EMPIRE'S WAR EFFORT GATHERS MOMENTUM.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 236, 4 October 1940, Page 7

EMPIRE'S WAR EFFORT GATHERS MOMENTUM.

ALL PEOPLES HELP.

Enormous Contributions In

Men And Material.

British Official Wireless. (Reed, noon.) RUGBY, Oct. 3. The whole of the Empire's war effort is growing with ceaseless momentum. By the end of September, between 50,000 and 60,000 men of the Volunteer Militia will have concluded camp training , in Canada, and, during 1941, nearly 300,000 will have been trained. In addition, it is unofficially estimated that the total of Canadian troops now in England is over 46,000.

As announced in the firet week in September, the Canadian Navy then ■numbered 125 veseels, while the It.C.A.P. is expected early in October to have a strength of 20,000 officers and men, of whom 10,000 are in the Empire air training project.

Canada's material reeourcee represent a highly-important factor. The current wheat crop is estimated by the Dominion Bureau of titatietice at 561,000,000 bushels, which ie about 5,000,000 below the record harvest in 1928. Oats, barley and linseed are estimated to be above the total for last year. In nine month* Canadians bought about £130,000,000 worth gf war bonds.

In Australia, the establishment of a new infantry officers' training school will raise the output of officers to nearly 2000 per year. There has been a great expansion of air defences in North-East-ern Australia, involving expenditure of many millions of pounds. It ia proposed that the strength of the Australian Air Force will be at lea«t 8500 officers and men.

Seven Australian shipyards are building 50 pati'ol craft to the design of the Navy Board. Twenty of these are In' tended for the Admiralty, but each ship will be manned by Australians and named after Australian towns. Two Tribal class deetroyeve which are Under construction in Australia will, with the King's approval, be named Aruiita and Waiiaminga, names of two aboriginal tribp*.

The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation hae handed to the Australian Government the 100 th Wirraway plane one year after the production of the first one. This means an output of £1.000,000 worth of planee in the first year of production. The members of the 15,000 Australian war savings' groups now number 1,250,000—0rte-eixth of the population. Dominion Airmen. There are now 1000 New Zealandcre in the R.A.F., while 8204 men have vol' unteered for the R.N.Z.A.F. as pilot* And 8189 for the technical staff.

In South Africa, the Transvaal gold output for August broke the record at almost 1,200,000 line ounces. The South African Air Force continues to take part in many successful raids on Italian baees in Africa, where the Rhodeslan Squadron of the R.A.F. aleo made suceceeful attacks. The Southern Rhodeeian goldmining industry achieved its highest monthly production for 23 years during August.

In India, applications for eervice in the R.A.F. are being received at a rate of between 700 and 2000 per day, according to a recent announcement. An advertisement relating to 300 vacancit* for pilots in the R.A.F. Reserve brought 18,000 applications.

Toward* war industries, India is producing ab< it 20,000 different items. A factory survey will shortly be made -to estimate production and capacity. Hardly a .day paesee without further generous Indian gifts towards the purchase of aircraft.-

Kenya's man-power is now 100 per cent mobilised, every able-bodied man not in the regular forces having parttime training in the Kenya Defence Force.

From Canada's War , expenditure At £120,000,000 since September to the £<$0 gift from the Falkland Islands' sheep farm; from the Australian Imperial Force* 119,420 enlistments to the Seychelles ambulance, the Empire story is one of consistent generosity, and, above all, a gathering effort to victory.

(By special arrangement neuter's World eewie* in addition to other special sources ot Information. U used in tne compilation 01 ths oversea* lhtelUtctnte published In this Issue, and all ri»ht* there)* In Australia and Mew Zealand are reserved. Such or the cable news on this oege as la su headed hat appeared In " The Time* " and Is sent to thla paper by special permission, it should bt understood that the opinions axe not thote M " Ti*Ms vaitH uyrwav atM§4 Mto to*)