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NOT TO BL 0,UOTED AS AN AIR HINISTRY 28/11/39 No. l. 
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Ooserver Corps men build an Eif'fel Tower. 
The men at a field post of the Royal Air Force Observer Corps not far from London found that their line of vision was obstructed by buildings and treeso They were annoyed. 
They are only a score out of thousands of volunteers who are watching and listening day and night for enemy raiders, but their post is to them the most important job in the war~ 
The post could not be shifted, and getting permission to spend public money is a tedious business 9 so they decided to get on 11vi th the Yvar in their own vvayc 
The post's crew, men from neighbouring villages as well as from London offices, agreed to pay for and build a tower at an average cost of a~out 10s. a heado To give the work to a contractor would have cost t wice that amounto 
One of the c1~ew is an architect and he drew the plans. Another works in a stockbroker's office" His senior partner heard of the 
scheme and offered to pay half the  cost~  
Observe!'s gave  extra time after their watches  at the post.  The  
platform of wood and concrete  and corrugated sheeting went up.  It has  

sides to protect watchers from the vdnter wj.nds and a shelter underneath. 
On it the observers stand hour after hour, searching the skies through a telescope, also presented by the senior stockbroker. 
Th.us, for £20 the men equipped themselves with their own Eiffel tower -they call it that because it provides a perfect view. 
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PRESS & PUBLICT'T'Y BRANCH ~~AIRMINIST'RY"';*...,_.....= . ..._. ~, 
KING CHARLES STREET, 
WHITE~~L, SoW~l~ 
NOT TO BE ISSUED AS .AN AIR MINISTRY .ANNOUNCEIIENT. 28/11/39 -No. 2 
14 ,000 T;ILES TO JOIN ROY.AL AIR FORCE. NEW ZEAT..ANDER' S ADVTI:NTURES IN SOUTH SEAS. 
After shipwreck on a South Sea island, a young New Zealander 
has arrived in England to join the Royal Air Force. 
He is one of the hundreds of young men inspired by the romance of aviation, who have been coming fI1om all over the world to serve in the R.A.F. Many have made long and dangerous journeys to this country. Some have given up secure jobs abroad since war began. 
The New Zealander began his journey from a small island with one companion in a sailing boat. On their way to the New Z.ealand mainland they were wreclzed, but they rnanaged to make a raft. 
For two days they were tossed about, until they were washed ashore on another island. The natives of the island housed and fed them fC(P a week. Then the seas became calm enough for them to risk a voyage in a native boat. 
For several days they tried to reach the mainland and were finally pickea_ up by a cargo boat and transferred to a liner bound for England. 
Now he is training to become an R.A.F. pilot. 
~SS & PUBL_ICIT)'." BRANCH s 
AIR_JHNISTRY, 
KING CHARLES STR8ET n 
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29/11/39. -No. 3. 
FRENCH OFPICIAL COMMllNIQUE (Morning) The following communique was issued this morning from the French G.H.Q:­Nothing of importance to report. 

Air Ministry Bulletin No.165. 

NOT TO BE PUBLIShED BEFOI-tE THE MORlTilfG OF ·:JEU:NESDAY, 29TH HOV:CI::IBER 2 l93,9 i 
The Air Ministry announces~­
The gallantry displayed by members of the Ro;yal Ail" Force in flying operations aga inst the enemy has been recognised by the bestowal of three further decorations. 
His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve of the following awards :­Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. 
Squadron Leader Philip Reginald Barwell. 
Squadron Leader Barwell led a flight of si.x aircraft over the North Sea, to intercept enemy bomber aircraft which were approaching a British convoy. After shooting down the first enemy aircraft hiraself, he succeeded, i.n collaborati.on with two other pilots of the flight9 in destroying a second aeroplane. 
The engagement ultimately resulted in at least six 9 and possibly seven, of the nine raiding aircraft being brought down. Its success was very l argely due to the high standard of gallantry and leadership displayed by Squadron Leader Barwell. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. 
Flight Lieutenant Patrick Gifford, Auxiliary Air Force. 
Leading c section of his sQuadron, Flight Lieutenant Gifford sighted an enemy bomber over the mainland heading for the sea. He led the attack with skill, daring and determination~ and as the result of a final burst of firing from his guns the enemy aircraft crashed into the sea. 
Later in the same month (October) an enemy bomber apparently reconnoitring a British convoy attempted to take cover in the clouds. Flight Lieutenant Gifford led his section after it. 
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The pursuit conti11uod some eleven miles from land, where the 
raider, showing signs of having been hit, turned and crashed into 
thc sea. 
Awarded the m.stinguj.shod Flying Cross. 

Flight Lieutenant George Ccmnon Pinkerton:i Auxiliary Air Force. 
Flight Lieutenant Pinkerton, lcndinrr ~ section of his squadron, engaged an enemy bomber. The aircr<....ft attempted to escape in the clouds, but with grent skill and initiative, Flight L:i.eutenant Pinkerton l ed his pa trol in pursuit and brought his guns to bear from a distance of fifty yards, causing the enemy aircraft to crash into the sea. 
NOTES OH CAREE.:.'<S. 
Squadron Leadcr Barwell, a na tive of Warwickshire, ia 
32. He was educated at the P~rso School, Cruubridge, and afterwards at Wellingborough School. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1925, was made Flying Officer in 1927, and granted permanent commission as Flight Lieutenant in 1931. He has seen service in Iraq_ and was promoted Squadron Leader in 1936. 
Flight Lieutenant Gifford is 29. He was born at Castle Douglas$ Scotland, and was educated at Sedburgh School. He was granted a conunission in an Edinburgh Auxiliary Squadron in 1931 and was promoted to Flight Lieutenant in 1938. 
Flight Lieutenant Pinkerton is 30. He was born at Rutherglen, Glasgow, and was educated at Glasgow High School. He was given a commission in a Glasgow Auxiliary Squadron in 1953, and was promoted to Flight Lieutenant in 1938. 
Press and Publicity Brunch, 
Air Ministry, 
King Charles Street, 
Whitehall, $, w. 1. 
27th November, 1939. 

28th NOV1~].iBlm, 1939. No. 6. 
M. A.F. 105. 

J~conomy f or t~1e Dairy Herd . 
li~t:;k i:t?-g t he :Most of Rat ions . 
Skilful feeuing often represents tho difference between profit mid loss on ~ dairy herd, and the feeder will need all his skill t o n~drn the best of dairy f ari;ling L1 vrnrtime . The new 11Grovrn~oro11 Leaflet Ho. 8, "Economy In The Feocling Of Dairy Cor;s 11 • issued to-dcy by the l:Iinis try of Agr icultu:re and Fish.or ies:-Dot only shows :1ovr e conor;:;,ios can be made without the ~ilk yiel d boing seriousl y af fected , but also cl~ssifies the different fGoding stuffs in terms of protein and starch, together rri th 2. tab lo of diffore::1t maintenance mixt-i..J.ros. 
ThosG who will to.l::e thG troubl e to gr asp those e;e11oral principloG of 1.... 8.tion i n;::, -and they are quite simpl y set out -wil l find it coQparativol y easy t o modify the feeding of their• covrs according to the rations available. 
Single copies of the l eaflet may be obtained post free on appl ics.t ion to tho Se; crotary, ~ilini.s trv of Agriculture and Fishcriosi .u~: 1)u• 1\. . ,.,, . l.v, rrtu c0lw.11 Place , London, S.W.l . 

10,000 4/39 T.S. 67'1 20,000 7/39 T.S. 677 
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MINISTRY OF LABOUR. 
Press Notice 7/28.H.39. 
University Joint Recruiting Boards and Technical Committees. 
The Ministry of Labour and National Service announces an extension of the terms of reference of the University Joint Recruiting Boards a.Dd their Technical Cormnittees which interview men under the age of twenty-five with certain prescribed technical or scientific qualifications and make recommendations as to hmv such men can best be used. 
The extension of the terms of reference brings within the scope of this arrangement students in certain subjects of a technical or scientific natur e at an earlier stage in their course than was previously the case and also students in certain additional subjects. The classes of men w'no may now be dealt with are the foll~vvj_ng: 
(1) Men vl"ith University degrees in Engineering (including naval architecture) Metallurgy, Chemistry, Physics, Geology, the Biological Sciences (including Agriculture) and Mathematics (including Statistics). 
( 2) Men with Higher National Diplomas or Higher National Certificates in Mechanical or :Electrical Engineering, or with the Associateship of t he Institute of Chemistry. 
(3) 
(i) Men who have completed to the satisfaction of the University at least one year' s work of a course for a specialised honours degree in Engineering (including Naval Architecture) Metallurgy, Chemistry, Physics, applied Mathematics, Geology, and the Biological Sciences (including Agriculture) . 

(ii) 
Men who have started or are about to start their final year's study for a pass degree in Engineering or Metallurgy. 

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4) Men who have started or are about to start their final year's study for the Higher National Diploma or Higher National Certificate in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or for the Associateship of the Institute of Chemistry. 


Men under the age of 25 falling within any of the above classes may appl y to a Local Office of the Ministry of Labour and National Service for forms of application and the address of the nearest Joint Recruiting Board. 
Ministry of Labour and National Service, 
Montagu House, 
Whitehall, s.w.1. 

Telephone: VYhitehall 6200. 

H.Q.681-500 K.I. 


MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE WEEKLY NEWS SERVICE N0.12 
PIGS AND POULTRY IN WAR TIME 
SAVING OUR EGGS AND BACON 
No one should under-estimate the seriousness of the Minister of Agriculture's announcement that feeders of pigs and poultry must expect a reduction of at leas~ one-third in their normal meal rationso It is bound to bring serious difficulties to specialist producers.t even although the reduction need not mean a similar reduction of the head of' stoclc on specialist farms. Hens may lay fewer eggs on their wartime ration and pigs. take longer to reach maturit .y"' 
But while the fullest sympathy i s due to the individuals who will suffer, it must be remembered, looking at the matter from a national point of view, that we shall still be keeping many more pigs and hens than in the last waro our pig population to--day exceeds 41t30o,ooo, whereas in the last war it wa s under 3,000 JOOOo Our 69,000,000 fowls are nearly double the number we had in those dayso 
Re-distributiono 
The ~1estion is how to effect a redistribution of some of our pigs and poultry so. that they can be fed under conditions where less imported food is requi redo Fortunately we have ample scope for this change0 At the present time the b.ulk of our pig population is concen trated on something like 
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15 per cento of our farms~ _._e t •.e pig na t ura1 fu'nct•ion is. 
to consume farm waste') such as tail corn, chat potatoes, 
scraps, and green s t uff,. toge ther with the by-products of the 
dairy.. 
Those who have access to grazing or woodlands should 
give outdoor methods a trialo. A great saving of meal can 
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be effected; sov-rs will be hardier and more prolif le and their young hardier and bigger9 pasture will be improved; valuable food that is usually v.rasted 9 such as beech-mast and 
acorns 9 cru1 be turned to good ac count. A few weeks of sty­feedinz on cQncentrated foods will be needed at the end of 
the grazing period9 but barren sows have been fattened on 
good pasture without any f.'lU})l)len:.entary f'oocls anct palatable pork can also be produced under these conditions. 
Spec:lal forage crops for· folc~.in~; with pi2s can be grown. Clover, lucerne or ordinDry pasture will provide the best of these crops 9 ·but in grazing lucerne 9 ca.re must be taken not to over-stocl-\: it. '.Chere must be some thousands of farms ·where a few pigs can be a.d.d ed and, as with hens, improve its general economy by their manure and. the consun1pt:Lcn of' waste. It is in the national interest that all f'2.rrners vvho can ·ta.Jrn on 8. few pigs and keep t hem on the extensive system should now do so. ::_vhat__th§ Poultry Keeper can c1o~. 
In the case of poultry, the larger proportion of them -about 70 per cent. -already live on s eneral farms where feeding stuffs can be economised with little or no reduction of stcck. We managed this in the last w-a.r: We shall do so again. The poultry keeper has many a time shown his adaptability. ':Chere are still many general f' arms where poultry wait to be kept or where existing nwnbers
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could be increased without much purchased feeding stuffs. .rhere will be supplies of r ood stock , both of poultry and pigs·, available from specialist establi shments where the owners would be ready to sell t heme In t his way the general farmer can play the leaili ng part in tho re-distribution of · 
pigs and poultry. 'dhat steps can be talHm to utilize the food supplies to the best advanto.ge? 
2. 
Rigid culling is a first essential. Not one 
mal.e bird should be retained that is not used to the fullest extent for breedingo Eggs for hatching or day-old chicks can be purchased from reliable sources to meet needs where only small quantities of chick~ are to be rearedo Many hens ·can be profitably kept for egg production beyond two years~ This will often effect a greater economy than replacement with pullets, that are costly to raise. 
Ohicken rearing plans should also be wcrll consider.ed. In the early stages food consumption is smaJ2, bu~ the young b~rda from e~ght weeks old consume considerable quantities of 
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foodo But if they are reared on free range, much of their needs will be met ·by fending "for tnemsel,ves from April onwards. The Little Man to the Re.scue
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But there is someone else who can play a part in the re-distribution of our pigs and poultry, and he can play a very ~ig parto He is the little man, who can keep a pig or two or a few hens at the bottom of his gardeno He can grow his own eggs and bacon, so releasing supplies for those who cannot, and he can adjust his number of stock to the amount of waste material that is available f:rom garden, allotment and dwelling house. 
The little man can do this on his own, or he can join up v;i th others in pig and poultry clubs The Club can help
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in many ways; if its rules so provide; it can, for example, finance the acquisition of the l ivestock, insure the feeder against loss by disease ana purchase feeding stuffs more cheaply by purchasing them collectively. The general practice with pig clubs, for instance, is for the club to pro·vide the pig and its meal and then pay the feeder the difference between the cost of these and the price obtained for the pig ~hen it is sold. 
3. 
Over 400 new pig clubs were started in the last war and in the end clubs were adding about 5~000,000 lb. of extra bacon to our supplies annuallyo 
At a meeting last week that included representatives of the National Farmers' Union, the farm workers' organisations, the allotment holders, Women's Institutes, Young Farmers' Clubs and the pig~breeders' societies, the Small Pig Keepers' Council was formedo Its Secretary and organiser will be Mr. Alec Hobson$ Secretary of the National Pig Breeders' Association, who has already done so much to improve the standards of British pig-keepingo 
The chief objects of the Small Pig Keepers' Council 
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will be to stimulate pig keeping by the householder and the allotment holder in urban districts as well as in villages and to foster the pig club movement. In this way it is hoped that garden and household waste will be turned into pig meat at a great saving of imported cereal foodo The Council starts with the belief that village movements usually do best when . they arise spontaneously from local effort. Growth from below with guidance where necessary will be its general principle in making two pigs grow where there were none before. 
Pig clubs and poultry clubs are now both war-winners. They must be expanded and j_ncreasedo The Minister of Agriculture has already appealed to private landlords to relax restrictions on keeping pigs or poultry under private tenancy agreements; the Minister of Health has made a similar appeal to local authorities as regards Council houseso The bye-laws in a general way lay down safeguards in the interests of public health and the prevention of nuisance, and everyone will agree that thes e t1.;:..'e ::L:.1.te1"csts that cannot be ignoredo But there are many instances where both private and public landlords have inposed a definite ban on pig and pou~try keeping~ It cannot be too strongly 
hop-ed that they will see t..heir way to re1a.x.-r'this p.rohibition 
in view of the national emergency. War Time Rat JQ.lli3 
The best substit~te for ceraal s i s potatoes , 4 lbe of boiled pota toes being equival ent to 1 l b. of c e1•eals . Both for pigs and poultry boiled potatoes may form 40 per cent,, by measur e of tlle daily Hl":lShy the balance bsing made up of a mixture containi!lg some s ta1·chy foods s'-lch as cereal meals or ofrals, plus a little fish meal, meat meal, blood mea~ or oil cake mea.l. 
Finely cruc:heC. oa ts, in vrhich this country is pre.c tically self-supporting, can be used largely to replace wheat , barley or mai zeo 
For l aying bir'dS a mash used . successfully in the last war consisted of:­

2 Pota toes (boiled) 1 Green vegetabl es 1 Bran ~ Blood Meal \"/eatings would answer equ9.lly as well as bran. If corn is available , the following woulc. be a suitable system of feeding:­Morning: l oz., mixed corn p er bird, follcwed by free range or a mid-day allowance of fresh veget ables -swedes , c abbage , or kale. Late afternoon: Wet mash as much as the birds will clear
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UTJ in about 20 minutes, probably 3 or 4 cz .. per blrd (moist) Instead of Fish Mea l There have r ec ently been good arrivals of palm kernel cake . Pigs may have to do without barley and go carefully on fish meal. Not more than 5 per cent. of fish meal should be used, but palm kernel cake can well make up the other 5 per cent. of fish meal or replace it entirely. It should be fed in the form of' meal and is especially valuable to growing p igs. 
5. 
If 5 :-per cent :fisl1 n:ea.l ia 1Jsed, the following mixture would compare f&voursbJ.y in fee~ing value with the popular 65 per cent. bdrley mesl; 23 por cont. weatings; 10 per cent. :Li sh meal : -
Bolieo. w:1eat 30 per cent. 
Jc1 ir1ely cr~12hecl outs ~~o n !! ~""ieutings ;~3 II
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Palm kernel cake meal 20 
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'iini te f"i sh meal 5 
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Palm kernel cake is hi01ly digestible and will keep well over a rea::,onab.Le per~L od :Lf stored in a dry place . It is not so palate~ble as linseed or cotton cakes and sometimes animals do not ta~e to it readily at fi rst. It should be introduced. very e;.c:.1c.11,il1y into the diet, an excellent plan being to a~d ~ little molasses to increase its palatabilit~. After a time it will be eaten with as much relish as other foods . 
Plough for MilJ.\.,_Bee:fz ~::;g_s and Bacon. 
~he faeding stuffs position has given fresh point to che 1)lough:L~1~; up cu.mpai gn E~nd empJ:1a.si ses the need for all livestock o~n8rs to do as much as they can to grow their own feeding stuffs• 
.So :far t11e outlook j.n r0g.::.rr:l t o f'eedingstuffs for dairy cows, beef cattle and s~eep i s much more favourdble t han in the case of feedingstuffs for pigs and poultry. But in vvartiri1e it i s necessary to be ready for a..11 eventualities, and the only farm.er who i8 fully rcu.dy i s ho whoso farm is entirely self-supporting. Moreover the more feeding stuffs that can be grown, the l ess difficulty t here will be in keeping up the supply of all livestock products. Dairy farmers and beef producers have a double tasl\: to perform. They will have to put as much of their l and as possible under the plough to make the farm more self-supporting, a~:d. bring their 
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grasslar..c1 to the hi ghe0·~ :i1itch in or•:'J.er to keep their stock on a smaller acreage of grassg The grass must :f)rO\ride the maximum arnou,_vit of nouriBhme.>.1t 9 both in its quality and in the duration of the year whet1 grazing is available, for this also will decrease the r equirements of bought feedingstuffso Incidentally, grass is the cheapest of all stoc~}: fooc~s.. 
Repo2~ts as to the :progress of the :9loughing-.up campaign are most er:i.cou:ragLig~ Some couatte.s have 2lready had their full quota i:;:.:'omised~ a ·:L'ew nre even now exceeC.ing ito But much remains to lJe done . 
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s·tock Feeders' Share.
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·:Che pro:port:i.1:'.11"1.B of the home wheat cro=;i that may be allocated for milling 0;'.1 the one hand a:-:i.d for• feed:Lng stuffs on the other come un.cler tl;.e contiool of' the i:Iinis··cry of Food. by a new Or:ier• that will tai::e e:'fec;t fr·om lst December•y 
A sLnultaneD1i.s mmouncement rna1<:e s one-~third the maximu.'11 proportion that mo.y be solcl at the outset for purposes other than flour millingu 
;i'hi s meth0d of contI·ol 'Nill cause the rni:1j_mmn of 
interference with the normal ~~roceJ..ure o The Ministry of Food do 
not purchase the crop~ :Du~~ all register:::;d gI'owers will sell their wheat to apJ:iroved buyero 9 who a1•e ej_ -:~her the fl.om· mi1Iers or the merchants a.uthorisec]. to give certificates .iflt::.e::> t:he m1eat Act., It will meany for the time beings that mer~llants may sell one-third. of the horr..e crop as seed v1heat O :".' Lor feRding stuffs" 

