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THE CHINA MAHL, MONDAY, MAY 4, 1936

"CO-OPS" MUST Vivacious Genius Of 24

GO

When Shops Are Socialised

PLAIN SPEAKING IN REPORT

1

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been

simian record of nay achievement at the like age or number of years. which Charles Dickens created within a like

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TRAVEL SYSTEM [humour that is always unexpected, every Englishman of 30 with a quaint, original, personal, and all sense of personal humility and And, of course, "Let it be made quite clear that his own. He was, in fact, 24 years national pride.

the creative work of Charles Dic the co-operative organisation can-old.

His native and fertile genius kens continued almost unceasingly not. as a separate movement, con- tirue to function in socialised had not been cabined and confined until his untimely death at the age

within the regular curriculum of of 58. distribution.

can-

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in Lincoln's Inn and Gray's Ian, Augustine's adder, who stopped duct of distribution."

the various law courts of London, one' ear with his tail and pressed

Saga Kobe These are successive paragraphs and the reporters' seats in Doc- the other against the dust.

Hong Shang- Kong hai Community from a "Report on

It has been said, and said truly, Control of the Distributive Trades" tors' Commons and the Parlia

And to that. of all great writers since

Loner Arrive Leave Leave Leave Lance Arrive

June 1 discussed at the Easter Conference mentary Press Gallery.

this material and training-ground Scott, Dickens is probably the man. 6/Ara May 15 May 17 May 19 May 21 May 23

June & Jane 5 June 12 June 17 of the National Union of Shop As-†

brought quite

·ESCanada Maw 29 May unrivalled to whom the world owes most

June 29 |sistants, Warehousemen

and he

observation, imagina- gratitude-no other has caused E/Russia June 12 Jana 14 June 16 June 18 June 20

to be lifted up E/Japan June 26 June 28

July 1 July à July Clerks. It has been prepared by powers of

July 10 July 12 July 14 July 16 July 18 a committee which included Mr. tion and sympathetic understand many sad hearts

July 29 July 31 Aug. 7 Asg. 12 J. R. Leslie, M.P., and his succesing. Was there ever a more per- in laughter, no-other has added so E/Aria

Aug. 24 sor as general secretary, Mr. G.ceiving, receptive and pet ori- mach mirth to the toilsome and B/Canada July 24 July 26

Ang. 25 Aug. 28 Sept. 3 Sept. # perplexed life of men, of poor and Russia Aur. 7 Aug. 9 Aug. 11 Aug. 13 Aug. 16

E/Japan Aug. 21 Ang. 23 Maurice Hann.

It may be doubted whether the rich, of learned and unlearned.

Nothing Better history of literature contains a parallel to the early and prolific! Nor did he create anything bet- The Socialist party has publish- fertility of Dickens. The mere ter than "Pickwick," nor in "Pick- ed many special reports

years in a chronology offer little wick anything better than Sam socialisation of industries trans-information. The point of inter- Weller. It is recorded that of the port, electricity, mining, railways, est is is it not?to see how ald first number of "Pickwick" 400 banking, but it has not launched a man is when he accomplishes copies were published. Sam Wel-

Distribution

02 the

ginal mind?

something.

into the greatest employing service

ler, the ideal Cockney, made his The of the all, distribution.

At the age of 24 Dickens creat appearance in the fifth number, Shop Assistants' Union has done it

ed "Pickwick," at 25 "Oliver and of the fifteenth number 40,000 for them, and by a frank declara Twist" at 26 "Nickleby." at 25 copies were sold. The public res- tion has stirred. co-operative

$

ship and a longer bistory

versus Socialist controversy in the "The Old Curiosity Shop," at 29 ponded at once to the vivacity, the "Barnaby Rudge," at 30. after a high spirits, the irresistible fun Peckham by-election.

The co-operative movement is visit to the United States, "Amer and inventiveness of the author. the political ally of the Socialist Car Notes and at 31 Martin, Men recognised the power that Chuzzlewit". and "Christmas could fill their fancies with de

lightful and unimagined friends. party. It has a larger member-

Books." than

Memory is, after all, the only real fountain of perpetual youth, Two questions have been asked and can any man now on the less before which may be asked again. athletic side of 60 forget the sheer One is whether, in the whole his delight with which, in his school- antory of the human mind, there has days, he first made acquaintance

with Sam Weller?

that

This the

the Trades Union Congress. report states

clearly

trade unions must rule.

The report continues: "Co-operative dividends in individual sense and as distribut- ed at present

Two Questions

are incompatible WOMEN'S TASTE

with the principles on which soci- lalised distribution, will be conduct-

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"Here is the entry," Dodson,

**Middlesex Capizs Martha Bardell, widow, v. Samuel Pickwick. Damages £1,500. Dodsor and Fogg for the plaintiff, Aug. 28. 1830. All regular, sir; perfect- ly." Dodson coughed and looked at Fogg, who said "Perfectly" also. And then they both looked at Mr. Pickwick.

This passage, at the beginning,

Women's Freedom League. National Adult School Union. Electrical Association for Wois accurate professional recollec

tion humorously applied. But from Dodson's cough to the end it T.U.C. Women's Committee. Talks for women are now broad-is the quintessence of Charies!

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Stories about the contamination of reservoirs by poison ges, he thought that Mr. Pickwick would said, were 'without foundation. No have gained nothing. Yet perhaps danger was anticipated from that the opinion tended to, impute to the jury a knowledge of the whole Equally untrae were suggestions story which the jury, unlike the that many gas masks would be reader, might not have possessed. TAIPING

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