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NOTICE.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

ONNAGE required for the Conveyance from HONG. By order of W. H. Alexander, Esq., Acting Registrar

KONG to the RIVER THAMES, for the Detail of TROOPS, as follows, viz :—

CORPE.

Officers.

Rank and

File.

Women.

Children.

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51

: 45

2

23

Invalids,..

2

63

2

Royal Artillery,

3

13

Royal Sappers and Miners,

2

This number will most likely increase rather than di- minish before the day of embarkation.

of the Supreme Court of Hongkong. THE undersigned will sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, on

FRIDAY, 9th December, 1853, at 11 o'clock A.M. The Good will and Stock in trade of the PUBLIC HOUSE known as the LONDON TAVERN.

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, 2 HORSES, 1 WHALE BOAT with

Sails, and the Schooner Jim Crow.

Further particulars will be stated in the Handbills.

CHARLES MARKWICK, Government Auctioneer.

Hongkong, 3d December, 1853.

NOTICE.

The above Detail of Troops to be provided with the ALL Persons having Claims against the Estate of the

T. D. NEAVE, One of the Executors.

late WILLIAM MORRISON, Colonial Surgeon- usual regulated Ration by the Master while embarked; | are requested to send them in to Mrs. MORRISON forth- and the necessary space for erecting Hospital, Cabins, with; and those indebted to the said Estate are request, and Conveniences, to be furnished by the Parties tender-ed to make payment to her. 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.

Hongkong, 22d October, 1853.

NOTICE

LL Claims against the Estate of the late WILLIAM A 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.

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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.

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Ilongkong, 24th October, 1853.

Printed and Published by ROBERT STRACHAN, at the Hongkong Register Office, Queen's Road, Victoria, Hongkong.