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Commercial.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-161 per cent.

premium, sellers,

Union Insurance Society of Canton-$90 per

share, sellers.

China Traders Insurance Company-$75 per

share, buyers.

North China Insurance-Tis. 290 per share,

buyers.

Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$97 per

share, buyers.

Yangisze Insurance Association-T97 per

share, buyers,

Chinese Insurance Company-$165 per share,

buyers.

On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 150,

per share,

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company -$340 per

share, buyers.

China Fire Insurance Company-$79 per share,.

sellers.

Hongkong and Whampon, Dock Company, 37

per cent, premium,'sellers.

Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.

20 per share, sellers.

China and Manila Steam Ship Company-161)

per share,

Hongkong Gas Company-$135 per share, sellers. Hongkong, Hotel Company,-$170 per share,

norainal, Indo-China Steam Navigation Company,

Limited-17 per cent, dis., sellers. Douglas Steamship Company-65 per share.

buyers.

China Suear Refining Company, Limited-$197

per share, sellers.

Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-885

per share, sellers.

Hongkong Ice Company-101 per share, buyers. Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited,

-$80 per share.

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co., Limited—$12ḥ per

share, sellers.

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

premium, sellers.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-a per cent.

premium, sellers.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C-5 per cent.

premium, buyers.

*

Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company-$5

per share, nominal. Punjom and Sunghie Dua Samantan Mining Co.

-$7 per share, nominal. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown

Company-76 per cent, premium, buyers. Tonquin Cont Mining Cotto percent. premium,

sales and buyers.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1889.

Shipping.

'ARRIVALS.

APENRADE, German steamer, 1,475, Hoblmann, and Jan-Nagasak! 29th December, Coal.

Wieler & Co,

KUTSANO, British steamer, 1,495. Wood, 2nd

Jan.,Wuhu 29th January, General.—Jar dine Matheson & Co. HAILOONG, British steamer, 783, J. S. Roach,

3rd Jan.,-Foochow 30th Dec., Amoy Ist January, and Swatow 2nd, General.-D. Laprik & Co..

INGRABAN, German steamer, 894, 5. R. Mass.

mann, 3rd Jan.-Swatow and Jan., Coals. Wieler & Co.

STENTOR, British steamer, 1,307, S. Milligan,

3rd Jan., Singapore 17th Nov., General. Butterfield & Swire, ASHINGTON, German steamer, 850, C. Zindel,

3rd Jan.,-Kutchinotzy 29th Dec., Coals. Slemssen & Co.

BORMIDA, Italian steamer, 1.899. E. De Negri, 3rd Jan,-Bombay, and Singapore 24th Dec., General-Carlowitz & Co. FIDELIO, German steamer, 853. H. Brorsen, 3rd Jan Bangkok 25th Dec, General.-Mel- chere & Co.

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE. Miike Maru Japanese steamer, for Kutchinatra. Glucksburg, German steamer, for Amoy, Gleneagles, British steamer, for Yokohama.

DEPARTURES,

January 2, Kaifong, British str., for Shanghai. January 2, Tetartos, German steamer, for Sin-

gapore.

January 3, Hoikow, British str., for Shanghai. January 2, Choysang, British str., for Whampoa. January 3, Soachow, British str., for Hoihow. January 3, Formosa, British str, for Swatow, January 3, Kutsang, British str for Whampoa. January 3. Raphael, American ship, for New January 3, Melbourne, French steamer, for

Shanghai.

York.

January 3, Chow-fa, British steamer, for Swa

tow, &c.

PASSENGERS-ARRIVED.

Per Fidelio, str, from Bangkok.- Chinese, Per Bormida, r., from Bombay, &c.—2 Chi-

.nese.

Per Stentar, str., from Singapore.-Mrs. Ogston, Mr. Blake, and 150 Chinese,

Per Kutsang, str., from Wuhu.-14 Chinese. Per Hailoong, str., from Foochow, &c.-M. and Mrs. Spinney, Mr. Barretto, 3 sons and servant, Messrs. Leigh, Orange, Seng Kiu Sing, DEPARTED.

Chinese. Imperial Loan of 1886 E-11 per cent and 124 Chinese.

premium.

Per Peshawar, str., from Hongkong for Sin- Hongkong Rone Manufacturing Company,gapore.Mrs. Paul, Messrs. W. Pemberton

Limited-$79 per share, sellers.

