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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 28, 1916.
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His Majesty's Minister at Lisbon reports that cargoes on Austrian vessels will be released in the same manner as those on German vessels; and that delivery orders formerly issued by the enemy shipowners to cargo-owners, with a view to the latter taking possession of their goods, will be accepted by the Portuguese authorities as evidence. of title.
TRANSLATIONS.
Regulations with regard to enemy vessels and their cargoes,
Art. 32.---Merchandise belonging to Allies or to neutrals found on board these ships or discharged from them shall be delivered, with or without a guarantee, by the Pro- curator of the Republic of the respective judicial district, provided always that the Government have the right to requisition it on payment of an indemnity. Delivery shall be requested from that officer within a period of thirty days, without prejudice of post- ponement authorised by the Ministry of Finance in special cases.
(1) The guarantee shall always be demanded when the owner is unable to present shipping documents in proper form, there being applicable to such a case the provisions of the second paragraph of Art. 478 of the Decree of the 31st January, 1889.
(2). The decision of the Procurator of the Republic shall be communicated to the Ministry of Finance and the order for delivery, should there be one, will be given to the interested party and for all purposes shall take the place of the ordinary Bill of Lading as regards the Custom House or other authorities.
Art. 33.--Should the neutral or friendly character of goods on board an enemy vessel or discharged therefrom not be clearly established, or should the owner not be known, the goods shall be presumed to be enemy property.
Art. 34.--The Prize Court shall decide, in accordance with established procedure, all difficulties which may arise regarding the nationality or regarding the storage, care or delivery of merchandise referred to in the previous articles.
Art. 35.--The Tribunals of Commerce shall be competent to try and judge prize cases in accordance with Art. 179 of the Commercial Code.
(1) The judgment shall always be delivered by the Tribunal of Commerce of Lisbon even though the case may have been tried by Colonial Tribunals of Commerce.
(2) The proceedings shall be in summary form in accordance with the terms of Decree No. 3 of the 29th May, 1907, and the judge, should he not be in Lisbon, should conclude the case within the 24 hours stipulated in Art. 10 of the same decree.
3) There shall be neither costs nor stamps in these proceedings.
Art. 36.--The State shall be represented before the Prize Courts by the Public Ministry, and the interested party, should he be an enemy or an assignee of one, by the agent appointed to take charge of the cargo, when the case relates to merchandise, or by a lawyer appointed by the judge when the case relates to a ship.
No. 333. The following additional list of firms which are being wound up under the Trading with the Enemy Amendment Act, 1916, is published for general informa- tion. The previous lists appeared in the Gazettes of the 20th April, the 5th, 19th, and 26th May, the 9th, 23rd, and 30th June, and the 7th July, 1916.
TRADING WITH THE ENEMY AMENDMENT ACT, 1916.
Orders made under Section 1 (1) (a) and (b).
Orders have been made by the Board of Trade requiring the undermentioned busi- nesses to be wound up :-
158. Harris Deepwater Whir Co., Limited, Post Office Buildings, Middles, brough, Wharfingers. Controller: G. B. Nancarrow, Royal Exchange, Middlesbrough. 23 May, 1916.
159. Bergmann, Kleeman and Co., Limited, 7, Butler Street, London, E.C., Toy Makers. Controller: Sidney J. Field, 17, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W. 22 May. 1916.
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