THE FOOD PROBLEM

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17218, 22 January 1918, Page 5

THE FOOD PROBLEM

GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY,

THE POSITIONS COMPARED

Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. LONDON, January 20. Lord Rhondda, Food Controller, speaking at the Aldwych Club, said that, without wishing to alarm the public, we had readied the state that Germany reached two years ago, while now her position was perilous. He deprecated attempts to set class against class, but the rich and middle classes had responded more generally to appeals for economy than the wage-earners. There was now evidence, he said, that farmers were deliberately withholding sapplies. Ho concluded by saying: "There is no prospect of a meat famine such as affects Germany, but we might economise more in meat for a few months." FROZEN RAJ3BITS. EAGER COMPETITION. LONDON. January 20. A few colonial frozen rabbits have been released for sale, and were eagerly competed for, as English supplies practically vanished from the markets since the price was fixed.

WORKERS RESTIVE.WORK OF LOCAL COMMITTEES. LONDON, January 20. Instances are reported of the workers ad-opt nig a threatening tone regarding food shortage. A number of workmen a,t "Middlesbrough abstained from work, and went as a deputation to the local Food' Committee. They declared that they were working 16 hour a day, and living on bread and jam. Manchester and the surrounding areas have agreed to adopt a ration scheme when the Food Controller is able to guarantee supplies. Crowds at Sheffield besieged the Belgian refugees' horse-flesh shops, where large sales of horse-flesh were made.

The Food Controller is fixing the maximum retail prices of fi?h.

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