BRITAIN’S PREPAREDNESS
FINE SPIRIT OF SERVICE H.Z. VISITOR'S IMPRESSION [Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND. September 29. “ Britain’s preparedness and the spirit of the people on the eve of war created a tremendous impression on visitors,” said Mr G. Morton Smith, general manager of John Burns and Co., who returned after eight months abroad. He said that people from other countries who were in England in August were filled with admiration at the way the situation was handled _ and the united efforts made. They paid a glowing tribute to the women who were helping in all manner of ways. “ The confidence of the British peoplebefore the actual struggle began was wonderfully inspiring. The > way the young men accepted conscription showed a determination to play their part, and I was impressed with their splendid physique. The organisation of the factories for war was a remarkable contrast to 1914, and the strength of the Air Force was revealed in the many finely-equipped aerodromes that seemed to encircle the country.
He added that in France there was a similar spirit.
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Evening Star, Issue 23384, 29 September 1939, Page 8
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176BRITAIN’S PREPAREDNESS Evening Star, Issue 23384, 29 September 1939, Page 8
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