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March 11, 1940.
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BRITAIN AT WAR-New Exclusive Series of Articles Sailor Asks
ENGLAND CAN'T BE STARVED
The Article below, second in our new series, is written by a neutral observer.
REAT BRITAIN has literally put all her eggs in one has- ket, her butter in one tub and her sugar in one bowl and labelled them a "pool"-a product of Mars from which wartime rations are being drawn.
After less than six months of war, Britain decreed curtailment of consump- tion of butter, sugar, ham, bacon and meat. It was not until 1918 that compulsory rationing was introduced in the world war, but the government and the man in the strect remember those days with a shudder.
In that fateful week of February, 1918, more than 1,500.- 000 persons lined up in wintry streets before food shops. On the Saturday before rationing began, 500,000 lined up hoping to obtain only potatoes.
In munitions plants, workers lay down their tools to take their exhausted wives to their places in food queues. Soldiers wrote bitter lot- ters from the front, complaining of this treatment of their families. The minister of food, Lord Rhondda, feared revolution unless immediate relief was given.
There is no such prospect to-day: Despite German submarine, aerial and mine-layer warfare, unending ship convoys creep into Britain's ports with cargoes from all parts of the world in contrast to Britain's heavy food shipping losses in the world war.
While only a fraction of Britain's merchant marine has been lost thus far, authorities emphasise this gigantic war effort requires bullets instead of butter, bully beef for the troops rather than breakfast bacon. Every spoonful of sugar saved-Britain expects to reduce her sugar im- ports 25 per cent.-will sweeten Britain's foreign exchange reserve for purchase of airplanes and munitions.
Mindful of the last war's lessons and the fact Germany has been on a virtual rationing basis for several years, the government began pre- parations to tighten the citizens'
the top of each bottle of milk, place
in a cool place eight or ten days and whip into a stiff consistency."
Since the average citizen has suffered little hardship except the
IN Sussex, sheep---now doubly blackout thus far in this war, the valuable for "macon" (mutton-Food Ministry has emphasised every hacon) are meeting a similar citizen should gladly contribute to the war effort by cheerfully sub- fatc.
less rigid than Germany's. mitting to rationing which is far
Brend continueal potatoes. Campaigns have been plentiful, but Bri- started to build up enthusiasm for tain was recently home and community gardening forced to borrow | plota, wheat stocks from
The ministry hopes to attain France and critics 600,000 new garden plots, from of the govern which it estimates produce will ment claim there bring in 3,750,000 pounds sterling has been a heavy a year. It anys no experience is reduction of Bri- needed, but expert advice is avail- tain's pre-war able. Citizens are invited to visit whent reserve. demonstration plots on which vege Likewise, barley table seedlings are being grown for stocks have drop- distribution. ped, suggesting
Newspapers proclaim that "ration- there may be ing is good for you." Diet experts shortage, but nu explain that food restrictions im- thorities admit it
prove health and lower the death- may only be neces-rate. They cite, for example, that sary eventually to in the last war Denmark's death weaken England's rate fell 34 per cent, when Danes beer. But active steps are being taken that Holdlera from India, who are to solve food problems. Down on vegetarians, have made the most had little ment. They point out the farm there are now huge land rapid recovery from wounds. armiles of buxom girls growing Britain's food.
belts with a minimum of con- fusion-not, however, without some grumbling and even severe criticism of a ration which will barely sweeten the tea, butter the brend and make forced mentless days.
Shortly after outbreak of the war, the ration plan worked controlling this situation by taking But the government is gradually like a census. Overnight, work-over control of sale, slaughter and Nonetheless, British housewives want to fight has to shoulder a THE "conchie" who doesn't ers distributed forms and redistribution of all livestocks. are pondering substitute menus for
Housewives have been advised the normal British groaning boards hoe and fight potato bugs when collected them. Then every in- for butter substitutes to "beat up of hot roast beef, meat pies, rich courts rule they must engage in dividual in Britain received a the white of one egg with a pound puddings and particularly high agricultural work. ration book and registered with of margarine until thoroughly tens" with hot buttered scones, the dealer of his choice, who this instes exactly like the best The bacon quota allows only one blended, and put away to harden- cakes and heavily sweetened ten. estimated the total quantities butter." Or, "take the cream fromį good bacon breakfast a week. needed. This enabled authori- ties to work out distribution to meet problems of transferred populations such as evacuees, civil servants and soldiers.
"MR, POOL," whom the Ger- man radio for a time believed was the food controller, became the most unpopular symbol of
war.
Critics said "Mr. Pool" took 150,000,000 pounds of tea from London warehouses, scattered it around the country, gathered it | up again and mixed it up still they couldn't tell China tea from the cheap-side brand.
Hitler threatened a "blitzkrieg," and authorities thought Nazi bomi- bers would come. The great Smithfield meat markot fn London was closed and acattered through- out the country. Critics said the result was oversupplies of meat In some sections and scarcity in others
some districts going without beef and others without ham or bacon. Butter was hauled about the coun- try by barge and railway. Some oft on the sidings become rancid.' The fino Now Zealand-product was mixed with Danish and other brands, antil a pool butter, or "national utter," emerged. This has been he only type available sinco Fab. 1. Down In Devon and Wiltshire, an nguished squealing echoes across he rolling countryside.. Farmers ay they are forced to slaughter heir pigs because of acute shortage < food. In Ayrshire, the rugged cottish cattle country, there is a st roundup as cattle prices riae
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ALDERMAN SIR CHARLES Mc- Rea, the Guildhall magistrate, de- clined an invitation to Яing "What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sal- lor?" In his court.
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The Invitation was made by William George Lentern (10), a naval pensioner, staying ni an hostel In Johnson Street, E. Charged with Alor Star being drunk and disorderly on Lon- Amillsar don Bridge the previous evening, he Bangkok
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The Bank's Head office in London Lentern: Very Jolly, sir.
undertakes Executor & Trustee business, Sir Charles: i think it is a part of and claima recovery of British Income your nature. 1 pm only going to im-Tex overpaid, en forms which may be pose a nominal fine of ds., or one certained at any of its Agencies and day, which means that you can go as soon as the Court rises. Don't let that Jolly nature of yours get over
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Lentern: Sir, I wish you a happy New year.
"Could You Sing It?"
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URBAN COUNCIL
The following is the agenda for Counell:
Sir Charles: I don't wish to see any Tuesday's meeting of the
Baflor come before me.
You know
Urban
the old song, "What Shall We Do Consideration of a letter from With the Drunken Sailor?”
Government relative to the election
Lentern: Aye, sir. Could you sing of Dr. A. M. Rodrigues to be a it to us? (Laughter.)
member of the Urban Council; Sir Charles; Well, no, I can't oblige application for an cating house you now.
licence for No. 1, Pokfulam Road, Lentern: Well then. once again, ground floor; and application for a air, a happy New Year to you. food shop (fruits) licence for the Sir Charles: Thank you very much, premises on Kowloon Inland Lot Nos, and the same to you, my boy, I hope)4143 and 4123, Tong Mi Road (The you'll keep out of trouble.
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