FOREIGN PRESS REVIEW DAILY SURVEY OF WORLD COMMENT ON THE WAR COMPILED FROM TELEGRAPHIO REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION 61. 27th Iviarch ....................................................................., 1940 No. DENMARK: ALLIBS' S:G!\. ':l_\RFAR1'.: l:BTHODS PRAISED. Praise for the Allies' methods of carrying on sea warfare, in eontrast te the Nazi actions at sea, is contained in a dispatch to today's N.ATIOil4.LTIDE!-l'DE sent by this paper's Paris correspondent. The message states: "It goes without saying that neither bnglish nor Freneh ships will demean themselves by torpedoing neutral ships without warning, nor would they even sink German vessels without doing everything possible to rescue the ere•~ "In Paris it is found. a little incomprehensible that countries who seem to accept almost 1'1ithout protest the sinking of their ships and the murder -of their seamen by one belligerent should at the same time react violent]y against more or less doubtful breaches of their territorial waters by another belligerent. This attitude among neutral states is especially harmful when .it is shown by just those neutral states for whose id.ea.ls and existence France has gone to war". mrmEN: BLITZiffiIEG' s Fll.DI:;-ouT. The failure of the German Fuehrer1 s 'blitzkrieg' is commented upon in sarcastic language in today's D_\GfilJS l!YID~T'.&:?., the Liberal newspaper. _lifter pointing out that the expected. military offensive in Earch dwindled into German appeals for :peace through loud speakers on the Ylestern Front, this journal adds: "Hitler has often r.eferred to the great differences between his . arl!JY and the Kaiser 1 s, and. between him and Bethmann-Hollweg. The difference in their achievements is also striking. Five weeks after the outbreak of war Bethmann-Hollweg's 'riff-raff' stood. at the gates of PD-ris, while the German ironsides in the seventh month of this war are bombarding the eneIJ'\Y with peace appeals from hoardings, loud speakers, and. vrith leaflets. Even enenw shipping has been left alone and instead eight neutral vessels have been sunk during the last week." Support for the policy of strengthening Sweden's defences is contained in STOCKHOLMG TIDNINGEN. This paper considers t hat whether or not a Scandinavian defensive alliance is concluded. Swed.en1 s defensive preparations should. be pushed. on \Vi th a view to defending Finland against another Russian attack. The paper adds: "It is a Svvedish i nterest that her eastern frontier should be d.efend.ed. in Finland. and not at the Torne River. Russian air bases in Finland constitute a direct threat to S>,-.red.en and ~7eden must strive to maintain an ind.ependent Finland. between her and. the Soviet. By defending Finland,Sweden will escape becowing a battle-field." Striking a cynical note ~L.\GEHS NY1illT:i::R states that Russia does not pay aey particul ar at t ention to Ger many's ·wi shes and in fact carries on her expansion at t he expense of Gerrnan inter ests. FOREIGN PRESS REVIEW DAILY SURVEY OF WORLD COMMENT ON THE WAR COMPILED FROM TELEGRAPHIO BBPOIWS RECEIVED BY THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION 61 27th March No. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••ouoo•oo••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••t ;~_., J.,1Zj~;iupD: . ALLI:;:;srSTRONG NE.Aet hlST POSITION. In a statement in the Swiss Press today on the Allies' strong position in the Near East the point is made that respect for Soviet Russia has been lost following her invasion of Finland. The 1-t.::UE ZlTERCHF.R. ZEITUNG, the Radical Democratic organ, writes: "Britain and France have built up a strong military and political system in the Eastern Mediterranean and Asia 11:T.inor. Its firmest support is the fact that even in the present critical period the local populations have not the slightest intention of breaking with the Allies. "Differences of opinion may exist but those who believed the Near Eastern peoples would jcin the other side in the event of war proved fundamentally wrong. To that, the action of Russia has specially contributed. Since the invasion of Finland respect for Russia has greatly diminished together with certain political hopes based on her. The attitude of Egypt today is symptomatico Friction with Britain was not lacking in the past but the demonstrations of friendship on the occasion of l'ilr. Eden's visit to Cairo were a plain recognition that the independence o.:f t~i.