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Stocks Adams Express Allis Chalmers ....... 744 Amer, Can ........... 114 Am. Car & Foundry Amer. Cyanamid

ARANGHAI DOLLARS

Atlas Corpn. ........ Auburn Motors ......

26th Dec.

4

་་

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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281 Briggs Mfacturing 58 Brooklyn Manhattan

Ттала

Brooklyn-Marhattan

38 cum, pí. Caze, JI

CertainTeed Pdae's 141 Chesapeake Corpn. 884 Chesapeake & Ohio

651 Chrysler Corp. 124 Columbla Gas & 18 Columbla 6% “A” pf. 104* Commercial Credit Commercial Solvents

Commonwealth & 8.

Commonwealth

cum. pf.

Consolidated Edison

Consolidated Ou

INSPIRED

Continental Oll

Corn. Products ........

Curtiss-Wright (C.)

Curtiss Wright "A"

Delaware & Hudson

Del Lackawanna

Western

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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$5 pf. carved and carefully completed

$8 pt. Ake any other work of man. But Elec Power & Light Inspiration at its best

Elec Power & Light breath and only too frequently

$7 pt. means wind,

are so

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graDu Douglas Aircraft ..... Da Font ...

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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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MESSRS. ROZA BROS.

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.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

(Through Reuter's Servion!

QUOTATIONS

Now York: December 18.

#

Last Today's High Low Close Close

4,91-15/33 19.81 11:99 1237 12.15 20.81 30.56 20.90 20.39A 130 198 · 1998 · 130) 100 103

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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THE Steamship

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to the contrary ta giron

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THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.

THE 8.S. BENLEDI.":

YONSIGNERS of Cargo are hereby

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heee and/or from

be obtalood. No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda have left the 19th Dec 15

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

77,95 13 up Dec., 1936, will be subject to rest. Business Dons:—1,980,000 shares.

11. Commodity Index 77.70 68.58 77.82

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Carmichael & Clark. & Noon, within the Free Storage Period of One Week. 121

321

Kennecott Copper 602 58

McKesson & Robbins 451

Monsanto Chemical 991 991. Montgomery Ward..

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Humble On

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341

Int. Nickel

Stocks Great Northern Rly. '41 Great Western Sugar 39 Holly Bugar Corpn.

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:

472

48+

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

Youngstown

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131

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794 79

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