London, July 6.
An estimated 250,000 Britons aged 30 registered for service today, swelling the man-power for the defence of the British isles well over the 4,000- 000 mark, 1,250,000 of whom are already under arms.
Many of the latest recruits were forced to shoulder wood fen model guns and drill in civilian clothes until factories catch up with recruiting stations.
The total registration by the end of July will probably be near 5,000,000, with men aged 31 scheduled to register July 13, those aged 32 on July 20 and those aged 33 July 27—
United Press. here Jast night as a result of Ger many's virtual rejection of the Monroe Doctrine and reports that British cruisers had established a blockade around Martinique, French Island in the Caribbean, French quarters here feared that! fighting might break out at any minute between French forees Martinique and the British naval unit The Martinique authorities are sup. porting the Petain Government of France which signed the armistice with Germany and Tay.
'A large shipment of American war planes, which had lo America for France only a few days before the French capitulation, was understood to have been taken to Martinique French ships. The British Navy is determined not to permit these planes to fall into German hands, it was believed here.
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