·-·-~------.. . -....... _ 15.11. 39 OPFICIAL ADMIRALTY COIJIUNIQ,UE. The Admiralty announce that Leading Stoker E o Nicholls 1 R.F.R. Ch/D/216 previously reported as missing from H. M. Destroyer lost through striking a German mine is safe. NOT TO EE QUOTED AJ3 AN AIR 15/11/39 No 2. MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT. R.A.F. AT WORK. OVER GERMANY. During the past few weeks, aircraft of the Bomber Command, Royal Air Force, have carried out a series of daylight reconnaissances over Germany. Photographs have been taken of towns, harbours and military objectives at low altitudes. Enemy territory has on several oc~asions been penetrated to a depth of over 200 miles. Active opposition has been encountered from German fighters, and anti-aircraft fire has been widespread. Nevertheless British aircraft have succeeded in rea:ching their objectives and securing the photographs' and visual information re:quired. More than 100 ])hotographs showing enemy mi1ita.try objectives in considerable detail and containing information of vital importance have been brought back from a single reconna,issanc-e. ca'I'ried out under favourable ~ather conditions.. In one· ·~erit, ·~~1·a:, i'6 crnciny aerodromes were photographed, in ai.ddition to the well-defended towns of Emden and Hamburgc During, anot:P'.)r reconrolalissance in which an ene'my a·erodrome was the objective, the BritiB'-h airc'raft came so low that it ac-tually passed benemth two Heinkel bombers which were' approa.ching to land. At other times they have flown so high that the crew have had to rely on their oz;ygen eq_u:iipment to breaithe. The tota~l dista,nce-flown on each of these raiid:s has seldom been less than 800 miles, of which nearly half has been ever the North Sea and the remainder over Germany territory. Of the total number of aircraft employed on these occasions all but a few have returned safely,) Such dangerous work as these long-distance rec·onnaissances, exposed as they are to enemy attack and the natural hazards of ' winter flying, , has necessarily involved occasional losses.• --2 ... Many· acts of gal1dntry have been performed by members of crews. In the course of one flibht, carried out for the greater part of the distance at an altitude nhere the t~mperature v-vas 20 degrees below zero, an aircraft was hit by A.A. fire while returning from its objective1 and the air gunner was w·oundedo To reach him, it was necessary to sq_ueeze through ... a1 narrow opening inside the fuselage. The N?C.O. Observer foUnd he was only able to do so by discarding his ~arachute harness, life­saving jacket and warm outer clothingo Having done this, and having Yvorked his way through the opening, he found his companion bad'ly vvounded in the hand and thigh. -~iie dressed the hand wound with a first aid kit, but decided to leave the more serious thigh wound untouched, realising that the loosening of the wounded man's clothing would probably result in dangerous loss of blood. Warming llJ.m with his body and encouraging him with reports of their progresr3, the observer reynainccl -rvi th the woundmman till they were clear of Germany., He then retur•ned to the front cockpit and attended to his navigat,ional duties till his base was in sight, when he again made his way b ack to t he vmunded air srunner an.d stayed with him until they lanJedo Throughout the \IYhole of the r eturn flight from Germany, the observer-was without his flying clothing ::.n a t enrneratux-e never above free zing point~ The skill of our ·bomber 11ilots rras shown on one occasion when. a British aircr[·.'.:'t was attnckcd at 24,000 feet by a Messerschmitt fightero Using evasivG action, the pilot eluded Jn.is opponent but lost height so q_uickly j_n the :,9rocess that he was soon down to a level wh0re he was immediately engaged by intensive enemy A.A. f:i.re .. While the A.A. guns were firing, the German fighter held off till he -3­ The pilot of the British aire-raft engaged on this occasion has since been decorated for his part in an earlier and still more daring reconn..1.issance flight from which he and his crew brought back information and photographs of outstanding, importance. FROM AIR AFFAIRS. FOR PURI,JC,\TION ON 'T.'HF. MORNING or NOVP.MBBR 16TH, 1939. 15.11.39 No. 3. HOW HITLER MADE THE WAR. All Germany's attempts to shift on to the shoulders of the Allies her responsibility as the aggressor in this war turn upon a desperat e denial of tho unprovoked nature of her attack upon Poland. Fortunately one of the first acts of the British Government f ollowing the outbreak of war was to issue in full the documents recording the events l eading up to the invasion of Poland by Germany and tho declaration of war by Britain and France. Now, to bring this evidence within the reac~ _of everyone, tho salient material contained in the original y.mblication and in Sir Nevile Henderson's subsequent re~ort on his return to this country have been collated in a volume entitled "How Hitler Made the if.far" which is published officially to-day and is available at new'sagents and bookstalls everywhere, price 3d. The origi nal documents occupied 250 cloRely printed pages. The abridged version contains forty-two and in this more convenient compass is reviewed every major move that occurred in the fateful weeks preceding Se})tember 3rd. Commencing with the record of the ten-year agreement with Poland signed in 1934 in connection with whi,ch Hitler said as recently as September of last year, "This agreement will bring lasting pacification" -the story of move and counter-move continues until the final momentous broadcast by Mr.Chamberlain to the· German peopl e on the Sunday when war was declared. Here i s truth not only stranger but more dramatic than any fiction. Through the studiously calm phrases of the diplomatic exchanges can be seen the vast forces of human destiny slowly taking shape. Here, in the st ark records of the facts and of the actual phrases used, stands reveal ed Ribbentrop's final clumsy trickery with the so-called peace terms that Poland never saw. Here too 2 are many of the shrewd comments of Sir Nevile Henderson, our Ambassador in Berlin, based on first hand impressions of Hitler, Gering and other Nazi leaders. ; The full report proved a best-seller, setting up almost an all-time record amongst Government publications. The popular abridged version at the low price of 3d•. should enable the truth of the outbreak of the present struggle to be available as a permanent record in every home. EROM THE MINISTRY OF INFORfll/,_TION. 15/11/39 ..:-.:. . NOit Hi FRLNCH OFFICIAL .GOUMUNIQUE (MOHNING), The following communiq_ue was issued this morning by .the French G. H. Q. : ­Reduced activity during the night. +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1,2Lll/39 No. 5o II At the invitation of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Monsieur Paul Reyne.;.:id, the French Minister of' Finance 9 visited London on November 13th and 14th accompanied by representatives of the French Treasuryo The two Ministers recognised. the necessity f'or close and continuous co-operation in t he financial and economic sph~res. They reviewed the arrangements for such co-operation which already exist, and decided to maintain and still f'urther develop them. A number of questions of general financial and economic policy and of a more technical character were dis cussed, ana_ on all these questions the existemrn of' a common point of view vv'as est ablished. On the couolusion of the meetings, Honsi eur Paul Reynaud proposed that there should be further meetings of a similar kind, so as to establish continuous contact between the two Tr easuries. The Chancellor of the Exchequer expressed his complete agreement wi th thi s pr oposal o The Tr easury , Whi tehall ScW.lo 9 EMPIRE AFFAIRS 15. 11. 39 -No. 6. CANADA'S VOLUNTEERS NURSES FROM THE U. S. APPLY TO DO THEIR BIT. Over 10,000 offers of military service, it is reported from Ottawa,have been received by the Voluntary Service Registration Bureau and referred to the Department of National Defence. There were 5,850 offers from officers or those who desired to serve as officers and 4,500 from men who were prepared to serve in non-connnissioned capacity. These offers did not include thousands of men who enlisted or tried to enlist.