Willard, Larz Anderson, Malcolm Thomas, Gardur Coolidge, Lim Chin Eng and family, An Young Foong. Wong Pak Huen, He Too Sang, Fong Suey Chec, Chan Yat Shan, and Mr. and Mrs. Chan Choong, For Penang.-Messrs. Chao Choy and Tam Shue Tong. For Calcutta, Miss Elise Saint Omer. For Bombay.M. Tibbetts, Messrs. Abdool Kayoom, E. J. De- guria, and P. C. Puteli. For Port Said. M: Burnett Stuart. For Marseilles-Mr. and Mrs J. Grant Birch. For London. Mr. H. G. Hey, From Shanghai for Singapore.-Mr. Cameion. For Port Said.-Messrs. É. Johnson and C. F. Fearing For London via Marseilles.- Messrs. R. H. Harwood and R. Harwood. London-Miss Lawrence, and Chinese child. The Songei Koyah Planting Co., Ld..-$39 per For Marseilles.-Dr. and Mrs. Christie, 3 chil

share, sellers.

dren and amab. From Yokohama for Bom. bay--Rev. C E. Whiteley. For London, -Major and Mrs. Little. For Marseilles- Messrs. Elmore and Hinks. From Kobe for Brindisi Mr. Gowlard. For Port Said.-Mr. Caldecott. From Nagasaki for Singapore-M Per Memnon, str., for Sandakan-Mr. E. E

The Hongkong High-Level, Tramway, Co,

Limited-so per cent. premium, nominal. The East Borneo Planting Co., Limited-$60

per share, buyers,

Cruickshank & Co., Ld.,-$50 per share, sellers. The Steam Launch Co., Limited-20 per cent.

dis., sellers.

The Austin Arms Hotel and Building Co., Ltd.

-40 per cent, dis, nominal.

Mess.

The China-Bornes Co., Ld.,-$60 per share, Abrahamson,

sales and buyers.

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Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight......3/DE

EXCHANGE

ON LONDON.Bank, T. T.

..3/01

Bank Rills, on demand

...3/01

Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight...3/1 Credits at 4 months sight.........3/11 Documentary Bills, at 4 months...

sight.....

3/1}

ON PARIS

Bank Bills, on demand......

3.77

Credits, at 4 months' sight

+3.95.

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

On Demand.....

223 .3231

Bank, T. T..................

...711

....731

ON. SHANGHAI,——

Private, zo days" sight

OPIUM MARKET—THIS DAY.

NEW MALWA, per picul............................................. $680 (Allowance, Taels 4 to 32) OLD MALWA, per picul...........................

$690 (Allowance, Taels 16 to 33). NEW PATNA, (without choice) per chest. #5731 NEW PATNA, (first choice) per chest $5763. NEW PATNA, (bottom) per chest............................. $5861 NEW PATHA, (second choice) per chest... 3571 NEW BENARKS, (without choice) per chest $5531 NEW BENARIS, (bottom) per chest...................... 15661 NEW PERSIAN (best quality) per picul. .... $550 OLD PERSIAN (best quality) per picul.............. $500 OLD PERRIAN (second quality) per picul... $475

MAILS EXPECTED.

THE AMERICAN MAIL.

The P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, with the American mail of 8th ultimo, left Yokohama on the 3rd Instant for this part, and may be expected here on pr about the gth.

THE INDIAN MAIL..

The Indo-China S. N. Co's steamer Wing sang, from Calcutta, left Singapore on the 31st ultima for this part, and is expected here on the

6th instant.

THE CANADIAN MAILS.

The Canadian Pacific steamer Batavia, with the Canadiau mail, left Vancouver; on the 25th ultimo for Japan and Hongkong..

The Canadian Pacific steamer Albany, with the Canadian mail, left Yokohama on the zộth 'ultimo.

STEAMERS EXPECTED.

The P.&O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Thibet, from Bombay, left Singapore on the 27th ultimo, at 8 am, and is expected here on the grd instant.. The 'Glen' line steamer Glenavon, from Lon don, left Singapore on the 28th ultimo, and is expected here on the 4th instant,

-

The P. & O. 5. N. Co's meamer Karkgar, from Bombay, left Singapore on the 29th ultimo, and is due here on the 5th instant, y

"The 'Ben' line reamer Beniawers, left Sib- gapore on the 30th, ultimo, and is expected here

of the 6th instant,

The Austro-Hungarian Lloyd's S. N. Co's steamer Poseidon, from Tricate, icft Singapore on the 1st instant, and is expected here on the

the

The D. D. R. steamer Hesperia, from Ham- burg, left Singapore on the and Instant,, and is expected here on the gik

REPORTS.

For

The German steamship Apenrade reports that she left Nagasaki on the 29th altimo. Had fine weather throughout.

