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Levin Daily Chronicle, 1 June 1918, Page 3

Even tlic King and Queen liave their nation curds, and oat 110 meat which docs not come within tlieir allowance. Indeed, Buckingham Palace was on rations long before most households. I lie King and Queen have a.uicred to voluntary rations ever since they were proposed by the l'ood Controller. It may be added that liis .Majesty's favourite joint is a rib of the best Scottish or English beef. As King George has a large family, there is little doubt that a pooling of the coupons at Buckingham I'alaee still brings the favourite joint within the limits of possibility. In democratic circles there has been a suspicion that the aristocrats were getting- much more than their share of the available food- Tlic belief is contrary to fact. As a rule, it has been the well-to-do artisans and munition workers who have boon having mo:e than their due share. In Bclgravs Square meals have been considerably smaller than in working-class districts for many months. Well-to-do folk have preferred to do without food, rather ihan r'ar.d in queues; whereas other persons rejoice in the excitement of a struggle for butter, tea, sugar, or meat, or a couple of hours' wait in a queue v.here the gossip of the -neighbourhood is retailed in order to pass the time.