MEN AT TRENTHAM

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20094, 14 November 1939, Page 12

MEN AT TRENTHAM

URGENT REQUIREMENTS HASTINGS APPEAL Following his visit to Wellington earlier in the week, when he personally inspected the military camp at Trentham to ascertain the more urgent requirements of Hawke’s Bay men undergoing training, the Mayor of Hastings, Mr. G. A. Maddison, lias appealed for fruit —specially lemons, oranges and apples—condiments and sports gear.

The only “extra” directly requested by the men, he said, was a supply of condiments to supplement the ordinary camp food, with which they seemed very satisfied. Lemons and oranges were a more urgent requirement in his opinion, particularly in view of their value in the treatment

of influenza, which unfortunately had been fairly prevalent in recent weeks. He mentioned that he had already arranged with the Mayor of Napier. Mr. Hercock, to have a quantity o! citrus fruit sent to the camp, and undertook to forward any supplies left at the council chambers in Hastings. The need for sports gear of a type suitable for the men’s outdoor recreation was made known 10 him by one of the officers, said Mr. Maddison. He gave an assurance that anything' of this nature that people were kind enough to send would be well cared for.

Mr. Maddison said he was particularly impressed with the fine spirit that existed between the officers and men. This had been typified by the exchange of gestures of goodwill whenever they met, but throughout it all there was ev'den* a s'n-d ard of discipline. lie also praised the manner in which the .ve.i-o ~

the men was ensured, botli by Hie provision of abundant facilities for occupying their leisure and bv the attention to detail in making the living quarters comfortable. His impression was that in Trentham at least there was “everything a soldier could want.”