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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER 21 1910
A LOOK INTO LLOYD'S.
AN EMPIRE.IN ITSELF.
HUMBLE OXIGIN OF A WORLD-FAMOUS INSTITUTION..
progenitor of Lloyd's List" of to-day. A Tastal is requested to publish this for the infor, complate file of "Lloyd's News" does not exist, mation of the public, so as to ease the minds but the Bodleian Library cont›ins all but the 1 of the people first seven numbers; still, idő present "*'Lloyd's' List" can proudly claim to be the oldest news paportin existence, with the single exception of the Lordon Gazette," which dates from 1655,
LLOYD'S COMES INTO ITS KINGDOM.
His Honur Liu Yen-yi is of opinion that the present crisis is entirely due to gambling in differences and intends to suppress buying and selling forward in fature. J
One of the most amprising things.in our Oily of many surprises is the ignorance of the
The Yaen Fong-yon Bank has wired to the average person who baunte its streets as to
It gradually became the costome at "Lloyd's Governor of Cheklang asking for flise fa make- the location of Lloyd's-a colossal lostitution, Coffee House" to lay wagers on the ultimate ing repayment of the public funds belonging literally of world-wide fame." Only a few days safety of sulps about which news was periodity that province. The telegram says that the ago two gentlemen-probably from the Colonies cally received, and this would appear to have bank has many branches all over China and the -naked a now Vandor, who has stood dally for
been one of the many excuses for speculation amount of its assets and liabilities, which just years within a hundred yards of the Royal engendered by the "South Sea Bubble." But, about balance, is enormous. Owing to the finda. Exchange, to direct them to "Lloyd's. The what was at first deemed gambling, the wiser cial crisis to Shanghai it can not collect its man.pnggested that they wanted Lloyd's Bank, habitući slowly discovered to be sound and debts, while deposites, area withdrawing their in Lombard Street, but on being told that legitimate business; 19 la time the coffee-house deposits. The proprietor bas put in his whole Lloyd's shipping insurance office, and not a was recognised as the centre of a new indus- fortass, amounting to over threa million taale, bank, was aught, he had to admit ignorancetry, or, rather, profession-marise insurance. to order to save the bank, but this amount will of any such place, though his pitch had laid its success eventually necessitated fresh only stave off the inevitable disaster for three almost within a stone's throw of its windows quarters, which were found first in Abcharch months. Under these circumstances the only for at least two decades! There is a certain Lane, then in Pope's Head Alloy, and Istar still course now is to suspend payment and to settle aciouat of excuse for this man, as the position in the old Royal Exchange at a rental of 18c up the affairs of the Bank, of Lloyd's precludes any advertisement of its per annum! But it was after the destruction of premises; yet, rash to tell, there is to-day many that building in 1838, and the erection of the a frequenter of the City, claiming to be well present magnificent edifice to 2844, that Lloyd's informed, who would be equally at a loss to really came into its kingdom, assist enquirers, Hot let us sick the home of the glorious. Corporation of Lloyd's, and par. chatice some reader may for the first time come 15 fully reel so the immensity, the incalculablo | resources--and, withal, the romanticism-of an lostitalon second to none in ex stence, now or ut any time.
THE "CALLER."
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"LA LUTINE."
There are many curiositias exhibited mi Lloyd's which must be of absorbing interest to all who have the least love and respect for the Old World. In the Conmilles Room the sye is at once caught by a framed, time-stained „document hanging on the wall and, lat wa are looking at the oldest policy in the pos Lesion of Lloyd's, and dated 1680. In the secretary's office are „displayed the policy on the life of the great Napoleon, and also the autograph letter of the iron Dake to bis capacity as Warden of the Ol.que Paris. Hare also we find the table and chair constructed out of the rudder of the historic and ill-fued "La Lutine," which sank on the Dutch coast in 1799 with over a million pound's' worth of specie, of which some aluets nine thousand was salved in 1859, when the vessel was located on the shoals of the Zuy der Zte-sixiy years after she had foundered. And, marvel of marvels, on this very day a company is boing formed to attempt the salrage of the remaining treasure supposed to be still in horcea ury-wave-washed bild
"THE CAPTAINS' ROOM."
Before closing this slight sketch of oat of the jewels in the crown of London's commerce,
Entering, the spacious sistern portal of the | Royal Exchange, wa are confronted by a mad
en brass plate, inscribed Lloyd's," with a hand pointing to our right. Following the direction we discover a comp ́e of commonplace swing doors, admitting to a wide staircase, which, wo proceed to mount, paying special attentios to the warnings on the walls to "keep to the right" as disregard of this rale bas dot lafrequently been visited somewhat roughly upon a dellequeut. It may here be semarked that the two fights of stairs which bave to be negosisted are exceedingly trying, and it strikes an outsider as a strange nnomaly in these days of the ubiquitous "lift" that no such conveolence is provided for "the many hundreds of members and visitors whose busi ress takes them daily to Lloyd's.. At the load of the stairs. A stranger's progress is arrested by a narrow birrier guarded by a sea ad official gaibed in flaming scarlet robes, whose vigilant. it would be well to refer to that fiftie door, eyes are ever open to detect intruders. But opposite the Bank of England, whose fanlight"| the rules of Lloyd's-anlike those of the Stocks the words, "Captains' Room. Here, Exchange-allow & member to conduct a visit. f years gone by, came moy a skipper to er wheresoever he wills; hence the presence
report his adventurous voyages, but today if of a stranger in the "Room" provokes no.com Rives admittance to other, and generally wadder, ment amid a scene of zoise and bustle.paly in visitors. For bele come the mothers and ferior to that of the markets, of the "House, sisters of sailormen and passengers, whose Should the visitor'ba unaccompanied by a
boats have been reported overdue in the news. papers, strong in beir faith that Lloyd's will niember, to gives the janitor the nine of one give them every clue to that safety they are he may wish to see, and this is repeated to
culler"-blanding is a veritable pulpit be: praying for and their confidence is never ne.th, a cutved sounding-board with the great misplaced, for the kind-hearted officials-ale "Rucm "--who slowly chants the name, for all always seady to foster every fond hope which the world like a man priest intooing the thankless duty to bleak oces to goxious visitors facts warrant; but, alas! it is too often their litergy, bis m.rveltbus voice sileg melodious cadence above the ceaseless clamour, and
which must cause tears and not seldom beati penetrating to every corner of even the distant
"break. modera audeXE.
