WE HAVE THEM EVERY DAY.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 3340, 8 September 1917, Page 2

WE HAVE THEM EVERY DAY.

Potatoes aro obviously still very scarce in Germany, eitiier owing to bad organisation or lateness" of the harvest. A recent issue of the Essen Arheiter Zeitung contains the following almost incredible account of the state of the market: "The record in food usury was reached at Dresden, where potatoes were sold in the public market at 2s 2d a pound. When a protest was lodged with the War Fooa Distribution Department the authorities declared that no proceedings for food usury could be instituted, an the place of origin of the potatoes was not known. In the afternoon of the same day the price paid for potatoes had reached 2s lOd a pound. It now remains to bo seen whether the Food Department will fail to regard this, too, as a case of usury." Think of that, ye Feilding folks, as you eat your daily potato ad lib.

The Waihi gold returns for August gave a total value of £27,101 from 15,626 tons of ore. At a wedding at St. Mark's Church, ■Camberwell, London, a few weeks ago, the best man to a soldier bridegroom was a girl. During the year no fewer than 225 new members have been enrolled on the books of the Canterbury Automobile Association. The executors in thu late Mr. G. P. Donnelly's estate state that deceased's estate and effects are under tho value of £200,000. It is understood (says the Napier Telegraph) that the duty which will have lo be paid on this sum will be at tho rate orf approximately 20 per cent.—£4o,ooo on the total sum.

A master wood turner told tho Shorcditeh Tribunal that he would have to close down and lose tho work of forty years, a« his man had to go. "But," he added, "if you think that Is the right way, gentlemen, so be it. "Long livo England!"

A movement is afoot, says a Chicago wire, to impeach Mayor Thompson, who refused to aid the Liberty Loan, displayed hostility towards the invitation of tho British Missions to Chicago, and showed other evidences of his pro-German inclinations.

For the purpose of making Germans believe that England is short of bread the Prussian military authorities announce that "Germans interned in England now request relatives and others who are sending them money and tobacco to put bread and bacon, especially bread, in their parcels instead." ' An officer in one of the English counties recently received a letter, an extract from which reads: "Am writing to ask if you can let me have I'te. for farm work, as I have no one to help me. . . I have 34 bullocks, ten of which are milking cows." It is understood (says the Eltham Argus) that the match, factories of the Dominion will close down shortly, and it is anticipated that retailers will experience great difficulty in obtaining sullicieiii supplies. It is also rumoured that sonic of the candle manufacturing linns will find difliciilty in continuing their present output, but nothing doJinite in this connection has been announced.

Mr A. Van icy paid a glowing tribute to Ihe cheerfulness and good humour of our men at the front despite Ihe hardships they have lo endure. On one occasion, he spoke to a man who had just come out of the trenches, and who said it was just perfect hell up (here. "As bad at that?" asked Mr Varney. " Yes," said the num. "It is just hell." Well, how did you get on ?"' he inquired. "Oli. I w.ip finite al home," was the unexpected reply,

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