20 JANUARY 1939, page 36

Shipbuilders' Position.

The plight of the shipping industry, which has led ship- owners to ask the Government for a renewed subsidy, is also reflected in the latest returns of the shipbuilding......

The Year's Figures Of Great Britain's Oversea Trade Show, As

was expected, an appreciable fall in the visible adverse trade balance—a smaller excess of imports over exports. The adverse balance for the year was £43,352,000 lower at......

Venturers' Corner One Is Always A Little Uneasy About...

which expand very rapidly. Is consolidation getting proper atten- tion? Is the lust for mere size dominating what may have been the original aim of true rationalisation? Are......

Thomas Tilling Prospects

In the circumstances, the recently-appointed Committee representing Transport " C " stockholders is surely acting wisely in holding its hand until the effects of the higher......

Rubber In 1938

With the publication of the December figures of rubber consumption in the U.S.A. it is possible to form a close estimate of world rubber consumption for the whole of last year.......