CHINA SUGAR ' REFINING COM-
PANY, LIMITED.
A half yearly meeting of shareholders in the Luna Sugar Henfile Company, CiRited," "was" held in the office of the General Agents, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., yesterday afternoon. There were present-The Hon F, B. Johnson, (Chairman), Messrs. W. Reiners, F. D. Sassoon, E. R. Belilios, (consulting committee), J. J. Bell Irving, Thurburn, Douglas Jones, W. Legge, A. Moseley, A. E. Vaucher, W. M. Morgan, George, G. C. Cox, H. Dickic, and H. C. Maclean, (secretary,}
The notice calling the meeting having been read by the secretary the Chairman said Gentlemen, this meeting is the outcome of the resolution that was passed at the extraordinary meeting of the shareholders held on the 25th March last, which provided for an increase of the capital of the Company, and for the accounts to be closed to the 30th June. I have great pleasure in laying on the table the report of the General Agents and Consulting Committee, and also a statement of accounts for the half year which ended on the 30th June. The statement shows a satisfac- tory result, which is due mainly to honest work on the part of the manager, Mr. Dickie, and the staff at East Point, especially in con- nection with the extensions and alterations there; and also have great pleasure in adding, to the recent management on the part of our agent, Mr. Craig, and of those who are in charge of the branch refinery at Swatow. Gentle. men, the accounts pretty well speak for them- selves, and I do not know that I can with ad- vantage add anything to what we have stated in the report. Before I move the adoption of the report and passing of the accounts, I invite any shareholder present to put any questions which he may think called for..
Mr. Legge-Mr. Chairman, in the course of my walks around town since this report was is sped, I have heard a good many enquiries about an item which appears among the assets, that of refined sugar (all sold a total of $215,451.31. People seen to be anxious to know, not whether this is a good asset or not, but why there should be such a very large amount as nearly a quarter million dollars' worth undelivered of supposed to be refined sugar. I hope that it will be easily explained; I am simply giving you the benefit of what I hear as I go round town.
The Chairman said-In reply to the question put to me I beg to point out that the quantity of refined sugar undelivered is not at all unusual, If reference is made to the last report it will be szen that the quantity undelivered was $212,000 worth, and that is really only about fifteen days working of the refinery, which now turns out over 2,000 picule a day. It is absolutely neces sary to have such a stock,
Mr. Legge-But this is all sold. The Chairman The fact that it is sold, is, I hope, nát objectionable.
tbere?
Mr. Legge-No, but why should it be lying The Chairman-Don't you think it very desir able that we should make sales if we can at a larger than usual, but it is having to have such good profit? The quantity stated is not at all a large stock that leads to the extensive borrow ings of the Company, and it is absolutely neces sary. The deliveries were going on up to a fortnight ago very satisfactorily, and they have recommenced. I have no reason to support that there is any undue stock in the refinery. may add that if you look at the accounts you will see that this is the busiest season of the We are now turning out nearly 2,500 picula a day, and we have a very little larger stock than we had at the slackest season, on the 31st December.
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Mr. Legge said he was perfectly satisfied with the explanation.
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No other questions being asked, the chairman moved the adoption of the report and passing of the accounts, which was seconded by Mr. Thurburn and carried unanimously.
The chairman stated that there was no other business to be brought before the meeting, and that the dividend warrants would be issued to-day.
A vote of thanks the chairman, proposed by Mr. Legge, brought, the meeting to a close.
BRAZILIAN RAILROADS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1883.
