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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 203, 1 October 1914, Page 6

The vegetarian lias thfe laugh of the meat-eater just iioav. On his diet of beasjs and cabbage lie-can effect wondrolls economies that are beyond the reach of those to whom three meat meals a day are regarded as essential. The price of "lueat continues t& soar, and at. Aldington yesterday mutton brought as niueh as 6f d 44 on the;, hoof,'' as the dealers say. This means an all-round increase in the butcher's bill, and it is a serious matter. Tn deference to -.the pressure of the export buyers, some of the freezing works have opened out of season, with the result that stock; which, ninder• ordinaivy.- • e i rcumstances, would shave been Available for local consumption, is going out of the country, and the local butcher; has to bid .against the. export buyer, at a time when: he should have the market"to hiinself. The only ■person witha grin on his face is the .farmer. The StJN has been recommending its >rea.ders for some time past to cultivate their gardens, and go in for poultry as a means of obtaining a measure of relief. , It repeats the advice with emphasis. J ;