SEVERE RATIONING

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 30, 3 August 1940, Page 11

SEVERE RATIONING

WARNING IN FRANCE

THE COMING WINTER

BLOCKADE EFFECTS

OFFICIAL PRONOUNCEMENTS

(By Telsgraph—•Prwss Association—•Copyright.)

(Received August 3, 12-50 p.m.) LONDON, August Z, A message from Vichy states 4iet •France will have to submit to ehort rations next winter, according to a serious warning issued by the Mm» istry of Agriculture, which predicti additional meatless days and more extensive food restrictions.

The Ministry issues a warning that severe rationing of milk and butter will be necessary because of lack of fuel for transport. Measures ara being taken to equip vehicles with charcoal-burning devices.

It was stated that meat will be short because of the need to build up livestock, of which the Germans in the occupied area have taken over large numbers of animals. The position in regard to edible oil is even more difficult because it all came from the colonies, from which transport is now very difficult. Eighty per cent, of France's sugar was imported from regions which are severely affected by the war.

The new- Minister of Agriculture, M. Cazi6t, said: "I advise those who can to remain in the country .districts during the winter instead of-returning to the towns, where shortages wijl be greater. France is not facinga famine, although the British blockade and th« presence of the German army force uf to adopt short rations/ • .

The newspaper "Lie Temps" declare* that the British blockade authorities seized 260 tons of food consigned to France.- --.•;" ' ■ v. ' •■.