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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. LA NAt TOUCH JOBv BTABIUSE WAC A M.P. for West Leeds.) eri, Ploi 8l nCe the passed ilk of fosu rance Act, whereby a a8 brought for! rr ance It the cc of this sort of ttBf onn. lish 10 belittle 5 I 6 Col fte to tnink the time may already a deT faults, or at least the this Act. I fi i XpreM the point of view of ar themselves engaged is day or week i itre.Pi ar usually dismissed, to tn? nothin a week.

At least vJSed bentS; 1920 DOW eives em nianJ 155 we Bu 8 ar work of the higher tr, I Vicissiti, dl6lTUsse owing to the I safe rod uction. These stay bein reckoned and paid by i lJ fair ly ns Periods, These salaries jjjfon of Warded as an averaged com-' es of for Work an retaining fee. a a rk Thus for of en tvoiyecT method of A SUGGESTION. 5 C4p 'tai ICs me Bam with capital, where Uj Hn Prudently controlled. Much i I 11 en, fluctuations in dividend is a i 4 ISatk)n From the proceeds of I Hn a -s ne thould be built up to ut th- lends in lean years vis I at and paralyses, even more W'' rt a 7e vexpB shareholders, knet 'Ple equally.

On the whole, I t1 sh least wage-earners Hl ar do not suffer from it ai lst 1 of teili shareholders aud pre aVo lnuc tne same grievance i ii '4tic Seut organisation of business. ths is fi luwe ver. which lam concerned th at of the a ea rner s. They i' th of salaries, read mse lves begin staff ends. 'K a of ltti lajl Ceurs i of course, sometimes.

A i 1 ma be earning more when in I Ve i tail uf the staff, vho, how' I Ur ar-round jobs. and. barring ft rUn little iisk of unemployment. I i' th rr) era nttion point between staff and i 3rlv Hc aie ur at some convenient point I tn ala a ear The staff man 9 I I J'ly 0 of £390 i an equalised stabilised a 06 described indifferently as I But belovr £300 when 1 there only the indis- eof 15s I )Cr week "for a great 5,, 1 and grades, a dole with ton nas 'oo much to do and the llttl AXD the wage earnek. hi.

ari at £275 naturally feels that Ue Uirn lis industry, and disf-ar -a froni i own. different, for Jf 08 of the £180 a year man. He comparative security of the 4 With StUff Worker uf £300 He would staining fee which was specific! -r, of re the pay-rate while in work. He jhhi'lise accumulated and used He believes that the to Hiav 'ndustry has developed far l(Jre th- Po 'ble for firms to stabilise 5 th. 3,11,1 so exercise once a dp Dec tre of unemployment, hat nt of riod of ears an industry suffers Pcr 0 Uue mployment.

then a proportion I i Buffi its tota waees bill 5 'H? lv, a as retaining fee a cori A the total wa in times of dle of 1 per cent, or li per cent, or adages, along with a small State iH hf a co "tribution from the would make it possible to f) (1 Sm s.ce ea rners against the fear of sotu et jt.m the sense, and it would v. llri not less decisive for the peace lveness industry. It A STANDING AND UNREST. 4 Vft wage-earner a personal rj Mu! industry, the lack of which is of unrest. All business is but is me 6B niorals are Give business a moral i merely economic successes Vllto it.

'Satisfy the needs of by developing an undis- fl into a Personal retain-; er will have taken a great step sin the work of England. In Insurance it is the personal it. le Us; and we have not yet 1 BRISTOL C.E.M.S. Su AI SEr vice at cathedral. fl Of 4f Bristol Federation of the at lied glan Men's Society attended at 51 wk- last ni sht for their annual ser- the preacher wa the Rev- oIJ er London.

