NEWS FROM EGYPT.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 233, 25 June 1915, Page 2

NEWS FROM EGYPT.

A CHAPLAIN’S EXPERIENCES. WELLINGTON, Juno 23. Lieut.-Cclonel Powley (chief secretary of the Salvation Aymy) has received a most interesting letter from Adjutant Greene, late of Wellington, who is acting as the Salvation Army chaplain in Egypt. In his letter the Adjutant says: “I am being appointed to meet the Hospital Ships and do what I can for the wounded as they , come to hand until the base is established further forward. In the meantime, my post will be at Alexandria and running between there and Cairo as occasion requires and by this means get into touch with vast numbers of troops and rfrobably be more useful than at a post with a battalion. Many wounded hav e come back, and having visited them much of interest has been gathered in the way of; individual incident. Those who have come back are all slightly wounded and will be fit to return in a week or two.” “Our people take great care of those | who fall with wounds. The hospital j trains are beautifully equipped and the best buildings are taken and fitted as hospitals, the attendance being all that can be desired. Our nation is one worthy of our best service for the best consideration is shown to those in need.” Later: “I hav e just returned to my tent after a very busy but interesting day. It is now 10 p.m. Part of my duty has been looking up the wounded officers and men of my j regiment who have returned. They got it hot. Many of the boys whom I knew Intimately are gone. The wounded men ?\-e in great glee and are all looking forward to getting hack.” Monday morning: “I have rny first funeral from the front this afternoon —Private Piper, of the Otago Regiment.”