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No. 82.
The Hongkong Government Gazette.
[MAY 23, 1857.
MAY 23, 1857.]
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified that, on and after Monday, the 25th instant, the Garrison Gun will be fired at
8 o'clock P.M.
By Order,
W. T. BRIDGES,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 22d May, 1857.
No. 83,
JOHN BOWRING.
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 have been received through The Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, disallowing Ordinance No. 15 of 1856, entitled—
"An Ordinance for amending the Law of Evidence and Trial by Jury"; -
Notice is hereby given of the same, and the provisions of the Ordinance aforesaid are declared to be null and void, and of no effect.
By His Excellency's Command,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 23d Day of May, 1857.
No. 78.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Notice is hereby given, that a Sale by Public Auction of Crown Lands at Aberdeen, for the Construction of Docks, will be held at the Surveyor General's Office on Monday, the First day of June next; the sale to commence at Three o'clock in the Afternoon.
After which, one Lot on the Queen's Road, near the Old Protestant Burial Ground, will be sold on the ground. Plans of the Lots to be sold and the Conditions of Sale, which, with regard to the Docks are very special, may be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office.
The following Descriptive Statement of the Lots to be offered at the sale is published for general information.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 15th May, 1857.
Schedule of Lots of Land proposed to be Suld.
ORDER
OF
LOCALITY.
SALE.
W. T. BRIDGES. Acting Colonial Secretory.
BOUNDARY MEASUREMENTS.
CONTENT
IN
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S.
E.
W.
SQUARE FEET.
FIXED ANNUAL RENT.
Marine.
ABERDEEN,
£
s. d.
1
(For Docks.)
600
600
840
840
114 Acres
100
2
(id)
600
600
840
840
114
Inland.
VICTORIA.
9
Queen's Road East.
40
40
100
100
4,000
0 0 100 0 •
10 0 0
Taos. L. WALKER, Acting Surveyor General
PUBLIC SALE
OF
The Hongkong Government Gazette.
Steam for
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, MARSEILLES, & SOUTHAMPTON; A lao,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, & CALCUTTA.
VALUABLE LANDED PROPERTY, &c.
ANE, CRAWFORD & Co, have been instructed by the Administrator to the Estate of the late N. CROSBY, Jr., to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION,--
The whole of the STOCK-IN-TRADE appertaining to the SHIPCHANDLERY business of the deceased,THE, consisting of an Extensive assortment of Russian and Manila Ropa, Flax and Cotton SAILCLOTH and TWINE, BLOCKS, NAILS, TAR, PITCH, PAINTS, OIL, TURPENTINE, BUNTING, BEEF, PORK, BRANDY, WINE VINEGAR FLOUR, CANDLES, SOAP, and a great variety of other valuable Goods.
Afterwards,
The HOUSEHOLD and COUNTING-HOUSE FURNITURE, viz.,Dining. Toilet, and Side TABLES COUCHES, CHAIRS, BEDSTEADS, WARD- ROHES, PICTURES, CURTAINS, &c., complete KITCHEN RANG, & very large patent iron TREASURE-CHEST, DEAKS, TABLES, COUNTERS, &c., &c., &c.
And,
1 WATER-BOAT, with FORCE-PUMP, SAILS, and FITTINGS.
The Goods will be put up in Lots to suit Purchasers.
Also,
by order of the Mortgagee, will be sold,-All that PIECE or PARCEL of GROUND, situate, lying, and being in Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, abutting on the North side thereof on the Sea at high-water mark, and measuring thereon SEVENTY- THREE feet on the South side thereof, on the Queen's Road, and measuring thereon EIGHTY- the East side thereof, on a close BIGHT feet; on registered in the Land Office, at Victoria aforesaid. as Marine Lot number Seven, in the name of George Thomas Braine, and measuring thereon. ONE HUNDRED
TEN FEET; and on the West side thereof, on a close registered in the said Land Office, as Marine Lot number Sixty-two, in the name of Douglas Lapraik, and measuring thereon ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN FEET,-which said Piece or Parcel of Ground contains in the whole 8,855 SQUARE FEET and is registered in the Land Office RS MARINE LOT NUMBER SIXTY-SIX-YEARLY RENT £68,13,2,—with the MESSUAGES, DWELLING-HOUSES, and BUILDINGS thereon erected.
