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15 NEWS maltatoday | SUNDAY • 1 JUNE 2025 COURT NOTICE The Registrar, Civil Courts and Tribunals notifies that the First Hall of the Civil Court ordered the sale by Judicial Auction of the following property to be held in room numbered 78, nearby the Courts Archives, Level -1, Courts of Justice, Republic Street, Valletta. Date Time Judicial Sale No Property 3 rd June, 2025 10.30am 60/16 - AZ APS Bank Ltd C2192 vs C&M Contractors Ltd C30803, Carmel Mangion ID110160M u Carmen Mangion ID18462M. The temporary utile dominium for the remaining period of one hundred and fifty years (150) commenced on the 15th August of the year one thousand nine hundred and sixty eight (15.06.1968) consisting of a villa known as 'Villa tal-Virtu' or 'Il-Palazz' with the surrounded garden, in the locality of Rabat Malta, together with the land annexed thereto which land has an approximately measurements of seven thousand four hundred and sixty seven square meters (7,467 mk) subject to the temporary and annual groundrent of seven euro and seventy cents (€7.77) payable to the Joint Office every fifteenth of August of every year, together with all its rights and appurtenances, including its overlying airspace and the underyling subsoil and including the structures built on it, which property has its main entrance from Triq tal- Virtu', Rabat Malta valued at one million and eight hundred thousand euro (€1,800,000). 3 rd June, 2025 11.30 am 39/19 - AZ HSBC Bank Malta plc C3177 vs Shehata Khaled ID 330298M and Shehata Anna ID 745261M A ground floor level maisonette accessible by a private entrance, named Hurghada, numbered seven (7), in Triq San Luqa, San Pawl il-Baħar, in a block of apartments externally numbered one hundred and eleven (111) named Resort Flats, in Triq San Luqa, San Pawl il-Baħar, with all its rights and appurtenances and including a three fourths (3/4) undivided share of one third (1/3) undivided share of the entrance, entrance hall, main door, staircase, and stairwell, and the roof of the said block, and also subject to the active and passive servitudes resulting from its position, as better described in the acts of Notary Doctor Mario Rosario Bonello dated sixth September, two thousand and eleven (06.09.2011). The said block to which maisonette form's part is bounded on the Northeast by Triq San Luqa and on all other compass points by third party property and valued at three hundred and twenty thousand euro (€320,000). 3 rd June, 2025 12.00 pm 17/20 - AZ Bank of Valletta p.l.c. C2833 vs Geomike Limited C8820 Restaurant on groundfloor level, with an underground level with parts under the groundfloor level and the front garden named Cote d'Azur Restaurant in Triq tal- Buttar, corner with Triq Sant Antnin Marsascala, excluding its airspace and underlying third party residential apartments built on plots numbered two hundred and eleven (211), two hundred and twelve (212) and two hundred and thirteen (213), forming parts on the land known as "Il-Barumbara" sive "Il-Maghluq", bounded on the North by Saint Anthony Street, on the East by a new unnamed road and on the west by property of Barumbara Limited or its successors in title, or other correct boundaries, with all its rights and appurtenances, as better described in the contract of acquisition of tenth September, nineteen ninety two (10.09.1992) in the acts of Notary Dr Joseph Tabone and is valued at one million and eight hundred thousand euro (€1,800,000). 12th June, 2025 11.00am 18/24 – EM Volha sive Olga Galea ID310919L vs Carmelo Galea ID313872M The unnamed garage numbered nineteen (19), level number four (4), basement level - 1, in Triq l-Amarozz, Mġarr, free and unencumbered and free from any burdens, including the undivided share of the common parts of the garage complex of which it forms part and valued at forty-two thousand euro (€42,000). 19th June, 2025 11.00am 27/23-KRZ Philip Camilleri ID237657M et vs Mary Rose Attard ID204363M Maisonette named 'Madonna ta' Pompei' in Triq Birzebbuga, Birzebbuga which is situated on the first floor of the block, without its airspace, free and unencumbered with all its rights and appurtenances and this as better described in the acts of Notary Ritienne Bugeja Fench dated the twenty fourth of April of the year two thousand and eight (24.01.08) and valued at two thousand and thirty-five thousand euro (€235,000). 19th June 2025 11.300am 12/23-KRZ Victor Camilleri ID 581757M et vs Lara Investment Limited C24441 The unnumbered and unnamed commercial premises in Triq Ġużeppi Calleja, Iklin, with corner entrance between Triq Ġużeppi Calleja and Triq Dun Karm built on a site previously that was previously occupied by the tenement named 'Danian' and block of flats property of Lara Investments Limited. This property is built on two levels of the ground floor as well as the basement level vs Michael Mifsud ID737249M a front garden, with internal rooms and backyard and it superficially measures of one hundred and fifty five square meters (155m²), free and unencumbered and free from any burden or ground rent and valued at four hundred and thirty five thousand euro (€435,000). 26 th June, 2025 11.00am 1/25 – Stones Company Ltd C4415 vs Eric Chatlani ID569583M i The maisonette without its airspace, including the back garden, unnamed but numbered one (1), at the elevated ground floor level, situated on the right hand sides as one faces the entire complex from the street and on the left hand side when one faces at the facade of the said Block letter 'B' from Triq San Publiju, San Pawl tat-Tarġa, limits of Naxxar, which maisonette has a separate entrance from Triq San Publiju, and bounded on the North and South by property of Paul and Therese spouses Vassallo and R&R Vassallo Properties Limited or their successors in title and on the East by Triq San Publiju. This maisonette has access from a common lift and stairs, with the right to install on the highest roof of the penthouse in the said Block B, water tank with volume capacity not exceeding five hundred litres (500l), a satellite dish of not more than one point one meter (1.1m), a common television aerial and domestic sized solar water heater, with the right of access to the said roof with adequate prior notice. These services are placed in a place indicated by the sellers or their successors and access to the roof must be exercised after