Four ra'.:Joits 9 tt\ey say9 will eat as riiri.ch as a sheep and f'ort~r as much as a 6.airy ec,w., 'l'~ie County ~--tar Acricultural 
Committees have adequate powers for seeing that these pests 
are exterminated and they have already begun to take the 
offensive. 
As an exmriple of a successful beginning to this 
attack on the rabbit, the case of Berkshire may be quoted. 
Circular letters were first issued (a) to the large lundowners, (b) to the smaller oecupiers and owners of land throughout the county. An officer in charge of the campaign then inspee ted the vwodland areas in the greater part of the county. 
Owners or their agents on the larger ~states were interviewed in the areas found to be badly infested. Arrs.ngements were made for· the im.rnediate tra_pping and reduction of the :cabbits and so far' no one has failed to &g.r•ee to co-operate. In me.l1Y ('ases additio"ial trappers have been engaged. 
In the case; of the smaller est&tes a letter was written to the owner asking for an undertalcing that his rabbits would be destroyed. This will be followed in two months time by an enquiry as to the number of rabbits killed. 
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It is important that as much as possible of the manurial value of feedi.tigstuffs should be recover·ed in the dung. 'l'he fu.ct that the orO.inary sup,olies of potash are somewhat restricted is a l;articular reason for preserving manure, especially liquid manure, with great care; for liquid manure is rich in potash. In districts, therefore, where straw is scarce, or where it can be profitably fed to 
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stock, f arme rs ancl. rio1,06-keepers should use for l.J.tter any other suitable mn.te rit1l th:J.t rnay be ava ilable at a reasonab-1.e cost. 3racken or "fern11 i s specially worthy of attention at the present tirae. 
Brael<.en is a good 1 i t t er, and in many places may be obtained for the cost of cutting and carting. rt possesses, also, the power of Ltb sor'binG' mrnnonia and ur ine. To secure the full absor1Jtiva effe -.::t, hmveve:...·, brae.ken must iJ e very t £1oroughly trar,lpl ed upon by stoc~k. 
}j;J.ng ili.:.-:~de 1'.coli'1 'b:cu<:!::en may be expected to be equal in chemical composition t c· c~ung maC:.e f':i.'O~n straw. On the other ha.rid, it tc...jrns lon,~er to decompose in the soil, the fib rous woody stem being only slowly attacked. It therefore opens up the soil rnoPe , and is for that reason likely to be more useful on a heavy clay than on a light sandy soil. 
Preferably braeken should be cut and dried in autumn, but it ma;y also be cut and carted du1"ing suitable weather throughout a11y of the winter months. 
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EMPIRE AFFAIRS ·28/11/39 -No.9. 
GERMANY'S PLOTS IN SOUTH AFRICA A MARCH OF TROOPS THAT NEVER §.'.tfl.JITm. 
Attempts by Zeesen, the German r adio station, to ridicule 
the details of Nazi plans for a rising in South Africa at the 
beginning of the war, have brought a crushingly circumstantial 
reply. 
An official statement broadcast in the Union reveals 
that ~ plan was in existenc~ to mobilise Blackshirt troops in 
various parts of the country in order to march on Johannesburg 
and Pretoria. Blackshirt leaders had for some time been 
collecting information among their followers about the number of 
rifles and the quantity of ammunition their troops could muster. 
11There has come into the possession of the Union Government", the statement proceeds, "authentic lists of members of each of the Nazi organisfltions in the principal cities and towns of the Union. There is a very long list for Johannesburg and a similnr. list for Cape Tovm; and the identity of Nazi agents in Bloemfontein~ Port Elizabeth~ Durban and other towns and country districts is recoided. 
"Contacts established between these Nazi organisations and the Blackshirt movement in South AfriCf.'. ho.ve also been fully recorded. The files in the possession of the Government contain the names of people in South Africa who are known to have associated themselves with the Nazi organisation. 
"The connection between this Nazi organisation and members o'f' the Embassy staff of the_German Minister Plenipotentiary has been conclusively established. The activities of the Nazi agent ~ Stiller, who was a Counsellor in the German Legation, Pretoria, have been recorded in great detail. 
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11 The existence of a plot to sabotage vital points in the South African industrial organisation has been revealed. The fact that propaganda aimed at 
fomenting a revolution in South Africa was disseminated through a Naz;!. agent in contact with Blackshirt leadera has also been established. 
"All these activities had, however, been carefully watched for some time and both before and after the outbreak of war adequate steps were taken to prevent the Nazi plet from coming to fruition. All vital points were guarded before the Nazi agents could take the action contemplated. 
"All· these facts have been established by investigations carried out over a long period and the evidence is incontrovertible. 
''Nazi activities in this country were rinanced to some extent by collections made ostensibly on behalf ot the Winter Help Fund. There is evidence that in 1937 over £5,000 was collected in this way in South Africa. There is also evidence that funds for the same purpose were extorted from canmercial and business firms under German control. There is evidence. that further financial assistance crune from Gerraany. There is also evidence that refugees who left relatives in that country were blackmailed into supplying Nazi organisations in South Africa with information". 
The statement mentions that there are a large number of other relevant facts which it has not been in the public interest to disclose. 
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No. lOo 
COASTING AND SHOH.1' SEA TRADES LICENSING CONTROL OF VOYAGES. 
-·­Almost immediately after the outbreak of war 9 namely, on the 13th Septeniber 9 1939, it was considered expedient to control by licence, voyages of British ships registered in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man of 100 gross tons and upwards (except fishing boats) 9 in the overseas tradeo By virtue of his powers under the Control of Trade by Sea (No.2) Order, 1939 , the Minister of Shipping has now decided to extend licensing control to British ships, as defined in the previous paragraph, j_n respect of coasting voyages and short sea voyages,, Lic.ensing control of overseas 7oyages is exercised through the Ship Licensing Committee (Overseas Voyages) at the Ministry of Shipping (formerly the Merchantile Marine Department of the Board of Trade), but owing to t he frequency of voyages undertaken by ships i n the coasting and short sea trades making impracticable the concentration of licensing control in the hands of the Headg_uarters Organisation at the Ministry of Ship71ing 9 au:bhority to grant l i cences has been given to the following Coasting and Short Sea Shippin:_; Control .committees: ·~ 
I,e:L th Coastins anct Short Seo. Shipping Control Cornr"1:i_ttee 1 16, Bernard Street 9 Lei th, Edinburgh 6~ 
Nervcastle Coasting J .C1c_ Short Sea Shipping ·'Jontrol Conm1i ttee, Mansion House Chamber s 9 Close 9 Newc,;astle upon T~rne lo 
Hull 	Coasting and Shor·t Sea Shipping Control Cornmittee, Kingston Chambers 9 Land of Green Ginger 9 Hull$ 
London Coasting ana_ Sh:ii"t Sea Shipping Control Comrnittee, London House 9 3, ~Te1.;r London Street, London, I:;. Co 3o 
Southampton Coasting aHd Short Sea Shij)~:1ini; Contr·ol Comrni ttee s 32 9 Oxford Stree-c. ·' Southampton. 
Cardiff Coasting and Short Sea Shipping Control Com1:1i ttee, Portfield House ~ ~ocks, Cardiff~ 
Li ve:".'pool Coasting und Short Sea SL·Lpping Control Courni ttee, Royal Liver Btd l ding, Livernool 3" 
Gl us .::;ovr Coasting and 3hort Seo. GJ:~i1:ipj_n,;; Cont1"ol Co:mni ttee, 73, !~obertson Gtreet, Gl ar.0'ow, c. 2. 
Belfast Coasting and Short Se:..i. Shipping Control Comrni ttee, 42 9 DonegnJ.~. )cdJ , Bel:t'asto 
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Lieence application f orms may be obtained from any of the above mentioned Committees. 
Applications for licences should be made in the preseribed manner and to the appropriate Committee as indicated in the application forms. 
A coasting voyage is defined in the Order as a voyage made wholly between ports within the United Kingdom9 the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. 
A short sea voyage is defined in the Order as any voyage, other than a coasting voyage, from a port within the limits sixty-nine degrees North and forty-three degrees North latitude and eleven degrees West and thirty-one degrees East longitude 9 not being a port in the Mediterranean9 Adriatic or Black Seas or a port in Spain9 to any other port within such limits not being a port in the Mediterranean9 Adriatic or Black Seas or a port in Spain. 
MINISTRY OF SHIPPING. 
EMPIRE ...@J1AJ1lli. 

