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BRITAIN'S TRADE SHIP.
Plans for the Great Voyage of 1923.
In the early antima of 1923] there will leave the Thames a vessel af 20,000 tons that in con- struction, and equipment will differ from any ship that the world has over seen. The British Ia-| dustry" will be a floating axbibi- tion of all that is best in British. manufacture, states the on- chester Guardian Commercial Supplement This great venture will have for its object the fur- therance of inter-Empire and international trade and should bave very far-reaching effects. Earl Grey the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Britib Trads bhip, in an interview with Reuter's representative, has an- nounced some interesting parti- culars of the scheme.
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MONDAY-FEBRUARY
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
REDUCTION IN PRICES.
We are pleased to notify our customers and the public that the fallowing reductions in prices will com sinto forces as FROM 1st MARCH
DAISY"
ICE
from 1 cts. per lb.
to
i cts. per lb.
BUTTER
"DAIRYMAID
from $1.10 - to -$1.00 per Ib.
ور
5100-to-
90
All our other prices remain unaltered in spite of the Strike.
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THE ANSWER OF EXPERIENCE
Does Confiscation Pay?
VENOMOUS ILLUSION. The exquisite doctrine of the Bolshevista is that they are in Ebe main produced for the con- sumption of the wealthy, but then their whole creed is the babbling of venomous illusion. What the position is now nobody kooWA exactly, for the war has altered the interest and profits on capital things, but on a pre-war basis all if they had been confiscated and divided equally amongst the rest of the population would only have Fielded them an additional shill- ing a day.
"This British Trade Ship," said Lord Grey, "is not merely a vessel carrying samples merchandise. Bho will carry samples Indeed, and display! than. For this purpose four main decks, connected expressly to form an exbibition. These decks will be wide, long, and un- interrupted, for the Diesel oil engines by which the ship is to bo propelled will be well aft instead of midships; as in the or- dinary vessel. The 'tween decks will be lofty, so affording good ventilation and giving opport unity for adequate display. But more than this, every part of the vessel and every piece of ber equipment will be an exbibit, shown in the best possible way-
BY SIR WALTER RUNCIMAN, that is to say, actually preforming the work for which it was made. why an apple falls to the ground Every schoolboy now learns Thus the engineer in quest of the and why the kettle lid dances up latest type of marbinery may see and down when the water boils. not only models, but the machines Yet it is really not very long ago, themselves at work, and may in comparison with the world's judge of their efficiency for the history, when even the wisest of purpose for which be
wants men did not know these things. bem: the boat builder may see
Even this would only happen the davits lowering the motor fall to the ground from a tree as product which used to go in Sir Isaac Newton saw an apple on condition that the share of the lifeboats and test the efficiency millions of men had seen eas fall proats and of these in a short cruise on the before, and the Iraid of thought employers still continued to be interest to the All the equipment and that the incident set up in his produced after it had been con furniture on board will be ex-mind issued at last in his famous fiscated for the surposed benefit hibits in site, the bedsteads in "Principia," in which the laws of of the worker. But, of course, the cabins, the chairs, carpets, gravitation were for the first time nothing of the sort would happen. bangings in the saloon, the office explained. James Watt sat by After confiscation it would de fittings, and the table appoint the fire watching the dancing of produced no longer. It would ments in the restaurant.
the kettle lid, and the train of disappear, and what would dis did not stop until it had produced cent which used to go to the thought that started in his mind appear along with the 10 per the steam engine,
employers ?
water.
од
INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN.
In a
In economics
If we want
EIGHTEEN MONTHS' CRUISE." "On board will be 300 repres entatives of the exhibiting firms. who will be able to transact business on a large scale. Every the creation of man. he has torn for the answer to it is all-im- Take another case. Ever since Let us pause on the question, facility will be provided in the himself with tboras and cut him-portant. I do not mean to answer way of a bank and insurance self with weapons, office. interpreters,
and typists, wounds bave festered. A fes bitter experience. The plan bas the it out of my own head, but out of library, and consulting-rooms.tering scratch bas many a time been tried within the last few The telephone exchange on board caused death. What causes will be linked up with that of the wound to fester? It was only the result.
ayears, and we now know the town, and the ship will, of course, other day that scientists found Trotsky have confiscated not only Citizens Lenin and bave her own wireless installs out the reason and, therefore, the income but the property of all tion. In addition, the resources were able to find out the remedy.the of the kinema will be developed
capitalist employers of to an unprecedented extent. Not,
Russia. The result is obvious. only will there be a
I give these illustrations, which That fair land and its vast ra kinema everyone will understand, because sources lie in ruins, and Russian theatre. but
daylight filma I want to give soother, which working men are now starving will be shown exbibition decks in connection to understand,
the very few people take the trouble and dying in thousands. with the various stalls. A large
word: if the 10 per cent, which number of exbibitors will, in fact, on another tour. This time i isplorers disappeared because it The Prince of Wales has gone now goes to the capitalist em- supplement their samples by Indis. His Royal Highness will had been confiscated, the 90 per SPECIAL PICTURE. "YELLOW TYPHOON."
means of a small kinems apparsee on this tour things as wonder-cent that goes to the employees atus attached to their stall.
The ship is to set out from Lon-travels in Canada, the United precisely as it is disapperzing in fal as any he saw on his previous would "have to disappear too, A World Theatre
don lo August, 1923, by which States, Attraction.
time it is hoped that manufactur-Zealand. Bat they will be more
Australia, and New Rauia. "The Follier Girl, a five-part With one of its most dramatis been greatly reduced and that in the early part of last year, like causes produce like effects
ers' costs in this country will have wondeful than the sights be saw Great Britain?
