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GAZETTE.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 8TH DECEMBER, 1855.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
VOL. I. No. 23.
The Contract for publishing this Gazette, entered into on the 24th September, 1853, was terminated on the 30th ultimo ; and notice is hereby n, 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"
as before, be the only Official Organ for PROCLAMATIONS, NOTIFICATIONS, and PUBLIC PAPERS, of this Government.
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By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2d July, 1855.
light-house しらん GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
e subjoined Notice of the Raffles Light House re- y erected on the "Coney Islet," at the Western nce of the Straits of Singapore, is published for
information.
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RAFFLES LIGHT-HOUSE.
and after the 1st of November, 1855, a fixed bright Dioptric of the third order, will be exhibited from Sun-set to Sun-rise › Islet called the "Coney," near Barn Island, at the Western ice of the Straits of Singapore, situated, according to the nity Charts, in Latitude 1° 815" North, and Longitude
20" East.
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height of the Centre of the Ligut from high water mark is
at.
Light will be visible from the Decks of Vessels at a distance ut 12 Nautical miles.
Light will illuminate about 233 degrees of the horizon, viz: Saint John's Island proceeding Southerly to the Northwest- hear the Sultan Shoal.
sels losing the Light when to the Eastward or Westward will y be warned of the dangers respectively of Middle Island or
POST-OFFICE NOTICE.
next GENERAL MAILS per "Norna,"
ill be closed on FRIDAY, the 14th instant,
.; and the Customary SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL made
up the following Morning between the 9 and 10 o'clock.
Office, Hongkong,
4th December, 1855.
WM. CHAPMAN, Acting Post-master.
EVAN THOMAS, deceased. PETER ANDREW TAY, deceased, LEONG AHKWONG, Heccused. ICE All Claims against the above Estates ust be proved before the OFFICIAL ADMINIS- before the 8th day of June, 1856, otherwise Sot be included in the Scheme of Division, runs indebted to the said Estates are requested Samediate payment to WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER, Acting Registrar Official Administrator.
NOTICE.
EREAS I. Comprador to Messrs DENT & Co., have been used to be called by all the following names at different times, viz: YEONG-EE-FOO, Y BONG-LAN-KO, and Y KONG- -now I do hereby give notice, that for the prevent trouble and confusion, I shall use alled by the name of YEONG-LAN-KO, persons whatsoever are requested to take this. tong, 6th December, 1855.
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W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
of the Sultan Shoal, as laid down in Chart of the Straits of Singa- pore, by Messrs Congalton & Thomson, corrected up to 1855.
(Signed,) By Order,
J. RUSSELL, Master Attendant.
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W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 5th December, 1855.
No. 60.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
J. C. POWER, and, on the recommendation of the Magis- His Excellency the Governor is pleased to appoint Mr. tracy, Mr G. DUDDELL, Joint Valuators of house pro- Police Rate to be levied in the Year 1856, under the perty in Hongkong, for the purpose of assessing the provisions of Ordinance No. 2 of 1845.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 7th December, 1855.
NOTICE.
TT is requested that all Debts due to the UNION BREAD COMPANY, be paid to Mr G. Duddell, and all Claims against the COMPANY be sent in to him for adjustment, before the End of the
current Year.
Hongkong, 1st November, 1855.
SMITH & BRIMELOW, SHIP CHANDLERS, Wholesale and Retail Wine and Spirit Merchants, Auctioneers, and Commission Agents, Nos. 1 & 2 Woosnam'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.
of Copland, Barnes & Co.; also, STORES land Mail Steamers Monthly for domestic
Hongkong, 7th July, 1855.
OILMAN'S STORES from the well known house
per
Over-
purposes.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
THE Partnership lately Mociating out veen CAAC- KERTOOM GALOOST MACKERTOOм and CARR LUCAS, heretofore carrying on business under the firm of MACKERTOOM & Co., at Canton, was, on the 20th day March, 1855, dissolved by mutual con- sent. All Debts due to the said late Copartnership Firm are to be received by the said CARR LUCAS; and all persons to whom the said Partnership stands indehted, are requested to send their respective Ac-
RELIANCE MARINE INSURANCE
OFFICE.
ESTABLISHED IN CALCUTTA, IN 1942. CAPITAL, Co.'s B6,00,000.
DIVIDED INTO SIXTY SHARES OF COMPANY'S R10,000 EACH.
Registered under ACT XLIII of 1850.
COMPANY'S RUPEES 173,000 INGESTED IN THE FOUR & FIVE PER CENT LOANS, IN THE NAME OF THE DIRECTORS. MESSRS APCAR & Co., Secretaries in Calcutta.
Agents.
Messrs T. A. GIBB & Co., St Helen's Place, London,
STEPHENS & JOAQUIM, Singapore,
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JORDAN & Co., Rangoon.
T. R. RICHMOND, Esq., Bombay,
A. A. ANTHONY, Esq., Penang,
DOLICIES on GOODS, FREIGHT, and TREASURE, granted by the undersigned to all parts of the
World
CARD.
Y. J. MURROW.
Agent in China.
CHARLES MARKWICK,
Government and Supreme Court Auctioneer and Appraiser,
and
GENERAL STOREKEEPER, Queen's Road, Victoria, Hongkong.
appointment.