• Scores of nurses in the United States have applied to enrol in the Royal Canadian Medical Army Corps and its units, and ther have been innumerable offers to serve from nurses throughout Canada and other parts of the Empire. The R.C.M.A.C. has been vigorously backed by Canadian doctors, who have volunteered heavily. ---000--­ EMPIRE AFFAIRS ]5-/11/39 -No., 7'~ WHAT THE CANADIAN SOLDIER WILL WEAR 1939 MARCHES IN BLACK BOOTS Canada's new Army will wear black boots, instead of brown as in the last war. The Defence Purchasing Board has ordered 120,000 pairs for the Militia and 20,000 for the Royal Canadian Air Forcer The Army's boots are of a heavier pattern because the Army "foot-slogs" while the Air Force rides. A pair of short canvas leggings replaces putteeso Each man's equipment includes one uniform, one great coat, one capy one pair of boots, three sets of underwear, three flannel shirts, and three pairs of socks. Canada's miils and factories are working at full pressure to dress and equip her sold.ierso Preliminary orders for nearly 300,000 yards of khaki serge are being completed and stocks of serge which the Government have on hand are being turned into the new battle uniforms. The material is 90% pure wool -Canadian supplemented by Australian and other Empire woolo Care is being taken to ensure that all uniforms shall be of the same shade of khaki. CHRISTMAS PARCELS. There are no censorship restrictions of any kind on posting Christmas Parcels to members of the Navy, Army or Air Force no matter where they may be servingo To anyone else, also, providing the parcels conform to the Customs and Post Office regulations, you may send · presents this Christmas as freely as in past years for the greater part of the world~ Despatch to ce:btain censorable countries, however, have to some extent to be restricted by the British censorship. The countries thus affected are all Europe, except France; the overseas possessions of Belgium, Holland, Italy and Spain, also China, Japan and Siam (Thailand)o You cannot, of course, send anything to Germany or countries under. G@rman controlo Should you wish to send presents to friends in censorable countries, you may not send any home-made articles or indeed any articles which have ever left the shopso The reason for this prohibition is that in the last War enemy agents endeavoured to convey vital naval and military information to Germany via neutral countries by means of such unlikely things as home-knitted stockings o:v even shop-bought ladies underwear. The stiches or the embroidery added later before posting . formed a cunningly designed code. For a Christmas present to a friend in a censorable country, only brand new articles can consequently be permitted. You must therefore place your order with whatever shop you deal with, and the shop will arrange for packing the present and despatching to the address you give" You must, however, sign the Customs Declaration for the parcelso Should the shopkeeper not yet be aware of the exact censorship permit procedure and of certain Board of Trade conditions affecting despatch, tell him to get in touch at once with his ovm particular Trade Association, who will be able to give him all the necessary informationo ------000---­ FROM MILITARY CENSORSHIP 12: llc 39 -No. 9e OFFICIAL ADMIRALTY COMMUNIQUE The Secretary of the Admiralty issues the , following amendments of the casualty list of the destroyer which was lost through striking a German mineo Previously reported missing, but now reported safe:­NICHOLLS, Eo Leading eitokero Ro Fo Ro D/216. THOMAS, F. W. Stokero Ro Fo R. B/18531. GOSPELL, Ao Ordinary seaman. Ro N.. Vo R. TD/X.1793 STOREY, H. Ordinary seamano R. N. V. R. TD/X. 2144. Previously reported missing. but now reported seriously injured:­FERGUSON, T. Assistant steward. C/LXo2262lo -----000----­ 15.11.39/No. 10. P.N. 1593 PRESS NOTICE. Telephone Service to certain European Countries. A restricted public telephone service is now available, at the discretion of the Censorship authorities, to the following countries:­Belgium, France, Holland, Italy, Luxembourg and Svvitzerland. In view of the restricted number of Anglo-Continental lines which can be provided in existing conditions, the facilities will necessarily be very limited, and calls will only be pennitted on business of pressing urgency, which could not be adequately dealt with by an exchange of telegrams. All calls must be conducted in English or French. Calls to persons in the countries mentioned should be booked in the ordinary way, but they must be booked as personal calls, and in addition to the usual particulars an indication should be given of the subject to be discussed. The Censorship authorities will decide in each case whether the call may be allowed. In order to expedite consideration of their bookings, persons or firms who are likely to require such calls frequently are advised to communicate by letter with The Telecommunications Department, (I.T.S.), Headquarters Building, General Post Office, London, E.C.l. The application should state (i) The nature of the business to be discussed on the telephone, (ii) 'Whether the calls to be made would relate to business in which a Government Department is directly or indirectly interested; if so, the Branch of the Department concerned should be stated. (iii) The country or countries concerned, and if possible the descriptions and telephone numbers of the firms or individuals with whom telephone conversations are desired. GENERAL POST OFFICE. 15th November, 1939. I/ MINISTRY OF LABOUR. 11/15.11.39. Press Notice The Minister of Labour and National Service armounces the appointment of a Committee, under the Ohainnanship of Sir Hubert Llewellyn Smith, G.C.B., "to consider and report what action can be taken to utilise the services of artists and designers whose ordinary means of livelihood have been cut off or seriously diminished by the war" • The members of the Committee are as follows: ­ Sir Kenneth Clark, K.C.B., :Mr. P.H. Jowett, R.w.s., A.R.C.A., Dr. J.J. Mallon, C.H., Mr. Frank Pick, and Mr. Charles Tennys~n, O.M.G. The Secretary of the Cornmittee is Mr. R.E. Gomme, O.B.E., Ministry of Labour and National Service, Montagu House, Whitehall, s.W.1. The Cormnittee has already made a preliminary survey of the position, and has presented this to the Minister in an Interim Report. Press Office, Ministry of Labour and National Service. Telephone No: Whitehall 6200. ~5th November, 1939. H.Q. 396-470 K. I. No., 12·n: 15th r ovember. 1939. -----·--·-.....- ------·--Ivl.}, .. F o 9'4--A-.­MilHS'I'RY OP AG1UCllLTUEE ANNOUNCEM::ENT. _.._ __ ------·-·-­ _..._____.,____ --"--~----~­ · A meeting of the Agricu1tural Nages Board was held at Kings Buildinzs, 8mith Square 9 Lc1ndn::1 9 S. ~!.1. , on November 14th, 1939, the Rt . lion. t he Vi scount Ullswater , G.C.B. presiding. The Board considered notjfications from Agricultural Wages Committees of decisions fixing minimum and overtime rates of wages and directj_ons i. n regar·d. to holidays and holiday remuneration, and IJroceecled t o mr_;.ke the following Orders: ­ 12~.rkshire, J"'.n Order cancelling the exi sting minimum and over­ time rates of wages and the directions in regard to holidays with pay and holiday remuneratiou and fixing fresh minimum rates and ·:is.king di -rections in m ostitution therefor, such rates to con'1e into force on 19th Hoveml=:er, 19:39 and to continue in operation until 1st Dece:nber, 1940. '.l'he directions for holidays and holiday re:1mner&tion will continue in ooeration until further notice. The m1nimum rates i n the case -of male workers of 21 years of age and aver are 36/-(instead of 33/6d.) per week of 41 hours in the weeks in which Good Friday, Whit Monday and Christmas Day fall and 50 hours in any other week; with overtime at 10d. per hour (instead of 9~d. per hour). The minimum rate for female workers of 19 years of age and over is unchanged at 6d. per hour for a11 time worked. The directions in regard to holidays and holiday remuneration :t'or the period :Stl1 March, 1939 to 29th F'ebruary, 1940, remain unchanged. These directions Jrovide that upon the completion of 49 8 or 12 months of' employment with the same employer by any date in that period, a whole-time worker shall be allowed holidays of 1, 2 or 3 days respectively. The holidays are to be allowed at s;_ich times within the said period as may be agreed ·oet vireen the employer and worker and provision is made ai3 to v1hen they are to be allowed in default of agreement. It is f iirther provided. t hat upon the completion of 4, 8 or 12 months of e;npluyment with t he same employer by any date in t he period 1st Msrch in any year (commencing with the year 1940) to the l ast day of Pebruary in the succeeding year a whole time wod:er shall be allowed holidays of 1, 2 or 3 days re spe ctively. 