Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-16

the war win her to London went her
sister, Miss Edith Hamblin. who has
been in the work since December. 1915,
going over with the second Harvard
unit, and another girl
All London at night time is dark. Co
ing to a theatre a stranger must be
careful to leave by the same door that
they entered or in the darkness they
can easily lose their way. The globes
on the lamp posts have been painted
black on top and way down the sides
until now at night only a small circle
or light comes from them. 1t is pun
ishable offense if a householder leaves
curtains up at night so that the light
from within may shine out. Miss
Hamblin said that her approach to the
hotel at night time was most deceiv-
ing. Even the doors are thickly cur
tanned to keep in every glimmer. The
busses are darkened as much as pos
siole. lt is very inexpensive to ride
about in London. Miss Hamblin laugh
ingly said that for what it cost her 10
ride across Boston last night she could
ride around London for an hour in a
taxi.
Women at Work.
IL IS a strange sight to see women
acting as conductors on the street
railways, paging patrons in the hotels
and doing other kind of work which
before have been done by the men.
1here are not many women walters in
the eating places, but the walters are
SWISS men in many places
Inc cutting Gown of the meals to
tcree courses has reached London. But
even at that one can get pretty good
meal ana plenty to eat although not
such variety. Soup is called one half
course, fish or meat is one order
sweets is one course and from that one
can get good meal having as the
limit three courses. The keepers of the
ealing places complain that they do
not save much even by this cutting
GOWN Oh the courses for a patron may
order as many times from one course
as he wishes. Cheese is not course.
The scarcity of sugar is the most
noticeable of anything But three
pounds of sugar may be purchased bv
one person at a time, and even then the
purchaser must get a large quantity of
provisions at the same time. The
people are using a large amount OF
brown sugar but even that is becoming
precious. A lady goes into tea room
10 get cup of tea and when the tea Is
placed before her the waitress stands
there with a sugar bowl in her hand
and says. How many lumps?" Then
the desired number of Jumps are
dropped into lie tea and the sugar
bowl is carried off to safety by the
Ii
etors find they cannot leave the sugar
bowls on the tables for their patrons
empty whole bowls of sugar into their
pockets. Much merriment was caused
when the passer gers on the kroonland
sat down to their first meal on board
Tor there on the tables We're plenty of
sugar bowls with plenty of sugar in
them. And as the diners left the table
they Jollied one another by saving,
what. leaving the sugar bowl" and,
Leaving sugar in the bowl"
Go to Police.
Every alien reaching London from
any direction must report at once to
the police station, telling where and
when they came from, how long they
are going to stay and where and when
ry with them an identity book which
contains their picture and their full life
history. Edinburgh is termed "Prohib-
lted area To travel in many places
one must have a means of identified
ton which is signed by two household
ers. This is very difficult to obtain and
the officials are satisfied that it is for
they do not want aliens to travel
about the country.
On the voyage over to America on
the Kroonland Miss Hamblin met an
Englishman who said he was coming
TO America to get square meal. He
said You do yourselves we'll" And
from that he meant that he liked the
Yankee breakfast, dinner and supper
better than the English tea and tea,
and tea again.
The trip over to America on the
kroonland was not very exciting judg-
ing from the various reports that have
been going around. Miss Hamblin said
that very few saw. the Dutch shin
which was fred upon. Shortly after
putting out to sea the bulletin was
posted that Germany had started ruth
less warfare and then the passengers
realized that the danger had increased
but at no time was any nervousness
evlnced.
And now Sister Hamblin IS at
home in Augusta, after passing through
the most novel experience of her life.
She has no pictures to show, as Gamer
as were forbidden in all parts OF
France and in London. But she has
In her mind pictures to describe which
remain long with the hearer and give
them clearer and more vivid insight
of the great struggle that is going on
across the water and especially some
where in France"