AND
For Particulars, apply to G. C. TURNER, Esq., or the Auctioneers.
e he sale of the Ground and Landed Property
will take place on Mr Caosay's premises, on
MONDAY,
the 1st day of June, 1857,
at Noon precisely; and that of the Stock-in-Trade and Household Furniture on
FRIDAY,
the 5th bay of June, 1857, commencing at 11 o'clock a.m.-it being understood, that the Transfer of the former need not be effected
sooner than the 12th June, thus affording sufficient time for the delivery of the Goods.
TERMS OF SALE.—One-third the Purchase-money to be paid, if required, on the fall of the Hammer; and the Balance on the completion of the Transfer. The GROUND RENT, from the 25th December, 1856, to be paid by the Purchaser.
Hongkong, 21st May, 1857.
NOTICE.
THE Firm of BUYERS & Co., SHIPWRIGHTS,
The mass to exist from this date; and the
Business will in future be carried on by the under- signed in his own name.
Hongkong, 20th May, 1857.
J. C. COWPER.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION.
In the Estate of NATHANIEL CROSBY, J. Esquire, late of the Queen's Road, Victoria, Ship- chandler, deceased,
TOTICE is hereby given, that Letters of Admi-
No
nistration of the Estate and Effects of the above named have been granted to DOUGLAS LAPRAIK, of Victoria aforesaid, Merchant; and that all persons having any Claims to the said Estate, or who are indebted, are requested to send in and pay the same to the said DOUGLAS LAPRAIK,
4. COOPER TURNER, Proctor for the Administrator,
Dated 13th March, 1857.
In re DAVID SIMEON, deceased, OTICE,-All Claims against the above Estate, must be proved before the OFFICIAL ADMI- NISTRATOR before the 13th day of November, A.D. 1857, otherwise they will not be included in the Scheme of Division.
All persons indebted to the said Estate are re- quested to make immediate Payment to-
NORMAN RAMSAY MASSON, Acting Registrar—Official Administrator,
PENINSULAR & Oriental StEAM NAVI- UATION COMPANY's Steam-ship “NORNA,” Capt. ROGERS, with Her Majesty's "Mails, Passen- gert, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above Places, on MONDAY, the 25th May, at 2 P.M. CARGO will be received on board until Noon on the 23d; SPECIE until Noon on the 24th; and PARCELS until 4 P.M. on the 24th.
For Particulars regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply at the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Office, Hougkong.
CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE
KEQUIRED,
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 Shipper 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 on such declaration.
ROBT. S. WALKER,
Superintendent.
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Office,
Hongkong, 12th May, 1857.
NOTICE.
THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr HENRY DAVIS in our Fira, ceased by his death on the 22d Instant.
DAVIS & LAWRENCE. Hongkong, 28th February, 1857.
NOTICE.
R ALFRED JAMES HOW is a Partner in
our Firm.
MR
W. H. WARDLEY & Co. Hongkong, 1st December, 1856.
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In the Estate of T¬QU«A MI5 6, of Victoria,
A
Carpenter, deceased.
LL Persons having claims against, or being indebted to, the above Estate, are requested to forward particulars of the same to the undersigned forthwith,
TSOO-ATUCK, Administrator.
Hongkong, 18th February, 1857.
N°
In the Estate of CHARLES MARKWICK, late Auctioneer, of Victoria, deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,-that Letters of Administration have been granted to the undersigned. All Claims against the Estate must be sent in before the 1st day of October, 1857, and all parties indebted are requested to make immediate
payment to
G. DUDDELL, Į D. LAPRAIK, ↑ Hongkong, 11th April, 1857.
Executors.
In the Estate of GEORGE DOWMAN, Master Mariner, deceased.
A
LL Persons having Claims against, or being indebted to, the above Estate, are requested to forward particulars of the same to the undersigned without delay.