'l'he l1olidays are to be allowed at suc::-1 times within the holiday year as may be agreed betw·een t he emplr:iyer and wor.K.er and provision is made as to when they are to Ue allowecl in default of s.greement. Holiday remunera.tion in the case of adult male workers is fixed at 6/-per day and in the case of female workers aged 19 years and over, at 4/6d. per day. Ha:rrts. and Isle of \light. An Order cancelling the existing minimum and .overtime rates of wai:;es for male workers, the minimum rates of wages for female workers and the directions in regard to holidays with pa.y a.nd holiday remuneration, and fixing minimum rates of wages and making directions in regard to holidays with pay in substitution therefor to come into operation on 19th November, 1939 and to continue in force until 2nd March, 19-40. 'l'he minimum rate in the case of male workers of 21 years of age and over, is 35/-(instead of 33/-) per week of 32 hours in the week in which Christmas Day and Boxing Day fall, and 48 h,ours in Bny other week. '.I'he overtime rate for male workers or 21 years of age and over is unchanged at 9d. per hour. The special overtime rate for carters, cowmen, shepherds and milkers in connection with employment on the care of animals 1B discontinued. 1. The minimum rate for female workers of 18 years of age and over remains unchanged at 5d. per ho 1r for all time worked. The directions in regard to holidays with pay remain unchanged and provide that whole-time male and female workers employed or engaged to be employed by the same employer throughout the period 5th March, 1939 to 2nd March, 1940 are to be allowed holidays of three days. \'Jhere the employment does not extend throughout the period the worker is to be allowed a holiday of one day for each completed four months of employment with the same employer within the periOd6 The holiday or holidays are to be allowed at such time or times within the said period as may be agreed between the employer and the worker, and prbvisioh is made as to when they sre to be allowed in aefault of agreement. Holiday remuheration for male workers of 21 years and over is fixed at 5/10d. per day and for female workers of 18 years and over at 3/0 per dayo Lines. (Holland). .An Order varying the existing minimum and overtime rates 0f wages and directions in regard to holidays with pay for male and female workers the rates and directions as varied to come into force on 26th November, 1939, and to continue in operation until further noticeo 'i'he minimum rates in the case of male workers of 21 years of age and over are 40/­( instead of 37/6d.) per week of 39~ hours in the week in which Christmas Day falls and in the week in which Easter Monday falls when that week is in win ~er and 48 hours in any other week in winter; 41 hours in the week in which Whit Monday falls and in the week in which Easter Monday falls when that week is in summer; 41 hours in the week in which August Bank Holiday falls or where a holiday is given in summer in lieu of that day in the week in which that holiday falls and 50 hours in any other week in summero In the case of horsemen and of cattlemen and shepherds of 21 years of age and over additional weekly sums are fixed to cover all time worked in excess of the number of hours mentioned above, except employment which is to be treated as overtime employmento The overtime rates in the case of male workers of 21 years of age and over are 1/2~de per hour on Sundays and Christmas Day, (instead of 1/l~d. per hour) and 1/-per hour. for other overtime employment (instead of 9d. per hour on Easter Monday, Whit Monday, !mgust Bank Holiday, and lO~d. per hour for all other overtime employment.) The minimum rates for female workers of 18 years of age and over are 7d. per hour (instead of 6do) with overtime at 10~d. per hour on Sundays and 8~d. per hour on weekdays (instead of 7d. for all such overtime)~ The directions in regard to holidays with pay remain unchanged. These directions provide that workers employed or engaged to be employed by the same employer for twelve months or more in the period 1st October, 1938, to 27th January, 1940, shall be allowed holidays of 4 days. Where the employment is less than a year the worker shall be allowed holidays at the rate of one day for each completed three months of employment with the same employer in the same period. Any holidays, up to 3 days, to which a worker becomes entitled before the 6th November, 1939, shall be allowed bef'ore that date if the worker so elects. In any other case they are to be allowed at such time or times before the 27th January, 1940, as may be agreed between the ~mployer and worker and provision is made as to when they are to be allowed in default of agreement. Where a worker is entitled to holidays of 3 or 4 days, 3 of such holidays shall be allowed on consecutive dayse Holiday remuneration in the case of male workers of 21 years of age and over is fixed at the following daily rates:­Horsemen 8/4do, Cattlemen and Shepherds7/8d., Other workers 6/8d.,. and in the case of female workers of 18 years of age and over, 4/8d. Norfolk. An Order varying the existing minimum and overtime rates of wages and the directions in regard to holidays with pay the rates and directions as varied to come into operation on 19th November, 1939, and to continue in force until further notice. The minimum rates in the case of male workers of 21 years of age and over are 36/6d. (instead of 34/6d.) per week of 42 hours in the weeks in which Good Friday, Whit Monday and August Bank Holiday fall and 50 hours in any other week in summer; 40 hours in the week in which Christmas Day falls and 48 hours in other weeks in winter, ~ith, in addition, in the case of workers employed as cowmen 6/6d. per weelt, in the case of teamsmen and shepherds5/6d. per week and in the case of sheep~ tenders and bullock-tenders 4/6d. per week, in lieu of overtime in respect of worlt in connection with animals other than such work on Good Friday, Whit Monday, AugUst Bank Holiday and Christmas Day, in respect of which an additional sum of 5/-is payable, except where a day's holiday on full pay is given in the weeks in which those holidays fall, or in the weeks immediately following. The overtime rates in the case of all male workers of 21 years of age and over are unchanged at 9~d. per hour on weekdays and ll~d. per hour on Sundays. The minimum rate in the case of female V·'Orkers of 18 years of age and over is 7d. per hour (instead of 6d.) with overtime unchanged at 7d. per hour on weekdays and 8d. per hour on Sundays. The directions in regard to holidays with pay provide that where by any date after 30th April, 1939, a whole time worker completes not less than four consecutive months' employment with the s ame employer, the worker shall be allowed holidays as follows ; f or each complete 12 consecutive months of employment with the same employer performed after 30th .April, 1938, 4 days in the case of cowmen, teamsmen, shepherds, sheep­tenders and bullock-tenders, and 3 days in the case of other workers. Where the employment does not extend for 12 months, holidays shall be allowed at the rate of one day for each complete four consecutive months of employment with the same employer 9erformed after the ~0th April, 19380 Provision is also made as to the times at which the holidays shall be allowed. Holiday remuneration for male workers of 21 years of age and over is fixed at the following daily rates:-cowmen 7/2d; teamsmen and shepherds 7/0d; sheep-tenders and bullock-tenders 6/lOd; and other male v:orkers 6/ld. For female workers of 18 years of age and over the r ate is 4/Bd. per day. · Staffordshire. An Order var;rirtg the existing minim:um and overtime-rates-ofwages and the directions in regard to holidays v1i th pay such rates and directions as varied to come into force on 19th November, 1939, and to operate until further notice. The minimum rates in the case of male workers of 21 years of age and over are z.7 /-· (instead of 'Zl5/-) per ~veek of 44~ h.Qurs in the weeKs in which Christmas Day and Good Friday fall and 54 hours in any other weelt, with overti.ne uncn.anged at 9d. per hour. 3. The._min.tmum ·Nit.es :e:o:r--1'ema~1 7TO'I'ke'I'"S 01' l$ years :,1-­ age _and over are 6de per hour (inst.ead of 5d.) with overtime -a-c 7d. per-hour (instead of 6d .) The directions in r er:;;"ard to holidays viith -rrny provide that a whole time male or feDiJ.aJe worker shall be allowed one day1;s holiday for each t wo consecuvive months of regular empl0yment · with the same emoloyer commencing on or after the 25th March, 1938, -pr'ovided that a worker shall not