-0• Eastern peoples will only be maintained if linked with the Western DG"!Wcr&cieso" The strength of France's defences is emphasised by the NATIONAL ZEITUNG, the Basle newspaper, which states in a message from Paris: "From the privatesoldier -~tpward everybody is convinced of theirb:pre gnability of the Maginot line. Incomparable artillery r!aterial is in readiness. As regards the air arm it is generally accepted that Britain and France have already secured parity with Gennany. Reserves of petrol and munitions are enormous. That Britain is regarded with suspicion is sheer nonsense. The British air arm and the British navy a,re universally admired and no political differences of the past are allovrnd to influence the present brotherhood of arms." BELGIUM: B.AL.Tew worked like galley slaves. No men could have 11 c1one more.......... During tho time we were on their ships both 11~1::-i.ptains and their crews treated us with the greatest courtesy and ilkindness.. On the "Guiseppe Padre' we were given dry clothing, and 11 the best food they ho.d. The injured were attended to9 o.nc1 the "small shiJ) 's company did evorything to make us co:mforts.ble;i. +++++++++++++++ AIR AFFAIRS - 27/3/40 No. 5. CONTRABAND CONTROL PRESS NOTICE On 26th March there w~re 24 neutral ships in the Contraband Control bases in the United Kingdom, of whieh 9 had been there fori 3 days or less. This total included:­ 18 Dutch 7 for 3 days or less) 1 l1 If II 11 II ) 3 Belgian 3 Italian 1 " if " ) ll u ! During the we~k ending 23rd March the Contraband Committee considered the cargoes of 85 ships which had arrived since 16th March and 40 outstanding cargoes from the previous week.. The combined total included ships of the follo·wii-ig nationalities:­ 30 Dutch 28 Italian 19 Norwegian 11 United States 9 Belgian 9 Swedish 4 Portuguese In 50 cases entire cargoes were released, either on first consideration o~ after enquiries. The system under which advance cQpies of manifests of &argoos are received and considered before the ships' arrivil at ~arts in this country resulted, during the week under review, in 52 cases being so dealt with9 and in 25 cases of the shi:ps concerned being released by the C"ommittee, subject merely to the formal checking of the original manifests on their arrival at the Control Bases. +++++++++++++++ !:RCS§ SECTIONP MINIS'rRY OF ECONOMIC WARFARE. ---......-\,. -----­ -----~= _?7th Marcitz 1940. No. 6. M.A.F.181. M:rprsTRY OF AGRICULTURE AN~CEMENT HIGHER AGRICUL'I'gRAL EDUCATION. The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries has a.ppoin·ced a Committee to review the position of agricultural education at University Departments of Agriculture and Agricultural Colleges, as affected by war conditions, and to recommend from time to tir£i€ such financial assistance from the ~xchequer as may be considered appropriate, bearing in mind also the possible demand for higher ·agricultural education in the immediate post-war period. The following are the members:­ Dennis G. Brown, Esq., J.P. E. Salter Davies, Esq., C.B.E., M.A. ,Joseph Duncan, Esq., Anthony Hurd, Esq. , c. Bryner Jones, Esq., C.B., C.B.E. T. Loveday, Esq., M.A., LL.D. Professor John S.B. Stopford, M.D., F.R.S. Dr. Loveday, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol, will be Chairman of the Committee and Mr. A.R. Whyte of the Ministry' of Agriculture and Fisheries will be the Secretary·. 27. 3. 40. No .7 T. 18 . PPJ.:,.SS NOTI C-.D---­·--­ The Minister of Supply has taken ncte of certain cases of abuse of the existing provisions i n the price schedules to the Timber Control Orders which relate to rJ.axium:1 prices for sales of ti1r.ber under £15 in value. The :Minister has accordingly made the Control of Timber (No.9) Order 1940 which provides that, as fro.r~ Tuesday, 2nd April, 1940 the maximum prices for timber supplied &gain.st an acquisition licence r:iay be increased by 20j-only in cases in which the value of the ti1nber in any "Group Number" in the specification licensed by Timber Control Area Officers is less than £15. The 20% additional charge will of course also be allowed where the timber supplied is against a declaration by the purchaser on what is known as Form () .A. ( i .·c. in cases of sales of not more than a total value of £5 in &ny one calendar m0nth for work of National Importance or urgent necessity) . Copies ef the No.9 Order will be obtainable directly or t hrough any bo~kseller, froi:..i H .M. Stationery Office at the publi shed sale price on and after Saturday, 30th l~rch, 1940 . Ministry of Supply, Adelphi, w.c.2. 27th March , 1940 . 27/3/40 -NO: 8. RHODESIAN TROOPS FOR ENGLAND. A large number of Rhodesian Infantry,now being trained in the Colony, are to be posted to well-known British regiments. Certain of them will go to the King's Royal Rifle Corps, and others will be atta;ched to the Chesh1re Regiment, the Royal Artillery, and the Royal Engineerso But the Rhodesians will all wear a distinctive badge, making clear their identity. The drafts proceeding overseas will be divided between England and the Middle East. nwa.r Apples"; A Rhodesian fruit grower in the Inyanga dist~ict is raising money for the war by presenting the Government with his apple crop of between four hundred and five hundred bushels. The fruit, a first-class crop ~ will be sold and the proceeds put to the Government "War Account". DOMINION AND COLONIAL AFFAIRS. 2U3/40 -No. 9. Not for Publication µnt il after 9.35 p.m. 27 o2•40. Memo to Sub-Editors:- AS THIS SCRIPT-·IS-BEING ISSUED IN ADVANCE IT SHOULD BE CHECIIBD AG.A.INST THE ACTUAL B.B.C. BROADCAST. THE lviIDDL_E" EAST IN WARTIME. SOME ILPRESSIOI~.§_ OF A RECENT TOUR by LORD SAMUEL Hom.e Service: Wednesd..StX· March 27th, 1940. 