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THE RED SEA TELEGRAPH COMPANY (Limited). FIRST SECTION—ALEXANDRIA TO ADEN. Capital 300,0001. in 60,000 Shares of 61. per Share. 11. to be paid on application. 20,0001. per annum to be guaranteed by the Hon. the East India Company and her Majesty's Government from date of receipt of the first message. Offices—No. 8, Moorgate.street. DIRECTORS. JOHN C. MA ASHMAN, Esq., late of Calcutta, Chairman. Sir R. MACDONALD STEPHENSON, Deputy-Chairman. James Allan, Esq., Managing Director of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Gompany. J. A. Arbuthnot, Esq. (Mews. Arbuthnot, Latham, and Co.) Sir S. George Bonham, Bart., K.C.B. John Bowman, Esq., (Messrs. Forbes, Forbes, and Co.) R. W. Crawford, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the East Indian Railway Company (Messrs. Crawford, Colvin, and Co., London.) Frederick G. Dalgety, Esq. (Messrs. Dalgety and Co., London and Australia). Thomas Dent, Eaq. (Messrs. Palmer, Mackillop, Deut, and Co., London). 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