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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18014, 26 November 1926, Page 2

Under the Alien? Act, 5340 persons who held written promises of employment were allowed to enter Britain i last year. Of these 1540 were nurses and domestic servants. Every question asked in the British Parliament is estimated to cost, in printing, research, etc., an average of £1 5s to ask and answer. One member has put 870 questions. Claiming to be the oldest volunteer in the Home Counties. Mr W. C. Ellison cf Stamford Hill, who is now in his 9. r .th year, enrolled in the 2nd Essex in 1860. The French speed record for typing ■ *mch was held by Miss Mitchell, was beaten by herself at the recent congress , of the Stenographers' Federation at o Auxicrre.