9.30 .., 9.35 p.m. In the middle of J anuary, I went to Cyprus to give some addresses there on behalf of the British Council. I went on after­wards to Palestine, my third visit after my term of office as High Commissioner came to an end in 1925" During the weeks I spent in those countries, and a few days also in Egypt, I had opportunitiesof talking to many people 9 British and non-British, official and non-official, and of learning a good deal about present conditions. There is nothing venture~ome in these days in travelling by land across France and over the Mediterranean by boat; the journey takes a little longer than in ordinary times, but only a little, and there are no special difficulties. The whole region of the Mediterranean so far is quite peaceful, since Italy has not come into the War. Inde.ed the countrJ.~i:l :t vis:ited are more at peace now in war-time than they haVe beert in peace-time ; their local controversies haVe qtlietened down. Throughout that part of the Wdrld 9 ail parties and all sections in all the countries are of one mind about the War. Turkey and Greece, Egypt and Palestine, Cyprus and Syria, and, further away, Iraq and the Hejaz -are a solid block of territory in which rulers and ruled everywhere take the same view on the dominant question of the day -the first time for many years that that has been so~ All are against Germany. All are deeply concerned that no aggressive totalitarian State should obtain a controlling influence in the Eastern Mediterranean. Every section, therefore, is anxious not to do anything that would hinder the war effort of Britain and France. Grievances are postponed for the time being; no one wishes to raise frictioru or give rise to questions likely to cause disturbances. The chief thing that one hears about the war relates to the large armies that are being assembled in the Middle East by the Allies. Distributed in great camps, from the western frontier Of Egypt to the borders of Turkey, a powerful strat.egic reserve is being created to meet any eventualities that might occur. Besides troops from Great Britain and France, the Australians and New Zealanders have come, and are coming, in great strength; also large numbers of men from the local forces of the French Empire. There are now excellent roads through those countries well suited for the transport of mechanised armies. I travelled along the latest link in that road system when I returned from Palestine to Egypt. It is a drive of two hundred and seventy five miles from Jerusalem to Ismailia on the Suez Canal. Leaving at eight in the morning , I arrived at four in the afternoon, with an hour's rest on the way. From Beersheba on, two hundred miles, was sheer desert. It is the wilderness which, we are told, the Children of Israel, travelling the reverse way, took forty years to cross. /Cyprus -2­ Cy:?rus is an attractive island -too little lmorm here. ~u.-..f.in_d when you are there that it is not so sma11· as it looles on the maps we are accustornecl to useo 'EL:; greatest length is about lL!.O miles from wes_t.-.Eouth·-west to east··north-east ahcL si::ty miles across, vvi th more than a third of a million inhabitants . a country of broad.plains and lofty mountain ranges; it has a summer resbrt si:.:: thousand. feet aoove the sea; as high as the Engadine irt Switzer­lanad There had been for years serious political controversies betweeh the Greek Cypriots, vvho nurnber fou.r--fifths of the population -the rest being Turkish -· and the British Governmehto Mo:r-e recently the atmosphere had been bettero Now the war has brought about a definite truceo I f01.md that the chi.ef grievance advanced at the moment was that the British army is accepting only a fraction of the th01..".sands of Cypriot volunteers who a.re trying to enlist. But the people were pleased that the small Cy-prus pj_oneer Force, that had so far been raised, was the first or any of the colonial contingents of the British Rnp:i.re to reach the front in Franceo In Palestine, of' c01u•se, the po1itical situation had been far more difficult than in Cyprusa You will r ecall that a year .:. or so ago the whole c0Ul1try was gravely disturbed<> There were bomo outrages, assassinat:tons, train \Vreckings; transport was almost stopped; Gover :nrnent ad;11inistration could not function at all in most of the country districtn ; the disturbances grew to the dimensions of a rebellion. Now everything is completely changed.. There have been n6.serious outrages for a long time.. One can travel freely and without dange1-:> t1E'oughout the countryo There are a few outlaws still roaming i n the h].11s 9 so that night travel on the roads is still prohibited,, But the police are in full control., Government offid.als arc at their' posts everywhere. Except in one or two places, Ara~·s and . Jews are mixing freely ­they work side 'tJ s:ide in the s 2.rne employme:'lts; they do "business together as 'l:re1'ore ; neighl1ou.rj.ng "li::.lages are again in friendly relationso The war has helped to "br'ing this about; but it is a mistake to think that the war has 1)0:::m the principal cause.. The dist1.u>oances had been cllecked. some months before the war began, and had almost stopped some weeks be.foreo The larige military force that had been sent to Palestine, the effective measures taken by the Army, had already suppressed the rebelliono The "bands had been broken up, the leaders arrested or driven out of the country; the Ara"b villagers were protected