THE MAHENO RETURNS.
WITH WOUXDKD MliX. By Telegraph.—Press Associat'on. Auckland, Doc. 1!). The Maheno returned, bringing 1170 oflicers and men. ninny of whom wort wounded in Hie Somme advance. They tell stirring stories of the gallant work of (he New Zealandeis. Many of the wounded are surgical eases, including one Maori with his leg.-: shot off, hut replaced by artificial limbs, . He can walk with the aid of slicks. The Mahono has been on crossChannel work, and tlu stall' have had many eveitiug experiences, including witnessing tin, bombardment of the South Coast by Zeppelins, and the mining of oil ships. The vessel has 1)5 patients for Auckland. 150 fot Wellington, 70 for Port Chalmers, and 01 for Lyttelton. There are a number of very severe cases, but the health of the men on the whole is invariably good. There were no deaths, except that of a nursfyg sister, who was returning invalided.
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Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1916, Page 5
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152THE MAHENO RETURNS. Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1916, Page 5
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