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        "content_text": "# AGENT 4968. Someone 196\n\nChartered Mercantile Bank of India London, 19th May 1865\n\nTo Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies\n\nSir,\n\nIn terms of the Deed of Settlement of this Corporation, I have the honor to transmit herewith General half-yearly Statement to 31st December last, shewing the amount of the then credits and securities belonging to Engagements, and of the debts, liabilities and assets, property, credits of the Corporation, such Statement including an account of the amount of Promissory Notes of the Corporation in circulation, and of the coin held in the establishment, the said Statement being authenticated by the signatures of two of the Directors, the Chief Manager, and principal Accountant of the Bank in England.\n\nI am, Sir,\n\nYour most obedient servant,\n\nD.I. Robuchon, Chief Manager\n\nTreasury\n52 Threadneedle Street. \n1935 -> likely OCR error, no correction made as per rule 6. However, the date is suspicious and may be a mis-OCR of \"1865\". Still, the original is preserved.",
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        "content_text": "# Pully \n\n11842 Hong Kong - Canton \n\nChartered \"Mercantile Bank of India London\" Cama 52 Threadneedle Street 237 \n\n**RECEIVED London 1st December 1865.**\n\nC:0: DEC 6 1865 \n\nTo Her Majesty's Secretary of the Colonies. \n\nSir,\n\nIn terms of the Deed of Settlement of this Corporation, I have the honor to transmit herewith, General Half-Yearly Statement to 30th June last, shewing the amount of the then debts, liabilities and engagements, and of the assets, property, Credits and securities belonging to the Corporation, such Statement including an account of the Amount of Promissory Notes of the Corporation in circulation and of the coin held in establishment the said Statement being signed by the Directors, the Chief Accountant and principal Agents in England.\n\nI am, Sir,\nYour obedient Servant,\nDJ Robuchen \nChief Manager",
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        "content_text": "# THE BRITISH-AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAPH COMPANY LIMITED.\n\n189\n\nIn connection with the Falmouth Gibraltar and Malta; the Anglo-Mediterranean; the British-Indian Submarine; the British-Indian Extension, and the China Submarine Telegraph Companies Limited.\n\n## CAPITAL £660,000\n\nIn 66,000 Shares of £10 each, of which £120,000 will be taken in fully paid Shares by the Contractors, leaving for Subscription 54,000 Shares.\n\n**DEPOSIT £1 ON APPLICATION, AND £2 ON ALLOTMENT.**\n\nThe Balance, £7 per Share, to be paid by Instalments not exceeding £3 per Share at intervals of not less than Three Months, commencing 1st July, 1870.\n\n### Directors\n\n* **THE RIGHT HON. VISCOUNT MONCK.** Chairman\n* LORD WM. MONTAGU HAY, Chairman of the Anglo-Mediterranean Telegraph Company.\n* THE RIGHT HON. WILLIAM NATHANIEL MASSEY, Chairman of the British-Indian Extension Telegraph Company.\n* JOHN PENDELL, Esq., Chairman of the Falmouth Gibraltar and Malta, the British-Indian Submarine, and the China Submarine Telegraph Companies.\n* SIR JAMES ANDERSON, Managing Director Anglo-Mediterranean Telegraph Company, &c.\n* WILLIAM MCARTHUR, Esq., M.P. (Messrs. W. and A. McArthur), Coleman Street.\n* CHARLES WM. EARLE, Esq., Managing Director.\n\n### Consulting Electrician\n\n* FLEEMING JENKIN, Esq.\n\n### Engineers\n\n* LATIMER CLARK, Esq.\n* HENRY CHARLES FORDE, Esq.\n\n### Bankers\n\n* THE CONSOLIDATED BANK, 52, Threadneedle Street.\n\n### Solicitors\n\n* Messrs. FRESHFIELDS, 5, Bank Buildings, London.\n\n### Secretary (pro tem)\n\n* T. H. WEDDELL, Esq.\n\n**OFFICES:--100, PALMERSTON BUILDINGS, OLD BROAD STREET, E.C.**\n\nThis Company has been formed to establish Telegraphic communication with the Colonies of Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. It is considered that such an enterprise can only be successfully undertaken in connection with the Companies, who will be the proprietors of the Direct Submarine Telegraph lines between England, India, and Singapore, and accordingly exclusive arrangements have been made with them for working the whole Line between England and Australia at through rates, and under such management as will practically place the conduct of the traffic throughout in charge of a single Committee of Directors, comprising representatives from all the Companies concerned.\n\nIt is anticipated that by these means undue competition will be avoided, and the business be carried on to the satisfaction of the Shareholders and to the public.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12]",
