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INDIA'S IMPRESSIVE WAR EFFORT

London, To-day.

THE SCALE OF INDIA'S WAR EFFORT is most impressive when its many manifestations over the past eight months are seen in perspective; regular units of the In- dian Army are now serving overseas in France, Malaya, Aden and Egypt. Indian Territorials and men of the auxiliary forces are serving in India by the side of their professional comrades, and the Army is being steadily expanded in all-branches of the service,

Apart from the growth of regular units, eight new Territorial battalions have been formed and more are con- templated.

Pilots and mechanics for the grow- ing air force requirements are being systematically recruited and trained in India, and in addition five new auxili- ary volunteer flights have already been brought into being. Recruiting has been so successful that the authori- ties have had to slow up the rate of volunteers which came from every class. As a temporary measure 25,000. recruits were medically examined, at- tested and placed on the waiting list for gradual absorption.

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JAPAN ANNOYED. BY AIRLINE PROPOSAL:

(SPECIAL TO "China MAIL") Tokyo, To-day. A New York despatch to the Chugai Shogyo declares that Mr. Francis Sayre, United States. High Commis- sioner to the Philippines, suggested to Washington the establishment of an airline linking the Philippines with the Netherlands East Indies.

The newspaper comments that such a line would cause repercussions in Japan in view of the present diploma- tic tension between Japan and N.E.I. and the question of Japanese immigra- tion to the Islands. Havas.

CANADA'S OLDEST

REGIMENT

GENEROSITY OF THE PRINCES The Indian Princes, true to traditions, have been overwhelmingly generous. Two examples may be cited as typical. In addition to furnishing troops for garrison duty in British

London, To-day. India and making. Liberal contribu- The oldest regiment of the Cana- tions to the Indian war funds, the dian regular army was inspected yes- Nizam of Hyderabad gave £100,000 terday at Aldershot by Field-Marshal to His Majesty's Government towards the Duke of Connaught. The regi- the costs of the 'R.A.F. squadron whichment was the Royal Canadian Regi- bears his name.

ment of which the Duke has been The Maharaja of Bikaner offered Colonel-in-Chief for 25 years.-British the personal services of himself and Wireless. his only surviving son, a large sum from his private purse, six battalions of infantry, his famous camel corps doubled in strength and a large quan- tity of state products for use in muni- tions manufacture.

PRESIDENT'S - MOTHER INDISPOSED

New York, To-day. Mrs. Roosevelt, mother of President FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Roosevelt, became indisposed while So many contributions in money or returning to her New York home by in kind from rich and poor alike have automobile yesterday. She was treat- been sent to the Viceroy that he founded at a chemist's shop where she stay- it necessary to open a War Purposes ed for two hours. She was then es- Fund, the total of which is approxi-corted home by a large number of po- mately £600,000. Nor has India'slice who kept away inquisitive -per- liberality

confined to thesons.

been

central fund, for generous dona- Mrs. Roosevelt blamed the indispost- tions have also been made totion to some peaches she had eaten.- the Indian Red Cross, St. Johns Am-Reuter. bulance Association, St. Dunstan's, the

Lord Mayor's Fund and, others.

SWISS TREATY WITH›

THE ALLIES

In the industrial field the great ord- nance factories of India are produc-

Berne, To-day. ing munitions at a speed and in a 'ago quantity which a few months

The Swiss press welcomes, the Swiss would hardly have been contemplated.trade treaty with France and England. When the expansion schemes are com-

The "Voklsrecht", states: "The news plete it is anticipated India will be- will be hailed throughout, Switzerland come an important centre of munitions with satisfaction and some relief. There be production · able not only to meet her were many serious difficulties to own needs but to a appreciable ex- overcome, but this only makes tent those of the Allied forces abroad. pleasure over the final outcome: great-

er."-Reuter: --British Wireless.

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