LIFE IN PARIS

Grey River Argus, 21 September 1944, Page 8

LIFE IN PARIS

LONDON, Sept. 15. A “Dailv Telegranh” correspondent at. Paris describing conditions lhere says: Limited service buses and underground trains are running, but thev are very over-crowded. Taxis are not yet available. The street are filled with thousands of bicycles. The greatest inconvenience is a lack of heat for cooking. Gas is turned on only for about an hour in the evening. Most buildings arc without electricity, which is reserved for hotels and public oflices. The first trainloads of coal have arrived. This: may ease She 'situation. The food position has improved. 1 The news that the Argentine Government have offered free shipments !o£ one hundred thousand tons of wheat, and five thousand tons of me,?.L has caused gratification, as has a gift from Britain of fifty thousand tons of soap, a shortage of which has long been an embarassment to Parisians. Shops are all re-opening. The Rue de la P'aix is busy producing new fashions. Cafes are taking down shutters, many of which are scarred with bullets from street fighting. The choice of drinks is very limited, except expensive brandy and champagne. Restaurants are still almost entirely closed. There are a few black market resorts, where charges are extortionate.