COMFORTS FOR SOLDIERS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 February 1941, Page 4

COMFORTS FOR SOLDIERS

GIFT PARCELS AND OTHER ARTICLES. KNITTING OF WOOLLEN GOODS. Advice hits been received to the effect that the number of parcels to be sent overseas In the next shipment has been increased by one-sixth This will mean that the Wellington Provincial District’s quota will be 7000 parcels, and the Wairarapa zone's quota 700. which require to be in hand by March 1 The mirnbcr of woollen articles required from the Wellington Provincial District by the end of June is 8130 balaclava:;, scarves and mittens respectively Zone secretaries are asked to nsceriam the number of woollen articles already knitted, so that the number required to make up the total can b<- arrived at Th<- Wool i-'-'d by the provi--.ee t-> date has «-o-,t £2139 9s Id The 1g!;A number of articles received at the n.aw tional store from all provinces is as follows IL'daclavas. 35.751; gloves. 1434 pairs; socks. 1642 pairs: mitten-:. 33.1*82 fiair-;- scarves. 23.922; pullovers. 1711. skull cap.'.. 530. The provim'c's quota I-'r hussifs is 41(1 per month. It is desired to hand <>v<-r to the mdUmd the end of M.fi-rh 1230 hw.lL and workers are rc-qui-'.-.d make uj. any hussif in.iterm! they have < i; hand, i.o 'hat ail The beautiful jm-ce of 'oq -'-ury s>.» :i-': 1 a■':::-:''- .. at the I,c 11I: -d 1.. - -w ;;.l v..;ged by 5!. p r St.mip- - been presented by him for 0.. • r ,T. k F. !« -■ bun IfXXt ... • ith 4'o i,titrises to th " . ~.,-h The Nam sa! Pat!iolm It.,.<rd ■ ■ ■■ - '■ -'b the G . ■ .if , < a. m;,’.r ■■ ■ a rafHe.