The British steamship Kutsang reports that she left Wuhu on the 9th ultimo, Had mode- rate monsoon and ineclear weather throughout.

The German steamship: Stentor reports that she left Singapore on the 27th ultimo. Had! northerly winds and squally weather to lat. to north; thence to port fight north-east winds and fine weather.

The British steamship Hailoong reports that she left Foochow on the 30th ultimo, Amoy on the rst instant, and Swatow on the and From Foochow towards Amoy had fresh north-north- easterly winds and fine clear weather. From Amoy towards Swatow had light north-westerly winds and fine weather. From Swatow towards port had fresh northerly and north-westerly winds and fine weather. In Amoy, the steam ships Namos, Smith, Dafila, Yorkshire, and H.M.S. Espoir.

Post Office.

MAIL WILL CLOSE

For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Yokohama,--Per Verona, to-morrow, the 4th instant, at 11,30 AM

For Kobe and Yokohama.-Per Bengles, to morrow, the 4th instant, at 3,30 P.M.

For Holhow and Pakhol-Per Activ, to the 4th instant, at 5.00P.M.

SHIPPING IN HONGKONG.

ETKAMERS.

ABYSSINIA British steamer, 3,500, Geo. A. Lee,

12th Dec, Vancouver 13th Nov., and Nagasaki 8th Dec, General-Adamson, Bell & Co.

ACTIV, Danish steamer, 355, Revsbeck, and January,-Haiphong 30th Dec, and Holhow

1st January, Rice Amhold, Karberg & Co. CHOW-VA, British steamer, 1,055, F. W. Phillips,

28th Dec,Bangkok aand Dec., General,

Scottish Oriental S. S. Co. DAPHNE, German steamer, 1,395, F. Voss, int

Jan.-Holhow 10th December, General-1 Siemssen & Co, DEVAWONOSE, British steamer, 1,057, P.-H. Loff,

29th Dec,--Salgon 25th Dec, General Boey Shing

DIAMANTE, British steamer, 514, G Tayler, 31st Dec.-Manila 28th Dec, Gecoral-Russell & Co. and ta

FAME, British steamer, 117, A. Stopani Hong

kong and Whampoa Bock Co. FREJR, Danish steamer, 397, C. A. Lund, goth Dec-Haiphong 28th Dec, Generale Arnhold, Karberg & Co.. FUSHUN, Chincae steamer, 1,503, A. Croad, 31st Dec,-Shanghai 28th Dec, General.-C. M. S. N. S. Ca'

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HONGKONG-STEAMERS.

Continued.

SIRAMIMS.

JAPAN, British steamer, 1,865, T. S. Gardner, and January,Calcutta 13th Dec, Penang ziat, and Singapore 23rd, Opium, Cotton, and General.-D. Sassoon, Sons & Co. JOHANNES BHUN, Norwegian steamier, 716, 31st Halhow 28th Dec.,

· Dec,-Haiphong Rice and Pigs. Ed. Schellhass & Co. KONG BENG, British steamer, 862, R. Jones, 31st Dec, Bangkok 33rd Dee, Rice and General-Yuen Fat Hong.

lesperia........ MARIE, German steamer, 704, Hundewadt, and Poseidon.........q

January,-Haiphong 31st December, Rice

acd General-A, R. Marty." MELBOURNE, French steamer, 3, 47, Vimont, 2nd Jan.-Marseilles 2nd Dec., and Salgon 30th, Mails and General-Messageries Maritimes. METAPEDIA, British. steamer, 1,454, J. B. Purvis, 16th Dec,-Nagasaki 12th Dec, Coal.- Takasima Colliery Co. METAPEDIA, British steamer, 1,454, J.B. Purvis

31st Dec,-Nagasaki 26th Dec, Coals. Takasima Colllery Co. MIKE MARU, Japanese steamer, 2,380, Fyne,

29th Dec, Kutchinotza 24th Dec, Coal- Mitsui Bussan Kaishia. OCEANIC, British steamer, 3,808, Jao. Metcalfe, 17th Dec,-San Francisco 28th Nov., and Yokohama 21st Dec., Mails and General 0. & O. S. N. Co. PAKSHAN, British steamer, 835, James Young, and Jan., Dangkok 26th Eec., Rice,-Hop Hing Hong PHUQUOC, French steamer, 183, Robin, 17th

Dec., Touron 11th December, Coal Wing Tay. TRIUMPH, German steamer, 677, P. Moos, and Dec.,-Haiphong 19th Dec, and Hoihow 21st General-Wieler & Co. VERONA, British steamer, 1,879, M. de Horne, 30th Dec,-Yokohama 23rd Dec., Maili and General-P. & O, S. Ñ. Ca. YANGTSZE, German steamer, 814, C. Tonningsen,

and Jan.-Whampoa 2nd Jan., General, Siemssen & Co.

