London, June 26.
A determined drive to prevent profiteering in fish was announced by the Food Minister, Lord Woolton, in the House of Lords yesterday.
Britain gets no more than 25 per cent. of fish supplies since the Admiralty requisitioned 75 per cent. of the country's fish trawlers for mine sweeping. Fish prices to the housewife have risen disproportionately. An order will shortly be issued controlling the price at the quay, in ships and at all intermediate stages so that no longer will it be possible to speculate in fish.
The average price wil) be nine shillings, 10 pence per stone compared with last month's ruling price of 13 shillings, six pence. Measures also have been taken ^o ensure fair distribution in all parts of the coun-
British Grateful for Argentine Meat London, June 26.
The generosity of Argentine stockbreeders in deciding to continue supplying meat for Britain's campaign is prominent in British newspapers. In well-informed quarters, this Argentine gesture has evoked expressions of gratitude, coupled with the remark that these meat gifts are all the more generous considering the present difficuMies of ihe South American meat industry.
Admiral Harwood, the victor of the River Plate battle, particularly stressed the gratitude of British warships calling at South American ports for fresh meat and other produce supplied so abundantly by generous South Americans.—Reuter.
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