The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-24
BY RICHARD c. WILSON

Copyright 1s42 By United Press)
 Lourenco Marques, Portuguese East Africa, July a. (UP)-(De- layed)-The Japanese are doing all they can to obtain rice from French do-China.
 However, obvious transport difn- culties have cut down the supplies to mere driblet.
 According to the British Whit aker's Almanack Japan had been importing rice for domestic con- sumption from British India. French Indo- China, Korea, Thailand and China.)
 The Philippines face a similar problem, because even in peace time the islands require substantial rice imports.
 A shortage in trained Japanese technicians to operate resources in occupied areas is apparent every where.
 This information received while was interned at Hong Kong. was caught there, on a visit from Manila where I was United Press bureau manager, when the war started.
 For the first three months the internment camp management at Hong Kong was entirely in the hand of Chinese. The food situation was acute.
 Daily rations averaged 1,2oo calo- ries.
 In April two Japanese, one a for mer barber at Hong Kong hotel took over the food management retaining the Chinese as overseers
 After that the food situation inn proved and when I left the ration averaged 2,OO0 calories. Nevertheless it was completely lacking in fruits a variety of vegetables. There Was sufficient meal and fish.
 In Shanghai Too
 New York, July A - (UP0 = Robert Bellaire, who today revealed the story of events in war-sealcd Japan where he hadebeen prisoner for months, went through the bomb ing of Shanghai before he went tc Tokyo as United Press bureau man. ager. He had been in the Japanese capital 8 year when war broke out. Joining the United Press in Shang- hai in 1886 while on a cruise round the world, Bellaire worked in the bureau there until he was made Shanghai bureau manager in 1888.
 Bellaire was trying to sleep at the Cathay Hotel at Shanghai when 6 bomb, dropped in the Nanking road wrecked the hotel.
 Again, when he was asleep, a l.. 900 pound bomb crashed through 6 United States Navy warehouse 2 feet from his bed. Roofing wa! thrown into the room through hi! window; the window glass was blowr in fragments into his bed. For many nights, he worked or slept whil' shrapnel and bullets were splatter ing on rooftops along the watel front, where he was obtaining eye witness reports of bombings.
 Bellaire is 27. He was born at L' Mars, Iowa, and moved to Sioul City in 1928 with his parents, MI and Mrs. Louis Belalire, who stil live there. After studying in publi schools in Le Mars. Sioux City Omaha and Bronxville, N. Y., he at tended Columbia University in Ney York for three years.
 At various times, Bellaire worke' for the Sioux City Tribune in tn advertising and promotion depart ment, and for the Herald Tribun in New York, where he was in tn classified advertising department.
 Grew Farewell Message
 Lourenco Marques, Portugues East Africa, July p = WP0 Joe layeO = Joseph c. Grew, forme ambassador to Japan, released her today for publication his "farewel message" to members of his Toky staff in which he said he had "nc an iota of doubt" about ultimat victory.
 Grew, a career diplomat who ha been the American ambassador t Japan for nearly 10 years when wa began, delivered his message on Ma 30 to stan members who were In termed with him. They had to sin songs on the American Memorit Day.
 Il T have not an iota of doubt (