CANNED BEEF

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 August 1941, Page 6

CANNED BEEF

LARGE RUSSIAN ORDERS IN AUSTRALIA. OTHER CLASSES OF MEAT ALSO WANTED. (Received This Day, 12.15 p.m.) BRISBANE, This Day. Russian orders for millions of tins of canned beef, absorbing between 20,000 and 30,000 tons of carcases, are expected by the meat industry authorities. A meat industry official said it was understood that Australia would share with other Empire countries in big Russian orders for beef and lamb. He said: “We expect orders to be so heavy that meat producers will no longer have to think in terms of restricting production. Rather will they have to consider increasing output.” The Secretary of the Australian Russian Association. Mr E. Draftu, has received a cablegram from M. Maisky stating that four more Russian ships are coming to Australia to load meat, wheat and wool. He added that as far as he knew Brisbane would be the only port of call in Australia. CREDITS FOR JAPAN GRANTED BY THAILAND. GOVERNMENT ASSISTS BANKS. (Received This Day, 9.30 a.m.) BANGKOK, August 5. The Associated Press of America’s correspondent, reports that banking circles have confirmed the previous Tokio announcement of a credit of 10,000,000 bahts, to finance Japanese trade with Thailand. Three banks are being assisted with Government funds. It was explained that the Thai-land-Japanese trade balance in recent months greatly favoured Thailand, which had been selling large quantities of rice, tin and rubber to Japan.