MORNING BULLETIN No. 57. 4th, October 19~9. · 
Trw following statement &bou.t British contraband control is issued for the guidance of correspondents who ar·e asked to regard it as P.i~S:-~K~!J~l];d gu.idn.nc~ but may mo.ke such use of it as they see :t'it. 
The British contraband controJ. a~ts with full respect f or the positian of Leutrnls" On1y goods suspected of being contrtl.band cons i g;1ed to Ger:~1nny EJ.re o_etoj ned 7 o.nc1 so.ch case i s ultimately decic'.ed by t::-ie Pri ze Cour-~. The s:'..ttinc;s oi' th is Court are pub lic, interested parties huve the right to be lcgr,ll y r e:c)l'"'esentcci9 nnd de cisions a11e given in st:rict o.;:.corc1El.11ce wj_ th the provisi ons of intern ational lmv. If -che Court decides that there was wrongful seizure, it orderG restitution of the cargo to the owners or the payment o:f its r11m1c·cary crriiv2l ent ~ Rnd dmr.ages f o1'"' c1_e t ention may in adcli t i on be awarded <J.gainst the Britioh Government . 
The normal Britj_sh }Jracti~e is furthermore to :::·eleaEJe neutral ships as aoon as thr-;y rw.vt) un.l oeCLecl Leny cargo suS}/~ctcd to be contra-­band, and i1p to the yr•esent ri.0t one JV:'!Lltra·l shj_p hRs been seized. Ships would ncrrrml~l y c::.1J.y -r;e seizc:d i ::· there w2J::-evidence t hat they were bei.ng used i.nith the kr.ov(J.l:)dge o:f' th::; ov-1nGrs :!:"'or the carriage of contraband to the enorny, 
The diversion 9.nc1-t3LlJ)Ol'ar·y dc:)tentio::::, of neutral :::.-;hj.J::'S while undergoi :ng e~~.an~L1a U 0:1 l>:: j :wvitabJ -c: i.lW:tns; ·~o the :.i_mposs i bi 1ity under mode1,n corn:u·c:~ on.r:; of cu11du~'tj_:,1g cl6equ-rt"3 search a"t Gca< The practice was fully recogniseQ in the 1ao~ war. 
Germany~ o~~L the Dtt1e2 hcm.Ll: 1rn:o nov1 c:: t :E1 Lcd to 8j_nk neutr•al ships Jn circumsT;m1ces quif(-; co:cl:.::'r-cy to inter·1.ational l aw, Whereas the British 2\fE\'Y 1;.ses o.::-il;y s,:..2face cr'.tft to visit and sea:::•ch n eutral ships~ o.ndp when necessa:c"y9 ·L;..1 csc...1rt thein ir..to hat0 bour 9 Germany uses subma!'ines which -by the i.r nntu:ce ::ce j.r.1cn1Jsbl e ,::;:· bri;.1ging cap·: i ve s into port. 
QiJitc f.l!"l"-IC frci:1 the; fund.o....rri~~n>:al 1 ·.neg<"J.i·~y 0i' sinking a neutral ship the a c t ic often carr~ed out ~n ci~cmJstances causi ng or making likel y seriou;::; r'" ·· / _. '·' to lifr: and is iJh'.1.':3 :-i l t> c 1n ~flsgra::1t vi0lat ion of the previsions regulnti11g submnrlne ~arf2rc ag~inst commerce l a i d down i n th:;; international Sut.m2r'iEe F::::·ctocoJ.. t o viY1ich the Ger·man 
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of sinlc:.IJ.:~ both ne1:t:c'"'al sh i:')s anc1 c.o.:r"go gives th1:; neutral shipown e r 
and me:cchni-it no clw..ace tu 8.J'gue their· case L1 o. Pi :i.ze Cour t but 
condem~s both to certain l ess . 
'.I'he conclusion to b e d:cnwn j__ s that the G::' rma.L methocl of economic war fare is now~ as in -t i-:,.~ :pEi.st, 7:1-olent and uncliscrirn1nating~ E<nd., owing t o the Uf5e of' the suoina:cine, inl1:::-rent1J L.ke}.y to cause J.oss of life9 even where there is no deliberate intenti on of doing thi s . 
The British meth~d, on the other hand, pursued in legitimate exercise of Britain 1 s sc;a--1~oif1-er ? is directed to l awi'u.l ends and is not aimed againstj ht.m:o.n life GI' :ln~1ccer1t cargoes, 
The instruments by which it is c:ar:."ied :Jn; moreovc!' ~ nre s uch a s to p ermit :full conforxnity vri-~h the lavvs o::~ w:xr o..ncl to avoi d l oss of 1 ife or urn1e c ess ar•y du;nage o 
The difference is thEtt "!Jc-d;vrc,::;n what j_s essentially a weapon of terror , even if wielded, as it J.s oftsn is, by men personally brave and gallant .1 and a cm'ef1~.1] y r?g\1} q tcd c,ys Lem o::: warfare unde r the control of pro_9erJ.y constiLntP.cl Cour·''.;S ­2 
Sinking of the Steamer "WALMA". 
The Finnish steamer "HALMA" was torpedoed by a German submarine off the West Coast of Sweden on September 23rd. This ship was laden with cellulose destined for England, and her captain received a written document from the U-boat's connnander in which the nature of the cargo was given as the reason for the sinking of the ship. 
A facsimile of the note written in German appeared in a Dutch nevrnpaper. The translation reads:·· 
23rd September, 1939. Certificateo 
Re the holding up of the Sos. "WALINE": 
lo 	The steamer carried timber for the firm of Price & Pierce Ltdor London, D.c.4. 27, Clements Lane~ 
2. 	The papers were taken from the captain. 
3o 	The steamer had to be destroyed on the ground of destination of freight. 
(signed) German Submarine. 
The legal posi;t.ion is -that nothing except the most urgentmilitary necessity (i.e. the safety of the would-be captor) can justify the sinJ~ing of a neutral ship. In this instance there appears to have been no possible question of urgent military necessity-.. The carriage of contraband in no way af'..f-e.c-t.s-· ·th.e i.ssue4 
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EMPIRE ANNOUNCEMENT 
South Africa's Seaward Defences. 
South Africa has created a local seaward defence Corps and three companies allocated under the Cape, the Eastern Province and the Natal Commands have been established. 
The decision to create these new units was taken shortly before the outbreak of wan. 
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Official French Connnunique -Morning October 4th -1939. 
A quiet night. Artillery duels in the area South of Zweibruecken. 
Issued through the Ministry of Information. 

