Matheson, Andrew Johnstone, Jardine’s nephew, Hugh Matheson, Matheson’s nephew, John Abel Smith, and Henry Wright, as the first partners, was formed in China, taking the Chinese name ‘Ewo’ or pronounced as “Yee-Wo”, meaning ‘Happy Harmony’, (though according to some that the name ‘Yee-wo’ was actually the Hong name of Jardines’ compradore