THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 17, 1938.
BRITAIN TO RECRUIT 500,000 WOMEN FOR VOLUNTARY A.R.P.
LONDON, TO-DAY.
PLANS FOR RECRUITING OF HALF A MILLION WOMEN IN AN ORGANISATION CALLED THE "WOMENS VOLUNTARY SERVICE", WERE ANNOUNCED LAST EVENING.
M.P. ASKS RETALIATION AGAINST BRAZIL
London, To-day.
The Dowager Lady Reading is at the head of the organisation, which will not be officially asso- ciated with any of the defence forces but will work in close co- operation with local authorities, Government departments and other women's organisations.
A.R.P. DUTIES
Main duties, which will be of a with air raid precautions. pacific nature, will be in connection
In the Commons yesterday, Sir Joseph Leech (Conservative) asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
It is stated there are at least 22 whether, notwithstanding the tem- different capacities in which mem- porary loss to all concerned, hebers might serve in time of emer- would impose prohibitive duties on importations of Brazilian products into the United Kingdom pending cessation of the default which had extinguished £80,000,000 of British savings.
gency.
Women between 17 and 65 are being invited to volunteer, whether married or single. Members will receive training in anti-gas and general A.R.P. measures.
There will be no uniform and no attempt to copy a military type of
The questioner urged this action on the grounds that as diplomatic protests were disregarded, unless organisation.
the Government made clear to for- eign borrowers that ill-treatment of British capital would be met by tariff reprisals, no British subject would invest in the future in for- eign countries, and as a result, in- ternational trade would contract and unemployment would increase.
Sir John Simon replied that the Government attached the greatest importance to the resumption of payments on the Brazilian external debt, and were in close consultation with the Council of Foreign Bond- holders. 'He had considered Sir Joseph's suggestion, but did not think it would achieve the object the honourable member had in mind. -British Wireless.
BOAT DRILL
In a speech last night, the Home) Secretary, compared the boat and lifebelt drill undergone by passen- gera at sea to the measures of pre- paration against danger of air of the new organisation to help. attack, in which it was the purpose
of
They all hoped there would be no objection for putting into prac- tice A.R.P. measures, but he be lieved that a demonstration Britain's preparedness and of the country's capacity as a free com- munity to organise itself for its own protection, was the surest way of preserving peace.-British Wire- less.
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