THE EHPIRES 1 S TOBACCO FUND HIS MAJESTY1 S PERSONAL LEAD 
His Majesty the King has been first to send his personal doantion of £25.0.o. to the Tobacco Fund for our soldiers at the front. 
It is being organised under the auspices of the Over-Seas League and with the approval of the War Office. 
British subjects in all parts of the world, both in the Dominions, India Qnd the Colonies, and among the large corrununi ties in foreign countries, will be sending their sub­scriptions to this fund, which proved one of the most valuable in the last war a 
Every £1 subscribed will provide 1 ,000 cigarettes "to the men at the Front o 
The ·secretary of Stnte for War, Mr, Leslie Hore-Belisha, in a persoTual message of good wishes for the Tobacco Fund says:­11 I am especially glad t o thi.nk that the :·;')ntributions will come largely from residents in His MaJ esty's Deominions overseas, and f r om British ,·:ommunities in foreign countries, and of ·~ourse from l arge numbers in Great Britaj_ no Believe me, from my personal knowlr::dge, there is nothinz more appreciated at the F .cont than a good SU.Jply of cigarettesit 

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MINISTRY OF H~ALTH A.NNOUNC:Cl'.IBNT. 
HEALTH SERVICES FOR EVACUAT:cD CHILDRr;I\T AND OTHERS. 
The Minister of Health (Mr. Walter Elliot) in a circular (No.1882) issued to local authorities emphasises the importance of extending existing public health services in receiving areas to cover the needs of school children and others who have bee:m. evacuated under the official scheme. 
As this is impossible in most cases without additional staff, he urges the evacuating authorities to give the utmost possible assistance by releasing such staff -for instance, medical officers, school dentists, nurses, midwives and health visitors -as may be practicable, at least; as a temporary measure. 
Where an arrangement of this kind cannot be made and additional staff has to be engaged to cope with the needs of the evacuated population, the cost will not fall on the receiving authority. 
The circular deals in detail with medical arrangements for school children, maternity and child welfare services and additional hospital accommodation for infectious diseases. Special mention is made of the importance of ensuring that arrangements already in force in receiving areas for the provision of cheap milk an~ meals for expectant and nursing mothers and young children should be available for the evacuated population. 
Hostels, Sick Bays and Nurseries. 
Special arrangements of a residential nature are suggested for dealing with particular classes of children or mothers whom it has been found difficult to billet with a householder in the ordinary way. 
One suggestion i s that "sick bay" accommodation might be provided in separate hous es for children suffering from minor ailments or convalescent from more serious illnesses who cannot be properly cared for in private houses. A trained nurse should be in attendance and children should be visited regularly by a 
medical practitionero 
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In many areas c"'..ifficulty has been found in providing sui:table billets for VJomen before admission to, or discharge from, an emergency maternity home. The Minister suggests that to meet such cases local authorities should consider establishing mothers' hostels within easy reach of the maternity homes, 
Accommodation of hostel type -in an empty house or other suitable premises -with a staff experienced in child guidance methods is also desirable for "problem children" who are unacceptable in ordinary billets. 
In many cases it may be necessary to provide short-stay nurseries for y~)ung children who have to be t~mporarily se-parated from their mothers during the mother's illness or confinement. These nurseries should be :·1roperly staffed and be in char>ge of a matron qualified as a State Registered Nurse. The Minister also suggests in the circ'.ilar that there will be a need for long-term residential nurseries for young children separated from their mothers for longer periods, and even for day nurseries in certain of the more populous areas. Detailed advice is given on the size, staffing, eQuipment and manage­ment of these nurseries. 
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ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE WAR OFFICE 
General Orbay, the head of the 'f'urkish Military Mission in London9 will visit the Chier of the Imperial General Staff at the War Off ice this afternoon. 
Issued through the Ministry of Information. No 3· 4.10.39. 

