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Hokitika Guardian, 25 June 1923, Page 1

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TRADE CM KERFULNESS. 1.01:0 i.EVF.nniT.ME’s rntLOSOPIIY. LONDON. April 20 • ‘Smile, and the world trades with you; Cry, awl you keep your goods.” That revised version of an ancient, i- uph-L Lord Loverhuhne told a gathering of grocers at Port Sunlight yesterday, was imparted to him while he was still a hoy. Tic is now 72. The occasion was the celebrating ol the hundredth anniversary of the apprentice! eg of Lord Loverhuhne s father, .Tames Lever, to the grocery trade. “1 have to thank the fact that my father was a grocer and made me a grocer for whatever business experience 1 have," lie declared. "1 was taught to lie very careful in buying, to keep down expenses, to avoid waste, and that a cheerful smile i and a word of welcome to a customer went a long way." Me began to think about soap when he lir.si wrapped up bars of soap—-his (irsl job as a grocer—ami it was in LS't-l. when he was on a holiday that he lirst thought of going seriously into the business. His capital was C-l.OOt!. lie leased an old soap works at Warrington for 2200 a year. Me did not know anything about soap making, and the first soap that he made turned rancid, hut he got over that, difficulty very quickly. Referring to his recent condemnation of smoking in business hours, Lord Leverhulme said that the man who smoked at business was reducing his ofiicioncy, and if he had a business of his own lie would soon ho in bankruptcy. Me was told that smoking was prevalent in the Civil Service. If he had the power In abolish it among the chiefs as well as among the rank and file, he could do the Government's work better with a quarter of the present staffs. Smoking produced a wrong frame of mind, lie gave it up when he was hi, and his wile's one regret was that afterwards lie did not talk to her so much when they were sitting hv the fireside. WOMEN POLICE. LONDON, April 21 The twenty women pi dice in London wore yesterday sworn in and enrolled as constables in the .Metropolitan Police Force, and for the first time they no-.t have the same power to arrest as the men police. They will also exorcist l all the powers, duties, privileges, and responsibilities whoh all constables have at common law or by statute. The pav of the women police is:— Two inspectors, Co Is a week each. Three sergeants, L I les to LI 17s a week each. Kilteen constables. LA I- to LA Os 01 a week each. Most of them are spinsters. There were originally 111 women patrols in London. They were organised during ihe war, hut the Geddes Committee recommended their disbandment. The then Home Secretary. Mr Sliorlt. decided to retain 20 women as a nucleus to he extended when financial powers could he obtained to do so. It was decided that they should be enrolled in the regular police force. They will not he expected to perform any dutv which may he beyond their physical capaeiiv.