M 0 R N I N G BULL:CTIN _N..;;o-.._5"""5..:.·----=0-=c-=t-=o.=.b..::er 3rd. 1932.. EIVIP IRE A1'"fNOUNCIJM~NTS German Refugee~ Loyalty to the Union. German ref~gees in South Africa are freely offering their services to the authorities. Volunteers include men who in the past served in various capacities in the German ~d Austrian armies, and who state that they are anxious to serve in any capacity the land that gave them haven. A largo registration is expected throughout the country and volunteers have expressed gratitude to the Government for givingthem an opportunity to fight to help South Africa instead of interning them. A statement issued by the South African Central Comittee of German Refugees declares: "The German Refugees in South Africa renew their Dledge of loyalty to the Union and express their willingness and desire to serve the country in the same way as citizens of this country". ++++++++++++++++++++++ Indian Steel and War Reguirements. In connection with the new Department of Supply ana_ War Supply Board, a conference has been held in Simla between the steel producers of India and representatives of various Govern­ment departments affected. Discussions related to the best manner in which the output of the steel industry could be utilised to meet war requinements, having due regard to civil needs, and a general agreement was reached. +++++++++++++++++++++++ The Indianisation of the Ar"fJJY. In view of the international situation, it was decided to adjourn the Simla session of the Committee concerned with the Indianisation of the officer ranks of the Indian Army. Should conditions permit, it is intended that the Connnittee should reassemble in Delhi some time in November. ++++++++++++++++++++++ The Fr~endlL Islands. The Secretary of State for the Colonies has asked the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific to convey to Queen SALOTE his deep appreciation of the loyalty of the Kingdom of TONGA, which on September 3rd last issued a declaration putting at Great Britain's disnosal all the resources of the TONGAN, or Friendly Islands. ­ +++++++++++++++++++++++ ISSUED THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION ~VENING BULLETIN NO. 56. 3RD OCTOBER , 1939. The c.onference on refugees, called b;y the President of the United States at Washington for October 16th, is to be attended by the Payraaster-General, Enrl Winterton, the Chairman of the London Inter-Governmental Committee and representative of British Government upon it and also by Sir Herbert Emerso:ri, the Director of the Comrnittee. TELEGRAM FROM ALL MEMBERS OF FORMER POLISH GOVERNMENT. A telegram was sent on October 1st to M. Ro.ezkiewicz, the new President of the Polish Republic, signed by all members of the former Polish Government. The telegram stated that having been informed of the transfer of respollsibility for gover:runent into his hands the members of the former Government wished to express their entire loynlty to the new President and at the same time to tender their resignations. THE MINESWEEPERS. Cardboard tabs of different colours on a large outline cha.rt in a certain room in the Admiralty show the minesweepingforces that exist at the differ.ent ports of the British Isles. The Fleet, of course, has its own force of regular no.val minesweepers for sweeping it in and out of harbour. Apart from them, however, are the many naval trawlers which already figuredin the Navy List when war broke out, together with about one hundred more deep-sea trawlers of the usual typetaken up from the various fishing ports within a few days of the outbreak of hostilities. Incidentally, many more trawlers are fitting out for patrol and minesweeping purposes. A regularly swept channel already exists along the south coast of England, and the east coasts of England and Scotland, in addition to which the approaches to naval and commercial harbou:m are regularly explored for mines. Minesweepers, indeed, have been strenuously employed ever since the war started. Their usual routine is two days at sea followed by a day in harbour, during which they must complete with coal and stores, and the men get what rest they may. These little ships ---the trawlers ---are manned for the most part by fishermen from practically every fishing port in Britain, fine, fearless rugged men who as members of the Royal Naval Reserve have undergone training in minesweeping during peace. They ................................. . They are commanded in many cases by their fishing skippers, who hold the rank of Warrant Officers in the Royal Naval Reserve; but occasionally by retired officers of the Royal Navy, or others of the Royal Naval Reserve or Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Paddle-steamers of the type used for short pleasure cruises are also being taken up for fitting as mine sweepers, being particularly useful because of their shallow draught. Pleasure yachts are also being converted for war purposes. These two types of vessels will a lso be manned in great part by Royal Naval Reserve men from the fishing fleets, many of whom are veterans who swept for mines during the Great War. Many of their officers will also have had minesweeping experience during the last war, while others will be drawn from the Royal Naval Volunteer Supplementary Reserve, a numerous band of gentlemen mostly with yachting experience, who eagerly enrolled themselves as volunteers for service in the Royal Navy in the event of hostilities long before the war began. A large Minesweeping Service is in process of formation. At the time of the Armistice in November, 1918, we had 726 minesweepers in existence, while many more had been lost. And then, as now, they were manned for the greater part by officers and men of our Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets, officers and men of the R.N.V.R., and numbers of civilian volunteers -all of whom flocked to enrol themselves for this hazardous service when the call came. The men are no less lacking now. EMPIRE ANNOUNCEMENT Censorspip in India "Whenever you think of the nuisance of rules, think of the complete extinction of free writ::.ng , free speaking and free hearing imposed by Hitler and his party l eaders upon the German people11 , said Colonel Russel Jones, Chief Censor in India, ~n a broadcast explaining the Censorship and how it works. He pointed out that in India 95 scripts were in common use, so that while for letters confined to India there is ~o censorship and no restriction of script or language, the use of English for overseas is recommended if delays are t o be obviated. All telephone communication with countries outside India has been stopped, and no telegrams in code or cipher are accepted, but cables in clear l anr;uage , English or French, are accepted. The whole spirit of the Censorship, said Colonel Russel Jones, is to have a few simplf rules and to make the conditions as easy as possible. 