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SPEED-UP IN PLANS OF

OF CANADA | LARGE

LARGE TRACTS IN

TRACTS IN LAOS

LAOS AND FOR SENDING MORE MEN AND

CAMBODIA CEDED TO THAILAND

MATERIAL AID TO BRITAIN: FRESH IN JAPANESE MEDIATION IN

RECRUITING DRIVE IN AUSTRALIA

TO SEND AIR FORCE TO

Empire Air Training Scheme GERMANY

Strength To Be Doubled Over Million Men Now On Active Service In The U.S. Army

THERE IS TO BE A SPEED-UP IN CANADA'S PLANS FOR SENDING MORE MEN AND MATERIAL TO THE SHORES OF BRITAIN AND IN AUSTRALIA THERE IS TO BE A NEW RECRUITING DRIVE, STATES A LONDON MESSAGE.

According to reports published in London yesterday Canada intends to attain the following objectives in 1941-

Provision of 25 CANADIAN AIR SQUADRONS for service overseas with graduates from the Empire Air Training scheme;

The present strength of 36,000 MEN in the Empire Air Training scheme to be doubled;

Increase in the Canadian Navy to 413 SHIPS and 27,000 MEN by the end of March next year as compared with the present strength of 175 SHIPS and just over 15,000 MEN;

Construction of destroyers and long-range bombers.

THE FOLLOWING FORCES ARE TO BE SENT OVERSEAS:–

3rd Canadian division now in training in Canada with a complement of corps. troops; balance of the corps troops of the 1st and 2nd Canadian division now in Eng- land; army tank brigade and an armoured division,-(Special)

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Emergency Meeting Of Yugoslav Grand Council

PRINCE PAUL, THE REGENT OF YUGOSLAVIA, has summoned an emergency meeting of the Grand Council for this afternoon, states a London message. All political and military leaders will attend the meeting.

In the meantime, screams of German mechanised troops are continuing to pass through Bul- garia and 30,000 have been, moving towards the Greek and Turkish frontiers..

Every aérodrome in Bulgaria

-On Other-

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2 Colony tennis tourney draw;

Hockey League soccer.

3 Radio programmes; Coming

events: Cinema notes.

4 More, U. 8. destroyers for Britain; Huge British, bud- get; Crossword puzzle; Ap- pointment of Auchinleck pleases;

5 China Clipper passengers.

6 Leading article: Whither

Vichy?

DU. 8. naval construction.

19 Finance and commerce.

11 Round the Police Courta.

has now been occupied by the Germans-(Special)

HITLER'S INSISTENCE

NEW YORK, Mar, 11 (Reuter It is reported from Belgrade that Hitler insists Yugoslavia joins the Axis Tripartite agreement instead of a separate friendship part

An Axis source in Sofia says Ger- many has made proposals to Greece för a settlement of the Italo- Greek war.

GERMANY WILL BE BEATEN

MR. PAUL TIERNEY, Editor of the New York Times, who has just returned to America from London, stated, according to London message:-,

"I went to Britain fearing Germany was on the verge of winning the war. I have re- - turned certain that Germany. will never win the war and am confident that Germany wi'l be decisively beaten."----(Special)

Reuter adds that the com- pulsory military training period for young men of 21 years old has now been ex- tended from 30 days to four months.

Between 6,500 men will be called up monthly from March 15 this year. It is estimated that between 40,000 and 80,000 recruits will be needed this year for an active

army according to wastage and. casualties. The. Army training schools, for training all branches of tradesmen for the army and accommodating 2,000 students, are beginning operations in May at Hamilton, Ontario

ALBANIA:

NEW YORK, Mar, 11 (Reuter) — Germany is preparing to send an air force and equipment of the most modern kind to Albania "to enable the Italians to drive the Greeks back into their own coun- toy."

"Specific Information" to this effect has been received, states a Washington despatch NEW YORK TIMES.

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very strong points. We have taken Thaliand will acquire rich areas of Cambodia owing to French about 300 prisoners including a acceptance of Tokyo proposals backed by Japanese armed force, ac- number of ousters *******

cording to latest despatches. The map shows the areas in question,

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Chaotic Conditions In Immigration Department Described At Inquiry: Pointed

BORDER DISPUTE

TOKYO, MAR 11 (REUTER) — THE FRENCH AND THAI GOV- ERNMENTS HAVE FORMALLY AC- CEPTED AND INITIALLED THE JAPANESE MEDIATION TERMS IN THE DISPUTE BETWEEN IN- DO-CHINA AND THAILAND.

ESSENTIAL POINTS

The essential points of the mediation terms "are:

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FIRSTLY, France cedes to Thai the district of Paklay"and other regions north of the boundary between the provinces of Bat- tambang and Cursat, and the re- gion on the right bank of the Mekong River.

SECONDLY: all ceded 'terri- tories to be made demilitarised zones and French nationals and the people of Indo-China to en- joy absolutely equal treatment with nationals of Thal through- cut the areas in respect to en- try, domicile. occupation and other pursuits.

THIRDLY, the frontier to be fixed in accordance with the principal deep water channel, but the two Islands of Khong and Khone will be under the sovereignty of Thai and will be jointly administered by France and Thai and the existing es- ta lishments on the islands shall belong to France.

