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Taranaki Daily News, 4 June 1917, Page 5

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THE FOOD PROBLEM. DEPARTMENT NOT OPTIMISTIC. PROPOSED LEVY ON CAPITAL. Received June 3, 5.5 p.m. Tjic Fdod. Controfier states that although the situation will be good if econ'ohiy is maintained, the department does n'ot take such an optimistic view as Mr Prothcro. The department assured 25 per cent, of the losses of cereal ships, but experiohce proved that only eight per ceni. occurred. The newspaper Nation proposes a war levy upon British capital in order to abate resentment against war profits secured by the business proprietary classes. ENLIGHTENING RUSSIA. BRITISH DELEGATES MISSrOX. ! London, Jitne 1. It is understood that the Government's motive iii facilitating the journey to Russia of representatives of different nolitieaj opinions in Britain is to cotaply with, the Russian Government's and people's desire to learh the views of all sections of British thought. It is trua that certain small factions Which are not enthusiastic towards the Ttrar iire represented, but the Government is convinced that Britain entered 'the wot on nf % «nsli. mtiirni <ind VitttwM-a'-I'iep, a<id for freedom and justice. It tflr'it'fi)! a coutta the lulled inviesl-igsitioii, at!;! gtiuily allows all sections to Dsuounil t.)y>ir, views. . ' .Mre.ms. . Roberts,. Mircßonaid sr. 3 .lo\v*tt Will inform Russia how we we driven into the war, and ehipldvtc (ii>r'jißiis's present endeavor to ilisv'inn her ;o«rn objects in forcing war. : A SOCIALIST CONVENTION. WI.UAVLW RUSSIAN KXA.VPI/K. Australian CaVio AsWiiitiwi, 'Received June R. 5.5 ,D.m. Lortckn. June ■Mr. Snullie preside* at tlie ™nxci;titm. I'tmswtine of a 1 I 1 i«r nl tf«l rt x in*i t U > ob- * i d-»i H i v))u----t jji, ann it m t 1 "> t' R t Jcmoto M'lUjv/ ; it sensat,H»lial ,f em on thy aacin'ii i'-i ti reiolnlitoi tlm iiViniediftt? bt eourtell* of v.mknt!/- ■ ;i'-n p m et.'vv town aud i".Hi»-.:,Vy disfrii't. in th* I'.-intd Ki.v..lodx. | THE IRISH CONVENTION. _ RUMORED RETjE \SE <W PiXNT , PfiIKERS. SOME.OOMILViIOK MMBEM Received June S, 5.5 p.m. London, .Tuns 2. 'Cjir: Daily Chronicle's Pavlinsiientmy 'A'fi'psponflwiii f-t;<ten ibcr. then- ;«•» Si'oimsli to believe the Government is uting an amnesty to Sins i-'thi j ilviso.vru, in order to create an atnuv ) sphere favoinble to the lri»h Convention, tm> moKitex nf wh'i'di will hu-tuiic UmUi r»mm«n, i WK I I'iwft, «iv TN'if'v T'iiiffk'ftt. Lieut.■■Olonel Sir \V7 iVe, Mr. lieoVi:" 'tfiisift.-ll.iuso a tew 'oftiuheiv, frf I'livlUu'.U'Yit. Kviri" aumty in Ireland lias dmwwM its own delegate. FOOD PROBLEM SOLVED. %yuuci. t }tr.> i. M- Proshsvs, speaking at the Gardeners' Company, said that half a million new gardens }iad been cultivated in vegetables, and the sales of seeds had increased 350 per cent. Bfitain, he said, wants roughly nine million 41b loaves daily. If there is no waste, and everyone tries to economise in breadRtufTe, Germany cannot starve us even if tlie submarines may inflict a measure of discomfort, and live jstock • may be put on very short commons, but the harvest will be at hand in September, and we will then have enough, plus the amount we expect) to have in other foodstuffs, to pull us through. The Food Controller has ordered dealers to sell cattle exclusively to persons undertaking to slaughter them within a. fortnight. "Cattle"/includes rams, ewes, ■wethers,_ lamDs and swine. Another section eliminates jobbing in sales of dead meat, restricting the salesman profits. The regulations do not affect meat imported by the Board of Trade or retail sales. A NiEW ORDER. A. and Kf.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received Jurie 3, 5.6 p.m. London, June 2. Official: iAi Gazette notice states that appointments to the new Order of the British Empire havo unavoidably been postponed for a few days.