AMONG THE WOUNDED.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11596, 14 January 1916, Page 7

AMONG THE WOUNDED.

LETTERS FROM EGYPT. APPEAL FOR GIFrS FOE NEW ZEALANDERS. In the coarse of a letter received in Christckurch from Mrs Studholme, who is staying at Cairo, the writer says:

'' We try to go as often as we can to the New Zealand Hospital at Pont do Koubbeh, about four miles out of Cairo; tho nion seem to like so much to be visited, and they get to long for little changes of food'. People have given so liberally in New Zealand, but I do wish. a sum could be sent direct to the matron of this hospital—the sisters of each ward know so well the needs of their different patients. Some need strengthening things when they are getting better. The nurses themselves buy things to give to the men. I asked a sister of a surgical ward what she would' like. She said tomato sauce to vary the meat, and boiled sweets. When she had the sweets the men did not object to their medxcino. If you lie for weeks on your back people hardly realise what a difference a little change makes. " We are nearly always in the hospital when the men's supper comes round, and it consists of tea or cocoa, and! big travs of bread and butter andbread and 'jam, but they don't like what they call Egyptian jam. That is another, request. Could you get people to make good home-made jam. or buy tins of jam (jam should all be sent in tins), and good tomato sauce? A box of these gifts would be welcome, and 1 should be sent direct to the matron of the No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital, Pont de Koubbeh, Cairo. If a number of people each gave or made a tin of jam, or sauce, or pickles, it would be immensely appreciated* Due notice should be sent to the matron if such goods are being forwarded. The Y.M.C.A, is also doing splendid work out here, " and money is urgently needed."

RED CROSS. COMFORTS

LETTER FROM LADY GODLEY

Lady Godley, writing from Alexandria on November 9 to a friend in Christchurch, says : " We have received all the boxes and some of the bales sent from the Christchurch Red Cross, and there are more to come. The things'are splendid and will be most useful. We- want them speciallv now, as the whole equipment of that poor No. 1 Stationary Hospital went down in the torpedoed transport and the ten sisters were drowned and a lot of orderlies.' It is too sa d. They say they were so brave and quit© splendid. If the first two boats had not jammed. and come to grief, more confd havo t been saved. I had three of the survivor sisters to tea yesterday and they are wonderfully plucky. They were all from live to seven hours in the water on spars, holding on, fortunately daylight. We are trying to make up enough for the re-equipment of the hospital, and send it off again as fast as we can; this is taking all our surplus stuff. Tho New 'Zealand Cairo hospital is also sending all it can. Fortunately, besides the things New Zetland has sent, n cousin of mine at Home has just sent me some bales of pyjamas, and good warm ones, too, so I am sending over IcO pairs of them. You can make us any number more. We want warm things and mufflers and balaclavas. We were sg grateful for some hot water bottles and woollen bedsocks, and of course sheets, pillow cases and towels (always wanted), and also some limb pi'lows. Please give my best thanks to everyone who has worked and sent us all the things."