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Criticism Of Appointment ITALIANS Of General Agent: Officials Testify

CHAOTIC CONDITIONS IN THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT were describ- ed by three official witnesses who gave evidence yesterday when the Commission to in- quire into the allegations made against the Immigration Officer and his staff began its sittings in the Council Chamber.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION, THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR ATHOLL MACGREGOR, said, in opening, he wished to observe that the inquiry was a public one and that both through the English and the Chinese Press invitations had been extend- cito "members of the public to give evidence. He wished again, Str Atholl said, to stress that invitation.

NEW INDUSTRIES Canada has been enriched, by refugees fleeing from Axis aggres- slon, to the extent of £5,000,000,

The principal witness call- according to the Canadian Immi ed yesterday was MR. E. W. gration Director and over 100 new PUDNEY, A.C.A., Accountant- industries have been started.-General, who gave evidence (Special)

at length on what he describ-

AUSTRALIA MEASURES Hundreds of men are required

ed as the "chaotic conditions"

that he alleged existed in the to provide for the Australian Im- perial Forces overseas and recruit-Immigration Office in Marina ing is being commenced in Vic House during his visits to the toria at a rate over the present office. quota of 1,500 men

New recruiting schemes for other States are also planned. (Special)

U.S. GOING AHEAD The United States home defence programme is going ahead by Cont'd Fage 7, Col. 3

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A register that had been kept

at the Office to show the Issue of permits in serial number Wis maintained until January 25, since when it seemed to have been abandoned, Mr. Pudney stated. The failure to maintain this re- cord meant that it was impossible

NAZIS BEGIN SUPREME OFFENSIVE AGAINST BRITISH SHIPPING

For the week ending March 3, 29 SHIPS, totalling 148,000 tons, were lost as the result of enemy action, states a 'London message.

This is the third highest figure for any single week since the outbreak of war.

Of the 29 ships, 20 were British, of 103,000 tons, eight Allied and one neutral,

It is pointed out that the Germans have now apparently begun their supreme offensive against British shipping and we must expect our ups and downs.

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British ships still journey in all the world trade routes and, as the First Lord of the Admiralty pointed out, the Britlin Navy was now doing, what Rye Allied navies did in the last war, with much success.

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Admiral Bir Andrew Cunningham said, on Monday: "A good many springs may go but Britain will still continue to remain mis- tress of the sess."--(Special)

MR. E. W. PUDNEY

to see that 100 per cent. revenue was obtained.. There was a similar lack of records in regard to de- posits..

Mr. Pudney also criticised the appointment of officers to the Department and referred especially to the appointment of Mr. E. A. von Kobza-Nagy as general agent, an appoint- ment that he said, was con-- trary to Colonial Regulations,

as Mr. Kobza-Nagy was totally unsecured although he handled. Government monies and re-

ceipts.

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ABANDON GUNS AND EQUIPMENT

The latest Calro communique reports fresh advance by Imperial forces on another front in Abyssi- nia, states a London message.

These forces are reported to have captured an escarpment near the Sudan border where the Ita- lians abandoned four guns and other equipment Including arm-

MASTER OF MUSIC,oured cars.

TO KING DEAD

The patriot forces have captured

Sir H, Walford Davies, K.C.V.O., another town and are pursuing the " O.B.E., Mus, Doc., Master of Music Italians further inland.

to the King since 1934 and who

has been a popular broadcaster ever since Its inception, has died

MORE PRISONERS

In Italian Somaliland the ad-

at the age of 71. states a London vance Into Abyssinia continues satisfactorily. Many hundreds of

message.

Sir Walford organised interest-prisoners have been taken includ- ing concerts for soldiers in war-jing an Italian commander, a rest- time and was knighted in 1922. He dent commissioner and his staff, arranged the highly successful RAF. bombers machine-gunried Jubilee Concert and the music for and bombed enemy positions in the Coronation of King George VI. Eritrea destroying petrol dumps The late Sir Walford Davies was south-west of Asmara. Enemy organist of St. George's Chapel, planes approached Port Bals and Windsor, from 1927 to 1932. dropped a few bombs but no dam-

(Special)

age was, caused.-(Special).

Today's News Summary

HITLER IS REPORTED to be insisting that Yugoslavia sign the Tripartite Pact. Prince Paul, the Regent, has summoned an emer- gency meeting of the Yugoslav Grand Council for this afternoon. Mechanised Nazi troops, meanwhile, are porting through Bulgaria.

CANADA'S WAR EFFORT is to see a big speed-up in the plans for sending more men and material to Britain... The Empire Air Training scheme strength is to be doubled.

IN THE UNITED STATES the home defence programme is pro- ceeding apace and now there are more than a million officers and men on active service in the US. Army.

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GERMANY MAY SEND AN xir force and the most modern equip ment to help the Italians In Albania where local operations by the Greeks continue "to be crowned, with success. A further 300 prison- ers have been taken.

THE DISPUTE BETWEEN French Inido-China and Thailand has been settled through Japanese, medlation which has resulted in large tracts of Laos and Cambodia being ceded to Thal. The areas affect- ed are to be demilitarized.

"

PORTSMOUTH WAS THE centre of German air activity over Britain on Monday night while Cologne received the attention of the Royal Air Force for the 61st time:

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