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General Lord Gort, broad- casting during the B.B.C. Sunday evening service on the anniversary of the out- break of the last war, asked what had been at fault to bring this new catastrophe upon us.
We were responsible neither for the ambitions of the lenders were to- of great nations who
for the day our enemies failure of their peoples to check their lust for domination.
nor
But had we, the British people, I been in all resport above reproach? "Surely you and 1 nre conscious that
and personal considerations have at times taken prevedence over the higher ideals of our democratie etvilisation.
In the pursuit of material gain and possessing, da so many did, a picament life, plenty of relaxation, and not too were up to long hours of 101, forget to the strength of Britain in the past has been built up un ser- service to God, survlex to our country, and service to our fellow-
Without Bris conception of service
Neglec no great nation enn riture ing our religious obligations and in the pursuit of pleamire we filled the roud's tast deserted the churches
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before being picked up by boat from another vessel,
Child's Experience
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Soniù said: "We were among the last to get away and the first to be rescued. When we got on deck after the torpedo had struck the ship we were told to go to the bow and get into a life-boat. My sister Barbara gol down the ladder and Derek wnя following down the rope slung from the ship's olde
"By the time he reached the water, the e-boat had pulled away and Derek had to climb up again.
We
were then told to go to the stern but As we were running along the deck we were told that the ship was going down.
"We rushed back to the bows and climbed down the rope. We found a raft and all scrambled onto it.
We sit up. "We tried to were thrown down again by the terrifie
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Hinessed in 1914,"
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To what purpose was all this saya- To hn- gery of total war inflicted?
pase by force an abhorrent creed on free peoples and to satisfy the lust fur domination of one man to whom the text "Love thy neighbout is thy- self" is meaningless
Lord Gort concluded: "Strong, therefore, in the support of our faith and of that armour of God of which St. Paul speaks in the Jeason we have just heard, we de- dicate ourselves anew to this crusade, which shall rid the world of
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vers of his staff had gone to an aero- drome to give final instructions to the emissary he was sending by air to the commander of the Japanese Army that had crassed the border in 41 n the north, .182 n.
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It is not yet clear how big the operations were at Dongshing is the French communique merely spoke of Japanese "crossing the border" and of the French offering stiff resist-
ance.
It is expected, however, that the matter will soon be cleared up. Pro- bably a joint Franco-Japanese cum~ !
ject later to-day. munique will be issued on the sub-
New Blow To
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (Domel). OTTAWA, Sept. 22 (Reuter)--The Finance Department announced that Another severe blow to the Japanese the second $300,000,000 Dominion has been dealt by the decree that the war loan has been heavily over- fishing activities in Mexlean waters
by all exceping members of subscribed.
Mexican Fishermen's Union has been New York Mr. Ilsicy, the. Finance Minister, banned.
the According lo declares that the response has again demonstrated the unity and resolu- "Times" a report from Mexico City tion of the Canadian people in the says that the presidential decree was.
American-sponsored. cause for which they are at war.
ITALIANS NOT HAPPY ABOUT WAR, ADMITS MUSSOLINI
LONDON, Sept. 22 (Reuter).-Herr von Ribbentrop look an affectionate farewell of Signor Mussolini at the Palazzo Venezia to-night prior to his departure from Rome for Germany,
The Axis powers are keeping fair-frevolution Into an imperial sphere, ly mum about the scope and results of the paper says that the Italian people living through the war are following Ribbentrop's visit to Italy:
Perhaps the Nazi Foreign Minister, the exploits of their sons with the paper rave Il Duce a few tips on how to emotion and enthusiasm. deal with the British. He has always! It is possible, however, thought himself on expert on that continues, that some sections of the populace are not of this opinion, but subject.
they must be looked not only among the main people but among certain narrow circles.
Il Duce's Admission Perhaps again he gave the Italians
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