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566 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND DECEMBER, 1877.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

UNTIL further notice, the Court will sit in

its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

C. B. PLUNKET, Registrar.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

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NTIL further notice, the Court will sit in its Original Jurisdiction on Mondays and Thursdays.

By Order,

C. B. PLUNKET, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG IN BANKRUPTCY.

In re GEORGE (GRAHAM, a Bankrupt. TOTICE is hereby given that a Meeting of the Creditors of the said George Graham, will be held pursuant to the 151st Section of the Bankruptcy Ordinance, in the Supreme Court House, on Thursday, the 3rd day of January, 1878, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, before me, the Honourable Charles Bushe Plunket, Regis- trar of the Supreme Court, the Officer appointed by the Court sitting in Bankruptcy.

Proofs of debts will be received, and Creditors who have not proved, or who shall not then prove, will be excluded from the benefit of any Dividend that may be declared, and all claims not proved will be disallowed.

C. B. PLUNKET, Registrar.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

In the Goods of LAM-HIEP,

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ASSHUE,

deceased.

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ALEXANDER MURRAY,,, HOCHING-LEE, ALEXANDER MORRISON, de-

ceased.

JOHN PHILLIP DONALDSON,

deceased.

OTICE is hereby given, that in accordance

with the provisions of Ordinance No. 9 of 1870, Section III, an order has been made by His Honour Mr. Justice Snowden, Judge of the Supreme Court of Hongkong, limiting the time for Creditors and others to send in their claims against the above Estates to Saturday, the 23rd day of March, 1878, on or before which date, all Claims must be proved, otherwise they will not be included in the Scheme of Division.

All persons indebted to the said Estates are requested to make immediate payment to the Official Administrator.

C. B. PLUNKET, Registrar

and Official Assignee.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

IN BANKRUPTCY.

NOTICE, LEE-YE-CHOW, of Victoria, in the

Colony of Hongkong, Trader, having been adjudged a Bankrupt under a Petition for adju- dication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong on the 15th day of No- camber, in the Year of our Lord, 1877, a public sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination, and make application for his order of discharge, will be held before the Honourable Sir John Smale, Knight, Chief Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Vic- toria, aforesaid, on Monday, the 31st day of December, 1877, at Eleven o'clock in the fore- noon of that day precisely,

The Honourable Charles Bushe Plunket is the Official Assignee in the Bankruptcy.

Dated the 7th day of December, 1877.

WILLIAM II. BRERETON, Solicitor, acting in the Bankruptcy, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

IN THE GOODS OF

JAMES SMITH FERRIES, deceased.

OTICE is hereby given that all Creditors

ray

demands upon or against the Estate of JAMES SMITH FERRIES, late Master of the steam-ship Zealandia, who died at sea on board the said vessel, on the 8th day of February, 1877, and whose Will was duly proved, and Letters of Ad- ministration with the Will annexed, of whose per- sonal estate were duly granted to Jolin Fairbairn, of No. 27, Queen's Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, by the Supreme Court of Hongkong, in its Probate Jurisdiction, ou the 22nd day of September, 1877, are hereby required to send in writing the particulars of their claims or demands to the said John Fairbain at his address aforesaid, or to the undersigned William Henry Brereton, the Solicitor of the said John Fairbairn, at the office of the said William Henry Brereton, 29, Queen's Road, Hongkong, on or before the 15th day of January, 1878.

And notice is hereby given that at the expira- tion of the last mentioned day, the said John Fairbairn will proceed to distribute the assets of the said James Smith Ferries amongst the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which the said John Fairbairn has then had notice; and that the said John Fairbairn will not be liable for the assets, or any part thereof, so distributed, to any person of whose claim the said John Fairbairn has not had notice at the time of the distribution.

Dated this 3rd day of October, 1877.

W. H. BRERETON, Solicitor of the said John Fairbairn.

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NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of CHARLES AUGUSTUS WILD, EDMUND HENRY LAVERS, HUGH FRANCIS RAMSAY, and FRANCIS GILMAN in our Firm at Hongkong and Foochow ceased on the 30th April, 1877.

The Firm now consists of WILLIAM STEWART YOUNG, and EDWARD TOBIN,

Hongkong and Foochow,

M'

GILMAN & Co.

22nd September, 1877.

NOTICE.

R. CHARLES DAVID BOTTOMLEY was admitted a Partner in our Firm on the 1st July, 1877.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

Hongkong, 22nd September, 1877.

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