THE LITTLE VICTIMS.
PATHETIC SCENES AT MEMORIAL SERVICE. ADDRESS BY BISHOP OF LONDON. Loudon, June 21. There were pathetic scenes at a memorial service for the infant school victims in East London. -Sixteen coffins, laden with dowers, were placed in the church overnight. A touching episode was the entry of twelve tiny class-mates of the dead children. The King and Queen sent a message assuring the parents that they were thinking of the seddened homes and the early ending of young and innocent lives, which was more pathetic in the cruel and tragic circumstances. The Bishop of Loudon preached. His Lordship said he had never witnessed a more touching sight. He mentioned that the school children of a country village had sent him a wreath. He did not believe that the mourners wanted sixteen murdered German'babes to lie dead in order to avenge their own children, but they must demand strong naval and military action. The strongest punishment should he meted out to the perpetrators and designers of the raids who murdered these children.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1729, 23 June 1917, Page 3
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174THE LITTLE VICTIMS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1729, 23 June 1917, Page 3
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