Stocks Adams Express Allis Chalmers ....... 744 Amer, Can ........... 114 Am. Car & Foundry Amer. Cyanamid
ARANGHAI DOLLARS
Atlas Corpn. ........ Auburn Motors ......
26th Dec.
4
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Sellers at 103. buyers at 1031 Baldwin Locomotive for cash.
$ cum. pl.
93 Baltimore & Ohio... 221 Barnsdall Oil .........
22+ Bendix Aviation Bethlehem Steel 7312 757 Boeing Airplane 341 331 Borden Co.
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WHEN LONDON
WAS ONE VAST
CATHEDRAL
The reason why there many bad poets is that they are all inspired poets. As commonly used, the notion of inspiration is the very reverse of imagination.
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Elec Power & Light breath and only too frequently
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PROCESSIONARY
CATERPILLARS
H
Gitting by the side of a road leading through a wood in Algeria I saw
a curious long line slowly moving akng. Wondering what on earth it could be, I walked up to it and found that it consisted of caterpillars a little over an inch in size marching head to tail, and making
procession
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When the carriage of the King and Queen had swept past on its way to St. Paul's, I turned from the window, thinking the great moment of the Jubilee was over.
IMPULSIVE WRITING The service at St. Paul's was be-
Those who writes with only an ginning to come in over the radio twentythe pealing of the bells, the
impulse, and without an image, feet long. I was naturally fas-
blasts of the trumpets as the do not understand what they are cinated and later discovered they King and Queen entered the Ca-
doing. Distrust every poet who were precessionary caterpillars thedral, and one by one we rose
says to you, "I do not know where whose aliken nests I had seen in
this caine form." to our feet for "God Save the
The proper the trees. In the early morning King." Just then I caught a glim
answer 13, "We they go for long marches to feed pae through the window of the You have got to have an image know where It is going to." on the pines, and return in this crowds in the street below. They, curious way in the evening: How too, stood still: the whole of Zon- to be evoked before the end; and they found their way back
don had frozen into immobility, to work up to that from the begin- their nest puzzled me for some for the service at St Paul's was ning. In that
sense, all good days until at last I discovered that being broadcast at every street poetry is written backwards. That afiken thread, invisible to the corner throughout the city. MIL is exactly the difference between eye, had been laid down by them tons of people were taking part the inspired poet and the inspir-one word and write straight ahead; that they had no difficulty in the same service that only a few ing post. The bad, or inspired. "Ye myrtles green and Ivy never vinatever in finding their way were actually witnessing.
poet. lets the first lines dictate the brown," he would have had to end home. I began to experiment with
last lines,
A traveler who likes the Eng- them by pushing one. but of line,
the verse anyhow, with a rhymelish and swears he wouldn't tell when the whole column instantly
| to "brown.".... If he had been a 武功: untruth about them, is just The good, or Inspiring, poet, lets simple Wordsworthian poet, the back from the Motherland with a stopped, but directly the caterpillar I had pushed out got back and made contact-that is, head and tall-on they all marched again
.50
MUTED STRINGS
to
The death of Bir Edward Ger- man marks the passing of almost the last of those men who created
I rushed into the street. Along Pall Mall and Baint James'a pep- ple still remained in their places
INSPIRING
in the stands; others stood in the last lines dictate the first. Take groups in the streets joining in the first few Unes of any good the hymns that were at that ma- poem,
and once more
Ye myrtics brown and ivy
ment being sung at St. Paul's. j. "Yet once more, Dye laurels, People even dropped to their knees and joined in the prayers, and everyone was bareheaded. This was the most thrilling scene of all-John McMullin la "Vogue."
a joyous and graceful school ofgrance, melody and charm have English music that charmed the any audience.
whole world. His "Henry VIII" Like Bir Arthur Bullivan's his Dances have braved the chill winds gift was as British in character, as of seaside performance these many | Cheddar cheese or the white clim years, while his Merrie England" of Dover. Now, in the realm of and Tom Jones" will come back lighter music we have nothing to again" and again' as. long; as fra- give,
печет чеге,
I come to pluck your berries
harsh and crude
And with forced finger rude Shatter your leaves before the
mellowing year.”
It is obvious that the last line is more important than the second, and Milton was preparing it when he chose the rhyme, ‘sere.' --
SHOWS HOW
But if your inspired post had chosen to change the position of
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little tale of hospitality. He was
might have written. "Shatter your leaves before I go to town." If he a week-end guest at a big estate in had been fond of the fierce fery Surrey which was complete with food of alliteration, he might have parks, stables, and prize cattle. written, ""Shatter your leaves and His first morning there, the maid dash the damned things down." who brought him his can of hot I he had been a modern poet, water queried him about his stark and intellectual and devoted | breakfast. "Tea, coffee; or milk?" to the new pure beauty, he would she asked. Mindful of where he doubtless have said something like, was, he selected tea. "Very good, "Belch at the ditch like a dyspep- sir," she said, "and will you take tie clown." But always he would Ceylon, China, or Assam?" He be ruled by that irrevocable, in- didn't know anything about As- spiration, which had made him sam, so he chose that. "Milk get the second line wrong. A man cream, or lemon?" the maid pur- creates a cathedral, but he also surd. "Milk," he said, and must construct a cathedral. If thought the matter wad sectied he is only. Inspired, he will put "Very good, sir," said the maid. the spire on fire and throw any-"Jersey, Guernsey, or Alderney?" thing else anywhere.
