To the Editor of the "Nomru-Cinxa Daty News" that Hocal Britons may now register Suman your today's Issue 1 read for service with HM. Forees in France, I also believe that a fund has been started to nance the return home of the contingent, Tam a married man, with two children, and we are totally depen ent on' my job for our support, am not in a financial position to take my family home and T am certainly. not going to leave my family here! without any means of support, nor am I inclined to take my family' back to England when their evacuation elsewhere may be considered nocessary.
Tam prepared to serve my country. as other members of my family did ath 1 was in England at the in 1914, but do not know where my
outbreak of the war and then volun. tered my services in any capacity, but was advised that I could best serve my country by returning to} Shanghai and "carrying on," Hav. ing now returned, "it appears the general opinion that I chauid have Femained in England until wanted, Could any reader enlighten me as to the position of my family should T proceed home to Aght and will those responsible for the advice given to me when in England inform me whether T can "best serve imperial interests by remaining at my post in Shanghai." I want to do my best for my country and for my wife and family, but who can tell me what is best 16 do?
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