Why the Distinction ?

NZ Truth, Issue 602, 30 December 1916, Page 6

Why the Distinction ?

Ra Our Navy. t Thuß, "A Now .s£<?:iiandor": I have ; been asked to state v. (v\v KiJsvuncea : through tho medium of your valuable paper. 1 am :i New 2cu lander nnd j one of the crew of the H.M.S. Pyni- | mvii. Ah wo <]<j imi belonj.; to ''Our ■ W'tvy," as the p.-ojjlv ut .Ww Sionlund cull tho Phiiomel'n crew, they tlo not ! know \v«« exlft. When we returned to New Zeuluiul on furlough reet>»Uy wo were Ignored by everybody except our i own relattona. We luul on the wronn ribbon, 1 expect; we should have been wtuirlnsy H.M.N".V..S, lutitead of .1.M.5., n,s wo \vm;v. 'JMjv l'Miilomt-l hnti dorif p.<i inure thin ihe ! y yrar:u:.'i. inn thy *,H'< i jjle <^f N*«.»\v I!»>:il.n:<l itavi' tent tuns of nutter, v«tr,, !•> i < r rrvw, hut no; an j ounce }j«sj reached the I'yramuH. I i iniiM aur«!i th.it his Worship tho | *.iu;.'tu- o'l'<i\->i to take vtM f«.<t- v juy j .'!>!.- m ;-. tr.i;n <.':u- iinuitid ihe ciiv. hi.i i!ii' «.v«- 'l!«-]h).*il with innnUs, V\'iii".>- we wi'i'o <>n " « itir way l>;ifk i<> r"j<*!n uur i-tii<>, \v<- '-ally.l m y\\i- !;!■;.-, .\ffHK.uiiiv. .\il«-hti.)»- and I'rv!M:ijit!e. At Kicli !>•>(■( v.'-' \v*re «iven a K«"i"'-t j»«»{nN*.tjr. J:i Al<*lbmtrne nrsd Aiie- !:.■-,•- \v v..-rt' lr.?'j.'i-oti-il f»y {>",>' flov- «;?■.>■:• •. !" e.-.fji .^t.ae, t.f-nl M;iyi»j», e?<;. si! .'uli-i.-U'ii- \v \v<<}f t •.■.»■:(■:» to the •■«..* i;"«T V"j> Hut" ii;.il :i diriiicr lit trt fc'.t li.-fore uSjd;j t ;. What UJJ they «1«> ii>r us (n New Zeahiud? N'othin::' J nee m nn AUfUud*- t»" tu<r ;it:i: ;iu-f »Jl,'!l of tli- i>Ss:U>l,w>! -it;*! }!u» M..M.S. | Ni-w Ze^Jartd «:*<,? to r«?r<*jv<t Chris(fuu.t< | |.i»j't»'*» from Now Kenla :•■<! v»h;t.'<i rs ! i; i?o t\nd Ciw r^spi-ct.veiv. The'; ('yr^rnu* !rt^r jnore ih:i*i mp:;-:'i- fhf • f.l-jnJ^'r <>f N'<-n '/.".\\ r UV.Ur ■ ;,!„ ;! ;,J t )( -: •