DETERMINATION OF FRANCE.
“In France we have no illusions as to the duration ol the war,’’ writes a lady in Paris. “The war is going to Ire a long one,’’ the letter continues, “but we are convinced that we shall have victory, and triumphal victory. For six months my two sons have been at the front in Champagne, commanding convoys of munitions transported by motor cars, 1 hey are exposed to grave dangers, but have been spared so far. I hope it will he the same in regard to your dear ones. Our aviators are performing marvels of intrepidity. My children write to me that the firing ot shells on that unfortunate city of Rheims is continual, but they are now so accustomed to the noise that they take little notice oi it. Besides, the results are nil. The aim is always directed at one object. Although grievously struck by the loss of so many ol her children, the heart of France is stoical and full of enthusiasm. Everyone feels also for the allies, who are suffering the same losses, and we weep for their brave men as though they were lire sons of France. Mourning lakes no account of nationality. All the allies are united in the sacred cause of the good of humanity and civilisation.’’
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MH19150727.2.23
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1429, 27 July 1915, Page 4
Word count
Tapeke kupu
217DETERMINATION OF FRANCE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1429, 27 July 1915, Page 4
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in