New Zealand

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 71, 28 June 1916, Page 2

New Zealand

HOSPITAL AND PROGRESS REPORT. In First Southern General Hospital, Birmingham.—Gunshot wound, chest, severe: Rifleman A. Best. Seriously ill, pneumonia: Private A. C. Campion. Seriously ill, debility: Private F. Crosby. Seriously ill, bronchitis: Rifleman A. J. Hcaley. Seriously ill, appendicitis: Lance-Corporal H. McDonald.

In Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley. —Gunshot-wound, abdomen, severe: Private H. S. Bergh. Gunshot wound, head, severe: Rifleman C. E. Mclntyre. Wounded, left arm, severe: Private W. L. J. Shand. In Northampton War Hospital, Duston—Seriously ill, pneumonia : LanceCorporal G. Black. In 2nd London General HospitalGunshot wound, face, severe: Rifleman J. HI Ede.

In Military Hospital, Bagthorpe, Nottingham—Gunshot wound, chest and shoulder: Sergeant J. Reid.

hi General Hospital, Saffron, Wal-,-ion—Wounded, right arm: Corporal ). H. Tempero.

At 'Reading War Hospital—Severe ; )omb wound, back: Private C. V. Thomas. i

In Hospital—Gunshot wound,, client, iangerously ill, but improving: Private C. Carson. Gunshot wound, lead, dangerously ill: -Lieut. R. H. Espinei"; ProTiouneed out of' danger—Riflenart J. S. Stevenson. TREATMENT OF SICK AND WOUNDED. DISTRIBUTION OF GIFTS. Wellington, June '27 His Excellency the Governor lias received telegrams from the Secretaries ->f State for War and the. Colonics, advising the New Zealand i Government,, that the Imperial Gov-iernmrnt \ias ( .decided that all New Zealand Jjrqpns at, present serving in Fraasej yjm may..be sick or wounded, will he svac-uated to the United KM'£dtfiH;''ln : whe.re men arc not able 'W : return to tlie firing line they''\vill be sent bach to New "Zealand by hbs'pitnl ships or transports. In respect to the New Zealand itroops who are serving in Egypt, and who may be sick oi; ivounded, these will al-o be evacuated to the United .Kingdom in cases where they are likely to suffer from the climate, or require special treatment.

The Governor has been in correspondence both with the Secretary of State for, the polonies and ( .with,,..the New Zealand War Contingent Assp ; - ; eiation, and after. discussion,, wit!} ..fhe Rt. Hir)ii., the Premier, and; the Hoi}, the Minister of Defence, it .is .suggested that «q far a;s. New, Zealand troops *M.France arc concerned it .appears that the services of Nflw, Zealandy War Con-. ffitiggffl MSsociation .would,he ..the ,bc,3t. channel to utilise, for. the distribution; of'gifts for men, in the., firing line and Red Cross goods,..V. .This Association will have the opportunity, pf receiving the advice of Brigadier-General Richardson (who commands all New. Zealand troops in the tTnited Kingdom), and of the general officer commanding; tho Australasian troops in the field, who will advise as to the best means of distribution of such gifts, which can be sent as hitherto by transports and, when possible, by hospital ships, but in the latter case only Red Cross o;oods can be despatched. Opportunity will arise from time to time to send gifts to the New Zealand troops in Egypt, and these can also be sent by transports and consigned to the officer commanding the New Zealand base in that country.