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• ' Empire Developments.

There was no More, interesting part of Mr. Goodenough's : speech than his reference to the part played by banking develoRing tIe,QUtOeLOf our OyerSen: Dominions, and on this......

- • ' Hopeful Views.

Of course, some allowance has to be made for the fact that bankers rarely allow themselves to wax pessi- mistic in their annual speeches, and certainly so far as the record of......

Task Of The Banker.

Particularly good was his definition of the respective tasks of British bankers and the British public in furthering these developments. It is not, of course, as he said; the......

Mr. Mckenna's Speech'.

- As usual, the speech of Mr. McKenna of the Midland Bank teemed with interest, and not the least satisfactory part of it was the hopeful view taken with regard to the trade......

Fina.nce-public And Private

BANKERS ON THE SITUATION BY ARTHUR W. KIDDY. I FANCY that not a few financial writers will agree with me when I say that there is no more congenial occupation at this period of......

Economizing Use Of Gold.

The chairman of Barclays Bank then passed to a consideration of the fact that not only Oversea Dominions but all parts of the world are likely to be in need of fresh capital......

Books Recommended

Praavra. :—Roving through Southern China. By H. F. Franck. (Fisher TJnwm. 21s.)—Caitadicin Trails Revisited. By E. Walker. (W. Stevens. 8s. 6d.)—Burgundy and Morvan. By W. M.......