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NOTICE.
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND Hongkong GAZETTE.
THE undersigned having rented those Spacious and
Safo Godowns, situated next to the Premises of Messrs. Holliday Wiso, & Co., is prepared to Store --Goods on- moderate Terms, also to receive Merchandize for Sale on Commission.
Hong-Kong, 24th April, 1843.
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FOR SALE.
American Beof and Pork,
Nogro.head Tobacco,
Mackerel in Kits,
Tar in barrels.
Flour in Barrels,
Shag Tobacco in barrels
Mess Beef in half and whole
Barrels.
Sausages in "Boxes
Prime Pork.
Champagne Cider, in
one
Butter in Firkins
dozen Cases
Pilot and Navy Bread.
Q. F. DAVIDSON.
PER NAVIGATOR.
PER VENICE,
London Bottled Sherry, in 3 dozen Cases.
No. 4 superior Manila Cigars.
Apply at the Godowns of
Hong Kong, 25th April, 1843.
G. F. DAVIDSON.
BRITISH HOTEL, No. 2, POUSHUN HONG. J. S. CASE, Begs leave to inform the Nobility and Gentry of Hong-Kong, and Macao, that he has opened the above-named House, as an HOTEL, and it is in every way adapted for the convenience of Visitors to CAN TON--and that his constant care and attention will be, the comfort of those who may favour him with their patronage.
Private and Commodious Apartments for Families and Parties.
European Servants always in attendance All Orders for Wines Stores, &c., thankfully received, and punctually attended to,
Goods received and sold on Commission, and Sales by Auction effected on the lowest possible terms,
Canton, 24th May, 1843.
FROM ENGLAND TO INDIA.
Parcels and Cases by the Overland route.
UNDER arrangements with the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, the under. signed are prepared to convey Parcels, by the Mail, at the following Reduced Rates, if delivered on or before the 27th of each month, from which date until four o'clock on the last day of the month, an extra charge of one shilling per pound will be incurred, and beyond which time no Package whatever cau be received for conveyance by the Mail of that month.
PACKAGES.
WEIGHT.
́MEASUREMÉNT. £ Do. UNDER 1 lb. 0 CUBIC FEET .0 56 Do. do. 2
do. 0
FOR AMOY AND CHUSAN.
The Barque FORTESCUE," 305 tons, CAPT. HALI, lately-returned from Chusan and the adjacent baya, Will Sail for the above Ports early | in July. For Freight or Passaga apply to the Captain on board, or to Mass JARDINE
MATHESON, & Co, Maeno.
Hong Kong, 21st June, 1843.
D. WILSON & Co.,
NOTICE.
N consequence of the mutual Dissolution of Part. nership betweeen Messrs, BENNETT, PAIN, & Co., the Undersigned begs to Notify, that the Busi. ness Will be carried on by himself, on the same Pre- mises. and most respectfully solicits a continuance of the liberal support he has hitherto been favoured with. Parties desirous of sending Goods for Public Auction, are roquested to do so two days previous to
Have just landed, ex " ALGERINE," the following the time of Salo. Gloods which can be seen at their Stores, Viz, - Superfine Cloth,
Glazed Hats Burneres. Hooks and Eyes;
Boots Dressing-Cases Ladies' Work-Boxes; Writing-Desks; Brushes, and Perfumery of all kinds; Stationery, Drawing Pencils, Visiting Cards, Foolscap, and Over-Land Paper; Steel Pens, Patent Leads; Decanters, Telescopes, Thermometers; Toby Philpott Jugs; Lozenges of all kinds; Saddles and Bridles; Cooling Pots Velvet Corks; Iron Cash-Boxes; Bottled Herbs, Cayenne Pepper, Cherry Brandy, Hermetically-Sealed Hams; Beer and Porter, &c.
Auctions will be held every Friday, at Eleven A. M.
Terms-Five per Cent. on all Goods. Que half per cent. Commission will be charged. upon all Goods bought in.
A liberal allowance will be made for the Sale of Ships, Opium, or landed Property.
Proceeds of Account Sales will be rendered fifteen days after Sale, or sooner if realized.
JNO. W BENNETT,
Queen's Road, Hong-Kong, 1st June, 1843.
D. W. & Co. beg to announce to the Members of their Subsc
Subscription Billiard-and Room, that the Rooms are opened this day, for their amusement.
Hong-Kong, 1st June, 1843.
NOTICE.
To Captains of Vessels and others connected with the Port of Houg-kong.
