MILITARY SERVICE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 September 1939, Page 6

MILITARY SERVICE

ACT TO BE EXTENDED ALL MEN BETWEEN EIGHTEEN & FORTY ONE. LIABLE IF CALLED UPON. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 1.22 p.m.) RUGBY, September 1. “The main and most satisfactory point to observe," Mr Chamberlain observed in concluding, “is that there is today no need to make an appeal in a general way for recruits, such as was issued by Lord Kitchener twenty-five years ago. That appeal has been anticipated by many months and the men are already available. “So much for-’the immediate present Now we must look to the future. It is essential, in face of the tremendous task confronting us, more especially in view of our past experiences in this matter, to organise our man-power this time upon as methodical, equitable and economical a basis as is possible. We therefore propose to introduce legislation directed to that end. A Bill will be laid before you which for all prac-, tical purposes will amount to an expansion of the Military Training Act. Under its operation, all fit men between the ages of eighteen and fortyone will be rendered liable to military service if and when called upon. It is not intnded at the outset that any considerable number of men other than those already liable shall be called up, and steps will be taken to ensure that man-power essentially required by industry shall not be taken away. “There is one other allusion which I should like to make before I end my speech, and that is to record my satisfaction and the Government’s satisfaction, that throughout these last days of crisis Signor Mussolini has been doing his best to reach a solution. It now only remains for us to set our teeth and enter upon this struggle, which we ourselves earnestly endeavoured to avoid, with a determination to see it through to the end.” “IT HAS STARTED” FRENCH PREMIER’S REGRET. EVERYTHING DONE TO AVOID IT. (Received This Day, 12.45 p.m.) PARIS, September 1. “It has started.” said the Premier, M Daladier, before a Cabinet meeting. “We did everything we could to avoid it.” Poland has formally invoked French aid. NOT CONCERNED ITALY AND AERIAL BOMBING. (Received This Day, 12.45 p.m.) WASHINGTON, September 1. The Italian Attache notified the United States orally that since Italy “would not take any initiative in military operations,” the matter of aerial bombing of civilian population did not concern Italy. NAZI DUPLICITY THE DEMANDS ON POLAND. REJECTION ANTICIPATED. (Received This Day. 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, September 1. Contrary to previous reports “The Times” diplomatic correspondent, in a last edition, points out that the German proposals were a complete surprise to Britain, which was not told officially. The points were read over rapidly to the British Ambassador, Sir Nevile Henderson, on Wednesday. The Germans informed Sir N. Henderson that the proposals were not being communicated to him or to Britain because it was already then too late. The Polish Ambassador was not given the proposals until last evening, about the time of the German wireless announcement that they had been rejected. It is stated officially in London that the Gorman points are in nowise a reply to the British proposals.

The Lords Prayer written four times on a piece of paper the size of a penny stamp is the accomplishment of Alfred Gordon Cridge, aged 18. of Paeroa. The work was done with the naked eye. Mr. A. Cridge. the boy’s father, is also adept at small writing.