To the Balter of the "Nonti-Cuwa. Darcy News"
Smm—Mr. RG, Menzies. the Australian Prime Minister, in a National jrondeast on June 17 said in, part werything Impeding the success of the voluntary system of enlistment for overseas would be removed."
As. one who Is closely connected with the men. of Shanghai who are of military age and those over milltary age, who express a desire to servo their King and Country, 1 feat that there is no lack of the volunteer spirit, in Shanghai, except that there May be an odd few deserving of the white feather, but there are definitely "Impediments" that should and can be removed by a few taipans and boards of diveetors in order to encourage and effect the enlistment of the volunteers?
To. the taipans and boards of directors concerned I would say, let's take q more generous attitude -t3 those "of your stof who are willing to volunteer, N 1915-1 Shanghai, June 19, Essay in, Nostalgia 'Sm—With vivid interest Ihave followed the events' in Syria because To the Baltor of the Tknow the country and the people, "commit-Cutwa Dany News" really "the many peoples" there, pretty well: For me it was not only, Eas my" anaes him who Sebcres 2 Fat kindly this ranting rd Bee "guesion whether. the French troops woul it still more on 'But would judge me tu Jest, Just a which side the fighting peoples of who mistakenly' thinks that Lochsblet [Syria would stand, the peoples of the deserts and of the mountains. Be~ sides the French troops there are in
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Syria two fighting forces: the Bedouins—the "Arabs of the deserts, For. sping of Tike splashes black on often called "the men of the black tents"—and the who live for Ang THE pet of auld Scotland the greater part in Jehol Druse(the retannd the heh Mountains of the Druses).
'Of the tribes living in' the Syrian Dear Scomy Tib thinking the name that desert the Ruwalla is one of the mightiest. Their chief was, and is perhaps still, Nuri Shaalan, a man with big influence in the desert, T. E. Lawrence mentions him several Yeiehide me for deeming Deanna a miss 'Wile' the arend' "is aware "of het 14 goer ter hat bet on &n wert moh ting ris Heck fcwagan, atts lume at wat, 0 Toe: Dunogn or Tnellan whose beauties led free the toon.
White. the Bipsrs were stirring the Awa' wit ye mon, whosoever 'Ere "thige tuning' ""mong" "memories For the hana, on love stretch away andy shalt lia us dear Seotlnd forever Shanghai, June 17, Damascus
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