WHALE OIL
INCREASED DEMAND. GERMANY AND JAPAN INTERESTED The departure of six large Japanese whaling ships for the Antarctic, in addition to Germany's recent entrance into the whaling market, has aroused considerable interest in London. The effect of the expeditions on the declining supply of whales is not the primary concern, but the fact that German and Japanese activities are attributable to military needs of the building up of a reserve of supplies of oils, fats, and glycerine. Germany and Japan find whales a substantial compensation for their inability to secure foreign oils and fats owing to currency difficulties. » The Germans also utilise the byproducts of whales as fertiliser for the expansion of agriculture which Herr Hitler is doing his utmost to stimulate. Germany's attempt to popularise whales as foodstuffs is quite subsidiary to her military requirements. Antarctic whaling by Germany and Japan is subject to international quotas; nevertheless it Is feared that mortality among whales may outstrip reproduction.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXI, Issue 4957, 18 February 1937, Page 6
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159WHALE OIL King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXI, Issue 4957, 18 February 1937, Page 6
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