HELP FOR PEOPLE OF CRETANS

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXV, Issue 14431, 1 August 1947, Page 2

HELP FOR PEOPLE OF CRETANS

Sir,-Will you/ Ihrbui:, medium of your paper, aIW I? make an appeal tp'ypur-w^ s is on behalf of the people Jw * which island I have rec ent S after a twelve months' visit As your readers, and esD(l ; those who fought in Gree know, every possible I given to our countrymen 1 capitulation of the island 1941. At the risk of their;« fed and sheltered many mfim Kiwis, often giving their lasr? of bread. The Germans S pay dearly for this.. were burned out. Thousands? Shot. '■•**:

Today these people are most distressing ch'cumstanc»l children are bare-footed and if nourished. Many are j&» Thousands are unemployed,' m 1 are thousands of widow/? p orphans. I appeal.to. youtrejfil to.do what they can f or A'ii people, who deserve so well of country. I appeal and mothers of sons who are'3P them today because of the assists the Cretans gave them. IMaybe many Kiwis would kip help their former benefactor M did. not know, or have forioil I their names and addresses'.' ''mH and all other people willing to S these heroic and , kindjl? people will write to ml I sh&fen enly too pleased to give' Mi] names and addresses.l. ticularly desirous of; providing J eels for the children (ages 6 \m e in the poor orphanage at. Selit| b Crete. I have a list of their r% The Crete people would be ver *' grateful for anything you can do| ; * them. b

I appeal to your readers to saj them gifts of clothing, etc!, and; anticipation of their generous sponse, I thank ihem with all 5 heart.—l am, etc.; ■ ;■, .''""■',. v ' , WILLIAM MARTft (One of the 1941 Kiwis in Cre!^ Trocadero Hotel, Lamßton Qui; Wellington.