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        "content_text": "203\n\nNov. 18, 1872.] THE LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH.\n\nHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,\n\nAUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.\n\nHATTON-COURT, THREAD NEEDLE-STREET, LONDON\n\nIncorporated by Royal Charter. Paid-up Capital, £800,000.\n\nCOURT OF DIRECTORS, 1872-75. CHAIRMAN.\n\nANDREW CASSELS, Esq. Frederick W. Jeligers, Esq. Emile Lenta, Esq. John Jones, Esq.\n\nWm. Maenganan, Esq. Thomas Lancaster, Esq. William Paterson, Esq.\n\nLudwig Wiese, Esq.\n\nMANAGER.\n\nJohn Howard Gwyther.\n\nSUB MANAGER.\n\nJames Macdonald,\n\nSECRETARY.\n\nWillem Charles Mallins.\n\nBAKERS.\n\nLondon The Bank of England; the City Bank. Scotland-The National Bank of Scotland.\n\nBombay.\n\nAGENCIES AND BRANCHES.\n\nRangoon.\n\nSingapore. Batavia\n\nHong Kong\n\nCalcutta.\n\nShanghai, Amoy.\n\nHankow. The Corporation buy and sell, and receive for collection, Bills of Exchange, payable at the above-named places; issue Letters of Credit; undertake the purchase and sale of Indian Government and other Securities; hold them for safe custody; and receive Interest or Dividends as they become due.\n\nDeposits of money are received for not less than twelve months, bearing Interest at 3 per cent. per annum.\n\nHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK\n\nOF INDIA, LONDON, AND CHINA.\n\nIncorporated by Royal Charter,\n\nHead Office-65, OLD BROAD-STREET, LONDON, E.C.\n\nBranches and Agencies:\n\nBombay, Calcutta, Madras. Colombo. Kandy. Galle, Matric.\n\nSETTLEMENTS and Java-\n\nIn INDIA\n\nCEYLON\n\nSTRAITS\n\nCHINA\n\nJAPAN\n\nSingapore, Penang, Batavia.\n\nHong Kong, Foochow, Shanghai,\n\nCanton, Hankow\n\nYokohama.\n\nBankers:-\n\nBank of England,\n\nLondon Joint-Stock Bank.\n\nThe Bank receives money on deposit, buys and sells Bills of Exchange, issues Letters of Credit and Circular Notes, and transacts the usual Banking and Agency business connected with the East, on terms to be had on application.\n\nCOMPTOIR\n\nD'ESCOMPTE\n\nDE\n\nPARIS.\n\nIncorporated by National Decrees of 7th and 8th of March, 1848, and by Imperial Decree of 20th July, 1854, and 31st December, 1868.\n\nRecognised by the International Convention of 30th April, 1862\n\nCAPITAL, fully paid up, £3,200,000,\n\nReserved Fund ... 1,200,000... £800,000\n\nHEAD OFFICE.-14. Rue Bergere Paris.\n\nAGENCIES AT-Lyons. Marseilles, Nantes, Mulhouse, Roubaix (France) Brussels Belgium, Alexandria (Egypt), Calcutta. Bombay, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Saigon (Cochin China), Bourbon (Reunion), and Yokohama (Japan).\n\nLONDON BANK-The Union Bank of London.\n\nLONDON AGENCY-144. Leadenhall-street E.C.\n\nMANAGER.-Theod. Dromel.\n\nThe London Agency grants Drafts and Letters of Credit, and purchases or collects Bills payable at the above-named places.\n\n819\n\nORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION.\n\nIncorporated by Royal Charter, August 30, 1851.\n\nPAID-UP CAPITAL. £1,500,000.\n\nRESERVED FUND, £444,000.\n\nThe Corporation grant Drafts and negotiate or collect Bills payable at Bombay, Calcutta, Colombo, Foochow, Hong Kong, Kandy, Madras. Mauritius, Melbourne, Point de Galle, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Yokohama, and Ningpo, on terms which may be ascertained at their office. They also issue Circular Notes for use of Travellers by the Overland Route.\n\nThey undertake the agency of parties connected with India, the purchase and sale of Indian and other Securities, the custody of the same, the receipt of Interest, Dividends, Pay, Pensions, &c., and the effecting of remittances between the above-named dependencies.\n\nThey also receive deposits of £100 and upwards for fixed periods, the terms for which may be ascertained on application at their offices.\n\nOffice hours, Ten to Three: Saturdays Ten to Two.\n\nThreadneedle-street, London\n\n1272\n\nCHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE\n\nCOMPANY (Limited).\n\nIn conformity with the SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS, adopted and confirmed at the EXTRAORDINARY MEETINGS of SHAREHOLDERS held at HONG KONG on the 1st and 15th Feb., altering clauses Nos. 13, 14, 132, and 139 of the Articles of Association (such changes to take effect from 1st November, 1871), the net Profits of the Company will, from that date, be distributed as follows, viz.:\n\nTwo-thirds (2/3) to all contributors, whether Shareholders or not, in proportion to the net amount of premia contributed by each.\n\nOne third to Shareholders generally, according to the number of Shares held by each.\n\nLONDON AGENTS-FEARON AND CO., 54, GREAT ST. Helen's. E.C., By whom risks to all Eastern ports are taken at current rates.\n\nHONG KONG AND SHANGHAI\n\nBANKING CORPORATION.\n\nCapital, $6,000,000. Paid up, $1,500,000. Reserve Fund, $900,000.\n\nCOURT OF DIRECTORS AND HEAD OFFICE IN HONG\n\nKong.\n\nLONDON MANAGER-W.H. Vacher, #2, Lombard-street\n\nBANKERS-London and County Bank.\n\nBRANCHES AND AGENCIES\n\nHong Kong Shanghai\n\nFoochow Ningpo\n\nHankow\n\nYokohama\n\nHiogo Manila\n\nSaigon\n\nSingapore\n\nBombay Calcutta\n\nThe Bank grants DRAFTS upon and negotiates or collects BILLS at any of its Agencies or Branches; also receives DEPOSITS for fixed periods, at rates varying with the period of deposit.\n\nTHE HIGH PRICE OF MEAT.\n\nGreat economy effected by using\n\nWALL LIGHTS AND LUSTRES FOR\n\nGAS AND CANDLES. CHANDELIERS IN BRONZE AND ORMOLU. MODERATOR LAMPS AND LAMPS FOR INDIA. TABLE GLASS OF ALL KINDS. ORNAMENTAL GLASS, ENGLISH AND FOREIGN\n\nLONDON-Show Rooms, 45, Oxford-street, W.\n\nBIRMINGHAM-Manufactory and Show Rooms Broad-street.\n\nESTABLISHED 1807.\n\nTHE SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE IN CHINA.\n\nFOUNDED IN PEKING Nov. 1871, under the patronage of the Foreign Ministers and Residents in the Chinese Capital, Secretary in Peking, De S. W. Bade (Britt Legation): Sec. for Great Britain, Professor Summers (Chair Once, 3, George-yard, Lombard-street, who will be happy to receive the names of gentlemen who desire to become members, or to subscribe to the Peking Magazine, published by the Society. Sub. £3 per annum. The Magazine to non-members, 6s. per annum from members.