4 JUNE 1965, page 27

Company Notes

By LOTHBURY L owut pro fi t margins were experienced by Barton and Sons, the tube and conduit manu- facturers, for 1964, but increased activity in the engineering industry......

Chess

(Hon. Mention, Good Companions, 191 4 ) BLACK (6 men) WHITE (8 men) WHITE to play and mate in two moves ; solution next week. Solution to No. 232 (Westbury) : R—R 5, threat R—Q......

Investment Notes

By CUSTOS TTIHE day the market 'stopped' was a headline in the Sunday Times and a whole page was devoted to the dramatic story of the morning ' + suspension of dealings on May......