YEHSIN, Chinese steamer, 754, Buchanan, 18th Dec., Shanghai 15th Dec., Kerosine Oil, -C. M. S.. N. Co.

SAILING VESSELS. AUTAIR, British bark, 399, T. Munro, ist Dec.,

Newchwang, via Amoy 28th Nov., Beans and Melon Seed.--Order. ARCADIA, British bark, 417, D. S. Eward, 25th.

Nov-Whampoa 24th Nov., General- Wieler & Co.

AUGUSTA, German bark, 473, Jessen, 3th Dec,

Iloilo 18th Nov, Sappanwood.-Ed. Schellhass & Co.

BYLGIA, German bark, 333. P. Weiss, 16th Dec,-Amoy 14th Dec, General-Wieler & Co.

STEAMERS EXPECTED IN HONGKONG.

FROM.

DATE DUE.

Thibet. Glenavon Albany iss Kashgar

Bombay. London.....

January 3rd.

January 4th

Vancouver

January 4th

Bombay.....

January 5th

Singapore

January 6th

Calcutta

January 6th

Triento. Homburg

January 7th

January 9th...

Vancouver

January 9th January zzed

Benlawers Wingsang

City of Rio de Janeiro..... San Francisco

Batavia

DESTINATION.

STEAMERS LOADING IN HONGKONG.

VESSELS.

London, via Suez Canal Ulysses.... Marseilles, via Saigon, &c. Caledonien ......

tremen, & Ports of Call... Bayem Havre and Hamburg, &c... Daphne... Trieste, via Straits, &c. Poseidon Genoa, via Bombay, &c.... Bormida.... San Francisco, via Y'hama City of Rio de Janeiro San Francisco, via V'hama Oceanic... Vancouver, B.C.,via K., &c. Abyssinia Calcutta, via Straits Japan.... Yokohama, via N'saki, &c Verona Yokohama, via N'saki, &c. Thibet Kobe and Yokohama...... Benlawers.. Shanghai, via Amoy .......Stentor.....

Hailoong Coast Ports

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AGENTS.

P.&O. S. N. Co. Jardine, Matheson & Co.. Adamson, Bell & Co...

P. & O. S. N. Co. Gibb Livingston & Co. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Austro-Hung, Lloyd's Co.

Siemssen & Co. Pacific Mail S. S. Co. Adamson, Bell & Co

AGENTS..

DATE OF LEAVING

Butterfield & Swire.................! January 6th.

Messageries Maritimes. Jan. 9th, at noon. Melchers & Co........... Jan. zoth, at ro am. Siemssen & Co. Jan. 5th, at noon. Austro-Hung.Lloyd's Co. Jan. 11th, at noon.

Carlowits & Co........................ About Jan. 14, noon. Pacific Mail S. S. Co.... Jan. 17th, at's p.. O. &O. 5. S. Co... Jati. 8th, atat i p.m. Adamson, Bell & Co..... Jan. 1oth, at 3 pim.

D. Sassoon, Sons & Co. Jan. 8th, at noon. P.&O. S. N. Co. To-monow, at noon.

Jan. 11th, at noon. About Jan. 6th. January 5th. Jan. 6th, daylig......

P. & O. S. N. Co... Gibb, Livingston & Co. Butterfield & Swire.............. Douglas Lapraik & Co.

Intimations.

W. POWELL & CO.

EX 5.S. "GLENEARN."

LARGE shipment of CROCKERY consisting of Breakfast, and, Dinner Ware, Bedroom

Toilet Sets, Cheese Covers, Jugs, Tea Cups and Saucers, Teapots, &c. &c.

Also,

A new shipment of ELECTRIC LAMPS for Table, Library and Hall use. HEATING and COOKING STOVES.

W. POWELL & CO.

Victoria Exchange, Hongkong, 2nd January, 1889

COLOMA, American bark, 852, C. M. Wages, INTIMATION.

24th Dec,-Portland (Oregon) and Nov, Lumber and Spars.-Captain.

Stover, 17th Dec,-Honolulu 12th Nov, DANIEL BARNES, American ship, 1,436, J. G.

Ballast-Order.

F. Blackhead & Co.,

ESMERALDA, British sch., 130, H. T. Williams,

zoth Dec.,-Marianas 8th Dec., General | SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAIL-MAKERS, Order, ERLKONIO, Chinese bark, 457, Uplum Examina

tion hulk, Stonecutters Island.--Chinese Customs.

