WOUNDED AUSTRALASIANS

LARGE NUMBERS ARRIVE IN

ENGLAND

TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS MUCH IMPROVED.

(Received November 20, 9 a.m.)

LONDON, 19th November. Large numbers of Australasian wounded have recently arrived in England. Several prominent officers state that the arrangements for the transport of the wounded have greatly improved. Many men suffering from dysentery and enteric have been brought to England, also scores of operation cases. All the men are anxious for a speedy recovery to enable them at the earliest- moment to Teturn to the front. They are determined to hold on to Gallipoli, if necessary, despite the rigorous winrer and the possibilities of pneumonia. It is emphasised that they cannot have too much warm clothing, although there is no shortage. An officer deplored the tendency to send more wounded to Egypt now that there is cooler weather, because the constant arrivals of wounded are likely to have a bad effect on tho natives. He thinks the authorities ought to send most of the wounded to Lemnos, Malta, and England. SOME OF THOSE IN HOSPITAL. The following Australians are in the Wandsworth Hospital: — Colonel Fiaschi, suffering from peripheral neuritis following dysentery. He is somewhat better. Sir William Osier, M.D., was called in for consultation. Major Edmonds, of Sydney, suffering from neuritis. He is progressing. Capt. Jacobs, Ist Battalion, enteric. He is convalescent. Capt. Hodgson, gunshot wound; improving. Major M'lntosh, 7th Light Horse, an operation; improving. Capt. Richardson, 7th Light Horse, gunshot wounds, convalescent. Capts. Lind and Williamstown, dysentery ; improving. Capt. Johnston, Melbourne, two operations ; convalescent. Lieut. Price, 6th, thirty-four shell wounds; improving. Capt. Arblaster, Bth Light Horse, a foot wound. Capt. Prisk, 6th, wounded in both arms. After an operation he is ingCapt._ Abott, 22nd, nervous shock; improving. Capt. Clarke, 14th, gunshot wound in the back; convalescent. Major Weddell, 7th, operation; improving. Capt. M'DonaW, 2nd Light _orse, enteric; convalescent. Capt. Boss, Maryborough, /jaundice; well. Capt. Chambern, 9th, dysentery; improving. Lieut.-Col. Cannon, 15th, operation; improving. Col. Pope, West Australia; convalescent. Capt. Darnell, 11th, operation; convalescent. Capt. Blyth, 16th, dysentery, returning to Australia on leave. Capt. Laery, Medical Corps, dysentery ; after an operation he is improving. Capt. Oldham, Medical Corps, enteric ; convalescent. NEW ZEALANDERS. Col. Hughes, lumbago; slowly improving. Capt. Jory, Medical Corps, enteric; convalescent. Capt. Innis, Dunedin, dysentery; after an operation ,is , progressing satisfactorily. Col. Maclaurin (Sydney), Major Young (Melbourne), Major Cameron (Brisbane), Capt. Cullen (West Australia), and twenty-five nurses, who were mentioned last month, are now attached to the Wandsworth Hospital. [In the House of Commons, on the 19th of last month, Mr. Cathcart Wason asked the TJnder-Secretarv for War why the 10th Australian Hospital Staff, then in England, was not being utilised, and if, out of respect for Australian sentiment, he would see that the unit was not split up. Mr H. J. Tennant, in reply, said he was informed by Sir George Reid that the medical officers and nurses referred to did not constitute a complete staff for a general hospital. They had arrived without equipment, and were sent to London in view of contemplated extensions of the 3rd General Hospital. Arrangements in this direction were progressing.]