PAIN, & Co, have for Sale at their Stores, (the premises in Magistracy Street, lately known as the Exchange Rooms) the following Articles, viz:-
Prime Mess Beef and Pork, Paint aud Paint Oil, Ship's Bread, Bunting, Turpentine, Tar, Cabin Bread, Brandy in wood and bottle, very Superior Golden Sherry, Port Wine, [Cockburn's Claret, St. Julien Margaux, Hock,Frontignac & Barsac, Barclay's Stout, in bottle, Olive Oil, Oilman's Stores, an assortment of Beaver and Solar Hats, and many other Articles too numerous to mention,
terms.
FOR SALE--Singapore Beams, on moderate
Apply to W. ALLANSON. & Co. Hong-Kong, 31st May, 1843.
FOR SALE-by the Undersigned, at their Godowns, on very moderate terms:-Sherry, Port, Cherry Brandy Brandy in Wood and Bottle; Arraok i Seltzer Water; Stockholm Tar, Pitch, Anchors, Chain Cables, Rigging, and Boat Chains; Europe and Sail Needles:
Blocks, of sizes, Log Glasses,
Manila Rope; Twines, Leadts, White 7
Lead Painter's Brushes, Blankets Paper, Ink; Patent Copying Machines Jams, Jellies, and a variety of other Articles.
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WILLIAM "ALLANSON & Co., 20, Quee's Road, Hong-Kong, 29th April, 1843.
FOR SALE Salad Oil, Cherry Brandy, Gin, English Sad- dles, Eau de Cologne, Corks, Plate.ware, Paper, Shot, Window Glass, and several other articles.
Apply to FH. TIEDEMAN, Magistroy Street. Hong-Kong, 15th June, 1843.
OTO LET A BUNGALOW, near the West Point 1 5 0 Barracks.-Apply to
R. WEBSTER,
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d.
100
Do. do. 4
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Do.
do. 6
do.
Do.
do. 10
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2. 150
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do, 30 Do. de. 40 *Goods in packages larger or heavier than the above will be taken by special agreement.The Freight will be computed by either Weight or Measure.
JEWELLERY, &c.--Nut accountable for any package beyond the
value of £10, unless an additional freight of 2 per cent be paid on delivery.
PERIODICALS--If brought by 4 o'clock on the last day of the month (being that of publication). made up like Newspapers (open at both ends,) will be charged--i lb., 15 lb., la. 9d.; from 1 tb to 10 lb., 38. per lb.
Risk-To be at the Proprietor's risk, from London to India, unless insured at the time of delivery, for which a charge of two and a half per cent. will be made..
TRANSIT DUTY-Through Egypt, one-half per cent. (payable to
TO BE LET.-A BUNGALOW, newly repaired and painted, consisting of two Rooms and two Bathing Rooms, with Outhouses &c.
For particulars apply to MR N. DUUS, Fearon's Wharf, Hong-Kong
EXCHANGE AND READING ROOM.
the request of several of the resident Inhabitants, Commanders of Ships, the undersigned has been induced to establish at this rising Port, an Exchange and Reading Room, the utility of which, he feels assured, will be apparent to all.
The first object has been, to provide a place of resort for Subscribers. Secondly, to afford as SOOD as practicable, the latest Intelligence from all parts of Europe, America, India, and the Southern Colonies, with all the Local Publications.
A well chosen Library has also been added. N. B.-The Exchange has been removed to the premises immediately above the Sale Rooms of the undersigned. Terms, $1 per month.
JNO. W. BENNETT.
Hong Kong, Exchange and Reading Room,
1st June, 1843.
THE Undersigned has on hand for Sale, the under-
mentioned Stores, at moderate prices.
&C. &C;
Pale Ale, Dunbar's, French Claret, St. Julien ; Superior light French Wines, assorted; Superior Brown Sherry; Do. Brandy; Salad Oil, in cases; Mocha Coffee; Superior Hyson, in whole
Chests; Pickled Salmon; Pickles Sauces; Pickled Mackerell; Cabin Biscuits, in tins Superior Butter; Bottled Fruits; Macaroni; Reading and Hanging Lamps; Lamp Wicks; Pad-locks; Ger- man Clocks, with Alarums: Hunting Whips; Tanned Hides; Bunting - Single Barrelled Fowling-pieces, in cases; Shot, of sizes; Powder Flasks; Rosinin
kegs; Writing Paper Blankets Lamb's Wool
Drawers; Boots and Shoes, Europe and Calcutta; Blacking, Day and Martin's; Quinture; Perfumery of all descriptions, Hair, Tooth, and Nail Brushes, Dres- sing Combe, small Ivory Ditto, Soda, and Seitlitz Powders, Sponges, Bitters, Account Books, Writing Ink, Screws, Broad Cloth of colours, Woollen Cloth, Spanish Stripes, Beaver Hats, white Lead, Corks, and other Articles,
Goods Received, and Sold on Commission. NB-An Auction held every Friday, at 11 A.M. JNO. W. BENNETT.-
Southern Wel
have nothing further from the Colonies, except Hong Kong, and we are pleased to observe the rapid progress which this pivot of civilization displays. The work of constructing perfect roads and bridges, building houses architectural order, the
stores, the busy humpening of commercial.
