Investigating Delegation Shocked

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13931, 9 July 1919, Page 2

Investigating Delegation Shocked

(Pi-cits iVsswaia.ti-uin.) Al/CKLANI), Thii? T>av: The It-ovs. ■Buigvn. and J. Cun'tuiine'. at thi3 request. <jit- tiie Auiokikuid Ketxiraed Soidiensi' Assonia-tiom. wivest''- ! gaited ooimipiLaiiiilbs Oiboiut the <ta-a;.t;me.n.t:. oif patiieaite a.t Fciaitih.e'rstoin M'iliiUsiry HospiitaL B^w. BuTg-in. lasit. mglifc napo'i-ted to a mecibiai^ oif tiho Aucklaind bniinch. He saiid that they foiwid that tiho comipilaiiTiits made wexte entirely justified. The deieg'aitplo'n was shocked at • iwajiy .thiTiigs ib disoo'v^eired,. Tuoti be-' lieving it possible that such, ooniditdono cwuild ©xifit. at ai hotspital where such vncitiinis of war are treated. { TSbjey spent June. 29 amd 30 in the , eamip hospiitßi, wherte there were aboaitti' ( 100 tiiberculair cases and 40 patlemt®' with heart ijthtoiuibles. Therte' wae a general shbirtaigte of crockery amd 'aill j irlua sick mefni were usinigl badly | birokem amid chipiped cmlaimie'l wairt?. < The 1 siheeitis aind' teaii towels were badly . sitiaiiinted and there was n'oit piroipetf j „p.ipoivisiomi. ol cil.oithi'ng'. The old wooden, hutimianitis used as wardst wea'te j ooimlortleigis and there 1 wass a sihoirbaigte of fiirteiwood. The roolb of tihe trouble wms .the lacik" of cio-oirdiiwaition' beltiween;' the Ordmaincie and Medical! Depairt'ineirtfis, atnd tfc( hioisipiitfail; otrderlies wete not tihe t rigihtti type! of msetn'. . ■*) ■ After 1 tiheir yisff* 'tihey 9a.w Genfiiral BichiardsoM, who gai^e therri' his asSfUirancie itlhait eveiry delectl would be rectified innnnedGaitely. ■