31/5/41.N0.14



ThefollowingisissuedbyNavalAffairs

tothePressforsuchuseastheymay,wish


tomakeofit.'



...ANDALLBUTTWOWERESAVED




AfewnightsagoonecfH*M»trawlerswasattackedbyaGermanplane
flyinginatabout150feetabovethesea.




Themoonwasobscuredatthetime.Theattackwasover45secondsafter
theaircrafthadfirstbeenwhichgivesideaofthespeedat
sighted,some

whichmenhavetofighttheirshipsagainstaircraft.

Inthose45seconds.,twoattacksweremade,andthetrawlerfoughtback
withherguns;theydidn’tclaimtheaircraftasitwasnotSeentocrash,

buttheyscoredhitsallrightanditwaslastseenjustskimmingthesea.




'
shehadn’tbeenbombhadfallenverycloseandthere-were
Thoughhit,one


manyleaksintheengineroom.Shewasfillingfast.


Althoughtherewas.aheavysearunningtheSkipperdeterminedtoholdon,
hopingtogethisshipintow,ratherthanrisksinkinginthesweptChannel.


However,itsoonbecameobviousthattheshipwassinkingfastandwould
havetobeabandoned.'


Theonlychanceoftransferringhis.crewwasforthetrawlersincompany
tomanoeuvrealongsideandforthementojump,forit-wasfartooroughto
attempttousethesmallboats."AsaprecautiontheraftsandtheCarley
floatwerethrownoverboard.


WhentheSkipperhadseenthelastofhismenleavetheship,hewenthis
roundsoncemoretomakecertainthattherewasno-oneleftaboardand,while
hewasstillondeck,thetrawlercapsized.

Howeverhe
struggled.,clearand.,comingupclosetotheCarleyfloat,.'
hauled,himselfaboard,it.Inthenextfewminuteshesawtwoofhis
men,who
had.evidentlymissedtheirjump,inthewaterandhauledthemonboard:,then
hesawathirdshapeinthedarknessandpulleditontothefloat-it
turnedouttobehisowntrouserswith£10,0.0.innotesinthepockets.


TheCarleyfloatwassoonpicked,upand.itwasfound,thatonlytwoofthe
trawler’screwweremissing.



NAVALAFFAIRS.
31.5.41.No.2.




AirMinistryNc-vsService,Air"UnistryBulletinN0.4827«




JUSTANANNIVERSARY




ATHRILLINGECHOOFDUNKIRK


Todayinfarofthe
a
awayGermanOfflaga
youngflyingofficerR.A.F.

isprobablylookingbackvdLthmixedfeelingsonahotafternoon12months

agowhenhistimely'warningprobablysavedthelifeof.afriendandatthesame

timeendedhehimselfnighthavehadofescapingcapture.
anyhope


Novheisofandthefriendhesavedhasfrom
aprisonerwar
gonesuccess

toHehasrisentotherankoftheD.S.O.andthe
success;SquadronLeader,won

D«F*C»andshotdownmorethan20Germanaircraft.



Hewillalsobethinkingofthathenearlybrought
dayayearago,foronit

off'whatwouldhavebeenthefirstrescueinthiswarofonefighterpilotby
another.


Thisishisstory:-


ThetwopilotsinactionthebeachesofDunkirk.The
weretogetherover

flyingofficer’sengine'./ashitbycannonfirebutheputhisSpitfiredormonthe

sands.The
FlightLieutenantdecidedonaboldcourseofAction.Hehadbeen

■whathewanted.
flyingSpitfiresthenforalongtimeand'wasconfidenthecoulddo



Heintendedtolandwhomhewouldintothe
alongsidehisfriend,squeeze
cockpitandlethimworkthethrottlewhileheflewthebacktoEngland.
plane


Hewasgoinginnicely;dthhisflapsdown.Hehadjudgedhisdistanceso

thathiswouldendalmosthisfellol7butthethe
runalongsidepilot,manon

tohisarmssecondlaterchannelsof
groundsuddenlybeganwavefuriouslyanda

sandspurteduponeithersideaheadoftheSpitfire,asthreeattackingME.lO9s
flashedby...




