Canberra, Aug. 1.
Over 70,000 additional Australians will go into military service, as a result of yesterday's call-up, says the Sydney wireless.
There are already 120000 men in camp in Australia, The figure of 70,- 000 includes the 21-year group, which is already in camp, in addition to four groups called up yesterday.
Australia's war effort shows a big step up on that of the last war. Enlistments for the Army, Navy and Air Force up to June 30, were 122,000 an increase of 26,000 over the figures for the first ten months of the last "war. These figures do not include 15000 men who volunteered for the ALF. but who were retained in munition work and other óccupations.
The total number of men under arms in the ALF. and Home Defences on June 30, was 185,000. Over five times as many munition workers are now employed as at any time during the last war.—Reuter.
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