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English: Members and others at the back from left to right are: Sir John Batty Tuke, Mr. C.H. Wilson (now Lord Nunburnholme, Mr. R.J. Price, Mr. J.J. Harrison (Explorer), Sir Chalres Cayzer, Mr. King, Mrs (now Lady) Hutchinson, Sir Walter Foster, Sir Robert Ropner, Mr. N. Hoffman (Interpreter), Sir Lees Knowles, and Dr. (now Sir Charles) Hutchinson.

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Title: Sir Benjamin Stone's pictures; records of national life and history reproduced from the collection of photographs made by Sir Benjamin Stone, M.P
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Stone, John Benjamin, Sir, 1838-1914 MacDonagh, Michael, 1862-1946
Subjects: Great Britain. Parliament Statesmen
Publisher: London : Cassell
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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nd were photog)-aphed on theTen-ace, with a background of Members of Parliament.They wore the less picturesque raiment of civilisation,the men being in boys sailor suits. But they werearmed to the teeth with theii- weapons of war, tinybows and arrows and spears. These children of primitive nature were certainlysleek and healthy. They seemed bright and intelligent.What they saw in the Palace of Westminster did notoverwhelm them with wonder. They found moreattraction in the passing steamboats of tlie LondonCounty Council than in the groups of Parliamentarylegislators who, with lady friends, thronged the Terraceto see and speak to them.* * Members and others at the back from left to right are :—Sir JohnBatty Tiike, Mr. C. H.Wilson (now Lord Nunburnholme), Mr. R. .1. Price,Mr. .1. J. Hiuri.son (Explorer), Sir Charles Cayzer, Mr. King, Mrs. (nowLady) Hutchinson, Sir Walter Foster, Sir Robert liopner, Mr. N. HutVnian(Interpreter), Sir Lees Knowles, and Dr. (now Sir Charles) Hutchinson. i8
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MR. RICHARD BELL. The General Secretary of the Amalgamated Societyof Railway Servants—perhaps the largest trade unionorganisation in the kingdom — is one of the bestrespected of the Labour representatives in the Houseof Commons. Mr. Bell had been employed in Welsh iron-worksfor four years before he commenced his railway careerat the age of seventeen. He entered the service ofthe Great Western Railway Company as a porter atMerthyr-Tydvil station. Ten years later he becameprominent as a Labour advocate at Swansea. Hewas transfeiTed to Cambrae, a remote place in Corn-wall, but he soon resigned his position on the railwa)-,and, returning to Swansea, resumed his post of organiserfor the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. In1898 he was appointed General Secretary of the society.At the General Election of 1900 he was retmned tothe House of Commons as one of the Members forDerby. In the House of Commons Mr. Bell interests himselfchiefly in matters affecting the welfare of railwayser

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