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"The _Weser Zeitung_ now reports from Berlin that deliberations by the
State authorities have led to the decision that from April 15 the meat
ration will be increased to half a kilometre (about 17-1/2 ozs.) per
week."--_Liverpool Daily Post_.
This must refer to the sausage-ration, which by reason of its length and
tenuity is now advertised by the butchers (civilian) of Berlin as "The
HINDENBURG line."
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"STEAM LUNCH--50 ft. x 7-1/4 ft., fast, liquid fuel."--_Yachting
Monthly_.
A meal of these dimensions should surely attract the attention both of the
FOOD CONTROLLER and the Liquor Control Board.
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