Tho Dean and as ep clergy were present, and the by a united choir, with Mr IjSiie the said there was a longing for I ii 'f ii 'eh ot aII nien 11 was a 1, nly sus Christ could satisfy. reBt lesti until' they found rest Ik to If Ust hipped in spirit and Ef tn 'stak were in earnest there would w' God sought them, and if I a) they were bound to meet. Ht ertf three questipns, the answers a be found in Jesus Christ. (j" 1 it llke? His answer was "Look op arp for when you were looking at V''i l( er look ing at God." He was the Wls dom, righteousness, a nd love. liVk 11 1 be aBke(1 Ma Ihe quite VOs me? Region besran.

if i knew the He believed fi ach eaeu oue of them by name, and V' sht of them separately. Jesus V)C of fho tne Personal love of for lV th a 8 if eaolh one were the only mily third question of hn in the world to-day?" Lhr istianit was that He "was Up thp ni. and the charter of the trT vas that wher two or three lif ist ttler i' His name, Christ was th on ly because'men were could not see Him Thcv od llot as a Creator Who had anf! men to tight a hard Jn 'n as a rt of ntee t.ijf- ar lin trv. but as the pre- an i in lhe magnificent, ar( ne most, elorious enterprise il' a lninrl of man conceived, v. ai r) un th Kingdom of ol oi, here and now.

RIVAL CLAIMANTS. DISPUTED OWNERSHIP OF BEDMINSTER GARDEN. An action of considerable interest was heard by Judge Stanger at the Bristol County Court yesterday, when the case of Witcombe v. Hollyinan and Hollyman came on. It was an action by Albert Witcombe, haulier, of Rose.

Cottage, i Churchill Road, Bedminster, against Henry John Hollyman and hi 3 wife, of Palmyra Eoad, claiming a declaration of titleship. plaintiff's case Was that he was the owner of a dwelling-house and garden land, situate east of -and adjoining the main road from Bris, tol to Bedminster Down, which was conveyed him by an indenture dated IBth December, 1919. The house and part of the garden are in the occupation ot the defendant and his wife, the remainder having been taken by the Corporation oi Bristol for allotments. Defendant alleged he had acquired a title by adverse possession to part oi the garden, but this plaintiff denied. Plaintiff claimed a declaration that the portion of the garden ground claimed by defendant was the property of plaintiff.

Neither the value oi the garden nor the rent exceeded £100 per annum, Mr A. W. Taylor (Messrs and Taylor) was for the plaintiff, and Mr A. Myddelton Wilshere (instructed by Mr Rallison) was for the aefendant. I Mr Taylor said plaintiff purchased the house at a sale in April, 1919, and the property was conveyed to him in December.

There had been no claim of any sort set up, and plaintiff had no idea that there would be. The land was waste and the house and land were put up for auction. After tbe purchase Mrs Hollyman asked plaintiff if she could rent a portion of the land. Diving next door and being a market gardener he required the land for his own purposes, and he told Mrs Hollyman Her reply wa that the house was no good to her without the land. The ground was very dirty aud when ho commenced preparing it he learned for the first time that the Hollymans claimed it.

There had been no fences between plaintiff's land and that which he had recently bought. His intention was to cultivate the whole of the land as soon as he could get possession. After hearing the attitude of the Hollymans he did not go to the land again. Rent had only been paid to hini in respect of the cottage, and when an action was about to be brought, plaintiff was informed that Mrs HoUytnan claimed the possessory title of the laud and the defence was that the action was barred by the Statute of Limitations- Mr Wilshere interposing said Mrs Hollyman had occupied and worked the land entirely, apart from her husband, as a separate enterprise, and no rent had been paid ior it to anyone. Mr Taylor tail thers had been considerable correspondence and Mrs Holly man was entered as a defendant.

Mr Wiishitf-e Mrs Hollyman claimed the property aud had acquired a statutory title. Plaintiff bore out Mr Taylor's opening statemen', stating that the land waste, that fruit' gre.v on it. that it entirely unattended, and had been so for many years. In 1917 a portion of it was taktm over for allots ments by the Bristol Corporation. Until he had commenced to cultivat-j the land he heard nothing about the Hollymans' claim, and previous to that Mrs Hollyman wanted to rent a I ortion of the ground from him, but he refused.

