ECONOMIC PLANNING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 245, 17 October 1939, Page 7

ECONOMIC PLANNING

KEEN PRESS CRITICISM APPOINTMENTS QUESTIONED ’ lßy Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright] Received Oct. 16. 7.30 p.m. LONDON, Oct. 15. j All sections of the Press criticise the Government's economic and financial planning, the chief complaint being that it has not yet realised the magnitude of the task. Sir John Simon’s appointment as chairman of the Committee of Economic Co-ordination is considered to be fantastic. Some papers point out that Sir John has not the slightest qualifications for the job. Mr. Gilmour’s appointment has similarly disappointed the Press. In the city there is an undercurrent of feeling that as the war proceeds there will be no room for key jobs for political hacks and those whose talents are merely forensic. NEW SUPPLY SOURCES ATTEMPTS TO COUNTER BLOCKADE Received Oct. 16, 5.5 p.m. LONDON. Oct. 15. Dr. Funk, president of the Reichsbank, in a speech at the Vienna Fair, declared that all raw materials stopped by the blockade would be obtainable over other routes. The British blockade would affect only a small part of German territory, with doubtful success. Germany was giving special attention to trade with southeastern Europe. EFFECTS OF WAR IMMEDIATELY FELT IN INDIA CONTROL OF PRICES I Per Press Association.! AUCKLAND, Oct. 16. , "The effects of the war were felt ■ immediately throughout India and i everyone, even the most ignorant vil- ■ lagers in distant places, knew within i a few days that the war was on,” said • Captain A. Cooke, chief medical olli- - cer of the Salvation Army Missionary ! Hospital in Anand, who arrived in the Monterey on furlough, accompanied : by his wife, who is also a captain. 1 Prices were advanced, and tfie Government was compelled to take con- • trol of the position,” said Captain 1 Cooke, and as a precaution against possible attack, all vulnerable points • were continuously guarded. 1 FALSE REPORTS i GERMAN BROADCASTS ON L POLISH CAMPAIGN 1 OFFKIAL DENTALS ISSUED r [ British Official Wireless I RUGBY, Oct. 15. Following further reports broadcast 1 by the German wireless that Polish f troops employed a yellow cross gas 1 mine obtained from Britain, the War Office states: "In spite of a categori- “ cal denial issued by the British Govs ernment, which has not supplied gas » in any form at any time to Poland, 2 German radio stations continue impudently to broadcast, this baseless p charge.” The War Office recalls that the first. - German gas attack in the last war r was preceded by similar allegations, when, on April 17, 1915, the German -1 Wolff news agency stated: "Yesterday, , least of Ypres, the British employed 2 I shells and bombs filled with asphyxiat--'ing gas.” The first German gas at- , tack was launched on April 22, 1915. 1 'No gas for war purpose was manus factored in Britain until May, 1915. s The Admiralty announces: "Since September 26, German broadcasting : stations have continuously claimed f that the Ark Royal has been sunk. 2 In order to allay any possible doubt ' caused by this untrue statement, the Admiralty desires once more to rc--1 affirm the fact that the Ark Royal . has not been sunk or damaged in any t way.” j | The Air Ministry announces: "Reports originating from Berlin that British aircraft flew over the city on 7 Saturday night are without founda- ] tion. No British aircraft was in the neighbourhood of Berlin on that night.” SAFEGUARDING RECRUITS’ EMPLOYMENT AUSTRALIAN REGULATIONS NOT YET DECIDED MELBOURNE. Oct. 16. The early introduction by the • Federal Government of regulations to safeguard the employment of men ■ who volunteer for service in the Australian- fighting services is expected. The Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Men- ’ zies, said the Government had not decided yet whether the Australian regulations would follow those of New Zealad. AUSTRALIA’S WOOL CLIP ’ WORTH £54.000 FOR SEASON BIG RISE ON LAST YEAR. ‘ Received Oct. 16. 5.5 p.m. SYDNEY, Oct. 16. The return to Australia for the curii rent season’s wool clip will be about £54,000,000, compared with £42,500,000 las’, year. According to the central wool com- • mittee, more than a million bales of the current clip are already on the seaboard.