3 ­ Great Britain's efforts t o promote the uelfare of r·orkors in the Colonial Lmpir e, to build up a trade union movement on sound lines, and to ensure that officials of experience and understanding are provided for the Colonies, will suffer no interruption from the war. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretary for the Colonies, made this point strongly when he addressed more than 40 administrative and labour officers at the Colonial Office. This mee~ing, the first of its kind to be held, was attended by officers in the Colonial Service who are taking a fortnight's course of instruction on labour ~roblems in the Colonial Empire. It will include lectures given by the Secretary of State's Labour Adviser and Chief Medical Adviser; by Sir V'/ilson Jameson, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ; Mr. Harold Butler, l ate Director of the International Labour Office : Dr. M. Forts, lecturer in Ethnology to the University of Oxford; and also by officers of the Colonial Service, Home Office, and MinistPy of Labour. The lectures will deal 1-·i th such topics as living conditions, nutrition, l abour recruiting methods, contracts of em~loyment, repatriation, diseases connected with labour, medical arrangements and sanitation. Other questions discussed will include the social as:pect of v-1age earning, conciliation and arbitration work, o.rganisation and clevelopment of trade unions, admini5trat.lve and protective legislation, factory inspectlon, minimum wage rules, r·orkmen 's compensation, anc1 the application of international labour conventions. In his address Mr. Malcolm MacDonal d r evieued progress in recent years in the supervision of labour conditions and other r.1easures for the nelfare of the porker. He expressed his conviction that t he importance of this work would increase and his intention that it should continue uninterrupted during the war. ISSUED THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION 3/10/39. Air Ministry Bulletin No. 54. NOT TO BZ PUBLD3KCD OR BROADCAST BEFORE THE f/IORNHTG OF JEDlrESDAY, 4th OCTOB~R, 1939. THE DEFENCE (ARHED :PORCES) REGULATIONS, 1932. NOTE FOR 'l'HE GUIDANCE OF THE PRESS. The object or the Defence (Armed Forces) Regulations, 1939, is to enable the three Defence Departments to recommend the grant of Commissions during the war to nationals of neutral or allied States, or to enter or enlist them in His Majesty's Forces ·when, from the special qualifications they may possess, this appears desirable. It is contemplated that early advantage may be taken of the Regulation to enlist the services of certain Polish and other pilots and mechanics who wish to serve in His Majesty's Forces, but there is no present intention of forming anything in the nature of a Foreign Legion. Any individuals of foreign nationality who 'Nish to join the Army or the Ro:ral Air For•ce should register themselves at their nearest Employment l::;xchango, stating :Lor which Service they v1ish to volunteer, and thus malce themselves available, with other volunteers, to be called up if and i..-.rhen their services are required. The Regulations have been made in order to give the necessary legal po·\wrs for dealinv with special cases. Care should be talrnn not to convey the impression that th8 Defence Departments have any intention at the moment of commissioning, entering or enlisting aliens on a large scale. Pr ess & Publicity Branch, Air Ministry, Issued through Ministry LONDON. r.. Tiil .1. of Information, 3rd October, 1939. 3rd Octoqer9 1939. FLASH NEWS From Foreign Affairs. French Official Communique issued this morning:­There has been great activity of patrols on both sides during the night. ISSUED THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION 3/10/39 PLASH J\TFWS The remainder of the crew of the British S. s. Clement which w.!.s sunk in the South Atlantic by an armed ra ider h c:ve arrived at Mnce io. ./\ll well. I OSUED THROUGH 'J'HE MI NISTRY or INFORliLA'I'IGH NO l. 3/10/39 MINIS'.I.'RY vF' AGRICOLT'URE AN!110UNCEivi..EliT :PRIC:E,S OF FE.2.DING S·l1UF:fi S The a.ccompenying Schedule shows the me.ximum prices that bave been fixed for feeding stuffs by Order of the l\iinist'y of Food dated 29th September, 1939 . Issued through the Ministry of Information . 3rd October, 1939. -------------------_,~..·--~---··+:----~--­ C0J..ilJ1v1N 1 • COLUMN 2. 1NHEAT & WHEAT BY-PRODUCTS Imported Feeding 'iheat Fine wheat -feed and straight run bran Home Milled Pollards and Bran Imported Middlings Imported MAIZE & iVlAIZE PRODUC11S Maize, Whole corn (for feeding pur poses) Maize, Cooked Fl aked (for f eeding purposes) Maize, Kibbled or cut (for fe eding r urposes) Maize l\ieal (for feedi ng purposes) Home Milled Maize Meal or Whiite (for feeding purposes)Importe~ II II Yellow (for feeding purpo~es ) Maize Germ lVleal Maize Germ Meal Maize Gluten Feed Maize Gluten Feed Maize Gl uten Feed Hominy Chop BARLEY & BARLEY PRODUCTS Barley Barl ey Jl/ieal OATS & PROCESSED OATS Imported Home l\iilled Imported English Scottish I mp\) rted Import ed Imported Feeding Oats Impo riled Feeding No.l Canadian feed, other qualities at customary differences fo r f eeding purposes Oats, crushed or rolled or Cattle ground from No . l Canadian feed oats, oither qualities at customary differences Oats, Sussex Ground -do --do--do- OTHER CEREALS Beans, Feeding Home Produced ex Farm II ti II ti Split or ground Beans Imported Feeding II ti II Split or ground Peas Russian I 1£ s. l !5. 10. i /6. 7. ! )6. D. 16. 5. I '6. o. 7. 10. 7. o. c; 7. . . 6. o. 6. 5. 6. 15. 6. 5. 6. 12. ;7. 12. }6. 5. :6. o. 6. o. 7. 2. 6. 12. 7. 12. 8. 2. 7. 15. 8. 15. 7. 17. 8. 17. 7. 15. d . 0 per ton 6 per ton gross sacks included 0 -do­ 0 -do­ 0 per ton 0 per ton gross ' sacks included 0 -do­ -do­ 0 -do­ -do­ 0 -do­ 0 -do­ 6 -do­ 6 -do­ 0 -do­ 0 -do­ 0 per ton 6 per ton gross sacks included 6 per ton 6 per ton gross sacks included 6 -do­ 0 per ton 0 per ton gross sacks included 6 per ton 6 per ton gross sacks included 0 per ton - -----·-------·-------------­ COLUMN 1 . COJ_,UMN 2 . '---------~--·--·--··-··--..-----·-·----~--i---------·-~--------­ O'I1:HER CERI:£ALS (ContinuPd) Peas Russian Split o~ ground Gram " 3plit c r ,::,round Lentils ·-ussian !T Split or Locust ·beans Tl Tl Ki bbled I ean _;v1eal " RICE BRAN Rice Fran Rangoon Tl Tl Siam Tl 11 :Snglish DRI . D GRAI:G~S :::CT'C. 1 I £ s. ! 8 . 13. I 6 .10. 7. 10. I 8. ~e I ., (...; . 9. 6. 5. 7. 5. I 7. lr: . I I ! 5.15 . 5 ..l.5 0 I h6 • ._; . ) ' Dried Grains Ale 5. 7. 11 " lv~ixed 5. G .., • Tl 1l 'Jistill ers 40;& Oil 7. 5. and AJ .. b . 5. o. SUNDrtY :F.RODUCTS Ground Tapioca Root Import ed 6.10 . Fish ~eal Horne Pr oduced 60~ Al b . 4~ 16. 