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No. 139.
JOHN BOWRING.
The Hongkong Government Gazette. [No. 78.-DECEMBER 27, 1856.
PROCLAMATION.
By His Excellency SIR JOHN BOWRING, Knight, LL.D., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China.
Whereas the Commands of Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen, conveyed through The Right Honourable The Secretary of State for the Colonies, have been received, approving of and confirming Ordinance No. 3 of 1856, entitled "An Ordinance to declare certain Acts of the Imperial Parliament to be in force in the Colony of Hongkong :”- Now, therefore, it is hereby declared that the said Ordinance has been so approved, and confirmed as aforesaid.
By His Excellency's Command,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
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Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 26th Day of December, 1856.
No. 140.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The Community is hereby informed, that a Circular in Chinese has been addressed to the Native Population, to the effect that, considering the large numbers of the Chinese Inhabitants, and the difficulty of distinguishing between the good and the bad, in future all Chinese coming here to open shops, or to take charge of a business, are required to give notice of the fact to the Registrar General, and are punishable on neglect: also, that the Tepo and the neigh- Lours occupying the next two Shops or Houses on either side of the House so opened as above, are required to give notice in similar course, and will be held responsible for any omission in this respect.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 26th December, 1856.
No. 141.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
W. T. MERCER,
Colonial Secretary.
It is hereby notified, that J. B. CLUFF, Esq., has been appointed Acting Assistant Superintendent of Police from this date, pending the pleasure of Her Majesty's Government.
By Order,
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·Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 26th December, 1856.
NOTICE,
HE usual St-tutory MEETING of the "BRI- TISH CHURCH Socarry "of Canton, will be held on TUESDAY, the 30th instant, at 11 A.M., in the Temporary Office of the British Consulate, within the Goverment Offices here.
The Accounts will be submitted to the inspection of the Meeting.
A full attendance is requested, it being expected that important General Business will be laid before the Meeting.
By Order of Her Britannic Majesty's Consul,
CHARLES A. WINCHESTER,
Vice-Consul.
Office of the British Consulate for Canton, Government Offices, Hongkong,
22d December, 1856.
NOTICE.
THE ARCHIVES of H. B. M.'s Consulate at CANTON, are for the time transferred to the GOVERNMENT OFFICES, HONGKONG, where any Official Communications to H. M.'s Consul can, until further notice, be addressed.
By Order of Her Britannic Majesty's Consul,
CHARLES A. WINCHESTER,
Vice-Consul.
Office of the British Consulate for Canton, Government Offices, Hongkong,
220 December, 1856.
NOTICE.
THE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the SUPREME
POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATION,
Steamer" Formosa,” will close on MONDAY NEXT, the 29th instant, at 6 v.m.
A SUPPLEMENTARY MA1 will be made up the following Morning from 9 till 11 A.M., for a late fee of Sixpence; and from 11 till 12 P.M., for a late fee of One Shilling, after which hour no letters will be received.
Letters posted between 11 and 12 must be pre-
WM. CHAPMAN,
paid.
Acting Post-Master.
Post-Office, Hongkong, 26th December, 1856.
POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATION,
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thorized to perform the Duties of PACKET AGENT at Whampoa, until further notice.
WM. CHAPMAN,
Acting Post-Master.
Post-Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 21st November, 1856.
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POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATION,
ERCHANTS and others lately resident at
Canton are particularly requested to in
timate to the ACTING POST-MASTER, to whom they
wish their Correspondence delivered, or how other-
&c., can be forwarded to Canton, unless such as may wise disposed of; as, until further Notice, no Letters
jesty's Service,
In the Estate of LEE KIP TYE, of Victori, Hong- kong, Merchant, deceased,
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LL Persons having Claims against, or being indebted to, the above Estate, ure requested to forward particulars of the same to the undersigned
G. COOPER TURNER,
forthwith.
Solicitor for the Administrator,
LRK KIP DKK.
Dated 5th November, 1856.
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NOTICE.
I COURT, will be held on MONDAY the be Prepaid, and addressed to Persons in ller Ma- AN Assignment of the Property. Real and Personal,
5th day of January 1857, at 12 o'clock Noon.
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WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER,
Registrar.
In re JOHN HOLLMAN, deceased.
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́OTICE.-All claims against the above Estates must be proved before the OFFICIAL ADMI- NISTRATOR, before the 20th day of June, 1857, otherwise they will not be included in the Scheme of Division. All Persons indebted to the said Estates are requested to make immediate payment to
WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER, Registrar-Official Administrator.
WM. CHAPMAN. Acting Post-Master.
Post-Office, Victoria, Hongkong,
18th December, 1856.
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In the Estate of ALEXANDER RYRIE, Master Mariner, deceased.
LL Persons having claims against or being in- debted to the above Estate, are requested to forward particulars of the same to the undersigned forthwith.
P. RYRIE, Administrator.
Dated 17th November, 1856.
of the Firm of WETMORE & Co. of Can- TON, FOOCHOW, and SHANGHAR, CHINA, having been duly made on the 12th July, 1856, to the under- signed, in trust for the benefit of their Creditors, and recorded in the United States Consulate at Canton: I hereby give notice to all concerned to make pay- nien to me of all Sums due to, and to present to me any Claims against, the said Firm.
OLIVER H. PERRY.
Canton, 7th Augnst, 1855.
FOR SALE.
At the Office of the “ China Mail,” TABLE, shewing the COST OF TEA, with all CHARGES-Ten, as bought by the Picul, and sold by the l'ound. Avol, dupois.