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Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume VIII, Issue 3, 1 July 1915, Page 134

Southland Hospital , Invercargill, June 5th, 1915. To the Editor, Kai Tiakt. Dear Madam, — I have received a letter from Nurse K. Lindsay, No. 2 General Hospital, British Overseas Expeditionary Force. She went on a holiday trip to England about eighteen months ago. When war broke out she volunteered for active service, and when she wrote she said she was very glad to be able to attend to the men and give them more comforts. The station she was in was bombed some time before by Germans. The last I heard of her she was doing special night duty in an officers' ward at a chateau some miles from the hospital. She is accompanied by a medical officer, and chaffeur. Miss Lindsay enjoys her work but feels a little homesick at tim s. Nurse McLeod, another Southland nurse who was in England, is at the front. Sister Wright, who sailed by the " Moldavia," wrote to me from Fremantle ; several of the nurses had been sick and had not been able to go on deck. The nurses had physical drill every day ; then each nurse had to give a lecture to the Ambulance men on board (about 80). Sister Wright's subject was "Amputations and Treatment," " Haemorrhages and treatment." The men all seemed much interested. Captain Stout told Miss Cameron that she gave a splendid lecture. She mentions that Miss Cameron is very good to them ; they have concerts and an occasional dance. They all enjoyed sight -seeing at Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle. The stafE of the Southland Hospital subscribe monthly to the Patriotic Fund and several other funds in connection with this horrible war. Nurse McRae, the only candidate this time, has passed her final examination. Yours sincerely, J. EWART. Nurse Cora Anderson writes from London, May 20th :— " We all arrived safely and well yesterday. Nurse Cormack had a sharp attack of sciatica, but is hotter now, and no one ejse had worsD than s?a-sickness or a cold,

We all enjoyed the ports immensely, and our train ride from Plymouth up was lovely, — hyacinths, primroses, etc., growing wild and everything looking green and lovely. We had a consort from Teneriffe, I believe, though we did not see it. We are all going to base hospital in Egypt and leave immediately. Are going up to the High Commissioner'^ office now. There are twentyfive of us here, and the rest are in smaller parties at other homes. We were met at Plymouth by Mr. Eley from the New Zealand Office and had a reserved carriage. Later — ■ We have been up to the office and are to go again this afternoon. We leave either in three days or ten by transport from London Docks. Mr. Mackenzie is taking us to afternoon tea to-morrow and to Buckingham Palace on Saturday. We have had no mail so far but hope there may be some to-day. I think there was a New Zealand mail on the " Lusitania I: and hope there was none for us. London is full of recruiting bands, and enlistment advertisements and uniform ."