IF THERE WERE A RAID.
DUTY OF EVERY BRITON. DRIVE ENEMY TO THE SEA. (Times and Sydney Son Service*.) LONDON, November 25. Mr. J. c. Wedgwood, Liberal member for Newcastle-under-Lyme, in the House of Commons, invited the Government to advise civilians what to do in the event of a German raid on Britain. The chances of such a raid, he said, were very small indeed, but the country ought to "be prepared. Many people...women as. well as men, would use every weapon in their possession to defend their aonntrv. &a s Opposition friend had armed his tenantry v with shotguns. j Mr. H. L. Tecnant, Under-Secretary t of State for War, replied: The first duty t the Government and the Navy had was to- f prevent an invasion. In the event of a] raid occurring the duty of everyone was to drive the enemy into the sea-as fast as possible. Emergency committees had [been formed in counties where there was j a danger of invasion.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 282, 26 November 1914, Page 5
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IF THERE WERE A RAID.
Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 282, 26 November 1914, Page 5
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