CONTRAST IN LIFE
SOLDIER IN DESERT M.P.’S LETTER TO PREMIER (By Telpgrapn.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Wednesday In a letter to the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser, written early last month, Lieutenant C. F. Skinner, M.P. for Motueka, refers to conditions in the Western Desert. “I have been out in the desert for some time, but am now undergoing a course of instruction at what must be one of the most delightful spots m Egypt, with shady trees, a beautiful lake and plenty of yachts for hire at quite a reasonable charge, 30 piastres for half a day. “What a contrast, as a week ago I was at Tobruk and prior to that at Bardia, where there is nothing but rock and sand, hundreds of miles of arid desert. We had to conserve water and what little we had was very salty. Those chaps, some of whom have been up there for eight months, all deserve medals. Our boys are doing great work salvaging transport and water supply. Very little is heard of them, but I am proud indeed to have worked with them.”
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Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21363, 6 March 1941, Page 9
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