It may be interesting to recall that the Russo-Chinese Bank was first established at Shanghai in 1896 and opened its doors at the premises now outgrown on 13th January. Previously these had been occupied by the Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris. The Bank started at Shanghai in quite a small way, with about five European clerks. Nowadays the European Maff- numbers well over fifty, and it is not surprising therefore that' they have been cramped for elbow-room. The agencies have grown as rapidly. The three ce-managers for China and Japan at_ the outset were Messrs. Pokotilow, Worth and Hincelot. The last-mentioned and was succeeded by Mr. Eh. R. Wehrung. who has now associated with him Messrs. W. Drésemeier and @. Grebin. His Excellency D. D. Pokotilow, who is now a member of the Board of Directors, has served on a mission to Peking.
Tar ce-managers of the Bank were at home" at th new Shanghai pre n the Bund Inst Monday mornin: The removal of tke hooks and other belongings from the old Bank was made atthe last week, and on Monday morring some of the staff were to be seen at new posts. During the morning. howeve business was to all inten's and purpose: suspemled, while managers and staff alike engaged i welcome to the customers, friends, and well-wishers who had called to satisfy their curiosity and tender their congratula'i Visitors reimed through the bui at will and everywhere found something 'o excite their i ther it was the spacious voted to the compradore's department, the fortress-like strong rooms, thy handsome apartments <et "part fur the sand "ther chief offi the Baud Room champiyne and sandwiches were and opportu to he the Bank prosperity in its new Be-ides the for-ign merchants and officials who called, the visitors in-eluded a number of di: ished Chinese re HE. Li, WE. Yuan Assistant Ir. Ten, Concession; H.E. Gnien, Custom: po Ma aver LO. Senz, Chihli minimum of heat. Opening from the managers' room and from each other, communicating with the public also by doors on to the corridor, are a serins of apartments for use as telephone room (connected with evers corner of the premises), cabling department, an interview room, and a correspondence room, with the book-keepers department filling the rear width and so facing the cashiers' quarters. From the other window are reached meeting room, an extra managers' room, and a waiting room for boys. Upstairs two handsome suites of private apartments, one of which opens on to the beautiful stone verandah and commands perhaps the very best view of Shanghai harbour, are sot apart for occupation by Mr. W. Drisemoier and Mr. M. Speelman spectively.
Situated adjacent to the bank a range of buildings wherein is installed complete apparatus for generating hea "The health and vigour of an individ pend upon the quantity and quali the bland, When the tissues have bren at work, there are thrown into the bloor waste pr d if these be not elimin nated. Int through any cause detained in the blu cly ice nutrition and fureproduc" organi disease."
—The Humanitarian.
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