NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 310, 30 September 1915, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

MISSING SOLDIERS. HOW TO ADDRESS LETTERS. WELLINGTON, Sept. 2R. Since so many Now Zealand soldiers have been reported missing, a number of people have attempted to communicate with residents of Turkey to obtain information regarding individual soldiers. As all postal communication with Turkey has ceased, these letters have to be returned to the sender.through the Dead Letter Office. The Postmaster-General states that persons having friends or relatives reported to be missing may write a postcard to the missing' soldier and send it to the deputy chief postal censor at Wellington, who will forward it to the proper quarter for delivery. The postcard should be addressed to the soldier by his rank, number, name, and regiment, the words “Believed to be of war in Turkey, ’ ’ being added. The, card should be fully signed by the sender. No postage stamps are required to be affixed. Written matter should be strictly confined to social and domestic affairs. Any reference to war or to politics or the state of the country will result in the destruction of the card.