Another important question which has to be faced in connection with this gala time is the feeding of the multitude. It is estimated that the population of London during the festivities will be swelled by something like two millions over and above the ordinary millions who have to be catered for. A caterer of enormous experience has given it as his opinion that in Diamond Jubilee week food stuffs, especially fish, fresh meat, milk and vegetables will be three or four times their usual ices. Milk and vegetables will probably most scarce, as they have to be brought into London by rail, and the railway companies will have such vastly i ¢ eas-d passenger traffic that they may find it impossible to run the usual number of goods trains and famine prices will prevail. This sounds reasonable, but rather di ful to those who wish'to spend June in London and cannot afford the luxury of hot-l life. We will hope it may be an exaggerated view of the case, but it is well to be fore-warned.
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