Jan, 25.
Against the dark background of unemployment and depressed industry monotonously offered us the only picture of Great Britain worth our notice, it is well no: to miss the brighter lights fellows, Druids and many more, of which the end of the year 5 some exceedingly inter-reports. When National Ith Insurance force in 1912, it was feared that these private in which are entirel maintained by the humbler classes, must be seriously affect-fed. The reverse has proved be the case. Since the intraduetion of the State scheme of i surance, the independent membership of friendly societies known from 6,709,188 to 7,500, 000 and the' capital reserves from £50,488,714 to £91,333,7: occasionally vouchsafed, Thus attention might surely be given to the Board of Trade returns for 1928, showing that while the value of imports into the United widespread distress. Side by side with these figures may be quoted the remarks Kingdom during the year had ¥i decreased by £21,000,000, that of sury in the Labour Government,
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