Berlin, Sept. 30, The death is announced of Here Gustav Rust, for about 30 years with the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank and since 1928 director of the bank at Shanghai, where, other places in the Far East, ho played a leading role in the German community. The deceased who was 54 years of age went on furlough some months ago in order to have well-earned rest, He died of heart, failure at his home in Neu-Strelitz,—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min, Rust_was born on July 6, in NewStrelitz, "When he in' 1901. been manager of the branches at Tsinanfu, Peking, and Hankow and was appointed chief manager of the bank at the beginning of 1928 when he came to Shanghai. Herr Rust took a prominent part in the activities of the German community here.
He was a member of the German Chamber of Commerce and the German Clubs in Shanghai. Generous, hard-working, courageous, his personality and character won him a host of friends who will mourn passing. He had been ill for a considerable time before he left Shang-nat it was not until last March that he ceased his strenuous duti to rest. He leaves behind him his widow and a brother, both in Germany. Frau Rust accompanied her husband on his recent voyage home, New! York, Sept. 90.—The Board of Copper Exporters hus decided to maintain for the present the export price of copper at 10.80 cts, per Th,, although for internal consump: tion the price is 10.25 cts—ani.e,
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