UNITED EFFORTS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 September 1939, Page 5

UNITED EFFORTS

WAR ORGANISATION WORK IN BRITAIN RED CROSS AND OTHER SERVICES. RUSH OF WOMEN RECRUITS. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY. September 14. The Roman Catholic Hierarchy of England and Wales has made a declaration expressing a ‘'profound conviction in the justice of our cause, and calling on all Catholics to co-op-erate willingly form of national service. The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland loyally addressed his Majesty, pledging full support and the utmost endeavour to sustain the com age and endurance of the fighting forces. General Booth, of the Salvation Army, has appealed for £150,000 for work among the forces. "As in the Great War,” she states, 'the Salvation Army will accompany the armed forces in the field, ministering day and night to their physical and spiritual needs.” MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN. The Queen today visited the London ambulance services today and sent the following message to the workers of the joint Red Cross and St John organisations: “I have heard from many quarters of the splendid work being done by those voluntarily giving their services to the British Red Cross and Order of St John, both at home and abroad. The example they are setting is a real inspiration and encouragement to all of us in these days which, though dark and sad, are brightened by* abundant evidence of the willing response our countrywomen are making to every call upon their services. “As yet our task has only just begun. Sacrifices and hardships must inevitably lie ahead of us, and much exacting work. Yet the spirit ‘with which our troubles are being faced is such that we need feel no anxiety for the future.” Such is the eagerness of recruits to join the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force that the opening hours of the recruiting office have been altered so that the queues can be dispersed before the black-out starts. TRAINING EXPEDITED. It was stated today that men registered under the Military Training Act and who have not yet been called up will now be called up more rapidly than was originally contemplated. The Minister of Health, Mr Elliot, has informed the National Camps Corporation, which is building the camps provided for in the recent Camps Act, that in the present circumstances the camps should be completed without delay. Two of the camps are on the point of being opened, and 25 are under construction.

The question of whether the terminal date for “summer time” should, in view of the war conditions, be altered, is under consideration. The Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, told the House of Commons that he hoped to make an announcement very shortly. As at present fixed, summer time ends on October 8.