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DATE.

1867.

6 A.M.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH APRIL, 1867.

BAROMETER.

A.M.

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WEATHER TABLES,-Continued.

REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.

Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.

HYDROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

Noon:

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

*KOON

6 P.M.

THER-

MOMETER.

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

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SelfRe- gistering.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

Min. Max.

6 A.M.

Dirn.

NOON.

6 P.M.

F. Dira. F.

Dirn.

F.

Noon.

""

Mar. 30 28.25 28.30 28.30 28.21 28.22,61.00 66.00 66.00|60.00'66.00 65.00 60.00 67.00 SE

31 28.25 28.20 28.26 28.19 28.19 64.00 67.00 65.00|63.00 65.00 65.00 63.00 67,00 S April 1 28.20 28.23 28.21 28.18 28.1865.00 67.00 68.00 65.00 63.00 67.00 65.00 69.00 SE

2 28.17 28.2528.20 28.20 28.18 65.00 68.00 68.00 65.00 67.00 67.00 65.00 69.00 S 3 28.15 28.20 28.24 28.19 28.19 66.00 68.00 69.00 67.00 69.00 68.00.66.00 69.00 SE

1 -

Ag

SE

1

Fine, though hazy.

I

1 S

1 SE

1 SE

1

Fine throughout.

1 S

1

Do.

1 S

1 SSE

1

Do.

2

NE

1

Passing fog until 8.30 A.M., then fine

throughout.

4 28.22 28.27 28.26 28.20 28.19 64.00 63.00 61.00 64.00 63.00 61.00 61.00 70.00 N

1 NEBE

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5 28.21 28.29 28.2828.22 28.23 61.00 65.00 60.00 64.00 62.00 61.00 60.00 65.00 E

2 E

2 E

1 E

3

Thick fog until 10.20 A.M., then fine

though hazy.

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NOTICE.

E interest and responsibility of Mr. ROBERT CARR LAMBERT in our Firm ceased on 31st March.

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MORGAN, LAMBERT & Co. Hongkong, 1st April, 1867.

A nouvelle loi sur la Propriété littéraire et artistique n'avait pas encore été com- mentée dans ses détails. On annonce, à la Li- brairie Thorin, une publication de Mr. CHAS. FLINIAUX, Avocat, relative à cette importante question. Cet ouvrage contiendra une critique approfondie de la loi du 14-19 Juillet, 1866, l'exposé des opinions théoriques émises jusqu'à ce jour, l'ensemble de la jurisprudence Française, le résumé des lois étrangères, le texte des conven- tions internationales et divers documents sur les congrès les plus récents.

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NOTICE.

R. WALTER HYDE NOTLEY will sign

our firm on and after this date.

ROB. S. WALKER & Co.

Hongkong, 1st March, 1867.

C. ADOLPHE LOW & Co., Shipping and Commission Merchants, San Francisco, California. Refer to

Messrs. Russell & Co.

Smith Archer & Co.

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B. Davidson & Co.,

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Agents for the Rothschilds. Í

A. A. Low & Bros.

MACON.DRAY

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Hongkong.

San Francisco,

Cal, New York.

NOTICE.

Fine throughout.

NOTICE.

HE interest and responsibility of Mr. HINTON MR Partner in our firm. THE interest firm in Hong-

R. A. H. P. HASE has this day been admitted

kong and China ceased on 31st December, 1866, and our Firm now consists of WILLIAM WALK- INSHAW, PHINEAS RYRIE, WILLIAM JAMES BRYANS, and EDWARD CAREY SMITH.

TURNER & Co.

Hongkong, 1st January, 1867.

NOTICE.

R. EDWARD CUNNINGHAM has re-

entered our firm, to which also Mr. WIL- LIAM H. FOSTER, Jr., is admitted Partner, their interest and responsibility commencing this day.

China, 1st January, 1867.

RUSSELL & Co.

NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility in our firm of

ceased yesterday, and Mr. THEODOR PROBST, who has held the power to sign our firm since 1862, has this day been admitted a partner.

