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THE

Mongkong

✓ SERIES.

Government

GAZETTE.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 13TH OCTOBER, 1855.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

VOL. I. No. 15.

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

is before, be the only Official Organ for PROCLAMATIONS, NOTIFICATIONS, and PUBLIC PAPERS, of this Government.

By Order,

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

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. hereby notified, that, under the terms of Ordinance of 1844, Friday, the 16th day of November next, 1 for a Special Session of Justices of the Peace, to I on that day at the Office of the Chief Magistrate ce, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon, for the pur- considering Applications for Licenses for the Sale tuous and Fermented Liquors during the year com-

the 1st December next.

ications for such Licenses must be lodged at the Magistrate's Office at least Ten Days before the in the form prescribed by the Ordinance above

ed.

By Order,

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

Secretary's Office, Victoria, kong, 8th October, 1855.

on

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary,

Full particulars of the Rental and Dimensions of these Lots will be made public in the next Gazette, and the Plans will be shewn and every information afforded at the Surveyor General's Office.

By Order,

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 12th October, 1855.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Diplomatic Department.

His Excellency Sir JOHN BOWRING, Chief Superinten- dent of British Trade in China, has directed the following Despatch from Commander Vansittart of Her Majesty's Sloop Bittern to Mr Acting Vice-Consul Winchester (Ningpo), giving an account of the destruction of a strong Piratical Fleet at Shih-poo, to be published for general information.

privilege on OVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

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eas certain Chinese have falsely represented them- holding the privilege of Keeping Gaming Houses is Colony under the Sanction and Authority of ent: Notice is hereby given, that no such Privi- ts, and that, on receipt of sufficient information, ons shall be dealt with strictly according to law. ation is invited for the purpose of discovering the above mentioned, and will be received at the the Superintendent of Police.

By Order,

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

Secretary's Office, Victoria, gkong, 9th October, 1855.

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By Order,

Piratical free]

W. WOODGATE.

Superintendency of Trade, Victoria,

Hongkong, 12th October, 1855.

No. 3 of 1855.

II. M.'s SLOOP Bittern, CHINHAE, 25th September, 1855. SIR,-On returning into port this afternoon, I hasten to thank you for the additional information respecting Piratical Fleets in this 16th instant, and announcing the jeopardy in which some ladies were neighbourhood, conveyed to me by Mr Interpreter Meadows on placed by the doings of those villains. I decided to proceed to the rescue without delay, fortunately having had the services of the merchant steamer Paoushun placed at our disposal; and I have the satisfaction of informing you, that we re-captured in Shih-poo the Ningpo boat taken from Mr Russell near Sin-kea-mun. The enclosed note and an umbrella seemed to be all the recoverable property.

2. You will regret to learn that a complete success against the Shih-poo nest of Pirates has not been obtained without serious loss. We all deplore the death of a valuable officer, the Master, Mr Turner, as also of a marine and fifteen others wounded, three of whom have lost a leg. Happily falling in with the P. & O. steamer Lady Mary Wood, on her way to Shanghae, the kindness of Captain Jamieson enabled us to forward the cases of amputations thither for quiet and comfortable treatment, not obtainable in a brig actively employed.

VERNMENT NOTIFICATION. is hereby given, that a Sale of Crown Lands will y Public Auction on the 16th November next

3. Timing the tide, we entered the beautiful harbor of Shih-poo t which will be offered for competition in two the Piratical Squadron was observed moored in a good position, with on 18th instant, by its Northern channel, on opening which pass ots, that parcel of Ground Northward of the|their guns commanding it, various banners flying, and decks crowded Court-house and Post-office.

Here the Paoushun's towing became invaluable; but, four Marine Lots, each of about One Hund, we were exposed to a continued and heary fire from the she was steaming her best, and the Bittern was under age, a certain portion of the Ground extending Piratical Squadron for nearly a quarter of an hour, before we could rom the Harbour-master's Boat-house.

anchor and spring into a good position for making a desirable return;