WAR ITEMS

Grey River Argus, 27 December 1941, Page 1

WAR ITEMS

'E.O.W. RUGBY, Dec. 23. The War Office announces that the cadet force will be largely expanded. The training of the cadet force has, during recent months, been brought up to date and is now designed to afford the boys the preliminary instruction which will be valuable to those who join the regular army or the home guard. Although the cadet force is not part of the home guard, every encouragement is given to cadets to join the home guard, as soon as they are old enough. In this way the cadet force will play a part not only in its special task affording pre-entry training for the army, but also in the larger scheme for training youths - which is under the direction of the Board of Education. LONDON, December 24. It is reported from Rome that General Barzoerlli was killed near Naples. No explanation has been given.’ RU.GBY, Dec. 23. General Odium, now Canadian High Commissioner for Australia, formerly Commander of the Second Canadian Division, on saying goodbye to his troops, in a special order of the day, declared he left the Division with a nearly breaking heart. “In you I have great confidence. I am proud of you. I know you wi.,l play your part of the game, like meh. Never before has so small an army faced so great a task. _ Only by strength of spirit can it win.