THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 30, 1941
ARMAMENTS PRODUCTION IN INDIA
SIGNIFICANT OF THE cooperation between India and England in the matter of armaments production is Mr. Bevin's scheme for bringing Indian workers to Britain for training.
A number are coming to be trained at Govern- ment training centres and they will return to their own country to use the knowledge they have gained to assist in the development of war industries in India.
Recruitment of the first batch,
fo arrive has been carried out by Indian national service labour tribunals. This Arst batch is 50 trong and colisists of young men About the age of 20. Coming Trumm all parts of India they are 0124273 who have already had ## certain amount of industrial ex- perience.
These now ઈંત the way are only the vanguard. A further
batch will follow them and If the scheme is a success others
will follow them
TIME
LIMITS
SET
NO ALERT IN LONDON AGAIN
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For the third cessive night London had no alert up to late hour last night, but some bombs were dropped in a district in East Anglia and enemy aircraft were also reported over the south-west
of England. Reuter.
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T.U.C. LEADER IN
Time limits have been NEW ZEALAND
Before leaving they were set by Government for manufacturing firms to
ten Taibed in Bombay
behalt
of the Government of India, an
the meeting wa addressed by submit their schemes for
number of distinguished dian, includu Mr. Jushi.
the Indian T.U.C
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consolidation and concen- tration of industries.
THE BRITISH TUC DE- LEGATE. MR W HOLMES, BROUGHT A MESSAGE FROM FIVE MILLION BRITISH TRADE UNIONISTS TO A NEW ZEA- LAND MEETING OF CON-
IN FRERES
WELLINGTON WHICH UNANIMOUSLY PASS- ED YESTERDAY A RESOLU- TION CONGRATULATING THE PEOPLE OF BRITAIN, PARTI- CULARLY WORKING MEN AND Trade declared in the House of WOMEN. ON THE DETERMINA- Commons yesterday that the time! TION THEY ARE DISPLAYING limit for voluntary
schemes for! IN THE PRESENT TITANIC collon spinning Arms was fixed STRUGGLE, for May 15, and for cotton weav- ing firms at May 27.
Voluntary schemes already no- tified embrace 25 per cent of the After arriving in London the labour force in less essential inte party will go on to Un 01 401 dustries and represent a turnover government training centres, of £50,000 000. which are training people 111 Britain and will play a useful The Pres dent of the Board of part in the drive to increase the production of armaments. There the first period of their training will be spent.
The centre has room for H large number of trainees and 50 of these places will be set aside for the Indians while
the rest continue to be Alled by Eng- lish men and women,
The training course will
be similar to that given English trai- In addition to their board and lodging the Indians will re- ceive 8/- a week pocket money and dependent's allowances will be paid by the Government India, British Wirelss
nees.
BRITISH GIFTS TO B.F.R.D.C.
of
IF SCHEMES WERE NOT SUBMITTED BY THOSE DATES, GOVERNMENT WOULD TAKE HAND
THE QUESTION IN
THEMSELVES.
Mr. Oilver Lyttleton announ. ced other dates, not later than
May 31, for proposals from 1098 eriential industries and added that large and small firms alike. not making arrangements for concentration in a smaller num- ber of units. will have to face certain consequences.
Their labour, in many cases. will have to be taken for muni- tions or for the armed forces. Moreover, where there is a shor- tage of raw material, its prefer- ential alocation to nucleus Arms will mean the effect will be felt by other firms. Reuter.
DENIAL BY AIR CHIEF
"As we have been
The resolution further pledged their power to assist in defeating the aggressor nations.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Peter Fraser, and several Ministers at- tended the meeting, to which Mr. Holmes gave the British Union- ists' assurance of victory, streng- thened by the knowledge that New Zealand workers were with them. in the struggle. -- Reuter.