GERMAN HOSTILITY TO ALL LIFE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11649, 18 August 1916, Page 5

GERMAN HOSTILITY TO ALL LIFE.

EVEN HORSES POISONED. PLOT TO DESTROY LIVE STOCK, Renter.^ New York, Aug. 17. ' Investigation of a plot to poison horses consigned to Britain from lowa shows widespread attempts by German agents to kill live stock consigned to the Allies. GERMAN FOOD SCARCITY. SOARING OF PRICES. FOR MEATLESS STEW. Paris, Ang. 16. The Journal gives details of German food troubles. An ordinary meal of Indian corn, soup, a slice of salmon, spinach, gruyere and half a bottle of wine costs nine marks. Two slices of sausage, live grammes of butter costs two marks. At the people’s soup kitchens, forty pfenning will buy a litre of soup and meatless stew, ANOTHER WAR PRECAUTION, . ______ CONTROL OP WOOLLEN MANU- . FAOTURE. London, Ang. 16. An Order in Council establishes control of the woollen manufacturing trade with a view to limiting prices. The schedule specifies all materials wholly or partially manu- i factored from wood. There is some doubt whether this applies to the whole trade or only to the manufacture of material for war purposes. It is understood the authorities are considering the ' point.