ABSTRACT
OTHER publications besides those mentioned in a previous chapter frequently emanate from the Stock Exchange, but these are not, as a rule, of an official character, nor even of a business character. The members at times lay down their dealing books and pencils to turn to literature of a more generally popular order. They have produced many a book, mainly in the cause of charity. Such, for instance, is “The Stock Exchange Christmas Annual,” formerly called “The House Annual.” This is a sumptuously produced volume of light stories, sketches, and articles, handsomely illustrated. It is edited by a member of the Stock Exchange, and many of the contributions are made by members, although its tasteful pages are not closed against the work of eminent writers and artists outside the House. It is sold in the Stock Exchange at Christmas time in aid of Stock Exchange charities. A most remarkable volume, or rather, couple of volumes, produced entirely by members of the Stock Exchange unassisted, issued for the same branch of charity, were entitled “The House on Sport.” The first contained articles on home sports, all written by 128members of the Stock Exchange, and yet all written by authorities who would be acknowledged as such throughout the world. Cricket by Mr. Gregor MacGregor, boxing by Mr. B. J. Angle, golf by Mr. Mure Fergusson, cycling by Mr. George Lacy Hillier, rowing by Mr. F. I. Pitman and Mr. S. D. Muttlebury, sculling by Mr. Guy Nickalls, and so on with no fewer than forty branches of sport. Such a volume might have been considered sufficient to indicate the sporting proclivities of the Stock Exchange, but it was followed a year afterwards by another compiled in the same way with the same objects, containing articles on sport abroad—lion, elephant, and rhinoceros shooting, big horn hunting in the Canadian Rockies, wild sheep hunting on the borders of the Sahara—all the articles contributed from personal experience by members of the Stock Exchange.
