15th April , L042.
 J./i. A. E1. 715
 lviINISTR.Y. OF AGRICULTURE ANNOTJNGE1v.1.ENT

 Agricultural :Scholarships

 The Ministry of AgriJCul ture and J3 1isheries is offering for award ,
 u:nrier its Scheme .of Scholarc,hi ps for the Sons a nd De.. ugh krs of Agricultural
• Vforkmen and others , a limited number of agricultural scholarships . rrhe
 Sch0 im v,as suspended following th0 outbreak Jf war but has ·be,.m rosu1;1ed
 thi.s ye2_r in a modified form , and the J✓iinistry invites s.pplico.ti--ms fo r the
 uod.ermen tioned scholarships : - ·

 Ten Scmior Schol1J.. rships , tcmablE:: at Agricultural Collc:g~jS or
 University Depart111e nts of Agriculture, for dj_ploma or degree
 c,.:)Urses in an ELgricultu;·al subjoct or at Voterin::'t.ry Colleges for
 courses· in voterin,1ry science;
 •
 Thirty Junior Schohi.rships , knable at cert?..in Fa~5,l
 Institutes or similar institutions , for courses nJt excecdi~1g ,'3.
 y0ar in duration , in a griculture , horticulture , dairying , or
 poul trJ husbandry .

 The scholarships -':I.r e open to tht_; sons 2,nd , daughters of agricu l tur al
 workmen or of working bailiff's , smallh·)lders and otht;r rural wo1,lrnrs whose
 me::m s and method of livelihood 8.re compr1.ra1Jle with th ,:i se of agricultural
 workin(;n , nnd to persons who are themselves bona fide workers in asr:: :. cul ture .
 '.J:hG vo..luc 0f the awe.rds is such t}1a t neither the recipients nor their
 prn\:~nts are normally required to make any contribution towards the cost
 of the tr::-1.ining provided. The usual meth:Jd of selecti::m is by interv iew,
 no vvri tten examination being held , but candidates must be able to sci.. tisfy
 t}·1~ iS,..luctLm Committee that they -~1.re in a position to derive edqor,tional
 '--' b~,;n,jfi t from the proposed courses of instruction and mu st also intend t o
 follow an agricultural 1~ursui t ori' comp.le tion of their trclin i ng . ,

 J?ull inforrnat i .Jn concerning the schc:mie , and. forms of 2.pplicati on ,
 may be obtained from the Secretary of the lv1inistry , Hotel Lind.um , S t . Annes,
 Ly thmn st. Annes , LEmcs . The latest d t1.te for submitting applicati,ms is
 l\ia y 15 , 1942 .
 CJ~J\DIAN SCIENTIST f_;FEEDS THE BOMBS
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 l youl:1£; Montreal scic:mtist, Dr.Llc,yd M.Picigeon, has' discovered
o. nev-r method for the extraction of magnesiuI!1 w·hich is likely t o have
a consiclero.bl e bearing on Canada's c ontribution to the mineral resources
of the Allies.

 Such imporfance is attr.checl -bo it t.hat tho United States Government
hav-e asked for sp,;:icial pcrmissi r;n to use the process, and both in the
Sta tc::.; and in Canad,:. plants are being esb.blished. to apply the discovery
on a c oITffi1ercial sco.le, It is expected th[lt pr-oduction vrill begin by
midsunnner.

 In the case of a plant Yvhich is being rushccl. forvrard by the
Co.naclian Government on the site of l arge deposits of dolomite •
from ·which magnesiui~ metal is derived - neo.r RertfreYr, Ontario, the
outr1ut '\7ill amount at the outset to some 2 tons of metal a day. ..\s
o.dditional units are built this r3.te will be stepped up to· 20 tons a
day.

 The process, which employs a ne-vr Therrno..l nethod of metallic
abstracti on, Yiill be commercialised by a nevr Gover:nraent m·med company
Yrhich has been set ui-:i by the Hon. C.D.Hmve, Canadian Minister of
M\mi ~i ons & Supply f whp~ ~he Government vrill also spend over a
million pounds on 'the initial plant.

