WOMEN OF THE EMPIRE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 114, 18 May 1918, Page 2

WOMEN OF THE EMPIRE.

SIR DOUGLAS EAIG REPLIES TO QUEEN MARY.

LONDON, May 3. Queen Mary's letter, containing a message of hope and praise from, the women of the British Empire to, the Navy, Army; and Air, forces, has been published. in a special i order of. the day for the information rof the troops iii France, with the following telegram to the Queen from Sir Douglas Haig : . "The message Your Majesty, sent to the Army and Air Force, -in th? name- of, the women ot the British ; Empire,.-will inspire with new ;strength and fresh determination all those •ljrave •'. men from every-part of ■ the Empire who,' on the, battlefields ofl France and Flanders, are, lighting so caltantly for all' they; hold most dear.

"They who: with their own eyes daily see women amA children homeless, their once peaceful and prosperous villages and towns ruined, and in flames, are resolved that: their own loved ones and homes shall not share that suffering. "No peril can be too great, no sacrifice too extreme. to save their- country from such a fate. v Side by side with our gallant allies, whose wrong we feel as our own, and as our own are detei ; - mined" to set right, we will persevere in the fight against all odds until' victory is finally achieved. : v "In this great struggle; we are heartened by the love and confidence of the women of the British-Empire, to which Your Majesty's most gracious message has given such moving expression."