Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-21
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Il was carlr on SATURDAY morning.
an" queue bad already 10, med out
SIDE coal depot in East London slun.
II stretched away like chain, each
ln} q human being-a string of shah
ny people in eordid surroundings bat
cheerful. gooJ-na tured and eptimis-
tic, despite the cold.
Down the street cam" red haired
10y Of eleven or 50, pushing 2 batter
"a l'ram containing a IA. yery grub
ty baby. He lined up. ana when at
list it came to his turn Ii lifted the
cnild from the pran. ard turning to
the woman behind him said: DO yer
rtDd holdin' MY baby, missus while I
sill my coal"
"Riehto, aornE. Shouldn't have
thought Yer mother didn't want M
ccal, judging by the color OF yer air"
When his SMALL quantity Of coal was
shot into the bottom Of he pram, he
carefully 2rranged a sac over il. took
tie child from the woman, cgld de-
posted it on the top.
Thanks for mindin' the kid 'ad to
take 'er, cos she cries sornethink awful
'cr." - ''=7 'l''7e Ont without
There was a merry smile on his
frockled face IS he pushed off,
whistling ohecrtullv, Keep the Home
Fires Burning"
Now that the dennohi i1:+ion of the
| army and navy is gaining speed. the
| POyerpInout can scarcely have much
( Use for the zig stocks of ,um which
were accumulated to supply the ra-
( ton
! Some Of it might very we'll be reIeas-
| ell for civilian consumption It is the
most wholesome spirit disuI'ed. and an
excellent stinulant. \ ration tot"
| would not only recall many pleasant
memories. but might serve to repln9e
ar influenza attack.
Mir. James Rowlards, M. p. who is
actively bestirrins himself on behalf
! OF tenants Of villa property threatened
with eviction. many fairly claim the
| Rent Acts OF 1915 as thu outcome of
his personal efforts. He :! was who
first brought to the atterttoD of the
house the rapacious demands Of land
lords upon tenants of small proper
t..
The member of Dantford is one of
the old guard of land reformers. No
body has a more complete mastery OF
the subject, and his enthusiasm is not
eNcelled even by that of the premier
himself. He finds that the new raids
by the landlords are not confined to
l1O1CUi. NORTH west hc!.J mas similar
grievances, and he has to deal with
lttcrs from many people who forget
that the constituency has been recarv-
ed and that he is no longer their mem
Ter.
The death of MIR. Charles Augusta.
Vansittart ConYbeare, ir his 66th year
recalls those fine old days when ho
gospelling was the manner OF party
politics.
Few could give points 10 the for1ne
member for Carnborre wher i'll TT,
. zenith of his power. He declared tina
he would have succeeded in his con
test at Horrcastie had il not been 70
z the 'unprinc;pled living OF the tariff
rnongers," their pub craxVlers." tn,
} bribery of Primrose T,ames," tn
r intimidation of employers and tn
'Eoycotting Of tradesnen by the gen
try" No wonder that so candid
|, friend should find himself IN an Irisl
prison, for three months, under tn
Coercion Act Eut there IS one re
deeming point about such father ag
gressive candour, and that is that |
Strings from sterling honesty and IN
7 nineling zeal.
: All our little Iuxuries, Tire embroid
cry of life, are coming back one b.
one. Mullins end crumpets, Bath buns
l chocolate eclair, and dozen otile
| hall forgotten things reaprear on tn
> tea table. and there is no longer nee
for these strategic dainties which OBJ
served the letter but not the spiri
Of the food controllers commands.
J THE order OF release ice 9CeM