The Archive · 1939

Latvian Premier Speaks

Riga, Oct. 12.

"We are determined to fulfill alt the obligations arising out of our 850 Germans Interned In India London, Oct. 13.

Eight hundred and fifty out of 1,500 Germans in India have been arrested for linternment, according to an animent made here today. The total includes Germans, Austrians and a few suspect Czechoslovakians. Although Nazi propaganda was widespread and a number of persons were Known to be engaged in that tivity, there was no hint of resistance, and- only one succeeded in eseupin: Reuter.

Contribution Ottawa, Oct, 13.

One of Canada's greatest contribu ons to the Allies in the present con-Het will be the training of 6,000 pilots annually and, if necessary, the Increase of this gute eventually to 20,000 or 25,000 annually.

This tremendous effort for a coun-toy of 11,000,000 Inhabitants "is possibly due to the ideal geographic conditions in the country which make aircraft training possible, and to the advanced development of commercial aviation in Canada, There are already 22 elementary schools in which pilots will be train-fed for 50 weeks, although this train= Ing period be reduced to 26 weeks, The pilots then take a course Of special training along RAF. lines.

British pilots and those of the Dominions will receive their clement-ary training in their own country and will polish up in Canada—Havas.

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