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Better English. By G. H. Vallins. (pan *, Books. 2s.)

MR. VALLINS'S book is a sequel to his Good English: How to Write It, and follows the same plan, with numerous examples of how not to write taken from the most respected Sunday......

Finance And Investment

By CUSTOS Industrial Banking Equity United Dominions Trust has to labour under the disadvantage of not being allowed by the Capital Issues Committee to raise any more capital to......

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