ATTACK ON THE BUBBLING
WELL COTTAGE,"
"Queen the same influence Cardinal Mazarin had Over Anne of Austria, but Marie Antoinette hated De Rohan, and for years would not even speak to him. This, Mme La Motte persuaded a cuINESE, MOD KEPT AT BAY BY FIREARMS, him, was owing to the fear of her affection being *Shortly before eleven o'clock this Torenooreeverednech she thought best to hide it under- (August 13th) the Bubbling Well Cottage was, the pretence of hatred. The French nation was surrounded by a crowd of Chinese, the number very poor; they had been so stripped to keep up. being estimated at from 150 to 200. They care had come to want bread, and were in a dangerous the luxury of one nonarch after another that they from both the back and front roads, and most of them were armed with bamboos and sticks. state of discontent and revolt. Louis XV. had About fifty crowded into the bar, and began to ordered for Mme. du Barry a diamond necklace help themselves to its contents, but courageous worth £1,800,000 (French pounds), but the King conduct on the part of Mrs. Shepherd, the wife dying before the necklace was completed, the necklace remained in the hands of the crown jew. of the proprietor, was sufficient to drive them away! She prevailed upon the cook, boy ellers, who, year after year, vainly, urged Marie and two gardeners, to show resistance, and Antoinette to purchase it. They offered to make marched them into the bar in a defiant
a splendid present to whoever would find a manner; the servants requested the ruffians to buyer, and Mme. La Motte induced De Rohan leave but they not only made no signs of doing obtain it for her. She forged letters to show to to belive that the Queen desired him secretly to so, but on the contrary yelled and shouted in a dialect that was little understood. Mrs. Shepherd the Cardinal as coming from the Queen to her, was armed with a large Colt's revolver, which had been obtained since the murders and plunder at the Loh-ko-wel Hotel on the French Siccawei Road, and with great bravery and presence of
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or a FAMILY DWELLING HOUSE at No. 24,
conveying messages to hini, and even hunted up KELLAR AND CUNARD, Praya Central, corner of Pottinger Street.
resem.
a woman who bore so extraordinary blance to Marie Antoinette as to deceive anyone.. Thic wonian riet the cardinal in the park; se pretended to be the Queen. After that he put up the money for the necklace, which was delivered to Mime. De la Motte. Her hus band had joined her in the plot. They broke up the necklace, and he disposed of it in England. DeRohan finally became impatient at the Queen's continued silence and contempt, and the whole affair was made the subject of legal inquiry.
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mind she used it very effectually, without causing, a drop of blood to be shed. Her position was a most unenviable one, and most women would have run about the house shrieking with alarm, but she stood firm, and as the men did not leave when requested she fired two or three shots over their heads, which frightened them and they left the house. While this was going on in the bar, Mr. Shepherd was stationed at the side entrance with a carbine. Being un- able to speak Chinese he could not remonstrate with the crowd facing him, but as they approached he fired over their heads, and after firing four or five shots they were joined by those who had been in the bar, and they decided to leave The smell of powder was too much for them, A few articles were stolen from the bar, and all the food in the cook-houses at the back, that belonging to the servants as well as to the proprietor of the Hotel being all cleared out; and it would seem that to obtain food was the sole object of the marauders, who were strangers in the locality. The doors and
who suffered death on Tower Hill for his devo windows of the house were barricaded as soon astion-to-the cause of The Pretender." He was possible, and Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd took up called the martyr-earl, and his name even yet positions on the verandah to defend their house
remains green and venerated among the des and home as well as they could against another cendants of those among whom he lived.....He attack, but happily the affair passed off without
was immensely wealthy," and his estates were any further sensational events occurring, As
forfeited to the crown. A small portion was, however, allowed to his son, who retired to the soon as Mr. Shepherd deemed it safe to leave the place, he drove into the Settlement and reported continent. And here the mystery and confusion the occurence to the Police, and Superintendent begins. One of his grandsons, it is claimed, Penfold with two or three policemen drove out married a descendant of John Sobieski of Po- to the Bubbling Well and investigated the cir- land, and Amelia was their daughter. cumstances of the outrage.
The French people, disliking.Marie Antoinelle, believed the story of the La Mottes-that she had commissioned them to induco the cardinal to buy " ARNO”. the necklace. Judgment was given against Mine, La Molle, but the revolution restored her to.... liberty. She fled to England, where she died in great poverty! One day, being pursued by a creditor, she crawled on to the sill of a window to escape him, fell and was nurtally injured.
It appears that the marauders, before going to the Cottage, visited many of the houses in the adjacent village and carried off all the food they could find. As soon as they went in the
THE NEXT GREAT ADVENTURESS,
Though less well known, was Amelia Radcliffe, the so-called Countess of Derwentwater. She claimed to be the descendant and heiress of James Radcliffe, the last earl of Derwentwater,
In 1868 she made her appearance in England and took possession of the home of her ances tors, Dilstone castle.