Fortunately,theSpitfirepilotescaped,buthisplanewaswrecked,Allhe

getawayquickly.
coulddohis,TcheriotTto
v/asputupflaps,wavehisfriendand
5W“
No.3.


NORTHERNIRELAND



ThefollowingjointCommuniqueisissuedby'theNorthern
IrelandMinistryofBiblicSecurityandR.A.F.Headquarters,
NorthernIreland:-



Luringthehoursofdarkness.someenemyaircraftcrossed

overintoNorthernIreland.'


Noincidentshavebeenreported.




MINISTRYOFINFORMATION.
31/5/41-
No.4.


AirMinistryN0.4029.

AIRMINISTRYANDMINISTRYOFHOMESECURITYCOiVMTJNIQUE.




Duringthethereairthewestern
nightwasenemyactivityover


halfofthecountrybutnowherewasitonaheavyscale.



AtafewpointsinWesternEnglandandinSouthWalessome

houseswerewreckedandothersdamaged.Somecasualtiesare


reportedincludinganumber'.ofpersonskilled.


Bombsweredroppedatanumberofotherscattered,points.
OnMerseysideslightdoneandthenumberof
damagewas

casualtiesissmall.
31.5.41,~
No.5.



MILKINTHEMACHINES.




Aboxcontaining48pinttinsofevaporatedmilkwas

foundineachofthreecasesofmachinetoolsfromAmerica
whichwerereceivedataMinistryofSupplyordnancefactory
thisweek.


Attachedtoeachboxwasatypewrittenslip,whichread:



’’TheemployeesofJonesMachineToolWorks,Cincinnatti,
Ohio,havesentthisboxofevaporatedmilktotheemployees
wherethismachinehasbeensent.Themilkisintendedfor

yourchildrenandhasbeensentwithouttheknowledge,ofthe

purchasersofhhis
:
tooloranyagentconnectedwithsame,


”Wetrustthisfoodwillbedistributedwhereitismost
”
needed.



Themilkhas"beensenttochildreninaheavily-blitzed
area*Themachinetoolsarealreadyhelpingtoproduce
guns.




MINISTRYOFSUPPLY.
31/5/41.-
N0.6._




OFFICIALADIIERALTYCOMMUNIQUE




IntherecentFleetactionagainsttheBISMARCKH.M.Ships,
apartfromtheHOOD,sustainedthefollowingcasualties:-25killed,
13wounded*


Thenextofkinofallcasualtieshavebeeninformed.




ADMIRALTY,
S.U.I.
3_l<poUl?No*10*




RE-ORGANISATIONOFSUPPLYDEPARTMENT*



Therecentannouncementonthere-organisationofthe

SupplySupplyDepartmentoftheMinistryofFoodwillnot
involvechangeintheinternalintheOilsand
anyarrangements
FatsDivisionofwhichMr*HerbertDavisisDirector*Oneof
thecommoditiesdealtwithbythisDivisionismargarine,and

Mr*J*P«VanDenBerghwillcontinuetobeDirectorofthis
commodity.ThePurchasingBranchoftheDivisionremains
underthedirectorshipofMr*JasperW*Knight*




MINISTRYOFFOOD.
31/5/41-
No.12.




TheVfarOfficeannounces




WithreferencetotheGermanstatementalleging
thedeathofGeneralFreyberg,wearegladtobeableto

announcethatheisaliveandwithhistroops.




Y/AROFFICE
31/5/41No.13.




GeneraldeGaulle’sHeadquartersissuethefollowing
announcement:-




TheFrenchMinistertoM.GrandindeLeprevier,
Bolivia,
hassenthisresignationtotheVichyGovernmentinorderto

jointhedeGaullemovement.



