The Wongkong Government Gazette.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
[No. 69.-OCTOber 25, 1856.
Diplomatic Department.
His Excellency the Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China, &c., &c., is pleased to direct that the annexed copy of a Proclamation by His Majesty the King of Siam, which has been transmitted by H.B.M. Consul at Bangkok, on the subject of the Exportation of Rice from that country, be published for general information.
By Order,
Superintendency of Trade, Victoria, Hongkong, 20th October, 1856.
PROCLAMATION.
W. WOODGATE.
His Majesty the First King of Siam issues this Proclamation to all, both Nobles and Commons, who dwell either in the city of Bangkok or without its bounds, to inform them that, as at the beginning of the year, H. M. and the Senaputi having considered that up to that time there having been an excess of rain there would in all probability be a scarcity in the middle of the rainy season, and they were afraid that rice would become dear, they therefore, on the 1st day of the 5th month, prohibited rice from being exported. Now the middle of the rainy season has passed and the rain still continues, small in quantity but not unfavorable. The rice crops everywhere look promising, and the price has not risen. If, when rice is so cheap, the prohibition is not removed, farmers will cease to cultivate the soil, and will engage in some other business. His Majesty, loving all his people, gave notice to purchase as much rice as would suffice. Therefore they must not complain that in consequence of rice leaving the country, the price has risen and that poverty has been brought upon those who are not farmers. This notice was given one month ago, and as yet the price has not risen. Permission is therefore given to the people to sell their rice without restraint; and foreigners, being friends of Siam, may purchase rice for exportation or any other purpose; for His Majesty's affection for his own people and for foreigners is nearly equal.
By His Majesty's decree, therefore, from the ninth month all obstacles against the exportation of rice have been removed; towards the end of the rains however, if a drought should supervene, the crops fail, and the price of rice become very high, the prohibition will be reimposed. If this is found necessary, a printed Proclamation will be issued. Saturday, 1st day of 9th month, (2d August, 1856.)
NOTICE.
HE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the SUPREME THE
COURT, will be held on WEDNESDAY, the 29th day of October instant, at 12 o'clock Noon. By order of the Court, WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER, Registrar.
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deceased, In re LEE KIP TYE,
JOHN HOLLMAN, 99 OTICE is hereby given to the NEXT OF KIN and all other Persons to produce any WILLS be or 'COUNCILS of the above Parties that may in their possession, before the Supreme Court, on SATURDAY, the 1st day of November, 1856; or if none, that the Next of Kin do accept or refuse LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION; failing which, Ad- ministration will be granted to the Registrar of the said Court.
By the Court,
WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER, Registrar,
FOR SALE.
At the Office of the " China Mail.” TABLE, shewing the COST OF TEA, with
all CHARGES-Tea, as bought by the Picul, and sold by the Pound Avoirdupois.
NOTICE.
True Copy,
Port, between the undersigned, under the Style [HE PARTNERSHIP heretofore existing at this of WILLIAMS, ANTHON & Co., expires this day by lapse of time and mutual consent. The outstand- ing Accounts will be settled by either Partner; and a strictly AGENCY & COMMISSION BUSINESS will be conducted by them as Partners at the PORT OF SINGA- PORE under the Style of WILLIAMS, ANTHON & Co.
C. D. WILLIAMS, H. ANTHON, JR., G. L. HASKELL
Hongkong, 1st September, 1856.
NOTICE.
By Foreign Office a Copenhagen, it is hereby the
order of the Consular Department of the
tified, that the Office of DANISH Consul at Canton having become vacant, applications from Resident Merchants of that place who may desire to fill the | said Office, will be received by the MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, at Copenhagen, until the 1st February, 1857.
FRED, H. BLOCK, H. D. M. Consul
Danish Consulate, Hongkong, 1st October, 1856.
W. WOODGATE,
NOTICE
N Assignment of the Property, Real and Per
sonal, of the Firm of WETMORE & Co. of CANTON, FOOCHOW, and SHANGHAE, CHINA, having been duly made on the 12th July, 1856, to the undersigned, in trust for the benefit of their Creditors, and recorded in the United States Consulate at I hereby give notice to all concerned to Canton: make payment to me of all Sums due to, and 10 present to me any Claims against, the said Firm.
OLIVER H. PERRY. Conton, 7th August, 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, 18th March, 1856.
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