14 NOVEMBER 1925, Page 40

AN INTERESTING ADDRESS.

I do not know whether the very able address recently delivered by Mr. Frederick Hyde, Joint Managing Director of the Midland Bank, to the Manchester and District Bankers' Institute will be published in pamphlet form, but, if so, I can confidently recommend it to those readers who may desire to see a careful comparison of pre- and post-War banking conditions. Taking as his basis the figures of the Bank of England Return of December 31st, 1913, and comparing them with those of December 31st last, Mr. Hyde dealt exhaustively with the influences and developments responsible for the changes in the figures and also their significance as affecting financial and commercial conditions generally.

A. W. K.