Bythis
gesture,M,GrandindeLeprevierwishestoprotest
againsttheagreementsbetweenDarlanandHitlerwhichopen
thedoorsoftoandthepolicyof
upSyriaGermany,'against
treasonnowpractised-infulldaylightbytheVichyGovernment.




MINISTRYOFINFORMATION
31*5=41No.15



AirMinistryNo,4031=




MIDDLE,EASTCOMMUNIQUE.
H-,Q6,
RoAoP.,?
MiddleBast,
IRAQSaturday,May5'1s
194'1«


InIraq,yesterdayconcentrated
heavybombingattacksinclosesupport
ofour
troopsweremadebyaircraftoftheRoyalAirForceonWashash,
RashidandenemypositionsatKadhimain.Whilefulldetailsarenotyet
availableitisknownthattheseattackswerehighlysuccessful,.



EASTERNMEDITERRANEAN:


DuringpatrolsbyalargeforceofourfightersintheEastern

Mediterranean,contactwasmadewithabigformationofenemyaircraft.
TwoHeinkelIll’swereshotdownintothesea,onebyaFreeFrenchpilot,
andconsiderablenumberofotherdamaged.
a
enemyaircraftwerebadly
Theenemyimmediatelytookevasiveactionandretiredwithallpossible
speedtotheirbasesanditishighlyprobablethatmanyofthemdidnot
getback.

the
DuringthenightofMay29/3Othourheavybombersattacked
aerodrome'atScarpantocausinganumberoffires.


TheaerodromeandthebeachatMalemc(Crete)werealsoraided.


OnthesamenighttheaerodromeatKattavia(Rhodes)was


butdetailedresultswerenotobserved.




ABYSSINIA:


InCentralAbyssinia,enemypositionsatAzozo,Digyaandbetween
ChelgaandGondarwereattackedbyaircraftofthsFreeFrenchunitwhile
theSouthAfricanAirForceandtheharassedtheatDebarech
R.A.F.enemy

andDabat,




Fromalltheaboveoperations,oneofouraircraftismissing.
31/5/U-No.17.




NOTFORPUBLICATION,BROADCAST,ORUSEONCLUBTAPES


BEFORE00.30ON1.6*41*




CLOTHINGRATIONING



GoodsorderedbythePublicbutnotdelivered*




TheBoardofTradewishtomakeitclearto
retailers,including
tailoringshopsandthepublic,thatclothingcouponsshouldnotbe
collectedforthatmadeunderorderbefore
goodsarebeinganplaced
IstJune'forthespecialrequirementsofacustomerprovided

(a)thereisawritteninvoiceormemorandumofthe

goodshavingbeensoorderedandworkhasbeencommenced*

(b)thegoodsaredeliveredtothecustomerby14thJune*
Further,couponsneednothecollectedforanygoods
thathavebeenpreparedfordispatchbyIstJuneandareactuallydispatched
onorbefore3rdJune*




BOARDOFTRADE
31.5.41No.18.




NOTFORPUBLICATION,ORUSEONCLUBTAPES
BROADCAST,

BEFORE00.JOON1.6.41.




RATIONINGOFCLOTHESANDFOOTWEAR.




Officersclothing:Asatemporarymeasure,untilsuchtime
asclothing'bardsareissued,commissionedofficersandcadetsin
theNavy,ArmyandAirForce,intheAlliedForcesandinthe

AuxiliaryWomen’sServices,willbeabletoobtaintheiruniform
clothingfromretailerswithoutsurrenderingcouponsbycertifying
a
copyoftheshopbillintheformmentionedbelow.


Abillsocertifiedcanbeusedbytheretailerinthesame

wayas
couponstoobtainrationedgoodsfromhissupplier.The
retailershouldindicateonthecopyofthebillthenumberof
souponsrepresentedbytheorder.Officersnewlycommissionedmust
producetotheretailertheirealling-upinstructions.

