FOOD PROBLEM IN BRITAIN

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3047, 7 April 1917, Page 9

FOOD PROBLEM IN BRITAIN

MEATLESS DAY ORDERED 1 (Rec. April 5, 6 p.m.) ' London, April 4. The Press Bureau states that Lord Devonport has issued a new public meals order, applicable to hotels, clubs, boardinghouses, and other public eating places, declaring a meatless day in London on Tuesdays, elsewhere on Wed-, nesdays, and no potatoes except on. the meatless days and on Fridays. He fixes' 'life, following scale for four meals I daily:—Two ounces of bread and twoI sevenths of announce of sugar for each meal; meat, ■ 20z.. for breakfast, soz. each for luncheon and dinner, with an allowance of 2oz, of 1 flour daily for pastries;" The order does not apply to Doardingbouses with under 10 bedrooms and eating-houses charging a maximum of 15d.- per meal.—Aus.-N.Z. Crfble Assn.-Reuter. ' . POSITION NOT IMPROVING London} April 4. .'. Lord Devonport has explained that the old order restricting the number of courses has led to an increase in the consumption of essential foods by from 20 to 30 per cent. It is estimated that the new order being issued will save ■an ; average of 56 per cont.of meat and 53 per cent, ot bread, and 63 per cent, of sugar. He would not 'say the situation was getting worse; but it was. not improving.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-,• ''■■'■ FIXING PRICES OF BREADSTUFFS (Rec. April 6, 5.5 p.m.) - '. London, April 5 The Food Controller (Lord Devonpart) proposed to Cabinet that the price of wheat be immediately fixed substantially lower, than at present ruling, and the price of bread fixed on the basis of the new price of wheat. Also that the Government entirely con'.trol the breadstuffs of the country.— Reuter.

SUBMARINE PERIL BRITISH AND ITALIAN LOSSES (Rec. April 5, 5.45 p.m.) London, April 4. The arrivals for the week were 2281, and the ■ sailings 2399. There were . sunk 18 vessels over 1600 tons, and 13 under IGOO tons. Seventeen vesselswere unsuccessfully attacked:"'Six fishing boats were sunk"—Aus.-N.Z'. Cable Assn.-Seuter. ;. ; '\ '■• (Rec. April; 6, 10.45;' a.in.) London,-: ; April 4. • An Italian naval communique says: For the week ending April 1, 432 merchantmen ar»ived. and 458 left'ltaly. Six Italian, sailers were sunk; of which five were under a hundred tons. —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutcr. " AMERICAN STEAMER JORPEDIIED (Rec. April 6, 5.25 p:m.) Washington,, April 5. Advices have been, received [American steamer . Missourian (7914 tons) has been torpedoed, ; without warning, in the Mediterranean.-Thirty-two Americans on board were saved'.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ...':...:.■ BEGIAN REUEF .STEAMER SINK (Rec. 'April 6; 5.5.p.m.) Yumiden, .April 5. ~A German: ' submarine -" torpedoed, without warning, ,twelvo ; miles off Scheveningen, '.the '/Belgian relief steamer Trevieo, from New York to Rotterdam,' with ' : a cargo of grain.. Twenty-four of the.crew were brought to'Yumiden. Eight were-wounded owing to the submarine shelling the boats.—Reuter. :.■:'-.■ ALNWICK CASTLE'S BOAT " (Rec. April .5, 6 p.m.) London; .April 4. Another boat from the Alawick Castle has been picked upV. The 'survivors, numbering 19, including the captain; have been landed' at New York._ Altogether 116 have been, saved,-. 15 died, and 25 are missing.—Reuter. -■ six hospitaTships lost ; .-..."■ (Rec. April 6, 5.5 p.m.) London, April 5. In the House of Commons, Dr. Maonamara (Parliamentary. Secretary to the Admiralty) stated that six hospital ships, involving 247 deaths and 73 insureds, had been mined or torpedoed during the "war period:—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NORWAY'S SHIPPING LOSSES Copenhagen, April 4. During this year -.155 Norwegian ships, totalling 243,000 tons, have been lost. Sixty-nine lives were also lost. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . LOSSES IN TWO MONTHS. / . (Rec. April 7, 1,45 a.m.)' ' Christianla, April b. Forty-one Norwegian vessels: wera torpedoed in February. Fourteen of the' crews were killed and 22 are missing. Sixty-four were torpedoed in March, 46 being killed and 100 missing—Router. ■ ••' •"■ /' '■'■'"' -.