steamer, 2,165, Charles Barker,

31st August,-Kobe 23rd August, Ricc. Captain.

TAICHIO, British steamer, 852, Joseph Newton, 17th August,-Bangkok 21st August, Rice TRIUMPH, German steamer, 674, F. Moos, 26th

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ADOLPH, German bark, 867, E. Westergaard, 5th | SUPPLIED AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE.

August-Hamburg 19th April, General.

Order,

ARCADIA, British bark, 417, D. S. Ewan,

30th August,-Whampoa 30th August, General, Chinese.

CONET, German ship, 1,083, Kauppner, 17th

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