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Steam for

The Hongkong Government Gazette.

SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, MARSEILLES, & SOUTHAMPTON; Also,

THE

BOMBAY, MADRAS, & CALCUTTA. HE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA

TION COMPANY's Steam-ship “NORNAȘ Captain PURCHASE, with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and Cargo for the above Places,

will leave this on SATURDAY, the 15th December neat, at 2 r.M.

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CARGO will be received on board until 5 p.m.

on the 13th, SPECIE until Noon on the 14th, and

PARCELS until 2 F.M. on the 14th.

For Particulars regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply at the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Office, Hongkong.

CONTENTS, AND VALUE OF PACKAGES, ARE REQUIRED,

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 is such declaration.

ROB. S. WALKER, Superintendent.

Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Office, Hongkong, 3d December, 1855.

THE

NOTICE.

THE Interest and Responsibility of the late Ma FRANCIS B. BIRLEY in our Firm, ceased

on the 27th ultimo.

The Business, as heretofore, will be continued under the same Style.

Canton, 22d November, 1855.

BIRLEY & Co.

TH

REGULAR

STEAM COMMUNICATION

between

HONGKONG & CANTON. {\HE“ WILLAMETTE,” Captain W. CURRIE, having been filled up expressly for the River between the above Places, as follows, viz :-→→ Traffic, will shortly commence running regularly

From Hongkong to Canton,

every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY, at 8 A.M. From Canton to Hongkong, every MONDAY and THURSDAY, at 11 a.M.

Chinese

RATES OF PASSAGE.

#

Europeans, First Class,

do., Europeans, Second Class, Chinese do.,

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$6 each.

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$1 each. 2 99

CHARGES FOR REFRESHMENTS,

•

Breakfast, Dinner, (including Wine and Beer,)

CARGO.

Owing to the "Willametle's" large Cargo Capa- city, it is intended that she shall receive Goous on FREIGHT at Lorcha Rates, as per separate Tariff, to be had on application to the Agents. Cargo, when in sufficiently large quantities, will be delivered alongside Vessels, if practicable.

TOWING

Will be undertaken on Moderate Terms; and in- tending Passengers will, when possible, be informed by Circular as soon as any such Service has been engaged for.

For further particulars, apply to the Agents,

ROBERT S. WALKER, Hongkong. MAXIMILIAN FISCHER, Canton, Hongkong, 30th November, 1855.

Mr JAMES BROWN, Notary Public, MESSES GASKELL & BROWN, Solicitors, Notaries Public, &c., Queen's Road, Victoria,

TH

NOTICE TO SHIPMASTERS.

HE undersigned hereby give Notice, that the

PILOTS of the RIVER MIN require the Signa ture of the AMERICAN Consul at that Port to their Certificates, before being qualified to pilot Ships to or from Foochow, on whose Cargoes we note Risks.

RUSSELL & Co.,

Agents of the “China Mutual Insurance

Company of Boston, U.S.A.

Canton, 3d November, 1855.

NOTICE.

NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY. (Established 1836.)

Incorporated by Act of Parliament,

FOR FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE AT HOME AND ABROAD.

Capital £1,259,760 SterlinG.

HE undersigned have been appointed AGENTS

at Hongkong, Canton, and Shanghae,

TURNER & Co.

Medical Advisers.

For Hongkong,--W. A. Harland, M.D. For Canton,- Walt. Gro. Dickson, M.D. Hongkong, 9th August, 1855.

THE

NOTICE.

LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION, Established by Charter 1720. THE undersigned, Ayents ut Hongkong for the above Corporation, are prepared to grant PO- LICIES against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on any Building, or on MerchANDIZE in the same

DENT & Co., Agents.

Hongkong, 12th April, 1855.

Printed at the Office of the China Mail, Hongkong- PRICE, 6$ per annum. Single Copies, Troenty-fos

Cents.

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For Canton, Walt. Oro. Dickson, M.D." Hongkong. 9th August, 1855.

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