THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 3, 1940
INVITATION TO
VOLUNTEERS FOR
Boy, Supreme Crest
QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
WAR SERVICES QUEENS
London, To-day.
THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR and National Service announces that the operation of the schedule of reserved occupations has been relaxed in order to permit men of or above the age of reservation in certain occupations to võlunteer for service in the forces or in the civil defence services.
Men in occupations
included in
List One (numbering 42 occupations, including editorial staffs of news- papers, periodicals and news agen- cies) may volunteer for any branch
UTILISING
of the defence services, but men in BRITAIN'S
occupations in List Two (including masons, boot-repairers, senior clerks, cooks, dock and harbour workers and for lithographers) can be accepted service only in their trade capacity.
MAN-POWER
London, To-day.
Further relaxation of the schedule
The Royal Proclamation is also being made in order to per-
of notifying another 2,000,000 mit the recruitment, irrespective ages of reservation, of a large num-men of their liability for mili-
and road-making ber of building operatives required by the B.E.F. in tary service is generally wel
France, and also certain classes building operatives duties in A.R.P. rescue
Reuter.
BRITAIN
of comed.
for full-time services.--
AS MILITARY POWER
London, To-day.
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of Britain's The greatness effort disposes of German gibes that Britain is willing to die' to the last Frenchman.
Also, the methodical calling-up over a considerable period indicates British ability to utilise man-power
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industry and service, thus avoiding the waste and confusion so con- spicuous in the last war, when the acceptance of compulsory service was qualified by strong opposition and widespread misgiving, even after 17 months of desperate campaigning.
This time, on the other hand, the scheme is warmly approved in all Temps," in a eulogy of Bri-sections of British opinion.--Reuter. tain's efforts since the war began, writes:-
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"Traditionally a great naval power, England has, in a very short time, become_a_great military power un- der pressure of the necessity of con-- This is a ducting a victorious war. magnificent effort, worthy of a great nation.
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BRITAIN'S TRADE WITH DENMARK
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London, To-day,
MODERNISED ROADS IN BRITAIN
LONDON, TO-DAY.
AS THE MINISTER OF TRANB- PORT RECENTLY EXPLAINED, ALL ROAD IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE WHICH HAD REACHED AN ADVANCED STAGE BEFORE THE OUTBREAK
DESPITE OF WAR ARE BEING completed, THE GREAT STRAIN IMPOSED BY THE WAR EFFORT ON THE COUNTRY'S RESOURCES OF LABOUR AND MATERIAL.
Thus the Winchester by-pass which incorporates the latest types of “half- clover-leaf" and fly-over junctions, will be opened next week.
Traffic signals, on a new principle, designed to give priority to main road traffic, are being fitted at important crossings.
In this vehicle-activated system, all signal lights
are at red until the Prince Axel of Denmark and M. traffic reaches the detector pads.
On the main roads, secondary de- Mohr, leadery of the Danish delega tion, returned to London yesterday.to tector pads, 200 feet back from the resume the Anglo-Danish trade nego-crossing, ensure favourable treatment tiations which :: were adjourned over for through traffic and the mechanism The rest of is timed to give passage to such the Christmas holidays. the Dänfili delegation is expected to traffic without requiring deceleration. mrrive in London: at the end of the unless cross traffic has already been
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