\n\nTWO\n\nEDUCATION.-ST, LEONARD'S-ON-SEA.\n\nTWO LADIES of great experience, and possessing excellent testimonials, RECEIVE A limited number of YOUNG LADIES or CHILDREN needing sea air, careful training, and education.\n\nPARENTS residing abroad would find this most desirable home. References can be given for England, India, China and Japan.\n\nFor terms Co., address M1. H., London and China Telegraph Office, 2, Cowper's-court, Cornhill, E.C.\n\nK. de PIOTROWSKI, COMMISSION MERCHANT & GENERAL AGENT\n\nHIOGO-KOBE,\n\nJAPAN.\n\nCOWASJEE DINSHAW. Close to the Landing Place, Depot of EUROPEAN, CHINA, AND INDIAN GOODS. WINE, BEER, CHAMPAGNE, and SPIRITS of the best quality Bombay-made Soda Water and Lemonade Perfumery, Confectionery, Oilman's Stores, and Stationery of every description. Sola Topees and Canvas Shoes, &c., &c.\n\nSTEAMER POINT, ADEN. Drawing and Reading-room free to Passengers. The London and China Express ON SALE.\n\nT. W. JACKSON,\n\nLIEBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT\n\nOF MEAT.\n\nRead carefully the printed instructions. CAUTION.-None genuine without Baron Liebig's the inventor's, signature.\n\nBeware of all imitation extract.\n\nCEYLON.\n\nCOFFEE ESTATES FOR SALE,\n\nSAN\n\nFRANCISCO.\n\nTHE LONDON & CHINA TELEGRAPH. THE FOURTEENTH Volume of this\n\nJOURNAL commenced on the 1st of January 1872. Terms for advertising, 2s. 6d. per five lines and 6d. for each additional line.\n\nSubscriptions and Advertisements received abroad by the following Agents:- Paris\n\nRICHARD & Co. Passage des Princes.\n\nThe Agency will conduct Banking business of every description with the Continent. India, China, &c., upon terms to be ascertained at the Office.\n\nin size from 48 to 1,500 acres, and in price from £200 to £24,000,\n\nALEX. BROWN,\" Kandy.\n\nN.B. Fifty-seven estates now on the register.\n\nTHE AGRA BANK (Limited).\n\nEstablished in 1839.\n\nCAPITAL 1,000,000.\n\nHead Office: NICHOLAS LANE, LOMBARD-STREET,\n\nLONDON.\n\nBranches in Edinburgh, Calcutta Bombay, Madras, Kurrachee. Agra, Lahore, Shanghai, Hong Kong.\n\nCurrent accounts are kept at the head office on the terms customary with London bankers, and interest allowed when the credit balance does not fall below £100.\n\nDeposits received for fixed periods on the following terms, viz.:-At 4 per cent. per annum, subject to twelve months' notice of withdrawal. For shorter periods deposits will be received on terms to be agreed upon.\n\nBills issued at the current exchange of the day on any of the branches of the Bank free of extra charge; and approved bills purchased or sent for collection.\n\nSales and purchases effected in British and Foreign Securities, In East India Stock and Loans, and the safe custody of the same undertaken, Interest drawn, and army, navy, and civil pay and pensions realised.\n\nEvery other description of banking business and money agency, British and Indian, transacted.\n\nJ. THOMSON Chairman.\n\nSCHOUT AND CO., SHIPBROKERS AND FORWARDING AGENTS, AMSTERDAM\n\nALEXANDER BROWN, ESTATE AND GENERAL AGENT, KANDY, CEYLON,\n\nVISITS and reports on Coffee Plantations, estimates Crops, values Properties, buys and sells Lands, Goods, and Produce on Commission, and transacts all kinds of Estate and Agency Business.\n\nHOLLOWAY'S PILLS\n\nCOUNSEL AND COMFORT. A disordered stomach throws the whole system out of gear, and renders us unfit both for work and enjoyment. A few doses of these strengthening and purifying Pills, however, speedily restore order, and re-enable the taker, according to the accompanying directions, will, without difficulty, enable the stomach to digest its food.\n\nThese excellent Pills are suitable alike for the peer as the peasant, the soldier and the sailor, and particularly for those in foreign climates.\n\nHolloway's Pills are very useful in checking feverish attacks, bilious complaints, and inflammation; they have also made the most signal cures in cases of dropsy and disease of the kidneys, heart, and lungs, when the sufferers seemed past the aid of medicine.\n\nHamburg Bremen\n\nLisbon.\n\nMr. Cocoto,\n\nR.CARL.\n\nG. STEINMEYER.\n\nHolland-Rotterdam 1.A. Kramers.\n\nAmsterdam MACKAY, BOGERT,&nd Co.\n\nALGUSTE PEDRO CABILIO.\n\nRua des l'oyaes de'. Bento 20.\n\nWN.II. FOGG & C.,82, Burling\n\n80p.\n\nNew York............\n\nSan Francisco.......\n\nAlexandria\n\nSuez.... Aden\n\nPoint de Galle..........\n\nColombo....... Singapore, Labuan, and Sarawak ......\n\nPenang\n\nSaigon.... Batavia Samarang. Sourabaya.. Anjer-Straits\n\nSamla......\n\nManila ......\n\nHong Kong, Canton, Macao and Swatow Amoy\n\nFoochow many\n\nHankow....................\n\nShanghai\n\nTien-Tsin.....\n\nJ. W SULLIVAN 510, Washing\n\nton-street.\n\nCOWASJEE DINSHAW,\n\nMr CM. Bauxsa, Oriental,\n\nHotel.\n\nLAITLAND & Co.\n\nJOHN LITTLE & Co., Singapore\n\nSANDLANDS BUTTRAF, & Co.\n\nW. G. HALK and Co.\n\nHonorow & Co.\n\nJACORSON, VAN DEN BERG & Col\n\nHOUGHTON & Co.\n\nG. Scauir, Anjer Hotel.\n\nLOTZAGA & Co.\n\nMacEwen & Co.\n\nBROWN & Co.\n\nHEDGE & Co.\n\nVIRGO, MATTHEWS, & Co.\n\nIT, Fogg & Co.\n\nJAMES HENDERSON\n\nNagusaki-Japan... PIGNATEL & Co.\n\nYokohama\n\nOsaka and Hiogo... K. DE PIOTROWSKI\n\nOFFICE, 2, COWPER'S-COURT, CORNHILL, E.C\n\n(Over the JERUSALEM.)\n\nTHE LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH. [Nov. 18, 1872\n\nCHINA SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH COMPANY (LIMITED),\n\nIN CONNECTION WITH THE\n\nEASTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY, LIMITED.