DEFENCE OF BRITAIN
PLANS FOR EVACUATION NATIONAL .SERVICE VOLUNTEERS TOTAL REACHES 2,041,000 (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, August 16 A revision of the plans for the evacuation of children and mothers of young children from London in the event of war is likely to bring an additional 230,000 within the scope of the scheme. About 24,000 persons applied last week to be enrolled lor national service, making a total of about 2,041.000 volunteers since the campaign began in January last. There will be a special rehearsal on Friday of the Thames ambulance service. organised by the Port of London Authority for national emergency. The crews of ambulance craft will give a demonstration of the embarkation of casualties from a fire-float on the river and from the Battersea power station. A realistic display of anti-arieraft gunnery was given before members of parliament at the anti-aircraft camp at Watchet, Somerset. Having knocked a wireless-controlled aeroplane out of the sky with 4.5in guns, the unit brought three-inches to bear on a towed target, and before long it also dropped into the sea.
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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20886, 18 August 1939, Page 7
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