OVERSEAS RECRUITING SCHEME

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 127, 22 February 1941, Page 11

OVERSEAS RECRUITING SCHEME

Volunteers For England

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(Received February 21, 7.30 p.m.)

RUGBY, February 20.

Four young British residents of the Bahama's arrived recently in England to train for living duties iu the Royal Air Force. All have had flying experience in light aircraft, having learned to fly at their own expense. One holds tl.o Canadian running record. These four are typical of those now arriving m stead; streams in this eouuiry under the overseas recruiting scheme. Under the scheme British subjects abroad who volunteer for air crew duties are provided with passages Home.

One man, a Scotsman, li“:ng in I‘a.a--gonia, rode hundreds of miles on horseback to catch a ship for England at Buenos Aires. Another travelled 800 miles overland across South America to the port of sailing. Other arrivals from American countries have included British residents in Venezuela. Havana and Cuba. A large number have come from British colonies, including Hie Leeward Islands. Bermuda. Trillidad. the Seychelles and Mauritius. Among the latest, volunteers to react: London is an American citizen from Peru. He was formerly a radio officer in a South American air line and has flown light aircraft. ATI’ACKS ON EIRE SHU’S LONDON, February 20. Mr. de Valera told the Dail in Dublin that since the outbreak of war eight Irish ships have been attacked, two twice. Two of the eight were sunk, 20 lives were lost, and seven men were injured. Mr. de Valera said that in two cases Hie ships were machine-gunned as well as bombed. In a number of eases the marks of the attacking aircraft were identified as German.