PRISONERS OF WAR.

North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13654, 23 August 1916, Page 1

PRISONERS OF WAR.

SUPPLY OF COMFOItm ■ (Per Tresa Association.) • WELLINGTON,-August 21. Brigadier-General Richardson, Commandant of tho New Zenlaud Expeditionary Force in England, wroto to tho Hon, Mr-Allen in' June, stating: "In view of the.possibility of our .having pr isoiicrs of:, war in': Germany .jn>*fut-ure, I inlnstigated • the; 1 question of• relief ii.i 11) is ' formof -: f and,' com-: i'oi'tß.; th!jvp.:' asc<i.rtainedth«t.' vi'll o. there Eirgliind -fo,r'the''jpußpoisf;-; there ."is; jio; .'eo-ordh'l'a'Hori;-V IjCefo-wVan ibpport iiiiity' tor thenar, Contingent ..'Association-, to'; do .goofl: wolfk'. that'',a.' small. ] >;: re c t.' of ,vfoo ct - a nilv a. Jit tic.;,-ni on cy lio K-nt '■ to'- -e.aeji 'prisbiipr •■o.mjv-wcc.k, and that,the' Np>vZoaluii<tr.CJovernnifnt, 'if. iiccesstifrv,.'' reimburse";tho War; Contih-'. gent' Association. This is'.*' matter which- rcouside.r urgent alid: essential.'' On the 14th' inst. Mr- Allen-cabled to the High: Commissioner /as follows:— ; ''' Please arrange 'for food,, money, -and comforts for. th<},. relief'-'.of .'New 'An-. land prisoners of ivar iu Germiniy.,Tho food will he - paid -for by. New. Zealand, the money.: being ,guaranteed by'tho : New Zealand ..Government. for tlui time licing. I suggest Hint comforts wight be p'rovided't'roni the . Comforts Fund held bv you or;the 'NVw'.'Zealand;- War Contingent' Association. •. Consult Briga-dier-Ge'nerai,,'RiHiardiiqtt;. arid advise what you supply;''.'. •" ' On the 17th' inst.. the- High': Commissioner fabled in reply:—'' Immediately •1 was awn're' that-New- Zealand '|jiisoiiers. were in GermanyJ' consulted,with ]{rigadier ; OenemJ. food and coiiiforts were distributed' to all. I am arran'gjiig with, tlio'iWar to supply rnone-y.H., '' . '.- ■