GOODS REQUIRED IN EGYPT.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 55, 4 March 1916, Page 2

GOODS REQUIRED IN EGYPT.

In response to inquiries from this Dominion, Colonel Barclay, writing to representatives of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in New Zealand, gives some valuable information with respect to the most suitable article which can be sent to Egypt for hosp ;

work. Ha says: "I visited the New Zealand General Hospital at Pont de Koubbeh (Cairo), and bad a conversation with Major Maguire (the adjutant) and the matron, and they informed me that the articles of which they are most in need are day shirts, socks and pyjamas. Flannel vests may also be sent, and there is room for a further supply of triangular bandages, but the stock of roller bandages

hand is sufficient to meet requirement? for some time to come. If nights-V l -' are sent, white material should be avoided. In th 0 event of there being a desire to supply any articles of invalid foods, the following are suggested as the most suitable, vir., Glaxo, bovo, cocoa, also biscuits and sweets. In the oast some amount of inconvenience has" been caused owing to failure to send an invoice with th 0 packages. This necessitates unpacking in order to ascertain the contents. It is particularly desired that those forwarding consignments of goods should send an inventory by post, and at the same time enclose a duplicate in the case or other package on top of the goods. The practice of tacking a list of the contents on the top of the case is not r good one. and should be discontinued. Co.onol Parkes, the Commandant of the New Zealand Hospital, and the staff speak in high terms of the generosity of the members of the' St. John and other organisations, and it waf

specially desired that when writing to New Zealand I should mention how highly the gifts were appreciated no* only by the staff but by the patients whose lot it is to make use of the articles contributed.’’