THE QUEEN'S MESSAGE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 240, 28 June 1918, Page 3

THE QUEEN'S MESSAGE

: 4 "NAVY, ARMY, AND AIR FORCE." The message issued by Her Majesty the <Queen on May 1 was addressed to "the men. of our Navy, Army, and Air Ponce." The wording shows the new status of the Air' Force, which has ceased to become a mere adjunct of the oilier fighting forces. The Air Force is now a distinct service, md stands on the same footing; with' relation to the Government and the nation as the Navy and the Army. The complete message was as follows :— "To the men of our Navy, Army, and Air Force, I send this message to tell every man how much we—the women of the British Empire at Home—watch and pray for you during the long hours/of these days of stress and endurance. "Our pride' in you is immeasurable, our hope unbounded, and our trust absolute. '■■ "You are fighting in the cause of righteousness and freedom, fighting to defend the children and. women of our land from the horrois that have overtaken other countries, fighting for our very existence as a people at Home and across the seas'. You are offering your all, you hold hack nothing, and day by day you show a. love so great that no man can have greater. We on our part send- forth with full hearts and unfaltering will the lives we hold most dear; we too are, striving in all ways possible to make the war victorious. "I know that I am expressing what is felt by thousands of wives and mothers when I say that wc are determined to help one another ■ in keeping om homes ready against your glad homecoming. "In God's.name we bless you, and by His help we too will do our best. "MARY, R."-