MASTERTON NOTES
« I xiie wairarapa War Fund Executive in Wednesday decided to make a grant Df £100 per month for the next three months towards the Belgian Refugee Fund. Mr. E. C. Holmes, chairman of lie New Zealand Refugee Fund, stated that live hundred Belgian babies wore being cared for in England during the present winter. Ninety-nine registrations have been iiade at the Masterton Recruiting Office since February 1. < 1' our hundred mounted troopers and ■ourteen officers, together with the Featherston military band, will be present at the Masterton Show next week. The Wairarapa War Fund Executive ias decided to introduce the question of ximpulsory service at the conference of I atnotic Societies, to be held in WelJiigton next week. The-question of the treatment of New iealand sick-and wounded in the Engish hospitals was discussed by the AVai'arapa AYar Fund Executive on Wednesday.' Information received indicated jliat some of the soldiers were not resolving the extra comforts supposed to ie provided./It was stated that the--, joveriunont had not made application .'9 the Wairarapa Executive for financial assistance for procuring extra comort«. Eventually it was decided to able a. member of the London Comnittee for a report on the subject.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2692, 11 February 1916, Page 9
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199MASTERTON NOTES Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2692, 11 February 1916, Page 9
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