"IdeclarethatIhaveboughttheabovegoodsfor
myownpersonaluseas
partoftheregulationuniform
andequipment.

DateSigned

Rank




MerchantSeamen;Merchantseamanwhohavenotgota
pagein
theirfoodrationhook.(R.8.6)willbeabletoobtainoneon

presentationoftheirfoodbooksattheirnormallocalfoodoffice.




BOARDOFTRADE.
51/5/4.1No:1%




NOTFORBICUDCAST;,ORUSEONCLUBTAPES

BEFORE.CC.3OonYXVI♦




LIIvIITxLTI.CN.QTSUPPLIES(jnSCELL/xNEOUS).ORDER,




ThescopeofthenewLimitationofSupplies(Miscellaneous)
(No.11)Orderhasbeenextendedtocoverthefollowingclasses
ofgoods

Class18:boots,bootees,shoes,over-shoes,slippers
andsandals.Thisincludesfootwearlinedwithfurbutfoot-

wearmadeoffurskin,isin’'lass5»


Class19:hand-knittingwool,beinghand-knittingyarn

containingmorethan16percentbyweightofwool-fibre.


Onlymanufacturerswhosupplygoodsineitherofthese

classestothevalueofmorethan£lOOamonthandmercantileagents
inthecourseofwhosebusinesssuchgoodsarei~"7oicedtothem
andexportedbythemneedapplyforregistration.Everysuch
personmustapplyforregistrationbefore15thJune.

FormsapplicationcanbeobtainedfromtheIndustries
of

andManufactures,Department2,BoardofTrade,CarltonHotel,
Bournemouth.


Therewillbenoquotarestrictiononsupplies;registration
isrequiredforpurposesofcontrolundertheConsumerRationing
Order.




BOARDOPTRADE,
31.5.41-No.20.




NATIONALSERVICEACTS.


REGISTRATIONOF1901CLASS.




registrationofmenLornin1901tolscarriedout
rm
The
to-day.
totalregisteredwillhe
publishedshortly.




MINISTRYOFLABOURANDNATIONAL
SERVICE.
-N0.21,



AirMinistryNo.2



AIRIiINISTRYAid)MINISTRYOFHOWSECURITYCOMMUNIQUE




Twoenemyaircraftweredestroyed,duringlastnight’sraids
onthiscountry,


upto7,30there
p.m.today}
wasnothingtoreport.
31/5/41-
No,22




BRITISHPRISONERSINENEMYHANDS




Nextofkin,ifabletoidentifythemenfromtheinformation
published,arerequestedtoadvisetheCasualtyBranchesoftheServices
concerned,forwardingRegimentaloranyotherdetails.




ThefollowingisthelatestlistofBritishprisonersofwar

inGermanhandsasreceivedfromenemysources




AlfredEye,(orEyne),1,TrinityAvenue,Marlowe,Bucks.


RichardSwindon,CotswoldCrescent,Billingham-on-Tees,Co.Durham.
31,

AlanLunn,Eastland,Howgate,York.


AlexanderMcCoy,(orMcGroy),29,RoselarAvenue,Ryhope,Sunderland,
Co.Durham.




MINISTRYOTORLMION
Saturday,May31,,.1941*


MINISTRYOFINFORMATION.


NEWSBULLETINh0*398.


POSTOFFICEPURCHASES"BURIED"TREASURE


AnEchoofthe"Blitz"


ThePostOfficehasalwaysbeenpbe;;j.vcatomakeanallownaceforpostagestamps
renderedunfitforwhodraftedthe
use,buttheofficialregulationscertainlynever

anticipatedthatstampscharredbyincendiarybombsorburiedunderbuildingsblasted

byhighexplosiveswouldeverbesentinforrepayment.


Duringthepastweekmanysafeshavebeenrecoveredfromthebasementsof

buildingsbombedinthelastraid,andinnearlyallofthemweresheetsofstamps.
"Theheathasmeltedthegumandjoinedthesheetsintocompactboards,butatpostal
oadquartersthereareexpertswhocanseparatethestampsandassesstheirvalue.
Acommissionisattherateoffiveofthefacevalueofthe
chargedpercent,stamps
repurchased.


