Meeting Notes on Company Changes to Boost Deposits and Shares
Speakers discussed a proposed change to the Estates Bank style structure to recover lost accounts and attract deposits. Directors claimed access to cheap funds and emphasized small traders' needs. A second resolution required directors to hold 100 shares each when issuing up to £300,000 in new shares, approving the move with unanimous consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estates Bank
London
Mr. Roberts
Mr. Horner
United Kingdom Alliance
Herbert Thompson
Job Caudwell
Great Fire Devastates Woolmer Forest Affects 800 Troops
A week of wildfire across seven miles from Liss to Slayford on Government and private land destroyed thousands of trees and game. Over 800 troops from the 75th and 83rd Regiments fought fires near Farnham aided by Royal Engineers to seal trenches and curb spread. Fire subdued on Government land by Sunday with private spots still burning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolmer Forest
Liss and
Slayford
County of Hants
Alice Holt
Farnham
Surrey
Furze
Woolmer
Guildford
Clandon
Aldershot
Camp Fire Brigade
Godalming
Liss
75Th Regiment
Radcliffe
83Rd Regiment
Venables
Military Train
Royal Engineers
Simmons
Tahiti Cotton and Plantation Company first shareholders meeting
The first general meeting at the London Tavern was chaired by Sir John Henry Pelly. The directors reported the Tahiti venture under the French Protectorate with about 12,000 acres and tax exemption for twenty years, while noting limited current progress and the need for Chinese labour to unlock profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Tavern
John Henry Pelly
Tahiti
Major Pennefather
Bevan
Stroymeyer
Soares
Pacific
England
Stewart
China
Confederate Cruiser Georgia Seized by Niagara in Atlantic
The Federal frigate Niagara captured the Confederate cruiser Georgia off the Portuguese coast and sent her to New York under a prize crew. The ship, once sold in Liverpool to E Bates, is reported chartered by Portugal for mails and passengers to the Azores or West Indies. The seizure followed a protest by the Georgian captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grorcia
Niagara
Georgia
New York
Liverpool
E. Bates
Azores
West Indies
Lisbon
Dover Watcuys
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Brockaapre
Queenstown
Glasgow
Kingstown
Holyhead
Ulster
the Tahiti Cotton and Plantation Company (Limited
Wma
Bryan
Busca Sudigars
Bank Commission
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