GERMANY'S TROUBLES.
GERMAN ECONOMIC SITUATION BECOMING MOKE SERIOUS. LONDON, Oct 14. Fresh information regarding the economic situation in Germany indicates that the position is becoming worse. The corn crops have failed and the outlook of oats and barley is bad. The 1917 harvest is 40 per cent below normal years. A certain amount is expected from Rumanian granaries The failure of fodder crops has seriously affected the breeding industry and the milk supply. The yrice of bread is beginning to double. The weekly meat ration has been reduced to half a pound. Trade and industry are practically at a standstill. The publication of vital statistics -has been suppressed owing to the alarming figures. The conditions in Aus-trc-Hungary are infinitely worse.
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Taihape Daily Times, 16 October 1917, Page 5
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