Gift Goods

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 November 1915, Page 2

Gift Goods

J> THE 01'" LiVEiIFOUL - ru^'D. Jb'roni Air. Gavin AL Hamilton, aide do camp t'l^'Jie Guvernor, iiio Chronicle is in rew'.u'. '• Um; coaim unkation that follows;— The following letter lias been received by her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool iroin Lieutenant-Colonel A. 13. Charters, officer commanding the New Zealand liaise Depot, Alexandria: "I have the honor to notify you tint the gilt goods forwarded by the Maheno were duly collected, and are now being distributed. Unfortunately, just as the goods arrived our forces Buffered very .severe c;fsualities, and it has ■jeen most difficult to trace many nt the men for wliom personally addres- . sod parcels have been sent, and i to not send out such parcels on any ottchance. All units at present in Egypt have bad their gifts handed to thorn, and those at the front are receiving ihem as fast as their requisitions ootno iB "Owing to our heavy losses it was dimply waste to think of sending over i') Arissao 1000 gifts per battalion wii-m each unit could muster only 200 men; the goods not immediately issued uotild simply have been destroyodi ly enemy' shells or wasted in other ways, 'unsequcutly 1 sent a circular to eacii (•.jmmanding officer oi company, etc., tasking him to let nic know the number <) men left in his unit lrom different districts. Here was delay again, a* liic fighting was so heavy that I liavo rot yet received replies from all the officers written to. However, as these ;,nive they are immediately attended to "1 am sure everyone appreciated \cry highly your thoughtfulness iu f.applying our brave lads with co vnand it is a matter for sincere ; egret that so many of our poor feii .w& will not receive those sent to tiioiii. Would it not bo possible mi future to make goods tor "general liisti ibiition" ? Jdo not wish to dictate or interfere in the very slightest, I.nt our men are now so scattered and ;; :'c likely to be so in the future that i ! , will b(i difficult to trace them; also eases addressed, lor example,""' 4th Reinforcements, (ith lleinloucements, etc., ;.re practically impossible to deliver, j0 I .'cause immediately these reinfoiver.ents join our force they are split •:)> a iiong the original troops "and so absolutely lose their identity. I make i :e.se suggestions not only for conveair.ice in distribution but also for tho 6, ke of quicker delivery. If all goodj e me for "general distribution" they can immediately be dispatched 'en bloc' a cording to the average number ot n en in a unit. Please accept'my sincere thanks on behalf of officers and men ot the New 7. aland Expeditionary Force for the ihouglitl'ulness of the promoters ol yo 1/ fund: the ladies may rest eonte.it t'at none of the results of their "labour of love" is wasted, and as far as possible everything goes where it is in-