PRISONERS OF WAR.
-^UiATMEXT l^N TURKEY. XEW"T_t:'ALAXD'ERI3 E'XPERIENOE. ,, .i, . , ______ .... i •Ah interesting letter . has been.' received ,)*y';,M.i';Sm-genor, of Ma'naia, from,; his Bon,--*P.iv_itV-:'Surgenor. .avlio Avas-cap-, tured *by the Turks m 'the early pai't of the:j Gal lipoli* '• canipaigh . Private iSurgenoji'^sayij! he./is now further-b ack m ' the country, -andj is one of a gdrig 0f .30 men.' "Previously ho had beeii- at nav^y work ; 'but ribw lie • is rock-drilling'- and. receives ' '& wage > off Is 9d a day. y Tins, at.-.. a' moderate calculatiQl'i, ilie says/ is equal-to three times that.money m New Zea^wtd'. 1 For instance. :-he.; says, he can buy chickens m the" villages -at 4d each, and, "eggs." at- 4d a dozen," other things beingr:coirespondingly' cheap. The; squadof .prisoriers m Avhich he is employed" ha's['.a-.-copk at a Aveekly Avage, and as/l-e is a- master of his business they^ live well. They are allowed a great; deal of ; iibei'ty-. and are permitted to visit the "* "neighboring villages. They are provided with good clothing,' both for--wintei-; .and -sui«miei*--\veai', and have really* "Yidfchjng to complain of.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14047, 18 July 1916, Page 4
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173PRISONERS OF WAR. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14047, 18 July 1916, Page 4
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