NOTICE.
TONNAGE required for the Conveyance from HONG-
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KONG to the RIVER THAMES, for the Detail of TROOPS, as follows, viz:-
CORPS.
Royal Artillery,.
Invalids,..
Royal Sappers and Miners,
Officers.
Rank and
File.
Women.
Children.
W 3
2
63
3
51
2
24:
2
13
This number will most likely increase rather than di- minish before the day of embarkation.
The above Detail of Troops to be provided with the usual regulated Ration by the Master while embarked; and the necessary space for erecting Hospital, Cabins,
and Conveniences, to be furnished by the Parties tender- ing, who will be required to sign the Charter Parties.
Provided the Company of Artillery now on its passage from Ceylon to this Port does not arrive previously to the proposed departure of the Corps of Invalids in the last week in December next, Tonnage will only be re- quired for the Invalids, and in no case will the number of Officers exceed three.
Tonnage will also be required for about 10 Tons of ORDNANCE STORES, 8 Tons being Dead-weight (Saltpetre); together with about 20 Tons of NAVAL STORES,-mostly Dead-weight.
Tenders will be received,-endorsed "Tenders for Troops," until Noon of Saturday, the 10th of December next, which are to specify the Rates for each Class of Persons, and Parties proposing to Tender may obtain full information on any previous day at the Office of the undersigned, from 10 A. M. to 3 P. M.
CHARLES PARKER, Commander R.N.,
Naval Storekeeper.
Her Majesty's Naval Yard,
Hongkong, 15th November, 1853.
NOTICE.
TONNAGE QUILOMBO, in the ISLAND OF CEYLON, for ONNAGE required for the Conveyance from HONG-
the following Detail of the CEYLON RIFLE REGI MENT, which may slightly differ before the day of em- barkation:-
Officers.
Officers' Wives.
Native Officers.
Non-Commis- sioned Officers, Do. Rank and
File.
Women.
10
Children.
6
271
33
32
The above Native Officers and Men are to be provided with the usual Fittings, and the proper proportion of Pro- visions daily, as follows:-
1 pint RICE.
0%. CURRY STUFF.
Ib.
SALT FISH.
OZ.
COFFEE.
Ib.
BISCUIT.
12 oz. SUGAR.
14 GHEE.
3 tbs. FIREWOOD.
102. SALT.
2 gals. WATER.
Each Native Woman to receive half of a Man's allow- ance, and each Child one-half that of a Woman, which is to be done at the expense of the Master or Owners of the Vessel accepted; and the Provisions subject to the ap- proval of a Board of Military Officers before the Ship pro- ceeds to Sea; also (unless five days' notice be given pre- viously to the departure of the Ship), the Master will have to Mess the European Officers with their Wives and Fa- milies, agreeably to Admiralty Regulations.
Tenders endorsed "Tenders for Ceylon Rifle Regi- ment," will be received until Noon of Saturday, the 10th day of December next; and Parties proposing to Tender (who on their acceptance will be called upon to sign the Charter Parties), may obtain full particulars on any pre- vious day at the Office of the undersigned, during the usual Hours of Business.
Tenders to state the day that the Vessel will be pre- pared to proceed to her destination.
CHARLES PARKER, Commander R.N.,
Naval Storekeeper.
Her Majesty's Naval Yard,
Hongkong, 18th November, 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 Day of November next, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon, for the purpose of granting LICENSES for the Sale of SPIRITUOUS AND FERMENTED LIQUORS, during the Year com- mencing on the First of December next.'
Applications for LICENSES must be lodged at this Office, Ten Days before the Session, in the form prescribed by Ordinance No. 11 of 1844.
J. COLLINS,
Chief Magistrate's Office, Victoria,
Hongkong, the 17th October, 1853.
Chief Clerk.
be closed at 6 o'clock 2.3. on Saturday, the 26th HE next GENERAL MAILS by the ERIN, will
POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATION.
instant; and the customary SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL will be made up the following Morning between the Hours of 9 and 10 o'clock.
THOMAS HYLAND,
Post-Master.
Post-Office, Victoria, Hongkong,
18th November, 1853.
STEAM FOR
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, MARSEILLES, AND SOUTHAMPTON;
TE
ALSO,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA.
THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM- PANY'S Steam-ship ERIN, Captain ROBERTS, with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above Places, on Sunday, the 27th instant, at 2 P. M.
CARGO will be received on board until 5 r. 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- 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 Detention or Prejudice which may happen from incorrectness in such declaration.
ROBERT S. WALKER, Superintendent.
P. & O. S. N. Company's Office,
Hongkong, 14th November, 1853.
NOTICE.
LL Persons having Claims against the Estate of the late WILLIAM MORRISON, Colonial Surgeon,
are requested to send them in to Mrs. MORRISON forth- with; and those indebted to the said Estate are request- ed to make payment to her.
T. D. NEAVE, One of the Executors.
Hongkong, 221 October, 1853.
NOTICE.
LL Claims against the Estate of the late WILLIAM ELLIS, must be sent in to the undersigned, on or 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, 1853.
NOTICE.
HE Hours of Divine Service in the CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN are, on Sundays at 11 A. M. and 4 P. M., and on Thursdays at 5 P.M.
Hongkong, 24th October, 1853.
Printed and Published by ROBERT STRACHAN, at the Hongkong Register Office, Queen's Road, Victoria, Hongkong.
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