POOR RECRUITING
NEW INFANTRY RESERVE RESPONSE IN ENGLAND [By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright; Received Sept. 18, 8.20 p.m. LONDON, Sept. 17. The Times says that recruiting o the new infantry reserve is worsi than disappointing. Although it wa: intended to enlist seventeen thousam men, so far only 286 have joined up. A British official wireless messagi dated September 1 last stated that re cruiting had been opened both fot the new infantry section of the Arm) (supplementary reserve) and for tin new national defence companies of th( Territorial Army. The two new re serves have been established as a par of the Government’s programme foi making good the accumulated de liciences in national defence. FOR DEFENCE OF FRANCE PHYSICAL TRAINING COMPULSORY LEGISLATION PENDING Received Sept. 18, 9.36 p.m. PARIS, Sept. 18. "In the interests of national de fence,” the Government will shortl; introduce a Bill making physica training compulsory for all younj Frenchmen attending schools, under i system graduated, according to ages The latter portion of the training will be under army instructors.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 222, 19 September 1936, Page 9
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