ESSENTIAL FOODSTUFFS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1705, 20 December 1919, Page 5

ESSENTIAL FOODSTUFFS.

A WORLD-WIDE SHORTAGE.

GLOOMY OUTLOOK FOR 1920.

By ‘Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association LONDON, Dec. 16, Mr McCurdy (Parliamentary Secretary to the Food Controller), addressing a conference of Labour members ■ and ocal food colmmittees, said there would be i serious shortage of essential foodstuffs in i 9-0. Butter was almost disappearing. Ex

[> rts predicted that 1920 would be the most -Tilic.al your since the start, of the war as

regards butter and cheese. Tea supplies hud decreased, though consumption had incix used. There was no prospect of the world’s supply of sugar balancing the dentends. There was a surplus of ineat in Britain at present, but there would be a world’s shortage in 1920. It was essentia! to again control bacon, because the prices had bounded, and the bacon had deteriorated ■when the control was removed. Mr G. IT. Roberts, Food Controller, •speaking in the House of Commons, said that some form of supervision of food supplies must be exercised for at least three years. It was proposed to free all bomo-grown agricultural products except moat, by June. Mr Cecil Hannsworth (Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs) said that the food situation in Vienna was critical. There would bo no food in Austria after the week-end. The Allies were doing their utmost to hasten relief.

AUSTRIA’S PLIGHT.

.APPEAL IN ENGLAND

Australian-New Zealand Cable Association

LONDON, Dec. 19. The committee for the relief of distress ii Vienna has i.-sued a public appeal for funds hrough the English newspapers. It states hat dcatiis and cases of permanent enfeeble ne-nt are occurring on an appalling scale, the hospitals are reduced to the last exremity. The signatories include Earl laig, General Cavan and Sir R. S. Horne. Iho Government fully sanctions and apdoves of the appeal, ami will give £ for £ assistance.

- PARIS, Deo. 16. The Supreme Council has clrcidcd to send to Austria 30,000 tons of wheat which is stored in Trieste. The Allies will guarantee the country’s revictualling until April, when they will grant Austria a substantial loan or credit.