"STICK I'J.1 OUT" 
NEW ZEALAND PRIHE MINISTER'S r.'ARNING 
THAT THE EMPIRE HAS A TOUGI}_ ji1_9E 

"Whatever the Nazi leaders may profess, Germany cannot stand up to the Allied blockade. Its effect is inexorable. As for the infamy of the magnetic mines, like 
all surprises this will give results for a time, but it wil~ 
not be decisive. 11 
So the Prime Minister of New Zealand prophesied last night in the first of a series of weekly broadcasts to the Dominion. But he ·warned New Zealand not to under-rate the strength of the British Empire's enemy. 
No devilry in the abundant Nazi repertory would, he declal:led, be omitted or discarded, and we should not cheri.eh too sanguine hope of the cracking of the German morale. It would crack eventually. That vvould come when disillusionment 
had been created among the mass of the ~eople, but the time was not yet. Let us not deceive ourselves that victory was round the corner. 
To win the war we must stick it out with stout hearts, as our fathers did before us. A just cause was not of itself enough. Victory was the reward of effort, a prize to be worked and fought for. 
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g_§/_~J:L'.39 -No. 12. 
The War Office has been asked to issue the following for the Overseas League Field Force· Fund:­
The G,O.C. Jamaica is forwarding two hundred or more cases of Jamaican oranges for the troops at the Front through the agency of the Overseas League Field Force Fund. 
W.AR 	OFFICE, s.w, L 
. 28/11/39. -No. 13. AIR MINISTRY BULLETIN. 
ROYAL AIR FORCE OVER GERMANY. The Air Ministry announces :­Aircraft of the Royal Air Force carried out a successful flight over North-West Germany last night. 
EMPIRE AFFAIRS. 28/11/39 -No.14. 
NO UNEMPLOYMENT NEW ZEALAND PUTS HER MEN TQ_,YVORI~ 
The success of the New Zealand Government's policy of putting to work every able-bodied man who registers as unemployed is shown in a report of the Dominion's Department of Labour. 
The nunber of males registered in the Dominion for unemployment relief in March last was only 729. Another 7,256 were on sustenance relief, but all of these were unfit for employment for health or other reasons. 
These figures indicate that there is now virtually no Ul!llemployment in New Zealand. 
MINISTRY OF FOOD AN_FOUNCJ.i:L-IENT. 28/11/39, -NO, 15, 
CONTROL OF BACON AND HAM. 
An Order made by the Ministry or Food which comes into force on Friday next, 1st December, prohibits the production in Great Britain of any bacon or hams other than certain specified kinds except under a licence from the Minister. The kinds of bacon which may be produced are as follows:-
Wiltshire cut sides. 
Three quarter sides ( Sides less fore ends, cut 

with three full ribs). Spencers (Gammonless sides). Fore Ends (Cut with three full ribs). Gammons. Ayrshire Rolls. 
The production of othov kinds of bacon or hams will be permittBd only in special cases. 
28/11/39 -No, 16, 
NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCASTING BEF.(t· ..lli 
A.M. vmDNESDi\.Y 29th NOVEMBER. 
NOT TO BE CABLED ABROAD . T)NTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT . 28th NOVEMBER. 
THE NAVY THAT FLIES. 
By "Naval Eye-Witness". 

The Fleet Air Arm was once a branch of the Royal Air Force. The Navy contributed three quarters of the pilots and all the observers; it was administered by the Air Force ashore, and by the Navy when it served afloat. This arrangement worked very well because it worked on unbounded good will; but it had certain disadvantages and in due course the Fleet Air Arm ceased to be a branch of the Royal Air Force. It is now a part of the Royal Navy, and it lives mostly in aircraft carriers and the larger men-of-war that carry aircraft and the catapults for projecting them into the air. 
Now in certain parts of the coast there is a great deal of co-operation between the Air Force and the Navy. If you remember they gave a demonstration of this some weeks ago when a convoy escorted by the Navy was attacked by German bombers. The Air Force fighters came whistling out from the coast like a stream of machine gun bullets in defence of the convoy. Twelve enemy machines took part in that attack. Only f~ve returned to Germany. 
At one of these points where the two services are in close touch, a squadron of Fleet Air Arm fighters on board an aircraft carrier recently got orders to fly off and take a spell ashore. I think the idea was to give them a rest because they had had a lot of gruelling fights and had accounted for a German bomber: and possibly to give them opportunities for ce2tain specialised training. Anyhow tl1ey cocked an eye to windward and give a hitch to their trousers and did all the things sailors do when they are told to go somewhere and do something, and off they went -strew1ing up from the deck of their carrier one af~er the other like bees going up from the alighting board. 
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Y!hen I found them they had come to earth on a 
bleak headland with hang~rs and rows of huts the enly things 
that breike the sky line. They agreed that one gooa. thing they had in plenty, and that was fresh air. There is normally only one sound en an aerodrome -the roar of pr>pellors as engines
• are warmed through and machines take off or alight. Whenever there was a lull in this one heard the crjr of gulls tossed about by the wind above the oliffs, and the faint grurable of the surf. 
Working in conjunction with the Air Force they instituted a continuous Naval patrcl. across a part of the North Sea fr,..,m dawn to dusk~ One day was very lilce another except that 
ewnetim~s the fog came rolling in from the sea and unless the 
visibility was too lcvYfor flying or they intercepted an enemy reeonnaissance or bombing machine, one patrol was very like 
another. This squadron of Fleet Air Arm fiGhters is carrying out day after day, what I shared v.ri th them for a few hours. 
First of all a word about the kit. Full flying kit consists of a ccmbination suit like the skin of a teddy bear. On 
top of that goes a wind-proof combination ~uit with a high colla~ 
lined with fleece. Then comes a life-saving waistcoat. This can be 
inflated in a few moments by the wearer, and for some obscure reason is known technically as a "Mai West". The parachute harness buckles on over this. It is a cumbersome arrangement to walk 
about in, but it can be released in a SQcond, and there are 
moments when it gives its we arer quite a lot of moral suppert. Lastly there is a flying helmet v.rith earphone attach­
ments, gauntlet gloves and fleece-lined flyi.ng boots. 
Now picture rows of wooden huts -something like one imagines a mining camp to look like, rising out of a sea of mud churned up by lOrries and all t he traffic of a camp. In one of these huts, warmed by a par•affin stove and lit by a single hurricane lamp the fighting pilots and observers were pulling en 
their flying kit. They y;ere all pPetty young -two of the pilpts 
were midshipmen -one a Sub-Lieutenant -a South African. Several 
were Petty Officers -ex-telegraphist ai~ gunners and so on. 
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I seem to remember in the last war that there was a good deal of rather feverish -almost macabre gaietu among the fighting pilots along the fronto They made jokes about death. ! haven't noticed any of that in this war. I thought they all looked soberly cheerful. Much the same expressions framed by 
the leather helmets and lit by the flame of the hurricane lamp as I could recall on the faces in a changing room on one of the 
United services playing fields before a rather important football match. There was an occasional mild joke, but it wasn't about 
death. Then one by one, burdened by the harness, they went squelching through the mud towards the landing ground where the 
fighters ·were drawn up. 
A bank of grey low-lying cloud hung overhead; beyond the edge of the cliffs the sea was visible for a mile and then 
was obscured by mist~ There was a silvery br!ghtnecs above the 
mist to the eastward; it was reflected in the puddles; the cold wind blowing off the land, carrying silvery wisps of rain across the aerodrome, smelt of heather and the hills. 
The engines were being Ymrrned through -that meant that the Naval fighting machines drawn up a little to seaward of the ranks of R.A.F. machines, were roaring like all the bulls of 
/walkedBasham. Lach pilot and observer to their allotted machines 
Two of them stopped to exchange a remark drowned by the deafening roar of the engines in the slip-stream v.rhere normal 
speech is of cour·se f . 
n impossibility, The speaker reached out 
for the tube of the other's headphone and spoke into it. The observer did the same and they both laughed. They were finishing a conversation they started in the hut; in that rush of air and uproar it was their secret. V!e climeed up into our cockpits. 
They were all trro seater fighters. 
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One observer was so obviously unfamiliar with the situation that a member of the maintenance personnel -a cheerful red-faced person with little drops of rain on his eyebrows -leant over the edge of the cockpit and demonstrated a few essentials such as the stowage of the parachute -the switches of the wireless telephone that connected the machine with the base -the release gear of the 
gun; how the strap clirped you into your seat. After that he grinned and wished me a happy landing and disappeared. And then the roaring grew a little louder and the ground flowed bumpily away beneath us, turned in a wide circle and receded. 
It was quite far beneath us by the time I had fin1$h8d fiddling about with my straps and switches and trays of machine gun amunition and looked over the edge to see what was happening. It was doing funny things -the earth we had left behind -tilting on e~ge a bit, and a ma~e and her foal in a field and some sheep on the edge of a cliff seemed quite unconscious that they were grazing at a most impossible angle; and there was a rushing wind thnt sang in the wires and a rather queer feeling of lightness in 
the region of the tummy. I screwed Il\Y head round and saw the other fighters, quite close to us. Their movement was like that of boats, rising and dipping slightly on the surfa~e of an invisible sea. The real sea was far beneath us, dark greenish grey, and then it faded. The observer in the next machine was blowin~ his nose on a pocket handkerchief. I rather envied him that pocket handkerchief but couldn't get at mine through all those layers of flying kit. Perhaps it didn't matter, up there above the clouds. They stretched beneath us like an arctic panorama, with little dark streaks which was the sea thousands of feet below, showing through rifts in a white floor that looked like pack ice, and cloud mountains in the far distance catching the first rays of the rising sun. Not only did handkerchiefs not matter, but nothing seemed to /matter 
mo.t ter very tnmuch, bec::i.use we h<~.c1 bee11 climbinrr steo.dily for some time and the altitude proc1ucccl c. curious feeling of c1etachrnent. It seemed impossible to reco.pture nny emotion: one was awal'e only of' per.• c: a sort of Nirvana. : o.nd a. rushin:~ wind tearing through empty spade: blue sky above and n white light gleaming on the cloud floor beneath. 
J\ little voice spoke in my earphone -a buzzing mumble. It wo.s the pilot speaking. The cockpit was open to the air nnd I didn't c2.tch the words and became flustered. It was probr:.bly something importnnt. "I beg your pardon I didn't quite cntch that." "Keep a good look-out." 
That wns what we v-:1ere there for, of course. Somewhere out of the cloud mountains to the south-east, or out of the blue ot space, l:L speck might appear, or o. cluster of' specks, and we should be after them full split. And deo:lh \uould be abroad in that sunny emptiness. It was ~tueer to think of deo.th, up there in all that peci.ce. 
One of the pilots -the youngest, GGed twenty -said one evening that the hunt was Grand. It was the kill that wnsn' t .so funny~ He himself had intercepted a German bombing machine one afternoon and a grim game of touch-last began in a series of gigantic cloud VRlleys. The enemy dived and banked and dodged from one cloud cover to another, and the relentless pursuit went on, ;1untila he said, "I nipped ahead to a cloud I thought he'd make f or and I waited for him on the other side. Gosh, it ws.s funl I got him as he clli1e through at 200 ye.rds rnnge. But then when you saw the }.Joor devils spinning down nose first through the clouds, with s:t•1oke .:1ouring from the engine, it wasn't so good. I hated that ~·;i..:•. rt of the business. 11 
So that's how they feel about it. 
Occasionally disaster comes to one of our machines. This s <:'.:> •1e pilot -I think he is the youngest f i c;hting pilot in the l;;leet /i.ir J.\rrn -ho.c1 enc;ine trouble r1hen on :i;introl over the Horth 0 e;:! the other c1'-1y. Down he c2.ne from ten thousand 
feet/ 
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i'.eet .... planing dawn in the direction of' a trawler·-he remembered seeing ea.rli.ero He -hit the water at 90 mil.e-s ·an hour, slap into. a f'ii'teen f'oot swel-1._, about three miles-f:rtom the ti-awler. Another fighter in his patrol saw him going down and followed 
_him thr.o-ugh the cloudso The trawler1 s crew were below deck.a and to at.tract their attention th.e undamaged plane circled I'Ound., firing an occasional bur-st of machine gun fire~ The trawler's crew decided reasonably enough that they wer~ being.attacked by a German machine and stayed below. 
In the meanwhile the machine still floated. The pilot and his observer climbed out and although very shaken they managed to launch: th.ei::-nollapsible dinghy; but that in some way became entangled with the tail of' the machine, and -the :pilot in_ 
:trying-to fNe it got his hand nipped in the hinge of the ruddPl'.,-~ · So there he-was up tQ his .waist in icy wateia-, -clamp@d, b.y.._his··wri.a.t. to a machine that at any moment. might co.ck..~_fLe1.' tail and dive to the bottom. 
The observer realised the situation in the ti>u:wl.el' -t:i.mi· mo"~ -go.llantJ.y __decided to try and swim to her for help. sa-.of'f 
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he _set_, ....aupported by his "Mai \r1est." 
The other fighter was circling helplessly overhead, ~ 

