Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-12-07
LAGRIPPE HAS TIGHT
GRASP ON ENGL AND
Thousands Flocking to India
and France.
c .sslP FROM LONDON TOWN
Great Distress Is Prevailing Among
Working Classes-Thousands Of Un
employed Persons Are Daily Clamor
ing for Work.

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employed Persons Are Daily cIamor
ing for Work.
London, Dec. 6.-The grip is un
usually severe this winter and has al
ready been felt throughout England
with the result that all who can dc
so are leaving. Hundreds of people
are on their way to India to attend the
Delhi Durbar and thousands are flock
ing to the south OF France and the
channel islands.
Christmas house parties are being
organized at all the big country places
where the frost is rapidly spelling the
hunting and driving the guns in
doors. In east London the winter is
having~a very different effect, Thou
sands of unemployed persons daily
congregate at the dock yard gates,
literally fighting for chance to do
days work Unskilled laborers are
there in strong force and the police
find 1t necessary to protect the fore
men who distribute the work tickets
each morning.
Kings Christmas Gifts.
That portion of the fashionable
world which can afford Christmas
gifts is watching the purchases OF the
members of the royal family in order
to follow suit. King Edwards gifts
this year run largely to pen and pen.
Gil holders, cigarette cases and deli
4ate enamel work set with a new va
riety of soft-tinted, semi-transparent
stones heretofore unknown in the
realm of jewelry. Queen Alexandria
is also partial to enamel work. This
year she is giving many photographs
in artistic enameled frames, whereas
the late Queen Victoria usually favor
ed silver for the same purpose. Queen
Alexandrias well known fondness fol
pearls leads her to distribute many OF
them among her more intimate friends
at the Christmas season.
The king of Portugal made himself
decidedly popular during his stay in
England besides proving himself one
of the best shots in Europe, a keen
motorist. a clever painter and a good
musician During his visit to Blen-
helm palace he treated the house par
ty there to a number of French love
songs and Portuguese ballads
Profitable Theatrical Season.
1t is long since the London theaters
and restaurants have experienced 50
| profitable a season as the present. The
West End is ablaze with light night
ly, all the amusement places are
crowded and theater supper parties
keep the fashionable hotels and res.
| taurants busy until long after mid
night In the meantime the board
of trade returns show the largest per
centage for ten years past of unskilled
persons out of work, while the pro
portion of skilled men without employ.
ment is constantly growing. The
Woolwich arsenal authorities have dis.
charged 1000 mechanics since the
winter set In and are preparing to let
out 1000 more. So the army Of peo.
pie out of work must be added to the
$4,000 members of the army reserve
| who have been released from service
with the colors. The worst distress
naturally is visible in the East End. A
number of newspapers have started
subscription columns and daily print
narrowing stories of half-clad school
children, many of whom are without
any food except scanty luncheons fur
nished by sympathetic teachers. A
number of London suburban councils
are starting public works in order to
employ a small portion of the idle
persons.