Letter from Violet Pearman, PS to WSC to J Tracy, Liverpool, on Private Member's Bill introduced to the House of Commons by Frank Hornby MP, proposing to extend shopping hours in the two weeks before Christmas, commenting that there was very little chance of the Bill going any further [carbon].

Letter from Violet Pearman, PS to WSC to Walter Rose, Early Closing Association, sending presscutting on Private Member's Bill introduced to the House of Commons by Frank Hornby MP, proposing to extend shopping hours in the two weeks before Christmas, asking for comments [carbon].

Presscutting from the Bolton Evening News on Private Member's Bill introduced to the House of Commons by Frank Hornby MP, proposing to extend shopping hours in the two weeks before Christmas.

Presscutting from the Bolton Evening News, letter from Walter Rose, Secretary, Early Closing Association, on Private Member's Bill introduced to the House of Commons by Frank Hornby MP, proposing to extend shopping hours in the two weeks before Christmas.

Presscutting from The Newsagent-Bookseller's Review and Stationers' Gazette, on Bill to extend shopping hours during the two weeks before Christmas.

Letter from Walter Rose, Secretary, Early Closing Association to Violet Pearman, PS to WSC, on presscuttings on Bill to extend shop opening hours in the two weeks before Christmas.

Letter from Violet Pearman, PS to WSC to Walter Rose, Secretary, Early Closing Association, confirming that WSC would be willing to chair AGM of the Association on any Thursday in March [carbon].

Letter from Walter Rose, Secretary, Early Closing Association to WSC, suggesting 14 Mar for Annual General Meeting.

Letter from Lord Knollys [Private Secretary to King George V] (Buckingham Palace) to WSC congratulating him on behalf of the King for the carrying of the second reading of the Coal Mines Bill, which the King hopes will be passed in the present parliamentary session. Signed manuscript.

Letter from Sir George Askwith ([Board of Trade]) to [WSC] responding to his suggestion that there should be Trade Union representation at the funeral of King Edward VII. He recommends that no special provision should be made to avoid the appearance of political bias; that WSC seek advice concerning the presence of Friendly Societies; and observes that any scheme for the inclusion of the working classes could create resentment. Signed typescript.

Letter from Sir Hubert Llewellyn-Smith [Permanent Secretary, Board of Trade] (Board of Trade) to [WSC] responding to his suggestion that there should be Trade Union representation at the funeral of King Edward VII. Although Llewellyn-Smith considers the idea attractive, he recommends that it should not be implemented due to the impossibility of creating a representative selection of Trade Unions and other workmen's associations. Signed manuscript.

Envelope addressed to WSC (in the hand of Sir Hubert Llewellyn-Smith) on the back of which there is a suggestion in the hand of WSC that workmen from various industries, corporations and Friendly societies attend the Coronation, and a note "wrote to Sir H. Ll. Smith accordingly". Manuscript. See CHAR 12/2/40.

Letter from Sydney Buxton (Board of Trade) to WSC concerning WSC's idea to use people associated with the Labour movement as Home Office representatives in industrial negotiations and enclosing the names of candidates suggested by his son, a former Vice-Principal of Ruskin College, Oxford [see CHAR 12/2/49-50]. Signed typescript annotated "thanked".

Letter from Charles Masterman [Under Secretary of State, Home Office] (Selsey, West Sussex) to WSC marked "private" containing details of correspondence between Masterman and [David] Shackleton concerning the latter's possible appointment as Labour Advisor to the Home Office. Signed manuscript.

Letter from Charles Masterman [Under Secretary of State, Home Office] (Selsey, [West Sussex]) to WSC saying that when he is in London they can discuss "the problems of the coming session", reminding WSC that they must speak to [David] Shackleton [about his possible appointment as Labour Advisor to the Home Office] and expressing concern about general politics, especially the serious problem of labour unrest. Signed manuscript. Annotated by WSC "put among my private papers".

Letter from WSC (Home Office) to David Shackleton marked "secret" saying that he has seen the C[hancellor] of [the] E[xchequer] and can now offer him the position [of Labour Advisor to the Home Office] and is keen that the appointment should be made public. Manuscript signed with initials.

Letter from Thomas Richards (South Wales Mining Federation, Royal Chambers, Cardiff [Wales]) to WSC enclosing a cutting from the South Wales Daily News [see CHAR 12/2/41] and asking for assistance in discovering how it was announced that he had accepted the post [of Labour Advisor to the Home Office]. He expresses concern that the rumour might prejudice the workmen against him in the forthcoming general election. Signed manuscript annotated by Edward Marsh (22 November).