. her .strange__"P-ehaviour reassured the trawler' a crew. They came up on· deck and fi:i.al~ sighted the v~eckage of the plane. Stok.ing~_fo.r . all. they were··worth tbey ·crure ·rushing .to· the rescue--and hauled .the o-b-s-erver and the pilot on board. In .Q day-or ·two··tb.ey were as ri_ght _.as trivets and haek ·on pat-roJ... again.,· 

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PRESS CONF-~RENCE AT BROADCASTING HOUSE 

THE OVERSEAS S.~RVIC~S O:B1 THS B. B. C · 
---------· -----·--·­NOTES_JOR PRESS USE 
The B· B· c. 's original Charter of 1925 contemplated a service within the United Kingdom only. Its f irst service to be directed to an oversea audience was the ~~pire Service started in 1932· That service was made possible by the develo11ment of shortwave broad­casting. Like the honE service, it was confined to the English language. 
The first foreign language service undertaken by the B,B·C· was the Arabic Service ,started at the beginning of ~fanuary, 1938 ° In March, 19389 news bulletins in Spanish and Portuguese to Latin .A.merica were added, and in ,July, 1939, the programmes to Spanish America were extended to includr; entertainment material specially designed for listern~rs in that part of the world· On Sept ember 27' 1938, the day of Mr. Chamberlain's broadcast to the nation at the height of the Munich crisis, the B. J3.c. spoke for the first time to 
a. European country in its own language. It broadcast that night news bulletins in French, German and Italian. 
At the outbreak of the war the following services were already well established:-Arabic, French, German, Italian9 Spanish (for Spain), Spanish (for Latin America), Portuguese (for Portugal)9 and Portuguese(for Brazil). 
Since the outbreak of war, services in the following languages have been added:-Czech, GrPek, Magyar, Polish, Rumanian, Serbo-Croat and Turkisho 
Within the Empire a daily bulletin is now broadcast in Afrikaans. 
With the outbreak of war there was immediate need of on the one hand expansion of technical and programme arrangements and on the other a unification of the various services within the inevitable limitations of world time differences 9 wavelengths and transmitters available. 
The r e are now threP-main g roups of programmes:­
A world programme; primarily in F;nglish, with frequent news bulletins and talks interspArsed with enter­tainment; this virtually incorporates 'The ")npire Se rvice,' but is t echnically more widely radiat ed than in peace time . 
A European programme , including news bulletins in many languages and a proportion of ent P,rtainment and talks. 
A specialised world programme incorporating the Arabic service, and news bulletins in Afrikaans, GrP,ek and Turkish. At other times the ·transmitt8r s used for this service carry the main World Programme. 
For important news bulletins and. other items in 'illglish, or the main European l anguages (such as French, German and Italian) for which there is a widespread audience, Rll three programmes · coincide· On other occasions, two of the three groups shar e a singl e programme . (Contd..:..l 
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The world service is now transmitted on short waves almost throughout the twenty-four hours. The ~uropean service is trans­mitted for nineteen hours ench day. It is radia t ed not only on short wave, but, during the hours of darkness, al so on medium wave ( 861· 1 metres) o 
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Until last week news bulletins in foreign languages were broadcast each de~ in the ~uropean service during a mid-day and evening period -between 12.15 and 2.30 p.m. and also between 6.30 and 10.30 p.m. (GMT). Since Nove1~er 26 enrly morning bulletins in German, Czech, Italian and Polish have been added between 5°30 and 7·15 a .m. 
In addition to news bulletins, speciB.l mat erial is included in certain of the foreign programmes. Short t al lrn have for some time been broadcast nightly after the GermRn news bulletin and will from time to time accompany the new early morning programm.8S in G8rman. A service of talks in other languages hRs also been developed. Special arrangemfmts were lately made to accompany the Polish bulletin each evening with a series of messages addressed to Polish subjects whose whereabouts their rel ations were anxious to discover· 3,500 letters have reached the B-B·C·, conveying requests for messages to be broadcast to 22,000 people· Such messages are now being broadcast each evening, and a number of grateful messAges have reached the B·B·C·, not only from Europe but from as far afield as Pal estine, from those who have as-a result learned of the safety of relatives. 
A feature of the J3. B.C· 's world service since the war has been the extent to which items in its programmes, especially news bulletins, talks and authoritative official pronouncements, have come to be re-transmitted by oversea broadcasting stations. Reports now reaching the B.B.c. almost daily indicate the immense audiences which are thus being reached. In Australia, for exampl e , during September, 167 items received from overseas were re-transmitted by Australian stations, and of these 164 cnme from the B0 B°C· In New Zealand and in Ceylon its news bulletins have bPen regularly picked up and re-transmitted· In Portugal the Emissora Nacional, the official broadcasting station, has r adi at 8d from the first day the 
B. B·C· 's news bulletin in Portuguese. In South A.rnerica regular re-broadcast s are known to be taking place, often from more than one station, in Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Guatemala, Uruguay and Venezuela. 
The B.B.c. has always taken special care to ensure that its various transmissions shall be well r eceived in the . countries to which they nr e addressed. It maintained as part of its Empire Service regular correspondents in different parts of' the world who r eported by cable or by letter, as the case require~, upon the quality of reception of B.B.c. progral.lI!les observed from time to time. Since the outbreak of war its efforts to secure effective reception in all the countries to which its prograrrµnes are now addressed have been intensified· Steps have been ~aken to make our transmissions more effective, and reports from1all over the world indicate that excellent quality is being obtBined. 
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Equal care has been taken to create and mairitain contact with the many and different audiences for whose benefit the B· B· C· 's overseas programmes are designed. A constant strear)1 of letters in a great variety of languages reaches Broadcasting Hciuse from all parts of the world, and the commendations and critic].sms of the service which they contain are carefully studied and given full weight in the framing of programmes. Such letters are'. answered almost always in the language in which they are written· In addition specially qualified British residents abroad are encouraged to 
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r eport frankly upon the programmes addressed to the countries in which they are living. 
The B. 3. c. t akes special steps to ensure that the existence of its foreign language s i:::rvices and details about them are made widely known j_n the countrir~s to which they are addressed· Six separate regular publications are now convP.ying information of this type to different markets, viz:-­
The Overseas Press Bulletin. 
The European Programme Bulleti n. 
A Weekly Bulletin in Spanish. 
A Weekly Bulletin in Portuguese. 
A Weekly Bulletin in Arabic. 
1London Calling. ' 
The Bulletins a1'e sent free, often by air mail, .to newspapers 9 broadcastin~ organisations, British diplomatic posts and other centres of distribution throughout the world· 'London Calling9' in addition to full programme det ails, contains articles of general broadcasting inter2st and is intended for individual subscribers, especially in the British ~pire . In addition, separate leaflets are being prepared in every ~uropean language included in the B. B. c. 's overseas service. These will give the lat est details of the times at which programmes in those languages can be he ard and the wavelengths on w,/:J.ich they are transmitted. ' They will be widely and freely distributed. 
WITH COMPLIM~NTS FROM THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, 
BROADCASTING HOUS~, PORTLAND PLACF:, LONDON, W· 1· 
28th November, 1939 

28/11/39 -No.19. 
ACTION AGAINST ENEMY EXPORTS EXPLANATORY STATEMENT 
The decision of the Allied Governments to take action 
against enemy exports meo.ns that ships outward-bound from 
Germany or from countries to which Germany has access will 
now be subject to the same mensures of control as inward-bound 
ships. Shipovmers are advised to arrange for their vessels 
to call at one of the British or French control bases, either 
at Kirkwall or the Downs, or at Dunkirk or Le Havre, or else, 
if they are outward-bound from Mediterranean and Black Sea 
ports, at Malta, Haifa, Port Said or Gibralter, or at 
Marseilles or Oran. Vessels which do not call voluntarily 
at one or other of these bases are liable to be di~erted for 
examination. 
Every endeavour will be made to avoid undue delays to 
outward-bound shipping in consequence of these measures. 
Goods which are required t~ be discharged in British ports on the ground that they are of enemy origin or are enemy property will be placed in the custody of the Marshal of the Prize Court, and unless the Court orders them to be requisi­tioned for the use o: ... His Majesty will be detained or sold under the direction of the Court if the Court considers that they are in fact of enemy origin or ownership. The proceeds of any goods sold will be paid into Courto These proceeds and ruiy goods detained but not sold will in general remain under the direction of the Court i;21til the conclusion of peace when they will be dealt with as the Court thinks just. But the Court will have the power to order that the proceeds of goods sold should be paid out or that goods should be released at any time 
(a) if it is shovm that t~e goods have cecome neutral property before November 27th, 1939, or (b) wi th the consent of the proper officer of the Crown. 
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As reGards (b), requests to the proper officer of the Crmvn that he should consent to the release of goods or the proceeds of goods of enemy origin which are neutro.1-owned (but not of goods which are enemy ~roperty) will be considered (i) if the goods were on board a vessel which cleared from her last neutral port of departure before December 11th, 1939; (ii) if the contract under which the goods were ordered was entered into prior to November 27th, 1939, and if by its terms the purchaser is obliged to take deliVBry of the goods on or before shi~Jment, and provided he has paid for them before shipment and the goods were on board a vessel which cleared from her last neutral port of departure before January 1st, 1940. 
Requests in respect of goods which have been required to be dischnrged should be addressed, supported by the necessary documentary evidence, to the proper officer of the Crown in the territory concerned. This, in the cnse of the United Kingdom, would be H. M. Procurator-General, Storey's Gate, s.w.1, and such requests should not be addressed to any other Governraent Department. 
I!Ierchants who wish to ensure that their exports from Euro:r:>ean countries are not delayed or detained are advised to obtain Certificates or Origin and Interest from a British or French Consular Officer in the European country concerned. They should arrange for these certificates to accom~any the goods on board the vessel. This will greatly facilitate the examination of the vessel at the control bnses, and ship'.'"'owners are therefore strongly advised not to accept cnrgo not accompnnied by such certificates. 
MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC WARFARE. 

