PALESTINE ARMY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 212, 6 August 1940, Page 8

PALESTINE ARMY.

“TURN WILL COME.” GAZA, July 30. Soldiers throughout Palestine. including every member the A.I.l 1 were assembled, round wireless sets this afternoon to hear an address by the General Officer Commanding the British Forces in Palestine (MajorGeneral God at in-Austen). fn n short lighting speech, which created a great impression among the Australians, lie emphasised the important role being played by the troops in Palestine. . “Everyone of you yearns. to into action,” he said. “You Avill get your chance of killing as many Germans as anybody. You will play your part in the filial victory. If the Germans tiy conclusions Avith England, they will inevitably he shattered, and if baffled in the west, they will turn to the east with their Avretched collection of Italian servants. Then it will be your tUni ‘ VITAL PIPE-LINE. ' “At present you ate guarding a vital pipe-line. You are protecting the Suez Canal. You arc keeping the peace in a country where, if you left, German invents would, as they did before, create disorder and bloodshed, and open the way for a German occupation. “No longer are we protected on the north by a strong ally in Syria. If there are disorders m Syria, where the Germans are doing their best to foment them, then it will be your task to prevent the disorders from spreadU 1 At the conclusion of' the address massed hands played the, Nationa Anthem, and every soldier m f alestmeBiitish, Australian French Czech. Polish, and Spanish—sprang to attention. ■