GERMAN AFFAIRS

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 February 1939, Page 7

GERMAN AFFAIRS

FOOD SHORTAGE ACUTE [BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] BERLIN, February 6. “Volkswirt,” the leading economic journal, issues a warning that the acute shortage of butter, cooking fats, eggs, meat, and coffee throughout Germany may extend to other commodities.

The newspaper admits that the queues are reawakening painful memories, and adds that because of variations in the import quotas it may not be nossible to maintain supplies at the 1938 level. The police arrested two men and two women for complaining ol their inability to obtain coffee. DR. SCHACHT’S MISSION. (Recd. February 7, 8 a.m.) BERLIN, February 6. It is unofficialy reported that Hitler is sending Dr. Schacht on a Balkans tour to investigate the expansion of exports. COLONIES AGITATION (Rec. February 7,2 p.m.) BERLIN, Feb. 6.

“Swindling with the ex-German protectorates,” is a headline in the “Hamburger Fremenblatt,” of a message from Sydney, stating it is proposed to combine New Guinea and Papua, territorially, and administratively.

DETERDING ESTATE (Rec. February 7, S a.m.) LONDON, February 6. The late Sir H. Deterding was a naturalised Englishman, but had been living for the last two years at Mecklenburg, after marrying his German secretary, who is expecting a baby. His estate is estimated at between 5 to 10 millions sterling. His son says the will presumably is subject to German law, Britain thus losing the death duties.