21 JANUARY 1928, page 32

Midlind Shari Bonus:. _

In tour annual Banking Supplement, _Which will appear later on, we shall hope to deal in detail with the banking results for the past year. Special reference, however, must be......

An Important Work.

If there are any readers of the Spectator who desire to obtain a really clear apprehension of the great financial developments which have taken place since the War in the......

In Another Column I Draw Attention To The Plea For

the development of our Empire resources made by Mr. Goodenough at the annual meeting of Barclays Bank. Practical expression of M. Goodenough's views in this matter is, of......

An Excellent Half-yearly Statement Of Accounts Is...

the Standard Bank of South Africa. It shows the deposits to have increased during the year from $48,459,000 to 149,128,000. There is also an expansion in loans and advances,......

Banking Resclts.

As anticipated, all the leading banks have maintained their dividends for the past year, but at the same time some small diminution has been shown in profits. For the most part......

Good Insurance Results.

The annual valuation of the National Mutual Life Assurance Society, as at December 81st last, discloses a net surplus of £864,162. The ordinary rate of compound reversionary......

In The Course Of His Remarlis At The Annual Meeting,

held - last Monday, of the British-American Tobacco Company, the Chairman, Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen,gave a very interesting - summary of the growth in the prosperity of this great......

Answers To Boswell's "johnson" Questions

1. In the back parlour of Mr. Thomas Davie,s's bookshop in Russell Street, Covent Garden, on Monday, May 16th, 1763. 2. At 17 Gough Square, E.C.-3. Goldsmith.-4. A tavern......