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QUEEN MARY’S VISIT TO SLUMLAND. ■ tljondon correspondent Ban Francisco “ Chronicle,”) If the loathsome slums that disgrace London and other great British cities aro not swept away during the next few years and replaced by dwellings in which the working class can lire in comfort and cleanliness, and at rentals within their means, it will certainly not be the fault of Ring George anil Queen Mary, nor of the heir to the throne, the Prince of Wales. There is no more urgent after-the-war facing Great .Britain than this one of housing, of replacing the mean and dingy hovels and rookeries in which-so Large a percentage of the masses of the population are forced to exist, and for the occupancy of which they are fleeced by greedy landlords, by homes in which they can take pride.Recent events have made it plain that no one realises this more acutely thou King George and his big-hearted sympathetic and extremely practicalminded consort, Queen Mary. The Queen, as a matter of fact, has been the"prime mover of late in bringing the question of the bettor housing of the working classes to the fore and keeping it there, and her lend in thus direction,is already being followed in n, fashion that is likely to have important results. Quite recently an eloquent appeal which came to her notice gave her the opportunity for which she had been seeking, of making a personal study of the whole questionof housing, with a view to its solution. PEOPLE LIVE IN HOVELS .NOT FTP TO KEEP HOUNDS IN. The appeal mentioned was made by a notable man and extraordinary character, wlio is, perhaps, as well qualified as any person in Eng]and' to give testimony as to the conditions under nhich the slum-dwellers of England live. He is Lieutenant-colonel William John Lewis, a former army officer with ft fine record, and the father of a hero son who gave his life at G-allipoli. For the past six ycaiV ho has been Mayor of Bethnal Green, a dingy, poverty-stricken East End district, which contains some of the foulest slums to be found in this rich metropolis. And that is saying something, Bethnal Green, which is a near neighbour to Shoreditch, another drab region largely consisting of slums, is only a-quarter of an hour’s walk from the fabulously wealthy “City.” of London, the hub of the financial and commercial world of England, yet in some of the streets off Bethnal Green road people lire in houses which, as it was expressed to mo the other clay, no English master of hounds would dream of using as a stable for his hunters. Lieutenant-colonel Lewis knows Bethnal Green inside and out. He lives there. Ho is not onp of the wealthy Mayors of the British metropolis. He.is just the, secretary of the Working Mows Club in Pollard Row, a, grimy thoroughfare'which nips' down besiclo the Bed Church in Bethnal road. He lives in a little house, in a row of little houses, just beyond the club. But Colonel Lewis does ■ not need a splendid house to make him a splendid kind of man. Bethnal Green rewarded his tireless work on behalf of its inhabitants by making him Mayor six years ago, and it has kept him Major ever since. It- is not an exaggeration to- say that the colonel lives for Bethnal .Green. REHOUSING SCHEME THAT WAS PIGEON-HOLED. For many years he and many others have been bringing pressure to bear' on the London County Council, the body that runs the administrative affairs of the metropolis, to tear down the slums of, Bethnal Green and' replace them with model dwellings, but up to date the council has nob “ moved ”in the matter. It got so far as to plan a big rehousing scheme for the district, but this scheme has never been carried out. Doatbless it has been gathering dust iu some official pigeon-hole, but now, as a direct result of a visit recently paid bv Queen Mary to llcthnal Green, it has been fished out of that receptacle, and is to be carried into effect without further loss of time. Once- the war against the Teutons came to an end, the strenuous Mayor rcpn 6°t tired of waiting till the London County' Council, at its leisure, got ready to rebuild his district. With a- view to calling public attention to the living conditions in Bethnal Green, he delivered, so mo weeks ago. an address at the Church of Martm sfin-the-Fields, overlooking Trafalgar Square, and which is ono of the most famous and historic in London. This address did not mince matters ,/as to what had to be done in Bethnal Green. Luckily for the needy dwellers in that region, one of those who read their Mayor’s words was Queen Mary. She read it with interest that was combined with horror and, perhaps, some shame. A few hours after she had finished doing so, Colonel Lewis was apprised- that the Queen would bo pleased if lie would come to Buckingham