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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Sep 17, 1864

Page

4

Alliance National Land Bank Confirms Name Change

An extraordinary general meeting confirmed two resolutions for the Alliance National Land, Building and Investment Company to rename as Estates Bank Limited and alter articles to require directors to hold shares. Resignations and new appointments followed including Mr Harper Twelvetrees stepping down due to ill health, with Mr Hattersley as chairman and Lt. Col. Money appointed deputy chairman and director.

Strand Whittington Club Estates Bank (Limited Hattersey Alliance Drpney Cuartman Money Market Review Bourrier Waite Harper Twelvetrees J. A. Horner Boyce Margate Mr. Boyce England Ireland Dibley Mr. Hattersley Tie Job Caudwell Money Horner Colonel Money

General Provident and Confident Assurance Company Meeting

An extraordinary general meeting at 14 New King Street Covent Garden on September 15 1864 adopted two resolutions. The first changes the name to The General Provident Assurance Company Limited and inserts limited liability for shareholders. The second raises director qualification to one hundred shares and increases issued shares to match rising business during amalgamation with the Confident.

New King-street Covent-garden W.C General Provident Assurance Company, ‘ Limited Lord Henry Gordon Acusto Spargs Bourrer CuartMan Aurrep Bryant G. Gidley Lake Farram

Trade echoes from Bruce and Caine on Shanghai Swatow ports

Despatches from Sir Frederick Bruce and Mr. Caine report Shanghai import growth from taels 41,000,000 in 1860 to taels 81,000,000 in 1868 driven by Yangtze port trade and steam navigation. Foreign tonnage entries rise, Swatow export and British share details given with 1863 values and seasonal changes.

Foreign Office Frederick Bruce China Caine Swatow Sir Frederick Bruce Shangai Shanghai Yangtze Mr. Caine

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