30 DECEMBER 1932, page 28

Tim Dominant Feature.

If, however, I had to say what I consider is the chief development of the year and the one most likely to affect the prospects for 1933, I should at once mention the signs of a......

Features Of The Year.

These are times, however, when there is no room either for the shallow optimist or the gloomy pessimist. I think it was the late Studdert Kennedy who likened the former to an......

Unfavourable Facts.

And to take the worst side of the picture first, it has to be recorded that the year closes with an actual increase in the numbers of unemployed in this country and probably......

Poor Trade.

Our foreign trade returns themselves have shown some of the lowest figures on record, and although by reason of the great fall in imports what is known as the visible adverse......

Debt Conversions.

Nor must it be forgotten that the cheapness of money has had some favourable effect upon the financial situation. Indeed, one of the conspicuous events of the year has been the......

Finance—public & Private

The Past Year NEXT week I hope to say something with regard to financial prospects for the New Year. It has, however, always to be remembered that the line between one year and......

Redeeming Features.

So much for the enumeration of some of the un- favourable developments and conditions revealed during the past year. Have there been any redeeming features ? Unquestionably......