They tell stories of the clubs here (which, by the way, are magnificent affairs), that no man in trade is allowed to enter. But his "mercantile assistants," whom he employs at much a month, are readily welcomed, the taint of; trade not affecting them.
The steamer Amoy, Captain Drewes, left Hongkong at noon on the Sth instant. ' Had light' winds and hazy weather for the first twelve hours. On the morning of the Gti encountered a heavy gale from the N.E. with rightful sea. Passed the steamer Sieatow bound in to port, and another steamer at anchor under Namoa Island. Arrived at Swatow on the 6th, still blowing hard. Left on the 7th at 3 p.m., and had moderate N.E. Find with heaty_ until noon of the Sih. Passed the steamer: Chinas and. was in agines going half speed during night of the company with the steamer Olympia, bound for Shanghai, on the 10th. Arrived at Shanghai at 3 p.m. on the 11th.
The British ship Sir Lancelot, Capt, Fel-gate, loft Gravesend, Dec. 20th, 1874, and had favorable ran down channel; then had light winds and moderate weather to the Equator, which was crossed on Jan, 12th in Long. 24°,50 W. Had very light S.E. trades. Passed the meridian of Greenwich on Feb. 2nd in Lat. 41°S. From thence to the Eastern Passage, light Westerly winds throughout. Made Alles Straits on the 1th March. Of the Island of O. B. Major, spoke the barque Eleanor, London to Hongkong, 121 days out, Cleared' the Islands on the 20th March, and from thence to the Saddle Islands, had variable ppinds, the latter part strong breeze and heavy head sea, Arrived at Shanghai on the 8! instant, having made the passage from pilot to pilot in 107 day:
The German barque Tek-li, Captain E. C. Petersen, left Hamburg on the 18th October. On the 20th, experienced a heavy gale from the N-W. Gu the 23rd_put back to, Cuxhaven, through stress of weather. Sailed again on the 29th with Easterly wind and fine weather. On November 2nd, during thick weather, took the ground under the South Foreland; got a tug and was towed into Dover roadstead the same day. Left again on Nov. 5th, and beat down channel with Westerly weather. Nov. 19th, panel Se Antonio (Cape winds; then had Easterly winds and fine
Verd Islands.) Someday, spoke German barque Anna, from Cardiff, for Singapore, 13 days out. Crossed the Equator on Dec. oth, in Long. 26°56' W. 34 days out. Experi: enced light and variable winds, and decided trade winds, either north or south of the Equator. Passed the meridan of Green. wich on the 29th, in Lat. 35° South, 54 days out. Had four to five days calm off the Cape, Jan. 9th, spoke English ship Rajmahal, from Liverpool to Calcutta, G64 days out. In Lat, 36° South, and 5°41 E, Long., on Jan. 16th, British barque Othello, Liverpool to Bombay, 74 Aays out. In 99° South, and 21° 34' E., on the 17th, spoke British' barque Meridien, Liverpool to Rangoon, 71 days out. In 33° South and Long. 26°17' E.; on Feb. Ist, assed St. Paul's island. From thence to the sandalwood Islands, had moderate weather and variable winds. "In the Gilolo Pass, spoke the English barque Burton Stather, from Maduro, to Amoy, 26 days out; on the 7th Maveb, the English barque Grdsmere, tron Cardiff to Shanghai, 130 days out. Had light and variable winds and weather from the north end of Formosa until arrival, Made the Saddle Islands on the 3rd, and arrived Shanghai on the Sth inst. Passage made in 151 days. General cargo, and 4,000 barrels of gunpowder and ammunition,
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