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Show I Belgium Is Ready for Expected Crop of Wealthy Tourists BRUSSELS, June 5. Boigluui Is now in a position to feed any number of tourists who may come to visit, the country, owing to a great improvement in the situation during the last few months. Prices are far above the pre-war standard, hut supplies sup-plies generally are plentiful, with the exception of certain kinds of meat and milk, the food minister told the i Associated Press today. He added that Belgium is now well provided as regards bread, potatoes aud wheat. Since March there has been no limit placed on the consumption of bread, which is now of an excellent quality, being mado with 82 per cent of white flour. Belgium is able to erport potatoes to France, and has a supply of wheat for the next three mouths, owing to the activities of tho interallied food commission, under the chairmanship of Herbert Hoover. More shipments from America arc being arranged and other supplies will soon be imported. |