AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 February 1916, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

FOOD PRICES GOING UP. . A SERIOUS PROBLEM. Times and Sydney Snn Services. London, Feb. 1. The Daily Mail publishes an article by its spy describing Austria. He points ont the accuracy of the artillery fire. Tile Germans demolished Belgrade without touching the railway station, which thj* troops needed. A wonderful trestle brtylge was immediately thrown over the rivw. Tntj bridges were obviously the Vrtrk of years. As a piece of war advertising the Balkans train was remarkable. Throughout Central Europe and the Balkans it impresses hundreds of thousands of observers with the Victories «f Germany, The great 0«d question is the main topic in Vienna. 4 humorous aspect of H is that Turkey expects food from Austria and Germany, while the Viennese and Berliners expect Turkish supplies. The Conquest of Serbia immediately IvMHened the Austrian They allow tilt British freedom in the cities.' Italy's intervention, whittli is considered to "be due to Britain, has intensified the hatred for the.* British. Milk is sold only for children, a« it is used f»r the manufacture ot explosives. The Austrians are confident that they will secure Antivari, Vtttice, and the north of Serbia. ' Zurich, Feb. 1. The ■ food -problem is becoming more serious in Austria and Hungary. Over . i 5,000 persons are receiving free meals In Vinina daily. Butter is 3s fid per lb, margarine 2s 8d per lb, and lard & 4d ger lb.