NotonlypostagestampsbutspoiltInlandinsuranceandentertainment
Revenue,
dutystamps,medicinelabels,andplayingcard
wrappershavebeenfoundinthe

recoveredsafes.Theyallhaveavalue,andrepurchasecanbearrangedthroughthe

InlandRevenueDepartmentortheCustomandExciseoffice.GeneralPostOffice,
M.0.1.1.


LAWSAl®LANDLORDS


Foodv.Amenities


Theoldcontroversyaboutwhetherornottodiguplawnsforvegetableshas

raiseditsheadagain.


Mostthinkingpeoplehavesolvedtheproblembyapplyingalittle
commonsense;
iftheyhavenotbeenabletofindenoughgroundtomakethemselvesself-supporting
invegetablesthelawnhashadto
-
go.



Insomecasehowever,landlordshavecomplainedthatthediggingoffrontor

backlawnshasspoilttheappearanceoftheirpropertyandtriedtopersuadethe

tenantstoleavethemundug.Landlordswithideasliketheseshouldbereminded,in

thestrongestpossibleterms,ofthegravityoftheshippingpositionandthe

ofincreasedfoodproduction.Theseconsiderationsreducetoinsignificance
urgency
thequestionofdigginguplawnsortennis
courts,whichcanbepracticallyrostorocl
inafewmonthsattheendoftheWar,


Ifanyfurtherexhortationisrequiredtoconvincelandlordsoftheirdutythe

"allowingwordsoftheMinisterofAgriculturearemostapt:


"Goodcitizenshipin1941willbemeasuredthecontributiontoVictoryfrom
by
town,andhousehold.Therespheresofeffort
•weryeveryvillageeveryaremanywar

isvitalthantheinisland.”
nonemoreproductionoffoodourown

MinistryofAgriculture.M.0.1.2,



ANYPACKSOFCARDSFORTHETROOPS?


ArmyComfortsReading,isappealingtothePublicforplayingcardsto
Depot,
bedistributedtothe
Troops.


PacksofcardscanbehandedinatanyofMessrs.BootsLibraryBranchesor

atthePortlandClub,James’sSquare,London,5.W.1.,fromwheretheywill
9;St.
beforwardedtoArmyComfortsDepot,Reading.WarOffice.M.0.1.3.




/Cont.’d,
M.o»I,NewsBulletinN0*398,Page2*


£20*000,000FROMALLOTLNTS


Mr.R.J,Hcathfield,AssistantSecretaryoftheNationalAllotment
hasestimatedthatthevalueofthecropsbeinggrownbyallotment
Society,now


holdersinthiscountryshouldreach£20,000,000.ButMr,Hcathfieldisby

nomeanssatisfiedwiththistotal-hethinksitcouldbegreatlyimproved
andurgesmanytowieldandaddtotheNation’storeofhome-growh
moreaspades


food,-**
MinistryofAgriculture,M.0.1*,4*


BRITISHPOODLIESSIONTOU.S.A.


the
LordWooltonhasappointedMr.EdwardTwentyman,SecondSecretaryto
MinistryofFood,beseniormembertotheoftheBritishFoodMissionat

WashingtonundertheHon.R.H,Brand,HeadoftheMission.
MinistryofFood.M.0.1.5.*


happyItalianprisonerofwar


”Don!tworryaboutmo,”anItalianprisoner-of-warsaid,toaRairobi
correspondent,beforedescribinghisaveragedayintheprisoncamp.
7a.m.—Teaandbread,withbutterandmarmaladeifrequired(hewas


gettingfat,sodidnoteatthem).
8a.m.to9a.m.Reading*
10.30a.m,to12.30p.m.Sunbathing,bridgeandmorereading.
12.30p.m.Lunch(soupormacaroni,withsauce,eggnoodle,meatand
veg.ctables,fruitandtea.Restuntilteatime.
7p.m.Supper(menusimilartolunch).
Muchfreshairtostimulatetheappetite.Ministryof*Information.M.q.1.6*