of commerce and incessant Hong-Kong, June 22nd, 1843.
traffic in its incipient highways and by-ways, are NOTICE.-Goods and Merchandize fored in
all de circumstances of the most pleasing and promising scriptions, redewed and carefully spacious dry, and cure Brick Godowns, at Hong-dation of the Colony, while they afford the most nature to those immediately engaged in the foun-
kong upon modate terms; apply upon the Pre mises to
N. DUUS, or
FEARON & SON.-Macao Goods are received and sold on Commission. HongKong, 1st JANUARY, 1842.
NOTICE-The undersigned
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the Egyptian Government, under agreement with the Peninsular His Excellency the Commun
and O. lental Steam Navigation Company,) on the value of every
article, will be added the above rates.
RECEIPT-Receipts will be given on the delivery of each Parcel, and particulars of all Charges will be specified in the
Receipt.
CONSIGNMENT All Packages must be applied fir to our Agents, at each Presidency; to facilitate such applications, the marks and particulare will be advertised in the Mostery Times newspaper, which being despatched by the same Mail, willdurgish the earllest
Her
Majesty's Land Forces in China, to receive all pack- ages addressed to the Officers or Messes of any of the Regiments employed during the late war.
Hong-Kong, 15th April, 1843-
FOR SALE,
N. DUUS.
advice to the Consignees if the postage (15.) le paid, we will Singapore BEAMS, from 22 to 28 feet long, and
purrelves write to the party to whom the packages are addressed.
AGENTS-Calcutta, Capt. J. R. Engledue Mudras, Capt. Christopher Biden; Ceylon, Capt, Twynam, (who are also Agents the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company); Bombay, Messrs. William Nic., & C
OFFICES 44, Regent street, Piccadilly; 16, John streel, Crutched Friars; and 17, St, Mary Axe,
JAMES HARTLEY, & Co, JAMES BARBER, & Co.
* The undersigned has been requested by MESSRS, James BARBER, & Co,. 17, St. Mary Am, London, to make public the | ghove terms for Freight per India Overland Route; and will forward instructions from parties wishing to avail themselves of the convenient arrangements offered by Messas BARDER, & Co.% Agency in London.
Subscribers to the "MOTHLY TIMES," are requested in future to send their orders and subscriptions to
Mecas, 5th May, 1843.
HENRY GRIBBLE.
60 12 inches diameter,
Ditto Planks. 16 feet by 1 & half inch thick. Ditto dilto Ditto ditto
1
11 11"
one half
ditto ditto.
ALSO, A small quantity of Singapore Furniture Wood in Planks and Stanchions.
Apply to, N. DUUS,
Hong Kong, 20th May, 1843,
18. Queen's Road.
very superi Rhebish
FOR SALDA small quanti Burgundy Hermitage; Cham Claret Sherry Port and Madeira, in Bottles a few gasks of prime Claret, Sherry, and Madeira.
Apply to N. DOUS, 8, Queen's Road. Hong Kong, 1st June, 1843.
happy contemplations to those at a distance, and the surest incentives to the mercantile community at home. All doubt as to the Government's keep- ing permanent possession of the island, appears to have vanished, and there is no doubt but this valuable possession will soon become the emporium of commerce in the Chinese seas, which to be safe, must
ust at all times be protected, and this protection cannot be provided by the Government so completely and so economically as by the coloni- zation of the island. In our next Number, we hope to be able to give some extracts of general interest from the Hong Kong Papers now be- fore us Emigration Gazette. apors now be
CALCUTTA By the Water Witch we have received accounts from Calcutta of the result of. the 3rd Opium Sales, viz →→→
Chests. Highest. Lowest.. Average Patpa
1270 1280 1247 Rs. 2035
1100 Benares 1100
1190 1137
It is also stated that an advance of 90 Rs per chest on these rates took place on the arrival of the Red Rover from China..
The Pelo Magus of Hastures and John Brightman may be Coon pected with large supplies of the drug for Free Press.
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THE PINTING OFFICE BU
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