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TOWARDS HOME.

RELEASED PRISONERS:

' ARKIVED IN HOLLAND. Australiau and N.Z. Cable A^sn. AAISTER.DAM, Dec. 31. . : A number of British officers and noncommissionedl officers taken prisoner at tire Heligoland fight have arrived from Germany, and also a large party of men of Mons. Tho latter received a rapturous reception from the Hollanders. Allied Ambassadors read the King's message and other welcomes, voicing the thanks of the Allies for. the selfsacrifice of the sadly thinned rearguards, -which enabled tho French and the British; armies to reach Marne.

The released men anxiously -asked how the war was really going. They said, Tell the people at Home that their parcels saved us. The food provided by the Germans was very bad.

The quarters for the released men at Sclieveningen and The Hague include recreation grounds, clubs, hospitals and workshops.

PRISONERS "EATING GRASS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30. One of tlie Mowo's captives, who lias returned, says ho saw starving men. in German prison camps eating grass.: Every month .1500 prisoners perished of starvation. [The cable news in this issue accro-dit-edto "The Times" has appeared in :tliat journal, but only whore expressly stated is suoli news tho editorial opinion of "The Times "]

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Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16432, 2 January 1918, Page 7

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TOWARDS HOME. Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16432, 2 January 1918, Page 7

TOWARDS HOME. Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16432, 2 January 1918, Page 7

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