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NOTICE.

Wanted, a Passage to Singapore for Twenty-six Chinese Convicts; for which Sealed Tenders will be received at this Office.

For Particulars, apply to the Acting Harbour Master.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria,

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

Hongkong, 15th March, 1854,

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

NOTICE.

THE RATES of FREIGHT by this Company's Steam-Ship CADIZ, leaving on the 22d instant, and by every

TO BOMBAY TO CALCUTTA

TO CALCUTTA

FREIGHT ON

AND

MADRAS.

viá P. DE GALLË.

TO CEYLON.

TO PENANG. TO SINGAPORE.

DIRECT.

Treasure,

Silk Piece Goods,

$1 per cent.

Raw Silk, and Quicksilver.

4 per cent.

$1 per cent.

4 per cent.

remains the

$1 per cent.

same.

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3 per cent.

$871 per cent. $75 per cent.

2 per cent. 2 per cent.

* Optional with the Company to charge by Measurement or Value on Silk Piece Goods and Raw Silk.

ROBERT S. WALKER, Superintendent.

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Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Office,

Hongkong, 18th April, 1854.

NOTICE.

N and after the 20th instant, the RATES of FREIGHT to WOOSUNG, by the PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Vessels, will be reduced as follows, until further notice :—

On OPIUM, $6 per Chest.

TREASURE, & per Cent.

ROBERT S. WALKER,

Superintendent.

Peninsular & Oriental

Steam Navigation Company's Office,

Hongkong, 18th April, 1854.

POLICE DEPARTMENT, Victoria, Hongkong, 28th April, 1854. ENDERS will be received by the undersigned on or before the 5th Proximo, for making the under- mentioned POLICE CLOTHING &c.

Making, from materials supplied by Government,

106 CAMLET JACKETS.

105 CAMLET TROWSERS.

24 CAMLET JACKETS, CHINESE.

20 pair BOOTS.

20 pair SHOES.

Making, and supplying all materials except buttons,

24 NANKEEN JACKETS, CHINESE.

24 NANKEEN TROWSERS, CHINESE. 24 BAMBOO HATS, CHINESE. 24 pair SHOES, CHINESE.

Further particular can be obtained on application at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION.

D. R. CALDWELL, Acting Superintendent of Police.

POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATION.

IE next GENERAL MAILS by the POTTINGER

Twill be closed at 6 o'clock on the evening of Friday

the 5th Proximo, and the customary SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL will be made up on the following Morning between the Hours of 9 and 10 o'clock.

THOMAS HYLAND,

Post-Master.

Post-Office, Victoria, Hongkong,

28th April, 1854.

STEAM FOR

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

ALSO,

BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA, HE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COM- PANY'S Steam-ship POTTINGER, Captain STEAD, with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above Places, on Saturday the 6th May, at 2 P. M.

'CARGO will be received on board until 5 P. M. on the 4th, SPECIE until Noon on the 5th, and PARCELS until 2 P. M. on the 5th.

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, 29th April, 1854.

NOTICE.

HE Next SITTING of the SUPREME COURT

Thunder its SUNNY Of there for will be Gold T Friday, the 5th day of May, 1854, at 12 o'clock noon.

By Order of the Court, WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER,

Acting Registrar.

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NOTICE.

HE Hours of Divine Service in the CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN are, on Sundays at 11 ▲.. and 5 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.