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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
Wanted a passage to Penang for Twenty nine Chinese Convicts. Sealed Tenders will be received at this Office.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria,
By Order,
Hongkong, 27th April, 1855.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Wanted a passage to England for five European Convicts.
Sealed Tenders will be received addressed to the Colonial Secretary, and particulars may ba learnt on application at the Harbour Master's Office.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 10th February, 1855,
NOTICE.
By Order,
HM next SITTING of the SUPREME COURT under its SUMMARY JURISDICTION, will be held on Friday, the 4th day of May, 1855, at 12 o'clock noon.
By Order of the Court,
WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER, Acting Registrar.
In re MEAH JAHN deceased. OTICE.-All claims against the above Estate must Le proved before the Official Administrator before the twenty first day of October, 1855; otherwise they will not be included in the Scheme of Division. All persons indebted to the said Estate are requested to make payment to
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W. T. MERCER,
Colonial Secretary.
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, MARSEILLES, & SOUTHAMPTON; ALSO,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, & CALCUTTA,
HE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steam-ship SINGAPORE, Captain BAKER with Her Maj-sty's Mails, Passengers, Sperie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above Places on THURS- DAY, the 10th May at 2 P.M.
CARGO will be received on board until 5 P.M. on the 8th, SPECIE until Noon on the 9th, and PARCELS until 2 P.M. on the 9th.
WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER, For Particulars regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, ap- Acting Registrar, Official Administrator. | ply at the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Com
ADVERTISEMENT.
pany's Office, Hongkong.
HE interest and responsibility of MR. ALEXANDER McCULLOCH in our Firm ceased on 31st De- sember, and MR. ROBERT FORRESTER THORBURN became a partner on 1st January, 1855.
Cauton, 6th March, 1855.
TURNER & Co.
POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATION.
THE next GENERAL MAILS by the P. & O. Steamer SINGAPORE, will be closed on Wednesday, the 9th May at 6 P. M.,and the customary SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL will be made up on the following Morning between the Hours of 9 and 10 o'clock.
THOMAS HYLAND,
Post-Office, Victoria, Hongkong,
27th April, 1855.
Post-Master.
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 Detention or Prejudice which may happen from incorrectness in such declaration.
ROBERT S. WALKER, Superintendent.
P. & O. S. N. Company's Office,
Hongkong, 28th April, 1855.
Printed and Published by ROBERT STRACHAN, at the Hongkong Register Office, Victoria, Hongkong,