14 MAY 1927, page 47

A Prosperous Industrial.

The profits of Bryant & May continue to advance, and in noting the maintenance on the present occasion of the 12i per cent. dividend (tax free) on the Ordinary shares, it must......

* * * Growth In Insurance Business.

The annual Report of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, or, as it is more familiarly known, the " old Equitable," shows continued progress in the company's business. For last......

A Seven Per Cent. Yield.

On the whole, it was a cheery speech which Lord Kylsant was able to make to .shareholders. at the recent meeting of Harland and Wolff, Limited. Even during the depths of the......

London And Lancashire.

At the recent meeting of the London and Lancashire Insurance Company, Limited, the Governor, Mr. F. W. Pascoe Rutter, was able to make a very satisfactory statement to the......

* * * * A Prudent Policy Justified. There Are

two points which very clearly emerge from the annual Report of the Liverpool and London and Globe In- surance Company. The first is that the conipa,ny has evidently y suffered......

* * * Alliance Results.

The full Report of the Affiance Assurance amply confirms the favourable impression created by the increased dividend recently noted in ' these columns. In most departments there......

This Week In London

LECTURES. Monday, May 16th, at 5.30 p.m.-ENGLAND AND AMERICA, THEIR RELATIONS IN THE. PAST AND THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO EACH OTHER To-DAY. By Mr. George Haven Putnam. At the......

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