OUR BOYS IN EGYPT.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 193, 24 April 1915, Page 8

OUR BOYS IN EGYPT.

GENERAL GODLEY'-S LETTER. -.■... % Press Association —Copyright. r: ; The Minister-of Del'ece- hasareceived a lengthy General Godley, comr. anting the New Zealand troops,' in Kjjyp't. It was Written oariy in Marc.;, ;,nd says: They have put in a great <i ..! of strenuous training lately and hi thinks this division has now reaclie;: a state that only. bul. lets can make them much "'better men, as they were very hard. fiV, and well. The officers have undoubtedly'taken to their job and realise their res'ponsibilI shall be happy tc take the field with such a force as : K stands. He recommends the establishment of a small convalescent hospital for men who are not quite ready to return to camp. This say s Mr Alien, hay been authorised and General Godley says no mere nioicr ambulance-* arc wanted. If people war. 1 .: to giv; anything they phould give p. field mie , as water«arts can dc with tv."o:»ly-fivo. The sur-gocr-dentists ar<> doim; excellent work. and the General give.s full denial, backed by evidence, o th f charge of rift i tcbaco Imng sold in c-r-ir- « ? --•-•..- [ evidence shows ch-if' :-< ii.> iv.! f '*- tc-b":'■•;■"• : was exchanged :;> so hi i errs v ir ; > j tradesmen who afterwards sold it in the ordinary way. The Army Council has undertaken tc provide troops wiili. now uniforms before very long.

A touching story is told of the tri- j umph of humanity over vengeance l in war. It happened after the North Sea ' battle, at the moment when the Gov- j man cruiser Blncher plunged beneath! the waves. The crew of one of tlie British destroyers taking part had pre-' vionsly made an oath that, as jnst vengeance for the Scarborongh raid by the German frtmt, "When many'helpless y. ■>- men wore slaughtered by German guns, they would save no more Germans in n:r.-f*l engagements. But when the Bluchor went to her d.oom ;md left the Germans struggling in the writer, the '..•vi-h 'wor forgotion, and humaaity vriumpiied. 'MVc had <air chance then.".said a member of the'.destroyer ai'tets wards, "rut we eould not take it. When wo sa'v.*'.a poor Gorman struggling in the water wo simply had to save him — we could not help orrsolves. vm? could no! see them there, filling c.:\i I for help, without making every «.*I : _-.. j to save as many ns wo could-,'' :^_ the Hon. '.Ta'nio's Alien, lU"inistei for EdThc w.a nt'g'ci'. VM r. llusheer) took the j party over the phnitatiioi. wd'ti',- J'ie-!;w^'ni;,:l,v;;d,.—t-i-1 oP-^tcvu: ir -.;■•>.:,, ho said hn B-1 I ( i . , ..,, .... ~ i I method of o:it.3ri:ui j inntism and its allied i ; '.; Is -; L '!i H-tiost l ih? oiilv wav of old. .u ui:j; re:;ei :iro:ti | Usui »■■. ••■ >;es rhro:;io, 7-r.iim;:nts :-.nJ I on" real :,": :--"lv. If poos to- the root o