ITON, French bark, 547, Régnier, 24th Dec, -Cebú 8th December, General,-Meichers & Co:

JOHN NICHOLSON, British steamer, 685, W. Quine, 18th Dec,-Honolulu 16th Nov., Ballast.--Captain.

MERCUR, British brigantine, 219, Dick, 12th

Dec, Amoy 11th Dec., General.-Order, ORIENT, German bark, 461, Gandtard, 31st

Dec-Amoy 29th Dec, Ballast.-H. A. Peterson. SARAH SKIDGWAY, American bark, 821, A, Call,

AND

PROVISION MERCHANTS, NAVY CONTRACTORS,

AND

GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS, No. 11. Praya Central, "(Opposite Peddar's Wharf).

29th Dec,-Nagasaki 21st Dec., Coal.-C. J. T. Co. TARAPACA, British bark, 492, H. Kennett, 6th S Dec., Sandakan 24th October, Timber.- Gibb, Livingston & Co. VELOCITY, British bark, 491, R. Martin, 14th Nov.-Honolulu 3rd October, Old Iron- Chinese.

HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON.

Alacrity, despatch-vessel, 1,400 tons, 3,180 b.p., 4 guas, Commander R. Blair Maconochie, Hongkong.

Cockchafer, gunboat, 2nd-class, 460 tons, 470

h-p. 4 guns, Lieut-Commander E. Maxwell, Newchwang.

Constance, cruiser, 3rd-class, 2,380 tons, 2,590,

h-p., 14 guns, Captain LC. Keppel, en route to Hongkong,

Cordelia, cruiser, 3rd-class, 2,380 tons, 2,420 h-p., 10 guns, Captain H. H. Boys, en route to Hongkong.

Esk, gunboat, 3rd-class, Coast Defence, 363 tons, 340 hp., 3 gues, Gunner W. Weeks, Hongkong, in reserve.

Espoir, gunboat, 2nd-class, 465 tons, 470 hp, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Comdr. R. Y. Smith, Amoy. Firebrand, gunboat, and-class, 455 tons, 460 horse power, 4 guns, Lieut-Commander J. Denison, Shanghai

Heroine, cruiser, 3rd-class, 1,420 tons, 1,1°30 h«p.),

8 guns, Captain Charles J. Balfour, en route to Hongkong.

Imperieuse, twin-screw cruiser, 8,400 tons, 10,000 horse power, to guns, Captain Wm. H.

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MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHIA. desk SOLE: AGENTS FOR

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kong. Leander, cruiser, and-class, 3.750 tons, 5,500 b-p, to guns, Captain M. J. Dunlop, Hong- kong, Linnet, gun-vessel, zad-class, 756 tons, 1,050 met ans, Commander W. H. Marrack,

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6 guns, Lieutenant-Commander W. H. M. Dougall, Hongkong. Sapphire, cruiser, 3rd-class, 1970 tons, 2.350 h-p, 12 guns, Captain W. C. Karslake, Singapore Satellite, cruiser, 3rd-clans, 1,420 tons, 1,400, **hip, 8 guías, Captain T. P. W. Nesham, GENERAL WERDER, German steamer, 1,820, W. │"

von Schuckmann, 21st Dec,-Yokobama en route to Hongkong, 12th Dec, Kobe 151b, and Nagasaki 17th, Swift, gun-vessel, and-class, zio taxis, 1,dtó b•p, General Melchers & Commod

guns, Commander R. Hingham, San Adakan, GLENEAGLES, British steamer, 1,837, E F.

Park, and Jau,New York 8th Nov., and Tweed, gunboat, Coast Defence, 3rd-class, 363 Singapore 26th Dec, General-Jardine, tons, 340 hp, guns, Boatswain

Pin de Shes, Hongkong, in reserve, ach

Victor Emanuel, receiving ship; 5,157 tons, 20 guns Commodore Maxwell Hongkong Wirem, toan Defence ship (armoured) 2750 tons, 1450 hp, guns, Gunner D. W. Hawkins, Hongkong, in resesvo Wanderer, sloop, gas tons, 750-h-på!

Commander G, A. Giffard, Singapore.

Maîheson &t Gophe

GLUCKSBURG, German steamer, 916, Ad. Schultz, 2nd Dec Singapore 23rd Dec General, Man Mohn Car HAITAN, British steamer, 1,182, S. Ashton, 30th

Dec Foochow soth Dec, Amor 28th, and Swatow auth: General.-D. Lapralk

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-10, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Opposite Marine House.

Hongkong, 29th August, 1888.

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