There was not a room that had a stick of fur-
niture in it, and the entire castle was without
a roof. Nevertheless the countess took up her quarters only to be ejected by the officers of the
"ECHO"
Which,
Apply on the Premises
F. VINCENOT,
Hongkong, 1st July, 1883.
24, Praya Central:
TO LET."-
1527
To. 11, Queen's Road Central.
THE PREMISES now occupied by us,
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Door open at 8.30. Performance at 9 o'clock.
direction of the Cottage, the villagers sounded their gongs and turned out in large numbers. Their unpleasant visitors turned out to be an organised gang of beggars from the neighbouring crown. She then camped on the roadside, the A DRAWING-ROOM ENTERTAINMENT Province of Kiangsi, numbering about two people bringing her most bountiful supplies.' She hundred, including men, women and children. endeavored to collect the Derwentwater rents, They travel from-one-place to another living and almost a riot took place, the entire populace: obtain food by fair the best way they-can-and-when-they-cannot-believing-in-her-claims-and-supporting-her-pro-
means they enter tensions as the rightful descendant of the houses and take it by force. But they "martyr.carl."- Two thousand pounds were seldom use violence, and on this occasion raised for her to prosecute her suit. But they showed no disposition to carry out the proof of her lineage not being found. their object after the style of the murderous satisfactory she was declared an imposter, villians who attacked the Loh-ko-wei Hotel. and her creditors became clamorous for their After they left the Cottage, the villagers, were money, and jewelry, pictures and whatever else sufficiently plucky and powerful ta. let them see of value she had brought with her were sold at that they could not do just as they liked in this auction to satisfy them, after which the so-called part of the country. They challenged them to
Countess Derwentwater disappeared, and nothing open battle, their gongs being perhaps the most
more was heard of her. She was a fine-looking dangerous weapons they had to defend them elderly woman, who dressed in the Austrian selves with, with the exception of a few who had military uniform, and wore a sword by her side.. bamboos and agricultural implements. But There was a great deal of intricacy in this cast, the beggars offered no resistance and bent a the adherents of the countess contending that the retreat. The villagers captured between fifty only son of the martyr-earl lived to old age under and sixty of them; tied their tails together in an assumed name in Germany, and reared a lots of seven and eight, and marched them into family; the government contended that Amelia's. the city. be dealt with by the authorities, claims to being his descendant was impossible, It is not yet known where these beggars have as the earl's son died before he reached man- been staying during the last few nights, but we
hood. hear on good authority that, though Kiangsi men, they have come direct here from Sang- kiang. There they visited a wealthy Chinaman, who harboured them for a week, supplying them with as much food as they required, and we are assured on good authority he was so liberal to- wards them that he allowed them to occupy his house and premises for more than a week, Truly the ways of the Chinese are very peculiar. We fancy that residents on the Rubbling Well Road will have a decidedly different feeling to- wards so-lawless and dangerous ag Courier.
But though the genus adventuress is abundant and prolific in Villanous icheries, they are all on a small scale compared with the male species, and the world has seen but
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Like vendettas these old claims to birth and fortune seem never to die out. But the most intricate case of all was that of
MRS. RYVES,
She claimed to be of royal descent, her grand- mother having been, she alleged, secretly mar ried to the Duke of Cumberland, brother of George 11. She brought her suit in 1866 in London under the legitimacy declaration act.
to her daughter all the papers relating to her parentage, including one purporting to be aligned Hannon Lightfoot. If proved that his marriage by George 111,, acknowledging his marriage with with Queen Charlotte was an invalid marriage, then all the sovereigns who have sat on the not entitled to reign, and instead of Victoria, throne since his death, including Victorie, were Mrs. Ryves was the rightful queen of England
In the immense empire of Brazil there are only 2400 miles of milroad in operation, though 1400 miles more are in course of con-
Olive Wilmot was the daughter of an Oxford struction. Eight hundred miles of the com-
of Junius, and her marriage to the Duke of Cum- clergyman, one of the many authors of the latters pleted railway belong to the Government and the rest to private corporations. On the cap-
berland was celebrated by him. According to ital of $34,000,000 employed by the private
the showing in this celebrated case bigamy was companies owning these roads the Govera FAMOUS ADVENTURESSES.