Do we want this to happen in Triangle production featuring incidents staged in bizarre Olive Thomas, is to be screened Shanghai gaming haunt where exchange abroad will bare be-when he visited the industrial all the world over. at the World Theatre to-morrow. pursuit of fickle fortune. "The yel proceed first to the east coast of I want my readers to picture all, we can do so by following the
East meets West in the frenzied Come stabilised.
The vessel will districts of his native land. to ruin our industries for good and The theme of the "Follies it." Law Typhoon," First National's South America, touching at Bahia, that tour again in their own odd example of Russia in spread- corers & ruse on the part of the great feature attraction which Rio de Janeiro, Monte Video, and minds. Refer to a map of Great log the blessings of fraternity by family attorney to bring about the comes to the Coronet Theatre proceed due east to South Africa heart of England you will see rapine. Whatsd: ine socialistic Buenos Aires. Thence she will Britain, if you like, and in the committing facessat morder and recovery of Edward Woodruff by this evening, shows the spectator (Capetown and Durban), and to Brimingham, the nerve city of conception of brotherhood the introduciaz granddaughter
many strange, many startling whose existence was unknown cities of the world-New York, Ports of call in Australasia will be to the north of it is Manchester,
Australia and New Zealand. The the Black Country. Ninety miles wicked behest is! sights in some of the gayest to him. The old man, worri- London, Pari, Berlin, Rome. Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, the brain of the great cotton in mercy will put a peremptory end Let us pray that God in His отет B daughter who Monte Carlo, Shanghai,
Hobart, Sydney, Brisbane, Wel-dustry, the greatest industry off to it. and died without forgiving him for Manila
Besides taking the Thence the ship will proceed the world, with its powerful, hum. lington, Lyttleton, and Auckland. the premier industrial country of an early wrong, and a grand-spectator into an atmosphere of north by way of Fiji to Yokohama, ming neighbour Liverpool, one of
DEATH OF THE MITSUI BANK - son who failed to walk in the citement, this remarkable photo-Kobe, Shanghai and Hongkong the greatest shipping ports of the
feverish plessure and hectic ex- way he would have him go, has play based on the Saturday Eren-The return journey will be vis world. Then cross the bills to President of the Milsoi Bank,
PRESIDENT. Baron Takayasu Mitsui, the gradually fallen into a state ofing Post adventure story by via, Penang, Rangoon, Calcutta, Ouse to Hull. Then north again Tokyo, belonged to one of the Manila, Saigon., Singapore, Bata-the West Riding and down the whese death is announced from Harold McGrath, also gives a introduced into the household in charming picture of simple home Madras, Colombo, Bombay, Kara to the majestic River Tyne, with older millionaire families the face of relatives who wait t life. Indeed, contrast, sudden and chi, and Aden. Returning by wayita teeming commerce, and north (Japan. The Bank is one of the patiently for the end and the in- tare. No greater character con- for two days at Malta and Gibralthen across to Belfast, and then business kings" of Japan, and of the Suez Canal, she will touch again to the throbbing Clyde, most noted hereditary houses of beritance of a fortune is s mem- ber of "The Follies." She plays than that of the two sisters who of actual exhibition during the
trast could be found, for instance, tar respectively.
This gives from 318 to 356 days Bristol.
on again to South Wales and is associated with other big family her part well, spreads her youth-are the leading spirits of the ful buoyancy over the old man's story, the one a sincere lovable cruise, which is planned to last of men and women are even now the Milani Mining Company, Everywhere you go, thousands Kalebs (Trading Department) and concerns, viz., the Mitani Brian Wors, coaxing bim back to partial girl, bealth. The ae npt of Nina ruthless
18 months. The arrival of the ship at work in mine and factory, in whose total registered nominal at each exhibition place will be held and workshop, on docks and capital is Y150 millions and re- Leffingwell,& distant relative, an alert secret service member, Preceded by the formation of a railwaye-all producing
the ope to shuffle the cards in such the other the owner of a notorious reception committee and local handling goods.
and serve fande 50 tallions. The away that herself, her brother Shanghai gaming haunt. Start advertising to ensure adequate and her cousin, whom she meansing though the contrast is, how-attendance by the business com: Who consumes the things that cally every article of commerce. house of Mitsui does an enormous Now for my simple illustration. trade in the Far East in practi- to marry will be beneficiaries of ever, it is not too dating for Anita manity of the place. Woodruff's will, gives oppor unity | Stewart who plays the dust role
they produce? The Balsbevists, It is said that the business is for considerable detail of the of the two sisters, and plays it
the other amazing comedy-drama order.. The "Fol with rare artistry and talent.
untamed governed by a set of family rules quacks, urge, the proletariat to drawn up 200 years ago. The lies Girl turns out to be the Both her studies are brilliant.
believe that they are in the main Mitsui are engaged in nearly wite of the randson Ned. A What
produced for the consumption of every line of business from laying tiny baby coming on the scene gamble for a priceless string of woman stakes in a
the wealthy. Nothing of the sort. railways to growing beans. They caments more securely the friend-diamonds and bow sho attempts anniversary of the death of as much as 95 per cent of these housewife ne to the business In commemoration of the 37th At least 90 per cent, and probably are as well known to the Japan ship between the old man and the to steal important naval plans General Gordon at Khartoum unending stacks of goods of all man, for they not only sell shipu are only two incidents in a story the council of the Bhaftesbury descriptions produced in our in- and mine coal and do an immense that is breathless with interest Society and Ragged School Union dustrial districts are consumed by Wholesale trade, but run retail and suspense.
placed a wreath on the statue in the working classer.
shops as well,
ed
nervous illness. A young man
young wife, and entirely out-does the beat-isid plans of the plotting relatives.
startling is its most striking fea-
the other
tigareas;
$
beartless,
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