PRAISE FOR NURSES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 282, 10 September 1941, Page 3

PRAISE FOR NURSES.

“ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL” ON THE HOSPITAL SHIP. The strong bond of friendship which existed between the nurses and ship’s staff and the returning soldiers was strikingly evident on all sides when the men were disembarking from the hospital ship. As they filed down the gangway there was a final handshake for each of them from the attractive and efficient-looking nurses and the other members of the company. “We have a lot to thank these nurses for,” said one soldier. “They have been absolutely wonderful.” In saying this, he was putting into words the feelings of all of the men. A fine tribute was paid by the Maori soldiers in a printed appreciation of the efforts of the ship’s captain and the ship’s personnel. They expressed their thanks for the undivided care and attenion they received . “Such kindness will for ever linger down our pathway of happy meinories —it will be broadcast throughout our pas so that our people may remember and rejoice with us,” said the Maoris. “Wars among nations are our heavy trials in life, and we are judged hy the part we play and the side we take. You, who are playing the part of the Good Samaritan, will not be working in vain, for in His time victory among Allied nations will be our reward. The friendship showered upon us, irrespective of class, colour, and creed, is the true spirit of sisterhood and brotherhood.