BIGJOBFORTHEPOSTOFFICE


TwothousandtonsofRationBooks



HandlingthenextissueofrationbooksisgoingtogivethePost
Officeoneofthebiggestjobsithasevertackled.



collecting45,000,000applicationcards,sortinganddelivering
After

themto1,500FoodOffices,over90,000,000rationbookswillhavetobetaken
outtohouseholders.Thisisdoubletheusualnumber,astoeachbookwillbe
attachedasupplementarybook,

Thetwobooksareheldtogetherbyarubberbandbuthouseholdersarcnot

beingpresentedwithfreeband:thetherubberbandsandindue
apostmankeeps
coursetheyfindtheirwaybacktotheMinistryofFoodforfutureuse.



Thismammothpostweighingnearly2,000tonswillbetakenbythePost
Officeinitsnormalstride.--GeneralPostOffice,M.0.1«7»


SALEOFSTUFFSITTGREATBRITAIN


TheMinisterofFoodhasmadeanOrdertocomeintoforceonJune3

prohibitinginGreatBritainthesaleofpigeonfeedingstuffs,exceptNational
PriorityPigeonMixture,whichissuppliedagainstprioritycards.TheOrderalso
requireseverywholesaledealeranddistributingdealer,andanyotherperson
holdingthanofpigeonfeedingstuffs,toreturnofhisstocks
more5owts.makea

totheMinistrybeforeJune10Theformofreturnisprescribed.TheOrderhas

beenmadetoensuresuppliestobirdsinNationalPigeonServicefor'whichalone
rationsareprovided.

ThefeedingstuffscoveredbytheOrder,whichisknownasthePigeon
FeedingStuffs(Returns)Order,arethefollowing;-MaplePeas,CinquantinaMaize,
TicBeans,DunBean^,BombayBlacksandanymixturecontainingthesefeedingstuffs#
Areturnmustbemadeofthesecommoditieswhethertheyareintendedtobesold
forhumanfood,forseedorforfeedingpurposes.Theprohibitionofsaledoes

notapplytoseed,nor,as'statedabove,toNationalPigeonMixture,butitdoes

apply,pendingdirections,toanyofthesecommoditiesintendedforHumanfood

oranyotherpurposes.

/Copies
M.0.1,NewsBulletinNo.598*Page5,


Copiesoftheproscribedformhavebeensenttoalldistributing*,dealers
andwholesaledealers.Anyotherpersonhavingstocksofmorethan*5cwts.of

pigeonfeedingstuffsshouldapplyfora
copyoftheformtotheMinistryof

Food,AnimalFeedingStuffsDivision,(PigeonReturns),Mcadowcraft,Colwyn
Bay,NorthWales.MinistryofFood.M.0.1.8.


PRICEOFSEMOLINA


TheMinisterofFoodhasmadeanOrderamendingtheFlour(Prices)Order,
1940,byrequiringallsemolinawhensoldbyaflourmilderorlicensedfactor

tobechargedat18/-per280lb.abovetheappropriatepriceofnationalstraight
runflour,whichisnow25/6d.persack.Thepriceforsemolinathereforebecomes

43/6d«persackdeliveredtocustomer,whetherornotitismanufacturedentirely
fromDurumwheat.


Flourmillersareremindedthatspeciallicenceorauthorityisrequired
fromtheMinistryofFoodfortheproductionofsemolina,whichisa‘speciality
flourwithinthetermsoftheabove-namedOrder*


TheOrderwillcomeintoforceonJune21941*MinistryofFood.M.0.1.9.
~




MAXIMUMPRICESOFOATS.


