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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER

Chinese and foreign backs, but in thia he could not bring all songern- ed into line. It may also be men tioned that lie was very strongly in favour of the Municipal Counci SHANGHAI APPRECIATION. issuing its own doinage in order to It was with very deep regret, counteract the evil of depreciated says Saturday's N. G. D. News, copper; this idea was scoffed_at that many friends in Shanghai when ho advanced it, but one has learnt yesterday of the death of | wineo honrd it advocated in two-or Mr. A. G. Stephen, chief manager three different quarters

of the Hongkong and Shangkai Dank. Mr. Stephen was unques- tionably the finest financier of his day in all the Far East; it is even sald that his superior Was nover known In this part of the world. He was 'also

of great personality, a commanding character, of wide.'Interests, and withal a most genial host, aj excel lent companion and a good friend,

Mr. Stephco was born, wo think nt Huntly in Aberdeenshire in

Man

Chief Manager. '

Ia April, 1920, Mr. Stephen went Ifema for cight months' toavo in the samo ship with Sir. Havilland de Babianrea and Doan Walker He returned a year later to Hong- kong as chief manager, and under hin charge the prosperity of the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank has cortainly "moulted по feather."

THE CHILD IS FATHER TO THE MAN

His development depends on his

nourishment E

proper

Give him Nature's Perfect Food!

"Cow & Gate" Milk Food

is the Purest English Milk.

In illustration of Mr. Stophen's Obtained from cows of the finest stock which graze

breadth of view, it may bʊ mention-

Hootland, a-town-whose-pass-word, ed that the seat Wayfoong build-on the rich pastures of the Surrey Hills.

tlio Ramo ns that of the famous ing in Shanghai was almost entire-

| Scottish regiment, the Gay Gordons, ly due to his advocacy: loft

to

ho look for a pony that brought him themselves, the Court of Directors success, namely, Bydand. He began would probably have, built some- hile enroor in a Scottish bank, but, thing much

more modest Mr. Stephen had great ideas of embel

in the year 1889, he went to London

Babies Love it

and joined the Hongkong and Shang fishing the old Bank House in Highest awards at all Exhibitions; over 30 Gold,

hai Bank In 1980 he came out to Hongkong. It was, due to his in-

the head office in Hongkong, and fuoneo that the Court of Directors Silver, and Bronze Medals.

Ho also

there is a legend that in those early purchased the wonderful collection daya lio enated a choque for Admiral of Chinnery's drawings and' paint- Bir Alexander Duff-then a very inge, when they camo into the mar junior Heutonaut on the strength ket a few years ago, which now of his excellent Scottish name A hang in that house. any rato tho, two were life-long bought, out of his own means, not a friends Mr. Stephen romained for fow pictures and handsome pieces four years in Hongkong, then boj of furnituro, to present to the chiof was for soven years in Java, four manager's house.

in India, four in the Philippines,

Rowing and Racing. where he became a great friend of General Leonard Wood, and three in was a keen oarsman, as a nombor As a young man Mr. Stephen the Straits, where we believe hoof silver cups in his house bore showed his interest in journalis witness; and of course, as his na among many other things) by: contributing ocasional leaders to the Penang Gazette.

Manager in Shanghai.

tonality hocare him, he was at all times an assiduous golfor.

Ho always took a lively interest. it racing and as an owner mot In the spring of 1911 he came with considerably success. From to Shangluni and nesisted the late 1918 to 1020 he was in partnership' Mr. II. E. R. Hunter in the manage with Mr. A. W. Burkill an a racing mont. A year later he succeeded on

owner. Their pony Bydand was: Mr. Tunter's rotiring and remained third in the Maidons in 1018, won managor in Shanghai until April, the Champions in the spring of 1020. During this time ho had 1920, and was second in the autumn many front anxious crises with of the same year after winning the which to dent, including the ter Shanghai Btakos In later years ribly anxious weck of Revolution in Mr. Stephen was in partnership 1013, (the only occasion on which with Mr. Stitt in racing both here the present writer can remember and at Hongkong. Their beat pony sceing Mr. Stephen's normal im was undoubtedly Duck of the North, perturbability, at all shaken), und which won the Eclipt Stakes and the financial crisis of May 1910, was third in the Champions at the when the Chines0 Government Bhanghai spring moeting last year, declared a moratorium which very Other good and well known ponies nearly threw the Chinose bankers in the RABO ownership, apocially into hystorics. On all thoro ensions Mr. Stephen's calm and dominating personality was of in-

An Authority on Shakespeare. calculable value in keeping tho local market stendy.

It may not be generally known Chinesa baukera woro dcop in admiration that Mr. Stephen was an authority for him and, on his going Home on Shakespeare, such as is rarely in 1920, they presented him with not with. He could, from menury, It place practically any quotation, several valuable testimoniała may also be recalled that at the not only from the well-known plays end of the war, the Dipomátic but also from those less familiar

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His knowledge generally of ed him to liquidate the Deutsch verae Asiatische Bank, which was done English literature both prose and withi a thoroughness that carned poetry was extraordinarily wide and He was alko a great him the peculiar hairod of the accurate. Germans.

lover of music though he did not Among other recollection, it was perform himself. He was a goodi Mr. Stephen who proposed that i speaker, with no pretentions to the Chineve Government wonki oistory, but a une instinct for the establish in Shanghai a properly appropriate word and always a dry inanaged an .controlled mint, keen sense of humour.

His oldest son, who was in the which should coin dollars of stable value, other provincial mints being Flying Corps, was killed during the abolished, fureign banks would be war. Mr. Stephen leaves two propared to accept these dollare na daughters, the twine, well-known to the coinage of the country and keep ranny friends, who have just finish- thoir recounts in them We all their education in Switzerland know the Gasca in which the pro- and were in London with their ject ended, but that was not Air, father at the time of his death. To

In an article in the Nauticut periodicals of all varieties; in this hor of people who sailed in her or Stopher's fault. Un alea took no them as also to Mrs Stephen wo Magazine thoro is an amusing she is second only to the Marie know someone who had, or had little trouble for the formation of offer the heartfelt sympathy of summary of the records hold by Celeste. 2. The onormous num-seen her or knew someone who a Bankers Association in Shanghai, many friends all through the Far that Clyde-built wonder clipper bers of "Letters to the Editor" had, or had met her last shipper

Cutty Sark. Thoge are on what sho did or did not do. 3. or know some one who had. which would have included both East.

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