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The Hongkong Government Gazette. [No. 86.—FEBRUARY 21, 1857.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Ordinance, read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, is published for general information.
By Order,
Council Room, Victoria, Hongkong, 14th February, 1857.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Clerk of Councils.
Rules and Orders
5 & 7 of 1856, to be
HONGKONG.
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ANNO VIGESIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.
No. of 1857.
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, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
An Ordinance for amending the Ordinances therein mentioned.
[ February, 1857.] Be it enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :—
I. All Rules and Orders made or to be made by the Supreme Court, for giving effect to Ordinances under Ordinances Nos. No. 5 of 1856, and No. 7 of 1856, or either of them, shall be laid before and approved by the Legislative approved in Council. Council, before the same shall be issued; and all such Rules and Orders when so approved and issued, shall be Repeal of parts of published, and have the same force within this Colony as if the same had been enacted by way of Ordinance. Sections Two and II. So much of Section Two of Ordinance No. 14 of 1856, as contains a Salvo as to the Power of the Four of Ordinance Registrar; and so much of Section Four of the last-mentioned Ordinance, as requires immediate Payment to Sections Five, Six, and be made of Costs of Interlocutory Proceedings, and forbids their being made to abide the event, and also the whole of Sections Five, Six, and Twelve of the same Ordinance, are hereby repealed.
No. 14 of 1856, and of,
Twelve of the same.
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SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 5th February, 1857. TO BUILDERS AND OTHERS. OTICE is hereby given, that Persons willing to CONTRACT for the EXECUTION OF THE SEVERAL WORKS-in constructing a NEW SEA WALL, from Marine Lot No. 104 Eastward, to join the Coast Road along the Parade, and Westward, from Marine Lot No. 101 to join the Sea Wall of Pedder's Wharf; in forming the NEW STRAND ROAD; in Filling in the Gronud between such New Road and the present Sea-front of the Several Marine Lots; and in continuing the several Culverts and Drains, &c., &c., may inspect the DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS, and CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT at this Office, on and after Monday, the 16th instant, between the hours
of 10 A.M. and 4 P.M.
IT
THOS L. WALKER, Acting Surveyor General.
NOTICE.
T is hereby notified, that Applications to fill the OFFICE OF DANISH CONSUL at Foo-chou foo, by Resident Merchants of that place, will be received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Copenhagen, until the end of April Next.
By Order,
NOTICE.
WE hereby give notice, that the Co-partnership
heretofore existing between us under the
The firm of ARMSTRONG & LAWRENCE, has been this day dissolved by mutual consent. Accounts of the late Firm will be liquidated by F. W. LAWRENCE,
J. M. ARMSTRONG. F. W. LAWRENCE.
Hongkong, 31st December, 1856.
NOTICE.
THE
THE PARTNERSHIP heretofore existing at this Port, between the undersigned, under the Style of WILLIAMS, ANTHON & Co., expires this day by lapse of time and mutual consent. The outstand ing Accounts will be settled by either Partner; and a strictly AGENCY & COMMISSION BUSINESS will be conducted by them as Partners at the PORT OF SINGA- FORK under the Style of WILLIAMS, ANTHON & Co.
C. D. WILLIAMS, H. ANTHON, JR., G. L. HASKELL
Hongkong, 1st September, 1856.
NOTICE.
NOTICE.
ENRY EUSTACE TALBOT is authorized to sign our Firm per procuration, and transact any Business connected therewith.
SMITH & BRUIMELOW. Hongkong, 5th January, 1857.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG In Equity,
IT
STEPHENSON v. MURROW.
T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED,-that all Montes now or henceforth to become payable to the late firm of MURROW, STEPHENSON AND COMPANY, be paid to JOSEPH FROST EDGER, Esq., (or his Deputy,) be having been lawfully appointed Receiver in the said suit, by virtue of an Order of this Honour- able Court; the receipts of the said JOSEPH FROST EDGER being alone good discharges for such monies.
Dated the 13th day of November, 1856.
GASKELL & BROWN, Complainants' Solicitors.
TO PARENTS IN THE EAST.
BOARD and INSTRUCTION offered by Mas
BAKER, at the very moderate Terms of Seventy Guineas per annum, which includes all the R ALFRED JAMES HOW is a Partner innecessary and useful BRANCHES of EDUCATION; to
our Firm.
W. H. WARDLEY & Co. Hongkong, 1st December, 1856.
FRED. H BLOCK, H. S. M. Consul.
MR
Danish Consulate, Hongkong,
7th February, 1857.
WE
NOTICE.
E have this day entered into Partnership as GENERAL MERCHANTS and COMMISSION AGENTS under the Firm of DAVIS & LAWRENCE, into which will merge the Affairs of Messrs F. W. LAWRENCE & Co.
HENRY DAVIS. F. W. LAWRENCE, Hongkong, 7th February, 1857.
NOTICE. HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr EDMUND NEWMAN SNOW in our Firm, ceased on 31st December last.
TH
Our Firm now consists of WILLIAM WALKINSHAW, WILLIAM HUTCHISON, JOHN SCARTн, and ROBERT FORRESTER Thorburn.
TURNER & Co. Hongkong, 12th January, 1857.
NOTICE
E have established a Branch of our Firm WE
at Fuhchau, and Mr ROBERT N. WESTALL is authorized to sign our Firm at that Port by procuration.
SMITH, KENNEDY & Co. Shanghae, 19th January, 1857.
NOTICE.
ARTIES forwarding to this Office, in pursuance of the intimation of HER MAJESTY'S PLENI-
which she adds FRENOH, MUSIC, and DANCING.— DRAWING and Italian extra.
A Home replete with every comfort. Religious Principles affectionately cultivated. Especial regard paid to the Health of the Pupils; which can reason- ably be expected, as Mrs Baker receives only a limited number of Young Ladies.
References to Clergymen and others of the highest respectability.
GRAVEL-WALK HOUSE, CULLOMPTON, Devon,
August 18th, 1856.
PAR POTENTIARY to the BRITISH COMMUNITY OF CANTON, A
under date the 8th ultimo, particulars of CLAIMS for LOSSES recently sustained by them at that Port, are informed by the undersigned that these Statements should be furnished them in Duplicates
HARRY 9. PARKES, Consul Offg. Office of the British Consulate for Canton, Hongkong, 6th February, 1857.
FOR SALE.
At the Office of the * China Mail." TABLE, shewing the COST OF TEA, with all CHARGES-Tea, as bought by the Pical, and sold by the Pound Avoirdupois.
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