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Hong Kong, Dec. 18 Silver prices rose 1/16 yesterday for both deliveries, the quotations being 21 5/18 for Ready and "211⁄2 for Forward. Silver advices re- ported India as having bought and China sold. The cash market was dull but the forward market was steady. After the official sx- ing there was some Indian in- quiries resulting in business at 21 5/18 for forward delivery.
The market closed steady. American Silver was quoted at 451 for Spot. The London-New York cross- rate
quoted at 4.911. New York-London was quoted at 401 19/32.
was
MARKET Extremely dull. The tone ap- peared steadier than yesterday.
STERLIN
A small business was done at 1/2 15/16 for nent delivery. The mar- ket closed at 1 pm, with sellers at 1/2 29/32 December-April, buyers at 1/3 31/32 December-February and probably 1/2 15/16 March- April.
U.S. DOLLARS
No business was reported. There were sellers at 301 for near and forward, buyers probably at 30 9/18 for any delivery.
SHANGHAI MARKET There were sellers of Sterling at 1/2 and then steadled up to 1/2 13/32 for Spot, U.S. Dollars, sellers at 291 for cash, buyers probably at 29 9/10 for cash.
IN THE AFTERNOON The market was quiet in the aftemoon.
IN STERLING
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1936.
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1041 104)
Change
17 off
45
Dec. 17.
New York/London Crow-rate New York Cotton-Mar. Now York Rubber-Mar. Chicago Whost -May Uhicago Corn --May Silver-Official
Dow Jones Averages
50 Industriala 20 Rail
90 Utilitie 40 Bonds
1936
Higla Low Dea. 18. 185.39 149.11 181.56 80.48 40.86 54.56 36.16. 28.3 35.28 108.01 98.92 185.88
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FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
THE 8.S. BENLEDI.":
YONSIGNERS of Cargo are hereby
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CONFIGINTES All Goods are being
Optinal cargo will be carried on Goods southing andeliers and a
High Low Close Change 189.18 180.35 180.78.80 off prior to arrival of atsamer.
55,31 54.60 54,74
No claims will be admitted after the 35.60 34.88 35,09 19 of goods have left the grdowns and all 103.80 08 off goods remaining undelivered after 25th
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11. Commodity Index 77.70 68.58 77.82
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Kennecott Copper 602 58
McKesson & Robbins 451
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Humble On
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Int. Nickel
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751 751 631 63
71
73
Int. Tel.de Tel ..... 121
58
581
Int. Dept Stores
46
47
52
50
Lambert Corpn.
252
241
Loew's Inc.
1938 18 64 841
351
Lorillard
224 221
951
944
Meintyfe Porcupine
581
581
451*
561 53
185!
66
66
051
Murray Corpn.
18+ 18
25+
52
Nat Dairy Products 23
23+
712
711
Nat Distillers ......... 29
29
301
30%
Nat Power & Light 12 117
17
17
New York Central ... 437
431
32
311
Corpn.
161 171
North American
92+ 22
30 30+
Northern Pacific
271 272 271
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501 502
101 104 Pennsylvania R.R. ~ 26
218 211
401
37
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Phelps Dodge Phillips Petroleum .. Public Service of N.J. 53+
Pullman Inc.
47:
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482
64+ 65
1011 ***** 150
Pure OilSHERSCHELP 1011*
19
19
1491
131
131
Radio Corpn of Am. 111 Republic Steel Reynolds Tobac. "B" 58
114
291
201
5613
281
27
711
71.
St. Joseph Lead Co. Schenley
482
46
137
Schenley 64% pl.
98 981
Sears Roebuck
85
962 961
Shell Union Off
637
261
68
1224 178 1041*
84
Socony-Vacuum Southern Cal Edison Southern Pacific
254 Bouthern Rly 5% pl. Stand Brands
154
151
28$ 288
53 521
181
151
131
Stand Gas & Elec.
31
34
S&
Stand Gas & Elec.
$7 Di...
TOI
70
581
581
441
441
Standard Oil of N.J. 671 661
151
147
Sterling Products
Pacific
421
42%
Swift International 311
71 702
32
SAN FRANCISCO
691.
Technicolor
⚫ 69
221
221
LOS ANGELES
64
61
201
20
46
43
1058
1054
201
Texas Gulf Sulphur Tidewater Assoc. Oll
201 20 Timken-Detroit Axle
244 Transamerica 20th Cent. Fox Films 20th Cent. Fox Filma
pí.
39
40
24+
172
171
361
361
274
451
45
Un. Carbide & Car-
727
71
1804
180
bon........
103
102
Un Pacific
12
127
132. 191
United Aircraft
22
32+
Un. Airline Trans-
port
281 281
701 71
181 1871
United Corph
B2
62
791
United
791*
Corpn. $3
25
242
cum pi.......
451
4441
Un. Gas Tprovem't
147
144
84
344
Un. Light & power.
404
38A
74
US. Industrial Alco-
361
961
hol
494
50
391
381
U.A. Rubber
521
$21
48
47
401
401
US. Rubber: $8 pt.
98
601
681
US. Steel
781
781
Vanadium
53
53
28
281
154
"151
Warner Bros Pict, ...
171
294
22
Westinghouse
Mec.
148
1474
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131
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794 79
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