THE HOME GUARD.
MACHINE-GUNS ISSUED. LONDON, Aug. 12. The Daily Telegraph says that thousands of light machine-guns will shortly be issued to the Home Guard. There are many improvised strongpoints in tlie country where the rifle would be of little value in an emergency, lienee the decision to equip the units with guns capable of rapid fire. These guns and also millions of rounds of ammunition were recently purchased in the United States.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 219, 14 August 1940, Page 7
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73THE HOME GUARD. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 219, 14 August 1940, Page 7
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