30 MAY 1969, page 24

Paper Tiger

PORTFOLIO JOHN BULL When I started my first portfolio over eighteen months ago the Financial Times ordinary share index stood at 390. Today, after having risen to 520 twice, the......

Biafra And The Left

Sir: It is irrelevant for Mr West (16 May) to deliberately drag _ Kenya into his Biafra Britain article. The remarks he makes in con- nection with loans and technical advisers......

Market Report

CUSTOS The ordinary share market, after its sharp falls last week, has been flat this week, showing no decided trend. Gilts remain friendless. A sign of the times is the local......

The Intent Of The Letter

LETTERS From Lieutenant-Colonel H. R. Pelly, S. L. Muhanii, Richard West, Dr Israel Shahak. the Rev Stanley F. Clarke, P J. Wilde, Geoffrey May, John Kirkaldy, Miss S. E. Gough,......