COMFORTS FOR SOLDIERS
SHIPMENTS WITH ECHELONS WIDE RANGE OF GOODS •Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON. Sept. 10. The comprehensive range of-' goods sent overseas through # the.-national patriotic organisation is shown in the lists of articles shipped with - ; each; echelon. They range from pen nibs to feature talking films.; Usually about 100 different classes of goods are put on board for use on the; voyage,, including atlases and bodksv writing materials; games, tobacco, scarves and mittens. Among the goods classed as 1‘ notwanted on the voyage ”, are some imposing quantities. For example,.wittr one echelon were 5000 cases of apples, 10,848 balaclavas, 57601 b of. cake, 9000 gift parcels, I<T cases of malt, 2664 pairs’ of mittens and gloves,' and 2847 scarves, ' besides biscuits, tinned fruit andmeats,’ soups, malted milk, coffee and cocoa, playing cards, indoor games, etc.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24400, 11 September 1940, Page 6
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136COMFORTS FOR SOLDIERS Otago Daily Times, Issue 24400, 11 September 1940, Page 6
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