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MUDIE-Smith, Richard was born in 1877. Son of Samuel Smith, of Seamer, Yorkshire, and Susan Elizabeth, daughter of James Mudie, of Arbroath, N.B.
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...could be covered in a day by a steady worker, observing the hours of the Factory Acts. The work is clean, light, and not cumbersome, and there is not much slack time. It must, however, be well done, and balls are sometimes rejected for defects in the leather, for which the worker is not responsible. Tennis balls, with an india-rubber core and an outer covering of immaculately white felt or cloth, are handed to the worker in boxes of a dozen, the covering already fitted on. The seams, as everybody knows who has ever handled a lawn-tennis ball, are curiously curved, and it is the business of the coverer to sew these, taking her even and close stitches exactly halfway through the thick cloth. To go entirely through would risk damage to the india-rubber; to go not far enough will cause the ball to burst early in its career. There must be no stain or fingermark upon the ball, nor must it be exposed longer than absolutely necessary to the air, tennis balls having a fatal tendency to "go soft." For this reason the employer gives out comparatively few at a time, and requires their prompt return. Sixpence a dozen is the usual rate of pay. "Specials" (i.e. club balls of particular colours) are not generally paid at higher rate. Eightpence a dozen for the very best kind of work was reported by hearsay. Some years ago, investigation showed the current rate to be 4d. per dozen; only the best kind of balls producing sixpence. Whether the sixpence of the present day represents an advance, or only the survival of the better type of ball, was not ascertained. Thread is provided by the worker. This trade, which used to be slack for many months of the year, has become much more regular, and it is said now to be slack for only about two months each autumn. ...
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MUDIE-Smith, Richard was born in 1877. Son of Samuel Smith, of Seamer, Yorkshire, and Susan Elizabeth, daughter of James Mudie, of Arbroath, N.B.
Studied at Kent College, Canterbury.
Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. Assistant editor of Examiner, 1901. Organised and superintended a census of Public Worship in London and Greater London on behalf of the Daily News, 1902-1903.
Organised an exhibition of Sweated Home Industries of the United Kingdom for the same paper, 1906.
On staff of Daily News, 1902-1906. Assistant editor of Nation, 1907.
Editor of the London Missionary Society’s publications, 1907-1909. Journalist, editorial staff of Daily News.
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Clubs: Eighty, National Liberal.
Spouse 1904, Mabel Wesley, y.daughter of Edwin Hunt, g.-g.-g.-daughter of Charles Wesley.
