Sydney, Dec, 20.
The best Christmas since 1929 has come and gone. and left behind a Fevival of trade and industry to: gether with a substantial improvement in employment, 'Prominent traders have asserted that the improvement, following the depression years, had' been progress sive since 1932, a consistent uplift in trade occuring annually. The crease in trade experienced in all States was fairly general—that is to say, it was not confined to business thai concentrated on the. sale of special Christmas goods. Toys for the youngsters and presents for adults figured more largely than ever, but holiday attire met with an. un: recedented demand. Al the holl-day resorts have had heavy bookings, and, apart from the public transport systems, more private mo-for cars and other conveyances were in operation than for a considerable time. The most satisfying feature of the position is that the condition has been progressively improving over the last three years, and obviously ig a reflex of a more even distribution of wealth.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.