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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 11, 1937
HORE BELISHA EXPLAINS SCHEME TO ENHANCE ATTRACTION OF THE ARMY
London, To-day.
The Secretary for War, Mr. Hore Belisha g ve a broadcast talk last evening on the new army ex- periment.
His announcement was to the effect that the Government had decided first to allow serving sol- diers who, having enlisted, as is the present gen- eral practice for 7 years with the colours and 5 on the reserve, are about to complete their Colour ser- vice, to extend it, and secondly to allow reservists of certain classes to rejoin the colours.
Both serving soldiers and re- servists who rejoin will on the completion of 12 years' service, be eligible to re-engage to complete 21 years' service so as to qualify for pension.
LIMITED PERIOD
in-
Explaining the experiment, which is for a limited period; so that the response may show how far the alteration of the terms of Army service on these lines meets the desire of those who take to a soldier's profession, Mr. Hore Belisha said he was told that one of the chief anxieties of the ser- vicing soldier had been his ability to continue in a profession → which he had mastered and liked.. Under the new offer, his mind would be set at rest. He would know the State would use his ser- vices normally till he had com- pleted 21 years' total service, gen- erally at about 40 years of age.
JOB PROBLEM
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WITHDRAW
FROM LEAGUE
Geneva, To-day.
San Salvadore has withdrawn from the League of Nations for financial reasons. Reuter.
"FIRST-HAND"
INFORMATION REPUDIATED
London, To-day.
In view of certain reports re- garding interviews alleged to have, been given to the Press by the in- ternational observing officer who Under the present system.
was injured during the attack from soldier is bound to leave the the air on 6th August, made against Colours after a limited period and the Italian ship, Mongioia, the In- although a good soldier he often ternational Non-intervention Board cannot find another job. The proposal issued a considered statement last was to give him a job in his own
might that it considered it neces- profession with a pension attached to it and it would be a consolation sary to state that no communication to him to know that at the time of any kind had been made to press of his discharge he would, while by the observing officer or by any still in the prime of his life, have other officer on board. something coming in.
Wireless.
REBELS DENY BOMBING
British
Seville, To-day.
In fact, the offer met the fre- quent assertion that the soldier ought to get more for his service for under the new scheme a pen sion was in effect added to his pay. That would give greater confidence not only to the soldier himself but address broadcast last night from also to his family-British Wire- the Seville radio station, declared less.
General Queipo del Lano, in an
with emphasis that the dropping of bombs on French, British and Italian steamers in the Mediterranean could
PASTOR'S TRIAL only have been the work of Bolshe-
POSTPONED
vists acting under the orders from Moscow, the object being to unleash another European conflict
There could be no doubt, decia
Berlin, To-day. the General, that aeroplan
The trial of the famous evangeing from the base on the lical pastor, A. Martin Niemoel-Island of Minorca, had ler, which 1723 announced
these cowardly attacks. will begin on August 10 before a
Ocean special court, has been postponed owing to the necessity of collect, ing further evidence.
The next R.EUTIA Whist Drive and Tombola will be held in the It is stated that the trial is not expected to take place before the Garrison Lecture Hall on Wednes
ommencing at. end of August or the beginning of day, August 18,
18.30 pm. September. It will be recalled that Niemoeller was indicted on a
charge of having abused the liberty Niemoeller's church in the Berlin of the pulpit and also under the so- suburb of Dahlen, informed quar- called treachery, law
With regard to
made
Sunday
ters here state that the names
foreign press about 100 persons who attempted the arrests to demonstrate there were taken by in Pastor the police-Trans-Ocean
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