\n\nTARIFF TO CHINA AND JAPAN.\n\nOn and after 15th OCTOBER the following Rates for Telegrams\n\nof Twenty Words will come into force:--\n\nFROM LONDON,\n\nTO HONG KONG)\n\nSHANGHAI JAPAN\n\n£6 0 0\n\n7 0 0\n\nFROM PROVINCIAL\n\nSTATIONS.\n\n£6 1 0\n\n7 1 0\n\nHalf the above Rates for every additional Ten Words beyond Twenty Words.\n\nNo charge for Postage will be made on Messages to China and Japan, which are posted at Hong Kong, Shanghai, or Nagasaki.\n\nMessages should be given in at the Falmouth Company's Office, No. 74, OLD BROAD-STREET, LONDON.\n\nMessages sent from Postal Stations should be ordered\n\nVIA FALMOUTH\n\nthese words being signalled as an instruction by the Postal authorities free of charge.\n\nTHOMAS FULLER, Secretary.\n\nOld Broad-street, London, E.C..\n\n9th October, 1872\n\nDRUGS, CHEMICALS, &c..\n\nWHOLESALE AND FOR EXPORTATION.\n\nDRUGS, &c., guaranteed genuine as imported, and PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS made in strict accordance with the Pharmacopoeia.\n\nW. L. H. SKEEN AND CO.,\n\nPHOTOGRAPHERS,\n\nCOLOMBO, CEYLON.\n\nInvite inspection of their large collection of\n\nAll Orders accompanied by Drafts, or sent through Merchants, attended to promptly, and VIEWS OF CEYLON, NATIVE CHARACTERS, &C\n\nexecuted upon the best terms.\n\nBAISS BROTHERS & CO.,\n\nDRUG MERCHANTS, &c., GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS\n\nFOR CHEMICALS, &c.,\n\n102. LEADENHALL STREET, LONDON, E.C.\n\nTHE CHINA AND JAPAN AGENCY.\n\nFor the Purchase and Shipment of Goods of all kinds to Ports in China, Japan, the Straits Settlements, &c. Orders for Furniture, Stores, Books, and Personal Requirements of every description promptly executed, either by Overland Route or Clipper Sailing Vessels.\n\nThe articles in all cases are carefully selected by persons who have had personal experience of the wants of residents in China and Japan.\n\nOrders should be accompanied either by a remittance, or a reference for payment in London, All communications to be addressed, and remittances made payable, to\n\nTHE MANAGER, AND JAPAN AGENCY, Cowper's-court, Cornhill, London, E.C.\n\nCATALOGUES POST FREE.\n\nMAC EWEN AND CO., QUEEN'S ROAD\n\nHONG KONG, GENERAL STOREKEEPERS AND COMMISSION AGENTS.\n\nSpecial Agents for the\n\nLondon and China Express.\n\nCAUTION\n\nSTEEDMAN'S SOOTHING POWDERS for Children Getting their Teeth. Purchasers are requested to BEWARE OF IMITATIONS of this Medicine, and to observe in every case that the words \"John Steedman, Chemist, Walworth, Surrey,\" are engraved on the Government Stamp affixed to each packet, without which none are genuine.\n\nSold by all Chemists and Druggists, in packets at 1s. 1d. each.",
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        "content_text": "The only information in my possession is that conveyed in the reports of the Directors furnished to this Branch from time to time by the Head Office, London. I now beg to enclose a copy of the latest report in our hands dated 22nd September 1849, with accounts made up to 30th June of that year: trusting that the same will supply what is required.\n\nI have to,\n\n[signed] R. H. Sandeman\n\nManager at Hong Kong-\n\nNATIONAL BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.\n\nRegistered in London under the Companies Act of 1862, on the 23rd March, 1866,\n\nEstablished in Calcutta, 29th September, 1863.\n\nSubscribed Capital... £933,000\n\nPaid-up Capital ... £465,250\n\nReserve Fund ... £20,000\n\nNumber of Shareholders... 550\n\nHEAD OFFICE -- 394, THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON, EC.\n\nBRANCHES: CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, MADRAS, SHANGHAI, HONG KONG.\n\nAGENTS AT COLOMBO: BANK OF MADRAS.\n\nAGENTS IN EDINBURGH: Messrs. COWAN & DALMAHOY, W.S., 12, Hill Street.\n\nAGENTS IN GLASGOW: Messrs. MACKENZIE, GARDNER & ALEXANDER, 158, St. Vincent Street.\n\nBoard of Directors.\n\nR. O. CAMPBELL, Esq., Chairman.\n\nJOHN BORRADAILE, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.\n\nSETU A. APCAR, Esq.\n\nHENRY BERNERS, Esq.\n\nJ. I. BOYSON, Esq.\n\nR. P. HARRISON, Esq., C.S.I.\n\nH. KNOWLES, Esq.\n\nDAVID REID, Esq.\n\nLondon Bankers.\n\nBANK OF ENGLAND,\n\nNATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND,\n\nNATIONAL BANK OF SCOTLAND.\n\nSolicitors.\n\nMESSRS. LAWRANCE, PLEWS & BAKER,\n\nPage 113\n\nPage 113\n\nPage 113",
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        "document_key": "CO129-196 - Public Offices & Others - 1881",
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        "content_text": "The Provost and Rev Jagee Bices Canon Errington, Ladbroke Rectory, Ro Rei V. J. Ryan, Christ Church & \n\nBradford Yorksh\n\nBistrof Ryan Middleham Rectory Yorksh\n\nwho will testify to my moral\n\ncharacter & business habits\n\nI may add in\n\naddition in proof\n\nof sound health that I ensure\n\nmy life. June 1880. In the Scottish Amicable Society\n\n1 Threadneedle St\n\nDear Sir,\n\nYours Faithfully, J.E.W. Barton Mr.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nRev. J. Legge M.A.\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Johnson 5 Nov. Mr. De Robeck 5\n\nMr. Wingfield.\n\nMr. Bramston.\n\nX Mr. Mende.\n\nMr. Herbert.\n\nMr. Courtney.\n\nLord Kimberley.\n\n2 drafts\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by\n\nthe Earl of R. to\n\nacknowledge the receipt\n\nof your letter of the 31st of October recommending\n\nMr G.B. Wright, to\n\nthe Head Mastership\n\nof the Central School, Hong Kong.\n\n2. I am to convey to\n\nyou Sir, Lordship's thanks for the trouble you\n\nhave taken in this matter",