SUPPLl:L'll~NT TO :•c~VJ~NING BULLETIN No., 58. 
NAZI LEAD.C:RS BUTTJJH SUPPDY. 
While Field Marshal Goering was asking the German people to tighten their belts and put "guns before butter" he and other Nazi leaders were receiving supplies of butter from England. Information about which there is no doubt whatever has brought to light the transmission of certain parcels to Germany of which particulars are given below. 
Field Marshal Goering has never failed in the past to proclaim the merits of the four-year plan and 9 in particular, the sufficiencyof the food provided for every German. True, the weekly ration of butter before the war broke out was 90 grammes or less than a quarter of a pound per head per week 9 tho' it has now been reduced9 but the Field Marshal has explained in a public speech that butter makes you fat and t hat the people are better without too much of it. 
It seems that when the Nazi leaders came to arrange their own rations they were prepared to take a broader view of butter; and an interesting story which has now come to light and of which all the facts have been verified shows that for many months past the Field Marshal, Dr. GO~Qbels , and other Nazi leaders have been receiving large supplies of butter from England. 
So careful have they been not to disturb the morale of their com~triots that every care has been taken to ensure that the parcels should arrive without attracti:~g attentionQ But information which has reached the Government from a private source and which has been confirmed by subsequent investigation has brought the following interesting facts to lighto 
At weekly int ervals, a dozen parcels varying in weight from twc to four pmunds and about the size of a hat-box have been despatched from Bradford by Mr. Arthur Hentzen,principal of a large export wool firm, the contents described as Danish butter, and paid for at a spebial rate and routed via Cologne. In the week before the war broke out no less than 9 such parcels were observed, 3 addressed to General Goering, Dr. Goebbels and Dr. Bergmann, the remainder going to wives of other prominent members of the Nazi Party. 
Complete justification is afforded to the care taken to conceal these consignments by the strict manner in which other consignments, addressed to less important destinations, have been treated. English people with friends in Germany have at different times taken a less spartan view than the Field Marshal about the butter ration meted out their friends and have occasionally sent supplementary presents of cutter which were a grateful addition to the average household menu under the Four Year Plan. But it has been a common experience in such cases either that the senders received a pathetic letter warning them to send no more parcels, lest the displeasure of the Nazi Party be incurred, or -more ominous -that no letter o:E' acknowledgment was received and letters ef enquiry were met by the silence of the concentration camp. 
German workers will ::_it:.r-dly share the disappc:lintment of Field Marshal Goering and his friends that his schemes have been unearthed, and his supplies of butter cut offo 
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EVENING B U L L E T I N. _N"'-"'-o.......5....8_._____...0_c_...t_o_b...._er 4th9 193"9. 
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ULSTER BEAUTY SPOT GOVERNMENT TO USE IT FOR FOOD PRODUCTION 
A large area of the beautif'ul estate which surrounds Northern Ireland's Parliament Buildings at Stormont, near Belfast, is to be cultivated as part of Northern Ireland's scheme for an additional 250,000 acres of tilled land, and increased food production. 
The S:tormont estate, which includes fine vrnodland ana. lawns, is one of Ulster's beauty spots. It is situated on the side of a hill overlooking Belfast~ and contains the residences of the Prime Minister (Lord Craigavon;, and the Speaker of the Ulster Commons (The Hon. H.G.H. Mulholland, M.P.) 
Certain parts of the estate, the Northern Ireland Government announce, are already being used for plant-breeding, egg-laying competitions, and for grazing experiments. It has been decided to use to the best advantage the remaining portions of land suitable for ploughing. 
In this way the Government are giving a stPong lead to the farming community. It is hoped that Northern Ireland will be able to send large quantities of surplus foodstuffs, if ihey are required, to the rest of the United Kingdomo 
Golf courses in Northern Ireland are also to be tilled. The 
Minister of Agriculture has stated that under the compulsory tillage order, the intention is that occupiers of golf courses and other extensive sports grounds where the land is suitable for cultivation, should con~ribute their due quota to the increased tillage area demanded by the emergency. Each such case is to be considered on 
its merits. · 
Football grounds in Northern Ireland come under the provisionexcepting areas under ten acres. from tillage. 
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BURMA DEFENCE COUNCIL. 
The Burma Defence Council, the chairman of which is Sir Archibald. Cochrane, Governor of Burma, he.'s ri.1e-~ ~wice to set up nine Boards -four to purchase supplies for public utilities, essential industries and the needs of the civilian population, the defence services and civilian departments; three to control the production and marketing of cereals, sugar, salt, minerals, oil and other important products, and two vvhich will deal respectively with shipping and finance. 
The Burma Defence Council was formed to decide war problems,other than those falling within the sphere of the Military Command. The former Commerce Secretary, Mr. J.H. Wise, has been appointed Controller of Supplies. 
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PRESS SUPPORT FOR EGYPTIAN PREMIER. 
The Egyptian Premi~r's appeal to Egyptians to close their ranks is warmly supported by the newspaper ~1 Difaa, which urges that Egyptstands in need of the virtues of organised effort and co-operation,the keys to success in every l and. 
Al Difaa, like Falastin, deeply deplores and condemns in the strongest terms the recent nnirder of Mr. -E.J.Lewis, Superintendent of 
the Animal Hospital at Jerusalem. Mr. Lewis and his Arab orderly 
were the victims of bandits who fired on their car near a village
outside Jerusalem on October 1st. 
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BOARD OF TRADE ANNOUNC~MENTS. 
(Not for radio broadcast or club tapes. Morning 
papers only) • 

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY. 
NOTICE TO TRADERS AND OTHERS. 
1. 
The Board of Trade announce that they have made an Order amending the Trading with the Enemy (Specified Persons) Order, dated September 13th. The new Order, which is called the Trading with the Enemy (Specified Persons) (Amendment) Order, comes into force today, October 5th. 

2. 
The original Order directs that 278 persons or firms, carrying on business in various foreign countries, shall be deemed to be enemies for the purpose of the Trading with the Enemy Act. The amending Order makes 36 additions, 4 deletions, and 21 amendments. 

3. 
Traders, shipowners and others, are accordingly warned that as from today it will be unlawful to transact business or to have other dealings with any person specified in the original Order, as amended by the Amendment Order, without official permission (which will not be granted save in very exceptional circumstances) . Offenders will be liable to heavypenalties. 

4. 
The Order has been published by His Majesty's Stationery Office under the title 0 The Trading with the Enemy (SpecifiedPersons) (Amendment) Order, 1939" L_B'tatutory Rules & Orders 1939 No. 133..21' Copies may be obtained (price ld) from any of the Sale Offices of His Majesty's Stationery Office or through any bookseller. 


As announced in the House of Commons on the 3rd October by the President of the Board of Trade, it is not the intention of the Government to proceed in the present circumstances with the British Shipping (Assistance) Bill. Since 9 however, it is known that certain shipowners ordered vessels to be built in the expectation of being able to obtai n a loan under the Shipbuilding Loans Scheme, which formed a part of that Bill, the Board will be prepared to c.onsider applications f rom shipowners for loans towards the cost of vessels of the types to which the Scheme applied and in respect of which definite orders in writing, constituting a binding commitment, were placed by shipowners between March 29th and October 3rd 1939, both dates inclusive. 
The terms and eonditions on which the loans will be made are substantially those which would have a~plied to the loans contemplated by the British Shipping (Assistance)Bill. Full particulars and application forms may be obtained from the Assistant Secretary, Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, Great George Street, London, 
s.w.1. All applications must be made on or before Wednesday, October 25th. No application received after that date can be considered. 