be allowed holidays cf more than six days under the directions during the· period 25th March in any year to 24th March in the year following (hereinafter referred to as the ;'holiday year"). The holidays are to be allowed at times within the holiday year as may be agreed between the employer and the worker, but if there be no agreement, in the last 14 days of the holiday year or of employment, as the case may 'beo " Holiday remuneration is fixed at the following daily rates; male workers of 21 years of a,ge and over 6/2d; :female workers of 18 years ,of' age and oveP, 4/6d_. · Wiltshire. _ An Order varying the existing minimum and .overtime rates of wages A.nd the directions in regard to holidays with pay and holiday remune:i:•ation such l'f::,tes and directions as varied to come into force on 19th Novembe~, 1939, and to continue in . operation 'lntil· ·further notice. The minimum rates in the case of male workers or ~l years of age and over are 36/-(instead of ~4/6d.) per week of 41 hours in the weeks in which "23rd J)ecember, 1939, Christmas Day, Good Friday 1 Easter Monday, Whit Monday and August Bank Holiday fall; and 50 hours in any other week, with overtime at lOd., per hour (in9tead of 9-~d.) for all overtime employment on weekdays and lOdo per hour (unchanged) f'or overtime em11loyment on Si.~ndays, 23rd December, 1939, Christmas Day, Gcod :t.:'riday; Easter Monday , ~'!hit Monday and August Bank Eolidayo The minimum rate in the case of female workers of' 18 years of age and over is unchan~ad at 6d. per hour for all time worked. Provision is made whereby a whole-time worker who by any date _in the :)eri.od 1st Jarmary,to 31st December in any year (commencing with the year 1939) has complei;ed f'our, eight or twelve months' employrnent with the same amployer shall be allowed holidays amounting to one, two or three days respectively& Where the worker i s entitled to holidays of two or three days, such holidays sha~l be allowed on cons ecutive days. Holidays are to be allowed at such times within the above period as may be agreed bet1!1Jeen employer and worker, and ·Jr .ovis ion is made as to when they are to be allowed in default e>f agreement. · Holid.ay remuneration for male woPkers of 21 years of age and over is 6/­:per day, and for female workers of 19 years of' age and over 4/3d. per day. ' Yorkshire (North RidJngl~ An Order fj.xing minimum and overtime rates o.f wages and making directions in regard to holidays and holiday r erm.G1.e:".'At.i nn to come into force on 24th November, 1939, (i.e. the day following ~hat on which the existing rates are due to ex-pire) and to continue i.n operation until further notice. The minimum rate in the case of male workers of 21 years of age and over is 38/-( iw=>tead of 35/-) _per week of 41 hours in. the week in which Christmas Day falls and 50 hours in any other week in winter; 43 hours in the weeks in which Good Friday 1 ~"!hit Monday and August Banl-c Holiday fall and 52t hours in any other week in summer; with ;)ayment f or eml,loyment in connection with the care of and attendance upon animals where th€ totctl hours exceed the number mentioned abuve unchanged at 4d. Der hour for those workers who are boarded and lodged b;y their, employer, a;-1d 7d. per hour for those who are not so boarded and lodged. The differential rates for overtime em~loyment ar e lldo per hour (instead of lOdc) on weekdays and l/ld. per hour ( inr-:.tead of 1/-) on Gundays, Christmas Day, Good FI•iday, ';!hit Mon~ay and .\ugust Bank Holiday. 4,, In the case o:f ·wh a.le-time· femal.e workers--o.f.. l8 years of age and over who are employed by the week or longer period, the minimum rate is 23/6. (instead of 22/-) per week of 36 hours in the weeks in which Christmas Day, Good F;riday, ~iihit l\'londay and August Bank Holiday fall and 44 hours in a.ny other week with overtime unchanged at 9d. per hour. For other female workers of 18 years of age and over the minimum rate is 6td. per hour (instead of 6d.) Provision is made whereby whole-time male and :female workers employed or engaged to be employed throughout the period 24th November in any year (commencing with 24th November, 1939) to 23rd November in the succeeding year, shall be allowed holidays of Jour days. Wnere the employment does not extend throughout the said period the worker shall be allowed holidays at the rate of one day for each completed three calendar months of employment with the same empl eyer in t11e said period. Holidays are to be allowed a.t such time or times within the said period. a.s m<:iy be agreed between the ~m:ployer and the worker d.nd provision is to be made as to when they are to be allowed. in default of' agreement. Holiday remdneration in the case of male workers of 21 years of age and over is fixed at 6/4d. per day and 1n the case of female wor~ers of 18 years o:f age and over at 4/4d.i per day. Y9rkshire (West Riding). An Ord.er fixing minimum and overtime rates' of wages and making directions in regard ·~o holidays with pay and holiday remuneration to come into f'orce on 24th November, 1939, (i.e. the day :following that on which the 0xisting rates are due to expire) and to ~ontinue in operation until further notice. The l.1inimum rate in the case of male workers of 21 years o:f a.ge and over employed as waggoners or other Horsemen, Beastmen or Shepherds is 43/-(instead of 41/-) per week of 39t hours, in the week in vvhich Boxing Day falls; 48 hours in any other week in winter; 41 hours in the weeks in which Easter Nonday, ...init Monday and August Bank Holiday fall and 50 hours in any other week in summer, with in addition not more ths.n 12 hours per week on weekdays and 3 hours on Sundays for work in connection with the care of and attention ~o stock. In the case of other male workers of 21 years of age and over tbe minimum rate is 38/-(instead of 36/-) per week of 3,9i hours in the we ek in which Boxing Day falls; 48 hours in any other v.reek in 1,01inter; 41 hours in the weelrn in which Easter Yonday, ·:ihit Tu:~ondci.y, and .i>.u gust Bank Holiday fall and 50 hours in any other v1e·:;k in summer: Tbe o,vertime rates I'or male worlrnrs are male workers of 21 years of age and over; ~1-a2.t?;oners or other Horsemen, Beastaen or _Shepherds, lOd. per hour ( instea.d of 9~-d. ) on weelcdays and 11-:id. lJer hour (instead of LLd.) on .Sundays; other male v-1orkers, lld. per hour (ins-tea.Ci. of' 10-:Z-cl.) on vveekdays and l/l}d. per hour (inste:id of 1/-}d. ) on .Sundays. . In the case of nhole-time female workers of 18 years of age and over ~ho dre employed by the week or longer period, the minimum rate is 24/-per week o:t 36 hours in the wee~:s in which Boxing Da.y, .Caster :i\:oncla.y, '\vhi t ll,:Oilddy and :->.ugust Ba.nl: Holiday fall and. 44 hours in an~r other week vvi th overtiLe uncbansed at 8d. per hour o:r1 vrnekd.ays ci.ficl lOd. per ho-.ir (instead of 9-1d. ) on ;::Jundays. For other female worlrnrs of 18 years al age and over the minimum rate is 6!d. per hour (instead o:f 6id.). Provision is made whereby whole-time male and female workers e:o.ployed or engaged to ·oe employed by \~he same emplover throughout the period 24th November in any year (commencing with 24th November, 1939) to 23rd rovember, in the succeeding year, shall be alloy;ed holidays of' f'our days. :·;here the employment doo s not extend throughout the said period the worlcer shall be allmved holidays at t b e rate of one da.y for each completed three consecutive 5. calender months of employment with the same employer in the said period. Holidays are to be allowed at such time or times within the said period as may be agreed between the employer and the worker and provision i.; made as to when they are to be allowed in default of agreement. Holiday remuneration on a. daily basis is fixed in the case of male workers on one sixth of the weekly minimum rate of wages ordinarily applicable to the particular worker and in the case of female workers one sixth of the weekly minimum rate of wages applicable to the particular worker. The next meeting of the Board will be held on 29th November, 1939. 6. J..5-fl.1/39 -No.13. NOT FOR PUB~ICAT:LON OR BR_Q.[?J")CASTINQ ~j~J'_ORE a.m. THURSDAY . 