Evidence was given by several witnesses that the land had waste land and had not been cultivated. Mi E. A. Young, who sold the ground by auction to Mr Witcombe, said he had a conversation with Mrs Hollyman previous to the sale, and she made no claim to the laud. Mr Wilshere, for the submitted that plaintiff's claim was barred by the Statute of Limitations.

Mrs Hollyman said she had occupied the house since 1907, aud had been in possession of find cultivated the land from that date. She had grown ail kin Is of vegetables on it, aud had treated it as her own property. The defendant Hollyman. in cross-examination, admitted that land had lain waste for two or three years, and that he and his wife had worked together in everything for the purpose of keeping the home together- Other witnesses gave evidence of Mrs Hollyman working on the land for years and using it for a fowl-run. One witness stated he had done work for Mrs Hollynian for many years, Mr Wilshere, for the defence, said so far as 1 the male defendant was concerned, his defence! was that plaintiffs claim was barred by the Statute of Limitations, and so far as the defence went it was immaterial who in possession! of the property.

With resard to Mr Hollyman, her case was different because she claims she is in possession and also what is really a counter-claim, that she acquired the title by her occupation. It was not disputed she was in possession, and he submitted there was no case made out against her. Following legal arguments, his Honour gave judgment for the plaintiff, and made the order of declaration applied for. An application for the stay of execution was refused. TRACING SMALLPOX.

BRISTOL MEDICAL OFFICER AND RECENT CASES. At a meeting of the Bristol Health Committee, yesterday, Mr H. J. Maggs presiding, The Medical Officer reported that there had been no extension of smatrpox since last week, and the house contacts cases were under observation. The live patients in hospital were due to recover.

The history of the outbreak had been traced back a step. It appeared that the householder was perfectly well when seen, but just before Christmas he had some ailment which he considered to be influenza. There weru certain indications, however, and precautions were takep. Tho man wae working on a ship just before Christmas, at Avonmouth. There was no case known on board the ship, but it wa possible the man might have handled infected or other material.

On previous occasions they had traced outbreaks to ships, but no further. PILL WANTS SUNDAY TRAINS AGAIN. A letter was read from Pill Parish Coun-1 cil asking the Committee to support an effort 1 that as being made to induce the Great Western Railway Co. to resume the running of Sunday trains that were taken off the war. It was stated that the lack of trains was I inconvenient not only to residents but also to 1 many Bristol people, Sunday being visiting day i at Ham Green Hospital.

J. J. Milton suggested that the Tramway Company might be asked to run motor buses. 1 The Committee decided to support the Pill proposal. A GRATEFUL PATIENT.

It was reported that a former lady patient at Ham Green Hospital, now deceased, had left her piano for the use of the sisters and a gramophone for the patients, in token of her gratitude for the treatment she received. The Committee gave instructions for a letter of thanks to be-sent to the widower. Aid. Anstey said a piano was badly needed ft WinsJey Sanatorium, and he hoped some kind friend would be generous enough to give them one. (Hear, hear) While on a visit to his brother at Slough, Bucks, James Gilbert Russell (59), a retired Paddington cab owner, who a cripple, was drowned through falling into a water-tub in the garden.

Lady Helena Gibbs yesterday opened the Victoria iGibbs Memorial Hume for Babies, which has been established at Somerset Street, Kingsdown. Since 1914 the Bristol Maternity Hospital (founded in 1364) hgs received appeals to take in destitute and homeless babies in increasing numbers. To meet these cases the Hospital, in co-operation with the Waifs and Strays' Society, is adapting and equipping a large and suitable house in Kingsdown, I Bristol, as a Babies' Home. Every society arid I organisation that has to do with infant welfare knows present-day distressing eircum: stances of needy and unwanted 'babies, and to alleviate them babies' homes or resident creches are being established throughout the country. The infant mortality of legitimatelyborn children is 90 per and of the illegitimate 201 per 1,000.

Dr. D. S. and the Ministry of Health approved the scheme for the new Home, and the Ministry promised help towards the capital outlay and annual maintenance of the Home, All homeless babies will be welcomed. A weekly charge will be made.

