PATRIOTIC APPEAL
CAPTAIN SCOTT'S MESSAGE. Last night “John Bull” (Masterton Patriotic Fund Appeal) was reading the letter to the public written by Captain Scott on his last Polar trip. “For my own sake I do not regret this journey which has shown that Englishmen can endure hardships, help one another, and meet death with as great a fortitude as ever in the past. If we have been able to give our lives to this enterprise, which is for the honour of our country. I appeal to our countrymen to see that those who depend on us are properly cared for. “Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes' and our dead bodies must tell the tale but surely, surely, a great rich country like ours will see that those who are dependent on us are properly provided for. R. Scott.” The last note in Scott’s diary ran:— “For God's sake look after our peoples’
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 April 1942, Page 2
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178PATRIOTIC APPEAL Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 April 1942, Page 2
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