PHYSICAL TRAINING COMPULSORY.
DECREE IN SPAIN. (by cable— press association— copyright.) (austealian and n.z. cable association.) (Received January 27th, 8.10 p.m.) MADRID, January 26. A Government decree has been published ordering all Spaniards, both men and women, to undergo pl.sical training Only perspns certified unfit by a doctor will be'excused. Every citizen will be furnished with a card indicating his or her physical development, which will be examined every ten days. The order aims not only at the improvement and conservation of public health, but at insuring that every citizen shall be capable of taking part in the defence of the country.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18911, 28 January 1927, Page 11
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