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Effects Of First Elovon Weeks Of War
GERMANY'S FEARFUL ECONOMIC POSITION
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, Nov. 30 (UP)-Eleven weeks of war have given Germany's economic machinery a severe jolt, but have not thrown it out of gear.
The major effects of the first weeks of hostilities have been:
December 1, 1939.
Capt. Foster's Racing Notes
.Continued from Page 8.)
that spotting the winner is not going to be casy, There до soveral speedy merchants such as Estover, Kut Cheung, The Leopard and West Lake. Bistre and Kut Cheung bavo 100
much load to carry, and with
novices up it makes matters worse,
However my best three are The Leopard, The Tigress and This Time,
and I think that they will cross the ne In the order I have named. As
an outsider I fancy Zero, provided,
of course the owner Jockey can draw 144 lbs. Mr. IL M. Botelho is no doubt the best novice we have at
1. Roughly 50 per cent. of Germany's foreign trade has present and it pays to follow his
been cut off. Industry has been slowed up by the closing of some
2.
3.
Approximately one million men have been thrown out of
work through the slow-up of Industry.
mount,
factories and the restriction in production in many GORBALS HANDICAP others.
A Very Evon Struggle THERE are only eight China 4. Retail trade has fallen off by more than 60 per cent.
ponies in the second section One of the most significant less than 30 per cent of that amount of the Gorbals Handicap for "C" facta disclosed in a survey of from her own resources.
class raters, and the sprint is By intensifying her efforts, Ger- Germany's position is the re many can recover more than 3,000,- over the six furlongs course. velation that, except for butter 000 tons of benzine from her vast Advancing Time, having brought and other fats, her food supply coal supplies this year, and next year back to this division, will no has not thus far been threaten-probably will increase the amount to doubt evoke much interest in 4,000,000 tons. Oll well sources the pari-mutuel department. It ed.
amount to only about 600,000 tons will be recalled that this dun yearly, Enormous Food Reserves
Rumania and
the mare, after having won are Germany has enormous food re- serves and for months, perhaps years likeliest sources for the balance of "D" class events, was promoted
bil needs.
Rumonia to "C" class, but the handicapper she will be able to continue import- Germany's
Russia
to
transport this amount. Neutral ex- perts have estimated that only about half of it could be brought into the Relch by way of the Danube River.
seems
two
ing from Scandinavian states, south-annually disposes of u 0,000,000 ton pinced her in the first section where eastern Europe, Russia and Italy most surplus. It is questionable, however, the lady did nothing. of the foodstuffs which she cannot whether Germany wil be able
In this section Advancing Time herself produce.
I think, a tough proposition How long she can continue these
us, imports depends on her ability to
against her own sex namely, Laugh- Ing Girl, Salvage Master and Sun- maintain her present high industrial
View. It light
that the Russia will probably have a surplus
have not been treating production for expori barter,
Owners Germany produces more than 90 of about 1,000,000 tons of oil but Laughing Girl with due carcases, per cent. of her own meat and it has neutral experts question whether so for the mare luis not registered a win been estimated that her grain surplus will be willing to neglect her own since the resumption, in fact her
reserves by exporting it all. H Inst
always three outings were this year will be 1,500,000 tons.
On the other side of the balance too, the problem of transportation
Bocked together with other conten- sheet, bowever, the shortage of fats arises.
ders. She
Scenic View drud- and probably will grow more
heuted for third place in the Austin Germany's whaling fleets, with
The war further weakened Ger- Handicap, but in a subsequent out- rombined capacity of
and Salvage I will no longer venture into the/regard to copper. The Relch pre-Master could not be disjoined in the 100,000 tons of whule oil, undoubted-realready shaky position in ing Laughing Girl Arctic waters where they would full duces only about one-eighth of her Connaught Handicap
normal copper needs. The war has prize stake-money.
acute. я
•
more than
prey to British raiders,
The war will also deprive Germany of most of her annual catch of 300,000 uns of ish from the North Sco. Her Baltic catch is about 30,000 tons an- nually.
Iron And Oil Shortage The war created two other import- ant shortages in Germany-iron and oil. Iron is as important to industry as oli is to the war machine,
Lack Of Copper
for second
now cut off the bulk of her importa At the last meeting the same three which came principally from Africa, runners could not be separated for Chile and the United States. The second position in the frame in the two chief sources remaining are Fin-Shun Chun Handicap, and I wonder
and Sweden land
who together what is going to happen to-morrow? presently meet only about one-tenth It was certainly a "hat trick" for of of Germany's needs.
