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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 164, 9 July 1918, Page 1

LOST. O.ST, between .Richmond and Stoke, l, Black cover .Note Book. Finder re winded at -Mail Office. OST, in Queen's Gardens, Gold 28th I Reinforcement Brooch, in shape of a cross. Apply ZNJn.il Office. 710UND, in Brougham .street, more than a year ago, a Child's Necklet. Owner may have the same by describing it at Mail Office. "ANTED, a Competent General for Country. Apply .Labour Department.

A party of wounded soldiers passing within the precincts of Windsor Castle met the King jind Queen, who stopped and spoke to Private Clayton, of the Suffolk tßegimeiit, who was being wheeled in a bath-chair: During .the Conversatiori they were told that Clayton wai--19, and had been in the army three, years. He va« wounded in the advance on Cambrai, and had his left arm ampu- ! rated. In his new ''King George and' the Royal Family/' Mr Mward kegge writes: "Since April 6, 1915, only mineral waters and other innocuous beverages have been seen on tho Royal lun-. cheon and dinner tables. As elsewhere, the air raids have often formed the sub ject of conversation at the. Palace. Oiio evening the King remarked, 'When, wo are sure that enemy aircraft are her* the only thing to do is to go into thecellar.'" 'Shall we go down. e;iger]y inquired the wittiest of-Vour statesmen (a Premier in his time),.' \vaih a. rueful glance at the flagon of'spatklhig 'Schweppe' by his side." •• ; "'^ "When you owe a man money thtt|r-js a private "matter between you and >jiim. When you steal from Mm you catuiot pay him back,' and so right matters completely. A theft is not an offence against'Jin individual, it is an offence against the whole community, for the man who steals breaks the. country k law," said'-Mt F. V. Fr'azer, to a young man brought before him Jit the Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday. The potato market during the ,wook-, according to the New Zealand Farmers ' ■Co-operative Distributing Company, has been rather quiet, and prices have been fairly firm. Oats are also quiet, with prices firm. Maize is in fair supply for the time being, with values firm. flic ryegrass market is also quiet, and prices are unaltered. Cooksfoot is still ...firm . with a few small parcels offering, and is realising high prices. Fowl wheat. is at the moment in fair supply, and realising high figures. Pork is now nv. short supplv, with quotations firmv. Eggs are also in short supply, and; Inch prices arc ruling. Honey is. offer-.: inc. in small quantities, and, where; prime, selling at . satisfactory . rates. Owin"- to the exceptionally severe weather experienced during the past weekvegetables of all descriptions have been in exceptionally short supply, and prices have accordingly advanced considerably, all round. Applies, dessert, are nob toft plentiful, with high prices .XGWifv; Apples, cooking, are m fair ■ ■■Wpjg'.• with prices firm. Pears, cooking, aie somewhat short in supply, and figures are advancing. \