HUNTERVILLE NOTES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11616, 15 August 1918, Page 5

HUNTERVILLE NOTES.

From O ur Own Correspondent.

An interesting letter lias been received from Corporal Bert Shoebridge, of Feilding, who left with the Main Body, and lias been a prisoner iu Turkey since the Btli ' August, 10!5. Corporal Shoebridge is now an exchanged prisoner it said the only New Zei'nlnd prisoner to have been exchanged so Tar—and returned to England during February this year. Though badly wounded in the arm the limb was not set until Corporal Shoebridge returned to England, pieces of bone were continually working out, and the wound is still open. All Hie hone from the shoulder to the dhow is goue, and the shoulder blade is withering. It is expected a silver plate will bo inserted to join the bones, but it is feared the arm may never bs of much use agian. Corporal Shoebridge adds ‘‘J am proud to be in the New Zealand Army. The parcels and money sent by the people of Mew Zealand, and from our High Commissioner, saved my life many times. I do not know who my kind friends are, but cannot be grateful enough to them. If they only knew what n God-send the parcels are to the boys they would be more than repaid for their kindly thoughts. I have often shared my parcels with boys who were absolutely, starving, and the little luxuries to a 'sick man kept life iu him. I received an extra nice parcel from Miss Lilburn, Huuterville. which I greatly appreciated. I was in Austria for” nine weeks, on my way to England, and was fed on boiled swedes, and chestnut bread the whole time. I shall always feel like taking off my hat to swedes. Just before leaving Turkey I received some money from an unknown friend in New Zealand, and, with that was able to buy a few extras in the eating lino on Xmss Eve I paid £1 for a loaf of btoad in Austria. Unless they decide to operate upon my arm in Engand I expect to return to New Zealand shortly.”

The sum of £4 12s was raised last Saturday from the sale of flowers, and sweets, by the Misses Duncan and Simpson, towards the “Copper Trail funds. Next Saturday, the 17th inst., the sales will be under the control of Misss Reid (2), Smith, and Tlieed. The takings, and fines at the comedy hockey match —played on the Domain on Saturday afternoon last, between the football boys, dressed in hobble-skirts, and the hockey girls, and which resulted in a win for the former, the scores being nine to ml —amount ed to £2 15s, which was donated towards the “Copper Trail.”