2 JANUARY 1926, page 34

The Coal Problem.

Before dealing, however, with what appear at the moment to be probabilities with regard to the develop- ments early in the new year, and the general prospects for the......

. Speculative Tendencies. • • It Might, Of Course, Be

argued that variable dividend securities having risen so appreciably during the past two years, much might be said as to the likelihood of an early reaction. Such, of course,......

Rise In Variable Dividend Stocks.

On the other hand, it is considered that variable divi- dend stocks and speculative and semi-speculative descrip- 1 tions may easily see a continuance of the activity which has......

Impending Activities.

• But while the consensus of City opinion is against any acute outbreak of Labour troubles, it is frankly reccignized that the uncertainties surrounding the Coal industry, the......

Cloud Cuckoo Land. By Naomi Mitchison. (cape. 7s. 6d....

of Mrs. Mitehison's enchanting and intimate _stories of life in ancient Greece, this time during the fast year( of the Peloponnesian War. The authoress is so sure of her......

The Mulberry - Bush And Other Stories. By Sylvia Lynd....

sketches rather than stories, this collection speaks chiefly of the sorrows and joys of the very obscure, the unnoticed old maids, bachelors and children. They show much......

Finance-public And Private

NEW YEAR PROSPECTS BY ARTHUR W. KIDDY. Mum as I should like to be in the position of giving readers of this column an accurate forecast of financial, commercial and Stock......