5 . Oil (max . ) Tl Tl " 6O1J Alb . G;a Oi 1 (max . ) 15. 5 . " 11 Canadian Herring 13 . 7 . F'ish l1•..8al other CJ.Ual i ties at custo·,:.ar y differences . Sterilised Feeding Bone Flour Ditlish Feeding Aieat and Pone ~:~eal --ngl i sh 40;-a alb . 12~ Oil (max . ) oth0 r qualities at customary differenc es . 7 . o. 8 .15 . HAY Pr ime lvceadow ·~n;:;;lish, Scottish) :el sh or -~•ortl1cr11 Irish 6. 0. lv"ixtur2 ·:~nglisll, Scottish, ielsh " or ~ortbern Irish 6. 10. 5 .1.5. Tl Timothy & Clover 6. 2. Norwegian 5 . 12. d. 0 per ton gross sacks included 0 per ton 0 per ton gross sacks inclua ed 6 per ton 6 per ton gro Sc sacks included 0 -do ­0 -do ­0 -do ­ 0 per to -do­0 -do ­0 -do­ 6 per ton 6 -do ­0 -do-­ 0 -do ­ O per to n ~ross sacks included O -do ­ () -do­6 -do­ 0 -do ­ 0 -do ­ 0 per t on trussed Ex Farm 0 -do--do ­0 per ton in bales Ex ""uay 6 -do--do ­6 -do--do­ _______.._______ -·---------·-··--·--·------···i ··---·-----·-------------­ 1l 1l 1l 1l 1l 11 Cotton 1l 1l '1 11 11 ~il & alb . Home 11 11 Tl Tl 11 Linseed Calm 8v Oil iiome Produc ed 11 Tl 11 11 "f.xpell er 11 1l 11 11 TT Sl ab 11 11 11 1l 11 11 UTHE:~ OILSEED CJU:~?..S ;_;; }1i8ALS Coconut Cake Horr,e Produced IT 11 Imported Palm Ke::nel Cake Home Produced 11 11 11 ~( i bbled Rome Produced 11 11 J\:Ieal Extracted :::tome Produced Soya Bean Cake Home Pr oduced nape Meo.l Imported Soya Bean :t;..eal Extracteu Home Produced Tl ll 1l 1l i1 n 11 11 11 seed 1l 1l ;1 11 1l 11 11 11 11 11 !1 II Cak e VY< )Jx;ort ice.ted 3 9 ;to 11 D'•..;c:-:.--·tice:te::l 54.:~­ " 11 ?::;~p:;ller 57/6070 IT 11 Dee;cz·ticated 4 8 / 5 0 ;o " rt r -:-r-: V~U'.\.CJ Pre rluc sd Tl ::;:Dd i an TL1~.JO rtE: ~J ',;0/--?:; 0;..L-, ~ ""p' d2co r t ic2teu_ 4S/5fi~._, Oil 2-e.l b. v '...J / ..... • ._ ••' . 11 4.2 ;;, 11 II 50/5'::J;:; ll Tl .1.5r II fl /~· o';"A ·,) 11 "'.?: '±'-' •J extracted .30/32~ Tl 1 11 11 11 11 Indian 11 11 Indian Selected Brands Indi an othc-or q_ualities ~Jorth 1-~merican Iiq:ort (:,d -'.).0­ -:1.0­ ()]_i::,, ~=OL:.e fJ."Od-;.,.ced 11 11 II J.rLJ.fCrtJCl 11 IIa:i.tian 1' ·1•L:v.f:-tian 11 f!o;:;.e hDduc;i;::i Produce:l 11 " 11 Impo rted !f TT :1 11 TT ti ! I c01,u,.1J 2 . ·-'-·----------·------··--~ 5.15. 0 per 5.12. 6 rer 5. 17. 6 8. 2. 6 '7 •15. 0 r;. 7. 0 7. 2. 6 8. 5. 7.15 . 8. lU. 8. o. 7 < :J. 5 . c. 7. 7.12 . 7.12 . G.10 . 7 ol5 , 7. 17 . 7,10. 9. 5. 9.10 . 9. 5. 9. 7. 9. 15 . 9. 5. 9. 7. 7 . 10. 7. 5. 6.15 . 7. 5. 7. O. 10. 2. 6.15 . 10. 2. 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 per 6 0 0 6 0 0 O 0 6 0 0 6 0 per ton 0 per ton gro ss sacks included 0 per ton 0 per ton gross sacks included O -do­6 per ton in bulk 0 per ton gross sacks included 6 -do ­per ton gro ss s3cks ir.cluded -do­-do­ -do ­ -do­ per ton in bulk -do ­pe~ ton gross sacks inclu:ied -do ­ -do ­ -do­-do- to~ in bulk to~ gross sacks ir.clude:i --do­ -do­-do­ -do ­ -do ­-:io­ -d.o ­ -:io ­ -do ­ ton in hulk Pl-~Pr:P O• .....__._..... ____ ---·-----.---~,,.--,..,__..,,__~---~....-............ ...-....-..---.,.--.-·---·---·---·-·---·------­1 cor.t.nvm 1 .. GCi)~TT 1~1'1 2 ~ -,,c I £v~;;:-~~--..i,·,; ·,·1~'":':0-.. ;;.·1--.--.,7:?~".'~:-:r----­ l· D, -;;, I ~ . . .... ,J. 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Hye Grajn for f eeding purposes Rye Meal ThJe Offals Cl over lVrnal Dr ied Yeast for f eedi ng purposes Dried Bl ood fo r f eedi ng purposes D~FENSIVJ-:;LY ;\mi j~D ~ERCHJ\.NT SHI PS Speaking in the House of Commons l ast rveek the First Lord of the Admiralty mentioned thnt for a fortnight past armed merchantmen pad continually been leaving British harbours, and that in a short time the huge Herchant Navy of the British Nnvy would be n.rmed. This is merely the applico.tion of a very old principle -the right of a belli~erent merchant ship to defend herself against ca~~~re or attack. Neutral merchantmen are in a different position, as they are bound to obey a l o.-'ful order to stop, and must submit to visit and search. A belligerent merchant ship need not, but may evade or resist capture if she can. Up to the Napoleonic 1r!ars, all merchantmen went more or less armed against piracy even in peace time. In time of war they used their arms to resist capture. Some East Indiamen, as they were called, were hardly l ess heavily armed than warships, and often made a successful fight of it, even against enemy vessels of war. ·ihen piracy virtually d_ied out, it became unnecessary for merchant ships to go armed in time of peace, while with the coming of the ironclad warships, and previous to the use of the submarine for commerce destruction, it became useless to arm merchant ships in ~'rar time as they could never contend vd th a modern surface warship. The practice of arming them therefore died out for a time; but the right was never lost, and the circumstances of the last war caused the former practice to be revived. In 1913, in consequence of the probability that German merchantmen Ymuld carry guns with which they would con­vert themselves into armed raiders on the outbreak of war, the Admiralty announced that it would be their policy to provide British merchant vessels vi.Ti th defensive armament, and the sub­ sequent submarine campaign during the wa r led to the ndoption of this policy for all British ships. -2­ Although belligerent merchant ships may legally be captured on the high seas , their crews may legally fizht to defend their vessels from capture. The right to effect capture and the right to avoid or resist it are both equally valid. The position was correctly summarised by Dr. Ellery C. Stowe:l]. in an article in ;rT'he New York American11 in 1916, when he wrote: "The important consideration is that upon the outbreak of this war vve find merchantmen possessing the right to arm for defence Before the war I had never heard that this right had been questioned, yet it was well understood that piracy and privateering were no longer ~. menace to peaceful commerce. " This was also the view of Dro Hans Wehberg1 a German inter­national lawyer who, in a work "Das 6-.:2kriegsrecht1' on the law of naval warfare published during the Great War, said: 11 The resistance of enemy merchant ships to capture would then only be unlawful if a rule against :t.:i.is hnd found common recognition. But, in truth, no single example can be produced from inter­national prece denta in which the States have held resistance '.1:, not being law:ful. 11 Dr. Wehberg added: 1'If it wa.s a question of making a new law, ships ought t o be allowed to defend themselves$ Should gre&)t merchant ships worth millions allow themselves to oo taken by 'smaller vessels simply because the latter comply ~tlth the requi_r~ments of a_ warship?11 It is important t o distinguish between defensively armed merchantmen and armed merchant cruisers o The l atter, which ar~ commissioned as vessels of war, ar~ entitled t o engage