 Magnesium is esf:1entia.l in the rn,.'lld.n:; of our most effective
exports to Gerr:iany - incendiary bombs. It is also used vd th
o.luminium in the structure of aeroplanes, while its ma.nifolc.1 further
uses r an~c from photogra1)hy t o chemico.l prepar8.ticns. It is only
new, hovrever, th3. t many of the difficulties involv-ed in its quick
extraction fr om dolomi tc ho..ve been solved.•


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CA..NADA HOUSE
(ISSUED THROUGH THE DOMINIONS OFFic:F~ PRES2, s:~CTION ·
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Not for publ icn. tion 15/4/42 No . 5
 before 3;, 30 p . G.
r,"f edne0c.1ay9 J,.pril 15



 MR. R• .!,.. BlTr LER ' S SPEECH LT FRm.£

 A h ousewifery flo. t vvhEJre girls will J.ec:-.rn practicecl hc,usekee]iins i s
one of the fe o. turcs of o. nevr Senior Cc uncil School opened to<t\y by
Mr. R. /, . Butl e r , President of the Bortrd of Education, a t ?:rorn.e , So:oerset.

 Mr. Butl e r GD.id tho. t tho.nks 1.o.rgE::ly tc the housccr o.f'-t vmr k taught .i n
the Senior Schools r:nny of the older 8irls ·were now a ble to ccok Deal s for
the v1hole fanil y.. This wo.s particuln:ely useful i n o.r eas where the ir
nothers were on ,var Yvo rk.

 F r or;ress in providinc these schools bacl been slow. "It was" , he
said, 11 16 years since the Hadovv Report }nc.l bee n p ublished and i n Ho.rch

1939 only 62 per cent of the ·chih1ren over 11 ye~LrG of o.go in Counc µ
Schools vicre in Senior Depo..rtr:-1e nts , VJbile in the Vol unbry or. Church
Schools only 16 pt;r c,'J:at of the over- l l c were in reo r 2;miscd Senior units .
 11
 I ,:lD convinced tha t the c ontinmnce cf reore;anisa tion should be the
mr.tin ob jective of educo. tion.c.1.l reform. 11.'hcse r:i.oc.le rn Senior 0ch0ols yiel d
n o thing to r:1c:~ny Seccndl:-~ry Schools in prepD.rinr, pupils to pL.ty their part
D.Ll 'p ro.ctica l ci tizenG of the world. We shuuld ge t rid of tba. t r:1is 0uided
iden. tha t the Schc•cl Cc rtifica te is the goal in a n e<lucc.. tiona. l race .
This is clue to □is t a ken V[tlue.s - the r esult of e xcessive conpc tition f or
j obs and a f a ls e crite ricn for deciding w11,o is qualifie;Q r cr the j ob .

 "These Senior Schc ols h'=Lve special rocr:1s a nd o.ppc:i..ra tmJ for r:1ore
 1


advanced studies a nd tho chilcJrcn £.'\Tc taught by s pe cio..list tc2. chers . In
these schools , children G(• Uld bee:ln straieht o:way the p r a ctica l trn.inine
fer life, unfettered by exaraine. tion syllo..buses" .


BO.Lill) OP EDUC ./~TION
 \;·eather forecasts govern the shipment ·of suppl ies by the R . ;1. . o. c .
to Russia.

 Those reports, combined with those fro:o R . 1\., 0 , C, men who havo
spent all winter in Russin., control tho detailed preparation of
equipments for our l1.llY .

 Tests in laboratories at 40 dcgs . below zoro onsurcd that D..11 tanks
shipped from here durinD: the past winter n.rrivcd in fighting trim,
This rras cr~lcd "articisine" .

 Tho v✓- ork in vol vod in o.rticisinc a Valentine, for inst:--mce , took
96 raa.n-hours. 1i1hen rooei vcd from the r.rnnuf acturo\"s n.11 nor110.l grease
and oil have to. be drained or s crc)J?Od off , and sp0cinl anti-froozo
mixtures used. In addition the whole of the tank is sealed fror.1 nir
and sea watt)r by heavily c;re a scd tapes. New n.bsorbcn-; to take a heavy
anti•f'reeze oil have to be fitted..

 Now, with the gradual thaw on tho Russio.n front , the R. Ji. o . c .
prcp,.ire tho ta1k s in nevr vro:ys to a we.athcr tir.1e-table , so that the Russi811s
receive the tanks in the r.10st suitable condition for the type of weo.ther
prevailing on the front .

