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THE HONGKONG ¦ TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1938.

Too Many Recruits for Britain's New Army

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Hore Belisha Introducing Far-Reaching Reforms

London, Mar. 10.

More men are trying to join the British army than is required. This was revealed by Mr. Leslie Hore Belisha, War Minister, when introducing the Army Estimates to the House of Commons to-day. He added that they were applying at the rate of nearly 60,000 a

year.

Planes Brought Down

Hankow, Mar. 11, Chinese aviation headquarters an- nounce that tour out of the 18 Japan- ese planes which raided the Shensi capital on March 8 were brought down by Chinese pursuit planes in two separate dog-fights.

Two Japanese machines were shot down by the Chinese at Stan, while two were brought down by another Chinese squadron which was return Ing to Bian after ralding Fenglingtu on the north bank of the Yellow River, opposite Tungkwan.-

Reuter.

DR. SCHACHIT APPOINTED REICHSBANK PRESIDENT

Berlin, Mar. 10. Herr Adolf Hitler, German Chan- cellor, has reappointed Dr. Hjalmar Schacht to be President of the Reichsbank for a period of four years.

United Press.

of divisions better suited to meet the

commliments.

Mr. Hore Bellsha asked why, un- like the Navy and the Air Force. should heads alone be counted in the army, and fire-power and mobility discounted. He proposed measures

gressive

At the present time over 500,000 soldiers had been raised in Britain under the voluntary system, and they can be mobilised for action in the various fields of Britain's imperial responsibility. This figure excludes the 150,000 soldiers maintained in the Dominion, the to alter this. He mentioned the pro- Indian Army which, with reserve, is 170,000 strong, and the many thousands in the local forces of the colonies and protectorates.

"We suffer no difficulties in man-power," continued Mr. Hore Belisha, "but its correct organisation distribution."

Discussing the considerations which Impinge on the distribution of the army, Mr. Bellaha pointed out that the number of units to be stationed in India is predetermined, and as an

and

sive elimination from soldiers'

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Embassy Spokesman Explains Censorship

Roosevelt Not Rushing Reform Plan

Washington, Mar. 10. It was Indicated in the House of: Representatives to-day that Presl- dent Franklin Roosevelt would not for anti-monopoly legislation during the present session. It was that President Roosevelt revented

proposes that the House should study Trust problems if he message to Congress decides to send on the subject.

It was stated that the House con by April 15, which coincides with the complete Its legislative programme:

aak Shanghai, Mur, 11. After consultation with diplomatic and consular authorities in which it

merely that the Chinese was pointed out censors, when they were in control, never claimed the right to scrutinise copy before its issue from the foreign ignore the Japanese censors demand, news agencies, it was decided to and

Indications that Congress may ad- journ on June 1.

not even to acknowledge it. Later a Japanese Embassy spokes man announced that it was not neces

In his last message to Congress, sary for foreign news agencies to President Roosevelt recommended a adhere to the demand of the censors, six-year programme for the ullisa- at least insofar as it concerned agen- tion and conservation of the nation's cies belonging to States with extra water resources at a cost of U.S. territorial rights in Shanghal, that is $2,111,091,000. This would involve Reuter, United Press and Havas. work on flood control, irrigation, As regards agencies whose States water-power rivers, harbour Im- had not extraterritorial rights, that is provement, recreational waters and Trans-Ocean and Tas, the question | wild-Ilie conservation.-United Press.

was one which would have to be re

ferred to and worked out between the agencies and the censorship Jureau-Reuter,

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The following is the list of local

OUR GUIDE TO THE

drill of all superfluous postures and share quotations issued this morning: CINEMAS

superfluous gadgets requiring polish, and that new clothing be adapted for the soldiers increasingly mechanised function.

WARRANT OFFICERS

A warrant officer to-day surely was capable of commanding a platoon, therefore he proposed to enlarge the

complement of warrant officers by the creation of a new class of this soldier, and

and also to effect a reduction eight British battalions stationed overseas, excluding India in subalterns, which in turn, would

enable officers to

to rise more rapidly. and Burma.

were

now

The Government proposed to ex- REVISION REQUIRED

periment with direct enlistment for Lord Haldane's strategic reserve twelve years with the colours, with essential feature of

of the distribution

of fixed division required revision in certain prospects (subject to suit- was that units at Home were inter-the light of developments, especially

of being re-engaged for a changeable with units in India, the

e in the strengthening of

defence pension pace of the re-adaption of the rest methods. There should be two types Other financial benefits include of the British army was influenced of division, the first of which was four cumulative increments of three- by the speed in which the Govern motorised, based on the light machine pence per day at the end of the first, ment of India found itself able to

mechanised gun, and the second

second, eighth and thirteenth years, proceed.

armoured division, based оп the in addition to a special 3d. increase Continuing, Mr. Hore Bellsha said tank. Battalions of the former Divi-for proficiency pay. There would be the duty of defending England against slon should each possess 50 Bren guns. an increase in family allowance for an air attack was entrusted to the The object underlying the changes married men over 20 to 17, and Territorials with a total establish- was for an inflexible organisation of additional allowances for children ment manning 70 batteries and 108 the regular forces at Home being cap-The new rates would take effect on searchlight companies. Twenty-able of producing a greater number April 30,-Reuter.

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