THE WOUNDED

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17065, 25 July 1917, Page 5

THE WOUNDED

(From Our Own Coreespondent.) WELLINGTON, July 24. In reply to a question in the llouso to-day tho Minister of Defence stated that the men classed as dangerously wounded might be considered bad. That class was the worst of tho injuries. Next eamc tho severely wounded, in which case there was every chancc of recovery. Then came those classed as wounded, comprising men very slightly wounded, who upon recovery would probably _bo sent back to tho front. When a man in tho dangerously wounded class improved ho wag removed to tho seriously wounded class. So also was the seriously wounded man upon improving removed to tho wounded l class. A HANDSOME GIFT. IFOR SOLDIERS' DEPENDENTS. 0 n Saturday morning (says the Dominion) Messrs Bing, Harris, and Co. received advice from Mr Wolf Harris to pay out on hjs behalf the sum of £1000, for the relief of _soldiers' dependents in New Zealand. I his money will be equally distributed between the four cenlrws. This is the third occasion on which Mr Harris lias contributed a liko amount for the purpose named. LIEUTENANT WILSON. many friends of Sergeant Geo. S. Wilson, "well known as a member of tho Alhambra first fifteen, and honorary secre- ■ tary of. the club, also as a member of the ISorth End and Invercargill Railway Rowing Olubs, who left with the Main Body as a trooper in the sth Otago Mounted Rifles, will be pleased to learn that he recently passed an examination at Sling Camp, and has received a commission in the infantry. He returned to France early in the month.