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London, England, 1870-02-19 00:00:00

rubber core, will be prepared also to contract for cables
with gutta percha core.
Mr. Hooper has contracted with the Great Northern
Telegraph China and Japan Extension Company for the
manufacture of their cables, 2,300 miles in length, for
£396,000, and it is one of the terms of the agreement be-
tween 61r. Hooper and the Company that two-thirds of
all profits from this contract shall belong to this Com-
pany, which will thus enter on actual and highly remune-
rative operations at once. Mr. Hooper has already made
considerable progress with this contract.
Mr. Hooper's works at Mitcham, which are capabis of
executing large contracts for sore, will be taken over for
£65,000. Mr. Hooper's consideration for patents and
goodwill will be entirely contingent on the success of the
Company, and consists of one half of the net profits of
each year after 71 per cent. per annum has first been paid
to the shareholders. At the end of 10 years the whole of
the profits will accrue to the Company.
Copies of the articles of association and of the agree-
ment with Mr. Hooper can be seen at the offices of the
solicitors of the Company.
Applications for shares in the form annexed, accom-
panied by a deposit of £1 per share, can be left with the
bankers of the Company. Deposits will be received at any
of the branches of the Bank of Scotland. If no allotment
is made the deposit will be returned in full.

The following is a copy of the Memorandum of Asso-
ciation :-
1. The name of the Company is " Hooper's Telegraph
Works (Limited)."
2. The registered office of the Company will be situate
n England.
3. The objects for which the Company is established

(1) The acquisition of gain by the Company by the
constructing, manufacturing, laying down,
i work-
ing, maintaining, repairing, and keeping n effi-
cient working order, submarine, and laud tele-
graphs, and telegraph cables and wires, together
with and including every erection and thing re-
quisite for complete telegraphic systems of com-
munication either by sea or land ; and also by the
purchase, importation, manufacture, and sale of all
materials, articles, and things in any way used
in or connected with, or considered necessary or
desirable for constructing, manufacturing, laying
down, working, maintaining, repairing, and
keeping in efficient working order any such tele-
• graphs.
(2) The acquisition of the business for insulating
telegraph wire, and the leasehold premises, plant,
stock, and trade effects used in connection there-
with, belonging to and heretofore carried on by
Mr. William Hooper, of Mitcham, ie Surrey, in-
cluding the goodwill thereof, and his interest in
all or any contracts, patents, concessions, licenses,
and inventions—English or foreign - and the con-
,
tinuiog and carrying on the said business.
(3) The acquisition, by purchase or otherwise, of any
other buildings, machinery, works, houses, lands,
businesses, of a similar nature to that of the
Company, plant, effects, or property —real or
personal - and of whatsoever tenure or any in-
terest therein respectively which are or may be
useful or desirable for the objects firstly and se-
condly hereinbefore stated, or any of them.
(4) The acquisition, by purchase or otherwise, of all
such other concessions, grants, privileges, licences,
English and foreign letters pattnt, and contracts,
or any interest therein respectively, as may be
us.ful or desirable for the objects firstly and se-
condly above stated, or any of them, and the doing
of all such other things as are incidental or condu-
cive to the attainment of the above objects.
4. The liability of the members is limited.
6. The capital of the Com' any is £230,000, divided into
5,000 shares of £lO each.
The following contract has been entered into :—" 14th
February, 1870. Agreement made between William Hooper
of the one part, and Hooper's Telegraph Works (Limited)
of the other part."

1100PER'S TELEGRAPH WORKS (Limited).
FORM OF APPLICATION.
(Te be retained by the Bankers.)
ro tie Direztors of Hoop-r's Telegraph Works (Limited).
Gentlemen,—Having paid to your bankers the sum of
C . being a deposit of £1 per share, I request that you
will allot me shares of £lO each in your Company,
upon the terms of the prospectus and memorandum and
articles of association ; and I hereby agree to accept the
said shares, or any smaller number which you may allot
to me, and to make the payment of £2 per share on allot-
me to become a member of the Company, and I
request you to place my name on the register of members
in respect of the shares which may be allotted to me.—l
am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
Name in full
Address in full
Date February, 1870.