14 MARCH 1925, page 31

Fiction

AN OLD - MAN LOST MR. JOSEPH ANTHONY'S new novel is a plain, delightful novel, with more beauty and freshness than we can hope to suggest. A Hungarian peasant, honoured in his......

Tun Gold Standard.

Of course, in considering the outlook for investinent stocks, some allowance must be made for the possibility of the Government attempting some further conversion proposals even......

' The Finger Writes. By E. Norman Torry. (t. Fisher

Unwin. 7s. 6d. net.)—A first novel which, although it is full of faults, is written with a certain swing and go. When the author learns more of his art, his natural qualities......

Finance-public And Private

AT a first glance the rise in the Bank Rate of a week ago would seem to have had practically no effect upon the Stock Markets. After a temporary sharp reaction in British Funds......

Railway Borrowings And Earnings.

That English Railway stocks should be affected for the time being by the unsettled Labour outlook is quite natural, but in so far as depression may have been accen- tuated by......

Market Tende Nci Fs.

Taking, however, for the moment the moderately favourable view of the situation, that is to say, assuming that international politics proceed satisfactorily and that in the same......

The Starkenden Quest. By Gilbert Collins. (duckworth. 7s....

treasure-hunt story in which certain precious jewels called eyestones are the object of the quest. As a matter of fact, the description of this gem is rather unattrac- tive and......

Monetary Condition's.

- • One explanation of the firmness of investment stocks during the week is to be found in the fact that, in spite of the rise in Bank Rates, easy monetary conditions have......

Weigh Way Will Gold Now Reverting To The Matter, However,

from the investor's point of view. the next point which arises is whether on a resumption of the Gold Standard we are likely to see gold flowing in this direction or whether, on......