CHRISTMAS AT THE FRONT.
NEW ZEALANDERS' DOINGS. ""Special from the New Zealand Government War Correspondent.] ra. ■ . „ . January 2. Christmas festivities ended on Tuesday, when the troops holding; the lino on Christ mas Day enjoyed thoir Christmas dinner in peace and comfort. The weather has been wintry, the ground being covered with thaw eD lmrd after a partial One of the Rifles' bands visited Headquarters and played carols on Christmas morning. There was no lack of good things for the Christmas dinners, including plum pudding and even turkeys, 600 of 'F?ancp hja Th been i - mp ° rted fr °* SontW vmFa i-° Vanonß m esses were " gay with decorations appropriate to the season, bports, cinemas, variety entertainments, for * P ratom ™e provided entertainments for officers and men. The pantomime which is one of the best given at the front, is still drawing record houses of over 800 in a large marquee lhe costumes were procured from London, Tt ,Ar Bpe S°7' WaS painted on *te spot nUtWw tO / et seats ' and hundreds nigntty are turned away. . Excep't for a time of heavy enemy shelling, which* on one occasion increased the normal casualties, the festive season,'-bo far as the New Zealanders were concerned, passed without ajpecial incident. .
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Evening Star, Issue 16625, 7 January 1918, Page 5
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