MISCELLANEOUS.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 5 June 1920, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS.

Writing from. Mor;ie Carlo to Mr John Lcmmone. Dame Nclhe Melba comments on the abnormal cost of living there, remarks that all Europe is a lugai ic, asylum. Chicken:*, she says, are apiece amt mutton chops ln.s catdi. There is no butter, no milk. As for matches, she points out that they eaibwjt be had for love or Money. A sir,ail dinner given in her honour by Lord Ko-slyn. a? which there were tight people, cost U7.~«. Dame Melba state-: that she feels instinctively that great crash is coming, and in the meantime longs for the luxuries of Doom• *o Cottage, with b - own poultry, milk, cream, butter and vegetables The diva adds, that -Lo expects tu be back in Australia early next year. The Feilding *• Star *says; —4 4 Mr Stout. i> the iirst magistrate in the Dominion to teach all and sundry that it i- widest to severely leave alone the bicycle by the verandah post that doe.-nT belong to them. 77 Yes. but what about the verandah post that does belong to them / There has beer; a decided drop in the price of pigs during the pa -1 week or su. due no doubt to the fact that dairying is practically at a stands till during the winter months and that consequently there is very little milk ava.liable. On iiraturdny there was only a small number of wearier.- penned at Newton King's. Ltd.. Kaymarket. New* Plymouth, and they fetched 0* 6d, 10s dd and l’-s 6d. .according to quality.— 44 Taranaki Herald.'' 7