MAILS AT THE FRONT.
THE DIFFICULTIES OF DELIVERY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Referring to the delivery of mails at the front, the Defence Minister stated this evening that he had received information from various quarters that letters and parcels had been delivered regularly at the front. In very many instances he realised that legitimate complaints had been made. One explanation put before him recently had been that some mails had been destroyed by shell fire, after being landed at Gallipoli, Another trouble was the departure of sick or wounded men from Gallipoli, before their mail had reached them. The letters were sent after them, but there might be delay or even failure to deliver. The Minister added that no evidence of the theft of letters or parcols had been placed before him. It was possible that parcels had been stolen, but the checks applied by the authorities were- fairly complete. He knew that parcels had been delivered right into the trenches. The matter would be investigated by Lieut-Colonel R. H. Rhodes.
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Taranaki Daily News, 5 October 1915, Page 5
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173MAILS AT THE FRONT. Taranaki Daily News, 5 October 1915, Page 5
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