in offensive belligerent operations. They lose the status of merchant ships and acquire that of warships. A defensively armed merchant­man, on the other hand, is not commissioned to take any offensive action. She rel!l1lains a merchant ship and cannot, in consequence be attscked wii:thout warning or sunk at sight, nor would the Carriage of Clefensive armament justify such action. She must in all cases bEQ calJled upon to stop 9 and it vvould only be in the event of ~-persistent refusal t o do so or of her offering resistanc e to ca:;pture that forcible action could be t aken to make her comp-:1.y. -3­ Even so, the force used by the warship must not be greater than is necessary to effect capture. The merchantman, on the other hand, while she may not, without losing her mercantile status, take offensive action or attack a warship, may evade or resist capture, and may, so soon as the warship manifests a clear intention to effect a capture, u~e her defensive armament to avoid it. I§QUEJLTHROUGH THE MI~ISTRY Ot:..JNFORM/\TION. No 3 _,.3/1·0/39... .. .....---·· MJNISTRY OF TRANSPORT ANNOUNC:CMDNT. HORSE TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS Rr.t;IOVED. The ban on slow-moving traffic (including horse-drawn vehicles) in some of the main thoroughfares of central London during specified hours has been lifted. An order to this effect has been made by the Minister of Transport under the Defence Regulations. The order permits any vehicle drawn by horses or propelled by hand9 and any vehicle restricted to a speed of less than eight miles per hour to be in any of the streets to which Regulation 42 of the London Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Consolidation Provisional Regulations 1934 or the London Traffic (Slow-moving Traffic) Regulations 1937 apply, irrespective of any restrictions imposed by those regulations. The streets affected by the order are in the Oxford-Street area9 the City of Westminster and the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ISSUED THROUGH Tlfil MINISTRY OF INFORMATION. No. 4. 3/10/39 I ; The Minister of Agriculture and J:i·isheries has made an Order under the Defence Regulations requiring farmers to supply him with such estimates, returns or other information relating to their agricultural undertakings as he may from time to time request by Notice served under the Order. It vvill readily be a~preciated tbat for t he successful prosecution of the food production campaign and the effective working of the various schemes of' control accompanying it, it will be essential for t he Government to have before it detailed information about agricul t 11ral conditions 9 and to be sure that this infor;nation is as complete and comprehensive as possible. Apa.rt fro~n t 11e JLine 4th Returns vvhich all occupiers of agricultural land are under a statutory obligation to render, farmers have in past years assisted the Ministry in rnony directions by furnishing voluntary returns in regard to such matters as the Winter livestock population, the numbers of tractors on a.gri cultura.l holdings 9 and so on.. 'l'he information which the Ministry will need under war conditions will be on similar lines and will be obtained in a similar way, by periodical censuses, but it is now necessary to make the rendering of' returns compulsory so as to ensure that the Governuent is put in possession9 without delay, of the full facts bearing on any problem which may arise in connection with war-time agricultural policy. A similar Order has been made by the Secretary of State for Scotland. Issued through the Ministry of No. MAF 47 Information. MI5. 3rd October, 1939. PROM THE:; WJ;.R OFFICE. -· ·--~----··--­ The Over-Seas League's Tobacco Fund has been restarted with the full approval of the War Office to meet the urgent need for B~itish cigarettes at the front. Once again the Over-S~as League has arranged with Messrs. Martins, Piccadilly9 to act as suppliers to the Fundj in the last war the League collected £368 9 203 and supplied 324,860,000 cigarettes to the Forceso The following letter has been received from the Secretary of State for War:­ Dear Sir Evelyn Wrench9 I am very glad to hear that the Over-Seas League is 9 as it did in the last war9 organJ s ing a Tobacco Fund for the men at the Fronto M"'.y I say how much WE: welcome the action of your Council in once again taldng up this worlco I am especially glad to think that the contributions will come largely from residents in His Majesty1 s Dominions overseas and from British CorrJnunities in foreign countries 9 and of course from your large memlJership in GI'eat Britain, Believe me 9 from my personal l{nowledge there is nothing more appreci ated a t the Front than a good supply of cigarettes o With all good wishes to the members of the Over­seas Leagueo Yours sincerely, (Sgd.) Leslie Hore-Belisha. Thanks to the co~·operatj_on of the authorities, arrangements have been ma de." when shipping in bulk, to send parcels free of excise; nor will freight charges be levied beyond the port of embarkation. Every package of cigarettes sent to the Front will contain a postcard addressed to the donor9 so that he will receive a direct acknowledgement :t:-..,...om the man at the Front. All donations should be sent direct to Sir Evelyn Wrench, Over·~Seas House , St. Jarnes:s, London~ crossed Messrs. Coutts & Coo Every £1 s~bscribed will provide 1,000 cigarettes to the men at ithe Front. The authorities will distrib11te the cigarettes to the units most in need of tobacco. ISSUED THROUGH THE M~~NISTRY OF -------·---·fiTF.0-RtifAT =Cc5F,---·--··-­ No o 6 -3/1,0/39 ~ -r------·~·-··­ ..,-. ·...--•.­ WAR OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENT. FLASH The Turkish Military Mission, headed by General Kard·Zim Orbay, arrived in London today. They were met at the Station by Field-Marshal Lord Birdwood, and Lieutenant­General Marshall-Cornwall. This evening the Mission will be given a Government reception at Claridge§ Hotel, their host being Lord Chatfield, Minister for the Coordination of Defence, o.nd on Thursday next they will again be the guests of the British Governn1ent at a luncheono General Orbay is being accompanied by his wife, Madam Orbay. ++++++++++++++++++++++ ISSUED THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION No. 7, -3/10/39. M I N I S T R Y 0 F A G R I C U I. T U R E ANNOUNCEMENT -··~· -·------·- -----·-----~---··--·--­ Mi n ister' s Broadcast to Farmers and Gardeners. The !VIi11ister of' Agriculture, Sir Reginald. Do::::man Smit.h, M.P. gave a Broadcast address to-day, 3rd October, on certain aspects of the Home Food Front bS it concerns Heme Agriculture. The Minister caid ­ "I need make no excuse for cpeaK1ng to y ou once again about food. After all , food is one of the few things which is of equal interest to each and every citizen, no matter how rich or hew poor r:.e or she may be. 