A special room, called "The Guest Ward," will be set apart for the babies of well-to-do working parents, who, through illness or other trouble, want a temporary home for their infant child. £9,000 is wanted to adapt, furnish, and equip Ashley House. Not quite two-thirds of that sum has already been collected. The Bristol Maternity Hospital and Tempirary Home has during the past 50 years, been cairying great Christian work for i women and girls. During the first half of this period the Hospital was a refuge and tern! porary home, and latterly it has undertaken the care of unmarried mothers and their babies.

Many mothers their stay in the Hospital Ihave been helped realise rheir responsibility to themselves and their children, and have, I after leaving the Hospital, continued to live good and honest lives. There was a large and representative assemi bly at the new Home yesterday, and the pro ceedmgs opened with a sendee of dedication performed by the Biehop of Bristol, who, with the Rev. W. F. Swarm (representing the Church of England Waifs and Strays' Society), and i other clergy, proceeded to the various wards and dedicated them in turn.

Lady Helena Gibbs was accompanied by Major and Mrs A H. Gibbs, and the members of the committee I present included Mrs Burrow Hill 'chairman), Mrs Ackland, Mrs Cary Batten, Mrs Walter James, Mrs Clifford Paul, Mrs Ftoger Ford, Mrs Russe'l Harvey, Mrs Smyth. Mrs Ehlers. Misj B. Jones, the hon.

treasurer, Mr W. H. Watkins, and the hon. secretary. Mr W.

R. Vaughan. The matron is Miss Olive Rounds. BISHOP'S SPEECH. The Bishop, in the course of his speech introducing Lady Helena Gibbs.

said they -were engaged in endeavouring in those homes to rescue and to train; to bring into touch with the higher ideals of life those who 1 otherwise would be lost and might become a public danger to the community. Nothing, he thought, wa BQ disastrous as passing by human life and leaving it as it were on the human scrap heap. That Hom was one of a series, starting with the commencement of life, and was designed to bring home to them the responsibility and sense of social fellowship! and brotherliood, and to see that in the com- in which they lived there should not only be health and strength'but happiness and best of ideals The Home had been raised by voluntary contributions, and he understood i considerable support would be needed not only to clear the amount of debt still remaining for provision, but to provide for the ma in ten- ance of the institution from year to year. The i 1 Home was named after a gracious lady to whom they owed very much. It had been his I privilege to come into contact with her in work of tihat and other kinds, and he realised what a great help she Had been.

Nothing could have been fitting than that they should com-3 memorate. one who served her day and generat tion so fully by calling it the Victoria Gibbs Home. (Applause.) Lady Helena Gibbs, in declaring the Home open, said they all appreciated how devotedly her late sister-in-law had worked towards the establishment of that home, and nothing could have pleased her more than to know that her j' many friends had completed the schem in her memory. (Applause.) Tho Key. W.

F. Swarm. as secretary of the Waifs and Strays' Society, proposed a vote of thanks to Lady Helena Gibbs. A home like that, he said, was one of the great gifts which generous people provided for little children specially in need. The work of the society was becoming more and more in evidence in Bristol.

The society had a noble record on behalf of the children of this country, extending over exactly years. During that time there had come under their care no fewer than 25,000 little children, who were provided with not only homes, but with mother love. (Applause.) Of course, during that long period the society had had vicissitudes, but on the whole it had gone i steadily forward. This was the first actual babies' home that. 1 had he en opened by the society.

They had one at Cardiff, but it was not their own. and a generous shipowner had given them £20,000 to build a new Home. Bristol now had its own Home, and there were already 23 babies in it. Nearly every one was a Bristol baby, excepting one and that was sent by London as a great privilege. (Laughter.) They had taken from the 1 r-ioeese of Bristol Over 250 little children, and i 80 per cent, from the city.

