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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.

STEAM FOR

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

ALSO,

BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA.

HE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM- TH

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 happen from incorrectness in such declaration.

MAILS will be made up for SINGAPORE, PENANG, and responsible for any Detention of Prejudice which may

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.

ROBERT S. WALKER, Superintendent.

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

Hongkong, 23d September, 1853.

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