THEATRE OF WAR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24594, 30 April 1941, Page 7

THEATRE OF WAR

VAST EXTENSION LIKELY WARNING TO CANADIANS LEADER’S PREDICTION (Rec. 8 p.m.) OTTAWA, Apl. 28. The Prime Minister, Mr Mackenzie King, speaking in the House of Commons, warned Canadians to be, prepared for “ an extension of the theatre of war on a vast scale.” He predicted that there might be a Nazi drive in the Gulf of Persia as the commencement of a huge pincers movement against the whole of the continent of Asia, accompanied by simultaneous attacks against Singapore. Gibraltar, and the Suez, and an attempt to invade Britain. “ Now as never before we must view things in their perspective,”, he said, “and it is important to realise that as long as British resistance continues the issue cannot be lost." The Minister'of Labour, Mr,N. A. McLarty, announced, that Cahada would be combed from coast to coast for competent workers to man the shipyards for intensified building to assist Britain He said that the machinery of the national register and the Unemployment Insurance Commission would be used in the campaign to transfer workers from less essential occupations to the shipyards. The Defence Minister, Colonel Ralston, announced that Canada now had 70.000 troops overseas and another 118.000 have enlisted for service overseas She also has a large home defence militia. ” . Colonel Ralston added that overseas recruiting had been slowed down because of shortage of transport and shipping.