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for example, than wireless communica. tion can now be had with any ship, any where, that has apparatus to receive the messages. Television, too, making steady progress." This discovery of the Scot from Halensburgh bas reached EDINBURGH, February-ärd. The report of Mr. Thomas Johnston, Methuselah," where the lady Prime actuality, and the scene in "Back to M.P., and Mr. John F. Sims (secretary Minister is caught unawares at her of the Dundee and District Union of Jute

toilet-table, moves some steps from the and Flax Worksta), who were sent to region of the fantastic towards the India by the joint committes of Dundee dull catalogue of common things" jute trade uniona. to enquire into the Television, of course, will have to conditions of, the jute workers in India and walk before it runa. Perhaps one crawl has been issued in pamphlet form. The of its first employments will be as profita," state Mesara. Johnston and Sime, made by the jute mills on the reading and expression would often ex.. a concomitant of the telephone," for lip Hoogly are simply staggering. Mr. K. C Roy Chowdhry, who is a Government

plicate the sometimes obscure yield off nominee of the Bengal Legislative Coun-dio as a means of entertainment- that instrument. Then some regard"

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natural development that private in- dividuals should soon be able to com- municate with each other an freely by radio as nations can communicate to-day, PORRIDGE AT TEA TIME.

eil, and who has made a special study of the finance of the industry. They forget that already it is the means something to fill in their idle hours. figures which have been admitted by her of sending messages over vast distances authorities to be substantially accurate. In 1995 the reserve, funds which have

with incredible celerity. It seems but come out of profits amounted to 99 crores (£10,500,000), and when reserve funds and profits are added together the total gain to the shareholders in the ten years (1914 to 1924) reached the enormous total of £300,000,000 sterling, or 90 per cent. par In his new novel, Fairy Gold, now annum on the capital. There are from running serially in London, Mr. Comp 300,000 to 327,000 workers employed at ton Mackensie wrote about one of his aa average wage to-day of '12 10s per characters having porridge for tea in) annum. A profit of £300,000,000 taken Glasgow. A London-Glasgow man point- from 300,000 workers in ten years means ed out to the aathor that morning, not £1,000 per head. That means £100 a year evening, was porridge time in Glasgow, from sach worker. And, as the average as elsewhere throughout Scotland. From wage is about £12 10 per head it means his home in the Isle of Jethou, Chandel that the average annual proft is eight Isles, Mr. Mackenzie replies that per-- times the wages bill."

haps he was drawing on personal memo- In a summary of their conclusions ries of Glasgow, and be supposes ~ that Messrs. Johnston and Sirie state:-It because he had a passion for porridge as is not the case that the jute goods manu.a child, which still endures, a great ex- factured in India are either in direct ception was made by special request in or indirect competition, with the main advance, so that the first food Ea tasted classes of goods now manufactured in after arrival was porridge. He does not Dundee, though under circumstances it think though that the implication in the is not impossible that such a competition context was that porridge was a regular may at some future time develop. To accompaniment to tea "Anyway," be protect the Indian workers and to raise says, You can take it from me that in his status and purchasing power (which the years 1898-1902 I've had porridge' for in turn will benefit the producers of exten in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Greenock, port goods in Britain) a strong trade Paisley, Aberdeen, Dundee, Kirkcaldy, union is necessary; a primary education Perth, and one or two other places is necessary; co-operative societies are besides," Becessary; and in the first of these tim essentials at least the British worker can

Actresses and actors have the reputa and ought to render material assistance tion of being superstitious I had not in the formative stages to their Indian realised bow true this wat until yester brother. Every effort should be made to day, when crossing the Tay Bridge. In stop the speculation in raw jute, and one corner of the railway carriage was co-operative societies should be ex- a young girl who was touring the halls. couraged among the growers with a view to the abolition of unnecessary middle men, and to the stabilising of the

market."

OBITUARY.

At Castle House, Letham, Forfar, on 28th January, Ruth Gordon Norrie, be loved wife of James Carill, Police Head- quarters, Hongkong.

PO CHU-I. (772-846, 4.D.)

By my lone fire, with green wood hissing,

I read old Chinese verse; And there I find, with naught amissing,

The things we still rehears0;

Of Love, and Death; of wine and

fighting

The same old woes and fears: ' Buminers they had with

lighting,

And winters wet with tears.

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WIRELESS IN THE FUTURE.

BANGWENY MALPENSES.

When we were about half-way over the bridge she suddenly appeared to remem ber something. began fiercely to rum- mage in her bag, then struggled to get the window open before the train had crossed. Eventually abe succeeded. And what was all her excitement and furry. about. She throw a sixpence over the bridge! It was a sight to make a good Scotsman turn grey.

TWITTING THE SCors.

An Australian Scot, writes to me that the latest story going the rounds in Melbourne concerns the Scottish section of the British Bowling Team. According to the tale the Scots, finding themselves a man short, 'cabled home for a sub- destitute. He started immediately with but one shirt; which he was wearing, and & £5 note. By the time he arrived, in Australia he had changed neither 1-6A It is really remarkable how we continue to bear up under those play

He must be a very unimaginative per-ful libela. We await the next with

son who does not believe that, great an equanimity.

A minister made the intimation—“ The choir will sing the Halldajah Choria,'

are the wonders of wireless-to-day, y HORE TALES FROM ABERDEEN will be much greater in the future Perhaps in the near future witness before the Broadcasting Committed after which there will be a collection for the repair of the roof." This was one ed that a Scottish company-the Secret of a budget of good stories told at an Wireless Co., Limited, has perfected in Aberdeen Burgs Night concert. The system of secret radio communication: but he did not bear the whole brunt of teller was the Rev. Dr. Walter Mursell, This system, it was said, would enable the anecdotage, those veteran raconteurs, signals to be received only by those for Taggart, doing their share.

the Marquis of Aberdeen and Biz James whom they were intended, and would not Sir James Taggart told a story about interfere with general broadcasting. If his Bock staggering home, and gave him a minister, who came upon a member of this claim is justified,-and-Tunderstand a helping band. He was pressed to enter that several eminent Scottish scientists the house, but would not. Come aws' have expressed their confidence in the man," he was urged, and let the wife discovery, great forward step will see who I ha'e been withe nicht have been taken, and the telegraph and Lord Aberdeen contributed this tale the telephons pus out of date. There about Mr Murphy, distinguished will be sceptica who may think this too member of the Irish Bar. Mr. Murphy, good to be true but secret wireless is he anid, was travelling with the late goal towards which inventors have boon Lord Halsbury, the Great Lord-Chan- striving for some years, and there is no cellex, when the latter observed that Mr. reason to believe it unattainable Science Murphy was getting atout, and would) never stands still, and, so far as radio soon be as fat sa a porpoise.A por is concerned, we are merely on the paisa," was the retort, well, that threshold. The progress of the last de would be company to the Great Seal." cade or two would have been incredible Dr. Marsell's budget contained this to us had someone forecast that it would story. An Englishman after, climbing be as it is. But no one foresaw how far Ben Nevis and seeing the magnificent it would develop, and, similarly, we to view, exclaimed What a fool I was to day cannot put limits to the possibilities forget the glasses, to which the guide of this great discovery. Every week replied Never mind that, there's no brings some development, larger or body here to see us drink out of the smaller. It has fest been announced, bottle.

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