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Jonghong

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GAZETTE.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 7TH MAY, 1859.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

VOL. IV. No. 207.

The Contract for publishing this Gazette, entered into on the 24th September, 1853, was terminated on the 30th ultimo; and notice is hereby ea 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.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

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By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2d July, 1855.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel WILLIAM CAINE has this day assumed provisionally the Government of this y, as Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2d May, 1859.

Steam for

NOTICE.

PORE PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, THE undersigned will receive Tenders, until Noon,

DEN, SUEZ, MALTA, MARSEILLES,

& SOUTHAMPTON;

ALSO,

TOMBAY, MADRAS, & CALCUTTA.

1. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA- IN COMPANY's Steam-ship "GANGES," Bowes, with Her Majesty's Mails, Pas- Specie, and Curgo, will leave this for the Places, on SUNDAY, the 22d May, at 9

O will be received on board until 5 P.M. SPECIE until Noon on the 21st, and

LS until 10 A.M. on the 21st May, artlonlars regarding FRRIGHT and PASSAGE,

e Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation y's Office, Hongkong.

NTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE

REQUIRED.

on SATURDAY, the 21st May, for the SUPPLYING OF PROVISIONS, &c., for the use of the PRISONERS Confined in IER MAJESTY'S

GAOLS, in this Colony, from the 26th day of May, 1859, to the 25th day of May, 1860, inclusive.

The PROVISIONS, &c., to be of good quality, and to be supplied daily on requisition, as per following Schedules, viz.,—

SCHEDULE No. 1. Daily Ration for each European Prisoner, viz.,—

BREAD,..

12 Taels

BEEF, or PORK, without Bone, VEGETABLES, of the Season,. TEA,...

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SUGAR,...

SALT,..

FIREWOOD,...............................

SOAP,

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at Cents

for each Ration.

* Witten Declaration of the Contents and Value Daily Ration for each Chinese and Indian Prisoner.

Packages for the Overland Route is required Typtian Government, and must be delivered

pper to the Company's Agents with the nding or with Parcels; and the Company do themselves responsible for any Detention or which may happen from incorrectness on

daration.

MAXN. FISCHER, Superintendent.

Peninsular & Oriental

Navigation Company's Office, trong, 7th May, 1859.

NOTICE.

A ROBERT SCOTT WALKER has joined or Firm, which will, from this day, be carried the title of WALKER, BORRADAILE

THOS. S. BORRADAILE & Co.

25th November, 1858.

NOTICE. SOLUTION of the partnership hitherto exist- between the former Members of the Firm

Co., Batania and Sourabaya, having on the 31st ultimo, the undersigned begs that he will continue the Business, as at both places, and under the same style

at the same time given, that, from this M: D. T. BRYCE has been admitted a Butavia and Sourabaya; and that Mr W. K has been admitted as partner of the * Firm.

J. H. ADAM. Matria, 1st January, 1859.

RICE.....

22 Taels,)

VEGETABLES, 1 day in each week, 16 SALT FISH, 5. FRESH FISH, 1

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with CAYENNE CHUTNEY, TEA,.... SALT,.....

SCHEDULE No. 2.

FIREWOOD,

EXTRA BREAD,

LAMP OIL, ..........

COTTON WICK................

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for each Ration.

Full particulars and Conditions of Contract, may be ascertained on application at this Office.

JOSEPH SCOTT, Governor of Victoria Gaol.

Gnol Office, 6th May, 1859. NOTICE

S hereby given, that the Co-partnership under which THOMAS SAMUEL RAWSON, WILLIAM WEMYSS KER, WILLIAM PATERSON and MINCHIN SIMONS, have heretofore carried on business as MER- CHANTS & COMMISSION AGENTS in Singapore, under the style of KER, RAWSON & Co., expires on the 30th instant.

Singapore, 4th April, 1859.

NOTICE.

WILLIAMSON, and HENRY MINCHIN

"ILLIAM WEMYSS KER, WILLIAM

SIMONS, will carry on business as MERCHANTS & COMMISSION AGENTS, from and after the 1st May next, as Co-partners, under the style of

PATERSON, SIMONS, & Co. Singapore, 4th April, 1859.

W. T. MERCER,

Colonial Secretary.

IN THE COURT FOR THE RELIEF OF IN- SOLVENT DEBTORS AT CALCUTTA. In the Matter of the "ASIATIC MARINE INSURANCE OFFICE."

Order of this Court, bearing date the Fourth day of December, One thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, the SHAREHOLDERS of the said "ASIATIC MARINE INSURANCE ÚFFICE," are re- quired to pay the further Sum of COMPANY'S RUPEES TWO THOUSAND, assessed in respect of each SHARE held by them respectively, on or before the following dates: that is to say, the SHAREHOLDERS resident in CALCUTTA or the Suburbs thereof, on or before the First day of February next; the SHAREHOLDERS resident in HONGKONG and BOMBAY, on or before the Second day of May next; and the SHAREHOLDERS resident in Great Britain, and all other Places not mentioned in the said Order, on or before the First day of August next; and that the Official Assignee will be at liberty to apply that the defaulting Share- holders be adjudged to have committed an Act of Insolvency according to the Provisions of the Indian 'Insolvent Act.

DENMAN & HATCH,

́OTICE IS HERERY GIVEN,—That by an

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NOTICE.

THE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the SUPREME COURT, will be held on WEDNESDAY, the 18th day of May, instead of Monday the 18th. April, 1859, at 12 o'Clock at Noon.

By Order of the Court,

NORMAN RAMSAY MASSON,

Acting Registrar.

NOTICE.

LL Persons having any Claims against, or in- debted to, the Estate of the late WALTER TOMS, deceased, are requested to settle the same, on or before the 31st December, 1859.

RICHARD TOMS,

Executor.

Hongkong, 6th April, 1859.

COPPER-PLATE PRINTING, DERSONS having ENGRAV en PLATES may have VISITING CARDS ( Enamelled or Plain). printed from them at the Office of the "China Mail."

Printed at the Office of the China Mail, Hongkong.—

Patce, $12 per Annum. Slagle Copies, Thirty-six Cents. TERMS OF ADVERTISEMENTS,—Five Lines and under, One Dollar; each Additional Line. Twenty Cents-One- half of these charges for each Repetition.