Meanwhile one of their number, Miss Florence Horsbrugh, Conservative M.P. for Dundee, has done a good stroke by piloting through the House her Bill for stricter supervision over the adoption of fatherless children. Horrible as it is to think of there is a large end lucrative trade in these waifs, which is really nothing short of slavery. (Many children are sold to the Continent and Miss Horsbrugh Quoted amazing prices, as much as £500, paid for British children by the baby farmers. At one point she asked the House whether she was boring it with so many statistics, and was answered with shouts of "No, no, go on."
This is the second notable Bill ihat how Miss Horsbrugh has got through, her dust being one to check the sale of methylated spirits for use in concocting "Red Biddy." (This is a mixture of cheap red wine and methylated spirits, warranted io knock out a teakwood elephant having a pleasant. voice, a manner, and always being absolutely sound on her facts. cly she has. been hompured, in 1936, by being asked to nove the Address to the King on the opening of Parliament, Sooner or later she will probably be made a Minister.
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