from the terrorists who had forced them to pay heavy levieso Then came the political con­ference in London early last year; the British Government7 s new statement of policy; the advice of the rulers of neighbouring Moslem countries to stop violence~ The mass of the Arab population of Palestine welcomed the opportunity to throw off t.he extremists and to get back to tranquillity" The outbreak of the European war clinched the mgttero Both Arabs and Jews would regard a British defeat and a Nazi victory as the greatest of disasterso The comr.1on peril compels a truoeo Since/ -'3 ­ Since I left Palestine a month ago, the Government has announced new restrictions over most of the country on the purchase of land by Jews. '.JT.o this there is a vehement opposition. Political controversy has been stirred up afresh. But it is probable that the opposition will be pressed by constitutional means.. Gertainly the Jewish population of Palestine, now numbering half-a­million -seventy thousand of them refugees from Germany, and a living exrunple of the results of the cruel Nazi persecution -would be the last people in the wor>ld to embarrass, iI1 however small a degree, the British Empire in its life-and-death struggle with Hitlerismo Indeed the general complaint here also was that only a very small proportion of the offers to enlist in the British forces had been accepted. Almost all the young men among the Jews had volunteered, and a large proportion of the women also; a consia_erable number of Arabs as wello So f ar the Army authorities have only established one sma11 non-combatant unit. In it Arabs and Jevvs are serving side by side, no difficulties arising. The conseg_uences of the \Jar, as yet, are chiefly felt in the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean in the economic sphere ­in matters of trade, production, employmente There is a lack of shipping tonnage, because so many ships have been needed for the transport of troops and military supplies. As a result, the e::::port of the principal product of Palestine -oranges and grapefruit ­has been diminished by mor"~ than half this season; this means a loss to the country of some two million pounds~ The same has happened in Cyprus, though the output there, is much smaller. Oranges were for sale in the market-places in the towns of Cyprus at the equivalent of twenty-four for a penny, and lemons forty-five a penny.. The War has restricted the outlets for other Cyprus products alsoo Tn Palestine the building ind.ustry~ which had been in great activit~r for many yes.rs, has been throvm into depression, first by the t~1ree years of growing disturbance, &J.cl then by the War. The important tourist industry, also, has been stopped for the time being. In both countries there has been a good deal of unemployment, a~d relief-works have had to be started by the Governments. On the other hand, Palestine has benefited by the large expenditures of the British army and air-forceo A great new refinory, also, is being constructed at Haifa to treat the oil, which is purn:i:ied by pipe-line for six. hundred miles acr·oss the desert from the wells in Iraq; nearly five million pounds is being spent on the enterprise, and three thousand men, Arabs and Jews side by sia_e, are being employed on it. Banlcers, and others in Palestine able to speak with knowledge, told me that on the whole conditions have now taken a turn for the better; ·during the present year production ancl.. employment are on the up-grade 9 and there is a feeling in general of greater confidence. Egypt is prospering. Cotton, the principal product for export, which sets the standard of trade, is fetching high prices. So great is the demand and so limited the tonnage, that the :f.':re.:t. ght from Alexandria to Marseilles, in non-British ships, is four times what it was before the VJaro In Egypt again troublesome questions are in abeyanceo I heard expPess ions of appreciation of the whole­hearted way in which the Egyptian Government and the local authorities are co-operating in the military measures of their British Ally. But it is well to remember that in all these countries political problems are still. there, still unsolved, to be dealt with some dayo Particularly is that so in Palestine. It may be that the pause, the better atmospher>e now prevailing, may make the solution easierq To predict is impossible, but we may at least allow ourselves to hope that it will prove to be so. Meanwhile things are quiet. Events might occur at any moment, of course, which would swiftly change the Mediterranean sceneo People watch for possible symptoms -the Caucasus, in the B·alkans, in Italy also. At present there is nothing in sight. For the time being, life on the whole is normal; travel is u11hampered; trade, in many branch~s, is active. A calm -but not yet a settled calm -prevails in the Middle East. n,n: ·rTSH ~Pn.ADC/.R'J'I' ·ff.!. GORPn PJ 'T'Jf1' ·· · ····~ .. ~ ····· ··---·'••··-····· -· - . -.~ ..... _, ..-_..,,..,, -~-........ .. ·---. 