727122-1853-GOVERNMENT-NOTIFICATION — Page 1

No. 5.

THE

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Hongkong

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, HONGKONG; SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1853.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATION. WIE next GENERAL MAILS, by the Steamer POP-

FILE Contruer hitherto in force for the geblication PINGER, will be closed at 6 o'clock P.M., à

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS having consed on the 21st Fastnet.—-Notice is hereby given, that the HONG- WONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, this dag estab- lished, will be hereafter the only Official Organ of Pro- Cauations. Noitations, and all Public Papers of this

Government

By Order.

Atoria. Hongkong,

24th September, 1355.

W. CAINE. Colonial Secretary.

ve J. WASHBURN, dereosad.

PEDRO PSOUZA, deceased. DEER MAHOMED, devcosent CHINEAR, dretsed.

MUNNOU demised.

OTICE is hereby given to the Next of Kin, and all ther Persons, to produce any Wills or Codicils of abus Parties that may be in their possession, before the SUPREML Cours, on Saturday, the 22d day of October, 7 SEB or if none, that the Next of Kin do accept or refuse Letters of Administration; failing which, Adniinistration wil be granted to the Acting Registrar of the said Court. By Order of the Court,

WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER,

Jering Registrar.

STEAM POR

SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ. MALTA, MARSEILLES, AND SOEPHAMPTON :

ALS 2,

SOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA. HE PENINSULAR & PETENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM-

Steau-ship POTTINGER, Captain J. R. 20, with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and bons, will leave this for the above Places, on Thursday,

17th centered, at 2. M.

ARGO will be received on board until 5 P. M. on the 25th, 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-

any's Office, Hongkong.

CONTENTS, AND VALUE OF PACKAGES, ARE REQUIRED.

A written declaration of the Contents and Value of he Packages for the Overland Route is required by the Fyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Ship wy to the Company's Agents with the Bills of Lading, or with Pupeels: and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may

appen from incorrectness in such declaration.

ROBERT S. WALKER, Superintendent.

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

Hongkong, 13th @tober, 1930

Wednesday, the 26th instant ; and the customary SUPPLY MENTARY MAIL will be made up the following Morning between the Hours of 9 and 19 o'clock.

N

THOMAS HYLAND

Post-Master

Post-Oflice, Victoria, Hongkong,

18th October, 1853.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

OTICE is hereby given, that a SPECIAL SESSION OF MAGISTRATES will be held at the Chief Magistrate's Office, Victoria, on Tuesday, the Twenty-second Dey of Norcuber met, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon, for the purpose of granting LICENSES for the Sule of SPIRITUOUS AND FERMENTED LIQUORS, during the Year e me mencing on the First of December next.

Applications for LICENSES must be lodged at this tiles. Ten Days before the Session, in the form prescribed by Ordinance No. 11 of 1844.

J. COLLINS,

Chief Clerk.

Chief Magistrate's Office, Victoria,

Hongkong, the 17th October, 1853.

NOTICE.

LL Parties having Claims against the Estate of the late WILLIAM MORRISON, Colonial Surycon, are requested to make the same known, and all Parties indebted to the said Estate are requested to make pay

II. E. MORRISON Hongkong, 22d October, 1853.

mient.

NOTICE

ELLIS, must be sent in to the undersigned, on of LL Claims against the Estate of the late WILLIAM before the 8th day of April, 1854, and all Parties indebted to the said Estate, are requested to make payment to

T. JONES GIBB, Administrator.

Hongkong, 10th October, 1858.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

In consequence of the decease of Dr. MORRISON Dr. WILLIAM AURELIUS HARLAND, M.D., of the University of Edinburgh, and a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of London, has been appointed to perform the duties of Colonial Sur- geon, until further notice.

By Order,

W. CAINE Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria. Hongkong. 17th October, 1858.