UNITED FAMILY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 263, 7 November 1939, Page 7

UNITED FAMILY.

VALUED ASSISTANCE

Dominions' Contributions To

Empire's Cause.

MILITARY AND ECONOMIC

(Rprolvod p.m.)

RUGBY, November fi.

Th« military, as well as economic contribution by the Dominions to the Allied war effort includes mobilisation of ships and naval men and the rapid expansion oL naval construction. The Dominions have undertaken all measures lor local defence.

Canada is organising a di\isi<./i t<» he available as an expeditionary torce it and when required, and is taking steps to have a. second ittady. Austialia is mobilising a. militia sO.OOO, and raised a special force or 20,000 for service in Australia or overseas

New Zealand lias a special force of HSOO already in training and South Africa is preparing forces In readiness lor any emergency in Africa. Preparation is gninjf forward with the utmost seriousness in South Africa lor possible active ftlmre in the war. There is no lack ot volunteers to bring the active dti/.en force units to war strength, involving doubling the peacetime establishment.

In tlu> economic field the Dominions contribution is impossible t<> overvalue. Mr. Mackenzie King's remark that Canada besides becoming the 'traditional granary of the Commonwealth of Nations, may also become its arsenal, is typical of I lie \alue of the Dominions effort in the common cause.

Southern .Rhodesia anil Newfoundland are also contributing handsomely. Never before has the family of nations been mure united Lhan the British Cominiiiiwealth today

Mr. R. (J. Casey. Australia, broadrusting to night reviewed Australia s war measures, lie said that Australia in spending ten tunes as much on defence five \ear- ago. Her Air Force is rapidly e\pitndinir and the \a\v, which lie described a- an effective force, is working \ery 'closely with the Royal Na \ v.

Munitions manufacturing has been built, up to produce many types of weapons and a inmiiiiition. "The last tiling I did before leaving Australia a I'Mie three weeks a-o was to arrange for the manufacture of H>o training

aircraft nnd fm- maiiv thousands <>f new pilots U4 |,, n ( ~t- great Km pi re air training .scheme.

'Our itiilllit illriwill not only nicet pract icallv all our own riM|uiremcntSi but «e can help t.► supply other British communities side of the world. produce great ijiiantities of wool, wheat, meat, butter, sugar, dried fruits and metals, and all these things we will supply to you here to the limit of our