H. MAGNIAC,
M. A. MACLEOD, Administrators. Hongkong, 24th March, 1857.
In the Estate of HENRY DAVIS, of Victoria, Hongkong, Merchant, deceased.
LL Persons having Claims against, or being in-
A debted to, the above Estate, are requested to
forward particulars of the same to the undersigned forth with.
HENRY RUTTER, Administrator,
Hongkong, 17th March, 1857.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. In Equity,
IT:
STEPHENSON. MURROW.
IS HEREBY NOTIFIED,—that all Monica, now or henceforth to become payable to the
late firm of MURROW, STEPHENSON AND COMPANY,
be paid to JOSEPH FROST EDGER, Esq., (or his
R ALFRED FINCHAM is this day admitted Deputy, he having been lawfully appointed Receiver
NOTICE.
a
Partner in our Fir
China, 1st May, 1857,
THE
NOTICE.
REISS & Co.
HE Partnership heretofore subsisting between WILLIAM GASKELL and JAMES BROWN, as Attorneys, Solicitors, Notaries Public, and Proctors, at Hongkong, was dissolved, by the decease of the said JAMES BROWN, on the 28th day of April, 1857,
WILLIAM GASKELL.
Dated this 29th day of April, 1857.
THE
NOTICE.
HE Interest and Responsibility of the late Mr JOHN CONNOLLY in our Firm, ceased on the 31st December last.
TAIT & Co.
Amoy, 6th March, 1857.
NOTICE.
HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr EDMUND NEWMAN SNOW in our Firm, ceased on 31st December lust.
Our Firm now consists of WILLIAM WALKINSHAW, WILLIAM HUTCHISON, JOHN SCARTH, and ROBERT FORRESTER THORBURN.
TURNER & Co.
Hongkong, 12th January, 1857.
TO CONTRACTORS.
BORVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE. VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 9th May, 1857.
NOTICE thisfice until Noon of the 25th instant.
ed at this office until Noon of the 25th instant. from persons willing to CONTRACT for the EXE- CUTION of the undermentioned WORKS, viz :— in constructing a NEW SEA WALL, from Marine Lot No. 104 Eastward, to join the Coast Road known as the Plazza; and Westward, from Marine Lot No.101, to join the Sea Wall of Pedder's Wharf; in forming the BowRING PRAYA; in filling in the ground be- tween such New Road and the present Sea-front of the several Marine Lots; and in the continuing the several Culverts and Druins, &c.
DRAWINGS SPECIFICATIONS, and CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT, may be seen at this Office daily, be- tween the hours of 11 M. and 3 P.M.
THOR L. WALKER,
Acting Surveyor General,
in the said suit, by virtue of an Order of this Honour- able Court; the receipts of the said JOSEPH FROST EDGK being alone good discharges for such monies.
Dated the 13th day of Noveuiber, 1856.
GASKELL & BROWN. Complainant's Solicitors,
NOTICE.
LL Persons baving Claims against, of being ESSING Shop, Victoria, Hongkong, are requested to Indebted to, CHEONG ALLUM, late of the
forward particulars to Mr E. K. STACE, Solicitor, &c., Queen's Road.
CHEONG ALLUM.
Victoria, Hongkong, March, 1857.
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Forms of POWERS OF ATTOR
BILLS OF EXCHANGE, BILLS OF LADING SHIPPING ORDERS, COMPRADOR'S CHECK BOOKS, SHIPPING ARTICLES, and the newest form of SHIP'S BILL OF SALE.
BLANEY, WILLS, CHARTERPARTIES,
Also,
SAILING DIRECTIONS for the RIVER MIN ;
And,
A Table, shewing the COST OF TEA, with all CHARGES-Tea, as bought by the Picul, and sold by the Pound Avoirdupois.
19th March, 1857.
Printed at the Office of the China Mail, Hongkong.— PRICE, $12 per Annum. $logie Copies, Thirty-sïm Centa. TERMS OF ADVERTISEMENTS, -Five Lines and under, One Dollar; each Additional Line, Twenty Cente===ữ nê= half of these charges for each Repetition.
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