ADVICE TO CITIZENS
WAR-TIME PROBLEMS BUREAUX IN LONDON (Eire. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 9 a.m. RUGBY, Dec. 23. At the outbreak of war citizens' advice bureaux were set up in Loncion and the provinces under the auspices of the National Council of Social Service :c give advice on fam-iy and personal problems in wa -tune. They now number 980 and the reports show they have fulfilled a valuable function in bringing help to tens of thousands faced with complex difficulties and puzzled by the mass of war-time regulations.
The bureaux are staffed by volunteers experienced in social service. One of the more particular examples ol' work at bureaux recently has been an arrangement through the Red Cross for the sending of messages through Geneva for relatives in Germany—many of the inquiries were for refugees. Already over 6000 such messages have been arranged.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20133, 30 December 1939, Page 10
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