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Levin Daily Chronicle, 11 April 1918, Page 1

Mr J. W. Gerard had a happy way hi Berlin of chaffing the great war lord and dictators. A Grand Duke said to the Ambassador at a reception:—"Germany will win this war. Then let America look out.'' "How will' Germany win?" said Mr Gerard calmly. "With her submarines, with her gases, and, above all," said the Grand Duke, "with perseverance. Perseverance, Mr Ambassador, always conquers." "Always?" said Mr Gerard, winking at a fellow-countryman. 1 1 How about tlie hen on the china t'ggT"

Says the "Wairarapa Age": There is serious, need to reform in the method of treating returned wounded soldisrs. The experience of several Masterton and Wairarapa soldiers afford striking testimony of this fact. Three or four wounded men who returned with a recent draft were receiving special massage treatment in England, and on the voyage out. They were informed, before leaving the ship, that this treatment must be continued in New Zealand or they would probably have -stiff limbs for life. On reaching Wellington they were ordered to report at the Masterton Hospital. This they did, but they discovered that there was no apparatus and no masseur at the hospital. Consequently they received no treatment. They have to repoyt at the hospital once a week, but their wounds are not receiving the requisite attention, and they are gradually becoming worse. The matter has been represented m strong terms to tho Minister of Defence by Sir Walter Buchanan, M.L.U. It is understood that the Masterton Hospital Board proposes appointing a masseur, but this appointment has not yet been made.