New Zealand

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 85, 16 March 1916, Page 6

New Zealand

THE LATEST LIST. HOSPITAL AND PROGRESS REPORT. Admitted to New Zealand General Hospital, Pont de Koubbeb: Auckland Mounted Rifles. Trooper R. 1). Neal. N.Z. Rifle Brigade. Rifleman W. A. Sewell. Dangerously ill, 15th General Hospital, Alexander: Canterbury Battalion. Private H. R. Barnes. N.Z. Rifle Brigade. Sergeant A. W. Gallagher. Army Service Corps. Driver P. E. Clark. Admitted to New Zealand General Hospital, Pont de Koubbeb: Private Haimona Busby. Private Hiki Tautuni. GIFTS ACKNOWLEDGED. SUCCESS OF CHRISTMAS PARCEL SCHEME. It will be remembered that Messrs Skoglmul and Malone held a mart sale in the C.B.A. Rooms some time ago to provide Christmas gifts for New Zealand soldiers at tlie front from the people of A large number of suitable parcelf were duly forwarded, and also several, private parcels from donors who preferred to make up .gift parcels of their own. The Town Clerk (Mr P. Skoglund) enclosed cards with some of the parcels asking an acknowledgment if the parcels were safely received by our boys. This mail Mr Skoglund received the following letter:—■ 1 Tsmalia, January 22, 1916. Dear Mr Skoglund.—Many thanks for Xmas present received. I can assure you it was very welcome, and the boys all appreciate whatever they receive. Without doubt the people of New Zealand have done their best to make our lives here more pleasant, and have helped us forget the horror of war. As you will know ere now, the boys are all back from Gallipoli, and are again ready to do their bit," wherever the authorities pleasp to send vis.'" Once agiiin thaffkihg you 1 for your kindness. 1 will close with best, wishes and remain,,.yours, etc., A. SI|AKESHAFTV Td-lfHa-V 7th Wellington Infantry Regiment, 3i‘d Reinforcements.”

Mrs Rowson (who despatched a par cel, on Jier ,own account) Inis also re ceived the 'followin' glette'r

‘‘Suez;pana!,; Jan«ary 22, 1916. “Dear Kind Friend, —I don’t know whether to address you as Mr, Mrs, or Miss, hut the above will suit the case. Well, as we are having a little time to ourselves this afternoon, I thought I would take the opportunity of doing a little writing, and before starting I decided to treat myself to. a pipe of dark Havelock tobacco, which s rather scarce in this part of the world. The first tin I opened had your name on a note inside, and I have much pleasure in dropping you few, lines to thank you ■ for the,, fragrant weed. We

have received;(all sorts; of good things lately from the kind people of :New and I ran asqqre you that |,w.a appreciate all the good things that ! are sent very much. I cannot tell you very much in regard to our movements owing to our.friend the censor, but we, are having rather a much quiet- | er time than that of- a few weeks agb. ll was one of those who took part in ' the landing on April 25th, and I was wounded on August 7th and sent to England, whore I was put in an hospital quite close to the heart of London. The people in England treated me right royally, and I was there for the best part, of three months, and saw a good deal. Needless to say, I would have liked to have stopped longer, but I am now back with the boy's and feelipg quite fit again. I am quite used to this sort of life now, as it is 'over seventeen months since I joined 'the Army, but —I look forward to spending next Christmas in dear old Nfew Zealand,, the country which I think ciriiriot he beaten. Again thanking von,- I remain yours sincerely, 10700 Lance-Corporal C. N.. NEWMAN, No. 10 Platoon, H’aranaki Co., Wel-lington-Infantry, Main Body.”