THE
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH MARCH, 1879.
NOTICE.
THE next Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court will be held on Tuesday, the Eighteenth day of March, A.D. 1879, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.
By Order of the Court,
C. B. PLUNKET, Registrar.
SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
UNTIL funther Jurist, the Court will sit in
its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoou.
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.
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EIGH
By Order,
C. B. PLUNKET, Registrar.
CENT. SILVER LOAN OF THE
CHINESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT, Authorized by Imperial Decree, dated the 14th Day of the Ninth Moon of the Fourth Year of Kwong-Sü (9th October, 1878).
HAIQUAN TAELS 1,750,000-SHANGHAI TAELS 1,949,500 STOCK.
In Bonds of Shanghai Taels 500 each, bearing Interest from 11th April, 1879.
The First Instalment of Interest being payable on 5th October, 1879, in Hongkong and Shanghai.
The Bonds are redeemable at Par within Six Years (1884) by Half-Yearly (according to the Chinese Calendar) Drawings.
PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYABLE IN SHANGILAI,
PRICE OF ISSUE-PAR.
The HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION hereby invites Subscriptions for Shanghai Taels 1,787,000 of 8 per cent. Bonds at the issue price of par, payable as follows :— Shanghai Taels 10 per cent. on application.
90 per cent. 15 days after allot-
ment.
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The Bonds will bear Interest at the rate of Shanghai Taels Eight per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly according to the Chinese Calendar, as per annexed Schedule, at the Offices of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor- poration, in Hongkong (at current rate of Ex- change for Demand Bills on Shanghai) and Shanghai.
The first payment of interest on the full amount of each Bond will be payable on 5th October, 1879, at the above-mentioned places.
The Bonds will be redeemed at par within six years (1884) by 11 half-yearly Drawings, com- mencing 5th October, 1879, of Shanghai Taels 162,500 each, the balance of the Loan, Shanghai Taels 162,000, being paid off on 9th August, 1884.
The Drawings will take place in Hongkong in February and August in cach year, and the Bonds so drawn will be paid off at par on the respective dates specified in annexed Schedule at the Offices of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, in Hongkong (at current rate of Exchange for Demand Bills on Shanghai) and Shanghai, after which dates interest on the Bonds so drawn will cease.
The Loan has been authorized by an Imperial Decree, dated 9th of October, 1878.
The Loan, principal and interest, is specially secured by the hypothecation of the Imperial Maritine Customs Revenue of the ports of Shanghai, Foochow, Canton, Ningpo and Han-
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Applications (Forms of which can be obtained at the Offices of the Bank), accompanied by a deposit of Shanghai Taels Ten per cent., will be received by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation until the Eleventh day of April, 1879, on which date the allotment will be made.
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
Agents issuing the Loan,
THOMAS JACKSON,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 5th March, 1879.
In the Matter of the Estate of Joao JOAQUIM DOS REMEDI08, deceased.
kow the five Ports which have the largest N
Customs' Revenue of the Empire--to the extent necessary for the due payment of interest and repayment of principal of the said Loan.
The special hypothecation of Customs' Re- venue to meet the charge of the present Loan is constituted by the deposit with the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation of Castons' Bonds, signed by the Viceroys and Governors of the respective Provinces in which the Ports referred to are situated, which Bonds will be held by the Bank in trust for the holders of this Loan. These Customs' Bonds will be re- ceived, in case of need, in payment of Chinese Customs Duties.
Certified Translations of the Official Docu- ments, authorizing the Loan, may be inspected at the Office of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hongkong and Shanghai. Default in payment of any instalment at the due date will render all previous payments
liable to forfeiture.
If no allotment is made, the deposit will be returned in full; and if only a portion of the amount applied for is allotted, the balance of the deposit will be applied towards the payment of the final instalment.
Bonds to Bearer will be issued against Allot- ment Letters and Bankers' Receipt.
SCHEDULE.
PRINCIPAL. INTEREST.
TOTAL.
1st Instalment, due
5th October, 1879, 162,500.00..69,325,81..231,825.81 2nd Instalment, due
20th March, 1880, 162,500.00..63,021.70..225,521.70 3rd Instalment, due
23rd Sept., 1880, ..162,500.00..56,717.59..219,217.59 4th Instalment, due
19th March, 1881, 102,500.00..50,413,43..212,918.48 5th Instalment, due
12th Sept., 1881, ....162,500.00..44,109.37..206,009.37 6th Instalment, due
8th March, 1882, ..162,500.00..37,805.20..200,305.26 7th Instalment, due
1st Sept., 1882, ....162,500.00..31,501.15..191,001.15 8th Instalment, due
25th Feb., 1883, ..162,500.00..25,197.04.187,697.04 9th Instalment, due
21st August, 18×3, 162,500.00..18,892.93..181,802.98 10th Instalment, due
14th Feb., 1881, ..162,500.00..12,588.82..175,088.82 11th Instalinent, due
9th August, 1884,..162,000.00.. 6,284.71..168,284.71
Shanghai Taels 1,787,000.00 415.857.86 2,202,857.86
ŢOTICE.-All persons indebted to the above named Estate are requested to make im- inediate payment to the undersigned, and all Creditors having claims against the Estate to send in their accounts in duplicate without delay.
STEPHENS & HOLMES, Solicitors for the Executors.
2, Club Chambers,
Hongkong, 30th November, 1878.
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NOTICE.
E have this day opened a Branch Establishment in SHANGHAI, where Orders for Printing, Stationery, and Book-binding will be executed with promptness, neatness and on moderate
terms.
NORONIA & SONS. Hongkong, 1st November, 1878.
NORONHA & SONS, PRINTERS, PUBLISHERS & STATIONERS
AND
Printers to the Government of Hongkong, ELGIN STREET,
HONGKONG.
ESTABLISHED, 1844.
Letter-Press Printing. Copper-Plate Printing, Play-bills, Hand-bills, Programmes,
Posters, fc., fc.,
neatly printed in coloured ink,
LARGE ASSORTMENTS OF VISITING, BALL, MENU AND SEAT CARDS.
Printed and Published by NORONHA & SONS, Printers to the Hongkong Government.