African Union, in announcing the distribution of the permanent defence force said that there would be five di us, allot which would be stationed in native territories on the borders of them, and that they would have six batteries of artillery. If the Defence Act worked well, other nations would be circumspect in their dealings with South Africa. s*s The Defence Act lays down the principle of the liability of every citizen ton mint in the defence of the country. The scheme, which is modelled on the Swiss system, provides, however, only to train annually the number of citizens reasonably required for defence. The number of men required will be periodically fied by the Government and the training will last for four years between the ages of seventeen and twenty-five. The Act provides for compulsory cadet training, where it can be carried out efficiently Coloured persons are entirely excluded from the scheme. The defence forces are! divided into (1) permanent force, (2) coast and garrison force these two forming the first line of defence; (8) citing force reserve, forming the second line: (4) National Reserve, third line—Ep.
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