Crisis Banking in the East

The Chartered Mercantile Bank is one of the constituent banks of the huge Hongkong and Shanghai bank.

Contents: Introduction; 1. The Birth of Eastern Exchange Banking; 2. The Foundation of Mercantile Bank; 3. Early Success and a Charter, 1854-1858; 4. Expansion, Boom and Crisis, 1858-1865; 5. Survival and Stagnation, 1866-1870; 6. Bad Banking, the Silver Crisis and New Leadership, 1871-1884; 7. The Officers, Local Staff, Management and Directors; 8. London Head Office: its Business and Overseas Infrastructure; 9. The Mechanics of the Bank's Business, 1854-1893; 10. The Last Years of the Chartered Mercantile Bank; 11. Liquidation and Reconstruction, 1892-1893; 12. Epilogue: The Mercantile Bank of India Ltd; Appendices; References; Index.