16th NOVELIBER2_ GR TO BE QUOTED AS FROM ADMIRALTY SOU;BCE. CENSORSHIP OF NAVAL NEWS. No day or night passes without some naval operation or incident of news interest 9 but it is not always that the story can be told. SUll'."prise and secrecy being essential to the success of naval operations; it is necessary carefully to censor from our naval and shipping news any information which may assist the enemy. As, however, the reasons for particular excisions are not always apparent, a few examples may be of interest. One of the main causes of the collapse, ir-1918, of the German submarine campaign of the late war 9 was the breakdown in the morale of the U boats' crews. This was largely attributable to our censorship, as a resuJ.t of whi ch the Germans were sel.dom able to find out · how 9 when 9 or where their U boats were destroyed. They only knew that when submarines Jeft their bases, many became overdue and never returned. We do not, therefore~ announce our successes against U boats. These craft operate 9 moreover, according to a prearranged plan. Were we t o announce the destruction of a U boat, giving her position or any other clue 9 the gap in the scheme would at once be filled by another submarine -or if others had disc.1ppeared in the same locality, a safer beat might be selected next time. There arermny ways in which the German Intelligence may learn the fate of a U boat. A report of the body of a German seaman being washed up on Bri ghton beach and wearing Davis Escape Apparatus or an identity disc, for examplej would tell them the whole story. Omit the disc and the submarine escape apparatus -a U boat is still indicated, as German surface craft do not enter the Channel. News of the capture or sinking of tankers or other supply ships is also withheld. It is easy to imagine the consternation of' a U boat or surface r aider, short of fuel and a thousand miles or more --2 from home, when her supply ship fails to turn up at the ap~ointed rendezvous. iUld to relense such a story might well prevent the U boat or r aider eventunlly being caught ---at the same rendezvous perhaps! ReDorts of gunfire or explosions off our coasts are usually censored, for they often indicate anti-submarine operations. This does not always n;')ply in the case of enemy or neutral coasts. The "battle of Jutland" hn.s been rcfought repeatedly in this war, according to the Press; but German mines washed ashore in heavy weather were the probable cause. In this connection it should be remembered that tho Press and Censorship Bureau is not responsible f'or the o.ccuracy of' Press reports, it only censors matter which may assist the enemy, though it is always ready to assist Editors with advice. The Afunir~lty's conununiques---announcing actions in the North Sea, for example ---are necessarily brief'. They are designed to tell the enemy no 1~1ore than they snw f'or themselves. The operation over and our chips back in harbour, fuller Press accounts may be released, and our losses are always announced. It should be realised, too, that wireless silence when at sea is imperative, or the enemy will learn where you are. Rt}o.sons for the suppression of shi}TQing news and particulars of the convoy system are obvious. Shipping advertisements are only perraitted in general terms with date of' sailings and arrivals and ports of call omitted. It is easy to imagine how the German U boat conunonds would welcome the smallest slip in such censorship. Passengers and merchants can obtain essential information at the shi~ping offices if their credentials are in order. The names of officers ---the conunanders of our squadrons, for exomple ---are omitted from accounts of naval operations. Their inclusion would enable the enemy to learn the disposition of' our forces from pre-war "Navy Lists" giving the names of the -3­ officers in each of our ships. Warships look much alike from the air and naval actions are fought at such ranges that the identification of individual ships is impossible. Neither is the name of the commander of a merchant ship which may have distinguished herself released. Many will remember how Captain Fryatt of the S.S. "Brussels" was marked down and eventually murdered by the Germans in the late war. Fish supplies are-again plentiful, but there is no news of our fishing fleets. Fish are found on certain fishing grounds at certain times of the year. A report of quantities of fish landed, or of the numbers of vessels present, at any particular port, would therefore indicate to the enemy against which fishing ground it would be worth his while to launch a surprise attack. In certain cases, even a knowledge of what naval news is withheld may be of use to the enemy, and so this article also has suffered the censor's blue pencil. FROM MINISTRY OF INFORMATION. The War Office, London, C3. ',V .1. 15th November , 1939. I The War Office announces the appointment of Colone1 E. "Vatts Allen, C.B •. ~., as Hon. Adviser on Army StoI•es and. Depots Organisaticns. Cclonel Allen if3 Chairman of the Civil Service Supply Association and in the Great War advised on Accounting 3ys teus i~or Army Supply and Transport Depots . In 191? he succeeded Sir Percival Perry (now Lord Perry) as DiN~ctcr o:f Agricultural Machinery Department of' Food Production. Plea~e do not quote War 15/11/39 No. 15. ·office ·as official source. ECONOMIC SIDELIGHTS ON GERMANY. The Hamburger Fremdenblatt of' 4.11.39, complains that there are still too many cars on the road. Their number mus~ be reduced to 15% of' that: obtaining before the war~ The Nazi control of' economic activities in Austria is extended by meWJB of an order that in fUture no new business; can be set up without the approval of the Nazi distrii stmas and New Year a1~range­ments for evacuated children. The Governrnc:nt, he states, have consistently de~;recated any return of these children, who vvere evacuo.ted in the i11terests of safety, to their homes in the evacuation ar•eas, and the ~)lans to be made for the Chx•iGtmas oeason should be based on the view that it is undesirable foP children to rc:t;1:en to these areas. The Doax•C. of :::;clucation have sugger;tec1 to local education authorities that in tJ.1e interests o:f the coD.venience of householders u:i.:1011 whom children arc 1)illetec!., Christmas hoJ.:i.days in the receJ)tion areas sl1ould be rather ohoptc:·:•. them usual and that durin0 the holidays every effort shoulc1 be made by the teo.chePS and help0rs to organise out-of-school activities for the c ' ~ildren which will, so fa1"' as })racticable, ~;ut the houoeholcler s in the same ~iosition as during term-time. The circula::> co::'.tLt1ues: "Christmas is, ho\7ever~ ::_;eculiarly the c>ildren's festival, and it will be e~:i;ected on all sides that even in war-time some action will b e talrnn to mark the occasion in the intepest OJ~ the child. n·The holding of some form of c11ristmas or New Year ::_1arty ...-Jill usually be in r,1ind, and the Ministe:P has no doubt that voluntary orgnnisatio:cJ.s~ Fho have alreac1:r cl.one so much in the devclo:._-inent of social activity in the receivin.r; areas, vdll l:>e reaa.~r to un.dertake the arrangement of such i')a!!ties. vVhile the woz'lc of orgai1isation will necessnrily fall on those who live in the l"eceiving arer:s, the Minister has i1.o doubt tho.t the cost of :)roviding some sL1~_;le enter­tainment of this lcind, ~Joth for the evacuated children a:ncl :for the children of the householdeI'S who ape carii1g for evacua ted children, is an object Hh:i.ch will mal;:e a s;)ecial ay1)ea1 to those vrho live in the towns from Ph:~ch the c1:i.ildx•en ho.ve cone. 11 The sums of r.1oney x•equired for this : ;mr:.!ose should not be large, but the Minister feels sure that those who Ll.ve in the tovms will welcome this opportunity of shm'iilf:, at Chl"'istmas the gratitude they feel towards those v1ho :.1ave to.ken charge of their cllildi-•en since the outbreak of warQ 11 The evacuati:i.1[., Local _:\.ut!1oi-·ities will no c1oubt ~ thcrcfOJ:>e, co~1sider vvha.t action. t hey can usefully take to facilitate the col­lection of volu.J.1.taPy ~1el·· 1 of this 1.dl1cl. anC:~ its a:•:i:._11..,o:_n... iate dis­tribution. "The irino:."tant and difficult ·,1roi)lems r aised. by the visits of ·parents to ci1ildPcn, 'Doth :from the--1;oi11t of view or the yo.re:o.ts and from the :90L1t of view of the rec·:dvins householde::-s, liave received close attention. A;.1 I•an;:_;emeiYcs are being nade to try to malrn these visits more convenient to both ~Jsirties. 'Fhe followinc; :s-ilans have accoPdingly been worlrnd out., T' ~e Railway Com•;ianies with the co­0•1eration of the evacuation authoi"' i ties will underto.ke to :orovied organised facilities in the form of one-day r e tu.J:'n services running on certain Sundays at reduced fa.re c to certain Pece::itioil. aPeas of vrh.ich •1articulars 11ill bea:i.1no1-mced later. The sel"Vices will be -_.; sprea.d ove1"" a ... ..