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BELCIAirWEUEF. SERIOUS FOOD RIOTS. MILLIONS IN DISTRESS. Pross Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 12.30 p.m.) London, July IS. The Belgian'-'Relief Committee'considered the Belgians' position. In a letter cabled yesterday, the Commission admits that serious riots were occurring. The population in some parts declare that the Commission's ration is insufficient to support life. The difficulties of distribution are undiminished. Holland for the past three months has prohibited the export of potatoes, which the Commission does not supply owing to deterioration on the Atlantic voyage. A new agreement, arranged by Spain' and America with the belligerents, insured that the Belgians should retain their own potato and sugar crops and' cattle. Since the new agreement, the Germans did not >:end cattle. Occasionally, the German soldiers seized the food, but they were authorised to make resfciiutidn whenever complaints were made.
The Commission state* that two million wholly and one and a Jif.lf-millions partially are dependent on the Com* mission. -Three and a-half million are able to purcjhssie the Commission's rations. •
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 91, 19 July 1916, Page 6
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173Second Edition In the West Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 91, 19 July 1916, Page 6
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