EMPIRE'S EFFORT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24421, 5 October 1940, Page 12

EMPIRE'S EFFORT

GROWING EVERY DAY DOMINIONS PLAY THEIR PART FORCES AND RESOURCES (British Official Wireless).. .;.-, ;': RUGBY,'Oct.'3.' v The whole Empire's war-effort is growing with ceaseless momentum. By the end of September between 5.0,000 and 60,000 men of the volunteer militia will have concluded their camp training in Canada, and during 1941 nearly 300,000 will be trained. In addition, it is unofficially estimated that the total Canadian troops now in England number over 46,000. As announced in the first week of September, the Canadian Navy then numbered 125 vessels, while the R.C.A.F. was 'expected early in October to, have a. strength 0f.':26,500 officers and men, of whom 16,000 were in the Empire air training project. •In other parts of the Empire Canada's materia] resources represent a highly important factor. The current isf.-estimated by u the Dominion Bureau; of Statistics, at. 561,000,000:. bushels, -which, .is. about below the- record, harvest of 1928. bats, barley, and linseed are estimated all; above last year. In -nine months'Canadians bought about £ 130,000.000 worth of war bonds. Australia's Part ; ila Australia the establishment-'oi-•flnew infantry officer's training, school will raise the output of, officers to nearlv 2000 a year-r-the number required for the A.I.F. Plans have been made for a great expansion in the air defences in North-eastern Australia involving an expenditure of many millions' of pounds on establishment of aircraft personnel. The proposed strength of the Air Force will be at least 8500 officers I, and menv - .'• ■ i -r'" ■ ;: ' ■''•'• Seven Australian shipyards are building 50 patrol craft to the design of the Navy Board, of which 20 areintended for the Admiralty. Each ship will be named by Australians and named after Australian towns. The two Tribal class destroyers under construction hi Australia will, with the King's approval, be named Arunta and Warranunga.the names of two aboriginal tribes ' The Com-., monwealth Aircraft Corporation has handed to the Australian Government the hundredth, Wirraway plane one year after production of the first. /This means an output of £1,000,000 worth of planes in the first year of .".production. Members of 15,000 'Australian war savings groups now 'dumber 1,250,000, onesixth ,'wvv,- 1 > Pilots i There\ are now-; 1000 New ZeaR.A.F. Eight thousands tw6;i-riupdred and four men have -ySuhleer.ed.'for the JrVN.Z.A.F. as pilots and 8189 as technical staff. Air Fdrce In South Africa;the Trapsyaal gold oiitpiut in Au'gust<;blfbke; .the record at''almost l;20Q;ppO fine ounces. The South' African Air "Force'; continues to take part : in .many 'successful raids on Italian-bases in the Rhodesia'ri'-gquadroni'pf the R.A.F. has also made successful attacks. The Southerh'Rhbdesiah gold mining nv diistry achieved'the highest monthly production in?23•'yearsj during August. , ■ "Z ' * :.' In Iridta service in the bein'g received, be-tweeri-itOOCand 2000 > "day. according to a'recent announcements An advertiseraent for 300 vacancies for pilot's" in :; th ; e I.A.F: reserve brought 18,000 applications: Towards war industries -Indianis'pWducmg about 20,000 different items. A factory survey will.shortly be made to estimate production capacity. Hardly a day passes without further generous Indian:; gifts A aircraft purchase, f-: V -'"*l "4 ' Keiiyft Pel'ehiee y .- Force . Kenya's manpower is 100. per cent, mobilised. Every able-bdtiied -rrian not in the regular forces -lis. having part-time'.training in the Kenya defence, force ':.;,^|fj6^^athi^itii^-Momentum '- -F^Fh'.lCap?da's: r war : expenditure of i; .#l2o^Po,bdo'since September to a £6O ."Falkland Islands sheep |arniCfrorri the, Australian Impeiii'al- Forces" 09,420 .enlistments to a "Seychelles field ambulance, the Empire story .is, ,6ite' ; bf consistent, geher.o'us : V,and,.'ab'ov.eiall, gathering effort fbrjvictpry/. '•'■ ■;