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NOT TO BE PUBLISHED BEFORE THE MORNING NEWSPAPERS OF WEDNESDAY, 29TH NOVEMBER, 1939~ 

A_IR MINISTRY CASUALTY COMMUNIQUE NOe 120 ROYAL AIR FORCE. The Air Ministry regrets to announce the following
casualties ©n various 	dates. Killed in Action. 
MELVILLE-TOWNSEND 398~6 Pilot Officer, R.Jo TAYLOR 537970 Aircraftman 1st Class, WALSH 564425 Sergeant, R. 
Previously reported "Missing", now reported killed in action. * 
HOWELLS LIGHTOLLER MOLLER MURPHY QUILTER SOFFE SfROSTON 
Killed 
ADCOCK BARWELL CORDLE CROMPTON FARMER GREEN HAMMOND HARRISON HINDS JAGO
tlMB 
AOONOCHIE 
A TH WS 
ITCHELL 
ORRIS NEWMAN 
ROSS "STRONG 
SUMMERS 
THORNE THYNNE VICKERS 
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564670 37884 548867 39748 524808 566819 580679  Sergeant, O.L.Do Flying Officer, HcB. Aircraftman 2nd ClasPilot Officer, W.J. Leading Aircraftman, Aircraftman 1st ClasSergeant, P.E.B.  s, Jo s,  

on Active Service. 
H~ 
F.Go F.Jo 
740074 41S17 565161 41833 563653 33189 37065 580491 90536 36076 40716 18056 
534864 580183 42254 753277 9091-3 522075 
509103 580398 40650 90084 
Sergeant, R.W. 
Pilot Officer, G.F.A. 
Sergeant, R.s.w. 
Pilot Officer, E.E. 
Sergeant, S.J. 
Flying Officer, D.R.D. 
Fltght Lieutenant, W.I. 
Acting Sergeant, R.L~ 
Pilot Officer, J.M. 
Flight Lieutenant, E.H. 
Pilot Officer, K.G. 

Acting Flight Lieutenant, Ko 
Aircraftman 1st Class, A~ 
Sergeant, R. 
Acting Pilot Officer, S.Bo 
Aircraftman 2nd Jlass, GQH.C o 
Acting Pilot Officer, W.R. 
Sergeant, A.v. 
Sergeant)l E.T. 
Acting Sergeant, V.B, 
Pilot Officer, R~ 
Flying Officer, A.A. 

Miss ing believed ~illed on Active Service. 
KELLER 	36173 
M1ssilg•
; 
CREW 563071 DILNOT 37525 PAGE 565335 
STORR 	514006 
Pilot Officer, H.J. 
Sergeant~ K.B, 
Flight Lieutenant, A.A. 
Sergeant, T.E. 
Sergeant, G. 

Missing (y_ont d. ) 

565020 Sergeant, G.H.B, 551613 Aircraftman 1st Class, J.A. 538736 Aircraftman 1st Clas$, c. 
Died on Active Servicee 
HOLMES 544872 Aircraftman 1st Class, PoGo PEARS 565188 Leading Aircraftman, A.CoE• ~GNER 570873 Aircraftman 1st Classp CeW. 

Previously reported "Missing'' now reported "Prisoner of War". 
562227 Sergeant, s. 
Press & P~blicity Branch9 Air Ministry,King Charles Street, Whitehall, s.w.10 
_g§]p.. November, 1939, 
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Regd. pps, MINISTRY OF FOOD. P.12603. Private Notice Question. 
Tuesday 2 28th November21939. 
MR. A.V. 	ALEJC.Af\TDER,-To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether he will now state .the date on which it is proposed to commence the operation of rationing supplies to consumers of those commodities for which they have been registered. 
MR. W.S. 	MORRISON: Yes, Sir. The rationing scheme for bacon and butter will be introduced on the 8th January. The ration for both commodities will be four ounces per week for every individual consumer. 
As I indicated in the reply which I gave on the 1st November, though sugar is not included in the rationing scheme, consumers are aslrnd to register with a retailer for sugar and to restrict their purchases to one lb. per head per week . 

The Secretary to the Ministry of Transport makes the 
following announcement:­
'rhe Minister of Tr>ansport has received an application 
from the Associates Committee of the Bl'itish Road Federation 
Limited, on behal f of the undermentioned bodies:­
ASSOCI ATION OF BRrCISH CHANIBERS OF COMMERCE 
BREWERS' SOCIETY ' 
BRITISH FEDEI?ATION OF MAW~ER PRIN'l'ERS 
BRITISH PEDEP..ATION 011' WHOJ,I~SALE CONFECTIONERS 
BUILrnms :r::n~HCHANTS AJ,I, IANC:BJ 
COMMERCIAL MO'_i10R USERS ASSOCI AT ION 
DRAP~E;HS 1 CHAMir8;R OF 'l'RADE OF GREA'l' BRITAI N AND I RELAND 
LONDON FI8Ff 'l'P.AJYJ:: ASSOCii\.'l'ION 
MUT.J':CIPLE SHOPS F:EDEP.A'I'ION 
NA'.I1ION"AL ASSOCIA'l'ION OP Ni.ASTER BAKERS , CONFECTIONERS & 
CATERERS 
NA'rIONAL CH.A.NllmR OF 'l'RA.DE 
NATIOI'ifAL PE:rn=mA~:ION OF GROCERS' & PROVISION DE.A.J.JERS ! 
ASSCC IATIONS ­
NATIONAL FEDERATION 0F MEAT TRADERS' ASSOCIATIONS 
NATIONAL F'EDRRA'I'ION OP OFF-LICENCE HOLDERS ASSOCIATIONS. 
NATIONAL FEDERA'I1ION OF PRODUCE MERCHANTS 
NATIONAL HARDWARE ASSOCIATION 
NAT IONAL tWION OF MI NERAL WATER ~!LA.NUF.ACTTTRERS 1 ASSOCIATIONS 
RETAIL FRUD: TRADE FEDERATION 
SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION OF i\/IASTEH BAKEHS 
SCO'l'TISH COiviI'.1iERCIAL MO'I'OR USERS ASSOCIATION 
SC0'11TISH YBDERATION OF AERA~-:'ED WA'fE,:R_ J1'1J\J, :J:B1.:\CTTJRJi;RS' AND 
BOTTLETI.C~' ASSOCIATIONS 
SCOTTISH FEDERA'l'ION OF GROCERS ' AND PROV L3ION M:CRCEANTS' 
ASSOCIA.TIONS 
STOKE-ON-TREN'l' & NOR'rH STAPFORDSHIRE WBOLE;JAL:P~ GROCERS 
AND PROVIS ION MEPCBA:llrrr s ASSOCIATION 
WHOLESAIJE DISTRIBUTORS ASSO CIA'l'ION 
WHOJ_,ESALE PHODUCE MimCJ:T.Alirrr s ASSOCIA'rION 
SAUSAGE; TvLAJHJJN-1.CT\TR.EHS 1 ASSOCIATION. 
which bodies al'e organisations r e]Jresentative of employers in a 
section of the road transport industry which the Minister of 
Labour has certified to be proper bodies 9 in respect of the 
branches of the industry which they represent 9 to make application 
for a v~riation of the periods of t ime laid down in Section 19 of 
the Road Traffic Act 9 1930, a s amended by Section 31 of the Road 
and Rail Traffic Act, 1933, for the emplo~nent of drivers of road 
vehicles of certain types. 
The variation applied for is to the effect that the 
period of 11 hours laid down in Sec ti.on 19(1) (ii) of the Act of 
1930 Qay be increased to 12 hours on not more than two days in 
each of the three weeks ending on the 16th, 23rd and 30th December,, 
1939, the variation to apply only to the drivers of .vehicles 
authorised under a "C" carrier's licence granted .under Part I 
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of the Road and RaiJ_ Traffic Act, 

or under an equivalent 

As provi~ed by ti1e Act, the Minister has referred the 
matter to the Ind.us t:ej_al Con:et :tor advj_ ce. The Court has fixed Monday, the 4th Decer-ibei' at 1:1 ac~n.. at 1, Abbey Garden, Great College Street, London, S.W.1e 9 as t he time and place for hearing :pa.I'ties to the a:~rplicatton,. 
Copies of the p:r•oposals contained tn the applj_cation for the variation of the periods of' tin1e laid dovvn in Section 19 oi' the Act, can be obtained from the Secretary of' the Indus tria.l Court at the address given above . 
Persons representing organisations of employers or work-people in the industr~~ who may desire to make representations to the Court in the rna_tter, should ej_ ther give notice beforehand to the Secretary of the Inclnstrial Conrt that they desire to be hear>d, or submit tr1eiI' :r:·e·oresentf)_tions 121 writing to the Secretary. 
Ministry of Transport, Metr~pole Buildings, Nor-thum_berland .Avenue 9 
w.c.2. 
28th November 2 1939. 
(17539) . 
BOARD OF EDUCATION. 	28/11/39 -No. 23, 
NOTT: TO 	EDITORS: IT IS HOF 'D THAT FOLLOWING HIS 
MAJ:CSTY' 8 Ivff:SSAG :s ON 'l'rr~: N£'I;DS OF YOUTH 
YOU tliAY BB ABLE TO PUBLISH THIS LETTEJ1 
IN YOU:~ CORRESPOND:l-JCJ'f COLUMNS. 

