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THE
Houghong
Government
GAZETTE.
NEW SERIES.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 13тп AUGUST, 1859.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
VOL. V. No. 221.
The Contract for publishing this Gazette, entered into on the 24th September, 1853, was terminated on the 30th ultimo ; and notice is hereby pven that a NEW SERIES of this Gazette will be published hereafter, to commence from the 7th instant, under a New Contract, and that
"THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE" will, as before, be the only Official Organ for PROCLAMATIONS, NOTIFICATIONS, and PUBLIC PAPERS, of this Government.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2d July, 1855.
1. 72.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Notice having been given, that the present Contract for Printing the Government Gazette, and executing the eral Printing required by this Government, will expire on the 31st of December next, it is hereby intimated for neral information that Tenders for Printing the said Gazette, and executing such other Printing Work, will be
ived at this Office up to 4 P.M. on the 30th November of the current year..
Tenders must specify terms on which the Gazette will be undertaken at a certain rate per page, half-page, Pak of ten lines, or single line; also the terms for supplying Copies of Ordir. nces, Notifications, &c., made up into pages from the Gazette without alteration of width.
The charge for Chinese Characters, and for intricate Tabular work, must also be specifically stated.
The Tenders for Job Printing must be separate, but framed similarly in their details.
Sixty Copies of each issue of the Gazette will be required for the Government, and the Printer will be expected keep a sufficient number on hand for the supply of the Public.
Paper for the Gazette must be found by the Contractor; for the Job Printing it will be furnished by the
overnment.
Any further information that may be required will be supplied at the office of the Auditor General.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 25th July, 1859.
NOTICE.
THE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the SUPREME 1 COURT, will be held on THURSDAY, the tenth day of August, A.D. 1859, at 12 o'Clock
By Order of the Court,
WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER,
Registrar.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
are instructed-by the Mort- green to sell by Pic Averios, under a er contained in a Mortgage, dated 1st day of ry. 1839, on TUESDAY, the 16th day of
instant, at 12 o'clock Noon, at their Sale Peddar's Wharf.-
A that the NEWSPAPER called the " HONG- *NG REGISTER," and the Copyright, and all cular the right, title, and interest of Mr R.
PHILLIPS therein, with all the Plant and opies remaining in stock of said Newspaper, and singular the goodwill and stock in trade the business of Printer and Publisher of him the 43. A. LONG PHILLIPS, with all Presses, Type, ary, unsold Copies of publications, office fur- and all other things appertaining to the busi- ve and except all such Plant and Type pur- by the said R. A. LONG PHILLIPS, after the the said Mortgage.
particulars, apply to Messrs CouPER TURNER HAZELAND, Solicitors, D'Aguilar Street, or
THOS. HUNT & Co.,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, 9th August, 1859.
A
Steam for Navi SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, MARSEILLES, & SOUTHAMPTON;
ALSO,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, & CALCUTTA. THE PENINSULAR & OKIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA-
TION COMPANY's Steam-ship “GRANADA,” Captain TOWNSEND, with Her Majesty's Mails, Pas- sengers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above Places, on WEDNESDAY, the 24th August, at 2 P.M.
CARGO will be received on board until 5 P.M. on the 22d; SPECIE until Noon on the 23d, and PARCELS until 2 r.. on the 23d.
For Particulars regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply at the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Office, Hongkong.
CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE REQUIRED.
A Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland Route is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shipper to the Company's Agents with the Bills of Lading or with Parcels; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for a any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from incorrectness on
such declaration.
MAXN. FISCHER, Superintendent.
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Office, Hongkong, 11th August, 1859.
NOTICE.
LL Persons having any Claims against, or indebted to, the Estate of the late EDWARD THOMAS, deceased, are requested to settle the same on or before the 31st day of January, 1860.
EUDOCIA MARIANA THOMAS, Administratric.
Hongkong, 13th August, 1859.
NOTICE. THE COLONIAL SECRETARY will be glad to receive
information respecting
WILLIAM HENRY NEWTON, said to have been resident in this Colony for a period of two years, sometime about the year 1849.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria,
Hongkong, 18th July, 1859.
NOTICE.
ENTLEMEN summoned to attend at the
notified, that they, are not at liberty, without express SUPREME COURT as JURORS, are hereby leave of the Court (by Proclamation or otherwise), to consider their services dispensed with; that they can by applying to the Registrar of the said Court; and ascertain whether their presence is required or not
that if they absent themselves without leave, they do so at the risk of being fined for such absence.
By Order of the Court,
WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER,
Registrar.