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ra.Jl OFFICE
 15•j:•42 No-. 7
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 ~r:s Ministry No.6695

 AIR MINIS TRY COM11IJNI C)UE


 .
 A strong force of bombers a tta cked the Ruhr again last
• night, Industrial objectives were heavily bombed and many

 .
 fires, some of them very large, Yvere left burning •
 ...
 The docks at Le Havre and aerodromes in occupied terr:j.tcry
 vrnre also attacked, and mines were laid in enemy -.-mters.

 El-even of our bombers a re :missing.



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NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BRO.,\DCJ1ST , OP U3}!j 5m CLUB T.iff-'ES BEFORE 00 . 30
 DB
 • • ST . • e~ . ~;,OR
 , .. ( J. .ti J·v...10RNING T)\7,l,l"T·) ,:-·t)
 .i. ~1.t'J.'J .t\..) or,r~ r''TfJTJR
 L1, 0 D'Y
 0 1··-rnrL
 J.1 ,
 ~.::-:i:'- 16 , 1942 •

 THIS E:iVIl3lffiGO SHOULD BE RESPECTED OVERSE11S BY PRfil7 11CING ANY
 MESSAGES FILED WITH THF~ EMB1\RGO




 HE HAS B1:TILT A FLEI~T


 Sureeon Coramonder H. H. Willoughby , R.N.v .n.. has just adc1ed
H. M. S . WARSPITE t o his mm flee t.

 It is u true-to- scnl e model of the bc1ttleship, measuring
hro feet six inches long , vrhic h _ho.s bccm mounted_ for exhibi tion <':lt ·a
norther n rx)rt . The shiIJ \WS mncle larg ~ly of odds nnd ends 1ivhich
Cornrn:rnder '1{illoughby found l ying o.bout . . Mnt chs ticks hnv e been ·
turned into renl:istic l ooking guns , lrni ttin.z needles into mnsts ,
ordinary pins into sto.nchions and nusic bincling to:pe hus pr ovided
the vmi te Ensign ond the 1Hlt1irol ' s flog , -

 The mod.el C[1rrics o rsconnaissnnce nircrDft .'.J.nd is compl ete
in d.etrdl drn=m to the oDrs in the snnll boo.ts nnd a shi p ' s ladder .

 It took the Corunn.ndcr four month s to c omplete the model in
his spnre time , -vri th .1. pocket - kni fe ns his onl y tool orn1 nn or dinnr y
tnble 88 his "shipynrd 11 • Materinl:3 c ost h i r,1 only ls 8d, }'£\rt of
this goi ng to o je-rreller for 8 thin choin to fon1 cmc hor cnbl es .

 Cot1mnnder Willoughby h ,::;f_\ h.J.il t rt f:)_eet of wnrshi ps , nb0ut
40 in nrn:1ber , nncl he nov,r ho.s two 1>1ore shi1)s mi the "stocks " of h i s
toble-shipyo.rd.•


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 IBOTOGRAPHS C}J'l' BE OBTJ1.INED FROM BIPl?A (OEN . 8483)
 15/4/42 - No,.. :L2


 BRICKS TO BE CONTROLLED

 Manuf acture of bricks is to be controlled from May 4, 1942 urilor
ond Order, S.R. & o. 1942, ffo·.675, made by the E inister of Horks and
Buildings.

 The Order provides tha t:

 (1) No person sha ll produce build ing brioks excoI,;-t o.t
 such premises in such quantities and subject to
 such conditions as Ilk'W be Dpc c ified in a licence
 granted by or on behalf of the h i n lst er of \forks
 and Buildings.

 (2) In this Order tho expression ibuild ing bricks r means
 'walling uni't st ( not being hollm-r blocks) Hhioh:

 ( a ) consist of any hard o.nd dur able inorgo.nio
 substance other than refra ctory substances
 employed s p ecifica lly on a ccount of this
 re:f'ra ctory property;

 (b) are suit D.b le for bn~.l d::.ng and bonding ; o.hd

 ( c) are of such a shape ~ size o.nd ,;might that
 they can b e mn.nipulated by one hunde




Notes for the Pross~ .

 This Order is n. first step t o implement the recorrimendation
of the S imnonds Committee to the Hinister of \forks o.nd Buildings
that the current total no..tional output of bricks should be deoreo. sed
by 12~; m1d 4);$ by the closure of s pecified brickworks, or in the CD.Se
of lD.rgor -vrorks by reduction of productivity:,

 Licences to manufacture bricks in a ocordn.nce with this Ordor Yrill
bo i s sued to all producers in due coursa, · but mflJ.1.ufacturers who do not
receive a · licence before 25th April, 19/i.2 : · should apply t o the Diroctor
of Bricks, Ministry of Yl orks and Build:.ngs: :1~Jcimbeth Bridg e House,
1i.lbert Embanlammt, S .E. 1.