B favorite amusement among the Georges. Cum ment has guaranteed an annual income of 7
berland lived for years with Olive Wilmot as per cent. This guaranty is not a loan, but an Like the adventurer, the adventuress is of every his wife and then deserted her and married Lady Absolute gift; and so far the Government nation and generation, and of marvellous ingen-Anne Horton, sister of the infamous Colonel continues to pay the interent on the above ulty. The adventuress penetrates into every Luttrell. mentioned capital, "As soon as the companies circle of the community, from the highest to the begin to make sufficient earnings, the Gov-lowest, She is a leading spirit among the reli- claimed, privately married by this same Dr. Wil George III, when Prince of Wales, was, it was amment will cease the payment of the inter- glous, like Mr. Allen who, a year ago, shame- mot to Hannah Lightfoot in 1759. In 1962 ho eat. Fully one-third of the railroads are through fully tortured a feeble-minded girl, secluding and publicly married the Princess Charlotte. a hilly country. The greater portion of them starving her in a lonely house in the country, in are through a country that has long been settled, onder that she might enjoy the girl's small for land, child was born to the Duke of Cumber
One though a considerable part is yet but sparsely tune. settled. Most of the rails with which the The adventuress is found as an instructor of George. 111. her royal parentage was kept secret, roads have been made were imported from youth in wealthy families, like the accomplished and she was brought up by her grandfathas his England, while a part of the rolling governess who, not long ago, took advantage of named Serres, and their child became, Mrs. niece. At seventeen the married a painter stock
was brought from the United her position in a family to rob the inmates of Ryves. Mrs. Serres died in 1834, passing over States. The roads are surveyed and built by clothing and other valuables, Brazilian engineers almost wholly. They som times suffer considerable damage and obstruction from freshets. Some particulars may be of in terest in respect to the traffic of the principal rail road of Brazil, which is named in honor of the
FEW REALLY.OREAT ADVENTURESÖKS, Present Emperor, Dom Pedro 11. This line runs from Rio de Janeiro to the more important towns Motte. By one of those strange vicissitudes that The only one to be so ranked was Mme. Dela tributary to the city, and principally through a attend even royalty, a lineal descendant of the coffee, maize, cattle and wine-producing counr house of Valois was reduced to beggary in a vil try. The rain line, with extensions, now age in Burgundy. By a lucky chance when operation comprises oo miles. That part of child, Jeanne du Valois happened to solicit alms from Rio to San Paulo runs through the fertile of the wife of a provost of Faris, then on a visit valley of the Farahyha, and generally In view of beautifel mountain scenery. It if davorite to the village. The little girl asked her to give route for tourists. The expenses of this road for dings of France Struck by the strangeness of
aomething to
to the descendant of the former the year 1881 were $2,400,000, and the gh the appeal, the provost's wife inquired into the receipts were $5,600,000, leaving a not income of 3,200,000, which was a very large profit on the child's history, and finding ber to be as fepre- capital invested. For the first six months of aanted, adopted her and took her to Paris
That boggar girl was destined to become the 1882, the expenses of this road were $1,195,750 originator of one of the most romantic episodes and the gross receipts were $2,09t,geo, leaving In the world's history-a mystery which is structing the road 2/43830264930 yet unsolved, and which led indirectly to the
income of $892,750. The cost total number of passengers transported on this Legal murder of a queen, the diagrace of Cardi- road during the ten years ending December 31st, and precipitated the most terrible of all up 1381; was 2757:487; and the cffinities were de Valois, afterward Mime. De la Motte, the street rings, the French revolution-so that Jeanne fourteen deaths and twenty-four wounded." . Tha number of passenger cars of all classes owned by beggar, is justly entitled to rank as the one great the road is 178; baggage cars, 371 Breight cars for female adventurer of the world, animals, 113; and for freight generally, 1358 During the year ending December 31st, 1881, tliis road brought into the City of Rio de Janeiro 361,516,653 pounds of coffee, which paid freight
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In the affair of the diamond necklace, Maric Antoinette is always invested with the principal interest, and pitied or blamed according to the Impression made by the strange story on the mind of the reader. Prod
case was tried, and remembers the commotion it The writer was in England at the time the created. The jury found all the documents to be forgeries, and were not satisfied that Olive Serrex, the mother of Mrs. Ryves, was the legitimate were satisfied that Mrs. Ryves was the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Cumberland, but they daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Serres, and that Mrs. Ryves's son was legitimate, and as ended' Mrk Ryyes's attempt to prove herself of royal descent changes of fortune that the woman who claimed So strange and extreme are sometimes the
anda gran dash of England, was at the time to be granddaughter of blood,
port on the practice of astrology-St. Louis of bringing her suit "mainly dependent for sup- Republican.
