FOOD SHORTAGE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 31, 7 February 1939, Page 7

FOOD SHORTAGE

GERMAN ADMISSION Extension Of Problem Possible QUEUES RE-AWAKEN MEMORIES [By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright! Received Feb. 6, 10.20 p.m. BERLIN, Feb. 6. The Volswirt, tin economic journal, warns that an acute shortage of butter, cooking fats, eggs, meat and coffee throughout Germany might extend to other commodities. The journal admits that the queues are reawakening painful memories, and adds that owing to variations of the import quotas it might not be possible to maintain supplies at the 1938 level. The police arrested two men and two women for complaining of their inability to obtain coffee. DEMOCRACIES BLAMED NAZI LEADER IN AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Feb. 5. Herr Buerckel, the Nazi district leader, addressing a Nazi mass meeting, admitted that there was grumbling against the Government owing to a food shortage, but exculpated the Government, declaring that the fault lay at the door of hostile democracies whose threats of war compelled the production of guns instead of butter. MORE DISMISSALS REICESBANK DIRECTORS. BERLIN, Feb. 4. Herr Hitler lias dismissed Dr. Erhardt and Dr. Blessing, directors of the Reichsbank and members of the old school of conservative bankers. Dr. Kurt Lange, a member of the Economics Ministry, Dr. Bayrhosser, Finance Minister, Dr. Wilhelm, already a director of the bank, will take over their duties. A later message states that the Reichsbanker, Dr. Vocke, has also been dismissed. BAN ON REVUE ARTISTS l JOKES ABOUT NAZI REGIME BERLIN, Feb. 5. Minister of Propaganda Dr. Joseph Goebbels has ordered exclusion front the "Chamber of Culture" of several I of the best-known revue and cabaret I artists for joking about the Nazi regime. They will no longer be able to appear on the German stage.

PHYSICAL FITNESS DIRECTOR DR. LEY INY’ITED TO LONDON BERLIN, Feb. 3. Dr. Robert Ley, Nazi Labour Front leader and director of physical fitness, is going to London to-day by invitation of the National Fitness Council. It is stated he will be received by the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain. FLIGHT TO CAPE ATTACK ON RECORD KING S CUP WINNER STARTS LONDON, Feb. 5. The aviator Alex. Henshaw, aged 20, who won the King's Cup race last year, took off from Gravesend at 3.35 a.m. for the Cape of Good Hope in an attempt to heat the record set up by Fying-Ollicer A. E. Clouston and Mrs. Kirby Green. On November 14-16, 1937, FyingOllicer A. E. Clouston and Mrs. B. Kirby Green flew from London to Capetown (6870 miles/ in 1 day 21 hours 6 minutes. They made the return trip on November 18-20 in 2 days 9 hours 23 minutes.