THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 21, 1940
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ANZACS IN BRITAIN Large Contingent Lands To Assist In Defence
Fit As Fiddles And Tough As Nuts
London, To-day. CONVOYED BY THE ROYAL NAVY, a large contingent of Australians, New Zealanders, Tasmanians and Maoris have arrived in England, travelling thousands of miles without an enemy submarine being able to get near them.
As they came ashore, shouting, singing and cheering, they looked in the words of BBC Observer "as fit as a fiddle, as happy as a cricket and as tough as nuts!”
"WON'T FIGHT"
YOUTH IS SENT
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TO PRISON
James Mathews, 20, was sent
prison for two months at Barnet for failing to give a satis factory account of himself to the police.
A police constable said Mat- thews, who had not registered - himself for, military service, was picked up in a cafe at South Mimms, where he had declared he would not fight for thle coun- try and said that he had pro- Hitler sympathies.
He asked one man what he thought | Canada and South Africa taking their ACID EXPLOSION of the situation. The man simply full part, we can how present to the replied: "We knew it was going to enemy a truly Imperial front—a front Badly burned following an explosion be tough."
which as he has learned from experi- of a jar of corrosive acid, Kwong As they came ashore and got into ence in the past has never been and Sing, 35-year-old godown keeper; em- the trains waiting to receive them, an never will be broken by him, How-ployed by the Kwong Sang Hong Per- Australian army band played "Waltz-ever stern the struggle, we are con- fumery Manufacturers in Hennessy ing Matilda" and "There will always fident that victorý will finally crown Road, died while being conveyed to been an England." This band was our arms."-British Wireless,
hospital yesterday. only formed a few months ago and quite a number of the men in it had never played in a band before they joined the army.-Reuter.
Australian Comment
CANBERRA, TO-DAY. ANNOUNCING IN THE HOUSE YESTER-
OF REPRESENTATIVES DAY THE ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND OF CONTINGENTS OF THE AUS-
FOR
ALL DOMINIONS ACCEPT SCHEME
CARE OF CHILDREN
TRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE AND IT
THE NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITION- ARY FORCE, THE PRIME MINIS- TER, MR. R. G. MENZIES, STATED:
London, To-day.
IS AUTHORITATIVELY stated that all the Dominions concerned have accepted the scheme for the evacuation of British children.
"It is of the greatest significance to Liaison officers are being established at London headquar-
the rest of the world that at this critical hour Australian and New Zea- land troops have joined troops from Canada in the heart of the Empire.
"The decision to disembark the forces in Britain was based on the consideration that the troops should be located where their assistance would be of greatest service to the Allied cause."--Reuter.
King's Message
The War Office announced early yesterday afternoon that "large con- tingents of the Australian. Imperial Forces and New Zealand Expedition- .ary Force, who left these Dominions in May, have disembarked at a port in Great Britain and are proceeding to their concentration areas. The troops are reported all well and in high spirits."
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The following message from King was given to the Officers Com- -manding the Australian and New Zea- land contingents on arrival: "A few months ago I sent some words of wel- come to the first contingents of the Second Australian Imperial Force and the New Zealand Expeditionary Force when they disembarked in the Middle East. It has fallen to your lot to come to the UK. itself and as you have taken your place beside us, you find us in the forefront of the battle. To all I give a warm welcome knowing the stern purpose that brings you from your distant homes. I send you my best wishes and I look forward to visiting you soon.”
Mr. Eden's Message
The War Secretary' sent a', message "on behalf of all ranks of the Army in this country,"
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In this, Mr. Eden said: “You come, at a timely hour. The enemy has thrown his weight into the onslaught, The cause of the free nations needs every measure of support that can be given. Doubly welcome then is your presence at this moment and doubly glad I know you are to be here. With Australia and New Zealand repre- sented in two threatres of war, with
ters of the scheme. When the doors were opened at 9 o'clock yesterday morning a queue of 3,000 was waiting.
It is explained the scheme does not contemplate the despatch of masses overseas but will proceed on an or- derly and expanding scale week by week.
It is not regarded as a substitute for the Government major policy of evacuation of children to places within Britain.
offers made by the Dominions and shipping facilities available. Sugges- tion for the evacuation of schools en bloc is regarded as entirely imprae- ticable.-Reuter.
Auckland Offer
Auckland, To-day. Over 1,000 British children have been Scope of the scheme is limited by offered homes here.-Reuter,
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AUSTRALIA TAKES EMERGENCY POWERS
Canberra, To-day.
The Emergency Powers Bill, simi- lar to that passed in the United King- dom, was passed by the Australian House of Representatives yesterday by 59 votes to 10-Reuter.
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