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        "document_key": "CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9]",
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        "title": "CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9]",
        "content_text": "753\n\n17\n\nas to\n\nmy early appointment to this Colony, and do classify me as a \"Foreman of Works\" with a Salary of $1600, and I must\n\nstate it was not in accordance with my professional qualifications. My profession is that of a Civil Engineer - my five years' experience\n\nwere passed with Mr. W. Gwyther, now of Temple Chambers; and to whom I would\n\nbeg to refer, also to Mr. J. A. Gwyther, Manager of the Chartered Bank\n\nof India, Threadneedle St. E.C., and\n\nfurther in 1878, I was admitted an Associate to the Institute of Civil Engineers, and I cannot but consider that my reputation, and\n\nposition in this Colony, have\n\nalso received a severe check by this false representation of facts to your Lordship.\n\nI would now beg your Lordship's re-consideration of my\n\ncase and\n\ngrant me an appointment in\n\nthe Public Works Department.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-261 - Public Offices & Others - 1893",
        "page_number": 328,
        "title": "CO129-261 - Public Offices & Others - 1893",
        "content_text": "The amount of Bank deposits is different in each colony for colonial Depositors. It would be an advantage if this information could be published for both Hongkong and the Straits Settlements, but if any objection is felt to giving the information for both, just for the purpose in question.\n\nLetters to be addressed to the Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China.\n\nFULLER'S LIST - DETAILS\n\nChartered Bank of India, Australia & China.\n\nHatton Court, Threadneedle Street\n\nLondon; 30th August 1893.\n\nC.O.\n\nThe Honble Robert Henry Meade,\n\nColonial Office.\n\nSir,\n\n[Ref 31 Aug 93]\n\nWe have been informed by Hongkong Manager that an application had been addressed to him by the Colonial Secretary for information as to the amount of Deposits in this Bank at 31st December last.\n\nWe enclose copy of this letter, and if the enquiry refers to the total amount of Deposits with this Bank, the information can be furnished by us here, and we shall be glad to hear from you on this point.\n\nWe are, however, unable to understand why this request should reach us from Hongkong, seeing that no similar enquiry has been made in Singapore.\n\nWe are, Sir,\n\nYour most obedient servant,\n\nThomas Forrest\n\nManager.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-265 - Public Offices & Others - 1894",
        "page_number": 571,
        "title": "CO129-265 - Public Offices & Others - 1894",
        "content_text": "5 \n\nAlt feltorzi to, he addressed to the **Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China**. \n\nTELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS, POSTAL \n\nme as \n\n2075 \n\nC.O \n\n22498 \n\n28 EC J \n\n563 \n\nChartered Bank of India, Australia & China. Hatton Court: Threadneedle Street \n\nLondon: 28th Dec 1894: \n\nMATT \n\nEdward Fairfield Eve 6. M. 9. \n\nColonial Office \n\nWhitehall S.W. \n\nSir \n\nI beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 21st December, with reference to the new British dollar, and inviting me to express an opinion as to whether it would be well to take advantage of the new Orders in Council to provide that all coins whatever, whether of the old or the new coinage, if chopped on the one hand, or otherwise stamped on the other hand, should be demonetized or whether such provision would cause inconvenience. \n\nAs regards the Straits Settlements, the practice of chopping dollars does not prevail there, and such dollars would not be received as currency either by the Banks or by the public. \n\nIn the case of Hongkong it is...",
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        "document_key": "CO129-270 - Public Offices & Others - 1895",
        "page_number": 50,
        "title": "CO129-270 - Public Offices & Others - 1895",
        "content_text": "Libri to be addressed to the **Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China** - TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS, METAL.\n\nZeopaies \n45 \n\n**Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China**.\n\nHatton Court, Threadneedle Street \n\nLondon 8th June 1895.\n\nThe Under Secretary of State \n\nSir,\n\nColonial Office\n\nYou C.O. 9988 \nIRECR \nREG 10 JUN 95 \nletter\n\nI beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 1st instant (9/56/95) handing letters on the subject of legislating against British Dollars being chopped in Hongkong, addressed to the Colonial Secretary by the Chamber of Commerce and Mr Thomas Jackson, the Chief Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, together with a newspaper report of the meeting of Chamber of Commerce at which the question was discussed. In obedience to the request of the Secretary of State that I should inform him whether my previously expressed opinions have been modified, I beg to state that they have not. Mr Jackson's experience of Hongkong has been much greater than mine, and is entitled to the highest respect. I am not aware that anything has led to a declaration on his part of the existence of any public or practical inconvenience from the practice of chopping dollars. These considerations certainly tend towards inducing me to modify my opinion on the subject.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-308 - Public Offices - 1901",