A REGI§_'r~}E__EQR ..CAMOUFIJ\GE WORKERS 
The numerous applications which have so f ar been received from artists and others y\rj_shing to offer their services for civil and industrial camouflage work have now been examined by a Select­ion Committee with a view to the compilation of a section of the Central Register now being prepared by the National Service Depa rt­ment of the Ministry of Labourc 
It i s considered that this register of r[µalified persons for employment on camouflage work in time of war which will now be inclucle d in the Central Register is now sufficient for present needs and further applications for enrolment cannot therefore be considered by the Camouflage Division of the Ministry of Home Securityo 
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
The Polish Ambassador in London has informed His Majesty's Government that M. Ignacy Moscicki promulgated an audience on the 17th September designating in accordance with article 24, paragraph 1 of the constitutal law of Pol2nd M, Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, former President of the Senate 9 as the future successor of the President of the Republic should that office become vacant before the conclusion of peacec 
The Polish Amb3.ssador had further informed His Majesty's Government that M. Moscicki has resigned his functions as President of the Polish Republic which have been assumed by M. Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz o 
His Majesty's Government have acknowledged these communi­cations and ho.ve thus given recognj_tion to !VI . Raczkiewicz as President of the Republic of Polando 
...._.INDIA......__ ___OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENT-­r:NJ;nA 1 S :f\ESOURCES 
_Q_Q.NT:F.OL QF KEY COMMOJHTIES 
The Go·..rernr1
ent of India are i ssuing a notification providing for the control of' exports which will consolidate three existing notifications relating to the conservation of supplieso It will include a new list of exports which are key commodities in the economic life of the enemy and which must be prevented from reaching him through neutral countries~ 
The 1ist ·,;0::·:n include such important articles of India's trade as cotton and jute 5, both raw and manufactured; wool manufact.ms (the export of raw wool is already restricted); hides and skins; mineral oils; ca.stor oil; coconut oil; all oil seeds and oil cakes; mica; raw rubber; tannin& substances; manganese ore and iron or steel up to the semi-manufactured stageo 
Exports to non-~British destinati ons will require licenses, but for the present liccmses will be granted freely for shipments to all countries in AmerL~ :ct 1 to al most all countries in Asia (including Japan and China), and t o France, Portugal 9 Turkey and Egypt. 
Li censes for ex~orts to neutral countries in Europe will be issued up to the limit of normnl export s to those countrieso Measures have been t1.ken to reduce to the minimum the trouble that exporters wi.11 have in obtaining licE:mses 9 which will be issued by the Customs authoritieso 
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MINISTRY OF INFORMATION,, NO. 5, 4.10. 39. 
RELINQUISHED GREAT WAR PENSIONS. 

It is learnt from the Minister of Pensions that, since the outbreak of war, several public spirited persons have voluntarily relinquished the whole or part of their Great War pensions. 
In one case an officer living abroad has given up, for the duration of the present war, his wound pension and disability 
retired pay amounting to £126 a year: in another a widow entitled to pension at the r ate of £2.lls.Od. a week has asked 
that this should be reduced by one half; in a third a mother has relinquished the whole of her small pension of 5s.Od. a week, awarded to her in respect of the death of her son. 
In each case the Minister has sent a personal letter expressing the high appreciation of His Majesty's Government for this generous and patriotic action, of which evidence is abundantly shown in the following extracts from pensioners' letters:­
"I am willing to give up my pension if it is anyhelp to my Country at this time." 
"Having now got over my disability I have now been passed as fit and have joined the ............•.• Therefore I am giving up my pension as I have been and put my services to fight for my King and Countryagain. 11 
11As, owing to my disability, I am unable to take any part in National Service, I am returning my Pension Book for cancellation during the time the war lasts in the hope that, by doing so, it will help at least a little, in the service of my Country." 
lVITNISTRY OP LABODK AND NATION.AL SERVICE JIJ\J'NOUNCEi\llENT. 
The Minister of Labour and National Service, Mr. Ernest Brown, today (Wednesday) presided over a conference of the '.I'rades Union Congress General Council and of the British Employers' Confederation to discuss the formation of a joint committee to advise the Government on matters in which employers and workers have a cornmon int.erest. 
It was decided that a small number of representatives from each side should meet at an .early date with a view to examining the scope to be covered by su,cJ1 a corrunittee as was proposed and its method of operation. 
Issued thr01~h the Ministry of Information. 
No. 6/4.10.1939. 
H.Q.154-300 J.I. 

