COMFORTS FOR INVALIDED SOLDIERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 September 1915, Page 2

COMFORTS FOR INVALIDED SOLDIERS.

AN AUCKLAND SUGGESTION APPROVED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, September 13. When the Hon. G. W. Russell was in Auckland recently, he, was asked if women who were anxious to find ways of helping the troops would be allowed to provide comforts for the use of invalided men on the returning transports. Mr. Russell placed the matter before the Minister for Defence. Ho informed a pressman to-day that there was an opening for some effort along the lines that had been suggested to him. "The Minister for Defence tells me that everything possible is done to make the trip of the returning soldiers a pleasant and comfortable one," said Mr. Russell. "Additional uniforms, medical comforts, etc., are placed on the outgoing transports in case they have to bring invalided men back to the Dominion, With regard to the proposal that the ladies of New Zealand should provide additional luxuries, there seems to be no objection whatever to their doing so. Anything that may be of use on the voyage will be gladly accepted by the Defence Department. It has been left to me to inform those interested that any comforts they think would be suitable for the troops should be securely packed, marked with a list of the contents and for what purpose intended,- and delivered to Captain Rilton, Defence Store, No. 3 Shed, King's Wlmrf, Wellington.' The Minister added that tlio cases would be placed aboard the transports as occasion arose, and every care would be taken to ensure that the goods reached the troops for whom they were intended.