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Taranaki Daily News, 1 March 1916, Page 6

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MEASLES AT TREXTHAM. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wellington, Fell. 2S. Tliere lias been a recurrence of measles at Trentham oamp during tin* last week or two and a number of patients ate under treatment at the present time. Tlie case-; are not severe, and tlie trouble lias not assumed tlie proportion of an epidemic. Apparently medical science lias not yet discovered a method of keeping; a large military camp free from this complaint. Outbreaks of measles have occurred ill practically all the big camps in the I'nited Kingdom. The trouble lias even made its way to the base camps in France and has found its way into the firing line. One of the Xew Zealand medical officers told vonr correspondent, that he saw no reason at all to anticipate serious developments in connection with the present outbreak. PRISONERS OF WAR. A communication received liv the JTntister for Defence states that the British War OHice lias communicated with the Bulgarian fJovernment regarding the ticatiiient. of British officers and men who may ha ve become prisoners of war. The British communication suggested that Bulgaria should accord prisoners the same treatment that Turkey provide?. Turkey pays ollicers who have become prisoners of wai in her hands 4s to 4s fid per day, nut of which they have to pay for food and clothing. >7oneommissioned officers and men receive no pay. but are given food and elothins. It may not be generally known that the expenditure incurred by any nation iri the treatment of prisoners of war is a matter for settlement after the close of the conflict. The British nation will be required, under international law, to reimburse the Germans, Turks, etc.. for the expense of maintaining British prisoners of war. Britain, in turn, will have bills to present to her present enemies.