THE HONGKOng governMENT GAZETTE, 14TH AUGUST, 1869.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRaya West.
377
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1869.
THERMOMETER.
Baro-
meter.
Thermo- Baro- Thermo-
méter. meter.
Self Registering.
Baro-
Thermo-
meter.
meter.
meter.
Min.
Max.
August
7
29.84
85
29.87
8
29.89
"J
29.93
""
10
29.99
888
86
29.90
86
29.93
84
30.03
"
11
29.98
84
29.94
"7
12
29.92
84
29.93
13
29.89
84
29.92
8888888
85
85
84
86
84
86
84
87
84
84
84
87
83
8888888
86
29.82
29.87
29.95
87
30.00
87
29.89
29.90
29.87
8888888
86
87
87
87
87
86
87
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1
DATE.
6 A..
9 A.M.
BAROMETER.
*NOON
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYDROMETER.
THERMO- METER.
WINDS.
RAIN.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
Self Registering. Min. Max.
NOON.
6 A.M.
Dirn.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
NOON.
In inches during the
previous 24 hours.
REMARKS AB TO WEATHER,
F. Dira. F.
6 P.M.
Dirn
9 A.M.
P.
1869.
Aug. 728.10 28.15 28.15 28.13) 28.10 76.5
8 28.10 28.18 28.15 28.20 28.15 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 75.5 77.0 S
7 SbW
6 S
7 ssw
7
0,13
Thick wet passing fog throughout.
19
5 SW
0.05
"
9 28.24 28.28 28.28 28.25 28.24 75.0
78.0 76.5 74.5 76.0 75.0 74.0 77.3 S
4 S
Fog until 11 A.M.; fine overcast; 4 P.M.
passing fog.
4 S
4
0.00
#
10
28.29 28.33, 28.34 28.30 28.28 76.0
78.0 76.0 75.0 75.5 74.5 74.5 78.0 is
3 S
Fine overcast; 4 P.M. pàsaing fog
throughout,
4 S
5
0.18
21
11 28.26 28.28' 28.27 28.20, 28.20 75.0
77.5 76.0 73.5 78.0 74.0 73.5 77.5 NW
3 W
1 SW
8
0.05
Rain during past night fine hazy;
2 P.X. clear throughout.
Fine clear throughout.
12 28.18 28.24 28.24 28.20 28.18 74.5 78.0 75.5 72.0 75.074.0 73.5 79.0 W
2 S
2 S
5
0.00
Do.
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 SE
2
0.00
Do.
NOTICE.
THE next CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the Su- preme 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.
TH
By order of the Court,
F. S. HUFFAM, Deputy Registrar.
NOTICE.
THE interest and responsibility of the late Mr. 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 STAËL has been admitted a
Partner in our Firm from this date.
HESSE & Co.
Hongkong, 1st July, 1869.
CONSULAT DE FRANCE.
PARO
AR ordonnance Consulaire, en date du 16 courant, Mr. GUILLAUME PASSEROTTE, a été nommé Chancelier intérimaire de ce Consulat.
Le Consul de France, HENRY DU CHESNE.
Hongkong, le 24 Juillet, 1869.
MR
NOTICE.
R. 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.
ROBATE of the last Will and Testament of
DOUGLAS LAPRATE, formerly of Hong-
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.
THE Undersigned having obtained the Exe-
quatur of the Chinese Government at Peking 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.
THE Undersigned has established himself as a
General Auctioneer and Commission Agent, 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.
NOTICE.
T BENFORD DEACON in our Firm ceased HE interest and responsibility of Mr. JAMES
on the 31st December, 1888, and Mr. SIDNET DEACON is this day admitted a Partner.
DEACON & Co.
Canton, 1st January, 1869.
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.
A
NOTICE.
LL Persons indebted to the Estate of the late 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 andox in our Firm ceased on the HE interest and responsibility of Mr. WIL-
30th June last.
Mr. TOBIAS Prм, 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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