MINISTRY OF WORKS
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 _;i.lthouc;h ther e haD been an increase of 5q,; in the homo production of
 early p ot at oe s , tho I.dnistry of Food con s ider it n ecessary to nake •
 a rransemont s to se cure fair .distribution durinc tho early wcoks of the season.
 Durin~ this pe ri od tho Hinistry -vlill accordi n ~ly op erate a spe ci a l scheme
 for the mD.rkc tin3 of now potatoes from the 1:iain producing areas and '.aill
 rcloasu the ir r oscrvc of old potatoes .

 Grovrors in the Scilly Isles ., Cormvall., 11evon , renbrokeshiro , Kent , Essex ,
 Bedfordshire, Cheshire , Lnnc ashirc , Lincolm;h.ir(; , Cur.1bridc cshirc , Soko of
 p ctcr borou[sh , Huntin[2'.donshiro , Norfolk (part), 11.nd 'Jorc cstor shiro, will be
 r Gqui roc1 to sell only to a uthori sed new potato collectors specially appointed by
 tho Mini stry, unless srantod a [srowcr- s alesr:11.in lic0nco to soll direct to other
 buyer:.» Sufficient a uthori sed new potato collectors will be appointed to
 h r, ndlc3 the nroducc of each district , and licensed [;rov,rer- sal csnen will only
 oc nllov.rod. to so ll in specified districts or to nominated. buyers . . Growers of l0ss
 than a qu a rt e r of an o.cru of early potat Qcs will bo exempt fron this r equirement .

 In order t o r c~c;ul a t c distribution , the a uthori sed new -pot o.t o collecto r s will
 consi sn supplies to c onsu-:iption areas scloctod uy the Uililietry , where: they will be
 alloc ated to distributors by tho Ministry.

 Thcsu arrDnccrn.mts Ydll apply in the c ountie s n mncd until July 12th or until
 supplies D.re; sufficient to nD.kc speci a l control of distrilmtion unn0cu csa.ry.
 In the oth0r counties of Enc;l Dnd a nd Y!o.l cs , and in ;3cotl .1nd rmd Northern Irelru1d .,
 g r owc:;rs , unles s holdinc c;r o-vrer-sa l osmen licences , v1ill b0 r equired to ;3ell to
 licensed pot ato uc rchnnts or licen sed potato buyers, foll owi nc the existing
 rnr:.inc r op system. Thu Ministry propose to distribute shipments fr crn Northe rn
 Ireland,

 Ea.g s will be suppl,ied by the Ministry f or purchases by 2-uthori sed nevv
 l)oto.to collectors in the districts in which th e spc ci.:.il schor.1e is operated.~

 An Order will be issued shortly c ivinc eff e ct to these p r op os o.l s and
 prescrib in[; fixed c;r mvvrs' p rices a nd IJD.Xir::n.1L1 wholesale and rotail prices.


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 MINIS'.l'RY OF FOOD
 15.4.42 No. 17

 COD LIVER OIL ~\ND FRUIT JUICES


 Under the ne,ir Vi fa.rains Scheme, paynerit fox: .Cod Liver
Oil and Fruit Juices (exc8J_Jt where they are supplied free)
is made by fixing 2-½d. postage stamps to the appropriate
ccupons. Holders of coupon pages are urged, in order to
save thenselves tipe at the Foocl Office or distribution
 centre -vrhen obtaining supplies, to have the stD.m~ps ready
'7hcn they go to the Fooc1 Office • .


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MINISTRY of FOOD
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 SUGiffi STOCKS


 The Ministry of Fooa. announces that stocks of sugar which have
 been stored for a considerable time up and. down the country are nmv
 being turned. over. The bulk of these stocks will be disposed of to
 manufacturing :1sers, but some Yrill l)robably go to the retail trade.

 S-Ugar which has been. stored for any . considerable time loses its
 free-running quality, and the retailer may have to accept sugar ·which is
 hard. or lumpy or crusted but othenvise quite fit for household. use.
 Consumers are asked. by the ~.:~inistry to accept sugar in this condit'ion
 as one of the necessary inconveniences of war-time.


