LUXURY HOUSE-BOAT
HOLIDAYS FOR TROOPS (N.Z.E.F. Official News Service.) CAIRO, July 8. One of the luxury house-boats of the Nile is being used as a hostel for convalescent soldiers of the Imperial Force in Egypt, and every week a number of New Zealanders are able to enjoy complete rest and change in pleasant surroundings. Moored in a quiet backwater in one of the prettiest parts of the Nile, the house-boat, named the Arabia, carries ■the same staff of Sudanese servants that she had in the days of peace, and though they can come and go as they please, the guests prefer to remain. The Arabia is under the control of an English officer, and with him the New Zealanders are particularly popular. The scheme by which the Arabia is made available to Imperial soldiers originated with a committee of Egyptians who considered . it an effective way of showing their appreciation of what the Empire troops have done for their country. At a cost to themselves of £IOOO a month, they provide a week’s holiday for over GO men drawn from the army, navy and air force. Some idea oi the comfort of the ship can be obtained from the fact that soldiers occupy cabins which in peace-time 1 cost passengers as much as £3 10s a day.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20637, 18 August 1941, Page 2
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