DEARTH OF FOOD
SPECTRE IN FRANCE BAN UPON EXPORT NEGLECT OF CROPS LONG QUEUES WAIT (News by Cable.) -LONDON, Sept. 30. The Times says that the Vichy authorities have bombed the export of foodstuffs to Switzerland. The dearth of food is being accentuated daily. Many farmers are not bothering to gather the crops because there are no transport facilities. Peasants are reluctant to. make autumn sowings. “• Housewives wait in long queues for meagre amounts of food. Many shops are almost empty. The extreme scarcity includes milk, .butter, cheese, sugar, potatoes, soap and textiles.
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Opotiki News, Volume III, Issue 318, 2 October 1940, Page 1
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