NEWS & PARCELS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 26 November 1942, Page 3

NEWS & PARCELS

FROM NEW ZEALAND WAR PRISONERS. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS RECEIVED BY HIGH COMMISSIONER. ,> (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON This Day. For some time the New Zealand High Commissioner in London, Mr Jordan, has been dispatching to all prison camps where New Zealanders are detained a newsletter containing items of interest which are telegraphed from New Zealand. The Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, has been informed by Mr Jordan that a number of acknowledgments of this service have just reached him. The following are extracts from cards received from prisoners in various camps: — “Congratulations and thanks from all New Zealanders here. It was a good effort and proved interesting to many others besides New Zealanders. All look forward to succeeding letters.” “Many thanks for the sports results and news. You don’t know how much pleasure they bring us. There is no doubt us New Zealanders are the best looked after troops here, thanks to your organisation. We are all receiving your cigarette parcels regularly.” “All New Zealanders —there are over 70 —hold their weekly social gatherings on Sunday evenings, when home news, etc., is exchanged and discussed. Your letter was read out at the last meeting, and everyone is now looking forward to receiving the next.” “Very many thanks for your news letter - dated April 30, which reached me about a week ago. Such a letter really fills a big gap, and in passing it around among the New Zealanders many have expressed the hope that they can be continued at weekly intervals.” “From the above, the next-of-kin and others will apreciate that everything possible is being done to see that our men are given as much news of their homeland as possible,” said Mr Fraser yesterday. “Mr Jordan mentions that from time to time delay occurs in delivery of parcels to men in the prison camps. The following is an extract from a letter on this question received by Mr Jordan from a prisoner: “I would like to convey to you my sincere thanks for the cigarette parcels and clothing parcel which I have just received, and I abjectly apologise for my letter of July 21 stating I may have been forgotten.” Mr Fraser'said that many letters of appreciation were received in the High Commissioner’s Office regarding the work done for the prisoners-of-war both in the United Kingdom and by the Prisoners-of-War Office in New Zealand. A card received recently by Mr Jordan read as follows: “The New Zealand clothing and cigarettes are a godsend worthy of our native land.”