THE DESERT DAILY
(Official War Correspondent N.Z.E.F)
CAIRO, Sept. 13.
New Zealand soldiers not in possession of a radio receiving set and too Tar away to receivc daily newspapers are able to receivc the news each day b}' a special service provided lor the forces in the Middle Eastj The service gives a short summary ol' the latest news and is greatly appreciated by the troops.
A New Zealand signals officer chanced upon one of these news bulletins which arc read out at a speed that enables the listener to take it down in longhand. The officer took a copy and immediately had it cyclostyled and copies distributed to nil New Zealand units in the area. The same procedure is noAV followed daily and the news is placed in the liands of a journalist among the troops wlio condenses it to fill one sheet of the paper used. It has been named the Desert Daily.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 167, 13 October 1941, Page 3
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155THE DESERT DAILY Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 167, 13 October 1941, Page 3
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