• 0 series/ series of Sundays 9 individual reception areas being served on a Sunday to be specified in the r Gilway notices which will be issued. A commencement will be made with such services :i.n certain areas on Sunday, 3rd December, and these services will run on Sundays up to and including Sunday9 December 17th. 11It is not intended that any such services ·will be run on Sunday9 24th Decern.ber9 or on Sunday~ 31st December, but they will be resumed in the Now Year. Parents in the evacuating areas will realise that it would not be possible for these facilities to be available at Christmas and the New Year owing to the very heavy demands on the transport system at that time, in particular for the conveyance of members of' H.M. Forces proceeding on Christmas leo.ve . "They will also appreciate that those in the receiving ar eas, and particularly those who are caring for or organising festivities for evacuat ed children ought not to be burdened with additional visitors at that time. 11The rA:inister is sure that parents of evacuated children, knowing that their children are bciµg well looked after, will co-operate in these arrangements. ;i A similar circular has been issued to Scottish local authorities by the Secret ary of St at e for Scotland (Mr. J·ohn Colville). Ministry of Health, Whitehall, s.w.1. 15th November, 1939. -2 ­ EMPIRE AFFAIRS The Officer Administering the Government of Eenya has increased the following Customs and Excise Duties: On Whisky to 60/-a gallon 9 from 48/-a gallon On imported beer 9 to 4/-a gallon, from 3/-a gallon. On tobacco and cigarettes 9 to 6/-a lb. from 2f65 cents a lb. On local mmufactured tobacco 9 to 2/-a lb. On local manufactured cigarettes 9 to 2/-50 cents a lb. And on beer, to 60/-per 36 gallons. The estimated yield of this new taxation is £94,000. It is understood that Uganda and Tanganyika are making similar increases. The Governor has also announced: A 40/, surcharge on inrJi vidual income tax assessments; A 50;~ surcharge on Company tax; A 50/'~ surcharge on non-native poll-tax; A 5% royalty on gold. The total yield in a full year, including Customs 9 is estimated to be £200,000. The burden of the increased taxation will fall predominantly on ::::;uropeans. The only increase affecting Africans is that on cigarattes and tobacco. • • • • e • ,. • • • • • • • EMPIRE l!JP.AIRS 15/11/39 _-:-N<2.!_21 UG.Al~DA CENTRAL WAR CHARITIES J?UND --·-·--­ The Governor of Uganda and Lady Mitchell are Patrons of the Protectorate•s newly formed Central War Charities CorMaittee. It will be the task of the CorMaittee to administer a single central war charity fund, launch appeals and arrange collections. Provision will be mode for those who wish to contribute to specific charities, such as the Red Cross, but generally the allocation of funds will be left to the Cornmittee. The Governor is satisfied that this is the best method of organising war charities and the one that will appeal most strongly to the generosity and patriotism of everyone in the country~ ~~ile at the same time ensuring equitable distribution of sums collected. t\IR MINISTRY BULLETIN. 15/11/39. -No. 22. SOUTHERN RHODESIAN AIR CHIEF STUDIES R.A.F. TRAINING. In order that the Southern Rhodesian Air Force which he conunands may9 when necessary9 be expanded with rapidity and efficiency9 Colonel C.W. Meredith is at present making an intensive study of the methods of training in the Royal Air Force. He has recently visited a typical R.A.F. Flying Training School9 at which he saw the manner in which tho training of pilots has been speeded up in order to conform with intensive war-time demands without loss of efficiency. He gave considerable attention ~o the over-lapping of courses nnd the various ways in which time hns been saved. He met during the tour n tnll Southern Rhodesian pupil-pilot and was interested to learn that· the young officer had spent a consider­able time with Southern Hhodesian Railways before joining the Air Force at the beginning of the year. Subsequently Colonel Meredith turned }[is attention to the technical side of R.A.F. training and was shown round a typical s~hool in the Midlands at which thousands of mechanics9 and ~iggers and various other types of ground personnel are trained in the maintenance of Service aircraft. Air Affairs. • -15/11/39. -NO. 24. STATEEBmT FOR PUBLICATION. During the week ending November 11th, the British Contraband Control detained approximately 6,500 tons of contraband goods suspected of being destined for Germany. This total included:­ Copra•............... 0~· ········2,200 tons. co:rfeeo.......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 ,350 tons. Cotton., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~O tons. Fibres"'..... . .................... 400 tons. Hides & Skins.... . .............. 400 tons. Ores & Metals. . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • 380 tons. Rubber., ~ c•••11••••• ('-l.) OO•,,., •••••• 280 tons. Gums & Resins. o 140 tone.• Other commodities included petroleum products, wool, chemicals, oils and fats, and non--metallic products; also £492 in cash. The British Contraband Control have now in the first ten weeks of the war detained a total of over 427,000 tons. MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC WARFARE. MINISTRY OF FOOD f.JifNOUNCL:tv1:GN'L_ _!5/11/39 No. 25.. ­ DON!T BOTHBR ABOU1'._ .f?AQ.QN. 11 Sunshine11 Food in Herrings~ Bacon and eggs form a traditional English breakfast dish, but it is not the only one. Variety in diet prevents boredom. The herring is one of the most nourishing foods in the World, rich in valuable properties and palatable. It collects its food from the sur­face of the sea and it is probably due to this that, saturated and impregnated with sunshine, herring as a food is full of life giving properties. In addition to a high fat content , it is generously endowed vvi th Vitamin A which is essential to growth and physical development and Vitamin D, prime promoter of sound bones and teeth~ Sometimes the herring is regarded as commonplace, but it is the King of fish, crowned 9 according to rnythology by all the other fish~ It finds its place in the laws of a Nation for when a Deemster of the Isle of Man talces the oath he swears to execute the lavvs of the Isle:-· "As indifferently ·as the herring's backbone doth lie in the midst of the fish11 • The Queen' s Herringso The herring finds its place on the brealcfast ·table of the Queen and this is how Her Maje-sty likes her herrings:­Filleted, coated Yvi th egg and bread crurabs and fried in hot fat till it i s golden brown. It is served with mustard -sauce.. Isn' t that a dainty dish to set before the Queen. Why not cultivate the habit of herrings for ·breakfast?. They can be served· in a variety of 50 or 60 different ways. They can be bnked, fried, grilled, steamed and pickled~ The Despised Bloater~ It has authoritatively 'been stated that the despised bloater offers the largest FllTIOunt of nutriment foJ:> a given sum, of any animal food. It is alBo the fact that two salt herrings contain as much animal protein as need enter the daily dietary of an ordinary working man • . Weight for wei~ht 9 there is as much nourishment in a herring as almost any other food and it is chea~~ ... 2 ­ Tho harvest of the sea cnnnot be controlled but tho Admiralty have released n number of trawlers for fishing nnd two thirds of the herrings caught in the British Isles, which in the past have been exported to Germany and Russia, are now available for home use. Cooking. hin~~· Many people dislike the smell which comes from preparing herrings or bloaters~ but this can be mitigated. Try cooking them in covered dishes, either in the oven or on top of the stove. Af'tcr wiping the pan or tin with paper, rinse with cold water, or fill with cold wnter and bring to boiling point. Hot water 11 sets" the smell. 'Mcke a h4bit of rubbing all utensils used for this fish with paper and burning thnt paper at onoe. To be at its best, the herring should be coGted after cleaning, with fine oatmeal, fried in hot fat until a golden brown. A slice of fresh lemon adds piquancy. 15th November, 1939· NOT TO B:C :,;UBLISILDD IN 'rI-IIS C0ill'''l'2Y OR I N ;. NY O'.i'I-IJ:;R COUNTRY - ..-~·-------------_..,,,.,. ----....... ,......,_....... __ _...... NIGHT BRITISH SUIH·:!ER TII:E AllD NOT TO K1 :UROADCAST B:CFORE . _.._...._ ---..-. ~-..........---.. ~~-. ·• .............~--------......-...---.....­ At a meeting of' the International Rubber Regulatio11 Committee held. on the 15th Povember 1939, the Comraittee fi~ed the followii1G :~JCl"centa~e of the basic guotas for 194.0 as the i'.)ermissiblG ex2?ortable amount:­ For the months of Januar•y, February and r.1U.Pch 194.0. • •• • • •• • • • • •• •. • • ••• • • • • ..