NEW ZEALANDER AT HOME.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16035, 29 September 1915, Page 9

NEW ZEALANDER AT HOME.

TOO * OLD TO FIGHT.

(Received September 29, 12.5 a.m.) London, September 28.

Mr. A. Jickell, a New Zealander, speaking at a recruiting meeting, said he was too old to join the army, and came to England to offer his services as a munition worker. Mr. Jickell's three sons are at the Darda Teller.

NEW ZEALAND HOSPITAL.

ARRIVAL OF WOUNDED.

FEW SERIOUS.- CASES.

[FROM OCR owx correspondent.]

London, August 13.

Since the opening of the New Zealand Auxiliary Hospital at Walton-on-Thames a little over a week ago, wounded soldiers from all parts of the country have been, concentrated there, and to-day there is not a vacant bed in the institution. The first batch came in early in the week from the Manchester Hospital, where there has always been a large proportion of New Zealanders, and theee -were followed soon afterwards by a party from Birmingham, and a smaller lot from Net-ley. The great majority of the cases were well on the way to convalescence. Some of them were wounded on the day of the historic landing, and have been in hospital ever since. Some, indeed, were already ready for discharge to convalescent homes. In the ■whole lot there are only half a dozen or 60 cot cases.

It must be remembered, however, that the first cases are transfers from other hospitals, where they have been treated for some time. When cases are received direct from the hospital ships a larger proportion •of cot caees must be expected. Everything was in order when the first cases came in, and in a day or two things had settled down into the routine of an, established hospital. Major Mvers, who has a larre practice in the West End, is now living at the hospital. }Ir. Norman Daleton, the adjutant, is also in constant attendance, and the nursing staff has been thoroughly organised by Miss A. Tombe, the matron.,. Amongst the helpers are three daughters of Lord Plunket, while the exGovernor's sister, the Hon. ' Ethel Plunket, is assistant-housekeeper, and his eldest son. the Hon. Terence Plunket, attends every morning for four hours orderly duty. Lord Plunket himself, as chairman of the committee, is at the hospital almost daily. Lady Plunket having taken a house in the vicinitv.

NATIONAL RESERVE.

RECRUITS FOR THE FRONT.

[BY TELEGRAPH.— CORRESPONDENT.]

Wellington, Tuesday,

A protest in the New Zealand Herald by members of the Auckland National Reserve, pointing out that they had been misrepresented in an official statement showing the number of recruits thev had given to the Expeditionary Forces, was brought under the notice of the .Minister for Defence in the House of Representatives this afternoon by Mr. C. H. Poole-

The Hon. James Allen said that the return complained of had been furnished by the National Reserve commandant, who had pointed out then that it was in a complete state. He was glad to learn that the Auckland National Reserve had provided far more recruits than had been indicated.

WHAT THE FLAG MEANS.

UNION . JACK INCIDENT.

In an address to the Tvneside munitionworkers a few weeks ago, Mr. Will Crooks, M.P.. said that when he was in Australia he saw the Union Jack flying on any lonely road with only a couple of houses in it. Once he asked if the flag was flying because of his visit, and he was told it was not. "No on? knows," said an Australian, that Will Crooks is here. The flat; is flying to let people see to which nation we belong." "But," said Mr. Crooks, "no one passes." "Never mind that,'' came the reply. " we go out and look at it ourselves." That, he said, was the spirit of the colonials who were co-partners of a nation on which the sun never sets.