21 FEBRUARY 1931, page 39

Finance—public And Private (continued From Page 288.) ....

ALTHOUGH written mainly for the - Financial expert, I consider that this is a book which should be read by all who are concerned with the future prosperity of the country. After......

Nothing Like Leather.

It is refreshing in these days of trade depression to note such a good and industrial Report as that represented in the latest annual statement by J. Sears and Company, the......

Iiamassing The Gas Industry.

At the Annual Meetings both of the Commercial Gas Com. pany and the South Suburban Gas Company, the Chairman, Dr. Carpenter, while he was able to report in both cases an......

Ministers' Fads And Fancies.

At the Annual Meeting of Power Securities Corporation the Chairman, Mr. George Balfour, was able to report a year of progress, and among other things he showed that the net......

Answers To Questions On Quadrupeds In Scripture

1. Conies.—Proverbs xxx, 26.-2. (1) Moles ; (2) Bats.— Isaiah20.-3. (1) Cow ; (2) Sheep.—Isaiah vii, 21.- 4 . Camel.—Genesis xxiv, 64.-5. (1) Ox; (2) Ass .— Isai ah i, 3 6.......

Financial Notes

FALL IN INVESTMENT SECURITIES. THE outstanding feature of the past week has been the serious slump in British Funds and all high-class investment securities. Consols, the......