Children had a knack of growing up. and after two years at the 1 Home it was desired to pass them on. The Waifs Strays' Society said. Send them to us, and we wilt find a home for them." a (Applause.) ENDOWED COTS 1 I The speaker said it cost to support a child for a year, apart from the mother's support, £36. He hoped the would support children for one, two, or more years.

The anti-waste campaign seemed very popular at present, and this Home wa.g a contribution towards it. They did not ant to see human life wasted. It was a mistake to suppos 3 infant mortality in Homes was large. The society did not inquire into the 1 religious views of the children. (Laughter.) Three cots had already.

been endowed. They were by the Prince's Theatre, Bath, and St. Saviour's Parish. (Applause.) Mrs Burrow Hill seconded the vote, and expiessed her cwn thanks to all who had so kindly worked and helped to bring about the 5 success of the scheme. The vote was cordially carried 2 Mr E.

Chattpck moved a vote of thanks i to the Bishop, who, he eaid, was always fore, most in good works. It was necessary nowa- i days to do everything they could for the young people. He was sure the Home had a great future in front of it. The ex-Lord Mayor (Mr j. T.

seconding, said it had been his privilege and pleasure to look after ten thousand boys who were once babies. He used to wish sometimes some of them hid remained babies bless them all. Some of tho pickles had turned out good they were doing well all ove tho world. The vote was heartily carried. THE MEMORIAL TO MRS GEORGE GIBBS.

CHOOSING THE CANDIDATES. THE CARDIGANSHIRE VACANCY. THE ASQUITHIANS AND COALITIONISTS. The names of three candidates for the vacancy in Cardiganbhire came before a meeting of 350 delegates of the County-Liberal Association at Lampeter yesterday, Mr Howeil, Mrj Llewellyn "Williams, and Capt. Ernest Evans, the Coalition Liberal.

The proceedings were marked by some excitement, and in the end Mr Howell having withdrawn his candidature, the delegates decided to adopt. Mr Williams as their candidate, 206 votes being recorded for him as against 127 for Captain Evans. At the outset Lord (Mr Vaughan Davies), asknowledging a vote of congratulation on his elevation to the-peerage, met with some opposition when he pleaded for a continuance of the Coalition Government, and when the replies of the candidates to questions that had been addressed to them were read the feeling of the meeting was tested as to whether Captain Evans's candidature should be considered, seeing that he declined to abide by the decision of the association, and an amendment that ha be not heard was declared carried, amid considerable stir. Later, however, the meeting decided to hear all the candidates, and Captain Evans delivered an address defending the Prime Minister, aud urging the need for Coalition Government, his remarks being punctuated by cheers for Mr Asquith and counter-cheers by the Coalitionists. Mr Howell in short speech having with-, drawn, Mr Williams addressed the meeting, his supporters enthusiastically cheering' him- The voting was then taken, with the, result stated.

Tho Speaker gives notice in the London Gazette of last night of his intention to issue at the end of six days his warrant for a new writ for Cardiganshire. TOY BALLOONS BANNED. At yesterday's meeting of the London County Council it was reported by the Theatres Committee that they had decided to prohibit at premises licensed for public entertainments all balloons filled with hydrogen or other inflammable gas. i Dur.ng a at an Edgbaston, Birmingham, house, the floor collapsed and several women who fell into a cellar" wer iniured. WORK FOR UNEMPLOYED.

WHAT BOARDS OF GUARDIANS CAN OFFER. The monthly meeting of the Keynsham Board of Guardians was held yesterday at the Institution. The Clerk (Mr C. Martin) submitted a report of tenders examined and recommended for adoption by the House Committee. Most of the articles.

showed a slight decrease and one or two an increase in previous prices. Mr Silcox said that the prices were very favourable to the Guardians. The House Committee's recommendation was adopted. 1 The Clerk added that a number of parishes were behind in their contributions. It was resolved that letters be sent to the Overseers 1 of the parishes in arrear directing their attention to the matter.

GUARDIANS AND UNEMPLOYMENT. A letter was read from the Minister of Health on the unemployment problem. itsuggested that local autnorities should endeavour to'find some amount of work under their officers lor the unemployed. The Clerk mentioned that the only woTk that the Guardians could possibly find the unemployed was by taking them "into the yard to oreak stones. Mr stated it wa? more a matter for the District oouncMji than the Guardians.

