The Government of India has come to the conclusion that, for purposes of an urgent expansion of India's war effort, it has now become necessary for India to follow the example of Britain and introduce compulsory ser-view for military and, in certain eases, for civil and industrial purposes, Mr. L. S, Amery, Secretary of State {for India, revealed this decision in the House of Commons yesterday when he introduced new legislation which was, in the main, designed to ov come difficulties' of a technical character in the event of a complete interruption of communication between India and Britain, To facilitate conscription in regard to British Indian subjects, Mr. Amery said, an appropriate ordinance was to be issued very shortly by the Governor-General.
Tt was, on the other land, beyond the competence of the Government of India to conscript European British subjects, and accordingly the authority
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