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The Songhong Government Gazette.
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cer un Cotton Fabrics, named Kwei-hwa-poo and Chay or Te-hwa-poo, [Dyed Cottons,] have been brought to this Port; and it accurred, that the Merchants argue and dispute the point when the said Goods are being valued for Duty Assessment. Now, question range in Value from Three to Five or Six Taels per Piece. I therefore propose to admit them at a fixed valuation, say or Piece, and collect on them an ad valorem Duty of Five per Cent. In this way we will be able to preserve uniformity and ad to avoid confusion and irregularity.
iy, I send for your inspection specimens of the Kwei-hwa-poo and Chay-hwa-poo; and I request that you will consider my pro- avour me with a Reply. Further, the Handkerchiefs and Chintz, sent to me by you, will be retained as Specimens in my Office. you will bring these matters to the cognizance of the Merchants, in order that they may act in accordance therewith, as will and expedient.
tion, therefore, I send you this official Reply, and avail myself of the opportunity to wish you all the blessings of the season. A
communication.
Translated by,
True Copies,
H. F. HANCE.
(Signed,)
ROBERT HART, Acting Interpreter.
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NOTICE.
Sittings of the SUPREME COURT, SIMARY JURISDICTION, will be held on First day of April, A.D. 1859, at Soon.
Order of the Court,
NORMAN RAMSAY MASSON, Acting Registrar.
OFFICE NOTIFICATION.
GENERAL MAILS per Steamer N" will close on TUESDAY, the at 6 o'clock P.M. SUPPLEMENTARY MAILS will be made up ving morning. LETTERS received from kam., for a late fee of Gil., and from 121 o'clock r.M,, for a late fee of 1s. and News papers posted between the A.M., and Half-past 12 o'clock P.M., must
Hongkong,
. 1859.
F. W. MITCHELL, Acting Post-Master.
Steam for
FORE, PENANG, POINT DE Galle,
N, SUEZ, MALTÁ, MARSEILLES,
& SOUTHAMPTON;
ALSO,
TRY, MADRAS, & CALCUTTA.
NINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA- COMPANY'S Steam-ship "ADEN, AWARD, with Her Majesty's Mails, Pas- , and Caryo, will leave this for the WEDNESDAY, the 30th March,
will be received on board nntil 5 P.M. SPECIE until Noon on the 29th, and
2 PM, on the 29th.
ars regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, Palusaiar & Oriental Steam Navigation
man, Hongkong.
IN AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE
REQUIRED.
ten Declaration of the Contents and Value s for the Overland Route is required tan Government, and must be delivered per to the Company's Agents with the er with Parcels; and the Company do Ives responsible for any Detention or Ich may happen from incorrectness on
raties.
MAXN. FISCHER, Superintendent.
Mandar & Oriental
ation Company's Office, 21st March, 1859.
NOTICE.
ROBERT SCOTT WALKER has joined -- Plan, which will, from this day, be carried the title of WALKER, BORRADAILE
HOS. S. BORRADAILE & Co. g. 25th November, 1858.
IN THE COURT FOR THE RELIEF OF IN- SOLVENT DEBTORS AT CALCUTTA.
In the Matter of the " ASIATIC MARINE INSURANCE Office.”
́OTICE IS HERERY GIVEN,--That by an Order of this Court, bearing date the Fourth day of December, One thousand eight hundred aud fifty-eight, the SHAREHOLDERS of the said "ASIATIC MARINE INSURANCE OFFICE," are re- quired to pay the further Sum of COMPANY'S RUPEES TWO THOUSAND, assessed in respect of each SHARE held by them respectively, on or before the following dates: that is to say, the SHAREHOLDERS resident in CALCUTTA or the Suburbs thereof, on or before the First day of February next; the SHARMOLDERS resident in "HONGKONG and BOMBAY, on or before the Second day of May next; and the SHAREHOLDERS resident in GREAT BRITAIN, and all other Pinces not mentioned in the said Order, on or before the First day of August real; and that the Official Assignee will be at liberty to apply that the defaulting Share- holders be adjudged to have committed an Act of Insolvency according to the Provisions of the Indian Insolvent Act.
DENMAN & HATCH, Attornies for the Official Assignee.
SMITH & BRIMELOW,
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NOTICE.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY is desirous of receiving
any information concerning one
MATTHEW CARSWELL DREW,
a CIVIL ENGINEER & SURVEYOR, who is supposed to have been temporarily resident in this Colony sometime during the last four years.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria,
Hongkong, 19th January, 1859.
NOTICE.
DISSOLUTION of the partnership hitherto exist-
ing between the former Members of the Firm ADAM & Co., Batavia and Sourabaya, having taken place on the 31st ultimo, the undersigned begs to intimate, that he will continue the Business, as heretofore, at both places, and under the same style as formerly.
Notice is at the same time given, that, from this date, Mr D. T. BRYCE has been admitted as Partner at Batavia and Sourabaya; and that Mr W. W. COOK has been admitted as partner of the Sourabaya Firm.
J. H. ADAM.
Batavia, 1st January, 1859.
NOTICE.
THE Business heretofore conducted in China under
Government Auctioneers, Ship Chandlers, Auction-T the Style of BLENKIN, RAWSON & Co.,
eers, and Commission Agents. ESTABLISHED 1844.
Auctioneers to H. M. Naval and Victualling Department.
MR
Nos. 1 & 2 WOOSNAM'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG.
NOTICE.
`R JOHN ROBERTS, JUN,, will act as Auc- TIONEER during the absence of Mr BRIME- LOW from the Colony; and is authorized to sign our Firm per procuration from this date.
SMITH & BRIMELOW. Hongkong, 24th March, 1859.
THE
NOTICE.
HE undersigned have this day entered into Co-partnership under the style of HESSE, EHLERS & Co., for the transaction of a GENERAL COMMISSION BUSINESS.
THEODOR HESSE. PAUL EHLERS.
Canton, 3d January, 1859.
W
ITII reference to the foregoing Notice, the Business hitherto carried on by the under- signed, ceases to exist from this date.
All outstanding accounts will be settled by the
undersigned.
Canton, 3d January, 1859.
NOTICE.
M
PAUL EHLERS.
R HENRY COHEN, is authorized to Sign
our Firm per procuration.
PHILLIPS, MOORE & Co. Hongkong, 1st March, 1859.
was closed on the 31st ultimo.
MR JAMES DOW will sign the name of the Firm in Liquidation.
(Signed)
T. S. RAWSON,
S. RAWSON, WILLIAM KAY,
by their Attorney, W. BLENKIN.
JAMES DOW.
W. THORBURN
W. M. C. NORTON.
China, Ist January, 1859.
W
NOTICE.
E have established a BRANCH of our House at
Hongkong.
MR ROWLAND HAMILTON, and MR HU. BERT MARSHALL MURRAY GRAY, are ad- mitted Partners in our Firm.
M& ROBERT RICHARD WESTALL will sign for us in China per Procuration.
SMITHI, KENNEDY & Co. Shanghae, 18th November, 1858.
Offices in the House occupied by the late Mr EDGER, Queen's Road, Hongkong.
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