To-day's Advertisements
FOR MANILA.
DON JUAN,"
amounting to $4,017,250, which was an average But for Mme. De la Motte, justice has not beed ras fonecent and one mill per pound, equivalent done her wonderful brain. The epitome of the THE Spanish Steamer to $1.45 per bag. The exorbitant rate of us la tariff will be apparent when it is remembered that the oft-told tale is this; Musc. De la Motte became freight pald on a bag of coffee per steamhip from the wife of a poor and unscrupulous officer. Rio toNew York, distance of 1000 miles in Madame's undoubted royal lineage, and the Captain J. Marquez, will be despatched for the cents, and on a sailing vessel so cents. Indeed, position given her by the provost's wife enabled above Port, TO-DAY, the 18th instant, at Six parties in Rio have recently refused to receiver to meet the highest society of the day, and P.M. coffes of the lower grades arriving from planta she becaine
tions, on account of the high millroad freight
THE CONFIDENTIAL COMPANION charges with which it was burdened, Alta Cali. ̈· Of Cardinal de Rohan. · She soon ascertained fornia
'that his ruling ambition was; to possess over the
**For Freight or Passage, apply to
XAM SE Z BRANDÃO & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong 17th August, 1983
Chairs may be ordered for 11 o'clock.
STEPHENS & HOLMES, Solicitors. Hongkong, úth August, 1883.
TO LET.
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COOL AND AIRY,
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Care of Hongkong Telegraph Office. Hongkong, 6th July, 1883.
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Intimations.
THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
CAPITAL........................1,000,000 DOLLARS. Divided into zoooo fully paid up Shares of $50, cach, of which 3to shall be paid on
Application and $40 an
Allotment.
GENERAL Managers:
Messrs, DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
HONGKONG.
COMMITTEE:
JOHN S. LAPRAK, Esq., (Chairman) (Messrs. DOUGLAS Lapraik & Co.) HON. PHINEAS RYRIE, (Messrs. TURNER & Co.) FREDERICK D. SASSOON, Esq., (Messrs. DAVID SASFOON, SONS & Co.)
LAYTON,. Esq.,
B.
(Messrs. Grau, LIVINGSTON & Co.). W. S. YOUNG, Esq., (Messrs. GILMAN & Co.)
BANKERS:
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI -BANKING CORPORATION,
SOLICITORS AND PUBLIC NOTARIES :' Messrs. BRERETON, WOTTON & DEACON, 35, Queen's Road, Victoria, Hongkong..
PROSPECTUS:
THE Company has been formed for the pur-
pose of acquiring and taking over from the present Proprietors the Line of Steamers, the] Wharf at Hongkong and other property, neces sary for the said business which has been hitherto successfully managed by Messm. established by the late Mr. DOUGLAS LAP- DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co-and-which-was-
RAIK in the year 1860.
The present Proprietors who are principally Merchants resident in England and China, and who are desirous of retaining a considerable in terest in the Company when formed, deem it advisable, with the object of further increasing the present remunerative business, to form a Limited Liability Company under the provisions of the Companies Ordinance in Hongkong pro- vided in that behalf; and thus meet the require- ments of a rapidly developing traffic in the China seas and elsewhere. From past-working- there is every reason to beljeve that Shareholders will receive a fair return on the investment of their capital.
THE FLEET OF THE COMPANY, ARE - The S.S. "ALBAY "....................................................... 541 Tonu,
"HAILOONG" ............ 446. “NAMOA" 1,375.
TO LET FURNISHED..
FOR THREE MONTH 5.