27/3/40 -N2-!J.Q:.. J30ARD OF1 _TRADE_ANNOUNCEMENT. §JEEL SUPPLIES FOR EXPORT OF~NUF~~CTURED GQQ12§~ As from the ·l st April, under the new scheme for the distribution of steel supplies, the Board of Trade will be responsible in consultation with the Iron and Steel Control for the e.llocetion of steel i"eq_uired for the manufacture of goods for expo rt. The issue of steel will be greatly facilitated and delay will be avoided Vihere an export group is established for a particular trade, and satisfactory arrangem.ents h3ve been mad,e with the Board of' Trade for the administration by the group itself of a global allocation of material in substitution for the pPesent system of individual applications for licences to the Iron and Steel Contr0l. While it is recognised that the April-June quarter r:i.LJ.G t be regarded as a transitional period for the purpose of operating the new scher:ie, the Bo&rd of '.P.r•ade consider it necessary to warn manufacturers that it is their intention that aftm0 the enG. of June tl1e steel allocation for the exp ort of manufactured goods should, in the national interest, be distr;ibut.ed Jchrough Export Groups, and that they will find it progressively more difficult to justify release of :naterial to firms not so organi scd. It is therefore very important t;hat msnufacturers should joj_n such Grou:f!s as soon ac.; possible and tllat tlle Groups s:t:ouJ.cl have allocations arranged with the Board of Trade well before that date. :B'or· t.i1e per0iod .April-June, licences for steel required for the manufacture of go or~ s for export which ore not yet covered by :::pecial arrsngement s vri th organised groups· will continue to be issued by the Iron Emd Sti:;sl Control to whom applications shoulcJ be submitted di:r-ect, lJt~t as soon as a group is ready wi t:r~ j_ts totEtl re1uirer.1.ents conte.ct will at once b e made with the BoRrd of Trade cv~n ~ithin the period April-June. Boai"d of Trr......'WES Gnr. D.E.A.W. Bli..RNES Gnr. H.A. BEAUMONT L/Sjt. R.E. BEER Gnr. w.D. BINNING Gnr. A. BLACK U/L/Bdr. J. BODDY Gnr. E. BOLTON Sj·t. C.H. BORTHWICK Gnr. R. BRAITHWAITE Gnr. . T.S, BRETHERTON Gnr. A.E. BROMBY Gnr. W.G. BROWN Bdr. A. BUCKLEY Gnr. ., J. BURNS Gnr. A.E. CAMPBELL Gnr, A. CAMPBELL Gnr. E. C.AMPBELL Gnr. . K;.S • CJJvtPBELL L/Sjt. w. CARSON Gnr. J. CI.Ji.RKE Gnr. H. G.. DIED (CONTINUED). ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY {CONTINUED). CONNELLY Gnr. J. COOPER Gnr. T. CRAWFORD Gnr. D. CRICHTON Gnr. E. CROSS A/Bdr. P. CRUMP Bdr. R.G. DEAN Gnr~ c .w. DENTON Gnr~ J .w. DIGNAN Gnr~ J. DIXON Gnr. W.E. DUFF Pte. w. DUNGEY Gnr. F.J. EDWARDS Pte. c.J. EDWARDS BSM. F. EVANS Gnr. J.W. FAGENCE Grir. J.E. FERRIER L/Bdr, J. FISK Gnr. C.G. FORTUNE Gnr. J,G. FOSTER A/Sj:t. D.T. FRANCIS Pte. w. FRASER L/Ba-r. A.M. FROW L/Sj t. G.K. FRY Pte. T.H. GARLIKE Fus. F.J. GEE Gnr. J. GIBSON Pte. R. GIRBOW Gnr. J. GODDARD Gnr~ A.D. GOODING BQ,MS. P.W. GRAY Gnr. A.E. GRAY Gnr. A.T. GREEN Gnr. J. GRIDLEY A/s3 ·t. R.F. GRIFFIN Gnr. L. HA.LL Gnr. J .A. HALL Gnr. W.J. HARRINGTON Gnr. T. HARRIS Gnr. P.H.B. HOWARTH Grir~ J.E. HULME Gnr. E.E. ISAAC Bdr. E. JACKSON Gnr. F.W .K. JENKINS Gnr. w.c. JESMONT U/L/Bdr1 P. JOHNSON Gnr. J. .. JONES Gnr. E. JONES Pte, I.J.C. JONES Gnr. J. KEANE Pte; T.P. KELLY Gnr; T .A. KEMP Gnr. R. KIRKWOOD Gnr. A. LANSDALE Gnr. R. LA.RGAN BQNB. J. LEES s jt. J. LIVINGS Gnr. V.R. McCARROLL L/Bdr. P.J. McCAULEY BQ,MS. J.S. MCCLURG Gnr. J. McCUBBIN A/Sjt. J.E. MacGILLIVRAY Gnr. A. MARKLEW Gnr. P.A. 7~ DIED (CONTINUED). ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY--­ (CONTINUED t. MEAD Gnr. L. MEAD MILili.R U/L/Bdr.Gnr. R.A. A. MILIAR MILLER BQ,MS. Gnr. T. F. MOONEY Gnr. F.J. MORLEY Gnr. E. MORTEN Gnr. H.A. MOSS Gnr. F. MOULD Gnr. w. ·oLNEY BSM. J .w. ONIONS ORBELL L/Bdr.Gnr. T.E. c. PAGE Gnr. R. PATTERSON Gnr~ J • .A..B. PAXTON Fus. J.A. PAYNE PERRYER L/Bdr.Gnr. A. H.R.D. POOLE Gnr. T. RITCHIE Gnr. T. RITCHIE Gnr. W.B. ROBINSON Gnr. D.J. ROONEY Gnr. J. ROPER SHANAHAN SHAW L/Sjt.BQJvIB. Dvr. G.G. J.F. H. SHIMMIN · Dvr. H.R. SHORE Gnr. H. SIMPSON SINGLETON Gnr. Gnr. E.W. G.H.C, SMITH Bdr. E. SMITH Bdr. w. SPARROW' Gnr. P.H. STEWART Gnr. N.A. SULLIVAN Gnr. c. SUMNER Dvr. M. TANSER · Gnr. F.L. TAYLOR Gnr~ J. TAYLOR Gnr. J.J. TAYLOR Gnr. R.G. TELFER Bdr. R. THOMPSON TOOTELL Sjt.Gnr; w.c. F.H. WARNER Gnr~ A. WARNER Gnr~ B. WARNER Gnr. F.P. WID.ilYSS Gnr. D.M. WILLIAN.IS ON Gnr~ E. 8 . WILSON WORBOYS Sjt.Gnr. J. E.J. WRIGHT Gnr. c .w. CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS. ATKINSON Spr~ w.w. BAMBOROUGH Spr. R.M. BARBER Cpl• H.J. BELCHER wo.11 A. BREJ,_RTON Spr~ s. BRISTER Spr. D.A. BUCKINGHAM Gnr. v.w. BUXEY Spr. E.E. e•. DIED ( C Ol'L_TINUED }_. CORPS OF ROYLL ENGINEERS (COIJTINUED). COULSTON L/Cpl.DLVIES L/Cpl.DELliNEY L/Cpl.DOCHERTY Spr.DOCHERTY Sjt. FOX Spr.FULLER Spr.FULTHORPE O.Q.M.S. GERRJ..RD Spr.GOOD Spr. GRIFFITHS Spr.HOLLOWAY Spr~ HUNT Spr. INGRAM Cpl.KAVANAGH Cpl.KING Spr~ KING Dvr~ KNIGHT Spr~ LEETE Spr;LEWIS Spr.LEWIS Spr~ LOVATT Spr.McNAUGHTON Sjt.N1ALC OLM Spr. MELLOR Spr.MIDDLEHURST Spr.MOORE Spr~ MORRALL Spr. MORRIS RSM. MURRAY Dvr. NASH Spr.NICHOLSON L/Cpl.PATERSON Spr.PERCY Spr.SCOONES Spr~ SHEPHERD Spr. SMITH A/QMSI.SMITH Spr.STEP}IENSON Spr.WALU1.CE L/Cpl.WHITE A/Sjt.WILLIJJJIS Spr ~ WILLIAMS Spr.WOODLEY A/Sjt.WORKMAN Spr.VlORTHINGTON Spr. ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS. ARNOLD L/Cpl. BL.KER Sigmn. BEHRMAN Sigmn. CLOETE Dvr. COOKE Sigmn. cox Sigmn. DENNISON Cpl. FOX Sigrnn. GRAHAM Signm. GRIERSON Sigmn. MILES Sigmn~ MILLAR Sig111.n. MORGAN Sigmn. w.w. G.H. T. H. w. J. s. D. J.L. A. T. A. J .w. A. w. s. W.H. A.E. J.H. D.W. E.J .s.. R. J. P.W. G. F. T. E. B.T. c. s.c. A.C. A. M.lf. G.W. J. C.F. G. F. J. J.C. A. D.C. J.'I'. R.A. J. w.s.J. J.C. N. J.J. G. A.F. w. P. J. S.K. R. R. W.H. ROYAL CORPS MYLWARD NEWBERRY PARKER POYNTZ PRIME SHIERS SILVER STOWELL TIMPANY DIED (CONTINUED) • OF SIGNALS (CONTINUED). GRENADIER GUARDS. BENNETT COLDSTREAM GUARDS. AITCHISON KENYON MADDISON NEVETT NEWTON SCOTS GUARDS. BUSBY FOWLER IRISH GUARDS. GRIMSHAW RYAN WELSH GUARDS. EVANS LEWIS Sigmn.Sigmn. Sigmn.Sigmn. Sigmn. D.R. Sigmn. Cpl. Sigmn. Gdsmn. Gdsmn • . Gdsmn. Gdsmn~ L/Cpl~ Gdsmn. Gdsmn. Gdsmn. Gdsmn. Gdsmn. Gdsmn. Gdsmn. • J.J.s. H. . W.H. R.H. C.J. J.L. N. P • . G, . W.N. A. w. E. H. T. J. A. H. D. H.G. J.E. THE ROYAL sco.m. ('XHE Rot./\L REGDLENT) BUCKLEY Pie• P. JINKS PLte- P. M!cCUTCHEON ·Pte. J• MAGILTON Fte• A• FILMER Fte• A• ROBERTS WILSON .A/Cph A/Cple C11J• THE QUEEN'S ROYAL REGD~IBNT. ;(WEST St:mREY) CULLEN Fte• D.w. GOLDIE Ftee. H~W• HARRIS Fte~ J.B.Ivr., JONES Fte• J•E• LODGE Fte.;. P.F. LUCK Fte. T~C• LYNCH Fte. G. SMITH I/Cpl. G. VOICE Fte~ E. YOUNG Fte~ R~ THE BUFPS (ROYAL EAST KENT REGIMENT) EKE L/Cpl. W •. GLASS Cpl. W.T. JAMIESON Fte. H~B. THE I:ING•s OWN ;ROYAL REGµIBHT (LANCAS'IER) BERRY Fte. E. B. P.E:lLLY S ~t. . Ro SCOTT L/ Cpl. H. 'J.'llE ROYAL NORTHilliIBERLiJ\'ID FUS ILIERS CADDLE Fuso R. LITHERLANI> Fus. R.J~. SELF Fus. G. THOMPSON l!,us. A.H. THE ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT cox Pte.. R •. c •. DAVIS Pte.;. J •. J • . DUNN Fte. GILKES Fte.. H •. Pte. AoJ._ ... JOYCE McKEOWN Pte•. · J .. PARlteo A. SIMPSON I/Cpl. G.H. S.TOOKE Pte. vr.H. WARNER Fte. S.G4 THE LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMEN'.r BELL I?te. J. ' DIED (CON'l'INUED) THE GREEN HOWARDS (ALEXANDRA, PRINCESS OF WALES'S OWN YORKSHIRE REGDlENT) PATCHETT pte. w. THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS BRIAN Fus. N. THE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS .GOODWIN Fus• J. McCREA Sjt. J. WELSH Fus. J • . THE CHESHIRE REGIMENT DAY I/Cpl. F. HOOKWAY I/Cpl. P. HOWES pte. W.J, MARSH pte. R. THE ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS ASTLEY Fus. J.E. CONLEY Fus. A.Fe GULLIVER Fus. J,G, HUCKS ON HIDE JONES I/Cpl. Cpl. Fus. E.L. A. H. PUGH Cpl. D. TAYLOR Fus. T. JHE SOUTH JALES BORDERfil§_. DAVIES pte, Do EVANS Fte. J. THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS WALKER Fte. J.C. THE C.AMERONIANS (SCOTTISH RIFLES) BOWIE Rfn-. J. BRADY Rf.n. .J. COMBE Rfn. E.. HANLON I/Cpl. H. THE ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS CRADORD Fus. J. THE .GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT BENTLEY Sjt. ·F. CLEMENTS Fte. R.W. COOKING pte. AoD. GILES pte. w. LEWIS pte, L.J, :MILES pte. S,.H. THE WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT JACK Pte, J. MANNS L/Cpl. W.R. WOOLLEY .A/Cpl. A.B. DIED (CONTINUED) THE EAST SURREY REGD.iiENT SAMSON SKEET Pte. Pt~. T~ OF CORNY/ALL 1S LIGHT JAMES LAWRENCE MARTIN P.Ail/IER PCCKNELL Pte. Pte. Pte. Pie. Ptee A. G.:ij. INFANTRY R.O. P. W.G. A. G.H. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S REGI.ll/LENT (WEST RIDING) GILLIN Pte. R. WRIGHT Pte. w. THE BORDER REGD.1ENT SOLLOW.tcr Pte. .J. WHITE Pte. J.J.· THE ROYAL SUSSEX REGiliIENT BUCKLAND Pte. E.W. DOBSON Pte. .H.C. JENNER L/Opl. E.W. LAKE Pte. R.O, 1IIB .HAMFSHIRE REGDIIEI,T COOPER Pte. R.A. JENKINS Pte. H. MOORE Pteo c. WALLACE Pte,. E. DIED (CONTINUED). 14. THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT. GUEST Pte. c. HINTON Pte. w. THE DORSETSHIRE REGIMEN'i. BANBURY. Dil.Yr.i<:INS HUGHES LOVELL SUTCLIFFE. Pte. G. Pte. E • . Pte. E.G. Sjt. D.A. c .•Q.M.S. A. THE SOUTH UNCASHIRE REGIMENT ( THE PRINCE OF Vll..LES'S VOWblTEERS. BJJfCROFT. DOYLE. HOWE. Lh.THJ.M. Pte. J. Pte. P. Pte. ;r. Pte. ~. THE vIBLJJH REGIMENT. BROCKLESBY. Pte. E. EVANS. EVANS. GREEN. JENKINS. Me.CREERY. RIDLEY. SHYLON. VIl\fCENT. WEBB,. WILLIAMS. THE BLACK DUNC.AN. HUNTER. MoCRUDDEN. MoHtJIDY. MULLEN. Pte. D.T. I/Sjt. T'. Pte. J. Pte. J.B.B. Pte. J.E. Pte. s. Sjt. J. Pte. F. Pte. A. Pte. D.K. 1.IATCH ( ROYAL HIGHLAND REGIM§ifi). Pte. J. Pte. a.. Cpl. w. Pte. R. Cpl. w. ROBB. Pte. G-. ' . SHJ'JfLEY. Pte. J, THE OXFORDSHIRE Jdfil._»Q.(JKINGHI'J.1SHIRE LIGHT INFi"1frRY, GOODSON. ROLLINGS. ROMA WALKER. WATKINS. VffiITTALL. Sjt. Pte. Pte. Pte. Pte. Pte. THE ESSEX REGIMENT. BURTYIBLL. CHl:..TTERS. HIGGil-TS. MILLS. Pte. Pte. Pte. Pte. G.F. :B. P.M. A,J. A.P. A. M.G. R.b.. F.H.B. R.M. P.~P..W..9E~-2.· ~~-SI@ITW9..Q~__:B'.Q;tES'Y~:::RS {l~TTING~IRE,.AND DERBYSHIRE. ' RID="lMEN'l' • ----~ FALCONBRIDGE GREGORY• Ilm:NITT ROBERTS. SHELTON STEVR.1\ffi CpL Pte. A/L/L'pl. Fte . P'G.eo P-ti-e. , F'. J. H. J.C. J. E.D. LEWIS A.E. WARDLE w. IIDBBARD Pre. L .. s.,c. -·· YORK Pti:e .• E.S.. •. ~·. :.:· •• 1.· . •. ·. . GIBBS EIOSKINR MILES 'JruRNER YOUNG­Pt.eo Pll;e . Plz;e , Opl. Pte. P. Wo D.V. c. E. FRANCIS PARKS WREN P t:3o ~ ...... p. +"" r2·ta ~ K. D.R~ E. IiEILL KENNISH LUDLAM: pte:. Piro . Pte. 0. L, I-L FAR11ffi'.R, FITZMAURICE GOUGH MEmICK SATCHWILL TURNER WOODHOUSE R.S.M,., Pteo Pt.o . Sjt? Pte. Pt.e . L/ Cpl. THE lvIIDDL;E...