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The Wongkong Government Gazette.
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For the Privilege of Quarrying in each of these Districts for the period above mentioned, separate Tenders he received at this Office up to Noon, on Friday the 15th proximo.
The Amount accepted for each License, the Party tendering will be required to pay into the Colonial Treasury arterly, and in advance.
The usual Regulations will be imposed.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 22d July, 1856.
W. T. MERCER,
Colonial Secretary.
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No. 48.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Tenders will be received at this office for the conveyance of Two Military convicts to England.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 10th April, 1856.
Steam for
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, MARSEILLES,
& SOUTHAMPTON;
Also,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, & CALCUTTA, HE PENINSULAR & ORIENTal Steam NaVIGA- TION COMPANY's Steam-ship "SINGAPORE,” jin Graingen, with Her Majesty's Mails, Pas- | rs, Specie, and Cargo for the above Places, leave this on SUNDAY, the 10th August, *!? I.M.
CARGO will be received on board until 5 P.M. eth, SPECIE until Noon on the 9th, and PARCELS until 2 p.. on the 9th.
Fr Particulars regarding FREIGHT and Passage, 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 4 tie l'ackages for the Overland Route is required Exptian Government, and must be delivered lyde Slipper to the Company's Agents with the Bills we Luling or with Parcels; and the Company do and kill themselves responsible for any Detention or Fejohee which may huppen from incorrectness in *** decuration.
ROBT. S. WALKER, Superintendent.
Peninsular & Oriental Sen Navigation Company's Office, Hongkong, 25th July, 1856.
NOTICE.
TE Interest and Responsibility of the late Mr IZIDORO A. D'ÀLMEIDA in our Firm A on the 20th ultimo, and Mr FRANCISCO AUJAS has this day been admitted a Partner in * Firm,
JOZE JORGE & Co.
Macan, 3d July, 1856.
POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATION.
THE next GENERAL MAILS per Steamer “ingapore," will close on SATURDAY, the 9th August, at 6 o'clock P.M.; and the SUPPLE-
W. T. MERCER,
Colonial Secretary.
IN H. B. M.'s CONSULAR COURT, CANTON In the mutter of the Estate of CHARLES BUCKTON, of Whumpoa, Storekeeper, deceased.
MENTARY MAIL will be made up the following ALL Persons having Claims against or being
Morning, LETTERS received from 9 to 10 o'clock A.M., for a late Fee of 6d. ; and from 10 o'clock a.m. to 1 o'clock P.M. at a late Fee of 1s.
Letters posted between the hours of 10 and 1 o'clock must be Prepaid.
WM. CHAPMAN, Acting Post-Musler.
Hongkong, 26th July, 1856.
NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY, CAPITAL £1,259,760.
HE undersigned are authorized to grant POLICIES covering Risks from FIRE, on BUILDINGS in this Colony owned by Europeans, though the Pre- mises may be in the occupation of Chinese. They are further authorized to grant POLICIES LIVES
upon of EUROPEANS resident in China.
TURNER & Co., Agents in China for the "Northern Assurance Company.”
Hongkong, 10th April, 1856.
SMITH & BRIMELOW,
SHIP CHANdlers,
Wholesale and Retail Wine and Spirit Merchants, Auctioneers, and Commission Agents,
Nos. 1 & 2 Woosuam's Buildings, ́AVE always on hand an Assortment of SHIP CHANDLERY STORES of every kind..
Also,
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An extensive and well-selected supply of WINES, BEER, and SPIRITS, LIQUEURS, CORDIALS, &c., of a superior description.
OILMAN'S STORES from the well known house of Copland, Barnes & Co. ; alsa, STORES per Over- land Mail Steamers Monthly for domestic purposes.
Hongkong, 7th July, 1835.
indebted to the above Estate, are requested to forward particulars of the same to the undersigned, on or before the Twentieth day of August next.
HARRY S. PARKES,
Consul.
Canton, 19th July, 1856.
IN H. B. M.'s CONSULAR COURT, CANTON. In the matter of the Estate of JOHN RHODES, Engineer of Steamer “ Ann," deceased. LL Persons having Claims against or being indebted to the above Estate, are requested to forward particulars of the same to the undersigned, on or before the Twentieth day of August next.
HARRY S. PARKES,
Consul.
Canton, 19th July, 1856.
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NOTICE.
HEREAS the Firm of NYE BROTHERS & Co. of Canton, China, did, on the 11th day of March, 1856, at the Office of the UNITED STATES CONSULATE in Canton, execute an Assign- ment of all their Property, real and personal, in trust for the benefit of their Creditors, to the undersigned: We hereby give notice to all concerned to make payment to us of all sums due to, and to present to us any claims against, the said Firm.
RUSSELL & Co. JAMES PURDON & Co.
Canton, 18tharch, 1856.
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