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he could see German tanks parked Invasion we are more strongly equlp-just inside the wood. The troop ped with military defence than ever and a wonderful sight met his eyes. lender went forward to investigate
In our. annals.
We have the new BEF. at home. Its withdrawal with most of its atores was not a miracle like Dunkirk but it was a consummate fent of efficiency
There in the wood was a troop of German medium tanks with their crews on top of their vehicles doing|- a course of early morning physical training
The German, very seldom caught
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thing enough to stir the blood of with", every man and woman?
There was ane Incident in my own regiment which shown the value of sitting camouflage. One tank waR
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-All photographa entered must have been taken in the Colony of Itongkong. Photographs which live been trendy entered in other Competitions are ineligible 6-No responsibility will be accepted for non-delivery of, lom of, or dango to entries, 7-All entries to be either black, sepia, or toned pictures, and must be mounted. Caloured photo- graphs are ineligible. 0.-Pictures submitted in sepia tones
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Mr. Churchill spoke, their number hiding the vehicle from ground and
der AYNE' WOH millon and quarter. Over twice that number will be in training by the end of this summer. America and Canada os
well as the night and day drive of our own war-production will speed up their equipment,
Behind them again are the Local Volunteers already over a million. Walle our airmen wage the fight of
Bghts to hold the enemy overhead, Britain by the end of the sumner will be Impregnable to military Invn- slun.
They had just finished when roundi the corner appeared a small tractor crew in the tank waited to see if they towing a small anti-tank gun. The had been spotted. But no, the Ger mans carTIC on, stopped, and un- hitched their g, evidently having orders to cover the cross roads. Sull the tank crew did not move or fire.
The Jett
crow unhitched, the started to dig their gun in and one man actually took his coat off. This was too much for the tank gunner and once
more the situation was dealt with satisfactorily.
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But why? Because the navy is in-
One other incident from the same separable from all the rest. Sen- squadron as the last. In the move power prevents the Germans from uto Belgium we were bombed by bringing their full military strength Heinkels and Dornters, one of the to bear against any part of our land. latter a bit more daring come swoop- The question to the navy is whethering down low over the tanks. it can exceed all the legends of its
Immediately sergeant
opened 1Jp past. It is a question that goes too with his machine-gun. He
musi deep for verbal answer. The "Aye, have hit the pilot for the plane Aye" of deeds is sure.
crashed close by and all the crew were killed.
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As may sometimes happen, we wrote more than we knew when we said at the outbreak of war that em- battled Britain would have to be the eltadel of the world.
She is the mother of nations. She has been the mother of Parliaments. More and more through her modern Kenerations she has staked her all upon witeuing ideals of humanne Now, liberty and the rights of man. our country is an island-fortress in a state of siege. We are all part of the garrison vowed to fight and work fand hold until widening forces of the the New World and the Old World {alike recognise, as they will, that the { dictate of their preservation is the į support of our existence.
In Pitt's words, Britain has to sove herself by her exertions and the world by her example. To-day the thought is far more Inteful than then. There is that in this people which will excel its heritage and cope with the need.
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