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M I N I S T R Y 0 F A G R I C U L T U R E A N N 0 U N C E M E N T•. 
COUNCILS HESPOND TO NEvV AT.LOTMENT DRIVE 
500,000 War-time Kitchen Gardens 
Although it is only a fortnight since the local authorities of England and Wales were given special powers to acquire additional land f'cr allotments, a most satisf'e.ctory response is already evident. 
It is obviously too early to quote any f'igures, for fresh land cannot be acquired and put to use in a day. Eut the number of enquiries the Ministry of' Agriculture has received and the spirit in which they are beinE made suggest that the local authorities as a whole a:-. e not only willing but anxious to do all they can to provide war-time allotments for those who require them. some Councils, such as Manchester and Leeds, had anticipated the Ministry's action and were esteblishing more holders on plots before special powers were granted. 
Five hundred thousand new allotment holders are the immediate aim. This will bring our total up to over 1,300,000 allotments. In the l est '."Jar, it may be remembered, we created 250,00C ne~· allotments. This was good business from the national point of view. But this time we hope to do better. 
Unoccupied land may now be taken over by local authorities f'or allotments, also common land with the Minister's consent. Other land will, as a f:eneral rule, be taken only at rents which will enable the authority to recoup itself by a reasonable charge for rent to the allotment holders. 
In exceptional ceses councils may undertake necessary work, such as fencing, to adapt the land for cultivation. The Ministry of Agriculture may re-imburse them up to £2 per acre for such work. But as a general rule a notice under the heading "Defence Regulations" warning off'tresnassers should d.isuense with the need for fencing. By these-methods it is hop~d to provide at least 500,0QO additional war-time kitchen gardens. 
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No.. 
M.I. 7 
4th October, 1939. 
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DOHINIONS OFFICE !J>mTOUNCEMENT. 
NOTE FOR THE GUIDANCE OF THE PRESS TO BE USED I N PJIT FORM THZ PRESS THINKS FIT. 
The arrangement announced today for meetings between Ministers here and Ministers representing other Governments of the British Commonwealth is for the purpose of consultation, co-ordination and co-operationc 
There is, and can be, no question of departing from the well recognised principle that executive respon1iiJility remains with the several Governments individually. 
This principle has been made abundantly clear by the constitutional developments of the last fifteen years, and by the passing of the St atute of Westminster. 
But the fact that this i0 the position only emphasises the need for constant consultation by all practicable methods, especially when vital issues are at stake, and when the members of the British Commonwealth are concentrating all their energies on a common task. 
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CONTRABAND WEEKLY REPORT 
During the week ending September 30th the British contrabnnd control intercepted and detained approximately 33,000 tons of goods in respect of which there was evidence that they were contraband consigned to Germany. 
The total includes:­
8,600 tons of haematite ore. 
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6,700 copra. 
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6,ooo phosphateso 
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2~300 oilseeds. 
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1,400 fibres. 
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1,100 gums and resins. 
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1,000 oils and fats. 
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870 cotton. 
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830 copper ore. 
800 	II II rubber. II II
600 fodder. 
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500 lead. and a number of <reons ignments of chemicals, foodstuffs, silk, wool, tanning materials 9 timber and hides and skins. 
This brings the total quantity of cargoes intercepted during the first four weeks of war up to a total of 289,000 tons. 
During the first weeks a great proportion of the cargoes intercepted had been consigned openly to Germany before the war began. Few more such cargoes can now be expected and the next weeks may therefore show a decline in the total quantities of goods seized. Such a decline would itself constitute an indication of the success of the British contraband control, as showing that Germany is now effectively cut off from practically all her overseas sources of supplyo But it remains the object of the contraband control to intercept all cargoes of suspected contraband for Germany, and, while account will be taken of the bona fide trading needs of neutral countries, all consignments will be carefully wa -i:;ched for any evidence of ultimate enemy destination. 
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OF INFOmlTATION 	No, 9 -4/10/39. 
MINISTRY OF P:SNSIONS /1.NNOUNCEMENT 
Lord Herder, G.c.v.o. F.R.C.P. etc. 1 hes, at the invitation of the Minister of Pensions, accepted appointment as Honorary Consulting Physicin.n to the Ministry. 
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lo BROADCAST SPEECH BY iHIHST:JR OF :CCONOMIC WARFARE AT Lk.,15. n.m. on October 4th. 
Economic Warfareo It is not everyone who knovvs vvhat is meant by Economic Warfare. But when I tell you it is what is often called "blockade", you will have some id.ea of what I am going to talk about. Let me say first, however, that "blockade" is not an accurate description of ·what we're Cl.oing. Economic warfare is the term that correctlJr describes our business, and I am going to tell you something about how it is carried on, and Vlhy it is one of the most imnortant YveaT)Ons in the British armoury. First, let me errr:9hasise that an army in the field requires a far greater body of men behind the lines who transport the, to the front, who repair and service its tanks and its aeroplanes and import and process the raw materials necessary for the manUfacture of all its complex weapons of war. It isn't possible to quote any exact proportion between an army in the field and its industrial army behind the front, because obviously you need far more men to produce and keep in action a tank or an aeroplane than you require to keep an infantryman equipped. But modern armies are sp highly mechanised that what I can state positively is that they depend on a far greater industrial output than was ever needed by any army in the past. It follows from this that if we can strike at Germany's chain of armament production to such an extent as to cripple the power of her army to carry on the war, ~e shall deal her just as deadly a blow as any that can be delivered in the front line. That is economic warfare. And the next question is; How is it carri~d on? Well, it is carried on in the main by trying to prevent the German Gove~nment from importing 
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to be able to prolong the war. Our power to do this is based 
on the fact that our Navy has the command of the seas. Our 
right to do it is derived from those belligerent rights which 
international law entitles us as a combatant to exercise. 

The first thing that we did was to set up a number of 
contraband control bases, three in the United Kingdom, at 

. Weymouth, the North Foreland and Kirkwall in the Orkneys, and two in the Mediterranean at Gibraltar and Haifa. We informed all neutral Governments and we asked all shipping coming into these areas to call voluntarily at one of the bases. The Navy at the same time started constant patrols off the coasts with the right to intercept on the high seas all shipping which did not call vroluntarily at a base. Whenever necessary naval vessels escort a merchant ship into a base for examination. Every ship, whether calling voluntarily or whether brought in to a basey is boarded by an examining officer who notes full details of the ship's manifest of cargo and reports them immediately to London. It is then the task of the Ministry of Economic Warfare to ex&~ine each case for evidence whether or not the cargo is destined for Germany, and whether or not that cargo comes within the classes of goods which we have proclaimed to be contraband. When the availabl e evidence is collected, the case is referred to the Contraband Committee. The Committee, which has been set up by the Ministry, meets daily under the Chairmanship of that distinguished jud.ge, Lord Finlay. The Committee gives its decision whether the goods should be releas.ed, seized or detained for :further enquiries; instructions in accordance with this decision are sent down to the port, and the necessary action is at once taken. When the decision is release , the ship is given a pass to facilitate its onward passage; when it is seizure, that part of the cargo which is regarded as contraband is unloaded and 9 as soon as this has 
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been done, the ship .fl.s allowed to proceed. Neutral ships 
would only themselves be seized if evidence was available that 
they were being used with the knowledge o:fi'. t'.'1e O'Wlll!e;c's .for the carriage of /contraband to Germanyo Practically no neutral ships now attempt 
to sail to Germany's North Sea ports and shipovmers may 
frequently not be aware that cargoes which they are carrying to neutral ports are in reality destined to be forwarded on to 
Germany. The next step is for any cargo seized to be handed over to 
the custody of the Admiralty Marshal, who has charge of it until the Prize Court sits and gives its decision. The Ministry of Economic Warfare is, so to speak, the detective; the Navy is the policeman who makes the arrest; and in the 
end every case must be decided by the Judge in the Prize Court, which sits in the Royal Courts of Justice in London. The 
sittings of this Court are public, all interested parties 
have the right to be represented and the CoUfit gives its 

decision, whether it is for seizure or for restitution, in accordance with the strict principles of international lawo So far in the first four weeks of war, we have inter­
cepted and detained 289,000 tons of goods, in respect of which there was evidence that they rvere contraband consigned to Germany. This total includes:­
81,500 tons of iron ore, including haematite ore. 
62,000 tons of petroleum products. 
37,000 tons of manganese oreo 
21,500 tons of aluminiuin ore~ 

and important quantities of rubber, lead,copper and other vital conn11odities., 
French figu:C'es at the moment are only available for the 
first three weeks of \Var, but during that period the total of 
contraband intercepted by the French Navy amounted to over 
100,00 tons, including 2L~,ooo tons of liquid fuel. Now 
that gives you the achievements of the first 3 or 4 weeks, but you must realise that economic warfare cannot be expected to produce quick results, and one good reason for this is that 

