THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 6, 1939.
WAR-FOOD PLANS SPEED-UP: 12-MONTH WHEAT MARGIN
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Following the appointment of might be placed on their organisa- Mr. W. S. Morrison as the Minister tion. responsible for ensuring the
Plans for supplies and distribu- tion's food supplies in war, antion of such essentials as flour and intensive drive for their completion is probable.
Hitherto the responsibility has been vested in the Board of Trade working in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture.
sugar are well forward. Additional shipments of wheat, mainly from Canada, are not now arriving in such quantities that England has, or will have a year's supply in hand.
The main task is being carried With other essential foods, mainly through by Sir Henry French, Mr. seaborne, more perishable and less E. H. M. Lloyd and other experts easily stored, the problem is less of the Food Defence Plans Commit-easy of solution. Shippers and tee, who acquired first-hand experi- ence in the provision of food, for armed and civilian populations alike, during the Great War.
DISTRIBUTORS RESPONSIBILITY
There is still some risk that the wholesale and retail food trades and the ancillary distributors do! not realise the enormous calls which
EIRE'S POLICY OF NEUTRALITY
FOLLOWING THE PASSING OF THE GREATLY-INCREASED ESTIMATES FOR THE COST OF THE ARMY IN THE DAIL AND THE
DISCUSSIONS WHICH
CO-
merchants are giving willing operation, but perhaps they do not realise how great dislocation might become.
There has been excellent response to the request to merchants to form themselves into groups by which they could give one another mutual. support.
All negotiations for moving large central food markets from London and other big centres to railheads outside danger zones are complete. Distribution from these railheads would be by motor-lorry and
van on
a system similar to that employed in providing rations for the troops on the Western Front from 1914 to 1918.
MILK FOR CHILDREN
The special problem of ensuring adequate milk for all children, and obtained from a national supply which might tend to diminish, has been tackled with vision by distributors in co-operation with the Milk: Marketing: Board.
the
TOOK PLACE, IT IS POSSIBLE TO SAY THAT THE GOVERN MENT IS NOW IN A POSITION TO CARRY OUT THE POLICY. IT
Possible movement of large num- HAS ARRIVED AT EVENT OF THE OUTBREAK OFbers of children to rural areas has
WAR IN EUROPE.
In the first place,
IN THE
for
are
and
been taken into account. It is probable (that the peace-time sys- bottles as already tem of delivering milk in stated specifically by Mr. de Valera, would be abandoned at once
the chief the sake of speed and economy. complete neutrality is
instructions For farmers aim. If that is not found to be possible, then preparations are be-ready, in case of grave emergency, their ing made to defend the country calling on them. to increase against invasion; and in that case acreage under the plough. It is any believed that this could be accom- help will be acceptable from
plished rapidly by employing motor quarter.
Most of the deputies who spoke tractors.
im- believed that neutrality was
The main additional crop would possible, because of the fact that be potatoes, easily produced Eire will continue as far as prac- valuable not only for human con- ticable to supply Great Britain with sumption, but för feeding livestock. its agricultural products and con- tinue normal trading conditions. In- the event of an attack Mr. de Val- era has no doubt that Great Britain will not hesitate to come to our aid. The plans outlined by Mr. Aiken, Minister for Defence, include the provision of a land force of not few- er than 80,000 men of the regular army and volunteers, fully equipped and trained, `a fleet of light bomb- ing aircraft, and anti-aircraft guns, with such other details as it is pos alble to secure with the funds at his disposal.
"NIKS!
T
TO ALL FEVER SUFFERERS
Fever produces poisons. It's these poisons that make you feel hot and cold in turn, that cause violent pains over the eyes and that make you desperately. thirsty.
These poisons waste away your. nerve and muscle tissues and weaken your digestive organs. That's why solid foods often make you feel sick. But you must eat to get your 'strength back, or to ward off another attacki
Horlicks doctors have found, weskened easily retained
hod
quick
Into
Get Hör-
store.
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