MOTHER COUNTRY.
NEW ZEALAND PRISONERS.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEIR
COMPORT.
Received Nov. 25, 8.65 p.m.
London, Nov. 24. Tsew Zealand is establishing a depot at Dover to provide comforts for war prisoners arriving from Calais. It is estimated there are 330 New Zealand prisoners in Germany. Lady Mackenzie entertained the first batch at tea at the New Zealand House. Those were chiefly from the prison camps in the vicinity of 'Lille. The men generally agree that, apart from the scarcity of rations, they were well treated, although the enemy did not fulfil the agreement not to employ prisoner'} within the fire zone. Some were even engaged in digging the German first-line trenches. One man relates that he was in a German hospital containing 1800 enemy wounded, and received equal treatment, also a special diet to suit his case. Private Wells (Otago Rifles) got through the German lines lust prior to the armistice. He escaped from ft prison camp some time ago and secured civilian' clothes, and, being a good linguist, lived as a French civilian unmolested until ho was found by chance petting through th# 11ne».—AU8.-N.Z. Cable Aasoc.
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Taranaki Daily News, 26 November 1918, Page 5
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187MOTHER COUNTRY. Taranaki Daily News, 26 November 1918, Page 5
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