Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-12

exists In England. Before | went
there realized that this was 80, but
could form no very clear conception
rs to what the situation was. II ap-
pears to me that your readers may
not he averse to hearing what an aF-
erare man experiences In England.
and I will try to put them In posses
sion OF the facts as | saw them. con-
fining myself to a point Of view that
Is purely personal.
On arrival at the London station
the traveller will find a shortage oi
portcrs, a fact which. under the Eng
lish system of personally collecting
ones baggage from the baggage car,
does form. particularly at the end
Of long and tiring journey. a dis
tinct Inconvenience.
The train itself will probably he
punctual, for although trains are Is
per cent less frequent than they
were. and are consequently crowded
and dilatory. the railway executives
have maintained n service punctual
fares have been increased so per cent
and committing has been abolished.
When the porter has been secured he
will generally be found to be an old
man or one partly MANNED. ! did not
see anywhere women handling the
passenger baggage, but they are much
used for handling freight and very
well they do 1t.
Crippled Taxi Service.
Taxis, which are few and far be-
tween. are not allowed within the
stations. so that II the passenger does
not use the subway "a less common
practice for station use In London
than New York; he will have to go
outside the station and wait in the
surrounding streets till he can secure
a taxi and drive a bargain with the
cabby.
-fTxm nrs> old aSf SNOW Dadly fhsn
need Of repair. I drove In several
and one in three doors lacked a
handle or sported faulty hinge. Gas
IL
rationcd basis: to most private own
ers of automobiles II Is to all intents
and purposes forbidden. 1t seems to
be OF a poor quality. for the engines
snort and kick.
I4aboring under these difficulties
drivers are very particular as to thC
destination of their fares. Late at
night your destination must be on the
drivers homcward route IL you expect
the privilege Of riding in his COB.
Taxis. whose cheapness was the
wonder of Americans. have increased
In price. They now start at Is. ID,
where they used to start Mt Sd.
One will imagine the traveller de-
posted ut his hotel, his name regis
tered. his application for a meat and
sugar ration duly signed and for
warded. II Is time 10 take bath and
go round TO his club for dinner He
must not expect too hot hath: fur
naccs have been let low owing to coal
economy. For the same reason he
will find his electric current low when
he comes to turn the lights up. low in
the few remaining bulbs OF the fit
tings In his bedroom. for the majority
have hecn extracted.
However. all THESE considerations
make II less attractive to dawdle over
dressing. and he will find himself at
the club earlier. III ne Is too carly
nc will he too early for n cocktail. for
the law has placed time limit on
the sale OF drink. and 1t may be OBJ
tanned only in the afternoon from ESQ
to $40. Treating" is against the law
fore they are served that II Is i'm
possible to use even n full splits
In highball without watering
the drink out Of recognition. Dur
ing the past year no manufacture OF
spirits for human consumption has
been permitted and no further manu-
facture Is contemplated. Accordingly
the limited quantity of spirit now
consumed In the United Kingdom is
drawn from ppe-war sto> Ss. Beer Is
but a watered substitute. lighter far
than the lightest product OF st. Louis
or milwaukee,, Is served out to the
munition working districts. Under
recent orders Of the food controller
the average alcoholic content Of the
beer consumed will be about per
cent.
As our visitor prepares for dinner
he will see evidence of other shortage
and economy. No club in England i
keeping open all its rooms, and the
service. entirely by women. except
where an elderly head waiter or jani-
tor still fingers on. Is very much re-
duced. At one club l noticed the
tables being laid and the dishes being
placed upon the sideboard. the mem
bers helping themselves.
In the smoking rooms and lavatorie:
light il reduced to o minimum: In the
former. the member or party on enter.
ing select their corner and then turr
on the small hanging lamp above 4
for their local use. Matches are un.
procurable, so in each smoking room
there Is a night light or two continu'
ally burning and paper sills beside
them.
At dinner, unless he has handed hi.
meat card to the club steward before
o'clock on the previous day. the dine
will find his choice on the club menl
confined to dishes made OF eggs or fish
The bread served at tabie-not NOR
than two small pieces being procur
abie-is Of q grayish hue and con
tains very little wheat. found It 81