TALK TO ANZACS.
QUEEN AT S.A. HOSTEL
Lord Bledisloe Inspects N.Z,
Troops.
CONFIDENCE IN FORCES. United Presa Association.—Copyright. (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, July 3. The Queen chatted with Anzacs when she visited the Salvation Army hostel for troops on leave. Lord Bledisloe, former GovernorGeneral of New Zealand, visited the New Zealand camp and inspected unite, ineluding the Maoris. He congratulated the officers and men on their self-denial and patriotism, and expressed confidence that the land forcee would distinguish themselves as the New Zealand sea and air forces had already done.
Lord Bledisloe congratulated the troops on their obvious fitness, cheerfulness and smartness, and said their selfdenying patriotism in coming to the Old Country in the hour of need strengthened Britain's inflexible determination to achieve victory, adds a British official wireless.
The Minister of Supply, Mr. Herbert Morrison, in the House" of Commons, said he was communicating with the Dominion authorities with a view to arranging for Dominion troops to eend letters home free of postage.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 157, 4 July 1940, Page 7
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