'l'h0t i s vvhy protably every mother gives to ever:/ daLJEhter· the s&me bit of sage s.dvice just befor•e she gets married:-"If you Vlant to lrnep your ma.n , feed the lieast". As with individuals so with nations. Our food supplies are a vital sinew of' v-rar· -vital to the well-being and the rnoi-ale of our country. More than that -nothing will give our lads overseas mere encouragement than the sure knowledge that the m.orale cf' cur civilian -oo-::mlation continues to be as high as their own; and th13t :Ls settin,sr the higl1eut possible st1::1.ndard4 But it is a standard with which we at home start the war and which we will maintein. We must be ·ble truthfully to say to our fi.ghting men "All is well on the home f ront" . Just to shew you what an important part food does play in ma intaining morale , let me t ell you a significant little story wh.ich is being wl11.spered in Germany -cf course being c+er1110.ny, it can only be whispered~ It is that the secret polic9, the Gestapo, havci found a new way of carrying out the death s entence. They blind;old the condemned man and make him stretch out his arms horizontally. Then in one hand they put a pound of butter and i n the other a pound of bacon. Then t hey whip the bandage away frcm his eyes and he falls dead. from sheer a s tonishment. I NEED NGT POIN'r THE MGRAI. OF THAT :LITr:L1L:, STO~ff. :Pood Prod_ucti~_n Campa i gn. With us t hank goodn ess things a~e and will remain very differ•ent. As the Chancellof' 01"' the .;:sxchequey· said i n his Budge t speech, the need to increase the production of food from our own soil has a first call on our national resources. We are fortunate in possessing a vigorous agr'icul tu:eal industry run by farmers e.nd farm workers second to none in their professional ability and in energy, and yielding to none in their-det ermination to give every ounce of service to tC-1e country. rt i s wo1"'th remembering that even in this highly industPilised country agriculture is stj.11 our largest industry. In normal times our own farms produce neaY"ly hal f our food requirements -and we have not nearly reached peak production. Wl:1ile cf course we ca.n rely on ou1" Navy· to keep our tPade ·routes open and w·1·1ile we will still be e.ble to draw on food s 11ppl ies from our Dominions and other countries, those suppl les may not always be unlimited. It is clParly cur duty , just as it is a matter of elementary wisdom, to tr'y to make doubly a~1d tre-o:i y s-;ire that we will fis:ht and win this war on :full stomachs -and u ·"at we can only do if in f act we grow c=rn much food as possible at hc;me. 1. To do t his we wB.nt not only the l~ig man with the plough but 8.lso the litt le man witll the spade to gr2 t busy this autumn. In the last war we becan:G a nation of allotDent holders 9 whose contribution to our tot~.'.l fuod s1 1 ~J '>l:Les was ot' decisive importance . We must do the s 81ne ag8.i 11,. 'J.10---(~ 13.y v; c:.J c.re l aunching a nation-wide campaign to obtain recr'J_J_ ~ s to t h_; r·:;..'1:rn ot t/te country's food producers. Do yon l:01o·Jif tl::.i i~ 1FJ.lf -:.,c~ ll1i ll:Lon more:: allotments properly worked will provJ_tlG ~)utatccs <..:.nd vegetabl es that will feed another million adults end une-·-a.:nd.--:1 ~h2lf mi llion children for eight months out of tlrn t vv-elve ? 'rhat' s a big t houc;ht . But 9 we have got to think big and it is along t hese sort of lines that we must not only think but also ACT . Hence my appeal to you all -DIG CUL'I1IVATE PLANT AND GOW . I have told the local authorities that they may take over ground for use as allotments, unJ_er certain conditions, in order to provide war--tirne allotments for their applicants. They may either make arra::l.gerr.ento direct 17i th allotment holders, or they may hand over 12.nd to Allotnent Societies9 whose members will cultivate it9 and w:Ll1 manac;e tt: e allot ments -~hrough their organisation. I hope that many new all otment societie s will be formed 9 and I know that the National d.lotment Society will be only too glad to help in ro~ning societies. So, if you want an allotment, writ e to your local council. 'rhey wi 11 put you in the way of getting hold of one . But don ' t forget that if you are l ucky enough to have a good-Bi zed garden, you can grove a gO ()d deal of fo:}d in it, either as well as having an all otment, or im:>tead... We have now started to circulGte through t he length and breadth of the countr•y a parnphl e t entitled "Food from the Garden", which will give you such information as you may want about cultivations and all that kind of thing. A leaflet containing a very short version of the same advice will be r eady in a few days. Fortunately9 too., our friend Mr. Middleton will be speaking to us on Sunday afternoons -he can be relied upon t o clear up our difficulties and to keep us up t o the mark. The matter is not one that can wait. Those of you who are already gardeners or allotment holders will know that "there is a time for everything", and t hat if t hat tj_me is missed some crops willluve to be left for another year. For example 9 if we want winter cab'bage 9 as we certainly do 9 seedlings must be plan ted out very soon. So -let's get going. Let "Dig for Vict ory" be t he motto of everyone with a garden and of every 8.ble-bodied man and women capable of d_igging an allot ment :Ln t heir spare time . I know that this appeal w:ill nut be in V8.in 8.nd I know also that you will follow JVir o Mi ddleton' s s.dvice and "Whistle while you dig". Now I want to say just one word to the prof essional producers of food, our farmers. 2. ' I ' ' First, I want to say "'l'ha;1k you11 for t h.e re3p8nse \l-.'hicl1 you have made to my last appeal. In spite of the d:tff::..culties which I know that you have experjenced during the last few weeks and in spite of' the very considerable inconve:..1ienc.es writ ch you have had to suffer , there is cone lusive evirorse. Normally one-third is provided for by full-time Schools, Technical Colleges and Classes in Boys and Girls Clubs, but many of the latter have only very inadequate buildings and equipment ana_ many Clubs have now been requisitioned for A.R.P. and l)y the military. Something must be done to preserve and develop facilities for the proper development of the youth of to-day upon whom the future of this country must depend.. The National Fitness Council was set up to meet these a.ifficulties but is now disbanded and the Government has decided that the Board of Education should make itself more directly responsible for this work than in the past. A special branch of the Board will be set up and will be responsible for any grants as may be made available. The President of the Board of Education and the Secretary of State