LONDON IS MORE ENGLISH

Evening Star, Issue 16045, 23 February 1916, Page 6

LONDON IS MORE ENGLISH

WHAT THE DTHECTOfIY SHOWS. 'Kelly's Post- Ofliee London Directory' for 1916 carries practically as much weighs? as ever. Last year* it weighed 141b 14oz, and the loss of~so pages, largely due. to the disappearance "of many Schmidts. Schneiders", and other bearer's of Teutonic names., has not, given it any look of emaciation. About 3.SCO page's remain. Th" Schmidts hnvo made a notable exodus. In the London section their number is reduced from 48 to 22. while in the countvv and suburbs their strength is now only eight as against 18 last year. Many small tradesmen have given up business since the 1915 directory was compiled. In the London trades section thero is a column less of bakers, representing a falling-off of about 100, but most of thenames that have gone are German. In the country and suburbs section there is .1 drop of about 60 bakers for the same reason. At a time when Great Britain is believed to be a nation of shell-makers the list of 27 ammunition makers and eight cartridge manufacturers looks very modest. Sixty-nine new trade headings are introduced. They include two'makers of periscopes.