The Trades Holidays of the four principal Scottish cities have just and the universal testimé is that the number of pleasure: seckers nas been much greater than in previews years. rency coming from for all the holiday' making in this present year of glace? This is one side of a very big problem. For singe the war everybody seems to have more to spend on things that we did not before time consider among the necessities of life, Every boty seems to have more leisure and more means of passing it decorative than oven in the fat sears before Yet we are told that as a we are poorer, Our trade hus fallen off. Our oversea invest-sure Kreatly reduc Our heavier. We Tion unemployed, An obj us answer would be that our work ing folk are becoming less by for the proverbial rainy day. We doubt that" nevertheless, xnd. the I statistics of our Saving Banks and Savings securities support our optimism. The source from. which Jour inervased expen eta Jed fs unquestionably a curious pro-{btent, "Bu, whither it comes: from, the money for more holidays being found. And. the can only be lad that it is being put to no worse purpose.
The Prince and Curling.
Curlers will be delighted to hear that the Prince of Wales has consented to become President of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. Assuming that the Prince is able to attend a club dinner, he will be th traditional "curlers' that is, "beef and greens,' and after the Royal toasts he or the chairman will give "Cor ain King, John" (Frost). 'The Prince may. also witness a "curlers' court," affair of mingled hilarity and ancient and solemn ritual, which is hold when somebody is' alleged to have transgressed the etiquette of the curlers' table.
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