the
"AN EMPIRE IN ITSELF.". Such, then, is the gigantic institution which is
"THE CAPTAINS' REGISTER.
doing its work, day by day in the Great City Having obtained entrance to the "Roam," practically unkown' to the multitude. Yet it the visitor must at opce notice an ancient hell may be called au "Empire in itself," as the hurg immediately shove the "caller's polfit,biographer of one of its most famous members Land, in truth, this bell strides a real role of romance, for its ringing always heralds the joyful news that a ship deemed lost has at length come safely into ports and it is the plea sant duty of the "calle?" to announce such welcome tidings to the delighted throng surg. ing around bim: Near by, on a stoud agatost the wall, we had the tragic "Loss Book," which records exactly, the fate of every lost
once wrota; and be proceeded-"an Empire which, in polet of commercial sway, variety of powefs (nd unfathomed resources, given laws to the trading part of the universe; and, if com bining its authority with the great mass of business below" (the Royal Exchange); there is not a place upon the face of the earth that can vie with this palladium of British. mer- chauts." And who would cayli at bls
We understand that arrangements were completed on Saturday last for another loan of Tis. 2,000,000 on valuable securities from a foreign Bank. This will be an additional help in rolleving the stringency of the market.
Intimations.
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SHANGRAPS' FINANCIAL
SITUATION.
writers approach i always with trepidation, it is ever their. proud host that they have. schooled themselves to betray by gp movement, of their features the anguish which may be caused by a single glauce into this fatefultoms The Chamber of Horrors" next claims our The Shanghai Times, of 17th inst, says attention, for here all the telegrams reporting The Viceroy of the Lang Kiang Provinces bas casualties-cther than total foster-are dis-wired to the Shanghai Total, His Hoa. Liu played, and on a xious group may generally be Yea-yi, to the effect that he has received a found scanting the scrawled words which mean message from the Grand Council saying that, so much to some of them, while cthers near by owing to the failure of certain Chinese bank are ragerly consulting the notices-called the Shanghai market is suffering from au scate "patings"-ot vessels missing or ever doe, fpecial crisis and as it is a matter of far-reach- And now let us approach the "Captains' ingimportance he and the Governorol Kiangsú Register. On one side of the "Room" there are erderad by Imperial Edict to devise meane is ranged a row of huge books, labelled alpha-having regard to the prevailing conditions beticall, giving the name and recurd-with-to assist the market and to report to each ship ke bas commaoded—of every British the Throne on the situation. Since the skipper; his heroisma, dis misförtunes-ay, and receipt of the said message he has been his, del quencies-al faithfully set down for consulting with H.E. Cheng Te-chuan, the benefit of the men of Lloyd's, whose vary and they buva now telegraphic.lty memorializ fortunes depend upon the skill and resource of ed the Emperor submitting certcia proposals kere navigators who all the ships of the and praying for leave to any them aut. The
Mistress of the Seat.
EARLY DAYS,
On the other side of the room there la alao a row of great volumes, and these record the latest spot-with date and hour-on which any given ship has been sighted, practically down to the moment. the books are consolted, and surely the knowledge of this marvellous achievement alone must givata the public some idea of the am ring enterprise and organiza tion, which have made Lloyd's a wonder, not only of our Empise, but of all the world. Yet, "what was its origin? Humble, indeed! But, as great rivers often trace their sonices to the smallest rivulets, so this mighty Institution prang from the lowly origin of a railors' coffee house, which stood in Tower Street- towards the close of the seventeenth century, "first made famous by Steele in the "Tatler," and later by Addison in--the "Spectator." Here its proprietor, Edward Lloyd, established quite a connection of cerrespondents, who wrate from the pridcipal ports of the world, sod whose letters, giving the movements of many vessels, and other interesting information farm- ed a strong affiction to the neutical customers of the houre, ultimately laying the foundation of" Lloyd's News "first published in 1695, three [** timea & wenke and thle chest-war she actual
order lo suy design required.
Have bosa patronised by the Hongkong. Olab, Hongkong Hotel, Telograph Can Hers, A. S. Watson & Co., Firms and other 1ading Establishments in the Oolony, to whom reference can be made as in Superior Workmanship and Materials of the Feralture, &c, suppiled.
the
Merra. A. 5. Watson & Bo., Ltd., write as Collows:-
"We have pleazara la stating that Me LI KWONG LOONG furalshed the Annexa to our Dispensary and gave us every satis faction."
(SL) A. S, WATSON 35th May, 1891.
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