BRITAIN'S PART.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15918, 4 June 1917, Page 7

BRITAIN'S PART.

THE FOOD PROBLEM. "GERMANY CANNOT STARVE US.' (By Cubic—Press Association—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, June 1. Mr R. E. Protliero, President of the Board of Agriculture, sneaking at tho Gardeners' Company, said that half a million new gardens bad been cultivated for vegetables. The sales of seeds had increased by 350 per cent. Britain, he said, wanted, roughlv, 9,000,000 four-pound loaves daily. 'If there is no waste," he added, "ami everyone tries to economise in breadstuffs, Germany cannot starve us, if the submarines triumph so completely that no grain cereals can reach Britain." ■ "The submarines," Mr Prothoro added, "may inflict a measure of discomfort, and live stock may bo put on very short commons, but the harvest at hand in September will gire us enough, plus the amount wo expect to liavo in foodstuffs, to pull us through.''

MR PROTHERO OPTIMISTIC. THE DJSPARTMENT'S VIEWS. (Rcceivod June 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 2. The Food Controller states that though iho situation is good, if the present economy is maintained, the Department does not take such r.n optimistic view as Mr Prothero. The Department had assumed a 25 per cent. Jess (if ships carrying cereals, but experience had proved that enly 8 per cent, of such losses had occurred. LORD DEVONPORT'S RESIGNATION. (Australian and IC.Z. Cable Association,) (Renter's Telegrams.) (Received Juno 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Juno 2. An official message states that Lord DevonpoVt resigned owing to ill-licalch THE AVAR-PROFITS QUESTION. LEVY ON CAPITAL SUGGESTED. (Australian and X.Z. Cable Association.) (Received June 3rd. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Juno 2. The newspaper "The Nation" pro' poses r war levy upon British capital in order to abate the resentment against the war profits secured bv. business men of tho propertied classes. ELIMINATING JOBBING. DRASTIC MEAT REGULATIONS. (Ileutei's Telegrams.) LONDON, June 1. Tho Food Controller has ordered dealers to sell cattle exclusively to persons undertaking to slaughter them within a fortnight. "Cattle'' includes rams, ewes, wethers, lambs, and swine. Another paction eliminates jobbing in sales of dead meat and restricting the salesmen's profit. The regulations do not afreet neat imported by the Board of Trade rinc' retail sales.

AIR RAIDS. BELGIAN TOWNS BOMBED. WORK OF NAVAL AIRCRAFT. Tho Higl: Commissioner reports;— LONDON. June 1 (S.'JO p.m.),. The Admiralty reports:— Several raids were carried out hi naval craft from Dunkirk last nijjht. The objectives were Ostend, Zeebiugi'., and Bruges. Many tons of bombs were dropynd with good results. Our machines returned safely. TONS OF BOMBS DROPPED. (Australian and 2».Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, June 3. Tons of bombs were dropped on Ostend, Bruges, and Zccbrugge.