NEW ZEALAND HOSPITAL SHIP.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 263, 5 August 1915, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND HOSPITAL SHIP.

To the -.People of New Zealand, — His Excellency the Governor has received official information from the Secretary of State for War to the effect that the New Zealand Hospital Ship Maheno will proceed direct from Port Said to England for the purpose of receiving as many as possible of the men who are incapacitated for further foreign service and returning them to NevL Zealand; v The Maheno is due to arrive in Great Britain towards the end of August, and will commence.' her return ' journey 'to New Zealand hr th’e-early days of Sep-: tember. - .The, time; of-her arrival in Now Zealand will be approximately between. the ,12th and ‘24th October; Further particulars'as to these dates wile, however, be; published later.

Mails for the Maheno after this week should be addressed care of the Officer Commanding, New Zealand pital Ship Maheno, Colombo, Ceylon, and this, direction applies to mails Heaving New Zealand up to but not later than August 26th. As soon as the Governor knows the exact date of the departure of the steamer from England, it; will-.,be possible to state definitely the ports of call where mails can catch, the;. Maheno after she leaves Ceylon. ■■. ■ -■■■; - • The Secretary.'of State for War has further intimated" to His Excellency that he would be glad if, after her arrival in New’ Zealand, the Maheno could return as soon as possible to Egypt, where she will receive a second consignment of invalids to be . returned to New Zealand. To this arrangement the New Zealand Government has readily acquiesced. LIVERPOOL, Governor.