        "page_number": 488,
        "title": "CO129-308 - Public Offices - 1901",
        "content_text": "C\n\nHe Lords Commissioners\n\nZe po\n\n483\n\nCHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.\n\nHatton Court, Threadneedle St.\n\n45172\n\n[\n\nof His Majesty's Treasury.\n\n24\n\nLondon.\n\n11th December 1901.\n\nMy Lords,\n\nOn the 15th of June 1897 I had the honour to\n\ninform your Lordships regarding the manner in which the note issue of this Bank amounting to $8,000,000 had been\n\nThe figures then\n\ndivided amongst the Branches in the East.\n\ngiven were:-\n\nStraits Settlements….$4,000,000\n\nHongkong…….\n\nShanghai….\n\n2,750,000\n\n200,000\n\nLeaving a balance for the further requirements of Shanghai and/or Bangkok\n\nof 1,050,000\n\n$8,000,000\n\n=====\n\nSince then sundry alterations have been made and notified to your Lordships, and I have now to advise that in consequence of a request from our Hongkong Branch\n\nfor an increased limit it is proposed to appropriate the\n\ntotal limit of $8,000,000 in the manner following:-\n\nPenang….\n\nSingapore….\n\n.$1,750,000\n\n1,750,000\n\nShanghai….\n\n700,000\n\nHongkong….\n\n.3,300,000\n\nBangkok….\n\n250,000\n\nLeaving a margin unappropriated of…er\n\n250,000\n\n$8,000,000\n\nI",
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        "document_key": "CO129-359 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [12]",
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        "content_text": "# C.O. 15650 RECR 413 MEGP 10 MAY O\n\n## THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED, \n40 THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON, E.C.\n\n4th May 1909.\n\n**Sir George H. Murray, GC.B., I.S.O,  \nPermanent Administrative Secretary to the Treasury,  \nTreasury Chambers,  \nWhitehall, S.W.**\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 21st ultimo informing me that the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury have now under consideration the issue of a New Charter to the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, one of the Banks possessing the right of Note-issue in Hongkong, and further stating that Their Lordships will be prepared to give their careful consideration to any representations which I may think proper to submit to them in writing on the subject of the proposed renewal of the Charter.\n\nI do not propose to put forward any arguments in opposition to the claims of the Bank named. It is no part of The Mercantile Bank of India's case to oppose or interfere in any way with the renewal of the Charter, and the right of Note Issue of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. It is manifest that any refusal on the part of Their Lordships to continue the privilege to that Bank, without making adequate provisions in other directions, would",
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        "content_text": "## C.O. COPY 7710\n### TREASURY CHAMBERS, 21st April 1909.\n\nSir,\n\nIn reply to your letter of the 7th instant, I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury to inform you that They have now under consideration the issue of a new Charter to the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, one of the Banks possessing the right of note-issue in Hong Kong.\n\nNo material alterations in the conditions of the Bank's note issue are at present contemplated and it does not appear to Their Lordships that the interests of the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, are directly concerned in the matter.\n\nThey will, however, be prepared to give Their careful consideration to any representations which you may think proper to submit to Them in writing on the subject of the proposed renewal of the Charter.\n\nThe question of the establishment of a Government note issue in Hong Kong or the bestowal of note issue privileges upon your Bank is primarily one for the consideration of the Colonial Government and My Lords would therefore be precluded from entering into direct discussion with you on these subjects.\n\nI am,\nSir,\nYour obedient servant,\n(Sgd) G.H. MURRAY.\n\nThe Chief Manager,\nThe Mercantile Bank of India Ltd.,\n40 Threadneedle Street, E.C.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909",
        "page_number": 439,
        "title": "CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909",
