NEW ZEALAND'S TROOPS.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1915, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND'S TROOPS.

ONLY ONE PiUSOXER IN TURKEY. EG VOTIAX AII.UY HOSPITAL. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. ''With reference to your telegram of 7th August," cabled the High Commissioner to the Government on the 13th in.;t, "the only prisoner of war reported is 1'2.70.\ Burgess, advice of whom was tabled on "111 July. In addition to his wounds he has had appendicitis, hut is progressing favorably. He is in the GulUhane hospital at Stamboul. This information is sent by the American Anfbasador at Constantinople to the Foreign Office. With reference to a bureau. I will telegraph as soon as possible." On "Oth July Colonel Charters reported from Alexandria that New Zealand could remain in occupation of the Egvpt:.iii Army Hospital, but that Major Hymn, of the Egyptian Army, should be in charge a.nd he responsible for the hospital equipment, Major liyam to be paid by the New Zealand Government while so employed, on the same scale as he received from the Egyptian A''ii'.y: the New Zealand Govi-:i""eni, to to maintain the hospital en,nipmcn -and to return it in good order at the end of the tenancy, making' good any damage and depreciation. The Government yesterday cabled Colonel Charters to secure the services of Major Byam on the terms mentioned.