24 MARCH 1928, page 42

A Prosperous Undertaking.

The British Insulated Cables must be ranked amongst those concerns which add to the attractiveness of industrial shares generally. Earnings have shown great steadiness, the......

Insurance Progress.

It is always pleasant for a Chairman of a company to be able to report conditions of record prosperity. Such was the position of the President of the Norwich Union Life......

Financial Notes

ACTIV.h. MARKETS. CONTINUED cheerfulness has characterized the stock markets during the past week, an outstanding feature at one time being the jump in Wireless and. Cable......

Chartered Bank Report.

Having regard to the state of affairs in China, it is scarcely surprising that the annual report of the `Chartered. Bank of India, Australia and China should show Some . small......

Financing The Empire.

At the recent annual banquet of the British Overseas Banks' Association, the ColOnial Secretar y, who had just returned froAl his Empire tour, made a stirring speech in which he......

- Cament Prosperity.

The annual report of the Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers shows that the higher dividend, namely, 8 against 4 per cent. in the previous year; is not being distributed at......

Hotel Paofrrs.

Although in their Report the Directors of the Savoy Hotel complain that business still continues to suffer from the effects of the Strike, the figures for the past three years......

Scottish Provident.

There were two noteworthy points. brought out _at the meeting held this week of. tie §cottish Provident Institution. In_the first_ place,_tlik new business for the year was......

Spratt's Patent.

The ramifications of the industrial company known as Spratt's Patent appear to be considerable, and one of the latest additions to the activities of the company appears to be......