Belgian Soldier's Letter

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 February 1916, Page 3

Belgian Soldier's Letter

FtiUM DL'J llj I,Yiiuii.\.>ilv\ i CAMP. The ioilon u..g jotter c.'i'ine to jkiuu by this week's mail, addresscu from the iuterneil prisoners camp at Zeisc, Holland:— "Mr I'klitor. -As « Belgian pi isonei ol war, 1 a,in tailing tiie liberty i,. sendi you a little request. I was collecting postage stamps in Kelguim, ami my son, too. Saving much tin'ie in spend here in the camp j. would like i.> make again a collection, and I would bo really happy 11 you would be :.o kind as to publish the tact that I am n Belgian soldier, prisoner of war. i iwilil send a keepsake in exchange for some nice postage stamps Tor collection, sent registered to I'. liaudson, Hd. de ligue, Camp 11, ZeLst, Holland. The Now York Times mid) the Now York Herald have published this letter; I 'got many stamps lr.pni U.S.A. I hope you will like to iielp me to pass some hours pleasantly. . 1 beg your pardon for the trouble, and with many thanks, [ aim, dear sir, very rospeo'ttuiiy yours, F. BAUDSOS." VTe have no reason to doubt the authenticity of tiio appeal, the post stsmrp on the envelope being "Poi tvrij, Franc de Port-, Militaires estraagers internes dutus les Pays Bas,'' 'ii 'idating thai it was carried free through the post oil acocunt ol being poated by a soldier interned in Holland. Some of our readers may feel inclined to help our correspondent to "pass some hours pleasantly."—Manawatu Sta iinrd.