THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 1, 1940.
BIG INCREASE IN INDIA'S ARMY PLANNED
Delhi, To-day.
INDIA IS TO INCREASE HER land forces, and the Com
mander-in-Chief, General Sir Robert Cassels, says that the enrollment will cover 100,000 or more men. The new Indian Army formations will include motorised and mechanised units, and the Air Force is to be quadrupled.
Sir Robert Cassels also announced that further Territorial units were to be raised, the production of both Bri-' tish and Indian officers accelerated and munitions production further speed- ed up.
Indians would be given a full share in the expansion of officers produc- tion and would be posted to all units throughout the Indian Army,
WAR TO SPREAD
WORLD OVER?
Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt yester-i
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Since the outbreak of war the regu-day submitted to Congress lar Indian Army has already gone to a first expansion of over 53,000 men. -Reuter.
COMPULSORY SERVICE
AMENDMENT
The "Gazette" this morning contains notification of an amendment to the Compulsory Service Ordinance rais- ing the age for enrolment in the com- batant group from 41 to 46 years.
No official announcement has yet been made in connection with the decision to "prune" the Key Post and Essential Services groups.
his supplementary gency programme involving over $1,000,000,000.
He asked for action without delay, and said this latest enlargement had become necessary owing to the "almost. incredible events" of the past fort- night in Europe, particularly as the result of the use of aviation and mechanised equipment.
"As long as the possibility existe that not one continent or two con- tinents but all continenta may become involved in a worldwide war, reason able precaution demands that Ameri- can defence be made more certain.”-
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HUNS CAPTURED
London, To-day. "EYE-WITNESS," TELEGRAPHING from somewhere in Norway, says many hundreds of Germans were captur- ed following the fall of Narvik and others are believed to have escaped in mufti.
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Narvik station, however, still stands. The Norwegians say. the German supply of T.N.T. gave out.
The accuracy of the fire from British warships during successive bombardments of Narvik lo cm- phasised by the small number of civilian casualties.
Polish Chasseurs
Paris, To-day.
A brigade of Polish Chasseurs took part in the battle for Narvik and captured numerous prisoners and large quantity of German war terial, including cannon, anti-tank guns, mortars and machineguns.
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The brigade inflicted losses of 200 killed and wounded on the enemy, while its own casualties were light-
Ferro-concrete jetties have broken and twisted under the weight of the explosives but the majority of the| Reuter.
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