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 1\IINISTRY OF FOOD
 15/4/~.2 No . 19

 REFRESHl\tf8NT S IN PUBLIC .AIR RAID SHELTE,.-qS


 The Hinister of Food has r,w ae rm Orcl..er authorising the Council
of the Borough of Port Talbot to provide refrcshncnts in public nir
raiu shelters ~ithin its are 2 and regul8ting conditions under which
rcfre slmcnts nny lie supplied .

 The Order is on the s8.me li.nc ~3 as those olreo.a.y issued for
London, Liverpool, Coventry und. other tm-ms .

 Persons or firns appointed us caterers for the shcl ters \tlll
be s pccinlly l.iccnsed and -vnll ,,·vark under the gcnernl directions of
tho Council.

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-MINISTRY FOOD
 No , 20




 H • Q• R • ..:,. • F •
 Middl e East
 Wed . 4 5 Apr i l 1 942


 Enemy aerodromes a t Dorna and 1.fortuba v;er e succ e s ·s fully .raided by
 our 'borJber aircraft l a st night (11.p ril 4 4/15). Ob j e ctive s in the
 Ben gh a zi a nd Bar ce ar eas were att acked on },(ondD.y ni 3ht (.April 1 3/14) •
.:~c ti vi ty ov e r Cyr enaic a y est erday was r e stricted owinG t o sand.s t or ms .

 Three Me . 1 09 s were shot cl own over Mal ta y est erday and a Br , 20 vvas
dest r oy ed a t dusk on Mondror .

 Fr ob a ll op er at i ons one of our fi e;ht er s i s r1issing but the p ilot is
saf e.


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 '.I1:RAVBL CONCESSIC'l l:10R CIVIL DE:B1ENCE SERVICb~:i
 I




 r1hc 1iinistry of Horne :-3ocurity h·1s d.ccid.ed that wholc-timo members
of tho Civil Defence Services \lho arc moved from one d.epot or post
to anoth1.. T in o.ny ren.d.ju:Jtrncnt of service mC1.y be repaid. for any
incrcD.scd cost oi' tr:::i.vcl from their homes to the ncn p l o..ccs of a:uty.

 'J:hosc uho ~rD.vcl hy rail urn] \ihosc tour of duty extends into two
a.o.ys .-vrill continue to w::;c \-✓Orkmcn ' s tickets or chcD.p day-return tickets
for the double journey.

 The , :inistry l:w.s informca. the local ~uthori tics of this concession.
It will not :J.IY) ly to those Y✓ho live in lodgings, or who are trcmsferrea.
to outsia.c their he.me <J.ic.trict, or \-rho hcNe moved. their h01.:1os .
 1sL4/42 •. _, ....
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 INCRE.i.:i.SED PURCff:.SE T_;_::: ON Llf~URIES
 ----· .,. .,. _. . .. ~------,. · - . .~ ~---.:a.-·___,
 -r The Centra l Price Regulation Couri1i ttee is arr::ious to
p o ~nt out that the incren.~e in the Purchase Ta::: fror.1 thirty three and
one-third to sixty sh: and two-thirds per cent on certain price~regulated
articles, vvill not affect the price of such goods already in the hands
of reto.ilers.. 'rhe '.fa:r is charged ·on tl1e -v.;holesale value 3.11d is collected
at the stage •,;r here goods pass from the E1211uf2.cturer or vrholesaler to the
retailer. ·:~11en the retailer buys new stocks on ·which he has to pay the
increo..sed Purchase 'ra::r: he is entitled to recover the fulI to..:·: from the
public, but until such time any increase · in his prices vrould be an offence
under the Goods & Services (Price Control) Acts, 1%-1.
 15/4/42 - No. 23

.Air Minis.try NeYvs Service .tHr . Ministry Bulle~in No . 6697


 FOUR. BOMBS HIT GERivu\N SHIF


 .A medium sized German supply ship was left sinking in a
Norvregian fjord north of Bergen after a swift early morning attack
to-day by a Hudson aircraft of q·o astnl Gornrnc1m .

 The pilot of the Hudson dived so lmY to attack that, as he
swept over the ship 3t mast height , he actually heard his bombs strike
the vessel , . Four bombs folll1d the target and exploded a few seconds .
later .

 The Hudson circled for nearly ten minutes and the crew .saw a
large cloud of smoke or steam hanging over the ship • ._ When the Hudson
left , the ship had sunk very low in the water - and looked as if it would
go on sinking •

 .A smaller ship made off at top speed further into the f ,jord when
the lJombs burst on the large ship .

