CANADIAN MUNITIONS.
TO BUILD DESTROYERS
OTTAWA, March 10. The Minister of Supply (Mr C. D. Howe) has announced that Canada is ready to build destroyers for Britain. Experts are en route from England. It is announced in London that Canada intends to attain the following objectives in 1941: The provision of 25 air squadrons for overseas service; the present strength of 36,000 men in the air training scheme is to be doubled and home operations strengthened ; the Navy is to he increased to 413 ships and 27,000 men by March, 1942, compared with 175 ships and 15.000 men at present; and the construction of long range bombers. Canada is also to concentrate on producing machines not obtainable in the United States.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 87, 12 March 1941, Page 7
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121CANADIAN MUNITIONS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 87, 12 March 1941, Page 7
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