Section 266

If the lien is not discharged and no deposit is made as aforesaid, the wharfinger or warehouseman may, and, if required by the shipowner, shall, at the expiration of 90 days from the time when the goods were placed in his custody, or, if the goods are of a perishable nature, at such earlier period as in his discretion he thinks fit, sell by public auction the goods or so much thereof as is necessary to satisfy the charges hereinafter mentioned.

Before making the sale the wharfinger or warehouseman shall give notice thereof by advertisement in two local newspapers circulating in Singapore, and shall also if the address of the owner of the goods has been stated on the manifest of the cargo or on any of the documents which have come into the possession of the wharfinger or warehouseman or is otherwise known to him, send notice of the sale to the owner of the goods by post.

The title of a bona fide purchaser of the goods shall not be invalidated by reason of the omission to send the notice required by this section, nor shall any such purchaser be bound to inquire whether the notice has been sent.[289