Singapore, Apr, 23. follow "Holland's example of using non-Buropeans in the regular defence forces of garrisons in the Far East, fortress company of Royal Eners is to be formed at Singapore from non-European personnel enlist ed locally, and it Is likely that a Eurasian Regiment will be formed soon, Malaya already has a Rejimani of Malay soldiers, and the Volunteer Forces include enthusias-ie Eurasian, Malay and Chinese Th Hongkong unskilled Asiatic per= sonnel ig to assist In manning const Aefence armaments, In the Netherlands Indies, 75 per cent. of Holland's Colonial Army are non-Europeans, who are. eligible 10 come non-commissioned and ¢om-missioned oticers and some of them fave trained at the Royal Military Academy in Holland, Some have at-{nined the rank of major—Reuter.
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