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Importers, Shippers, and Consignees of Vessels to be paid into this Office; either in Silver, as they would have had to pay if the Custom-House- Bankers had to receive the Duties, or by the bill of the several parties payable on demand at forty days sight in Shanghae to the Chinese Superin- tendent of Customs, provided the sanction of H. B. M.'s government to that effect be received. 6th. These preliminaries arranged to the sa- tisfaction of H. M.'s Consul the Consignees will receive on application the Ship's papers and a Port Clearance under the Consular Seal, after de- livery of which the vessel will be at liberty to leave the Port.

(Signed) RUTHERFORD ALCOCK,

Consul.

To The British Community,

Shanghae.

True Copy,

W. H. MEDHURST.

POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATION.

MAILS will be made up for SINGAPORE, PENANG, and CALCUTTA, per Steam Packet PEKIN, and closed on Thursday, the 29th instant, at 12 o'clock, Noon.

THOMAS HYLAND,

Post-Office, Victoria. Hongkong,

26th September, 1853.

Post-Master.

STEAM FOR

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

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ALSO,

BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA.

HE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM- PANY'S Steam-ship FORMOSA, Captain CHRISTIAN, with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above Places, on Tuesday, the 27th September, at 2 P. M.

CARGO will be received on board until 5 P. M. on the 24th, SPECIE until Noon on the 26th, and PARCELS until 2 P. M. on the 26th.

For particulars regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, apply at the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Com- pany's Office, Hongkong.

CONTENTS, AND VALUE OF PACKAGES, ARE REQUIRED.

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 Ship- per to the Company's Agents with the Bills of Lading, or with Parcels; and the Company do not hold themselves

responsible for any Dates in och deludice which may happen from incorrectness in such declaration.

ROBERT S. WALKER, Superintendent.

P. & O. S. N. Company's Office,

Hongkong, 23d September, 1853.

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