Sir, 
As members of the National Youth Committee, who have for many years had clo..se association with youth in industry, we desire to express the loyal satisfnction with Ythich we have read His Majesty's gracious message on the needs of youth. We should like especially to emphasise that passage in which reference is made to the part which industry has to play, believing as we do that any schemes of juvenile welfare, vhich 
f ail to 	recognise the fundamental inr~1ortance of the conditions 
under which young people are employed in industry and commerce, will fall short of their purpose. 
Youth welfare is too often interpreted solely in terms of leisure. While it is hot the func:l)ioh of Youth Committees to impinge on the province of other bodies concerned with conditions of employment, we think it importnnt that there should be ample opportunity for co-operation on matters affecting the welfare of youth. We know, indeed, that out of industry itself must come many of the lenders in clubs and other centres for young people, to Yrhich ithe Y.ing 's message makes special reference. We therefore make our appeal to all those engaged in the field of industry and commerce, whether as employers or employed, to sup1)ort this movement on behalf of youth with their sympathetic interest and active co-09eration, 
Yours f aithfully, 
MAX J. BONN DOROTHY M. ELLIOTT G.H., HA.LL ROBTIRT R. HYDE 
D. MILNE-WATSON GEO. W. THOMSON. 
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EMPIRE AFFAIRS 28/11/39 No. 24 
ENTERTAINING TROOPS IN ULSTER GENEROUS N. A. A. F. I. GRANT 
The British troops in Northern Ireland are having a grand time thanks to the NoI.E~NoSoAo --Northerr~ Ireland Entertainment of Troops National Service Association which is the counterpart to E.N.S.A. in the rest of the United Kingdomo 
Each week sees an extension of the work of the organisation. During December, concerts are to be given daily to the troops at no fewer than 21 military centres, and some 200 Ulster artistes, most of them amo.teurs or semi-professionals, have offered their services free of charge. It was originally intended to recruit artists from England, but the excellent local response made this superflou6~ 
The Ulster Association is working in close co­operation with the Navy, Army and Air Force Institute and E.N.S.&, and from the former Association it. has now obtained a grant of £300 a month to help in covering the cost of the transport to various parts of the Province of artists, and other incidental expenses. 
Mr. Alexander Dalzell of Belfast, Chairman of the Ulster Associations arrived in London to-day and discussed the Association's programme vvi th Mr. Basil Dean and other representatives of N.A.A.F.Io and E.N.S.A. One of his objects was to secure permission to use part of the N~A.A.F.I. grant to meet transport costs in connection with boxing contests, boxing being at present outside the scope of the grant. Both the military and civil authorities in Ulster are anxious to develop boxing tournaments on a large scale for the benefit of the troops. 
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EMPIRE S~CTION.  28.11.39  No.26.  
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SOl'TH AFRICA GOES  ON  RECRUITING.  

EXTRJ\. Bf.TTALION'J Hf.VE TO BE FORMED. 
South Africans who are anxious to do their bit in the war and have hesitated to volunteer for units of the Defence Force because they feared that by so doing they would bind themselves to remain in the Union for the duration have had their misgivings removed by Colonel G.C.G. Werdmuller, Deputy Adjutant-General 
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in the outh African Defence Forces. 
"It seems incredible", he declared 11that, if it is found that the war danger is confined to Europe, that if no danger threatens the safety of the Union, and that if Britain is in need of further men from the Dominions, such South Africans who might wish to volunteer for overseas service would be held in this country against their will. 11 
Voluntary recruitment throughout the Union has proceeded so briskly that various commands, having brought their units up to full strengt.h, are now forming further battalions. 
Meanwhile, under the special arrangements made for Dominion candidates who apply for enrolment before the end of December, scores of South Africans have in recent weeks succeeded in joining His Majesty's Forces, a number obtaining commissions. 
EMPIRE AFFAIRS 28/11/39 -No.27. 
BASuTO TRIBUTJ"~ TO Q.El''I_:µ""/AL SMUTS 11 YOU HAVE SAV:CD THE HONOUR OF THI' G R1!.:A.T DUTCH PEOPLE " 
A hearty assurance of native support has reached 
General Smuts from Chief Jeremiah Moshesh, a descendent of 
the 11 Father" of the Basuto nation and a member of the 
Transkeian Territories General Council. 
After congratulating General Smuts on his accession 
to the Premiership the message continues: 
"I and my people thank you heartily for the line of' action you took~ because it was only by your statesmanlike policy that civil war has been averted. You have saved the honour of' the Great Dutch people in the eyes of the whole world. The whole Empire thanks you and the vvorld admires you. 
"It was immediately af'ter the last war that you and the late Sir Robert Cecil introduced the title of British Commonwealth of Nations. You were the chief advocate, and, if I am not wrong, the idea emanated from yourself. 
"I can assure you sir, that your name will go down in history as that of the greatest Dutch South African who has ever lived. You have behind you the whole of the native people of the Union. That God may give you strength, wisdom and courage to guide the Great South African Nation in these critical days is the prayer of us all. 11 
EMPIRE AEFAIRS 28/JdL39 -No. 28. 
FARM BUTTER IN ULSTER ~T_.AJ.k,0_8_~1,iLING PLAN. 
Under the food rationing sche~e, Ulster farmers will be permitted to continue retail selling of home­produced butter, but they vvill need a retailer's licence. It will also be necessary for them to register their customers. 
Farmers unable trl produce sufficient butter to meet the rationed requirements of their registered customers will be permitted to make up the deficit by purchases from licenced creameries or wholesalers. 
When farmers supply shops, retailers will keep a record of the amount of farm butter they receive in order that they may obtain additional Government butter to make up the total needed to supply customers. 
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Ministry of Food Announcement 28/11/39 -No.29. 
INTRODUCTION OF RATIONING 
As announced by the Minister of Food in the House of Commons today9 food rationing will be introduced on 8th January next and the weekly domestic ration will be 4 ozs. per head of bacon (or ham) and 4 ozs. per head of butter. 
Although it is not included in the rationing scheme, consumers have been asked to r egister with a retailer for sugar and to limit their purchases to 1 lb. per head per week. 
So far as restaurants 9 cafes and other catering establishments are concerned, the allowance of butter will be on the basis of l/6th oz. per head per meal served and no coupons will be required from the customers for butter. Cooked bacon and ham will be served only on the surrender of a half-coupon or coupon in respect of a portion of about ltozs. or 3 ozs. respectively. 


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28~11.39 No.30. 
MINISTRY OF FOOD /'.NNOUNCT~~l'-1T~NT. 
MEAT '3UPPLI~8. 
Butchers in some districts Rre receiving comrilaints because of their inability to meet all their customers' requirements for imported meat. 
The Ministry of Food explain that while supplies of home-killed meat are adequate for all reason2.b1e needs, the amount of imported meat avRilable for distribution is less than in pre-war periods owing to the requirements of the fighting services. The amount of imported supplies being released at the present time is 50 per cent of the normal. 
The allocation may require reconsideration from week to week in the light of the supply position. 
Special consideration is given to areas where the demand for imported meat is always greater than that for home-killed meat and wherever possible a higher percent2.ge of imported meat will be allocated to them. 
2qf.ll/39 -No.31. 
WHEN BOMBS ARE SAFE. (NOT TOBEQUoTED_AS -.i;jf°AI'R MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT). 
''Bombs are as safe as houses -if you know how to 
handle them". 
The armament officer of n Royal Air Force Station drew 
out his pocket screw-driver as he spoi'~e and removed a small 
metal gadget from a bomb c~refully deposited on the aerodrome. 
In a moment he held in his hand the complex system of 
inter-locking parts which would normally-. detonate and explode 
the bomb on contact. He prodded the bomb with his toe. 
"There's a lot of hj_gh explosive in there", he said; 
''but now you could drop it, burn j_t; or saw it in half with safety, 
It must be detonated before it will ex:_olode". 
Armament officers are responsible for the bombs·, guns and 
ammunition used in our aircrnfto Their job calls for skill, 
caution and a thorough knovdedg_e of explosives. They truce an 
their maxim for a long life: "Obey instructions; be patient; 
and don't try rash experiments". 
But risks are sometimes inevitable. One armament officer was called upon to detach the bombs from an aircraft whieh had crashed in the sea. Making fast the drifting aircraft to his motor launch, he cautiously lifted.the bombs from the racks on which they were swinging with the movement of the waves. 
As he placed the last one in the bottom of the boat, there was a hiss and a tiny puff of smoke . The bomb was set with a time-fuse of less than a second~ but nothing more happened~ 
The officer found l ater that the crash and consequent distortion of the bomb raclc had releasecl. the safety device on the detonator, which had impcJ.ct~d as he placed the bomb in the boat. But sea water had penetrated the fuse and the bomb was harmless, 
AIR MINISTRY, WHITEHALL, S.W.l~ 
28th November, 19390 