Our firm now consists of Mr. W. PUSTAU, Mr. W. PROBST, Mr. J. MENKE and Mr. THEODOR PROBST; Mr. O. C. BEHN and Mr. JOH. F. CORDES are authorized to sign the same per procuration from this date.

W. PUSTAU & Co. China, 1st January, 1867.

&

Co.,

San Francisco, Cal.,

SHIPPING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS.

TTENTION and dispatch given to

all business appertaining to a Commission House. The interests of parties having merchandise in transitu through San Francisco properly cared for.

NOTICE.

MR. WARREN DELANO, and MR. HENRY

S. GREW, have retired from our firm, their interest and responsibility ceasing on this day.

RUSSELL & Co.

China, 1st January, 1867.

NOTICE.

HE business hitherto carried on by the un-

under the Name and Style of

J. J. DOS REMEDIOS & Co. Mr. ALEXANDRE ANTONIO DOS REMEDIOS and Mr. HERMENEGILDO ANTONIO LEIRIA having been authorised to sign the firm per procuration.

J. J DOS REMEDIOS. Hongkong, 1st January, 1867.

IN CHANCERY. In the Matter of the COMPANIES ACT,

1862,

and

In the Matter of the COMMERCIAL BANK CORPORATION OF INDIA AND THE EAST.

THE Creditors of the above named Company are required on or before the 10th day of November 1866 to send their names and ad- dresses and the particulars of their debts or

HESSE & Co.

Hongkong, 1st January, 1867.

NOTICE. Sub-Agency of the Oriental Bank Corpora- tion under charge of Mr. ALEXANDER PATERSON has been opened at Foochow.

J. McDOUALL,

Manager.

Oriental Bank Corporation, Hongkong, 1st September, 1866.

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NOTICE.

ETTERS of Administration having been granted to the undersigned, under the Seal of the Probate Court of Hongkong, the 7th day of August, A.D. 1866, in the Estate of the late HENRY NOBLE-

All Persons having Claims against the Estate are requested to send them in as early as possible, and all Persons indebted to the said Estate are requested to pay him the amounts without delay.

MAXN. FISCHER, Administrator.

Hongkong, 8th August, 1866.

NOTICE.

THE Interest and Responsibility of Mr. EMIL BRUNCKOW in our Firm ceased on the 31st December last.

SIEMSSEN & Co.

China, 1st August, 1866.

NOTICE.

"T being considered desirable to shorten the usance of Bills drawn in India and China on

Europe, the undersigned hereby give notice that from 1st January, 1867, their Branches and Agencies in the East, will only buy and sell Bills of Exchange at a term not exceeding four months' sight.

The undersigned further give notice that they will purchase Bills of Exchange, drawn under Credits, only when the Credits contain a distinct engagement with the holders of the Bills to

G. U. ADAM, for the Chartered Bank of India,

Australia and China.

claims and the names and addresses of their Solicitors if any to Mr. William Hopkins Holy- land the Official Liquidator of the said Corpora- tion at his offices situate No. 13 Gresham Street in the City of London and if so required be notice in writing from the said Official Liquidator | accept the same. are by their Solicitors to come in and prove their said debts or claims at the Chamber of the Mas- ter of the Rolls at Rolls Yard Chancery Lane in the County of Middlesex at such time as shall be specified in such notice or in default thereof they will be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before such debts are proved.

Monday the 3rd December 1866 at 11 o'clock in the forenoon at the said Chambers is appointed for hearing and adjudicating on the debts and claims.

Dated this 6th day of June 1886.

E. B. CHURCH, Chief Clerk.

FRESHFIELDS and NEWMAN,

ō Bank Buildings London,

Solicitors for the Official Liquidator.

D. T. ROEBRTSON, for the Chartered Mercantile Bank

of India, London & China.

J. OUSELEY,

for the Bank of Hindustan, China

and Japan, Limited,

J. C. PARRY,

for the Delhi and London Bank, Limited.

G. PIETSCH,

for the Comptoir D'Escompte de Paris.

CHARLES J. F. STUART, for the Oriental Bank Corporation,