THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 16, 1940-
FARM
LABOUR
ANOMALY
MILLAY POEM FOR B.W.R.A.
A MILLION MILES
The first squadron in the Royal Air Force to use Hudson aircratt has just completed a million miles American built
The Ministry of Agriculture is A thin little blue-cover-of flying in this faced with a big problem as the
result of an unexpected lack of ed book will do its part to
demand for farm labour...
Drastic powers have been taken raise money for the Bri- to counteract the shortage of la-
bour of which farmers complained tish war relief fund at the in many parts of the country, but fair to be held at the Man- it appears that the compulsory transfer to the land, dependent on ila Club next Saturday,
jobs being offered them, of skilled agricultural workers who had en- tered factories has not proceeded far.
Oct. 19. It is the only copy believed to be in the
military version of the Lockheed
14.
The squadron belongs to Cons- tal Command and its work is principally general reconnaissance
over the North Sea, As part of
Britain's the eyes of
defence
system the squadron has done in- movements of enemy forces by
valuable work in detecting the
land, sea and air. Its crews fly for hours in all weathers out of sight of land and Its navigators are among the most experienced
in the Royal Air Force.
Thousands of volunteers have answered the Minister's appeal to Philippines of Edna St. help with food production. The position now is that many of them
Vincent Millay's newest 'are waiting for jobs.
poem, There Are No Is- work, the squadron has many suo- lands Any More.
The women's Land Army
has
more recruits than applications for their services, only a third of the 1,200 university harvest volunteers have so far been offered work, and
many of the schoolboy holiday
camps have fallen through.
In addition, to reconnaissance
cessful bombing raids and air combats to its credit Its aircraft have attacked successfully har- bours, ships and other military show records of more targets. The squadron's logbooks than fifty air. battles, during which a dozen enemy aircraft have been de-
and finitely shot down others damaged.
many
According to the author's own dedication, they are "lines written in passion and in deep concern for Many factors are contributing to England, France and My Own this temporary impasse. More than 70,000 men have left the land since Country." Miss Millay explains the war began, and there is no further: "This poem, written by doubt that on thousands of farms me in the cause of democracy, has tims. Working in close coopera- U-boats are also among its vic- too few men are employed to get maximum output. Skilled men been printed and distributed with tion with the Navy the squadron are, in fact, wanted in many dis-my permission, free of royalty to escort for our warships and has has frequently provided an air tricts, and better correlation
me or profit to my publishers driven off a number of attempted (Hårper and Brothers). All pro- its files are hundreds
enemy air attacks upon them. In of photo- ceeds from the sale of this book graphs
nero- Many farmers are hampered by will be turned over to an establish-dromes, towns and ships..
of enemy ports, lack of ready cash, and a Govern-ed war relief agency." ment sponsored cheap credit
Four of the squadron's officers scheme would certainly stimulate
hold the D.F.C. and four afrmen the D.F.M. About a quarter of the demand for labour.
the pilots come from the Domi- nions, The pilots are generous of the Hudsons, in their praise. which they describe as "wizard
between supply and demand in different areas seems needed.
QUESTION OF FINANCE
1
The single advance copy re- There is considerable reluctance celved in Manila is a first edition to take on unskilled workers, es- and will be sold at Mrs. A. O. pecially temporary ones, even at Baigrie's booth, probably to the the lower rates of pay now con-highest bidder. Available also to aircraft for the job." ceded, and the weather, the dif ficulty of employing squads of un- Mrs. Baigrie's stall will be about trained volunteers on moderately sized farms and of finding tools, and the question of housing have all influenced the demand.
20 other sample or advance copics of books being published in the United States his fall, and, there- fore, first editions.
Inquiry should quicken with the corn harvest but an effort should be made by farmers to
Other articles on work
sale at this out provisional arrangements install will he bridge supplies, sta- advance.
tionery, novelties, etc.
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