THE COST OF LIVING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 939, 5 October 1910, Page 7

THE COST OF LIVING.

CREAT PROTEST IN VIENHA. ARGENTINE MEAT ASKED FORBy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Vienna, October 3. •'■ Over a'hundred thousand: persons paraded at Vienna to protest against the cost of living. -~.;.. Speeches were made denouncing the Government's agrarian policy, and. demanding the admission of Argentine meat. •*■■ ~ .' ' .-■;.;, The. Social • Democrats organised the demonstration, at which the utmost or-, der .prevailed. There were no ■ accidents. .;■ '• . . ":- ; .'V'-' The Hungarian Government has given a grudging'assent to the admission.of a festrioted quantity of Argentine meat,' but it is unlikely that the concession will affect prices. AiCHANCE FOR NEW ZEALAND. VIENNA MERCHANTS SHOWN OTIR ;. .MEAT. :../;':.;-■■;;■;,: :, London, Ootober 3. Members of the Vierina'-Chamber. of Commerce, who.are now-visiting Lon'donv'inspected Sinithfield market. -.-. Colonial importers impressed: :.them -with the quality of New Zealand ■ -and Australian meat as being .respectively, superior and-equol to thatfrdm the Argentine. ,•'.'.•■ ~;■; '■■' ■< THE'DEAREST COUNTRY.',. : ;,-; 'Complaints of. increase in the cost.of living nave come from of Europe and America ..of late. Most people will learn with surprise, however, that Sweden is the dearest country in the world.m which' to ' live. ; Complaints' of the increased -cost of living having- come'from so many sources, each feeling itself the worst afflicted, a'German society -.recently ■ ■sought to get at the truth like inquiry. . .':■,,,-'•;' To this end the society put itself iu communication with German ■: Consuls throughout the world and arranged that reports,; of.' their, observations should -be sent in, at, a specified date... ■~-",-v.: - ;.-■ ■ : The -reports show, that Belgium':is,the cheapest country, with.. Prance, Italy, Portugal, and. Switzerland., not; hind..'Living is slightly'.more • expensive in. Germany, Denmark;' and, Norway. In England, Greece, Holland,-and: Turkey it. is. dearer. Up the scale-continues •with 'Egypt,' Russia,:' Australia; : , China, India, South: Africa; and .the. -United States, in the; order/named. 'Stockholm is the. most, expensive capital;,, There lahd .rents are ..enormous,- as practically all-the. city .-.realty is under' syndicate control.-;