The Archive · 1934

Active Servicemen Released

The purpose of the new corps wus tw release fit men for active set~

Turning, te the tank, Mr, Duft-[Cooper said that it was the most! formidable weapon in the world improvements had been tremendous since 1918, It was impossible to foresee the effect of inventions on the indica-that the invention of bullets joree armour was progressing. faster than bullet-proof armour.

He not necessarily"

rihwest frontier of Indin the swamps. and Shanghai, where the Japanese for that tanks and armoured ears were 1 hindrance to operatic Referring to the additional £150,- }000 required this year for the work: faireratt guns, sonnel.

Replying to the comment of Sir Francis Acland, Liberal member for th Cornwall, that the E:

d_the sum of only" £54 Tespect of barracks construction at Hongkong, Duff-Cooper sai that, the amount was to cover in-Jauivies. The whole matter would Jagain come before the House next year, when there would be opportnity fully' to consider it—Reuter,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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