NEW ZEALANDERS ENGLAND

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2556, 2 September 1915, Page 9

NEW ZEALANDERS ENGLAND

ATTENTIONS TO .THE WOUNDED. In a letter recently received by Messrs. Alcock and Co., Ltd., the wcjl-loiowti billiard people, interesting reference ismado to the representative of this Dominion in London, the Hon. Thomas Mackenzie, and to the treatment' experienced by invalided New Zealanders, who aTe recuperating at Home. Thus Writes Mr. P. "WarnfordDavis, from whom the , communication came:— . ; "I see a good deal of your High Commissioner, Mr. Mackenzie; Ho is a splendid fellow! During his.ternv of oflico hex*© New Zealand has been kept.w the fore, and is now spoken of as generally as 'the,other daughter States. This "used not to be the case until. his advent, i do hope the Government at your end will thoroughly recognise the work he does, and give liim all adequate support. Hp works ceaselessly. I will give you an example: There is a. Military Hospital at Chichester, near my country house, andthere were some New Zealand and Auste.li.Ml wounded tIITO. down to stay generally visit the hospital .and fetch tlieni out five at a time ana talcs them for a drive somewhere in our car, then to the seashore at Selsey, ami finally back to the garden for ten. Olio of the men stiid that lie was puzzled w know how it was that he so quickly sot news from liome when lie arrived at L! 11 - cliester,' until he found tlmt Mr. 7,i0 had soujht out the New Zcalandcra and had advised their parents and friends by cable as to their condition. Tinsi w Immensely appreciated. .It rocs to show how good your Commissioner is.