        "content_text": "# THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED\n40, Threadneedle Street.\n## C 0.\n15120\n## TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: \"MADISE, LONDON\"\n\n4th May, 1909.\n\nSir George L. Murray, K.C.B., I.S.O.\nPermanent Administrative Secretary to the Treasury,\nTreasury Chambers,\nWhitehall, S.W.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 21st ultimo informing me that the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury have now under consideration the issue of a New Charter to the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, & China, one of the Banks possessing the right of Note issue in Hongkong, and further stating that Their Lordships will be prepared to give their careful consideration to any representations which I may think proper to submit to them in writing on the subject of the proposed renewal of the Charter.\n\nI do not propose to put forward any arguments in opposition to the claims of the Bank named. It is no part of The Mercantile Bank of India's case to oppose or interfere in any way with the renewal of the Charter, and the right of Note Issue of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China. It is manifest that any refusal on the part of Their Lordships to continue the privilege to that Bank, without making adequate provisions in other directions, would only aggravate the evil complained of. My desire, on the contrary, is so materially to widen, under all necessary safeguards, the privilege of Bank Note Issue as to destroy the premium value attaching to the Notes and to remove the unnatural advantage they at present enjoy over legal tender coin.\n\nThe continuance of a monopoly that is unfair in its operation, and the fostering of conditions that place the legal tender coin of His Majesty's Colonial Government at a disadvantage cannot be the desire of the Supreme Government, such conditions being the result of the limitation of the privilege.",
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        "content_text": "# 0931 NT 520\n\n## Treasury Chambers\n### 21st April, 1909\n\n440\n\n**Sir,**\n\nIn reply to your letter of the 7th instant, I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury to inform you that they have now under consideration the issue of a new Charter to the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, one of the Banks possessing the right of note-issue in Hong Kong.\n\nNo material alterations in the conditions of the Bank's note issue are at present contemplated, and it does not appear to Their Lordships that the interests of the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, are directly concerned in the matter.\n\nThey will, however, be prepared to give Their careful consideration to any representations which you may think proper to submit to Them in writing on the subject of the proposed renewal of the Charter.\n\nThe question of the establishment of a Government note issue in Hong Kong, or the bestowal of note issue privileges upon your Bank, is primarily one for the consideration of the Colonial Government, and My Lords would therefore be precluded from entering into direct discussion with you on these subjects.\n\nI am,\n**Sir,**\nYour obedient Servant,\n\n(Signed) G. H. Murray,\n\nThe Chief Manager,\nThe Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd.,\n40, Threadneedle Street,\nB. C.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-374 - Public Offices & Others - 1910",
        "page_number": 29,
        "title": "CO129-374 - Public Offices & Others - 1910",
        "content_text": "All letters to be addressed to \n\n'HE CHIEF MANAGER\" \n\nTELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS, IRADISE LONDON \n\n137648/39 \n\n7226407/09 \n\nC O \n\n2121 \n\nReco \n\nRecd 21 JAN 10, \n\nTHE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED. \n\n40, Threadneedle Street, \n\nLondon \n\n21st January, 1910. \n\nPage 27\n\nThe Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, \n\nColonial Office, \n\nDowning Street S.W. \n\nSir, \n\nI have to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 13th inst. inviting attention to the communication addressed to me by your department dated 8th November to which was attached a draft of the proposed Ordinance for providing the Colony of Hong Kong with a Government Note Issue. \n\nI have hitherto deferred conveying to you the views of my Directors on the proposal as we are not yet in possession of our Hong Kong Manager's opinion, not only on the proposal itself, but also as to its bearing upon this Bank's application for the privilege of Note Issue which has for some time past been under the consideration of the Colonial Office and the Government of Hong Kong. \n\nMy Directors are of opinion that the Government proposal as embodied in the draft ordinance if carried out cannot but prove of great benefit to the community of Hong Kong, especially the commercial and trading portion of it, and also to the general interests of the Colony. It would at once put an end to the injurious effects which have developed out of the monopoly of note issue hitherto confined to two private Banking Corporations, a monopoly which in its present restricted form has proved totally inadequate to the needs of the Colony and has, as I informed you in the correspondence submitted to you on 4th May last, resulted \n\nPage 28\n\n110-120/09. \n\nin ...",
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        "document_key": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912",
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        "title": "CO129-397 - Public Offices & Others - 1912",
