Only Ten Failures to Report for Duty in China Last Year London, Feb, 14.
Replying for the War Office questions in the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Duff Cooper stated that out of over 2,000 Section A reser= vists who had rejoined the colours 2,100 had been sent to China, The rest had been relegated to the re~ serve or discharged for medical un= fitness, Only 10 had failed to report.
Only tworreservists, who were im hospital, were now detained abroad. As regards the number still unem= ployed, there was considerable: difficulty in keeping in touch with, the men, and figures, siid Mr. Duff Cooper, were apt to be misleading fe was specially communicating: with each reservist who had return~ ed from China asking whether he had obtained employment or desired. his name still to be registered with, the society which was making: special efforts on behalf of the reservists. As soon as he had the Tntest figures, based on this com. munication, he would communicate: with the questioner.
In reply to a further question Mr. Duff Cooper stated that the: cost of the Shanghai Defence Force:
to March 81 next would amounts to about £4,100,000.
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