21
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"THALES",
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." DOUGLAS "...1,566 "KWANGTUNG "........1,056,
O. 2, WESTBOURNE VILLAS.
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The Vessels are all first class, built expressly Messrs. DANBY & LEIGH. for the trade, fitted with the best machinery, and Hongkong, 23rd July, 1883,
[586 are well found in every respect. The business
is a going one, and as the trade is capable of great development, the Promoters hope by placing shares with those who can assure busi- ness to the Company, to be able to work the line to the satisfaction of those interested.
Intimations
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.
The Seven Steamers will be taken over at a valuation of $852,500. This amount has been agreed upon with the Vendors, and will include
Hongkong, 17th August, 1883. [648 THE DIRECTORS from suitable persons the Goodwill of the DOUGLAS LINE
THEATRE
ROYAL
CITY HALL, HONGKONG.. Amateurs in aid of the Two Children of the Tan carly date a concert will be given by
late Police Constable COOKSON and Mrs. COOKSON, who through the sad loss of their Parents are left entirely destitute.
Further Particulars will be duly announced.: Hongkong, 15th August, 1883, ME [641
THEATRE
是香氣 ROYAL
CITY HALL, HONGKONG.
THE LOFTUS TROUPE will return to Hongkong early in October, and give a Series of 13 Subscription Performances, selected from the following Repertoire :- Iolanthe ́................. Trial by Jury. Patience domino. Pirates of Penzance,
Madame Favart.. H.M.S." Pinafore" .........Crimson Scarf.
(Grand Duchess
(Burlesque,)
La Mascotte.........................................Hobbies (Burlesque.) Queen's Evidence (Comedy) Uncle Tom's Cabin. The Contrabandist... Round the Clock. Phoenix or Arisen from Amah na Pogue. Prit Our Cousin German..Our Boys. Pink Dominoes...............Chilperic.
the Ashes.......}
Subscription Performances will take place a times a week, and on these evenings no Pleca will be repeated.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICES. NightsDrces Circle or Stalls-Single Ticket $20
-Box Flan now open "på Messrs. Katty^dz WALSH'S MERETEKLA
Hoogkong, 11th August, 1883.
Notices of Firmis.
NOTICE
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ROM this date Messi. RUSSELL & Co all Communications should be addressed to them.
will conduct our Business at this Port, and ́
as this Part for our line of Steamers, Meism. RUSSELL & Co, will also act as Agents
MAMAAN GEO, R. STEVENS & Co. Hongkong, 1st August, 1883.---
NOTICE" | +0
receive
for a term of FIVE YEARS, for the lease of the HONGKONG HOTEL, with FURNITURE com- plete.
The Building (together with a powerful. pas senger lift,) will comprise after the proposed alterations and additions have been completed,
vir':-
THE BASEMENT,
Two Grand Entrances from Pedder's Street and Queen's 'dad. Bar, Billiard, Reading and Smoking Rems with separate Entrance from Pedder's Street.
The present Proprietors are prepared to take at least 10,000 fully paid up shares and the remainder will be offered to the public. been entered into on behalf of the Company.
The following is the only agreement that has
AN AGREEMENT dated the 24th day. of July, 1883, and made between JOHN STEWARD. LAPRAIK, EDWARD PETTIT, GEORGE HARPER, JOHN EWART, ROBERT ELLIS BAKER, EDWARD FORD DUNCANSON, GEORGE GIBB, JOSEPH WINGYETT HUNT, WILLIAM MANGER, ELDRED HALTÓN and Messrs. DOUGLAS LAP. RAIK & Co., of the one part and FREDERICK GARDEN (a Trustee for the intended Company) of the other parti Copies of the above Agreement, and of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, can be up-inspected by intending subscribers at the Office of Messrs. DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., at Hongkong, and at the Office · of Meius. BRERETON, WOTTON & DEACON, 35, Queen's Road, Hongkong,
A handsomely fitted up Ladies' Room, for the use of visitors and others.
Manager's and General Offices, Kitchens, Store Rooms, &
• &c.
FIRST FLOOR.
wards of 170 persons at the same time.