 The Hudson encountered. heavy flak from the ships and from shore
batteries but suffered no damage .

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 15/4/42 - No. 25
 COLLIERY . DISPUTE EN~UIRY
 In agreement with the Secretary .for Mines, the Minister of Labour
& National Service has appointed Sir John Forster to be a Court of Enquiry
under part 2 of the Industrial Courts L.ct, 1919, to enquire into the IIJD. tter
in dispute between the North Wales and Border Counties Mine Workers
L.ssocia tion and the FO:int of Ayr Colliery Co . rhe Courts will open its
 1


proceedings ~t 10.30 a.m. on Friday next, 17th !rpril, at the Queen Hotel,
Chester.
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MINISTRY OF LABOUR
 15/4/42 - No. 26
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 CIVILIAN ..AIR. RAID CASUALTIES - WiARCH 1942


 The Ministry of Home Security armounoes the following
figures of civilian casualties due to air raids on the United
Kingdom during the month of Mnrch:-


 Killed (or missing and believed
 killed ) •.•.• :. -. .•.• -• • -. ...... . .. ·. .. ·•: 21
 Injured and detnined in
 hospital •• ,. .. .• . • • • .• . .• •.• • • • • .• • • • • .• 13

 Details are as follovrn ·: -

 Womeh Children
 Under 16

 Killed (or' missing believed
 killed) 18 3
 Injured nnd det ained
 in hospitfl l 5 8 ...
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MINISTRY OF HOME SECURITY
 15/4/42 - No. 27

 PUBLIC LUN"CHEONS
 As a consequence of the ann:6urtcement made on the 13th inst.,
that the Government, for the reJr?, inder of the war, will discourage·
the holding of luncheons to be attended by large numbers of personp 1
the Ministry of. Food have received sevE3rnl enquiries respecting
:functions already arranged.

 The Minister desires it to be known that he does not wish 6..ny.,
public luncheon, fixed for a date betvveen nmv and the end of May, for
which arrangements have already been .completed, to pe cancelled if the
promoters of the luncheon are satisfied thQt considerable inconvenience
would· be caused by cancella tiono

MINISTRY OF FOOD
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 1-1/1/42 ' - No• 2~



 LOSS OF RUBBER SUPPLIES


 Following is the t ext of n broadcast bftcr _the 6 p.m.
 news by Lord Portal, Minister of 1:"Torks nnd Buildings; on
 the Goverrm1ent t·s plcm to mokc good the loss of rubber supplies: ...


 ;ffhen last I spoke to you, just over three months D.go , I inaugurnted a
 great national Salvage campaign. The response has been splendid and I wish to
 thDnk you for vrhat you have done._ To-day I uant to speak to you about another
 most urgent mntter - - RUBBER • .

 Every bomber must have its dinghy, its landing wheels, its oxygen 1K,sks ,
 its self-sealing tnnks. That means RUBBER. Fighter -a ircraft must have many of
 those things, too, plus RUBBER caps for· cannon guns. Pilots must havo their life-
 saving jackets. Ry.BEER again •

 .As you know, v"ve are novr cng3ged upon - a huge programme for the production of
 TANKS. Every T.ANK needs RUBBER - RUBBER for the 'control levers "" ·RUbber in the
 rond wheels thnt _carr.y the r1eight of the Tank on the tracks - Rubber f.o:r- the
 cables and so on.

 Miles of insulated RUBBER cables go into our warships; and RUBBER is
 used in the mnking of range-finders _and eye-pieces for gun-sight$,

 Our merchant ships must be fitted ·1,1fth de-gaussing equipment to protect
· them from mines ·- ,'.mother cnll upon ow.r RUBBER supplies. RUBBER is µsed in steel
 helmets·, boots, and gns masks, ground sheets and c1ll sorts of .Army equipment ..
 RUBBER., too, is · needed for tyres - millions of them ... f_or tonks, lorries, field
 canteens, mobile r epair shops; _ ambulnnoes and scores of other vehicles.

 Thnt gives you some idea of the tremendous impo,rtance of rubber to the wnr
- effort, b~t, - the position in the Far East has had a serious effect on our Rubber
 supplies.

