ENTERTAINMENT OF TROOPS.

Taihape Daily Times, 10 June 1919, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENT OF TROOPS.

‘HOSPITALITY OF TROOPS. Each time 21. tl‘ulispol't with Australian troops on bolll'c‘a has passed through the Pa‘11a111:1. C.‘;u*.al ‘Fae men, like the New Ze:11z1n(1er::, have vsecefvul courtesies and comforts 1:'1'om- the .-‘unericzm ofiicers administering the zone. The Govel'nol‘—General. Sir Rolmld I\£um'o Ferguson, at the I*e.qllc-sf of ‘clue Federal .\lilli:»'tl'y_, :‘eCum'ly ;Is:ke«"'. the Imp9z'ial :m’r11«)1':?_f;ie.~; to c::n\'L-y to the T":l‘ted St‘B’rt‘S .»\ur'stI‘:ll‘l:l.’.<: :Ippl';*ei:‘.l‘inn of this tl'e9.tn~e:‘.f. In 21 letter‘ I'O'l}:L‘ .'|‘.‘;‘.!‘{“.‘i€‘9}] .~:ecl'e'r-xr_x' o';':’ Stnti‘-. t"m- Bl‘iti:sh _‘.-.:~.t'!).‘-1:~'» .-:~.d02' at \V:l>“.l’.ngton sfatedz -‘ ‘ln‘.':zf;'<lerl A..~qstx':lliall soldiers ,‘on their :11-~-ival 3:1 the Dominion have expressed their very deep appreciation of their reception at the c-ma}. and the Commonwe:lltll GoVel'mnen‘! has reque:=.ted that its cordial vthanlgs Ina_v be conveyed to the Government‘ of the United §f~'.i':2,‘.‘es for the kindiy and 'thought.ful action which has consistently been taken by the authorities of the canal zone for the comfort of returning men. Tlle AuStl'alian Government and public appreciate the aetion of the American au’chol'it.ies no less {h-an the men fihenuselves, and it is felt that the relations between atlre two countries cannot but be most happily affected by the remembl-ance of the kin<]lle?»s 11n‘E.’Cornfl_fv u::pe"fe:li;-ed 11;.‘ Hxe .‘\.ustr:llians duxring this p:u".' of flli‘;_(' passage home.”