Bombay The expansion of the of India has resulted in such a demand for ex-servicemen that some 20,000 of these have rejoined already. They are being given various static duties in garı n companies and as guards of strategic railways and prisoners of war, thus releasing younger men for field service.
The flow of recruits from the regular army thus continues uninteruntod, and expansion programmes are proceeding according to schedule. Many territorial units which have been trained to a certain point also are being invited to join the regular army. In one instance a whole battalion responded.
There is also increased_enlisting for the LA.0.C., where 500\younz Indians are being trained immediately as responsible storeman combatant to replace British and other ra and to act as reserves.
The output of the small arms school is increasing by several hund. red the Viceroy's commissioned officers and Indian non-commissioned to.stop Chancellor Adolf Hitler lie two motives—the belief that he hopes to dominate the world economically and then. with that weapon, to dominate it politically, writes Mr. Louis F. Keemle, United Press war analyst.
There can be no doubt t the sented recently.
One was the annual overwhelming force of opinion in both countries is in favour of scotching Chancellor Hitler. The only debate is on methods, especially on the extent to which the United States will go without actually taking up arms.
Unless he has changed his ambitions, and there is no indication that he has, Chancellor Hitler is out to become ruler of the World. He concludes Mein Kampf" with the ominous statement, "a state which in the epoch of race poisoning dedicates itself to the cherishing of its best racial elements must some dav be master of the world. Let the adhere ente of our movement never forget this."
Two interesting viewpoints on what the future may hold have been prereport to congress of Mr. Henry A Wallace, Vice-President, written while he was still Secretary of Agriculture.
Mr, Wallace took the view that if Chancellor Hitler wen, he would open an economic war against the United States which might be a pre-ludo to armed invasion to enforce his wishes. By such pressure, with the support of his allied and subjugated sals in the Occident and Orient, Wallace, Chancellor Hitler woud move into the United rates and Latin Amesica by a vast shifting of populations, The movement, Mr, Wallace said, would be the spearhead of political domination which would threaten the overthrow of American institutions.
Press is being made to train unit clerks combatant for cavalry infantry and artillery. A school is being established for this purpose, with an output of 1,200 a year.
The regiment of Indian artillery is being strengthened by expanding the of the artillery school.—Reu-
Fund Over £2,000,000
New Delhi, Feb. 8.
With spontaneous gifts pouring in an average monthly rate of £127,000, the Vic2roy's War Purposes Fund totalled well £2,000,000 at the end of last year.
Of this total over £1,000,000 was sent to England, including £668,000 for aircraft for the R.A.F., £113,000 for the Lord Mayor of London's Air-Raid Fund and £24,000 for the British Red Cross Society.
Payments made in India from the cluded £175,000 for war-
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