-4 ­Germany he.d accununulated considerable .st.eeks -o:r-mat.erial.. o-e~··-the-·: war. But what we have done is to cut her off from the day when war broke out from many of her sources of supply9 and with every day that passes her stocks are being drained and she is finding it increasingly difficult to .replace them. 
There is another aspect to economic warfare about which I would like to say a few words. Neutral countries are naturally anxious to see that their interests and needs are r ecognised. I need hardly tell you that we fully appreciate this. As soon as war broke out, we declared that we were anxious to t ake account of the legitimate trading requirements of neutral countries, and we informed neutral governments that we would gladly consider any suggestions which they might care to make to us. Britain seeks to ma.intain her own exports at the highest possible l evel and from the very beginning we he.ve done, and are doing, all in our power to ensure the continuance of the friendliest trading relations with neutral states to our mutual benefit. 
Natur2lly we do not desire to prevent neutrals from importing foodstuffs and other goods and materi als for their own people. Nor do we wish to cause more than the inevitable minimurn of inconvenience to neutral shipping at our control bases. Already we have opened t alks with several neutral Governments and a number of missions have come over from neutral countries to carry on discussions with us. These discussions are t aking pl ace in the friendliest atmosphere and we hope in certain cases to be able to come to arrangements which will still further simplify the procedure of contraband control. 
In the meantime Germany has been flooding neutral countries with a mixed stream of assu1·ances, protests and threats. Latterly she has begun to translate these threats into action and nearly every day brings the news of a fresh sinking by German submarines of neutral 
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circumstances clearly contrary to international law. Just contrast this with our methods o Wlhat a contrast there is between these German sinkings and the fact that at our hands neutrals have suffered neither loss of life nor loss of ships~ 
I am often reminded how true today is a verse in the poem of the Walrus and the Carpenter in Alice Through the Looking Glass, when the walrus gobbled up the oysters and wept for the poor oysters as he eat them -Hitler and his U-boats gobbling up the neutral ships are very much the same. This is the verse:­
"I weep for you, the walrus said, 
"I deeply sympathise. 
"With sobs and tears he sorted out 
"Those of the largest size , 
"Holding his pocket hand.kerchief 
"Before his streaming eyes". 

Neutral countries must judge f or themselves from which side comes the threat to their neutrality and independence. I for one have no doubt as to how they will answer. 
These then are the t wo main objectives for which we are working; the prevention of the passage of contraband to the enemy, and at the sµme time the maintenance of the friendliest relations with neutrals. In our task we are :tic~t,ng iu~ensely helped by our representatives abroad~ and I should like too to take this opportunity of paying a tribute to the tremendous assistance which we are receiving from the Dominions and from all those Bri tiBh subjects and Brj_ tish firms overseas, who are so patriotically furnishing us with such important help at the present time ~ 
One last word~ ln economic warfare, as on the field of the battle, the closest co-operation is essential with our Allies. We have here in the Minj~~ry of Economic Warfare a permanent French liaison mj_ssion, At its head is t~e 
distinguished/ 
distinguished French public servant and writer, Monsieur Paul Morand. 1.r/e work together in daily contact to achieve the most complete co-ordination of our work. Germany has her weaknesses. Already she is 389 ,0001 tons short of vital c·ommodities and, though we realise that the road is long, allied pressure will be kept up with the relentless object of making it impossible for the German Government to obtain those essential materials without which she cannot continue to manufacture the weapons of war for her armies. 
German propaganda tells the world that we are trying to starve 

Who can believe that we waste our effort in torturing our friends ? The truth is too obvious to be disbelieved. We seek to prevent Germany having the weapons with which to destroy the flesh and blood of our folk. And we seek to prevent her from establishing a hegemony in Europe, under which countries which today arc. free would lose their liberty of speech, their liberty of action and even their very liberty of existence. 

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The Ministe:r oi' J-..gricult:_~re a~'l.J )3'ishe:ries has appointed Major A. Douglas, t/LH.C,V~S. ~ Do V. S,Ivl . t/) the pos t of Deputy f"'J....; 0 f ·nary o-r'rJ· ,., ?> •"" / .. (' t 1 (1 ,_. '; -'t;.l-p :-)-,' <:--;-e V0 +e ri·n""rV ·
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in 8'\J.;C.Cession to t he J0r.2 JV' -,:o r?. . ;_;i-·. ~. :; _'.L :-.:,E~C ~V. ;:3., D.V. S.M . Major Douglas was fo:cr11er1y Ch:tc:·,= \0.1;e,:, n.·ry J:cupe ctor, Ayrshire Oounty council, and on ti'e t--,_,-,-1;3 ter (; i' vc ~-l:Ti.nai7 functions from Local Authorities to t~1e 1·-~in:l.s~~2y c1n,_; f; r f'c:·r· t IV of the Agriculture Act, 193? was a9poi11tecL a i:3u.pe.rintending Inspector in the State Veterinary :3ervi.ee in cha:ege of an Area comprising the counties of J\.yr 9 KiI'kcudbri ght and Wi~·town. 
Issue d through the Min;istry No. M.A.P. 50 of Information. M.I. 12 
4th October, 1939. 
NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN ANY FORM BE:B'ORE MORNING PRESS OCTOBER 5TH. BDARD OF TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT. Trading with the Enemy Act, 1939. 
All persons responsible for keeping in the United Kingdom any register branch register or other record of the allotment or transfer of any annuities stock shares bonds debentures or debenture stock are reminded that under Section 5 of the above Act it is an offence to take cognisance of or otherwise act upon any allotment or transfer of any such securities (except with the consent of the Board of Trade) to or for the benefit of an enemy subject or of any transfer by or on behalf of an enemy. 
In their own interests, therefore, the persons in charge of any such registers should in the absence of the express authority of the Board of Trade decline to act on any allotment letter or transfer vrhich is not accompanied by a declaration signed by the transferora tha t he is not an enemy as defined in the Act or by a declaration signed ·by the applicant for shares or by the transferee (as the case may be) that he is not an enemy subject and that he is not acting on behalf of an enemy subject or for the benefit of an enemy subject. 
An enemy is defined in Section 2 (1) of the Act as meaning:­
(a) 
Any State or Sovereign of a State at v-rnr with His Majesty; 