for Scotland have decided to appoint a Committee to advise them on all questions relating to youth welfare. The Committee will be under the Chairmanship of Mr. Kenneth Lindsay, M.P. (Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education), and will consist of the follov!ing members : ­ ENGLAND AND WALES The Rt. Hon. Lord Aberdare Formerly Chairman, National Fitness Council. Ralph Assheton, Bsq., LI.P. Parliamento.r~r Secretary to the lJinis try of Labour. Miss May Curwen, O.B. E., M.A. General Secretary of the Y.1.'V.C.A. Vice-Chairman, Standing Conference of National Juvenile Organisations. Brig. Gen. Sir:-Wyndham Deedes, National Council of Social C. M. G. , D.S. O. Service. George H. Hall, Esq. , M.P. Miner's Federation of Great Britain. Ll. P. for Al)erdare. A, W, Oyler, Esq. , O,B.E. Cha:;.rman, St anding Conference of national Juvenile Organisations. Charles Ro"hertson , ?.sq., M.A. Chairman, Education Committee L.c.c. Sir Percival Sharp, Ll. D. Secretary, Asso ciation of =-~ducation Ccbrnrni ttees. 2 SCOTLAND Capt. J.H.F. McJi\ran, M.P. ."arliamentary Under Secretary for Scotland. The Hon. Li . Upton :1em!')er of the County Council for I\irkcudbright. Vice-Chairman of the Scottish Fitness Council. E.M. Feda.erburn, f,sQ_., O.B.E. Deputy Eee·1er of His Majesty's Signet. l/Iember of the Scottish Central Council of Juvenile Organisations. Sir David Milne-\'iatson has consented to act as Adviser to the Committee on all matters affecting juvenile employment and industry. Viscount Dawson of Penn will act in a similar capacity as regards medical and health questions. Representatives of the Home Office and of other Government Departments will attend meetings and assist in the discussions when matters affecting their Departments arise. Mr. H. E. Melvin of the Board of :Gducation, and Mr. JeD. Stark of the Scottish Office will act as Secretaries to the Committee. In outlining the work to be undertaken by the Committee, Lord de la Ylarr pointed out that as new b'li~~~ldings were unlikely owing to shortage of labour end materials the possibility of using evacuated shcools and other buildings should be.considered. He stressed the importance of co-ordination between the Board, Local Education Authorities and voluntary bodies and also appealed for volunteers to be trained as leaders. He said "There is sometimes a danger lest in a period of emergency and war we feel that everything of long term value must be thrown overboard -and that the really practical man should think onlyin terms of winning the war . . . . • . . . • but -~r.n ·we afford to neglect our young people . • • • • • If we ·win the war on the field of battle but have a generation following us who are not up to facing the struggle .•••. we will have scored only a partial victory. The conflict of interests and ideals that this war represents will not be settled at any peace treaty. It will be decided by the health, the skill, intelligence, staying-power and character of the individual members of the different national co mmnities during the years~ .•. that are now ahead of us. ISSUED THROUGH THE MINIST::CY OF INFORiv'IATION. -No. 9. -3/10/39. MINISTRY OF SUPPLY J\.l~NOUNCEMENT. Colonel J.H. Greenly, Chairman of Messrs. Babcock and Wilcox, who has been, since the beginning of this year, serving as Chairman of the Prime Minister's Advisory Panel of Industrialists, and who has recently been appointed Controller­General of the special Mission no\rv in Canada on behalf of His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, has arrived in Canada. The special Mission, as has already been announced, reached Canada last month with Sir James Rae as its Administrative Head. ISSUED THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION. No.10. -3/10/39 MINISTRY OF HOME SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT. ISLAND REFUGES AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSES. As a result of experience gained since the outbreak of war it has been decided that the method of marking road obstructions should be modified as follows ~ ­ Island Refuges and Roundabouts ­ Refuges should be indicated by placing at each end a lamp dimmed and screened in accordance with the following requirements :­ 1. The lamp shall be covered with an opaque hood which prevents all escape of light in an upward direction. 2. One or more apertures (as necessary) for the emission of light shall be provided, each in the form of a right-angled cross having arms i-inch wide and 4 inches long overall. 3. Diffusing material shall be provided behind the apertures so that the brightness of the cross is reasonably uniform and approximately equal to 0.5 candle per square foot. 4. A hood having a length of 2 inches shall be provided immediately above each aperture. 5. The light shall be white. Vlhere there are no illuninated "keep left11 signs a sufficient number of carefully placed lamps, screened and masked in the same manner, should also be placed on the circumference of "roundabouts11 • Pedestrian Crossings. 11 P11 The letter should be painted at the approaches to all pedestrian crossings. ISSUED THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION. NO. 11. 3/10/39._. lli 1 1\1 i.t>I'k:.t OB' AGRICULTURE ~fee-:-k1).l N,c '~~~er-:: ice No • 4 . BTH'l'AIN EORTj F'~RTILE. -----------------··-··---I~ The pj_eces are beginning to sort theinselves into some kind of pattern in the kaleidoscope of war--time far·ming , 1:Ve can see a little better now where we ar e sn ·i 1 although Agriculture i s perhaps the industry least of all suited to sudden changes, it is adapting itself remarkably well. This may partly be -~ecouse some of the things we 2re doing under the stress of 1var are thi ngs that mi ght equall y well be done in time of peRce. Fo:::' exaF1ple, ploughing up grassJand. Before the war, and even before the £2 pc:;.." oc:::-e ,P"rant nas given, some of the more venturous f armArs had been busy plcughing up their pasture, on lines advised by S1r George Stapl ed.on, and finding every r eason to be '7ell pleas d wj_th the result . The difference now is that counties are ploughing in thousands of acres instead of tens and the land i s being sown to ce~eal or f odder crons or potatoes and not to new grasso But the f arming principle is the same and the industry is fortu~u1tc in l"iav ing to do under t:-ie duress of war what will improve the 12nc.:i.. and make it rnoI'E; productive for many years to come . Again, the p1·e-war• oats ~i.n.d barl E:3-' subsidies were designed in a way to encourRge f ar-mer·3 tu grow moTe of these crops to feed their mm stock. It was not so much th8.t we needed the oats G.nd. barl ey , but rather that grow~ng more oI' ou~ feadingctuffs promotes good f arming and helps to save the farmer f:eom being a.t t:-1.3 ncrcy of any ill wind that affects the price of f eed.L.1gst1i:c':C" s in g_ny country in the 'YorJ.d. Provided that arable f cn·ming can ue ca:::iried on under' reasoni::ibJ.e financial conditions, agriculture lookti like being :11: tho hea1th:Ler for these war-time measures and the fa.emer bo r·n and bred 17j_ll find satisfaction in the~o He is now able to :nake tl"L) l and proa.uce to the full, with no lirr::;.tati0nn of output, no co:r..pu1siDn by force of circumstances to over-s~JecL,!