• •. 8~·~ m.1c!.er t he scheme of Pecoulatio:-.1 it is 011en to the Gomrnittee to revise t:1eil"' decisions as :c"eg.8.rcls the :·:->ermissible ex~;ortable amount, i'i-1 0 !.1 time to tine, j_f fol.. a11y reason this should i :1. their 0:·1inio:i1 :Je C:.esi!'able. -----000----­ 1 INTERNA'liI OFAL RUBD:CR Rl~GULA'lIOJ.7 COI·iiI1I1rr1EE. 15th NO\Qlli}Jf.R..).,2.39. .... ----····-----H... -­ EMPIRE AFFAIRS. 15/11/39 -Noo 27 ULSTER TREASURY BILLS. The Ulster Government to-day received tenders for an issl1 " of Treasury Bills 9 the arnount offered being £600~000 on Bills dated 17th November , 1939 and r epayable on the 16th February, 1940. ':';"ie amoP=t applicc1 for was £4,900 ,ooo and tho amount allotted £600,000o The minimum price accepted was £99ol4.3do and approximately 41 per cent. of the applications were allotted at that pricec The average r at e of discount was £1.3.0.76d, per cent o per annumo The previous issue of Ulster Treasury Bills was on the 20th October9 1939 9 when the average discount t>J.te was £1.14.7.14d., and the total Bills now outstanding including the above araount to £2 ,000,000o ~ ~ o e ~ • o • o o o e • • • • • e o • Broadcast by the Rt . I-Ion . Oliver Stsnley, Prec:j_dent of the Bo.:u"'d of .i'rade, ~'[ednesday, 15th Eovcmber , 1939. il~-)usiness as usual 11 • T-::enty-five years ago that was the slogan which r1et your eye on every hoardin&, anCI. in every :9aper. Then ve h a d nothing to t each us what modern warfare meant , we knew little of the demands which it would make on our man power and our resources, we didn ' t und~rstand that even for those left at home war could not be a part-time job~ We learnt by ·oitter experience slogans gave way to hard facts , and the i 1business as usu8.l11 of 19JA became the 11 \:Jusiness when pos sible:• of 1913; but in the process we h ad lost a lot of vala5ble tius and wasted a lot of our valuable resources . There can be no excuse for• a repetition of that t o-day. We l\:now that the demanC.s made on us now will -be not less but i ncomparably greater than those ms,de on us in the last wa:..", and that they can only be met, if we are prepared to cut out the unessential and concentJ:ate all our· resou::.nces on the only job that counts -gettinc on with the vi1ar . That is why you find that in various di:i:>ect:Lons since the vrar the Government has been controlling o:ecliriar;y comnercial a ct i vi ties; no,;:; just for the fun of controlling something, but to make sure that our maximui:i. efforts sre available to go where we all want to see them go. These cm1trols may cm1se inconvenience, irritations and delay , they may isven cause real h ardship and l oss; but p eople will put up with them i f -Gliey under-stand and a[;ree with the objects for which they are imposed . That 1 s why I want tonii-;;ht to tell 7ou o::{ sone of ·t:rie :;.-·estr·i ctions for which, s.s President of the Boarc:i of T:cc.de, I au. responsEllE-, c..nd explain t o you vvhy they are necessary. -1­ One of the first things I had to do when the war started was to put some control on our exports by a system of' export licensing. It is not that we want to stop or even reduce our general exports: on the contrary we vmnt to do everything p-racticable to maintain or increase them so that we shall be able to buy all the things we so urgently need :from. other ·countries. But there are two things we have got to keep in mind. One is that there are some goods which in war-time we need so much ourselves th&t we have to limit the t::;.molmt we can send al.)road. The other is that we have got to be careful that valuable exports from this country don't find. their way into Germany 1Ni th the result that our labour and our resources end by assisting not u s , but Germany in t he war effort. So we must be in a position to control the exports of certain goods when either of t hese two ds.ngers exist; but it is only these goods for which a licence is needed. We try to keep the list as short as possible and have, in fact, been c.ble to shorten it by making more goods either entirely free, or free when sent to countries outside Europe. In fact, counting by value, only about a third of all the manufactured goods we export need a _ liccmce and even for these we try and make this system ns rapid and as generous as possible. The delays in issuing licences which were inevitabl e when the system was new and the machinery untried, have been drastically reduced, and the Minist0r of Supply has issued instructions to his controllers to do everything they can to make supplies of raw materials available for tho exporter. I thinl\: can say with confidence that the l ast f ew weeks have shown a great improvemc.mt in the position. -2­ At the same time that I had to introduce a system for controlling exports, I had to do the same for imports, but for quite different reasons. During the war we are not going to want to buy less from other countries than ~e did in peace, but we are going to want to buy quite different things. Everything that we shall be able to afford to pay for, with the proceeds of exports, with our investments and with our gold, will be things that will be urgently needed for carrying on the war. Food ~hat we can't grow here, raw materials that we don't produce, machinery for making arms, and arms themselves, all those things mean a big call on our resources. There won't be much left for the things we can make just as well ourselves and for the things which, in times like these, we can quite well do without. Every penny we spend abroad that we haven't got to, means going without something that we shall really need. Silks, toys, confectionery -we cannot really set these in the balance against aeroplanes or copper or wheat. It means inconvenience to the people who have been used to buying these goods, it means, I'm afraid, real hardship and loss to the merchants whose business it is to import them and the shopkeepers who usually sell them, but it also means more arms for the fighting services and more of the essentials of life for the population as a whole. There is just one other matter. Parliament yesterday passed the Prices of Goods Act and it now awaits Royal assent. This Act will eventually no doubt apply to most of the chief necessaries of life which are not otherwise controlled, and its object is to ensure that prices shall not be raised more than is needed to meet actual and lmavoidable increases in the cost of producing them. -3­ It doesn1t take much imagination to see the possible danger ahead of us -I mean the danger of increased prices bei :ag followed by :l.ncres.sed wages which lead automatidally to anot her increase in prices and so to another increase in wages -what the economists mean vvhen they speak of the "vici,ous spiral"i. It is a difficult enough problem in all co;1science at a time when, in some directioi.1s, war conditions make increases of costs inevitable, but it wouid be intolerable if a problem already difficult were to be made insuperable by the selfish action of the profiteer. Reasonable prices and reasonable profits are necessary in order that the production of the things we ;1eed shall continue, but this country won't stai.1d for people maki ng fortunes from our difficulties. In prepo.ring the Bill, had the advant age of the assistance and advice of the representatives of L"1dustry and comme1•ce and of the gr eat trade uni o;.1 and co-oper2tive movement; in passing it through Parliament I had the co-operation and constructive criticism of all parties; in making it effective in the future I shall want the good sense of the selle-:is and the goodwill· of the ouye:r>sc It is wrong and unfair to call every i:t1crease in price profiteering; increase i n prices i s often due to i ncreases in cost which are unavoidable and vvhich are disliked just as much by the tradesman as they are by the customer. But when the machinery of this Act is working, with the Central Committee exercising general control, and with its local cornn1ittees, to whom the public may bring their cornplaii.1ts, people will kn or" t hat wherever i n f act a rise of nrices is due .to profiteer i ng, the ..4_ offender can be drastically and promptly dealt with. I believe-the mere fact that such machinery does exist will go far to prevent the sort of conduct to which in any case only a mere minority of our manufacturers and traders would ever lend themselves. I have tried tonight to explain the reasons for these wartiri1e restrictio11s with vvhich I arn most directly