NEW ZEALANDERS GERMANY.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8178, 3 May 1919, Page 4 (Supplement)

NEW ZEALANDERS GERMANY.

SOME INTERESTING \\ HUNS PLAY NATIONAL Letters received in ( from a New Zealandor J Germany with the New Z t ,. contain an interesting aciv experiences. Speaking 0 f 1 through which they adrift the entry, he says: “ Kvervi the inhabitants turn out to the children cheer us. f, Belgium are ablaze with 4 the Allies’ Hags.” Following are other extra “At Verviers, which \ town we bivouacked at in ( met the most hospitable u, encountered. They woujj us to occupy our al'otted \ dragged us off to their ho* in beds. Two days we spent which we left for the Germ Now, anyone at all *o|| the difference as we crossed gium into Hunland, becaj thing, the air itself colder. There is a Belgian* on the border, and just 1 further on, at the foot oi the German town Eupen, Hags were flying and a roll* bow the people s gratitude their deliverance. Huns ui hanging from posts, and ev» on a smile that would not In Germany, says t|# flags were seen. “ Nobody a n to see us (a new experience; stead, they either glared 1® eel as though they did not presence. At the pnnciju lew guns were collected, handed over to the Allies, young Huns with mouth 1 toy guns and swords, their h cd with military caps, such a their e der relatives had m field some weeks ago, ~ about them. Towards dart into a village named Rueta .were requisitioned from tin pie, and in these we spem night among the Huns, ft must say that they did no; ill-feeling whatever AVIm served with our hot tea diet let us eat it in the bedrooi we took it. They made m, kitchen v and eat at theirs they waited until we were; Another stop was made where the New Zea’andeu Christmas Eve and Day. • fine R.C. Church there. 1 writer, “ and as two mated standing near by, the pand] preached us, and. spean proachable English, asked] would mind assisting to nJ We had no objections, ofl soon the bells were clangJ As we were leaving, the ■ thanking us, said ‘Youa you were coming to Ger/M the bells for Christmas, did] admitted it to be an experil not counted upon. AVe I trek on Boxing Day. when] Cologne, passing tiiroujjjj part of the city, and crosiJ by the famous Hohenzollenl came to a full stop at thl bui’dings on the far lianlJ minutes later—just think I were watering our thirsty J Rhine. After seeing the J this town I do not know tl of the tales we used to m many’s shortage. NotJ the world have I seen *1 dressed people. If there! have not yet come acrosl have I seen anyone liken to them. The cafes are grJ everyone has an orchestra ■ they are all full. On the! some articles are undoim For instance, in the shop* be seen boots and shoes ifl wood instead of leather. I most unobtainable, and ■ of chocolate such as we knol ed 1J marks each. The™ dron plague us with pleadin kites. They get round otirl and it is hard to get awajl A mark here, normaTy worn shilling, is now worth 6Jd.n The New Zealanders had,l excellent dinner of turkejl New 7 Year’s Day. “The® ha.! their dinner at nifdl in as I was passing, and® laugh at the piece the H® had engaged were play® ‘ God Save the King,’ an® were shaking it up a tr® is allowed to fraternise w® nor is he permitted to walk® lien, but, of course, sold® Diggers, would not do that® A few days ago I had ® Bonn, a. Rhenish town ® pie. Bonn is where Beetiw® although ho lies buried at® na). I visited his house® original piano, and other® ments.” In further reference to® of chocolate, the follow® curs: “The ‘Tuis’ who p® the New Zealand trotyl® good joke on the subject:® l»cst way to catch a squ® k a tree, and make a noise® What is the ln?st way 1(1 ® lein? —Walk along the r«® a noise like a piece of 0® The writer runs in*® tragedy in the following® into an Aussie a few had been a prisoner of wa® for twenty months, hau® tnred at Lagnicourt, I**® He told my mate and I l *® idea of the Huns’ him to carry up l>onihrt® line and run the gauntw® rage, which was terrih!'"® He saw Hun guards the breast with theirnjl«j® ing to hand a piece of ers. It was the happi^ when lie arrived in the old familiar khaki Iti was so good that l" 1 *^®