Laughing Girl. The inclusion
As for other metals, Germany will Guinness Time in this section cou-
The Allled blockade has cut off the Reich's rubber supply, and she can supply only about one-third of her needs with briincial rubber,
AULD REEKIE H’CAP
have to depend upon Russia for her pled with the champion jockey in Increased manganese requirements on the saddle will make the event very Hungary, Yugoslavia, Greece and interesting. Bolling everything down Thus far the war has cost Germany Italy for bauxite, and on Turkey, my fancy is Laughing Girl. about two-thirds of her iron are im-Yugoslavia and Greece for chromium. ports representing almost one-quarter Poland's zine resources made Ger- of her entire supply. Some 12,000,000 many self-sufficient in that respect. lons of iron ore formerly imported from France, North Africa, Brazil and Newfoundland have been cut off. The bulk of the remainder of Ger man ore Imporis has heen coming from Sweden. If Germany can con- tinue to provide Sweden with coal. there is no reason to believe that)
economie difficulties, Italy forms a mile, has been selected as the Sweden will not continue to export
a bottleneck brough which ever-second leg of the daily double. to Germany the usual 8,000,000 tons
seas neutrals right pour greatly I do not think that it will be of ore annually, or possibly more.
needed materials into the Relch. hard to pick the winner, for in my Germany is trying harder than ever
for example soy beans from Mat-opinton Pampernickel should pro- to utilize her own source of low grade
churia and oli from Russia.
vide the second leg with Strathcar- Iron ore to meet the new deficiency.)
How electively Italy can serve rick and Violet Queen following in In two or three years she should be Germany in this manner, however, the rear. able to add about 7,000,000 tons to will depend upon how tightly British her annual output through the con-warships close the Suez. Canal and struction of new iron works designed the Mediterranean to neutral shipp- especially for smelting low grade ore. Ing destined for Germany.. She would still, however, be short
An Easier Solection THE penultimate event, the Auld Reekie Handicap for Italy A Koy Factor Infy has become a key factor in “C” class Australian ponies over Germany's attempt to solve her
of about 3,000,000 tons.
ous
Sorious War Problem
FINAL EVENT ·
Neutral observers believe Germany Twenty-Five-Acceptors hopes to increase Imports from the Scandinavian countries by preventing THE St. Andrew's Meeting will Oll is one of Germany's most seri- those countries from shipping to be terminated with a fine
war problems. The hostiles Great Britain. Goods which cannot have not greatly interfered with be delivered to Britain through the display of a big field in the Gal- Germany's sources of fuel oll but U-boat net probably will be bartered lowgate Handicap (second sec- they have doubled potential require to Germany for coal, the Nazis hope. tion) for "D" class China steeds Germany's greatest cconomic gain to be ridden by novices, and the German military experts have from the war thus far is Poland, scramble is from the 11⁄2 mile estimated that 12,000,000 tons of oil whose annual cost production of --some estimates are higher-will be 44,000,000 tons will serve the Relch post. needed to supply the Releh in war both for bartering purposes and in time. To-day, Germany can provide the production of synthetic oll
monta,
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THE GRATEFUL THANKS OF THE SOCIETY IS HEREBY TENDERED TO THE MANY SUBSCRIBERS DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER, AND THE TREASURERS ARE PLEASED TO.REPORT THAT THE TOTAL IN- COME FOR THE YEAR HAS NEARLY COVERED THE INCREASING EXPEN- DITURE.
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HONG KONG.
1st November, 1939,
The handicapper has drafted 25 ponies to this section, and it is learned
the that practically all mounts bave already been booked. Arabion Cat, Geordie, Lancashire Chap, Portrush, Radium Star, Sun- Ishine Susie, Talkative and Tiny Tim should be in the limelight at the finish, but the baton will be held by Talkative.
Mass Production
Of Planes
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Nov. 30 (Reuter),—Planes (are being produced by mass produc-
tion like cheap cara, said the Air Minister, M. Lachampe, in a speech to the American Club.
In the first months of 1939, the air force received more planes, than in the whole previous four years.
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