EUROPEAN WAR

Grey River Argus, 23 October 1915, Page 6

EUROPEAN WAR

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AUSTRALIAN WOUNDED

ALLEGED NEGLECT OF THOSE IN ENGLAND.

INSUFFICIENT ORGANISATION.

LONDON, October 21. Hon^ B. R. Wise, (Agent-General for New South Wales) informed Sir George Reid that he had received well-founded complaints of the neglect of soldiers, which suggested insufficient organisation to deal with the wounded in the hospitals; * ! They do no receive pay, and are unable to obtain stamps to post let-! ters to friends. 1 When the men leate the hospitals they are penniless and inadequately clad. Mr Wise acids that the men suffer from cold. This is regrettable in view of the large supplies of warm clothing sent from New South Wales. He complains that all is due to want of organisation. The War Contingent Committee is ineffective to deal with seven thousand wounded men. Mr Wise suggests the appointment of an officer controlling a certain .number of hospitals to see that the soldiers needs are attended to and! keep the High Commissioner's Department in touch with such men.