Organising Britain For War

Northern Advocate, 23 May 1941, Page 5

Organising Britain For War

(Rec. 10.30 a.m.) RUGBY, May 22. Striking progress by the Air Training Corps was announced by the Secretary for Air (Sir Archibald Sinclair), in the House of Commons since the formation of the corps on February 1, he said, 1300 units had been formed, having a total strength of about 170,000 cadets.

Some 44,000 candidates for commissions had been accepted by two selection boards for service with the corps. Over 700 units had been affiliated to R.A.F. stations and all units were proceeding with training.

Marine Engine Builders

Men with previous experience in marine engine building or repairing or heavy engineering work of a similar kind are required to register under an order. The Ministry for Labour and National Service announced that men to register are those aged 20 or over who have worked for 12 months or more since January, 1929, on marineengine building or repairing.

Auxiliary Firemen

All part-time auxiliary firemen who have reached 25 years of age at the date of their registration and whose calling up for military service was deferred until June 30, are to be compulsorily enrolled for whole-time duty in the Auxiliary Fire Service at once. Several thousand men will thus be added to the full-time strength of the service. Priority will be given to those districts in which there is especially urgent need for full-time men, but, as far as possible, the men enrolled will be posted to fill vacancies in establishment in their own areas.

Such of the cable news in this issue as is so headed has appeared in “The Times’.’and is sent to this paper by special permission. It should be understood that the opinions are not those of “The Times” unless expressly to be so.