"THE. JUG."

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1031, 21 January 1911, Page 7

"THE. JUG."

■ & LITTLE GOLDMINE. \ - The Jug," asiit is familiarly known, is a plain little piece of crockery, but it .is ;grcatly treasured:at ; tho Missions ,to : Seamen Hall, for it has proved a little'-goldmine to the institution. To , a reporter, Mr. James Moore told-something of its history. It wasthe, last article sold at tho bazaar of 1904, and when first put up to auction realised the modest sum' of sixpence. The 'man who purchased it stated that .it; was o£ no use to him, and handed it; back to. the committee.. Someono conceived tho happy idea of auctioning tho jug again, and Mr. F. Haybittlo succeeded in' getting a. bid of £3 9s. Id. ■before "tho jug" was knocked down, and; still it remained the property of the Missions.to Seamen. It was auctioned again' in 1905, 1906, 1909, 1910, and again last night, and it has never been knocked down for less, than £1. It now reposes - on a red plush bracket, and •tho bracket contains a silver plate, bearing tho following inscription:— "The Jus." . First auctioned by Mr. P. Haybittle. 1904 ..... £3 9 1 -. 1905 ... '.'i...'.. £1 4 6 1906 ".- ;... £1. 7 10 1909 £1 11 0 1910 £3 7 6 There, is- still' to be added: "1911: $ms." ■