13 JUNE 1992, page 22

City And Suburban

Onwards and upwards to my goal the $2 martini CHRISTOPHER FILDES New York I live in hope of the $2 martini. As the exchange rate inches up towards the mea- gre figure of $2 =......

Knowing When To Stop

THE shoot-out for the Midland Bank was fought at long range, from Toronto. William Purves of the Hongkong & Shang- hai, presiding over the International Mone- tary Conference,......

Green And Pleasant

GEORGE BUSH could take lessons from John Major in the art of looking green and pleasant. It was all they had to do when in Rio for the Earth Summit, but it is not the......

Brit For Gatt

I SUPPOSE we could always have a Gener- al Disagreement on Tariffs and Trade. Would it be a private fight, or could anyone join in? While we have what purports to be a general......

The Bells Toll

JOHN PRESCOTT and I, fellow members of the Hull Telephone Fan Club, must mourn the death of William McGowan. Hull is Britain's last surviving local tele- phone company. The......