RECONSECRATION

Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 61, 9 September 1941, Page 9

RECONSECRATION

CANADA'S RESOLVE

DEFEAT OF NAZI TYRANNY

By proclamation, from September 10 to 17 is to be observed throughout Canada as a week of reconsecratidn of Canadian people to overthrow Nazi tyranny, states a message received by the High Commissioner - for Canada. On September 10, 1939, Canada declared a state of war with Germany. Then Canada's soldiers, sailors, and airmen, with reserves, totalled 68,000. Today they number 490,000. Two years ago the Canadian Navy had 15 ships and 1700 officers and men. Now it has 250 vessels and 23,000 officers and men. The Canadian Navy with the Royal Navy has convoyed over 30.000,000 tons of supplies. The Canadian Air Force two years ago had 4000 officers and men. Now there are 67,000 men of air classifications. All the ninety schools planned for this month under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan are now in operation. Over twice as many pilots, gunners, and observers as originally planned foi this time have already been turned out. Over 20,000 men have been trained in ground-crew trade schools. Canadians bought War Bonds and Savings Certificates worth 1,460,000,000 dollars (£NZ400,000,000) and contributed about 20,000,000 dollars (£NZ5,500,000) to auxiliary war services. ■". Free-will gifts to the Government total nearly 2,000,000 dollars (£NZ500,000). . ;. MUNITIONS AND FOOD. In rapidly increasing volume Canada is turning out war munitions and supplies. The:production'of Bren guns in July-was 30 per cent, over-the number called for in the recently revised schedule. Two additional chemicals and . explosives plants have begun to produce, bringing the total in production to eighteen out of the twentythree planned. ..-.-.■.... Food. shipped to Great Britain includes 200,000,000 bushels of wheat, 7,000,000 barrels of flour, 13,000,0001b of honey, nearly 15,000,000 dozen eggs, 1,000,0001b of concentrated milk, and thousands of tons of canned goods, By December 800,000,0001b of pork products will have been sent. By March 112,000,0001b of cheese.