The Chairman said the District Councils were doing what.they could. INFANT WELFARE. A letter was read from the Clerk to the Somerset County Council dated the 10th on Che subject of infant welfare. It stated iv was the duty of the County Council as the authority for infant welfare over the of tbo Administrative County, to i arrange for the systematic visitation of baoies by their staff of infant visitors. The arrangements for following up babies born vie workhouse infirmaries are not working as well as they might.

9'ho County Infant Visitors have no authority to visit the mothers and babies while in the workhouse inftrrnaries, pot is there any need that they should, but it is very desirable tnat the County Medical Officer of Health should obtain prompt information of all cases when they leave the workhouse, bo that they may be followed up and visited at I their new addresses if in ihe county, or, if in another county, that this information can be sent oti- Many of the dirddron are illegitimate, 1 or for other reasons in of special atten i tion. and it is important that none should be overlooked. The County Council is aware that mothers when leaving are not obliged to dis i close their prospective address, but difficulties i of this sort oniy arise in a minority of cases, and usually the address is obtainable. 1 "The County Council will be obliged if your Board of Guardians will arrange to furnish the County Medical OfUeer of Health With the names and addresses of every mother and infant leaving your workhouse, directly they leave, if the address is outside the area for which 1 the County Council is responsible, the information will be passed en to the proper authority Mr Edwards moved that the desired infor- mation bu given. Mr Fry.

who seconded, said it wa well that someone should follow up such case? so that when they left the House'the homes they were going into might be visited. The resolution was carried. AN OLD OFFENDER. RAISING MONEY BY SELLING DUD RINGS. William Frederick Prescod (53).

a coloured man, was brought up in custody at Bristol Police Court yesterday, before Alderman H. W. Twiggs and Mr E. N. Tribe, charged with obtaining 10s by false pretences from Sydney N.

Miller, and 10 from Flora Lightfoot. Sydney Miller, employed at the Empire, said that, he was in th Woolpack Hotel on the even- ing of January 17. when prisoner asked him if he wanted a bargain, and offered to sell him a ring which he said was gold. Witness bought the ring that prisoner offered, and gave him 10s for it, but found out afterwards that it was a "dud." Some time afterwards, Prescod saw the carpenter and offered him a ring for which he wanted £2- The stage carpenter said could not give more than £1, and asked the nid i to wait- Meanwhile the stage carpenter went to witness and told him Prescod was at 1 the door. Miller went to the man, accused him of selling a dud ring, and asked for the re- tun oi tne 10s.

After some altercation Prescod sad he could not return the money as he had spent it on whisky. He also said unit his coai wag in one of the dressing-rooms, but Miller tola him that he was not employed at the Empire. Subsequently, as Inspector Amesbury itaitt't along, Miller gave the man into euatody. Prisoner Before you paid me the 10s in the I Woolpack, didn't you tako the ring away and I have it tested Didn't the landlord take up a glass that was broken and test it He was not in the i room. You came back and said that you had put it in an acid test.

And didn't another man offer you 5s profit foj No. A man said i he would give me 15s and you said "Don't you i part with it. You keep it." John Sydney Drake gave corroborative evidence. Inspector Amesbury proved the arrest, and said that when charged prisoner replied that he knew nothing about it. Prisoner contradicted nearly everything the inspector had said.

Mrs Lightfoot stated that prisoner called at her house and offered to sell Iter a ring- He said that the ring wag worth £30, tbat ho bought it for a girl and his wife jeered him ahout it, so he wanted to get rid of it. As one of the stones was gone and the ring had been joined, he would sell it for 10s. She said that she would buy it if he gave her a written undertaking t-iat it was his own property, and he wrote a statement (which witness produced in court) in which he stated that he sold Mrs Lightfoot an 12ct. gold rim; and that it was his own property- She afterwards took the ring to a jeweller, who said "You have been had! I Prisoner said he did not know where the lady I lived. i Prisoner, addressing the Bench, sain that he wanted to usk then, if they thought anyone could be taken in as the witnesses had said, and then use their own judgment.

