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Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 February 1915, Page 3

Mr W. G. Lyons, Otaki representative of Messrs Abraham and Williams Ltd., has been accepted lor service with the New Zealand Expeditionary forces and leaves Otaki in a few days for camp, together with 51r Chamberlain and others. According to a correspondent in Fiance of the New York Sun, the Allies are the best fed troops in the world. He says: "The food here gets bettor every day. Two of the daily meala consist of a bar of chocolate, jam, a piece of Swiss cheese, one-fifth of i coffee cup of soi»p, potatoes, meat, cakes, biscuits and sardines. There are coffee, bread, meat and vegatables every day, and other things thrown in whenever possible which is much oftener than not," \