Palace and have a talk with her about the whole subject of Bethnal Green. Ns-, s®i SANITARY CONDITIONS ARE VERY BAD IN PLACES. Colonel Lewis came. With him he brought maps and plans of his district, which the Queen examined in detail, meanwhile drinking in every word that the' Mayor had to say regarding the social conditions that he sees around him every day. He talked straight to the Queen. Describing one set of house properties, ho said they were what are 'known as “back-to-back” houses. The Mayor of Bethnal Green went on to say that some of the properties in his district wore never reached by the rays of the sun during any part of ttn> day. He told of families of seven and eight, many of them soldiers’ families, who were forced to live in two rooms. He instanced rentals for mere hovels, which ate deep into tiny incomes, and generally drew a picture of living conditions almost unbelievable as existing only a. few miles from the royal palace itself and the private palaces of neighbouring Belgravia, and Mayfair. WAS TAKEN TO HIGHWAYS AND NOT THE BYWAYS. 0/1 1 750 pairs Special Quality All | M Ladies' Suede Gloves.«/' i 1 pair Through a Special Purchase, by our London Buyer, we have just landed a large shipment of excellent-quality Suede Gloves. pair guwHiimiHinjim ii iimwiii i In view of the present , ruling prices and condition of the Glove Market this offering is indeed exceptional. —— “THE - FARMERS” In shades of Tan, Beaver, Brown and Grey; with twobutton w-r i stsismartly finished with self-points and two rows of stitching. Here is a Glove Offer of exceptional attractiveness. Take-full: advantage of it without delay. We cordially hfeii-g you to inspect these goods to-day, At the cmj of Colonel Lewis’s talk the Queen made a significant "observation which has been widely quoted. “ It is pretty clear to me,” she said, "‘that when I have visited the poorer districts, I have been taken mainly to the highways and not to the byways.” Convinced that much had previously been withheld from her, the Queen, with characteristic promptitude, determined to examine some of the “ byways ” forthwith. There and then she decided to visit Bethnal Green arid see Its very worst side for herself, and that Colonel. Lewis- should ho her guide while on this “slumming” trip. A few days later she was as good as her word. No one in Bethnal Green except the Mayor’, the town clerk and the sanitary inspector of the district, John Foot, the latter as interesting a character as the Mayor himself, who accompanied the Queen on her tour of inspection, knew that she was coming. Attended only by ono of her ladies-in-waiting, Lady Ampthill, and by her private secretary, Harry Lloyd Verney. the Qiieen drove to Bethnal Green. For the next hour and a, half, guided by the Mayor and the two other local officials, she walked through the.district, insisting on seeing the worst that it had to-show. After thus examining the outside of Bethnal Green’s slums, the Queen went into house after house, and talked with the needy folk who inhabit them. She encouraged whom to talk frankly to her and to reveal to her the truth about the conditions under which they live. She even stopped and talked with some of the people she met in the streets and asked them questions about their work, Uicir incomes, their families, about all, in fact, that concerned them. Ono of the principal results of the (/neon's talks - with the women whose homes she visited was confirmation from many quarters of the Mayor’s contention .that-the question of rent is the principal bugbear in the lives of these poor people. \ ? ? CASHEL STREET CHRISTCHURCH A’ir. ■ 7, - J HOPE IS REVIVED lA\ THE HEARTS OF THE HOPELESS.' Since them events have followed one another; with, interesting .rapidity. One of the ■■ first" things that the Queen did after her visit to the “ byways” was to summon" to Buckingham Palace Dr Addison, president, of tbo "Local'-Gov-ernment Board, the body that divides with the Ivondon County Council responsibility for the well-being of Londoners- The Queen had a heart-to-heart talk wHh Dr Addison, and, report says,, spoke her mind with complete freedom- The president of the Local Government Board,-no doubt was able to convince her Majesty that he was fairly conversant with the Subject of., their conversation already, for he has since outlined, in the House of Commons, a big Housing Bill for Eu"-HOME-BOUND. The honeysuckle fondly clings To her own dbor, and never goes Abroad; yet far and wide she flings A fragrance sweeter than the rose. O, thus to live! home-rooted fast, In one’s own lifb and lot to stay,Yet swinging free enough to cast Some sweetness on the common way. —Anna B. Bryant. CHRIST OR The next few weeks will have to de cide whether the future of the world will be chaos or Christ. If the spirit of Christ can assert itself, it means that we must be just even to the enemy for the ultimate public good. At the present time there is a movement in j every part of Europe for the mainten- f ance of that materialism for which 700,000 of our men laid down their lives. It is the duty of every citizen to resist the return of that “ spirit.