§!:~REGIJ!!I'.lfl'_. CLARKE Pt e. HANKINS Pt-e. LAWRIE Pte. OLIVER Ptre . SEWELL. Fte. AcS. H.R. ToAo A,,.W. c.a. R.Eo PoW,, (:QU.t,:JLQ.F_:._~IBRIDGE'S OWN) • '.1:.. , H.s,. D. N.G-. A.L.E. DIED (CONTINUED). THE KING1S ROYAL RIFLE CORP§. RICEMAN R.fin. E.H. THE MANCHESTER REG-IliiENT. HIDE MoPE!ERSON PARKER REDWOOD RUSSELL TAYLOR WRIGHT PW .• F. U/L/Cpl, H,W.L. Pte, G.H~ C.S .M. J.A. ?ta. E. Fire. w. Plt.e. J,I. THE NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE REG-JMENT, (THE £'!UNCE OF WALES 1 S) • JLINT GUIVER MICKLEWRIGHT WALE WILKES, $j11;. D. pte,, s. Pt:e. G. ?te. L. Ptt:e. T. 'l1EIE YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENT. BARRETT Sjt. J.H. BATSFORD Fte. ff.L.. DUNCAN LA.CK OLIVER &ULESi TBE ruGr.iLAND CHERRY COWIE KERR J,ITSKELL SPALDING vITSHART THE SEAFORT'tI FORSYTH L/Cpl. Hi. Pte. R, Pte. n •. Cpl. ,J. ,. ­ ~..IGn~· IN1!\.:U'1'TRY, (cr·.;:'X OF GLASGO'X REGibENT) • • Pte. T. Pte. S. G. Pte. J. P'ce. M. Pee. H. H. Pte. R • . :-:I~ILANDERS. ( ROSS-SHIRE BUFFS, THE D1JKE OF .ALBANY'S) P-ce. THE GOROON nrc.m:JLI\,:QERS. BELL PARQUH.AP..SON HAGGER'l'Y i:IORNE JAMIESON L.Al'vlGNT Pte. G. P-Ce. J. P'ce. J.McL. Pte. 1'T II • L/C.pl . J'. P' __ce . VI• DIED (CONTINUED) • THE QUEEN'S OWN .C.AMERON.HIGHLANDERS. SHORE Pt:e, · H. THE ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES • . ANDERSON Rf'm. J .£:1. FOX R:filt. w •. HAYES. Rfm. A.­~OYE Rfm, F·. THE ARG-YLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGfiliANDERS. (PRINCESS LOUISE'S). . DEMPSEY" Fte. R. LYNCH Pt.a. P. MEECHAN L/Cpl. D. SIMPSON Pt.e. A. THE RIFLE BRIGADE. (PRINCE CONSORT'S OWN). BARNSTON Ri.""n. J.E. OOLE. Rfn. F.G. FORSTER Rf'n. R.E. STONHILL Rf'n. H.W~ DIED ( ContdJ. A1TDERTOE APPS AUSTIN BALL BA.i.T.tFETT B.ARTLETT BERWICK BRAYBROOK BRICKLEY , BROOK BULL BUNGAY BUXTON CANNOH CAPES COLI.HTS COOK COPS OH CREELOCK DAVIS DICKSON DRISCOLL EAGLE EDWAP..DS FEI HT FISHER FRAJ.•c::: FREECH GILHOOLEY BALL HEDGES HOLLA.HD HOLLOWAY HOLROYD HOPPI~R HO\iHTT JARMJ\lT LUKES McDOlTALD McKEOW1T MARSHALL MEYRICK MORRIS MULLHTS MUNFORD NASH HORPOLK NUNN OVJEN PEARCE PEARSON POTTER REEVES REID REID RICH.ARDSOH RICHES RIDDELL ROBIHS Oii RUSHBROOK SAl~DERS SLATER SMITH SPELMJ-\.N STJUiL:cY Dvr. Pte. S.jt. Pte. fJ jt. Dvr. Dvro Dvr. A/L/Cpl. Dvr. Dvr. DVl". Cpl. Dvr. Cpl. Dvr. Dvr. S/Sj t. Pte. Rct. Pte. Dvr. Dvr. Pte. A/Cplo Dvr. DVI'o Dvr. Dvr. Cp l. Dvro Dvr. Sj t. Dvr. Dvr. Dvr. Pte. Pte. Sjt. s jt. Dvr. Ptect DVI'o Dvr., DVl". Dvr. Pte. Dvr. Dvr.• Dvr. Dvr. Dvr. R. S. ti. Pte . Dvr,, Pte. Dvr. Cpl. Dvr. Dvr. Dvro DVP. Pte. Pte. Pte. J. s. }.. J.T .. A. P... C. Y'l. R. R.J. J. H. s. J. Ett F.R. J., J.F. A. J. s. H. J.E. W.R. J. G. P. S. G. H. H. J.T. F. G. A. A,C. H. L. w. c. R.,C. G.R. R. H.G. C.. J. rv. p., J oH• F .. C. To M. G. B. M. B. K. R. C.H. w. E.C. '~V. G. I-I. H. J.C. R. T. C. B.. V. A.O. R.G.H. A. R. R. G. H. E.R. ·111. J. l~V.. R. DIED (Contd) RO;'.'AL ARNY STJ:1VICE COJ1PS _( Contfil STURT Pte. W.,H. SUGDEN Pte., C.J. SUSS::!DC Cpl., A., TAYLOR Pte. T.R. TEMPLETON Dvr. M., TURNOCK Dvr. S.,O. VENABLES Dvr. E., K. vVAKEJ\WT Pte., H.. v. WHITE L/Sjt. A.F. WILLI.AMS Dvl". J. WILLIAMS Dvr. ToH. WIITSTAHLEY Dvr. Co WORKMAN L/Cplo JoEo WRIGHT L/Cpl. J. R.QYAL_Am:IY MEDI CA;l:.i CORPS. ADAMS Pte. W. J. L. BERRY Pteo H., CHIVERS Pte., Fe DILLON Sjt. P.,J. DOEL Pte. ReL• EDLESTOH S jto H., GIDDINGS S jt. J. GIRLIITG Pte. Ho J. HART Cpl. P. HOLDIITG Pte. w., LE',VIS P tea A., MACARTHEY P te • . r1. MURRAY Pte• . T. RICHARDS Pte. J,, o. ROBERTSHAV! Pte., ROWLAND Cplo SHf'-,.RKEY Sjt.., WALFORD Pte., WATERWOHTH Pte" BENJAMIN Pte.,. No Co CHIVERS L/Cpl.­J., CUTHILL Pteo Do Ho DRESSER Pte. G. V. R. FIELD A/T H. GEMMELL Pter. J. LIVERSIDGE Pte. E.. LUSTY Pte. c.. McKENZIE Pte. J.,Be MALKIN Sjt. H.,F., MANTLE A/1r G. :C., MARSH Pte., A. MOYES Pte. J.B. PARKER Pte., G., PIPER Pteo J:;\, RAS TRICK Pte. H. RUDGE Pte. T.. E. SAI';DERSON Pte. G.H. SCHOLES Pte., J., SHELDRICK Pte. D.,R. .,.., SH'IMOiTS Pte., .:i.:.io SIMS Pte., 1JI0 SMITH Pte. N., VJILDDR . Boyo J.,H. ~YYPER ?te. R. 20 •.. BAGNALL Pte. JOI-TES Pteo CLARKE Sjt., E,,C. AUXILIARY . MILITAR)'." PIOIT~ER_QQRPS BALL Pte• . J -:­ BRIERLEY Pte., H, COLLII:S Pteo Eo COOK Ptee F, P • . DOinTELLY Pte., B. EVAHS Pte. Jo HIGHTOE Pte., J. HOWARTH Pteo J. :M.ADDOCKS Pteo Ro MILEE Spr., W.,A. MUNRO Pte. Ho PRESTWICH Pteo P,,B. REAY Pteo J.Wo ROBERTS Pteo w. SPA..T{KES Spr. Ac A• S'I'AIHSBY Pte., WoG.. TRANTER Spr. Mo CORPS OE._MII,lT~B,X__PQ;LIC:mo CROWLEY Sj·t,,, LoM. MILLER I/Cpl, Wo SHAW L/CpL H., AUXILIARY TERRI1r0~IAL _S~£(V}_CE ADAM Vol., Po DAVIES Volo M., de MERIC Secn/Ldr.,, Vo 3 . DURRAITS Volo M,. FUNFELL Vol. EoF• PATERSOF Vol., Ao READ Vol.. D,,G., STIHSOiT Vol. Eo UPCRl!,_FT VoL Io • 21.. COP.?..'.JCTIO!T TO CASUP..LTY LIST i"iO t. ~ ....___ ____---~-----....-·-~---~-.:!.-.­.QE.l'.JC~::rt§_f-l:J) l iURSE§.. ill~· ·JUEEH~. OW1L _RQ.YAL \-V.C~T J0.J1,TT B-J;Gil:fP!·TT. n-ULL Lt. Col. H.. c .. ::J. , D. s. o. ' P/4619 Should read HULL Lt. Col. H. C. E. , D. S. O. , P/4619. 