MINIS'FRY OF AGHICUI/rURE A111WUNCEMF;NT, 
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The Minister of Agriculture and!. Fi~heries received a deputation from tJ'le National Poultry Council this afternoon at which the various difficulties confrontin; the industry at the present time were discussedo The Minister explained the position regarding suppli8s of imported feeding st uffs ·which, as already announced, must inevitably be in restr:Lcted supply. The Minister appreciated that t here had be~n, up to the present time, an unavoidable dislocation in dist ributi.on of available supplies, 1.mt he assur·ed . the Council that steps would be taken, through existing machinery, to allocate as evenly as possible, in accordance with the Government's announced policy, the available supplies to distributing dea .Lers, including corn ana agric~ltural merchantso The Council urged that some revision of the existing orders reiating to the sale of home-produced eggs by bulk weight should be ccnsidere~o The Council appreciated that there ·were considerable difficulties regarding marketing pr•oblems, particularly in connection with the payment of premiuns for testea eggs, owing to the cessation of the National Mark Scheme, and the Minister said that careful consideration was, in fact, 
being given to the whole question of the control and sale of home-produced eggso 
The Minister finally assured the deputation that he fully recognised the desirability of taKing adequate steps to ensure that the industry vias enabled to ma intain egg production in the national interest as far as possibleo 
FROM AIR 	AFFAIRS 28/11/39 Wo 33. 
NOTE FOR 	THE INFORMATJ;ON OF THE PRESS ONLY. 
The home addresses of the officers mentioned in the Air Ministry Bulletin " Royal Air Force War Decorations" issued to-day are :­
Squadron Leader Barwell, care of Manor House, Rowston, Lines. 
Ft. Lieut. Gifford, Forneth House, Castle Dougl as, Kirkcudbrightshire. 
Ft. Lieut. Pinkerton, South Mains, Houston, Renfrewshire. 
The ·uar Office , 
Lc·ndon, S. ·.1 .:1. 
28th November, 1939 . 
The Army Comforts Committee of the War Office has 
rec eived the fellowing l e tter frC'm the Secretary of the 
Berkshire Te rritori.o.::.l 1-l.rmy and Air Force Association:­
27. 11. 39. Sir, 
A number of letters have recently appeared in the Press asking for gifts eithe r in ki~d or i n mrney f or the benefit of the '.i'rc·rps in .r'rance . lJlay I be allowed to state that at the request c1f the ';iar Office the Berkshire Territorial .:.rmy Associati0n has undertaken the respcnsibili ty f'or setting up of the official organizatic 11 for the reception and despatch of Cr.mforts f0r the ~ British Expeditic·nary Force 9 and a Depr t fc>r this purpose has been established at 12~ st. Mary's Butts, jieading. 
Exceptional facilities exist at this Depot for the speedy packing and despatch of SU(!h cc·rnfc·rts overseas and arrangements are in force vvhich ensure that formaticns of the B.E. 1!'. receive equal treat ment. 
By making use of this organization donors will be certain that their gifts rea c:h the men at -che front in the minimum amount of time . 
The Depct is working continuously and already nearly 
50CJ ave r age the  consi gnrnents, packed in special ccnta iner s , weighing 30 lbs . each, have been despatched and these a re troops at r egul a r intervals.  en rea an ching  
I  am, Sir, Your obedient Servant,  

(Sgd.) E.G.H. Thurlow Coll'nel . Secretary . BERKSI-II.K.E TEHHITORIAL 1\.21\'IY ASSOCIATION . 
NOTE:­The Comforts most needed at the mcment include:­
Mittens No fingers-Slit cnly for thumb. 
Mufflers 48" x 12" Ne· f'ringes. Shorter c•nes also acceptable. 
~3ocks Size H •t to 11t inches, /1.ve rage 11 inches. 
·,"iristlelB C'r Cuffs 6 to 8 inc-hes . 

Dominoes / 
Dominoes 
i)raughts and Boards 
Mou th Organs (Chocolat e (Gweets in '1iins -Jealed tins -Not loo~ 
Playing Cards 
Razor Blades 
Soap & Shaving Soap 
~ark Coloured Handkerchiefs 
Writing pads with indelible pencil 
Mcney dcma t ic1ns for tC'baec'.0 and cigar ettes 
Such gifts are greatly appreciated and the Officer-in-
Charge Army Comforts Depot, St. Mary's Butts, Reading, to whom 
such dcnations should be sent, has received many letters from Oversee 
Units expressing the gr atitude C'f all ranks. 

EMPIRE AFFAIRS 

POSTAL CENSORSHIP FOR SOUTH AFRICA 
A South African Government proclamation issued to-day announces the imyosition of a censorship on all postal communications coming from or destined for any coun·try other than a member of' the British Commonwealth of Nations, and also upon all external telegraphic and telephonic communications. 
The reason for this external censorship, it is stated~ is that correspondence from South Africa to neighboUPing neutral countries has increased very much during the last few weeks. There is grave suspicion that information is passing from the Union to enemy warships and raiders known to be in the seas round the Union coast. 

PLEASE DO NOT QUOTE WAR 
OFFICE AS OFFICIAL SOURCE. 68 .11 •39 No.36. 

GERMANY v RUSSIA. 
It now appears that the Germans are nervous of their common frontier with Russia. and Poland. It is reported on reliable authority that they are fortifying their frontier line not only with trenches but with concrete fortifications. 
It is also interesting to note that, from sources equ~llyi-reliable, it is reported that the Russians are doing the same thing. 
W.AR OFFICE~ 
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28.11139 No.37. 
FRENCH OFFICIAL r::OMWJNIQUE. 
The following official communique was issued this evening from French G.H.Q. :­
A quiet day on the whole: Some local artillery action. The Germans cargo boats Trissels of 6,000 tons and Santa Fe of 4,600 tons have been captured on the high seas by our warships and brought into French ports. 
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The President of the Boo.rd. of Trade has ap:;;)ointed the following to be rne1-,1bers of the Advisory Committee to the Board of Trade Ul1.der· Section 3 of the Restriction of Advertism1ent (War Risks Insurance) Act, 1939:­
Mr. H. Graham White, M.P~, Chairman 
Mr. F.H.E. Branson 
MP ••T .c. Burleigh 
ivir. A. Picku:9. 
The SecrctD.l"Y to the Cm::mi ttce will be Mr. T.R. Ritchie and the ad(,_ress Compa::1i es Departmen.t, Board of Trac1e, Great George Street, Wes~1inster, S.W.1. 
Board of' Trade, 
28th Novenber, 1939. 
N_9TE FOR PRES~. 
Mr. H. Graham Vfoi te is lvlembe-c of Parliament for Birl:cenhead East, Mr. :51. II. E. Branson is a partner in Messrs. Linklcters and Faines, Solic1itors, Mr. J .c. Bti.rleich is a part1:.er in Thomson McL1n tock and Company, Charter8d Accounts, and Mr. Ao Pic~rup is a Director of the Co-ogeN:.'.tive Wholeso_le Society. · 


The Board of Trade have appointed Mr. Sidney Rowson to a temporary :post in the Industries and Manuf'actures Depc.rtment as Technical Adviser on matters connected with the cinematograph films industry. 
Board. of Trade, 
28 th Novenber, 1939. 


28/11/39 -.No. 40. 
BROADCAST TO BE GIVEN BY MR. BERTRAM CRUGER, REPRESENTATIVE IN ENGLAND OF THE AtIERICAN SOCIETY FOR BRITISH MEDICAL AND CIVILIAN AID INC. 9. 0 1 CLOCK NEWS, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 28th. 
1 
I regard it as both a plensure and a privilege to spenk to people in England toniGht and tell them how much the sympat~ies of millions in the United States are with them in their struggle. 
During the lnst war, a gr eat deal of help was given by Americans for the sick and wounded of both the British and French Armies. Those of you who are old enough may remember that there was an American '"'omen's Hospital at Paignton. With its 250 beds, it took care of over 4,000 British wounded soldiers before the entry of the United States into the War. The organisation of these two hospitals was in the capable hands of American women married to well-known Englishmen such as the Duchess of Marlborough and Viscountess Harcourt, but every cent for the maintenance and equipment of these hospitals was raised in the Stat es. 
The work of the American Hospital in Paris served much larger needs and took care of 120,000 wounded soldiers of all the Allied Forces; 
In addition, enormous quantities of medical and surgical equipment, knitted garments and comforts for the troops were sent by the American Red Cross and other organisations. 
Today, the desire to help is even stronger. Through­out the length and breadth of the United States there is a very strong feeling that Britain and France are, in a sense, fighting our battles: that they are making enormous sacrifices for just these things which America holds most dear -a democratic form of Government, freedom of thought and liberty of conscience. 
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Already the American Red Cross is r.-.:..sy bringing as 
much help as possible to the stricken P~:cs, and large sums have 
been raised to help the Polish ref1' ·_;ees in Rurnania and Hungary • 
In the same way, thr~;ug-11 the International Red Cross 
Society, the Arnericnn Rea. Cross will give help to the sick and 
wounded of the other belligerent countrieso 
Nevertheless, milli ons of our citizens are bound by 
very special ties of sympathy and relationship to Britain. 
Many of the wealthy make their homes over here for 
part of the year 1 others during years of active business life have 
made this country their permo.nent home. To thousands more the 
coast of Scotland ru1d the Eastern shores of England · 
c 
where survivors of torpedo and mine disastcrG are 
brought ashore are the places from which their forbear·s came and 
they want to bring help to just these people to whom they are 
bound by closer ties than syiapathy alone. 
There is an eagerness there to help Britain and it found expression there in a strong American Committee which has just been formed in New York with Mr. Winthrop w. Aldrich, one of America's leading financiers, as it's President. 
This time, no actual money vvill leave the Unitee_ States, 
but the funds collected will be converted immediately into hospital supplies of various kinds for the use of both military and civilian sick and wounded. The surgical instruments, bandages, garments etc. for Military use will be distributed through the American Red Cross to the British Red Cross Society. Those for the use of civilian sick and wounded will be received here by the Personal Service League ( which needs no introduction to a British Audience), and will be 
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distributed where most needed on the direction of the American Committee. 
I "vvould like to stress that this effort has absolutely no :political implication. It i s merely a spontaneous expression of a very real sympathy. 
The supplies sent to you will not be large at first., but should your need increase , theJ will be greatly expanded to meet that need, 
In any event, they come to our British friends with the most heartfelt good wishes of their American donors • 
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FROM FOREIGN OFFICE NEY!§__pjJPARTMENT 28/11/39 No. 41~ 
His Excellency Lir. Numan Menemencioglu, Secretary-General of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, arrived in London this evening on a visit as the guest of His Majesty's Government and was met at Victoria station by Mr. Oliver Harvey representing the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Mr. Glad:wyn Jebb representing Sir Alexander Cadogan. 
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AIR MINISTRY BU~J:.ETIN~~ 28/11/39 No.43. 

The Air Ministry announces: 
This afternoon one of our long-range fighter patrols which had been sent out to search for enemy mine-laying seaplanes reconnoitred the sea-plane base at Borkum and there found an~ attacked with machine-gun fire three of these seaplanes. Our fighters were engaged by heavy anti-aircraft fire, to which they replied. All our aircraft have returned safelye 
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