— The Archbishop of "York. t Opportunities are very sensitive things; if you slight, them on their first visit you seldom see them again. —Buskin.' POWER OP LOVENot even yet do we know all the power which dwells in love. It has to be further applied to circumstances and rise thereby to greater power and splendour. Imagination cannot picture the power of love, and reason cannot anticipate its beneficence, till it has overcome and supplanted the rivalry of class with class—abolishing them all alike within the State, and made all States competitors in mutual service,—; Sir Henry Jones, The idea of a State which is “ above morality ” is a masterpiece of stupid thinking. MAN AND THE WORLD. No one, however great his genius or high his position.-is all-important to the world; its work will go on without him. There may be ripples and disturbances in the current for a little where he sinks out of sight, but the tide will soon be flowing on as before. This truth may ho painful to personal vanity. but it is comforting to every generous soul that cares more for others than for self. Better it is, towards the right conduct of life, to consider what will be the_ end of a thing, .than what is the beginning of it; for what promises fair at first may prove ill, and what seems at first a disadvantage may prove advantageous. ' LIFE’S DIGNITY. .Many things we do in life have a significance far beyond our comprehension at the time, and are known and understood only! by God. Should not the fact that we may he unconscious instruments in His hands invest life with a new dignity, and make every thought and word and act of the most tremendous significance? WEEPING NATURE. •Nature, like man. sometimes jveepa from gladness. It :s the joy and tenderness of her heart that seek relief; and these are summer showers.”’’|u this instance the vehemence of her emotion was transient, though the tears kept streaming down her qjjeek for a long time, and gentle sobs and sighs _ might for some nerlod bo disv languished. The oppressive - atmosphere had evaporated; the grey sullen; tint had disappeared; a soft breeze came dancing up the stream ; a. glowing light fell upon the woods and waters;"/'the perfume of trees and flowers and herbs floated around. There was a carolling of birds; a. hum of happy insects in the air; freshness and stir, and a. sense of joyous life, pervaded all i things; it seeihed that the heart of all creation opened.-—Disraeli. ' Thy soul must overflow if thou another’s soul would reach. ■ FOR A GUEST BOOK. A book of guests. May it include The wise-, the witty, and the shrewd, And such as own the double art That makes them friends of head and heart. May those who sta.nq recorded here Grow dearer with each added year Acquaintance into friendship grow And friendship ever brighter glow “Old friends arc best,” wo lightly pay, But as they fall upon the way, Keen full the ranks with newer friends Till time the adjective amends. —S. Weir Mitchell. ORDER. Order is the sanito of Hie mind, the health of the body, the peace of the city,,the security of the State. As the beams to the ho use, .as the hones to the microcosm of man, so is order to all things.—rSontlfey. SOBER, THOUGHT. .1 do not hesitate to sav that auv ordinary person, who would dethrone his' reason and enthrone his imagination, could dream out ns good theories in a day as have been invented during the last fifty years by our vainglorious philosophers. Sober thought about one’s own son! and its destiny is by no means a favourite occupation with men—Emerson. FIRES. BOX- MILL DESTROYED. . [Per Press Association.! NELSON, October 29. The, box mill at Motueka owned by Messrs L.; and J. Baipen.t was destroyed, by fire this evening. About 6000 fruit cases were burned, hut the , stocks (f timber were saved by the good work of the Motueka Fire Brigade. land and "Wales, which represents p of the Government policy of reconstr tion and social reform,, which J just been published. Briefly, this’ i divides the country- into eleven lions districts; to each of which a hous! commissioner: is: to bo appointed facilitate the work of the Local G' ernment Board. Already the sober submitted involve proposals for erection of 90,000 houses. Meanwhile, ns a direct consequei of the Queen’s visit to Bethnal-Gre the. London County Council has gol belated move on, and decided to ho Jonh with the clearance of the B ri Blieei slums there,