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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2771, 15 May 1916, Page 4

A tin of sardines was. left recently afc .the office of the Auckland Cb.sa.nber of Commerce by a citizen, who purchasing the tin, that underneath Ins* partially destroyed E.iiglisli label was no*, other, bearing, words in the German lan--gunge. The oiitside label bore, the words, "Made in Sweden," but ofl the face of it the appearances were certainly somewhat suspicious. The officials of the- chamber, placed the matter before the Custom?), Department, which is making 1 full in- r quiries. An explanation accounting for '-, the two labels has been made, however, by a well-known Auckland merchant interested in the Swedish trade, who stated, that in all probability the sardines warn manufactured for the Gorman market, but : owing to the increasing effectiveness of the British blockade, tho shippers found ' the risk to be too great, and. the tins wero relabelled and forwarded for salo in. theBiilish Dominions. Remarking on thei; cident, the president of tho- Chamber, Mr. E. Anderson, said it was pleasing to note that the public were becominjr.widec awake to tho fact that it is highly dasirabls that n strict watch should bo kept to see'that no goods, of enemy onguv are being received. A deputation from the Acclimatisation Society" waited upon tho Hon. G. \V. Hussell in Christchurch and protested strongly ogainst the proposal to net n ttae trout lakes for public consumption. 1. he Minister said that no action was beingtaken at present. He was getting a report on all 'the lakes from an expert. In any case, only the surplus would be taken. A valuable source of e ?*? Cross Funds in Christchurch is tho shop in Cathedral Square. The proceeds vary from week to week, sometimes reaching as high a figure as £160, but, sometime* falling as low as <£?0- <