CABLES IN BRIEF

New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24369, 3 September 1942, Page 4

CABLES IN BRIEF

American Meat Ration. —Under the meat rationing scheme in America each person will be allowed 2£lb. a week, which is much greater than the allowances in other belligerent countries. 54-Hour Week in Europe:— The Gauleiter of Paris, Bauekel. has ordered a 54-hour week for workers in occupied territories. This brings non-German workers in occupied countries into line with German workers in Germany. Single Men Called Up. —An order issued in Washington on Tuesday calls all available single men to the colours Later there will be a systematic ca!l : up of married men. Legislation authorising the calling up of youths of 18 and 19 will come before the Senate on Thursday. Turkish Journalists' Visit.— Five leading Turkish journalists arrived in London on Tuesday. They were welcomed by Mr. . Ernest'Turtilf of the Ministry or Information He told them they could see everything they wished to see. He said: "We have no secrets from our friends." Alcohol Production. —The War Production Board has announced that the manufacture of spirituous liquors will cease in America on November 1. After that date the distilleries will produce only industrial alcohol. Present supplies of liquors are expected to last four or five vears. Brewing will continue. Wheat for Russia. —The sending of Canadian wheat to Russia in considerable quantities in recent months was disclosed by the Canadian Minister of Trade, Mr. J. A. MacKinnon. Flour has been sent from United Kingdom stocks ready for shipment at Canadian ports. British Salvage Scheme.—Over 200 of the largest British industrial and commercial organisations will co-operate in a new salvage scheme which is to be built up within stores, hospitals, theatres, restaurants and ths like, says the British official wireless. A specially selected salvage officer will le in charge. Graf Spee Officer's Arrest.— The arrest of a German naval officer formerly in the Graf Spee has been ordered by the committee investigating anti-Argen-tine activities, says a message from Buenos Aires. The order was made after the officer had refused to testify before the committee which is conducting an investigation regarding the rest of the crew who were interned in the Argentine. Italian Food Shortage.—Mussolini presided at a meeting of the Governor of Home and the Mayors of 24 leading towns, says the Rome radio. He telegraphed to a meeting of 5000 syndicalists in Milan saying he was fully aware that the food shortage in the big industrial centres was becoming acute. He attributed this shortage to speculation and unscrupulousness, which, ho said, would be punished. Fires in Sweden. — A fire swept the big Marma timber yards in Soderhamn, Sweden, on Monday night, says a message from Stockholm. Flames spread to the port, where five ships were set ablaze. The damage at the timber yards* is estimated at £250.000. Fifteen brigades fought the blaze throughout the night and failed to gain control. The cause of the fire is not known. A fire at the leather works in Malmo, on the south coast of Sweden, caused damage estimated at several million kronen* I