New Zealanders First.

The commissioners who went to England and France on behalf of the Y.M.C.A. in New Zealand have acted on the principle of providing the best for those who are farthest away from home. They have succeeded in making the Shakespeare Hut —headquarters for the New Zealand work—the most attractive Y.M.C.A. soldiers' institute in aU England. At least that is our opinion and we have seen many (says a correspondent at Home). We came to London through country that was aglow with the touch of early spring—fields that a fortnight earlier had been under snow were ankle-deep in grass, the matchless English trees were donning their summer leafage, the winding lanes were more picturesque by budding hedges and primroses by the million, and the fruit - trees blossomed massively in token of » bountiful yield. Truly a country worth fighting for. From Waterloo station we were piloted by a Y.M.C.A. officer through the mysteries of the wonderful tube system of underground railways to that busy part of London, Tottenham-Court Road, and thence by a very short route to the I Shakespeare Hut. That week-end i there were iooo of our men on leave in London and fully one third were accommodated at the Shakespeare Hut. The New Zealanders are very proud of their London Headquarters. The men marched en masse from the station, formed a queue past the booking office, and, having secured their beds, were given advice as to the best way of spending their four days' leave. Some went round in small groups with honorary guides, others went on the Y.M.C.A. omnibus tour (seeing the principal sights of London at a cost of 4s), and others again went out in search of family friends. Meanwhile the Hut continued to be the lively rendezvous of soldiers from all parts of the Empire and of members of all branches of the Service. Although New Zealand . troops have pre ference they are by no means the only users of the "best Hut in London."