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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH AUGUST, 1878.

NOTICE.

next Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court will be held on Monday, the Nine- teenth day of August, A.D. 1878, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon,

By Order of the Court,

C. B. PLUNKET, Registrar.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

UN

NTIL further notice, theurt will sit in its Original Jurisdiction on Mondays and Thursdays.

Auditors.

NOTICE.

405

HE interest and responsibility of the late

The accounts have been audited by the Ho-THM. J. J. DOS REMEDIOS in our Firm

nourable PHINEAS RYBIE, and Mr. HUGH BOLD GIBB.

F. D. SASSOON, Chairman.

Hongkong, 12th August, 1878.

ABSTRACT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, 29th June, 1878,

Dr.

ASSETS.

Cash and Bullion,

By Order,

Government Securities,

C. B. PLUNKET, Registrar.

Exchange Remittances,

Bank Premises.....

Dead Stock,

Bills Discounted, Loans and Credits,... 14,165,449.35

$8,960,484.67 1,547,730.74

30,927,037.75

204,044.39

115,184.27

$55,919,881.17

ceased on the 31st July, 1878.

Mr. AGOSTINHO GUILHERME ROMANO and Mr. ALEXANDRE ANTONIO DOS REMEDIOS have this day been admitted Partners therein.

Our Firm now consists of Mr. J. H. DOS REMEDIOS, Mr. A. G. ROMANO, and Mr.A. A. DOS REMEDIOS.

J. J. DOS REMEDIOS & Co. Hongkong, 1st August, 1878.

NORONHA & SONS,

PRINTERS, PUBLISHERS & STATIONERS

AND

Printers to the Government of Hongkong, No. 5, HOLLYWOOD ROAD,

HONGKONG.

ESTABLISHED, 1844.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

UNTIL further notice, the Court will sit in

its Summary Jurisdiction, on every Tues- day, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon.

By Order,

C. BPLUNKET, Registrar.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

TWENTY-SIXTH

REPORT OF THE COURT OF DIRECTORS

TO THE

ORDINARY

HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING

OF

SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD

AT THE CITY HALL, HONGKONG, On Thursday, the 15th August, 1878, AT 3 P.M.

To the Proprietors

HONGKONG

GENTLEMEN,

KING

The Directors

mit to you a general statement of the affairs of the Bank, and Balance Sheet for the half-yea ending 29th June last.

The net profits for that period, including $11,234.72 brought forward from last account, after paying all charges, deducting interest paid and due, making provision for bad and doubt- ful accounts, and for difference in Exchange between the rate at which the Dividend is de- clared, and the current rate of the day, amount to $412,569.11, of which, after taking out Re- bate on Bills not yet due, and Remuneration to Directors, there remains for appropriation $397,020.82.

From this sum, the Directors recommend the payment of a Dividend of One Pound Sterling per share, which will absorb $177,777.77.

The Directors recommend placing $200,000 to the credit of Reserve Fund, which will then stand at $1,200,000, and carrying forward the balance, viz., $19,243.05, to the credit of new Profit and Loss account.

The Directors have to congratulate the Share- holders upon the continued prosperity of the Corporation.

Directors.

The Court of Directors have invited Mr. W. S. YOUNG (of the firm of Messrs. GILMAN & Co.) to a seat at the Board, which that gentle- man has accepted. This election will require to be confirmed by the Shareholders.

Cr.

Copper-Plate Printing,

Play-bills, Hand-bills, Programmes,

LIABILITIES.

Paid-up Capital,....

$5,000,000.00

Reserve Fund,

Marine Insur. Account,

$1,000.00 86,373.67

Letter-Press Printing.

1,486.373.67

Notes in Circulation,... $1,380,780.67 Deposits,........

19,665,484.22

21,046,264.89

Exchange Acceptances, Profit and Loss Account,

28,374,673.50

412,569.11

$55,919,881.17

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING

Dr.

CORPORATION.

29th June, 1878.

To AMOUNTS WRITTEN OFF:

Remuneration to Directors, $10,000.00 Rebate on Bills not due,...

5,548.29

-$15,548.29

To DIVIDEND ACCOUNT:

£1 per Share on 40,000 Shares =

£40,000 @ 4/6,...

To RESERVE fund,.

177,777.77 200,000.00

To BALANCE:

19,243.05 $412,569.11

Carried forward to next half-year,..............

Cr.

By Balance of Undivided Profits, 31st

December, 1877, By Amount of Net Profits for the Six Months ending 29th June, 1878, after deducting all Expenses and Interest paid and due,...

11,234.72

Posters, fc., fc.,

neati printed in coloured ink.

LARGE ASSORTMENTS OF VISITING, BALL, MENU, AND SEAT CARDS..

CHINESE AND ENGLISH DICTIONARY,

T

BY

THE REVD. W. LOBSCHEID.

THE above work, which has been chiefly com- piled for the purpose of aiding students in the study of Chinese literature, comprises many characters not met with in any of the Dictionaries hitherto published.

The selection of between 8,000 and 9,000 cha- racters will make it comparatively easy to find a character without counting the strokes of the compound figures, (minus the radical), and the addition of the Synonyms will prove a great help to such as are anxious to acquaint themselves more minutely with the character of the lan- guage.

The work contains 584 Imperial Octavo Pages and is neatly bound in cloth.

REDUCED PRICE-$4 per Copy.

NORONHA & SONS,

Hongkong.

401,334.39

$412,569.11

RESERVE FUND.

"THE HONGKONG

...$1,200,000.00

$1,200,000.00

To Balance on 29th June, 1878,.

By Balance on 31st December,

1877,

$1,000,000.00 By Amount from Profit

and Loss Account, ... 200,000.00

T. JACKSON, Chief Manager. H. SMITH, Chief Accountant.

$1,200,000.00

F. D. SASSOON, WM. H. FORBES, Directors. W. KESWICK,

We have compared the above Statements with the Books, Vouchers and Securities at the Head Office, and with the Returns received from the various Branches and Agencies, and have found the same to be correct.

P. RYRIE, II. B. GIBB, Hongkong, 12th August, 1878.

Auditors.

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.”

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