FACING FAMINE.
Catastrophic Conditions In German Poland. BRIBERY RAMPANT. (Received 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, February 20. '•The Times" special correspondent says the lack of food and fuels in Germanised Poland borders on the catastrophic, the theft of fuel during transport resulting in short deliveries. Distribution if Wide* the control of German officials, among whom bribery is rampant. Signs of famine have appeared at Warsaw, where three-quarters of the population is subsisting on potatoes and cabbage. There is bo bread and no fats. Relief organisations are providing 250j000 meals daily.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 44, 21 February 1940, Page 7
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