NEWS FROM HOME

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 216, 11 September 1940, Page 15

NEWS FROM HOME

FOR OVERSEAS MEN,

"STAR'S" CHEERIO SERVICE

Remember what the "Lonely Soldier" said in his letter from Egypt, published on Friday last?

"Many an Aucklander pounced on copies of the 'Star' and derived more pleasure from tliein, though they were a month old, than they ever had before. We . . . seized oil the sporting pages. It was great to know that things at home were much as when we left . . .

A peaceful liour with a home paper is the nearest we can get to a peaceful hour at home."

Bound though they now are to a more serious purpose the soldiers overseas are more than usually interested in the little things at home —the welfare of their friends, the progress of their old football team, the happenings at their tennis or golf club. They like to know that they are remembered at tlieir office, shop, factory, or farm. No better way of keeping them in touch with home can be found than through the Cheerip Service in Saturday's Sports Edition of the' "Star."

There, combined with a message from home, New Zealanders now in the fighting forces, in England, in Egypt, in all those places where our boys are now giving of their best in the great struggle the Empire, is facing, can find full accounts of sporting happenings at home . . . "where things are much the same as when they left."

So great was the use made of this service last Saturday that a heavy demand was made on the type-setting capacities of the Sports Edition. As a result it lias been decided to close down on the acceptance of Cheerios for this week's issue at 9 o'clock to-morrow night. Already there are a large number of messages in hand. The Cheerio news service for the men overseas is on an inexpensive basis. For the actual message of 15 words there is a fee of 2/0, exclusive of name and rank. When sending the message in it is necessary to enclose the full military or naval address so that the "Star" may send a post-paid copy to the serving man addressed. If longer messages are wished the fee is Od for each set of five additional words. Special forms for Cheerios are available at the "Star" office.

All messages must be in the office by 9 p.m. to-morrow.