A Public Dining Room capable of dining ONE LARGE BREAKFAST ROOM. ~~ FIVE elegant and beautifully fitted up suite of ROOMS, consisting of a Private DINING ROOM, DRAWING ROOM, CARD ROOM, READING ROOM, and BILLIARD ROOM. TEN Bed Rooms with a Bathroom to each.
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SECOND' AND THIRD FLOORS
Have each 26 lofty, well ventilated and lighted Bed Rooms, opening on to large Verandahs with a commodious Bath Room for each room.
All the Passages and Corridors throughout the premises are wide and well lighted, most of the furniture will be new and made expressly for the climate.
The special attention of Hotel Keepers and others is drawn to the unusual advantages offered..
Tenders to state sum per annum, and to include taxes. No Tender under $3,500 per mensem will be entertained by the Directors:
Hongkong, 16th April, 1883. ^ [291
"CLARIDGE'S HOTEL" BROOK STREET, LONDON,. W
THE above is a Commodious and Suitable
Tort for FormS, RIG GENTLEMEN
If no allotment is made the deposit will be retumed, and if a smaller number of Shares be allated than applied for, the surplus of the deposit will be applicable to the payment of the amount due on allotment. If any instalment is not duly, paid, the allotment will be liable to cancellation, and the payments previously made to forfeiture.
This Prospectus is printed in English and Chinese and in case any variance exists between the two prints or any difference shall arise as to the construction thereof or otherwise with re 'ference thereto the English print thereof shall
prevail.
Application-for shares must be mada in the Form accompanying this Prospectus, and forms, may be had at the Head Office of the HONG- KONG and SHANGHAI BANKING. COR- PORATION at Hongkong, and also at any of ita Branches in China and elsewhere,
*Closing dates soth August 1883 for places other than Hongkong, and 31st August 1883 for Hongkong,
going home from the Far East. It is under the direct able Management of Mr. and Mrs. To GEORGE PRAGNELL who spare no pains in providing their visitors With every possible comfort, TERMS, MODERATE.
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Hongkong, 24th July, 1883..
FORM OF APPLICATION.
.1883.
· THE GENERAL MANAGERS OF
THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP
COMPANY, LIMITED,
HONGKONG.
GENTLEMEN, A
ROYAL YORK HOTEL OLD STEVNE, BRIGHTON, ENGLAND. STCHE · above: HOTEL is Centrally situated, |". Having paid to your credit at the HONGKONG with Suitable Rooms and ample accom-AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION the [606modation for travellers, especially those coming sim of being a deposit of $10 per Share from Eastern Climatea. FAMILIES and GENTLE | upon.....Shares of the above Company, HEN will find every comfort they can wish for atom,request you to allot to dareruptões, the above establishment, at STRICTLY MOD that number of shares in the above Company ERATE CHARGES:
upon the terres of the Company's Prospectus, AHOADLY dated the 1883
Proprietor.agree to accept the same or any less number that
may be allotted to and to pay the balance due thereon according to [90E CHUNG, SHIPS PLUMBER BLACK-author of the Prospectus and hereby SMITH, &C. &c., has REMOVED from authorize.name to be entered on the No. 35, Queen's Road East, to No. 6 Peel Street, register of members of the Company-for-the-
Share or Shares so allotted and... Hongkon close to No. 120 Queen's Road Central
"Hongkong, 4th August, 1883 (620 hereby agree to subscribe to the Articles of
Association whas required so to do, carried on under the style of SCHAAR & Co., M. GUEDES. which Firm Mr. CHARLES LANGE DE LA CAMP has been Authorized to Sign per Pro- HAUCTIONEER AND CO
THE Undersigned, have this day taken M RAPHAEL AARON GUBBAY, Inte CE PARTNERSHIP with me in my Business. The Business will henceforth be carried on under the 503] style or Firm of COHEN & GUBBAY,”
MORE OLEMA. S. COHEN. Hongkong, 1st August, 1883. bread-NOTICE/ksanak
We have Clones Swstow will be E have CLOSED. Our Formoss Branch
curation,
DIRCKS & CO Cancel balm in Liquidation.
Swatow, sat July, 188
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DENOTICE.
KER
Address 10
AGENT
NO 33, WELLINGTON. STREET, HONGKONG,
Hongkong, a3rd January, 1882.