MEN OF FEW WORDS.
Bankers, it would seem, are men of few words. A writer in the January “ World’s Work ” says : “A professional man, unaccustomed to the ways of the City, was seated the other day in the office of the manager of a leading London balnk. Suddenly the door opened, and the head and shoulders of a customer appeared through the doorway. “ Fifty ?” remarked the customer to the manager. “Yes,” was*tne reply. “Week?” was the next question. The manager nooded. “ Quarter ?” continued the banker. “Yes,” from the banker. “ Right,” and the head and shoulders were withdrawn. _ “Pardon me,” observed the visitor, who had been listening, “ but would you think me rude if I asked whkt all that meant?” “ It meant,” replied the banker, “ that I have arranged to lend him £50,000 for a week at 3| per cent, per annum.” This is said to be a fair illustration of the methods of modern banking in the City.
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Kaikoura Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 13, 16 February 1904, Page 2
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158MEN OF FEW WORDS. Kaikoura Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 13, 16 February 1904, Page 2
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