(b) 
Any individual resid8nt in enemy territory; 


( c) Any body of persons (whether corporate or u...nincorporate) carrying on busineos in any place if and so long as the body is controlled by a pe~son who, under the section, is an enemy: or 
(d) Any body of persons constituted or incorporated in or 
under the laws of a State at war with His Majesty: but does not include any person by reason only that he is an enemy subject. 
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MINISTRY OF FOOD ANNOUNCEMENT EXPORT OF PILCHARD 
The Ministry of Food nnnounce that the restriction on 
the export of pilchard has been removed. 
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EL'iPE-IB AJTNOUNCE1'IENT. 
'l'HE HAIN lUPLES S?IXIAL BATTALION 'I'O BE 
F01TIH8D IN J;J..!_~ 
It is learnt from New· Zealand. that the Ministry of Defence announced toc1.ay thet it has been decided to form a rifle battalion from members of the Maori race for service in or beyond Now Z.ealand as combatant troops. 
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EMPIRE A N N 0 U N C :C 1·1 I~ N T. 
HOW WAR CAME TO TANGANYIKA. 
Governor says Natives Execrate Hitler's Name. 
A despatch from Sir Mark Young 9 Governor of the Tanganyil-caTerritory, has now reached Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretary for the Colonies, which gives, in detail9 the steps proraptly taken by the Tanganyika Goverrunent on the outbreak of war. From this despatch it is clear that the situation was smoothly and efficiently handled throughout the Territory. 
In Dar es Salaam, as in other parts of the Territory, the arrest of enemy nationals began as soon as we were at war. On August 26th the German Consul had called a meeting at the German Club in Dar es Salaam and instructed his connnunity to give no trouble. Many Germans voluntarily handed in their arms and ammunition before the war began. No resistance was offered by 
enemy nationals and, for the most part~ they submitted cheerfullyand good-humouredlyo 
On September 3rd and succeeding days the various Districts reported the completion of arrests. The rounding-up of Germans in the Territory was carried out without any untoward incident and with no dislocation of native life. Women dependents and children of the interneeswere advised where possible to remain on their farms, and many are a_oing so~ Certain of them ·who are unable to provide for themselves are being maintained by the Government. 
On September 3rd a special meeting of the LegislativeCouncil was held, and a loyal Resolution offering "whole-hearted and willing support" to tho Empire's Cause was carried with acclamation. 
From all areas in the Territory reports indicate that the attitude 9 both of the native and non-native population, is re­assuring. Everywhere the declaration of War by His Majesty'sGovernment was received with relief by the British people.European neutrals have expressed their sympathy with our cause and good wishes for its success. Indians, Arabs and Natives have co-operated loyally. The name of Hitler is widely execrated in the Territory among the native elements. 
The Governor pays a tribute to the va:U.Uable services which were rendered by officers of the military forces and civil administration during the period covered by his despatch. The work of preparation and the execution of the Territory's plans for inunediate action on the outbreak of war with Germany have been carried out, he states, in a most praiseworthy manner by the officers primarily responsible and by their staffs. 
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Co.]l_tr9l of 	Oilseeds, Vee;e.t?-ble Oils and Fats and Marine Q'.l:}... s 
An Order has been made to-day by the Ministry of Food the 
effect of vd1ich is to bring under' complete control as from midnight 
on Saturday, 7th October, the industries engaged in the crushing 
or extracting of oil from oilseeds, nuts and kernals and in the 
refining of vegetable and mari~...e oils. 

On and after 8th October all im~orts of oilseeds, oils 
and fats specified in the Order' ·will be requisitioned on arrival 
in this country. All stocks in excess of 5 tons owned by Brokers, 
Merchants, Seed Crushers, Oil Refiners, Oil Hydrogenators, Margarine 
Manufacturers and Compound Cooking Fat Manufacturers will also be 
requisitioned. 

Persons m•ming stocks in the United Kingdom of the specified oilseeds, oils and fats in excess of 5 tons or O'."ming any stocks situated outside the United Kingdom, must~ as soon as possible after 8th October, furnish a return to the Ministry of Food showing the quantities in thej.r possession at the close of business on Saturday 7th October. The r·eturn must also include all oilseeds and oils afloat to the United Kingdom. 
Pel"sons owning s tocks abroad must comply with such directions as may be given by the ivlinistry of Food for the purpose of securing that the ownership is transferred to the Ministry. 
The order a~s9 includes the licence provisions set out in the Oilseeds, Vegetable/~ti.~L Fats (Provisional Control) Order of the4th September and Amending Order of the 11th Septeml)er and the Marine Oil and Fats (Provisional Control) Order and Amending Or•cler of the same dates. 
These Provisional Control Orders are revoked rii thout prejudice to any proceedings in respect of any contravention of the Orders. Also any licences granted under these O:vders will continue in force. 
Every effort will be made to meet the requirements of the various users of vegetable and Marine Oils and in order to ensure a fair distribution of supplies, a system of Buying Permits is beingintroduced_. A..YJ. Official Buying Fermi t must be produced to the Suppliers before any supplies can i)e obtained. In the case of small users of Linseed Oil and refined fish oils (other than Whale Oil), ·who purchase their• requirements from Wholesalers or linseed oil refiners or fish oil refiners, su-~Jplies can l~·e o1)tained until further notice vrithout the production of a 13uying Permit. 
Details of the aPrangernents for obtaining Buying Permits are set c·:;_i; in Oils and Fats Memo. No. L, copies of ·which may be obtained from the Ministry of Food, Oils and Fats Branch, Great \'/estminster House, London, SoWol. 
The object of this complete control of the crushing and re­fining industries is to safeguard the supplies of raw materials for the margar•ine and compound c:ooking fats industries, and to ensure economical production at a11 stages ., It will also :prevent wide fluctuations in the prices of margarine and manufactured cooking fats and should enal1le these fats '''hich are vital to the community to be sold at reasonable prlces. 
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PROM THE IHNIS'l'l-ff .OP SUP:-LY. 

