If the Victoria and Albert did not encounter rough seas, she was cannily managed to dodge them, and Princess Margaret, landing at Aberdeen with her teddy bear in her arms, gravely informed the Lord Provost that "Pooh had not been seasick." The Queen reached her 38h birthday on the day of arrival at Aberdeen, all government buildings New flags, a salute of 41 guns was fired in Hyde Park, and the Lord Mayor of London {a monarch, too, on his own ground) sent her a telegram of greetings from the lieges. Scotland appears to have been looking ils best for the royal drive from Aberdeen to Balmoral, 'Now the King and Queen are to have 10 weeks' "real holiday," so far at least as public functions' go. But do sider that, not only has the price of flour risen, but baking costs have increased considerably since electricity, as and coal have soared, so that the increased charge for bread is res sonable. There is hardly any profit in it at any time—or so a baker tells A strange sidelight upon costs and returns though was revealed to us by a little Chinese tradesman who apologized for having to "charge Uitte "more high" for account ren-_ @ered since, "as. he explained "evelyting more dear; rent more high, lightee more high, materials, chow', evelyting more high; only 1a: hour no more dear." The last sen-' fence speaks volumes. "Alas that bread should be so dear, and flesh and blood so cheap." Most of us have increased our servants' wages, but with other matters being so dif-Seult, Chinese employers have not all been able to increase workmen's wages. Flesh and blood is indeed cheap in this unhappy country. not forget that there is always a Minister in attendance, and' King's messengers continually "arrive crom London with State papers. In fact, the King of England's job is as secure a5 any can be and reasonably wel aid, but a job "for always and always and always" with no Tet up Would you care to take it on?
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