... PLAIN SPEAKING. TN recent years it has been the fashion to deplore the decay of invective. We have been told repeatedly that controversy is becoming mealy-mouthed. When the late Lord Birkenhead exemplified a little of-the old-fashioned art of plain speaking ...

... STRAIGHT SPEAKING. MINISTER'S ATTACK ON CANADIAN EXPREMIER. OTTAWA, Thursday. Mr. H. H. Stevens, the Minister of Customs, in an open letter to the former Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie King, takes strong exception to the latter’s remarks at public meeting ...

... FACTS THAT SPEAK OUR SALE OF OVERCOATS HERE THIS YEAR HAS BEEN GREATER BY FAR THAN ANY PREVIOUS YEAR. IN SPITE OF OPPOSITION WHICH HAS INCREASED FOUR-FOLD OR MORE DURING THE PAST FEW YEARS. WHY? ...

... THE KING SPEAKS. Massed bands appeared from somewhere. The famoua balcony over the main entrance was draped in scarlet, and at noon the King appeared in full uniform Admiral of the British Navy. ...

... THE FOLLOWING SPEAKS High Street House, Lancaster, April 26th, 1913. Dear Mr. Turner. Just a line to let you know that both Mr. Mawson and myself are very pleased with the 159 Cigarette 1 am thoroughly enjoying my first ilia. box. I. will do my best ...

... VERSE SPEAKING erurants in the verse speaking section (under 10'sl. ft.aihieen Lees. Burnley, was the winner with 85 marks. Margaret Bretherton and Pamela Walmsley. Preston, tied lor second place, and Brenda Marrs. Preston, was third. Julia M. West. Bolton ...

... BLUNT SPEAKING FROM CANADA. T!ip* ham! of the Ottawa rlrn-k lia? now moved almost the decision vtrikinffpoint. Mr. Bennett * offer from Canada is re-formulated. The magic said to attach the original offer faded with the shrinking under realistic examination ...

... TO SPEAK EXCLUSIVELY ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS. A WORKING-MEN'S SEND-OFF. Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald left St. Pancras at 12 25 to-day on his way to Derby, where he is to speak this afternoon. Tho Prime Minister looked better, but by no means well. He was accompanied ...

... arranbed to speak prosecuting, Flight Lieutenant lan Macaulev stated that the charge which accused had piea&l guilty related incidents May 38th. This was a day m the War Weapons Week Hot-- bury near Wakefield Mrs. Briggs, W.V.S. organiser, who was interested ...

... MAORI SPEAKS. I to become a doctor, but father, teaiising too late the fate which his marriage had condemned his sons, would not hear such a pro. fe»ion for me—he could not trust me. So. with •tuple means. I travel for. say. two years, during which white ...

... SPEAKING PLACES Councillor J. Taylor (Labour > complained that ihe CorporaUon was attempunc to restrict free speech in public places in the town, when refernne back a minute ihe Publicity and Attractions C immiucc. Thus slated that the committee had decided ...

... THE MANAGER SPEAKS And so the manager is called. Gallantly he Bwings down the aisle. Oh, yes. it is a bad half-crown,” declares, ” and he, too, produces a sinister looking knife, and proceeds to play his part in the process of mutilation. ...