TheMinistryofFoodannouncesthatfromJune1'1941thesaleofall
>

home’grownMarc:oatswillbetothemaximuminthe
prescribed
orsubjectprices
Oats(ControlandMaximumPrices)Order,1940,andthatthespecialprovisionsof
thatOrderwhichpermittedthesaleofseedoatsatmorethanthemaximumprice
fixedformillingandfeedingoatshavebeenrevoked.


Untilfurthernoticetherewillbeonemaximumpriceforallhome
grownoats

forwhatever
purposesold.


Theamendmenthasbeenmadebecausethenormaltradeinseedoatsisconcluded
forthepresentseason.TheOrder,however,containsprovisionsforthelicensing
ofsalesofandanyapplicationsforpermissiontosell
anexceptionalnature,
oatstoforseedatmorethanthemaximumpriceshouldbesenttothe
growers

MinistryofFood,AnimalFeedingStuffsDivision,Meadowcroft,ColwynBay,NorthWales.


Arrangementsforthesaleofseedoatsnextseasonwillbeannouncedindue

course.MinistryofInformation.M.0.1.10.


PRICESFORPOUSSINS



SpecialpricesforpoussinswereintroducedonMarch14'•andweretobe

withdrawnonJune.1,
Thisspecialprovisionwasdesignedtoenableproducersof
tablepoultrytoclosedowntheirproduction.Itisnotdesirableinpresent
circumstancesthatfeedingstuffsshouldbeusedforfatteningtablebirds,orthat
chicksshouldbehatchedandrearedforthis
purpose.


Manyproducersproductionwhodonotsex-linktheirchicks
ofbirdsforegg
will,how&ver,have'maledisposeof.Thosemalebirds,whichcannotbe
birdsto

identifiedatbirth,shouldnotbefattenedbeyondthepoussinstage.Accordingly
aspecialpriceforpoussinsatareducedlevelisbeingretainedafterJune1
tooffrom
encouragetheearlydisposalmalebirdsthisseason’shatchings.

FromJune1toAugust1
,
194-1(bothdatesinclusive),poussins,whichare
definedyoungchickens
asweighing"between1andIplbs.deadweight,maybesold
atmaximumpricesof2s,6d,perbirdonsalebyaproducertoawholesaler,
ofbirdsaletoretailerandofOd.saleto
2s•Bd<»peronaJs,perbirdona


consumer»MinistriesofFood&AgricultureandDept,ofAgricultureforScotland.
M.0.1.11,
Saturday,May31,1941*-


MINISTRYOFINFORMATION,

NETSBULLETINN0.399,

WARGIFTSFROMDOMINIONSANDCOLONIES



Giftslargeandsmallforwar
purposescontinuetopourinasteady
streamfromtheDominionsandColonies.

TwoprivategiftsreceivedthisweekfromCanadiancitizensare22
dollars50centsfromDr,M.ofPort
Bergman,Hope,Ontario,,and25dollars
romMr.A.J.SampsonoftheChcrhillMercantileCompany.Cherhill.
J’9
Alberta.


FromtheFarEasttheLordMayor’sNationalAirRaidDistressFundand
theBritishRedCrossFundhaveeachreceived500dollars(£3l),
sentby
Mrs.AbbasKhan,prominentresidentof
a
HongKong.

The
CeylonGovernmentWarPurposesFundhasmadeafurthercollection
which,uptoMay22,amountedto164,112rupees,bringingthegrandtotal
collectedbythisfundto2,049,980rupees(£153,748.105.)

NorthernRhodesia,inresponsetotheMinistryofSupply’srecent
appeal,hassentathirdconsignmentconsistingof15pairscfbinoculars,
atelescopicriflesightandtwocompasses.


FromLuanshya,alsoinNorthernRhodesia,theEmployees*Committee
oftheRoan
AntelopeCopperMinesLimitedgiven£640inrespectofhave
theirslidingscalecontributionforthemonthofThetotalgiven
April.
bythisCommitteefortheprosecutionoftheisThe
warnow£4,242.
Companyitselfhasalsogiven£5,000foraircraft.


