TAUHERENIKAU CAMP

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2880, 19 September 1916, Page 6

TAUHERENIKAU CAMP

* HEALTHY, BUT DULL v SOLDIERS WANT RECREATION. Tauherenikau Camp, where tho Nineteenth Reinforcements are under canvas, continues to be a popular one with officers and men,. despite -the high winds which occasionally sweep over it. But all ranks speak of the dullness that exists in the caihp after parade hours. Greytown is five miles away, and Featherston is four miles distant, while to reach Featherston Camp, two miles along the same road, costs from Is.'to 25.-6 d. a man. What officers and men desire is more means of recreation' in the camp. Both the Church of England and the Salvation Army have institutes, made of canvas, on the ground, but these are small. Recognising this, and in . spite of the fact that Tauherenikau may be only a temporary camp, the Army has begun tho building, of a large wooden institute. The Church of England representative is Chaplain-Captain Mullineux, and ho is making strenuous efforts to assist in providing places of rest and means of recreation for the offioers and men in camp. In response to the appeal made by him in The Dominion recently, the following have sent donations of money and material to Chaplain-Captain- Mnllineux: — Miss L. M'Hardy, Palmoraton North, hooks and magazines; Mrs. A. Oliver, Maiigaweka, cheque for £5 55.; Mrs. R. Druitt, Paraparaunm; and Mrs. C. H. Mirams, Kelburn, hooks and magazines ; Mrs. S. Bolton, Pahiatua, playing cards and books; Mrs. Maurice Cohen, Palmerston North, balaclavas and sock 6; Mr. W. H. Atack, United Press Association, AVellington, chequo for £1. Mr. Atack has also promised to bring the matter before the committee of the Savage Club. The Church "of England Military Affairs Commi£Eee_ has provided a tent for officers, and it is now being erected in a substantial manner. To furnish it somo chairs and several small tables are required. A Church tent lias also been erected. 'Die gifts of books and magazines, and socks and balaclaves, havo been much appreciated by the men. Some form of motor is urgently required for tho use of the chaplains in the camp. Captain Mullineux' makes a special appeal to sportsmen to provide seven first and seven second prizes, preferably medals in bronze and silver, to bo awarded to tlio members of the first and second teams in a soven-a-side football contcst, which he is arranging, with the permission of tho Camp Commandant, Lieut. Mason. Such contests are very popular among the men, even those who feel that they are not lit enough to stand 45 minute spells of football entering into the games of 15 minutes' play.