‘ Men are never satisfied,’ said Billy Bliven in a moralising nund, ‘Oh ves they said Sample, ‘ Did vou ever hear of a man having more than he wanted of anything?’ ‘Yes, indeed, hook at Torakin’s rheumatism.’ At Kalgoorlie (W.A) a heap of rejected tailings was put through for a return of 9 ozs tc the ton. In London, the greatest and wealthiest city in the world, G 0,114 people li»-e one in a room, 111,532 live two in a room. 37,000 five in a room, 9000 K-ven in a room, and in some instances . ven as many as 17 men, women, and - hildren are known to sleep together iu one room. Thus, 400,000 Londoners are restricted to one living-room
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Western Star, Issue 2178, 9 February 1898, Page 2
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119Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 Western Star, Issue 2178, 9 February 1898, Page 2
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