The troops doffed their caps and cheered Mr. Eden, the Secretary of State for the Dominions, who welcomed the Canadians and said that the British people would never forget this great act of ce-operate "The task before us, 4 declared, "may be long—and it certainly will be tough—but in the assurance of the peoples of the British Commonwealth is a certainty of final victory."
The Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Force, Major-General A. G. McNaughton, replied, expressing his gratitude to the King and Mr. Eden, as well as to the navy for their splendid safeguarding of the troops across the Atlantic.
The Canadians then entrained for a camp in the distant part of England, where they will undergo a period ofi intensive training.—Reuter.
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