COMPULSORY SERVICE
More Support For Defence League
HAWKE’S BAY COUNTY Dominion Special Service NAPIER. February 12. Support, for ibe objective of the De-fein.-e League, tiiat national compulsory service shmiTd be instituted, was unanimmislr aero rd ed at a meeting of the Hawke's Bay County Council today. "In this war we ai<' engaged in a lifc-and-doalh struggle and it is up Io us to do all we can to help Britain, because if she should fall we know the inevitable result,” said tile chairman. Mr. C. C. Smiili. Cr. F. W. AVilkie said that most settlers in Wniknre riding were returned soldiers and the big majority favoured compulsory service.
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 119, 13 February 1940, Page 10
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