occupation of the Rhineland and the fiver and Belgium's fear of invasion, Is to make the Maginot line of steel and conerete cover the whole of the frontier. The Defence Minister in Paris proposes to carry the Line, from where it ought to join the Belgian line, to the seacoast along the French northern boundary. The Bale vicinity is to be made a great fortress and the Line to be continued down the Swiss frontier to the Lake fof Geneva, Closing the mountain pass fat Bale and taking the Line south fo Geneva is a reply to the German plan of Invasion by that route, In the new Berlin plans there are many Swiss strategic points and more froniler troops ce. that France Is treating, both Belgium and Switzerland alike in not depending on their neutrality being respected. Both these countries will constrict their own defences and It will be less of a temptation to Germany to break through the lines of a small state if there is a French barrier to negotiate afterwards and not a clear road as in 1014. Britain stands by France and Belgium on general policy.
Col. H. H. Wright Is gazetted takeing over the direction of supplies and transport in China as from December 8, Col. F. Casement is to be the new. Deputy Director-General, Army Medical Services.
Lieut.-Col. S. W. Kyle from the Sth Diviston in Palestine is to be the new Assistant Director-General.
"Col. F. Roberts. V.C., is to, command the Ist Royal Warwickshire Regiment." There is a reminiscent sound about this announcement allied to famous "Bobs" and his one. It Is, however, only a colneldence but this new "Bobs" is travelling the road of the great one. He Is already a Colonel, V.C, DSO, OBE, ME. and Gold Medalist of the Order of was GSO. 2 in China, fan ex-Worcestershire offeer.*
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