THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 3, 1940
GERMANY'S FOOD PROBLEMS ANALYSED: BETWEEN 70 AND 80 P.C. SELF-SUFFICIENT
Amsterdam, To-day. WAR
A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW of Germany's food problems is given in the "Nieuwe Rotter- damsche" of Berlin in which the writer assesses German self-sufficiency in foodstuffs at between 70 and 80 per cent, except for fats which is 50
per cent.
This deficiency is normally made up by imports. Sufficient foodstuffs have been accumulated in the last 12 or 18 months but nevertheless the fat problem is a critical point.
Desperate efforts are being made to produce fats from coal but at best these are only usable for technical purposes with a view to releasing edible fats for human consumption.
AGAINST BOREDOM
LONDON, TO-DAY.
A GREAT STEP FORWARD IN THE "WAR AGAINST BOREDOM," WHICH HAS BEEN WAGED WHILE ACTIVE OPERATIONS ARE DE- LAYED, HAS BEEN TAKEN BY A DECISION OF THE MILITARY AU- THORITIES THAT VARIOUS 80-
CIAL WELFARE ORGANISATIONS
- SUCH AS THE SALVATION
ARMY, Y.M.C.A. AND CHURCH
ARMY
MAY NOW GO AHEAD WITH PLANS TO PROVIDE CAN-
OVERCOATS CAPTURED
Helsinki, To-day.
The Finnish troops yesterday captured one Boviet tank, three machine-guna, a flaid-kitchen and 400 overcoats.
The seizure of the overcoats is considered an especial achieve- ment, in view of the bitterly cold weather-Reuter.
ALL-TIME
RECORD IN
CANADIAN OUTPUT
London, To-day. The value of mineral pro- TEENS AND SOCIAL CENTRES FOR duction in Canada in 1939 is THE TROOPS IN THE BRITISH estimated at 470,790,000 dol- CORRESPONDENT WITH THE BEF. ZONE, SAYS REUTER'S SPECIAL lars--an all-time high record, IN FRANCE.
representing a six per cent.
In an interview, the Organising increase over the preceding Secretary' of the Y.M.C.A. outlined year and three per cent. over
plans to establish centres comprising.
it is hoped to increase the recreation rooms, reading and writing 1937 when the previous high- number of pigs in Germany.
rooms, concert halls and canteens, est was reached. Sea fishing has been reduced to a
staffed by several hundred Y.ME.C.A. New output records are reported minimum. The situation with regard workers, while a fleet of 50 large vans, for antimony, gold, copper, zine, to leguminous plants like peas is very abraries combined-are to visit iso-natural gas, gypsum, sulphur and Atted as travelling tea-shops and nickel, cadmium, crude petroleum, unsatisfactory as the total Germany proper last year produced only 624,000 tons.
The possibilities of grapestones, Russia beechnuts and horse chestnuts are being explored. The mean situation appears very difficult.
Rationing is most severe and the effects of foot and mouth disease are being felt.
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In addition the canning industry is suffering a shortage of tin for cans. Polish territories are expected to help to make up the general deficit parti- cularly grain, meat and
eggs but Itle butter can be hoped for from there.
The grain situation is generally good and the position with regard to potatoes is also not unsatisfacory as only 25 per cent. of the total crop is needed for human
consumption though this percentage is expected to increase considerably on account of the shortage of other commodities, and a special reserve of two million tons is being laid aside. Reuter,
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Colonel Booth Davey, leader of Several new gold mines reached the Salvation Army in the British the production stage and the gold zone, said that there will be Balva- | productive field was widened. tion Army centres in 24 towns, of Iron ore was produced on a com- which 11 have sleeping accom-mercial scale for the first time in modation for troops stranded in sixteen years at Michipicoten and passing through, while six mobile this was, perhaps, the most
signi- canteens are coming from England |ficant development of the year in
the Canadian mining industry. The Salvation Army wanted to pro- Considerable prospecting
and de- vide ambulances for men on activevelopment work was carried out
in service not only in the British zone those metals and ores which have but also for the French armies.
not as yet been produced to any great He added that the French military extent in Canada but which are im-
asked the Salvation portant for War authorities had
purposes. These Army to organize 600 canteens and metals include molybdenum, recreation rooms behind the Maginot ganese, mercury and tungsten. Line.-The-French-will provide the It is also reported that several new. buildings while the Salvation Army oil wells were brought into produc- will furnish the personnel.-Reuter.
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By Ed Reed KING VISITS
“It's me!"
EWO BEER
SOUTHERN COMMAND
London, To-day,
The King paid a visit yes- terday to troops in the South- ern Command, where he was met by a parade of 4,000 men who greeted him with a burst of cheering.
After inspecting this centre,' and talking with many officers and men, His Majesty - drove in a camouflaged car to a number of small villages in an area where units have been sta- tioned.
At each place, the King left the car arid walked up and down the lines and, at one place; walked over a mile along a road lined with enthusiastical- ly Cheering man............
At this point, His Majesty's only es
was in droved of léváčunted chil- dren, who followed closely behind hini, His Majesty's tour took him through two countries and occupied most the day="British Wireless.
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