OUR WOUNDED IN ENGLAND.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15459, 11 December 1915, Page 5

OUR WOUNDED IN ENGLAND.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S INTEREST

Mr W. R. Creed, of Waiau, who has sent three sons t 0 the front, lias rccoivcd the following letter from the Hon. T. Mackenzie, High Commissioner

j \ou "will be pleaded to know that* your son. Trooper W. 11. J'. Creed, is j comfortably settled in one of tho hos- ; pitals here, is progressing favourably, , ;md is in good hoiirt. t pon arrival, j all wounded New Zealanders, "that I, I personally, am unable to visit, are > visited by a. member of ray staff.. or by a. representative. <,f the'.New Zealand Har Contingent Association. hen possible, J like to see the men myself, so as to be satisfied that everything that can be done for their happiness and comfort is being done, together with the best medical skill. This, I can assure yon, is the case. Our New Zealand Hospital is now well established, and we are al>out to add 200 more bed*. Its surroundings are charming, and tho men sccjn very hapny there, as indeed tliev .ire. I think, in all the hospitals-lie re. The kindness shown to them bv the peoplo of the Old Country is beyond all praise. I have just returned from the North, j where equal kindness is met with, j There brave fellows deserve all that can be done for them. They have carried inosL nobly the honour of New Zealand at the iront, while their conduct and courtesy here have endeared them to the people r>f Great Britain and Ireland, so _that to bo a New Ze«%Jander is sufficient passnort to any home or institution. Indeed, the „art Tjlaycn by all the ovcrsoa soldiers wi'l live for ever, and, disastrous as this war has been in many ways, amongst the good that will undoubtedly eomo of it, will be the firmer consolidation of the Empire. For this, and for the blessings of peace, we f-hall have our boys to tharlc. J deeply regret that my official duties ami engagements do not allow me to see more of our bravo lads, of whom we are all feeling so proud, and who justly claim our affectionate attention; and also for the n.ason that their parents and friends are. i n mo-t "friends of iiiv own Which revives delightful associations lor me, and at the same time I ant able to make the l.eys feel more in touch with those so dear to them across the seas.