connected, If, as I hope, I have convinced you they are necessary, then all that remains is to say that in carrying them out we shall try to use as much comrnoneer1 S8 and as little red tcpe as possible. But I know that however promptly and sensibly we act, inconveniences and hardships are bou11d to remain. They are part, only a very small part~ of the terrible bill which humanity has to present to Hitler and Hitlerisrn. Vie fir;ht for nothing less than a full and final settlement of that accoun.t. -5­ ·FROM THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC WARFARE. During the week ending November 11th the Contraband Committee considered 108 new cases of ships. and 86 cases outstanding from the previous week. The combined total included ships of the following nationalities: 32 British, 29 Italian, 27 Dutch, 21 Norwegian, -12 Svrndish, 12 Greek, 11 Belgian, 11 Danish, 10 United States, 6 Japanese,6 Finnish. During this period 2 cargoes were wholly seized, and 88 wholly released.. In 43 cases part cargoes were seized and the remaining items released. The policy was continued, whenever practicable, of a)J.owing ships to unload in this country items of cargo detained for enquiry, or to .continue their voyage with such items on board on their owners guaranteeing to 11hold11 them until a decision was reached and, it' required, to return them to the United Kingdom, thereby lessening the periods ships would have had to have been detained at the Contraband Control Bases or ports of call. A recently introduced system under which advance copies of manifests of cargoes are received and considered prior to the ships' arrival at ports in this country resulted, during the week under review in 17 cases being so dealt with and in 11 of the ships concerned being released by the Committee subject merely to the formal checking of the original manifests on their arrival at the Control Bases. On November 14th there vvere 94 neutral ships in the three contraband control bases in the United Kingdom, 58 of which had been there for less than a· week. This total included:­ -2­ 24 Dutch ( 16 less than a vmek) 17 Norvmgian ( 11 loss than a week) 13 Swedish (12 less than a week) 11 Greek (7 less than a wcelc) 9 Belgian (4 less than a week) 7 Danish (2 less than a week) 3 Finnish (all less than a week) 3 Spanish (1 less than a week) 3 United States (1 less than a week) l Esthonian ship has been in a base for less than a week, and 1 Portuguese, l Yugo-slav and 1 Italian ship have been held for over a week~ 914-000------­ M:J:Ii.IS~R¥ OF EQilliOMIC WARFARE. EMPIRE AFFAIRS 15.11. 39 -No. 30. Return to London of Imperial Statesmen, The Dominion Ministers o.nd the representative of the Government of India returned to London last evening (Wednesday) after their six days' visit to France. They were met at the stntion by the Duke of Devonshire, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of. State for Dominion Affairs~ and Sir Eric Machtig, Acting Permanent Under-Secret ary of Stat e for Dominion Affairs. The l'1Iinistcrs concer ned are the Hon. T.A. Crerar, Minister of Mines o.nd Resources in Canada, the Hon R.G.S. Casey, Minister of Supply in Australia., the Hon. Peter Fraser, Deputy Prime J.Iinistcr of New Zealand, Colonel Deneys Reitz, Minist er of Native Affairs in the Union of South Africa , and Sir Zafrullah Khan, representing the Government of India. 15/11/39 No. 31 FRENCH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE The following official communique was issued this evening from French G.. H. Q. : ­Patrol encounters and, locally, artillery activity. -----oOo----­ Irnpor t, Export and Custon s _P9wers__JDE:.fenc e) Act, l~ Concession in respect of certain r•:oods seized unc:..er the Cus to.:1s ""-C ts. The Board of Trade announce that ap:::-ilica tions Yrill be entertained for the restoration, subject to conditions, of seizures of go ocl3, illegally imported in.contravention of' the Import of' Goods (Prohibition) (No. 1 ) Order, 1939, provided the goods are prove~ to the satisfaction of' the Com.r:1issioners of Custo.:1s and :JJxcise to have been c1espatchecl. to the United Kingdo1n before the 12th .3epte1:1ber,1939. Under this concession applica tion may be r:iade for the restoration of goods so seized or, if the goods have been released on depo~3i t of o. sum of 1noney, for the adjustment of the deposit. i1.pplica tions will be considered only if made by the person to nhoa the Cm trn.1s seizure notice was issued. Any duty payable in respect of seizures restored under the concession must be pa id before the Customs can release the goods. No c.pplication c an be entertained in respect of goods \!hich have been destroyec!. as unsaleable or for other reasons, or condedned lLDder the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. No claiL1 \iill be entertained for any loss or expense incurred by imp orters in respect of Geized goods. Applicatio1rn 1nust be rnade before 1st J anuary, 1940, to the Collector of CustOins an C. Excise . at the place rrhere the goods were imported. The relative seizure notice and evidence of the date of des1;atch to this country must acco.npany each application. Import Licensing Department 9 Board of TPa de, 25, 3outhampton BuilcUngs, Chancery Lane, London. W.C.2. 15~h November 9 1939. PRESS ANNOUNCEMI!NT BY THI: BOARD OF TRADE. IMPORT LICENSING. The Board of Trade have to-day issued three further Orders (the Import of Goods Prohibition Orders Numbers 6, 7 and 8) prohibiting imports of certain goods except under licence issued by the Import Licensing Department of the Board of Trade. These Orders will come into force on the 20th November, 1939, but goods of kinds covered by the Orders which have been despatched to the United Kingdom before that date will not require a licence. The Orders numbered 6 and 7 prohibit the importation, except under licence, of certain paper-making materials and flax respectively. They have been issued at the request of the Ministry of Supply and their purpose is not to restrict supplies of paper-making materials and flax, but to enable the Ministry of Supply to arrange purchases of these materials in the most advantageous manner and to put such materials as are available to the best use. The Order No. 8 prohibits the importation, except under licence, of the following goods:­Vehicles. Motor lorries, omnibuses, fire engines, ambulances and tractors. Miscellaneous manufactures. ~:.Baskets and basketvrnre, including basket, cane and wicker furniture. Foodstuffs. *Apples, fresh or raw. *Pears, fresh or raw. *Pepper, whether ground or not. *Apricot and peach kernels. +Canned or otherwise preserved shellfish (in addition to the oysters, crabs and lobsters which were included in the Import of Goods (Prohibition) (No.l) Order, 1939). + The only categories of canned or otherwise preserved shellfish for which applications for import licences can be considered at present, A.re crawfish and crayfish. 1. No applications will be ent ertained, until further notice, for import licences in respect of those cor.nnodities vrhich o.re marlrnd with an asterisk, but as regards apples and pears and pepper, an Open General Licence has been issued pe1Yaitting importation from Empire countries until further notice. Arrange­ments are being made with the Canadian Government for the limitation of shipments of apples from Canada to the - United Kingdom during the remainder of the current season. Fuller information as to the operation of the Orders can be obtained on application to the Import Licensing Department. Import Licensing Department, Board of Trade, 25, Southampton Buildi ngs 9 Chancery Lane, ·,v. c. 2. 15th November, 1939. 2. 15/)1/39 No. 34. The Secrei.:,ary for Mines, Mro Geoffrey Lloyd, M. P. accompani.ed by representatives of the Ministry of Shipping today met the following Members of Parliament representing constituencies in the mining area of the North-East coast: Mro \Nhi t ely, Mro Adams, lVI!'~ Batey, Mr~ Lawson, Mr . liefie, Mr o Ritson, Mr o Shinwell, Mr ., Steward, Mr o Ta~rlor" The di ffieul.ties occu.rr·lng on the North-East Coast which are resultj_ng j_n idle time at some of the collieries in Northumberland and Durham were discussed and possible means of reducing them considered. -. 15.11.39 No.35,, J\IR MINISTRY BTJLLETIN. SHETLAND RAID: GERMAN CLAIMS DF.NIE:Q.!.. The Admiralty and The Air Ministry announce:­ , Reports from Berlin describing the air attack on the Shetlands on Monday, November 13th, announce the destruction of two flying boats by German aircraft. These reports are untrue. No ship or flying boat was damaged