LOST LEAVE.
NO TRAIN FOR TAUHERENIKAU. (By Te-lfgrapli—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Several hundred soldiers at Tauherenikau cam]) failed to get Christmas leave which had been granted by the Defence authorities, owing to the failure of the Railway Department to provide transport for them. The railway authorities explained that the sudden call for transport came at a time when there was abnormal traffic owing to the holiday season. As it was estimated seven thousand troops visited the city, many had to sleep out.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 307, 27 December 1915, Page 6
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83LOST LEAVE. Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 307, 27 December 1915, Page 6
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