_ 1 se ;• but to get bac::;: to ti?,e o1d ... .L 0 princi ples of mixe~ nrabl~ farming with rotation of crcps. In th~ir hearts, t he msn on t~e 1°nd that is new be ing ploughed up T~s Plcuah Gees Forward. --------2 --·----~--­ Sc we ari:: e_;-r:.ttine: a 1·.'ar-time :?ictm·e cf a mere A.ctive , mere fertile cou~ :itrys i d.2 , with the p1oui(1 ccming LJ tc its cwn <.:i.ga in a~d thP farm a mere self-contained unit. ?ric":s fer what is scld off the farm are being fixed -i n ~uch t~e same way as we hove done for some..tiDe-new with \'\'hf.at, miL,: ar1ll ;10-os -and t he ccsts cf such t hings 2.s fertilise~ s n.nc'.. i'8t•c:.in:·'::..tuffs are bcillE fixeci. a l ::: c . The be ing closel y watch2d with e vi~0 tc keepine them in step, There is this further Rdvantage. In time::; wt~.;11 foe d i 1i1ports are lH::ely tc be cu2tailcd , th.e heme pr( (~ucer cz.n expf::ct a '::troneer dr-;mcnd for his cutput that wil1 me..~.:; it unili.:rn:1.y t~11?t hr. will heve much surplus left en his hanf2. ar ::' ;:,lr:oady feE-;l ir1r rnor'e st '1ocie in t his n c'.:.-wcrld and the plough i s gcing fcrward wi th increasinf c0nf i fence. * * Good P2ice2 fc;r Sr·:.:;cJ. · :1cat. ------~·--~--------~---·­ In many di st~icts a littlG ra in wculd now be welcome, for the ground i c gettinf almcst toe her~ tc plough. Eu t it he.s bec:n a fran'h~:2t price cf 2<:1/ -. * * * Helping The Beef Van . Beef proc'!.ucers will h'i.ve ncted that an Crdei· from thP l'Finistry of I<'cod gives them a possible 4/-per live cwt. more for 2. the better ard.i:rnls of' the .i•ordina"..ry11 class, that is for cattle of this grade estilnated to kill out at 57 per cent. or more. The reason for this was that many useful cattle of this class, with plenty of meat on them, were coi;1ing forv;ar•d, altho-ugh they were not quite of t he t ype and confor:11.ation to put theiil in the quality grade. But under existing conditions thsy seemed to :Wlerit a higher price. The new ii1axinum prices for fat cat t le aro therefore as follows:• :Ma.x.L~um Prices 57 per cent. and over• 48/­ per live cvr t. 54 -56 per cent. 44/­ II 11 II Ordinary 57 per cent. and over 44/­ II II II 54 56- per cent. 40/­ II II II Others II II 11 53 per cent and under 37/­ There I s Potash On The Farm Since :i:;iost of our potash fertilisers :-,rune from Germany,, this particular fertiliser i s likel J to be in short supply. But f ar E10rs need not worry lillduly. The sa1i~e thing happened in the 18.st war and we got along re~nark&bly vrnll without it. Cereals do not nor1!ially r equire much potash. The shortage will be folt most by such crops as sugar beet, :cnangolds, potatoes and the l 8£~u:.:1es such as clover, lucerne, vetches, pe~s and beans, especially on certain lie:,ht soi],.s. Until 1890, potash salts rrnre unknown to farming use; up to then the r,1anure heap did v1hat was necessary. Fanns worl::ins on the ~four course ·rotation can still do w:Lth little bout:ht potash if plenty of dung is made, for the s.nimal retains little of the potash cont2inec1 in fesdin.=:; stuf.::'s. Hay, straw and roots cont~dn rel atively a v0ry l G.rge proportion of the potash re:r.1oved fron the soil by the2n, and if t hese crops a.re consUL.1ed on the far1:: where they were grown, :;.:mch of the potash will be returned to the land throU[<,h the manure. But the manure heap mus t be adequately protected from heavy rainfall. The liquid manure must also be saved, for this contains much valuable plant food. It may be saved by collecting in tanks or other containers, or by using plenty of litter to absorb it. The liquid manure can be ap~lied direct to the land, or by soaking it up in some absorbent material such as compost or peat moss. Still More Sources. Other sources of potash on the farm are the leaves of root crops or crop residues. Mangold leaves, for example, are comparatively rich in potash. The leaves should be spread evenly over the soil and ploughed in. The potash released by their decomposition should suffice for a succeeding crop of anything else. Potash in considerabl e quantities is also stored in the roots Of crops, especially clover leys and grassland, and this should be borne in mind when deciding on the cropping for the coming season. Those who live near the coast can meet any potash deficiency by liberal applications of sea-weed. "Broad-weed" can be used after rotting in heaps, but ''grassy weed" and "tangle" should be dried and burnt. ~ ton of broad weed should yield 20 to 30 lb. potash (enough to manure a quarter tohalf , m.acre of potatoes) while good quality ash may contain 16 per cent. of potash. In inland districts potash may b6 obtained from brushwood, sawdust, weeds, bracken, hedge trimmings , damaged straw and fallen trees. They should be collected and burnt and used in gardens for such crops as l a t e potatoes, parsnips, carrots and spring onions. Bracken ash only yields about 2 .• 5 per cent. potash, but hedge trimmings and waste cavings each give 10 per cent. Flue dust from saw mills and smelting furnaces gives about 10 per c ent. also. These nshes must not be exposed to rain. 4. Finally •• .. ..•• . There is also another method of obtaining potash, specially applicable where high farming has been practised .and large quantities of potash salts and cake-fed dung used. In such cases potash has probably accumulated in the soil and it can be released by applications of dr essings of agricultural salt or limeo Lime is usually preferable to salt on heavy soils; salt would be more useful on light soils rich in reserves of potash. Salt would be more generally suitable for mangolds, lime for leguminous crops . N8ither lime nor salt supply potash; they only set free potash alread y in the soilo * * * What Poult:ry Farmers Want to Know. It would be a happy day for the poultry industry ­and for the Minister of Agriculture -if they could be told quite definitely what feedingstuffs will be ava ilable for them for the rest of the war. That, unfortunately is not possible. But this is the Minister's viewo The position cannot become clear for some times in view of the uncertainty of the general situatione Everything pos siblE:: wi 11 be done to Drovide feedingstuffs for the poultry industry, but it is probably too much to hope that t he normal requirements of the industry, as at present organised , will be fulfilledo In their own interests, therefore , poultry-keepers should begin now to think of alternative sources of suppl y., Some may be in a position to grow more of their o~n, others may ha ve to depend more upon the waste products of the kitchen} the garden and the allotment. Cooked potatoes may be fed up to one-sixth of the feed requirementso But such r·a tions must be properly prepared and properly balanced with mash and graino 5o Other Kinds of Grain. There i s considerable scope in substituting other grains for the wheat, kibbled maize and oats that make up a typical grain ration in normal times. Barley, buck wheat, dari and millets and rye are possible alternatives. Barley may be used with wheat or oats or maize up to half of the gr ain ration. Preliminary soaking makes it more palatable. Buckwheat is very pal at able and may be used with other grains up to one-fifth. Dari and Millets have a feeding value akin to wheat and can be freely used either as grain or meal in place of wheat. The small grains are well suited to chicks and young growing stock in place of cut wheat or maize grits. Rye is akin to wheat but is somewhat unpalatable and should not be used for young stock. The safety limit of rye in the grain ration is two fifths. Issued through the Ministry of Infonna tion No.12 -3/10/39. EMPIRE ANNONNCEMENT. AUSTRALIAN MILITATIY FORCES ENLISTMENT OFFERS IN LONDON. Since the outbreak of war many Australians in great Britain -including ex-members of the A.I.F. -have offered themselves for enlistment in London for service with the Australian Military Forces. The High Commissioner (Mr. S. M. Bruce) has now been advised that the Commonwealth Government appreciates veryhighly the spirit which has prompted these offers. The Government, however, has decided that personnel for the special force, kno~ as the 6th Division, which is now being recruited in Australia for service in the Commonwealth or overseas, cannot be enlisted outside Australia. ISSUED THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION No. 13 -3/10/39. FROM THE MINISTRY OF FOOD . CONDENSED MILK PRICES. The Ministry of Food announce that in consequence of the Budget increase in the duty on Sugar, all Maximum Wholesale and Retail Prices fixed under the Condensed Milk (Provisional Prices) Order, 1939, have been increasedo Full information has been circulated to the trade interests concerned, and all enquiries should be addressed to the Director of Condensed Milk Supplies, Ministry of Food, Great Westminster House , Horsef er:-y-Road, London, S. VI. 1. . F-ollowing. is_Schedule of prices:­ MAXIMUM WHOLESALE PRICE§. pints per equivalent -case s. cL Full cream Sweetened ... _48 x.Jj 29 6 ~. 0 0 G .:> Full Cream Sweetened • • (> • .... 96 x 8 7 33 6 c e Full Cream Unsweetened " 0 • • • 48 x 2 21 6 • Full Crea.In Unsweetened • •• •• 0 96 x 4 3 23 6 Skimmed • 0 • • • 0 • • 0 • • 0 0 • 0 ••• 48 x 2~ 20 3 Skimmed ... • 0 • Q G It ••• • • 0 L~8 A """ l~ 16 9 • • e Skimmed • • • 48 x l~ 13 3 0 •• 0 0 • 0 0 • MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES pints per equivalent tin. d. • • 0 • • 0 Full Cream Sweetened 1i 0 • 0 ­ Full Cream Sweetened ;) 0 0 97-4i Q • 0 Full Cream Unsweetened • • • 2 ~ Full Cream Unsweetened ••• ... 4 Skimmed 0 • • 0 • 0 0 • • c 0 • • c , 2~ Skimmed 0 • 0 ... ... 0 0 • • • 0 1i8 Skimmed ... ... ... 1~ • Q • 0 • • ISSUED 'I'HHOUGH THE MINISTRY OF INFOH~,U\.TION NO. 14. 3/10/39 For Distribution to the Empire Press. NAVY'S VIGILANCE FOR CONTRABAND. By a Special Representative ,{ with the Fleet. Behind Mr. Churchill's revelation that despite the U-Boat warfare Britain has acquired 150,000 tons more merchandise than she would have imported had there been no war, lies a story of the British Navy's anw.:zing vigilance for contraband cargoes. Today I stepped behind the scenes with Naval officers who are daily drawing the economic net more tightly round Germany. I boarded neutral ships with them at the Weymouth contraband base, saw something of the ready forbearance of the mercantile skippers, and saw the Navy's apologies for such necessary delaysaccepted with graciousness before cargoes were subjected to minute examination. There is a very different fleet lying in Weymouth Bay todayfrom that which the King inspected only three months ago. It is a fleet of neutral ships flying the flags of a dozen nations, all pausing voluntarily on the l ast lap of their voyages to Europe from every corner of the earth. They anchor for anything from six hours to as nuuch as a fortnight in a few difficult cases while the Navy makes sure they are not slipJ>ing up the Channel with cargo for which German l arders and a~mament factories wait anxiously. There has been a daily average of 20 neutral ships in Weymouth since the war began. A total of 74 carrying 513,000 tons of cargo have been examined; 99,300 tons has been seized, embracing consignments of iron ore, fuel oil, petrol, manganese ore and wheat. It is the same story at the other two contraband bases at Kirkwall in the Orkneys and The Downs on the Kent Coast, exceptthat even more of this vital work is done atthese places. Weymouth is a voluntary base, yet day and night neutral ships signal that they are outside and patiently wait for boarding parties to examine every inch of their holds, prod their cargoes and scrutinise their papers. There is always a friendly greeting for the British Naval men, and as often as not useful scraps of information about more things than cargoes are picked up before a ship continues her voyage. Deliberate obstruction has been almost unknown. Indeed Weymouth base still relishes memories of the skipper who could not show quickly enough his manifest of the now notorious 20 bags of coffee consigned personally to Hitler :rrom Aden. The skipperhimself made no bones about the joke being on the Fuehrer. If contraband has to be unloaded, a ship is usually sent to a more convenient port for discharge. She goes under arme~ guard if that should be necessary, but mostly the neutral crews regard ~his as a mere formality. These three bases have closed the North Sea to unsea:rched ships. The Navy9 through its Intelligence, knows long before a ship is expected in British wat ers what she is carrying and usually where her cargo is going. That the Navy has succeeded in keeping from Germany mu~h of what she needs is proved by statistics. That in so doing it has not antagonised neutral countries i s proved by the goodwell accompanyingthese thorough searches. ISSUED THROUGH THE IHlTISTRY OF INFORMATION. NO. 15" 3/10/39. (FOREIGN AFFAIRS) FLASH Official French Communinue No.60. 11Enemy raids have been repulsed to the east of "the Moselle and to the East of the Saar. Artillery 11was active-'-on both sides---0:L -the -same--regions~. ISSUED THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION. No, 16 -3/10/39.