        "content_text": "## GOVERNOR OF STRAITS SETTLEMENTS to COLONIAL OFFICE.\n\nGovernment House,  \nSingapore, 15th August 1912.\n\nWITH reference to your despatch No. 42 of 16th February last, on the subject of the desirability of establishing wireless telegraph stations at Singapore and Penang, I have the honour to report that, after consulting the Chambers of Commerce in both places, I have provisionally entered in the Estimates for 1913 sums of $20,000 and $6,000 (being approximately the amounts suggested in paragraph 3 of your despatch) for installation and upkeep respectively of a low-power station at Penang.\n\n2. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce expressed the opinion that an installation of so small a range as 300 miles would be of little commercial utility, and I have therefore caused no provision to be made for a station in this Settlement.\n\n3. A further communication has, however, recently been received from the Singapore Chamber inquiring whether the proposed Imperial high-power station would be available for the despatch and receipt of commercial messages when not required for Imperial purposes, and asking that, in the event of the reply being in the negative, the question of establishing a low-power station at Singapore may be reconsidered. I would ask to be favoured with instructions on the point now raised by the Chamber.\n\nI have, &c.,  \n(Signed) **ARTHUR YOUNG**  \n&c.,  \n&c., &c.\n\n## COLONIAL OFFICE to GOVERNOR OF STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.\n\n13  \n12\n\n**GOVERNOR**  \nSir A. H. Young, K.C.M.G.,  \n&c.  \n&c.  \n&c.\n\nI have, &c.,  \n(Signed) **L. HARCOURT**.\n\n## COLONIAL OFFICE to POST OFFICE.\n\nSIR,  \n27th September 1912.\n\nWITH reference to the letters from this Department of the 19th April and the 28th August relative to the proposed erection by the Government of a low-power wireless station at Singapore, which have not yet been answered, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Harcourt to transmit to you, to be laid before the Postmaster-General, the accompanying copy of a despatch from the Governor of the Straits Settlements with regard to the establishment of such stations at Singapore and Penang.\n\n2. Subject to any observations which Mr. Samuel may desire to offer on the question, Mr. Harcourt proposes to inform the Governor, in reply to the third paragraph of his despatch, that the high-power station, to be erected in connection with the Imperial wireless scheme, is intended to carry on long-distance commercial work, but that it is not probable, so far as can be foreseen at present, that it will also be able to carry on short-distance ship-and-shore work, and that for this purpose a separate 13-kilowatt station will be desirable with a range of about 300 miles.\n\nI am, &c.,  \n(Signed) **HENRY LAMBERT**,  \nfor the Under-Secretary of State.\n\n## BRITISH NORTH BORNEO COMPANY to COLONIAL OFFICE.\n\nThe British North Borneo Company,  \n37, Threadneedle Street,  \nLondon, E.C., 1st October 1912.\n\nSIR,\n\nTHE Court is entering into a contract with Messrs. Siemens Brothers for the installation of wireless telegraphy in their territory. Jesselton, Sandakan and Selimpopon, which are marked on the enclosed map. There will be stations at These will be small stations for internal use only, and it has occurred to the Court that possibly His Majesty's Government might like to co-operate with them in establishing a large station in their territory, with the object of completing the chain of Imperial wireless stations which it is understood is in contemplation.\n\nI am to ask whether in this case His Majesty's Government would be ready to contribute the difference between the cost of a large and small station either at Jesselton or Sandakan, whichever might be most convenient for their purpose.\n\nI am, &c.,  \n(Signed) **HARRINGTON G. FORBES**, Secretary.\n\n## COLONIAL OFFICE to BRITISH NORTH BORNEO COMPANY.\n\nWITH reference to the letter from this Department of the 9th instant, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Harcourt to request you to inform the Court of the British North Borneo Company that His Majesty's Government do not desire to suggest the erection of a high-power or medium-power station in British North Borneo in connection with the Imperial Wireless Scheme.\n\n31st October 1912.\n\nI am, &c.,  \n(Signed) **H. J. READ**,  \nfor the Under Secretary of State.\n\nPage 39",
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        "content_text": "A/581.\n\nTHE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED TO CROWN AGENTS\n\nGentlemen,\n\n40 Threadneedle Street,\n\nLondon, E.C.\n\n3rd February 1914.\n\nYour reference A/581.\n\nWith reference to our letter of 17th January, we have now received the desired information from our Hong Kong Office, as follows:-\n\nNotes in circulation 1st January 1914.\n\nCoin deposited with Colonial Treasurer 1st January 1914.\n\n$ 9,07,500.\n\n$ 4,50,000.\n\nYours faithfully,\n\nSigned...\n\nfor Chief Manager.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-605-5 Government loans 4-2-1948 - 8-1-1949",
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        "content_text": "With Mr. W.A.J. MARSHALL's Compliments\n\nB.C.7/202/01\n\nTREASURY CHAMBERS,\n\nGREAT GEORGE STREET,\n\nLONDON,\n\nE.C.2.\n\n3.\n\n21st December, 1948.\n\nDear Portsmore,\n\nThanks for your letter of the 14th December about the question of the issue of bearer securities in Hong-Kong. Before making any comments on your letter I think it is advisable to await Hong-Kong's reply to Telegram no. 1245.\n\nI am copying this letter to Kelvin Stark at the Colonial Office.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\n(signed) W.A.J. MARSHALL.\n\nF.J. Portsmore, Esq.,\n\nBank of England.\n\nThreadneedle Street,\n\nLONDON, E.C.2.",
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