Importers, Shippers, and Consignees of Vessels to be paid into this Office; either in Silver, as they would have had to pay if the Custom-House- Bankers had to receive the Duties, or by the bill of the several parties payable on demand at forty days sight in Shanghae to the Chinese Superin- tendent of Customs, provided the sanction of H. B. M.'s government to that effect be received. 6th. These preliminaries arranged to the sa- tisfaction of H. M.'s Consul the Consignees will receive on application the Ship's papers and a Port Clearance under the Consular Seal, after de- livery of which the vessel will be at liberty to leave the Port.
(Signed) RUTHERFORD ALCOCK,
Consul.
To The British Community,
Shanghae.
True Copy,
W. H. MEDHURST.
POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATION.
MAILS will be made up for SINGAPORE, PENANG, and CALCUTTA, per Steam Packet PEKIN, and closed on Thursday, the 29th instant, at 12 o'clock, Noon.
THOMAS HYLAND,
Post-Office, Victoria. Hongkong,
26th September, 1853.
Post-Master.
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, MARSEILLES, AND SOUTHAMPTON;
THE
ALSO,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA.
HE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM- PANY'S Steam-ship FORMOSA, Captain CHRISTIAN, with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above Places, on Tuesday, the 27th September, at 2 P. M.
CARGO will be received on board until 5 P. M. on the 24th, SPECIE until Noon on the 26th, and PARCELS until 2 P. M. on the 26th.
For particulars regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply at the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Com- pany's Office, Hongkong.
CONTENTS, AND VALUE OF PACKAGES, ARE REQUIRED.
A written declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland Route is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Ship- per to the Company's Agents with the Bills of Lading, or with Parcels; and the Company do not hold themselves
responsible for any Dates in och deludice which may happen from incorrectness in such declaration.
ROBERT S. WALKER, Superintendent.
P. & O. S. N. Company's Office,
Hongkong, 23d September, 1853.
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