Thirty-seven mirses returned by the Tainui, and as it was the kvijest body of nnrses yet retvuned by one ship occasion was -taken to accord n wdecme to them, find to as many as could be assembled of the nurses who"came by earlier transport?. The party were entertainsd by Sir James Allen'and Ministers of the Crown at Bellamy's. Six* James Allen ofi'c-red the nurses a hearty Welcome, and tendered them the thanks of ll;-: 1 -/holt? country for the splendid work they had done in the -war. Miss M'Lean, matron in chief of the Nursing Service, replied, expressing the nurses' appreciation of the fatt that the isavv' Zealand Government had allowed tham to go and nurse their own sick and womided. Little Willie: "Pa, what is business countesy?" Pa: "There are two kinds of business courtesy, my son. One is the kind extended to people who pay cash, and the other is extended to people who don't" ;
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Evening Star, Issue 17032, 1 May 1919, Page 7
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157Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 Evening Star, Issue 17032, 1 May 1919, Page 7
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