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Dominion, 14 August 1919, Page 5

'Stick to your jobs' is the ailvies ccivcii to young men by Mr. Alfred Bedford, chairman of tho Standard Oil Company (Now Jersey). He is a breezy-mannered middle-aged man, who began life us an offico boy. "I hadn't a'dollar in the world when I elartcd. I made up my mind to get on, mid I seized every opportunity. I made, it a rule never In look at the clock, nml often when I had fi'iishod a hard day's toil I oft'errd a l'.elninjj hand to others. I have come to tho conclusion that Hot one, hut muny opportunities come our way. Why should failure in one direction discourage a man from seeking success in another r He must keen on working, and with n little grit mid optimism fortune is bound to come." ■

Descendants of Donizetti have claimed 30 yearn' royalties on the productions of his works. The claim against tiho Society of Authors has been disallowed, but the Court in Paris has ordered the directors of tho Opora Coiniqua 'and another theatro to pay their share of royalties received within the last 30 years "to th& claimants.

Quite .a number of highly-placed civil ffii'viints in (heat Britain arc lw'gniiur their positions to lake, up more re-, muneralivo employment in nrivulc enterprise, nnd Hi!> flic!- is exciting » eprtiiin nmount of iiiieajincss in commercial circles.

She: Why are all vessels spnkfn of us fVf It's bYeniHP M u .y nil s \u}« K . , racP . fully, isn't it? 7lp: Xn. It's because tlu'ir risririntr cn»ls so much.

A number of proPp.«irs. dnetore. nnd Iwhe'inrs of c c,innei\ research workers, nnd qualified British si-iei'lists ueiie'-nllv have formed theniselv".: in(n n Imd" uiiio'i i.-nnwii iis Iho \ationai IF-mhii of SniiMi f ifie "In one f0 ,, ,;-?!! "nnn.pot?d with Ihn T/hhloh said a professor, "thorouirhlv nnalifiptl «eipi)ti«ts. fioine of )>nld <l>e dn--tor's degree. ,w receiving tlm.n .Si n week, and I havn heard of r. Fellow of the Roynl Society who is being paid even less than that."