 This is no time for r egret - it is time for .ACTION. Our supplies of Rubber
for war p1,1rpos-e s must be made good - QUICKLY. rt is · a mntter of first-rate
importance and it must be done. In our S)WD country, in our ovm homes, there are
at this moment hug'equnnti tics of i7aste rubber that can be reclaimed and put into
service o.gain. Let me tell you of the Government's tl)ree-fold plan and how· you
CD!} help.·


 First - every household is asked to yield up all its waste ·rubber - ·worn-out
rubber _boots, . rubber-soled· boots and shoes, hose pipes p.nd tub:i,ng, old wringer ·
rolls, worn rubber i::1.a ts from the bathrbom, kitchen or sink, vmrn-out hot-vmter
bottles, sponges, t~p 3nd teapot spouts~ rubber toys and balls~ everything that is
no longer of nny use.

 Search it out and put it by in a separate heap for your "iocal 3uthority
to collect.

 Secondly, those vvho use rrrotor cars and bicyles are nsked to take their
-vmrn-out tyres NOW to their local garnges, from .vherice they will be transferred
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 to Government dumps~ , 1 .And, here, let me osk for the co-ope ration of every gorngc
 in the country. You can render n roal service to the na tion by entering wholc-
henrtodly into this scheme.
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 Motorists who are unable t o move their tyros to gnragmmay put then out
,::nth their household salvage for their local authorities to cb~lect._

 /Thirdly,
 - 2 -


 Thirdly, Rubber Economy .:. everyone · must· economise in the use of r·ubber.
If you wear rulJber gl'oves :C'o:t your -vrork but could dispense ni th them, do so .
~ ' t burn rubber o/__ 0:.:1.Y._ k~E,9; - partic ularly el ec tri c c aol e - and do not . use
rubber fm~ a nythinu un.less · it is absolutel y essential . If you arc a motorist,
take care of your tyres , and ·get them re - treaded before they have gone too fm." ,

 That, briefly, is the Governrnent ' s p l o..n to fill the scTious gap in our
rubber sup1Jlies . Hy Ministry - the :Mi ni stry of 7[ orks fmd Bu il ding s - in
co-operation with the 1hnistr y of supply and the :( ,ini st ry oi' War Transport -
is responsible f 01~ the collection of \7aste rubber . 1
 :fuck by week the fi gures
will be put bcf'orc me . Starting t h i s vv·c.ek , I Hant t o sec thos e figures grovr
great er and greater. .We c an all a.o sqmc t hing to help - household.ors ,
motorists , ·g o.ragas , fact ori cs , schools, clubs , voluntrw.7 organisations ; everyone .
Rem0mbcr v:rc a:rc n·0\7 out_.off from our main sources of rubber. ' The s~t1,1.ation is
urgent . There i s. no time to lo se . Put out your -;,;aste rubbcrw It is necde<l.
NOW . Let the weekly increases in our figures be YOlT-t answer to this .appeal.




BRITISH BRO.A.DCA31'ING CORrORA'.I1ION
 ~INTHENT OF ·ENFORCEMENT. INSPECTORATE

 A small Inspectorate has nav, been attached to the hco.a.quartcro
of the · Ministry of Food for the condu·c t of special enquiries, the ·
institution of ooncerted drives · against particular activities and for
strengthening .the co-ordination of enforcement -rwrk in the fcod
divisions. The black-market operator knm-1s no boundaries,
geographical or otherwise 1 and must be attackea. on a wide front.
The nucleus of this headquarters inspectorate has been created by the
transfer of two enforcement inspectors, Superintendent Askew from the
South Western Food Division, and Chief Inspector Barker from the London
Division. sur3rintendent Sands has since been appointed, All three
officers v1ere :formerly -in the Criminal Investigation _.D epartment of the
Metropolitan Police. ·

 The enforcement of Ministry of F_ood orders is normally undertaken
by divisional food. officers who ho.ve upon their staffs enforcement
officers and inspectors, and by Food Control Commj.ttees who also
employ local inspectors ·for the purpose.


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MINISTRY OF FOOD I
 15/4/42 ·"" No ,-34

Air Minis tr_.1'.: _News Service .Air.. Mini s try Bulletin No,.-6698



 HURRI•BOi'!iJ3ERS OVER NORTHERN FRANCE'



 Bomb cn.rr ying Hurricanes Here used in operations today ,-,hen Fir;hter·
Comnand aircraft again carried out clay long offensive s·.-reeps over
northern l11 ra.nce.

