MEMORABLE WEEK ENDS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 80, 1 October 1938, Page 10

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(Received October!, 2.10 p.m.) LONDON, September 30. While {preparations for emergency have not) been abandoned,; the partial leave^ granted to the Territorials indicates . the beginning of the end of excitSng and foreboding days in a memorable week. Many London families who went to the country early in the week are returning, and plans .itre being prepared for the return qtf evacuated school children. The Admiralty, the War Office, and the A£r Minister stated that they have not y^et decided to relax precautionary iheasures.

~j (British Official Wireless.) iHfieceived October 1, 2.30 p.m.)

RUGBY, September 30.

A jthough this morning the news had ahr^ost completely relieved the ah:tieties that had sbeen experienced duikng recent days and weeks, there iiasl been .little relaxation of the defensive activity throughout the country. jTlie rush to join the regular and Territofcial armies continued yesterday'with madiminished enthusiasm, and many wtonien offered their services in the various volunteer organisations open toi them.

2n one respect, however, the Munich developments have had an immediate result. During the past few days there had been a steady flow from London, ty, parts of the country less liable to c6S attack, of elderly and very young people. The full announcement by ijwrelessas to the details of the Home Office plans for the evacuation of adult civilians and children who were unlible to. make their own arrangements iki the event of emergency would have {fended to increase the pressure on rail traffic out of London. The announceljneht of the agreement at Munich, howtrver, resulted in a considerable diminuttion of the traffic today.

Other plans made yesterday for meeting emergency affect road traffic and ifabd supplies. The three national organisations concerned with road transport have formed an,emergency do-ordination committee and placed its services at the disposal of the Minister of Transport. It is announced that line food and defence plans department <jd. the Board of Trade is ready to bring tfhe supply and distribution of foodstuffs under national regulation almost immediately if* war should break out J The War Office states that although i^ was found necessary to announce a scheme for auxiliary territorial service fjpr women during the recent emergency this scheme has been in preparation for some time and will form a recognised service in-future. It wrUl Tbe run on the same lines as the Territorial Army in peace time, but, in the event of war, the service will be paid and will be full-time. There has been a most enthusiastic response, which' is greatly appreciated by the War Office and Air Ministry, to the appeal for recruits for the auxiliary air raid services.