27/3/40 -No~.16. LORD AND LADY VHLLINGDON. Lord and Lady Willingdon arrived at Waterloo station at one o'clock today on their return from visiting the Centenary celebrations in New Zealand, where they represented His Majesty's Government. They were met by the Duke of Devonshire, Under Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, Sir Cosmo Parkinson, Permanent Under Secretary of State for Dominion J\ffairs, and Rear-Admiral Bromley, Ceremonial Secretary. Dominion and Colonial Affairs. 27/3/40 -No.17. MR. SAVAGE: : PRIME MINISTER 1 8 MESS/\.GE The following message has been sent from the Prime Minister to-day to Mre Fraser, Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand. "My colleagues c.nd I hnve learnt with profound regret of the death of Mr. Savage. Please convey our deep sympathy to the Government and people of New Zealand • In Mr. Savage New Zealand has lost a leader whose selfless devotion to the cause of progress was an inspiration and an exnmpleo We, in this country, ho.d unhappily, little opportunity of knowing personally one whose life was spent: in 8. distnnt Dominion, but those of us who met him when he visited England in 1937 recognized in him a statesman of wise counsel whose sincerity could never be doubted. In the difficult times through which the world has since been passing we knew Mr. Savage had always at heart the ideals and principles for which the British Commonwealth stands.• His death will be mourned not only in New Zealand but throughout the Empire.~' DOMINION !>ND COLONIAL AFF!lIRS 27/3/40 No.18 The Ministry of Food has now completed arrangementsfor the import of sufficient tea into this country during the next twelve months, not only for home consumption, but also for a re-export trade of normal dimensionso The importation of tea by private concerns has therefore now been prohibited, except under licence, which is but sparingly granted. Government supplj.es will be drawn only from the Empire. This does not mean that all Empire supplies have been purchased by the Ministry, for in making its contracts, full consideration has been given to the necessity for maintaining the export trade from the countries of origin, and ample tea will be available for that purposeo Purchases have been restricted to Empire countries not merely in order to maintain trade with India and the Colonies but also because the lower grade teas from China and Java have to be paid for in foreign currency" Although these teas enable low­priced blends to be sold, they are not economical in the pot and occupy relatively more shipping spaceo Contracts made with produc.ers in the various Empire oountries cover the teas produced between the 1st January and 31st December 9 19l+Oo The price is based on the average realised in the years 1936-80 In addition to this price, the Ministry is making a contribution towards the extra cost of production arj.sing from vv"ar conditions., This has been agreed with the producers, and varies in accordance with local conditions from ~0 tu 8% on the contr'act priceo Thus, although t'.'..,a:nsport charges and insurance make the handling of tea considerably more expensive than in peace time, and although the circumstances of war demand the husbandingof supplies and the elimination of waste, consumers may have reasonable assurance of' securing tea of good quality and at corrr9etitive priceso ++++++++++ MINISTRY OF FQ.QQ,c, 27/3/40 -No. 19. FRENCH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQ,UE (EVENING) T.he following official communique was issued from F:rench G. H. Q •. this evening: ­ ''''Marked activity of the artillery on both sides in the region to the West of the Vosges~t1 ---000--­ 27[j/40 -No. 20 R.A•F\. ,,e}N1t ENEMY . PATROL VESSEL. The-Air Minist'ry announces: In the course of reconnaissance of the North See. today aircraft of the Royal Air Force Coastal (C.omrnand attacked and sank an enemy patrol vessel. -----coo---­ AIR AFFAIRS R. A. F. SINK PATROL SHIP (.N.Q.:L_to be guoted as an Air Ministry Announo~_in.ep.t. ) Aircraft of the RoAoF~ Coast9.1 Command bombed and sank a German Patrol ship in the c.,aste!'n part of the North Sea today. The attack was carried out in face of intense anti­aircraft fire. The British pilots took advantage of cloud cover to stalk their quarry, and then circled round to choose the best position from wh~jch to strike.. Four ships were seen close t ogether. Selecting one as a tal:'get, the British pilots hurtled dovm in a dive attack, droppmng their bombs with deadly results.. The rear gunner of one of the aircraft saw a salvo of bombs burst directly on the deck of one of the ships. There was a big explosion. Before the flame and smoke had died down, the British aircraft flew into cloud to esca~e from a storm of retaliatory fire. When they emerged from the cloud the crew saw only three ships. One of the two pilots who t oolt part said on his return that the enemy :f'i~e was: heavy. "We seemed to have every kind of anti­aircraft device bursting around us, 11 he said,. "There were flaming onions, bursting with orange and yellow explosions. Fierce shell fire with black bursts and red streaks from machine gun tracer bullets. "My gunner told me that we had scored direct hits. After flying about behind the cloud, I decided to go back and have a look at the resulto Where the ship had been there was only a mass ·Of foaming, frothy wa tero 11 Our aircraft r eturned to their base unscathedo AIR AFFAIRS. ++++++++++