LORD WOOL'.L'O~' S STI.TELIENT. 
In response to Press enquiries, the following account of the situation in respect of Arnry greatcoat deliveries was given by Lord Woolton, Director-General of Equipment and Stores at the Ministry of Supply to-day; 
"Cloth reg_uired fol" Arrey e;reatcoats is of a type not made in lart":,e g_uantities in this or any other country in normal peace times. This Spring it '"ras decided to increase the size of the Army. This involved demands for this special cloth gr eatly beyond the peace-time productive capacity of the trade. 
"The War Office at once set to work to bring in nerr sources of sup:;:ily, new manufacturers were called upon to experiment in making this clotho In peace time not more than 500,ooOyards are required in a year. Since April :;;,·e have placed orders for millions of yards of this materiial. Mor·e manufacturers are now able to make it. 
"Deliveries for the week ena.ing 15th September this year were a record. In the following Yrnek they increased by 2<Y/o. By the end of September they had increased by 50~·;. 
"DelivePies of overcoats have increased even more rapidly; during one vmek in Sept ember they were trebled. Betvreen the 8th and 29th September deliveries wePe increased nearly eightfold. 
"The making up of greatcoats has been in the hands in peace time of a very fe\V manufacturers. It has been necessary to in­crease enormously the number of manufacturers engaged and contracts have been placed for a vast number of greatcoats for delivery before the end of November. 
"But these making-up firms have had their teething troubles like everybody else; some time expired before the new people were able to produce a satisfactory garment. They are producing a very satisfactory garment now. 
"Then, again, there has been di r ficulty in obtaining the pr ecise dye to dye the thread and in getting sewings. 
"Buttons alone presented a big problem. Even if the industry had known lonb before that the Army would be increased and that such vast quantities woulli be needed, the industry could not possibly have afforded to maintain machinery for production in anticipati on of demand. 
11 If it had not been for these teethin;i tr oubles there would have been no shortage. Actually, had the quantity of greatcoats ordered and p1"ornised for delivery by the encl of October been delivered we should have had a considerable surplus in st0ck. As it is, in spite of some unavoidable delay, it is confj~ently expected that there will be ful l sur:i:plies by the micl.dle of November." 
"A thousand and one ad justments have t o be made al1 the time, especially during the initial s ta::;e s while the v-rnrk of sup::1ly on i t s greatly ex:pandec"l. ~J o.sis goes f orrvard. It is only natural that this should be so when suddenly industry is called 
Ui)On to produce in a feYv months q_u::intities normally talcing many years to supiJly. 

"No doubt there will be many more examples of failure to meet such suddenly increased demands. However, if' our critics will be pg.tient they can be assured that nothing is being neglected. It is not saying too much to add that relatively today we are infinitely better off than we were in the early days of the last war. 
"Every soldier in the British Army on August 30th, f'or instance, was fully equipped except for greatcoats and they were coming along at the greatly increased rates I have mentioned. Nobody has gone abroad without a great­coat. 
"There has, of course, been no division of opinion at all on this subject as between the War Office and the Ministry of Supply. From the start we have been working together. Before I became a member of the Supply Council of the new Ministry of Supply I was myself honorary Adviser to the War Office on Army textile and clothing supplies." 
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FROM MINISTRY OF HOME SECURITY 
The Home Office announces that it has been decided not to maintain control over passenger traffic between the Isle of Man and Great Britain. It will, therefore, no longer be necessary for 'travellers to the Island to provide themselves with documents or to obtain Exit Fermits. 
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OF INFORMATION No. 19 -4.10.39. 


MINISTRY OF HEALTH ~NNOUNCEMENT. 
HOARDING OF 0.XYGEN 
AMD 
NITROUS OXIDE CYLINDE::{S. 
The Ministry of Health wishes to remind hospitals, private individuals, and industrial concerns that it is contrary to the national interest for them to hoard oxygen and nitrous oxide cylinders, whether filled or emptye 
While there has been a definite response to the appeal made at the beginning of September, the Ministry is informed t hat there appears to be a renewed tendency to hold und~G 8Upplies. 
The adequacy of the existing supplies can only be ensured if cylinders are not held in e~cess of actual requirements and if they are kept in constant circulation. Empty 1~ylinders should be returned with the minimum of delay to the suppliers by whom they were issued. 
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MINISTRY OF INFQ~~r,~JION._ No. 20 -lVl0/39. 

SCOTTISH OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENT 
Mr. A.G. Erskine-Hill, K.C. 9 M.P., has been appointed Parliament Private Secretary (unpaid) 
to the Lord Advoca te. 
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For publication only in Morning Papers of ':!.1HURSDAY, 5th OCTOBER, 1939. and for broadcast at 8 a.m. on THURSDAY 5th October, 1939. 
FROM THB MINISTRY OF HOME SECURITY 
NEED I GO ON CARiYING MY GAS-MASK? 
In general, members of the public have responded admirably to the advice given by the Government at the outbreak of host~.1ities that they should carry their gas masks vri th them alv.rays. Indeed, the carton or carrier has become such a familiar part of our everyday equipment that ·when you meet anybody without one, you wonder for a moment what is is that is wrong with his appearance. Questions are, however, being asked whether it is really necessar~r to continue to go alvmys armed vfi th a gas mask, and whether the risk of damage by wear and tear, whicp might render the mask useless, is not greater than the possible risk of being caught without it in emergency. 
Nothing in the existing situation rrould warrant any general relaxation of this precaution, and all those who live or work in evacuation or neutral areas are advised not to discontinue a habit to Ylhich they have now become so well accustomed, except in so far as they may act on the suggestion, put forward recently , that it is unnecessary to carry your gas mask rrith you if you are to be se:-:-iarated from it only for a veryshort while. 
In the reception areas, however, where the risks are substantially less, the situation is rather different; in particular, the conditions of life and work in rural areas render the gas mask more liable to the risk of damage by exposure to the weather than do t he conditions of urban life. Those who are living in reception areas need not, therefore, feel under the same necessity to carry their gas masks always ~ith them. It should, however, be noted that in the event of leaving home to stay avray for any period, they should take their gas masks Pith them. 
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

FL ASH 
French Official Cornmuniaue: Oct, 4. night... . . 
0 There were patrols ana. ambushes at several 
points of the front. The enen~r have attempted a raid to the south of Pirmasens, and have been repulsed. "One of our submarines has seized a German merchant ship and taken her into port 11 
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