Show EEL TRADE IS S demoralized catchers of elongated slippery apery fish in thames river among others affected by the war good queen bess fondness for the dutch eel la Is keeping one man in britain in a state ot of forced idleness observes the new york sun in the early part of her reign a boat I 1 laden with eels sailed up the thames tind find part of the cargo was sent to the virgin queen as a gift her majesty was so BO delighted with the at that time novel dish that she granted skipper shipper a charter which made the river thames free to film and lila his descendants absolved him of all river dues and gave his descendants the right to moor at a certain spot in the river forever but one condition tion of the chariei was to the effect that the mooring place always must be occupied by some of their boats it at any time the place was unused the privilege would cease for years the descendants 1 ants of the fortunate skipper 1 have plied phed their trade in the thames 9 always retaining their original mooring 9 place hut but the war broke out the alie eel trade tell fell oft off considerably and the 1 submarine activity completely killed it off about two years ago to captain villum the last fir arrival rival in I 1 charge ot of an eel boat lias has since that dix period been to all intents find and purposes marooned to maintain his lights it lias lag been necessary to stay in the river find and until the war ends this condition will be fulfilled fullil led uc ile replies 40 0 o questions as to the length of its his exile that he expects to stay for 01 two or throe years yet |