Anyone coul' the difference between a ring and a brass one. Everybody ho had been to school knew that an English cold ring had certain marks on it. He admitted that he had sold a line to Miller, but it was a good one. He didn't know anything about Mr Lightfoot. The Bench said that they were satisfied the prisoner was guilty, and asked if the police knew anything about him.

Inspector Wallace handing prisoner's record, said that since the man came out of prison last he had been getting his livinc in this wav, and by One evening he begged" tr-'m h'm (Mr WallaeeV The Chairman said that society must be protected from such men. and sentenced accused to the maximum months' imprison- uient. For purposes of economy, the London Or- phan School, Watford, is to be amalgamated with the Royal British Orphan School at Slough, Bucks. I LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Editor does not accept responsibility fot the views expressed by his correspondents in this column: and in all cases the name and address of the writer must accompany, a letter, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Brevity ts also essential, to ensure Gas Stove have received a further number of letters complaining of the increase by the Bristol Gas Company of the charge for the hire of a gas stove without the consent of the hirer.

No fresh argument is adduced, and therefore no good purpose can be served by publishing the letters. TEMPERANCE TEACHING IN SCHOOLS. Sir, The one idea that should dominate any ''temperance' teaching is the paramount importance of The far-rcacning advantages of self-control should be emphasised, not only from a moral point of view, but from the point of view practical expediency and personal comfort." These remarks are in the prefatory note to the syllabus. Is no self-discipline required to practice abstinence? Is no self-control' needed Your correspondents seem to assume that those who partake of alcohol have the monopoly of selfcontrol. Yet they claim to be the exponents of liberty.

It is true liberty when one is able to use moderately what is nutritious and good, and to refrain from using what is demonstrably harmful. But this is a national question We are out for progress. We have to compete with other nations. Clinging bigotedly to alcohol, in spite of scientific knowledge, will not help us. Let the rising generation be taught that the habit of consuming alcohol is progressive neither for the individual nor for the nation.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, NO INCREASE OF RATES. one of the oldest, and by no means the smallest, jatepayer, I consider Jt be wjell understood that no increase of rates can be allowed by the citizens to take place in the future. And that we, the and power in this case," will refuse to meet any advance for whatever purposes. It amounts to this, if we allow our present wasteful rulers to go" on they will land many of our. most deserving citizens, into bankruptcy and ruin.

Ask for no improvements, ask for no fresh notions to be rushed through, and let all remember we have to ike a very determined stand against the spending department. If our aldermen and councillors will continue to do and waste the ratepayers' money, turn them out- No politics whatever: no private interests, tut let the citizens set their teeth and make a very determined stand against wasteful expenditure. It is I think, well within the rights of ths citizens collectively to refuse to pay rates if the Council insist on wasting money. Bristol is one of the richest cities in England as far as municipal property is concerned, but it does not receive half enough from them. None of those properties 6hould ever be allowed to be dealt with without being open to publio competition.

(So far as officials are concerned, let it be fully known no increase in wages can take place for the next ten years, and if the Council will not do their duty then turn them I have the honour to be one of those left of the committee which upset the Council basoue Ihridee scheme and secured for the city the Centre Then we had to hold a threat over our councillors to make them gdvs up their mad mv feliow citizens to refuse to sanction any unnecessary expenditure, and sit tight on this and when they see wrong votes in the Council mark the man, and vote right against him Do not tie your hands, but work to free the 'cit of any Whose expenditure in future to The whole Power i in your bands. PRASINT SMALL BANK WOUND UP. The British American Continental Bank, Ltd founded in under the title of Hannevic's Bank, was ordered to be wound up compuhorily in the Companies Winding-Up Court yesterday. Counsel said their advice was that probably all the creditors would be paid In full- "WESTERN DAILY PRESS, BRISTOL. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1921.

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