LETTER FROM ENGLAND
In an air mail letter, dated February 12, from England,. the vvriter, a nurse of the first world war, states that at the moment things are desperate — no electricity, short of foodstuffs, and still snowing, with coal unprocurable. Things • seem to be going from bad to worse, and the winter more severe than for years past. "Clothing coupons are not being met," she writes, "and with the cold weather, no fires and, no electricity, we are not enjoying life as we should. I never thought for a moment' things could be so bad, they are worse now than ever, we cannot even use our wireless set. "We are certainlv getting a raw deal but still matters could be worse. It is no good complaining, but thank goodness a parcel sei.it us from little Otaki was most acceptable, coming at a time when things were desperate. We are thinking ahead how to get -tomorrow's meals. Things are indeed gi'im. However, we can only hope for the best. Our present Government seem to have made a mess of things — they just do not seem capible of looking ahead; if they had done so this present emergency would never have happened "
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Chronicle (Levin), 1 March 1947, Page 2
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