MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 July 1917, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

FCBORASE OF AUSTRALIAN WOOL. London, July 19. I* til* HottM of Commons, Mr. Bonar t*W, iB reply to ■ question, stated that the Government had acquired the Australian 1917 wool clip for forty millio.'u ■teUig. IMPEXDIXG WAE LOAK. London, July in. Tho Cmiing Xews forecasts the early isroo of a new war loan, possible to inatarle premium bonds.:' tOST-WAR MEAT FAMINE. London. July 19. la the House of Lord* Lord Harcourt *ai<l that, while acting at President of the feoard of Trade, he had acquired information earning the greatest anxiety regarding the meat supply. After the war there would be a world scarcity of teat, almost a world famine. Ger- j mat;, Belgium, and Holland were faced ! With a post-war deficit of eight million head of eattle, and Denmark, Austria, Serbia, aad itoumania with a deficit of aftother eight millions. Europe therefan veaU seek to import 16 to 20 million Mad. Britain produced only 00 tar ttlrt. of the meat consumed. He Hmself was also impressed by the ser tatuMM of the position last year, and MBgilt to arrange a scheme for securing a awry Of chilled meat that would be Ukpte for Britain for several years after the war. Lord Hareourt inquired as to progress aide atoM, and Lord Flylton replied that the Government was alive to the iasortance of the matter, but waa unaiu to supply detailed information.