THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES.
Tm: N’kw Woiti.o. “What arc the most notable changes of modern life?” Lord Riddell asks in an arti.le: "Is Britain a Bad; Number?.” “(I) The introduction of wireless. “(2) The introduction of the aeroplane. “CD The introduction of the bicycle and motor-car. “CD The development of the telegraph and cable systems of the world. “(5) The introduction of electric light and power. “((!) The development of steam power by new methods. “<7i The development of the internal combustion engine. “(8) The development of engineering in many directions, such as ship-build-ing. bridge-building, dock construction, and tunnelling. “(9) important discoveries regarding physiology. “(10) The suppression of tropical diseases. “(11) The development of bacteriology. “(I*2) The development of humanising ideas-the Factory Acts, improved workshops, improved dwellings—the desire to help the under-dog. “(Id) A t il last, hut not least, amazing discoveries regarding the constitution of matter. . . .”
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Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1925, Page 2
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146THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES. Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1925, Page 2
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