CHARM OF ENGLAND.
OLD-FASHIONED METHODS. [THE PRESS Special Sprvicc.l WELLINGTON, January 13. Mr E. P. Yaldwyn, New Zealand manager of the Commercial Bank of Australia, recently returned from an extended trip abroad. He said that economically the countries he visited seemed better off than Britain. In France the official figures showed only a few hundreds of unemployed, whereas in the United Kingdom the authorities were still struggling with a number approaching two millions. In Britain many modern conveniences noticeable in Australia and New Zealand were conspicuous by their absence. He noticed a number of lamp lighters in Regent Park, where apparently one man could have done the job. Many other old-fashioned methods were seen. "But at the same time," lie said, "these to some extent constitute the charm which is the heritage of the Old Country." ;
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18900, 15 January 1927, Page 7
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136CHARM OF ENGLAND. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18900, 15 January 1927, Page 7
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