 The Hurri-bombers, i.vhich uent out on the second of these operations,: ·
dropped their bot1bs on the · target .., an ,1-c rodrone .:. without opposition •.
But a½ove them, combats were mnny,

 "There vrere bags of Huns - and fun", cor,irJented a Spitfire squn.dron
len.der v1ho vvas flying vi. th the Hurricanes' es cort; "About thirty FY! ~-190s
tried to get through the Spitfire cover, but none Got any-.1here n ear the
Hurri-bor;ibers.

 "Just over the target the eneny aircraft rr,ot a bit too inpertinent
so I had a crn.ck at thre e of them. I saw one go avray with plenty of
smoke corning frori1 it.

 "Actually, vve were n. little too busy o.ttending to other Huns . to Vlo.tch
the fate of thos_e we hit and so r.1y squ11dron is only abJ.c to clain "probo.bles''
ancl "clanaged". It is quite likely thou s h thn. t sane of those v10 n.ttn.cked
were destroyed,"

 Another squadron commander had tho exasperating experience of follord.nL?;
his victira dO"wn from 13,000 feet to 500 feet and then bcinG robbea of seeing
his victim ts end.. To avoid 8oing into the sea hi1:1self, he pulled out. of
his dive at 500 feet but v1as trn.velling so fast that he bln.cked out, 'VJhen
he last saw the F\rf,190 it was less than 500 feet and headin~ steeply for the
sea, Yet he can claim only a "probable" because he clid not n.ctunJ.ly ui tness
it crash.
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 TJ:i.c Doa.ro. o:c ..:"i..cl;·tl.ro..1-t,r rc ~:rets to ~mnou.11.co t 1r~·\ II. H. T:;.."a•.:.rler
NOTTS COUHTY (Tcn~-_;o:rrt1"Y Lt-~ R~~-l ~ J'ID.:r'c:1in:~on, H. Df> J~ .. , R.N . VoR . ) hc.. s
been sunk .
 rrhe next of Idn o..:' co..mnl-ticc~ ~1.:-.ve lJccn inf orr!l.cd ..
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 15/1+/)~ - .No ._.l§_

 Lir IHni.stry No . 67Q0


 .AIR 1HNISTRY COMNUNI(JJE '
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 Durin~~ todo.y our fi.shtors mnde a · seri es of s-v:ccps ov er Northern
France . Hurrico.nes c arryin.z bombs t ook part in t ;v0 of these and
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attacked an enemy o.erodrome and ot her t :.:i. r r;ets .

 Fighters o.lso escorted a snall force of b ombers uhich a tt D.cked
the docks at Chcrbourg .

 Tv10 m emy :t'ip;hters CL.re kncwm t o hm.i.ve been destroyed in combats.
Three of our fi 2p.t crs ore r:ii ssing .

 Shortly of:tcr da-rm this mor n i nr, CL. Hudson aircrn.ft of Coo.sto.l
Com.1:1.and bo:ribcd a medium sized enerny supply ship off the Norwegi an
c oast.

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 15/4/42 ... No~ 37

L.ir Hinistry Nevvs Service Air Ministry Bulletin Nc:i.6699


 ADD ''HURRI-BOHBBRS OVER NOR'J.11-IERN FRi1.NCE 11


 Later this _afternoon and evening Fighter CommD:t1d oontinuod its
offensivG operations, which during tho day havo ranged from Cap Gris
Nez to the Cherbourg Peninsulc.l"~

 Farther vrest along tho COQSt of Northorn Fr:ince, the command sent
squadrons. to escort bombers in attacks on targets at Cherbourg, and
brought the bombers oll back again, after seeing bombs fall in the
to.rget area~

 The fighters escorted the bomb~rs over the 80 o_dd miles of vrator
and the a-tt[lcks vmre carried out · from a cloudless sky $1




 L~tor, ovo'I; Co.p Gris Noz tvro American ED.glo pilots each destroyed
a Focke Viulf 190i One of tho pilots said after-i;1ards "Y!o wore flying
at 25 ,-000 foot, acting ns escort for the Hurric~ne bombers ,;-rlrnn n large
formation of enerqy fighters appeD.rod. It Has D. ding-dong battle fc)r some
time and developed into _a ::wries of dog-fights''•
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 J\.ir Hin_istry No. 6701~


 AJ1Lll~EISTRY Cm.'lL11JNI()UE


 Our fichters destroyed o. thircl ener~y fishtcr in the course
of t oday ts offensive oper n.ti ons.

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