prior notice to the owner of the penthouse as owner of the relative airspace. The access to the roof is from a common hatch. The owner of the maisonette has the right of access to the semi basement garage complex for maintenance the sanitary and rainwater services, which services are also in common with the other properties in the same block. The maisonette is subject to servitudes resulting from its position and as well as subject to servitudes for the passage of drains and drainage pipes in favour of the overlying properties, free and unencumbered with all its right and appurtenances valued at five hundred and ninety thousand euro (€590,000). ii. The lock up garage, situated in the semi basement level internally marked number three (3) which garage forms part of a garages compex of eighteen garages (18) with a separate entrance, drive-in and ramp from Triq San Publiju, San Pawl tat-Tarġa, limits of Naxxar. This garage is the thrid one from the left hand side as one enters the common ramp, that abuts onto Triq San Publiju and bounded on all compass points by property of Paul and Therese spouses Vassallo and R&R Vassallo Properties Limited or their successors in title and includes an undivided share of the ramp and drive in and is subject to servitudes of the overlying apartments of the block for passage of services and passage and this together with the sub terrain, free and unencumbered with all its rights and appurtenances valued at sixty five thousand euro (€65,000). 26 th June, 2025 11.30am 9/20 - AZ Seabank Hotel Ltd C40319 following a request of BNF Bank plc previously Banif Bank (Malta) plc C41030 vs Joseph Mary Portelli ID536861M u Anna Portelli ID371660M Two garages internally numbered five (5) and six (6) on the second level (upper basement) forming part of a building of basement garages with access as an entrance by car from Triq il-Merluzz and as an exit from Triq it-Turisti in Qawra, San Pawl il- Baħar. The use of these two garages was changed by being joined to two other immovable properties adjacent to them which were also previously garages numbered seven (7) and eight (8) which were next to garage number (6). This underground space which previously was occupied by a total of four garages changed to a kitchen and an office. Vertical connections were made in the space previously garage number six (6) with the overlying property; 'Da Michele' cafeteria, situated in Triq il-Maskli corner with Triq it- Turisti, San Pawl il-Bahar. These connections consist of an internal staircase and also a hoist (lift) for uploading and unloading food and objects related to the kitchen underlying the cafeteria. The tenement which was garage number five (5) has a basement common driveway, with in perpetual and uninterrupted access from a drive in which provides access, and which garages are without airspace and without their sub terrain, subject and enjoys the servitudes resulting from their position, with the right of perpetual and uninterrupted use and with access with vehicle and on foot of the common areas and services of the garage complex and valued at one hundred and five thousand euro (€105,000). Further details can be obtained from the website: https://ecourts.gov.mt/onlineservices/JudicialSales The bidders taking part in the auction must present their identity card Marvic Farrugia For the Registrar of Civil Courts and Tribunals ternary International jour- nal in 2012: "The presence of nineteenth-century swimming pools, which are architectural- ly well-defined but not always well-preserved, suggests that their position and relatively poor preservation can easily cause misunderstandings, in so much as they can be confused with earlier archaeological re- mains." Geologically, it is the prevail- ing soft globigerina limestone that allowed easy carving of coastal baths, which were wide- ly used during the late 19th cen- tury, when—for the first time in Malta's history, "the coastline was rediscovered by the middle and upper classes of society," who "increasingly saw it as a place for recreation." In fact, the rock pools offer a glimpse into Malta's seaside cul- ture at a time when swimming was shaped by Victorian sen- sibilities: the health benefits of bathing were acknowledged, but modesty, especially for women, was strictly upheld. Carved using bush hammers into soft globigerina limestone, the pools were typically around 1.3 metres (or about four feet) deep, just enough for bathers to stand upright. Steps were dug into the rock for easy access, and narrow trenches or small tunnels allowed seawater to flow freely in and out. Holes were carved into the corners to sup- port wooden poles, from which blankets were hung to shield bathers from the sun and from prying eyes. The pools were generally covered by wooden structures and/or canvas awn- ings. Even when concealed, bathers typically wore oversized swimsuits. The shallow depth also made them ideal for those who couldn't swim. A tradition that continues today, especially for children. The wealthy often had private pools carved near their summer residences to ensure maximum privacy. This suggests that Mal- ta's seaside culture was, from its inception, shaped by the elite's desire to carve out private en- claves along the public coast. While most pools were private- ly owned, some were rented out to the public. In Rajt Malta Tin- bidel, Herbert Ganado recalls the Marsamxett baths known as "Tas-Sur Tankred" being rented out by the hour. By the 1950s and 1960s, the baths near the Excelsior Hotel in Marsamxett were still popular among children from Floriana and Valletta. Though no longer covered, they offered a safer and more sheltered environment than open water. Over the years, many of these heritage features have been lost. Elderly Sliema residents inter- viewed by MaltaToday in 2018 recalled a stretch of baths below the Hotel Fortina and the Jesus of Nazareth Church, which were obliterated when the seabed was reclaimed. Others remember that the baths along the Tigné seafront, opposite St Anthony Street, were once enclosed in wooden rooms for privacy. The baths in Birżebbuġa are said to have belonged to the Asfar and Cachia Zammit families. Today, only a couple survive near Wied il-Buni. rock-cut 'baths' are slowly vanishing under the weight of coastal erosion, plans for their protection remain absent. James Debono reports. pool: Protection or the Sliema baths?