"GREAT BRITAIN IN EARNEST."

Taranaki Daily News, 26 June 1916, Page 2

"GREAT BRITAIN IN EARNEST."

, PREPARED ON LAND, SEA AND AIR, i "Two years ago Britain was unpre- ' pared; she was not then a military na•tion. Rut when we see what has been . done in the way of preparing men, . material, and- equipment since the outbreak of war, we can understand how Great Britain has worked and improvised during those two years. It shows that Great Britain is in'earnest." That was the note of "Alft well" struck by the Minister for Defence, Senator Pearce, when, together with the Governor of Victoria, Sir Arthur Stanley, he saw the "Britain Prepared" Army and Navy films in Melbourne recently. "We have a special interest in these pictures," he said "They bring home to us a special lesson. They teach us in direct words that if it is the duty of Great Britain to prepare herself for war, how much more is it flicir duty of Australia and the other Dominions to be prepared. We should leave no stone unturned to he as fully armed as possible, so as to take our places alongside those men whom we have sent yonder and those whom we are still sending. We must see that not only is Britain prepared, but that we are prepared also." Sir Arthur Stanley's tribute to the work of the Empire was one of admiration for what has been accomplished, and of the necessity for Australia doing her full share in the big task of beating the Hun. "When we, have seen every arm of the service at exercise; when we have seen the complete equipment of our soldiers; when wo have seen them in mimic warface; when we have seen the men, who attended recruiting meetings in Trafal-gar-square, preparing for war, and finally going oil' with cheerful confidence to the front, we can understand how the Old Country is preparing for the war that has been thrust upon her. We in this part of the Empire every day send messages of sympathy and encouragement. But we can do more. We should send our men to take their full share in the work which is being done by the Allied armies." This remarkable series of "Britain Piepared" films will be shown here at the Theatre Royal, commencing next Thursday, June 2!). The box plan opens at Collier's this morning.