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DATE.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH AUGUST, 1869.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1869.
THERMOMETER.
Baro-
meter.
meter.
Thermo- Baro- Thermo-
méter.
meter.
Self Registering.
Baro-
Thermo-
meter.
meter.
Min.
Max.
August
""
""
"
11
17
"2
13
20150000
29.84
85
29.87
85
29.89
86
29.90
9
29.93
86
29.93
29.99
84
30.03
86
29.98
84
29.94
87
29.92
84
29.93
29.89
84
29.92
87
8888888
85
86
29.82
86
84
88
29.87
86
84
88
29.95
84
87
30.00
84
87
29.89
84
84
88
29.90
83
»
88
29.87
00 00 00 00 00 00
87
87
87
87
86
87
6 A.X.
9 A.M.
BAROMETER.
HYDROMETER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
NOON.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
THERMO- METER.
6 P.M.
WINDS.
+
RAIN.
Self Registering.
Min. Max.
NOON.
6 A.M.
Dira. F. Dirn.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
NOON. 6 P.M.
F. Dirn.
In inches during the previous 24 hours.
REMARKS AB TO WEATHER.
9 A.M.
F.
»
1869.
Aug. 7 28.10 28.15 28.15 28.13 28.10 76.5
8 28.10 28.18 28.15 28.20 28.15 76.0
928.24 28.28 28.28 28.25 28.24 75.0
19
10 28.29 28.83 28.34 28.80 28.28 76.0
77.0 77.0 76.0 76.0 76.5 75.0 77.0 S
77.5 77.0 75.0 77.0 76.0 75.577.0 S
78.0 76.5 74.5 76.0 75.0 74.0 77.5 S
78.0
7 SbW
6 S
7 SSW
7
0.13
Thick wet passing fog throughout.
5 SW
6
0.05
Fog until 11 A.M.; fine overcast; 4 P.M.
passing fog.
4 S
4 S
4
0.00
17
11 28.26 28.23 28.27 28.20 28.20 75.0
77.5
76.0 75.0 75.5 74.5 74.5 78.0 S
76.0 73.5 73.0 74.0 78.5 77.5 NW
3 S
Fine overcast; 4 P.M. pàsaing fog
throughout.
4 S
5
0.13
3 W
1 SW
co
0.05
Rain during past night fine hazy;
2 P.M. clear throughout.
Fine clear throughout.
12 28.18 28.24 28.24 28.20 28.18 74.5
78.0 75.5 72.0 75.0 74.0 73.5 79.0 W
•
2 S
13 28.18 28.23 28.23 28.21 28.19 75.0 81.0 79.5 73.5 78.0 77.0 74.0 80.5 SE
3 ESE
2 S
2 SE
5
0.00
Do.
2
0.00
Do.
NOTICE.
HE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the Su-
THE next Court will be held on Wednesday,
the Eighteenth day of August, A.D. 1869, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
By order of the Court,
F. S. HUFFAM, Deputy Registrar.
With reference to the above notice, the Cri- minal Sessions will be adjourned to Thursday, the Nineteenth day of August, 1869, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
By order of the Court,
F. S. HUFFAM, Deputy Registrar.
NOTICE.
THE our
HENRY DAVIES MARGESSON in our Firm ceased on the 30th June last, and Mr. MORTI- MER EVELYN MURRAY was admitted a partner therein on 1st July.
MARGESSON & Co. Hongkong, 3rd August, 1869.
MR
NOTICE.
R. LEONHARD STAEL has been admitted a
Partner in our Firm from this date.
HESSE & Co.
Hongkong, 1st July, 1869.
CONSULAT DE FRANCE.
AR ordonnance Consulaire, en date du 16 PAR ordonnance Consulaire, e date or 11,
a été nommé Chancelier intérimaire de ce Consulat.
Le Consul de France,
HENRY DU CHESNE.
Hongkong, le 24 Juillet, 1869.
NOTICE.
MR. WILLIAM GEORGE PRICE is Au
thorized to sign our Firm in Foochow
from this date.
GILMAN & Co.
Hongkong, 17th July, 1869.
NOTICE.
In the Estate of DOUGLAS LAPRAIK, deceased. PROBAGLAO LA PRAIK, formerly of Hong- ROBATE of the last Will and Testament of
kong and lately of Acton, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned one of the Executors in the said Will named, all persons indebted to the said Estate are hereby required to pay the amount of their debts forthwith. Persons having claims against the Estate are hereby required to send in particulars of their claims to the under- signed at the Office of Messrs. Douglas Lapraik & Co. or to Henry C. Caldwell, Esq., Solicitor, on or before the Thirty-first day of January, 1870, after which date no claims will be received or admitted.
R. E. BAKER, Executor.
Dated Hongkong, 9th Day of July, 1869.
CONSULAR NOTIFICATION.
NOTICE.
HE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES ПНЕ
BENFERD DEACON in our Firm ceased on the 31st December, 1868, and Mr. SIDNEY DEACON is this day admitted a Partner.
Canton, 1st January, 1869.
DEACON & Co.
NOTICE. will be carried on from and after this date THE business of KINNEAR & Co., Foochow,
under the style and firm of
KINNEAR, LARKEN & Co., the partners therein being Mr. WILLIAM BAL- FOUR KINNEAR and Mr. THOMAS LANCASTER LARKEN.
WILLIAM BALFOUR KINNEAR. Foochow, 1st May, 1869.
NOTICE.
THE Undersigned having obtained the Exe-
quatur of the Chinese Government at Peking ALL Persons indebted to the Estate of the late
to his nomination as CONSUL FOR THE NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION AT CANTON, hereby gives notice that he has as- sumed the duties of this office, and that all separate German Consulates at Canton will henceforth be discontinued.
Canton, 7th July, 1869.
NOTICE.
CARLOWITZ.
General Auctioneer and Commission Agent, THE Undersigned has established himself as a
on the ground floor of the Hongkong Hotel, under the style of GUEDES & Co.
J. M. GUEDES, Jr. Hongkong, 7th June, 1869.
MR
NOTICE.
R. JAMES HART is authorized to sign our
Firm per procuration in Hongkong.
TURNER & Co.
Hongkong, 17th June, 1869.
ROBERT HENRY GRANT, lately a Clerk
in the Naval Yard, Hongkong, are requested to make payment, and all persons having claims against the said Estate are notified to send in their claims to the undersigned without delay.
JNO. J. FRANCIS,
Solicitor for
John D. Macdonald Thomson,
Executor.
Hongkong, 3rd April, A.D., 1869.
NOTICE.
THE interest and N in our Firm ceased on the HE interest and responsibility of Mr. WIL-
30th June last.
Mr. TOBIAS PIм, Mr. WILLIAM NISBET OLMSTED, and Mr. H. SEYMOUR GEARY, are authorized to sign our Firm in Hongkong and China from this date.
OLYPHANT & Co.
Hongkong, 6th October, 1868.
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