Fromanother‘oartofNorthernRhodesia,theLusakaWarFundhasgiven
£512forthepurchaseofistonamedir
amobilecinemavan,whichbeLusaka
mobileCinemaVan."


OntheGoldCoastthehavesubscribed£5OO
Syrian-LebaneseCommunity
tobuymobilecanteensforuseinEngland.TheyhaveinformedtheGovernor
thatifthecostexceeds£5OOtheyarepreparedtomakefurthercontribu-
tions.


Swaziland,whichhasalreadygivenafighterplanetotheR.A.F.,has
sentanothertowardsthesecondtobenamed
£1,255purchaseofafighter
"SwazilandII".Ofthenewinstalment,£603wasfromtheNorthernand
£652-fromtheCentralDistrictsWarFunds.DominionsOfficePress
Section.M.0.1.1.

MOTORINDUSTRYFIGHTERSQUADRON


TheMotorIndustryFighterSquadronhasbeenfurtherreinforcedbya


FighterAircraft,thistimefromMembersofTheofMotor
agiftSociety
ManufacturersandTraders.

Theofthehas
SecretarySociety,Lt.CoI.D.C.McLagan,D.5.0.,
requestedtheMinisterofAircraftProductionthattheplanebenamed

"S.M.M.T.";anditwillwithFightersnamedafterother
flyinformation
famousCarandAccessoryManufacturersintheMotorIndustrySquadron.
MinistryofAircraftProduction.M.0.1,2.



SCHOLARSHIPFORWOI'MTEACHERTOVISITTHE

U.S.A.


OwingtowartimerestrictionstheEnglish-SpeakingUnionisunableto

offeritsusualnumberofscholarshipsformenandwomenteacherstovisit

theUnitedStates.forwomenis
TheSeniorPageScholarship,only,however,
offeredforcompetitionforthecurrent
year,andistothevalueof£5Oplus
visitof
$350,thelatterbeingprovidedandpaidintheUnitedStates,fora


sixweekstothat
country,includingtheCaliforniancoast.,




Womenteachersfromalleligible,andapplicationsshould
theschoolsarc

bomadetotheEducationOfficer,TheEnglish-SpeakingUnion,37?CharlesSt.,
BerkeleySquare,London,W.l.beforeJuly12.-
MinistryofInformational,o.1.3*
M.0.1.NewsBulletinNo.399*Page2.




LIVESTOCKRATIONING.


CertificatesofSalesofHome-grownGrain.


FarmersarenotifiedthatnofurthercouponswillbeissuedbyWar

AgriculturalExecutiveCommitteesafter31stMayinexchangeforsalescertifi-

catesofhome
growngrainsoldbeforeIstMay,Salescertificatesshouldstill
beobtainedfrcmbuyersforsalesfromNay1onwards.Suchsalesdonot
entitlefarmerstocouponsinexchangebutcertificates■willcontinuetobe
issuedbybuyers,sincethisisnecessarytomeetcasesvZherefarmershave
receivedrationcouponsduringtheperiodFebruarytoAprilinconsideration
oftheirhavingundertakentosellatalaterdategrainoftheirown
growing.Farmers
arerequiredunderthetermsoftheRationingOrderto

honoursuch
undertakingsbydulysellingthegrainassoonaspossibleandas
proofthattheyhavedonesotheyshouldobtaincertificatesfromthebuyer
andsendthesecertificatestotheirAgriculturalExecutiveCommittee.
MinistriesofAgricultureandFood.M.0.1.4*


SAVINGSCAMPAIGNINBERMUDA.


BermudahasfollowedtheofotherColoniesinstartingthe
examplemany
issueofSavingsCertificatesandstampsonthelinesofthosesoldforthe
NationalSavingsMovementinthiscountry.
ColonialOfficePressSection,M.0.1,5.