PARCELS ON THE WAY.
TO PRISONERS IN GERMANY (United. Press Association—Copyiiglit > LONDON, January 7. The Bjritish Red. Cross has been, advised that a special ship carrying 20,000 parcels for prisoners of war in Germany has arrived at Marseilles. A fast train is waiting to take the consignment to Geneva, from where it is expected that the parcels will be distributed to prisoners in Germany within a fortnight. A second ship has been chartered to carry another 20,000 parcels.
A Red Cross official said it was not exceptional for men taken prison.-.? last May to have received their first parcel within the last six weeks, lie:::mse of the collapse of France, and the inadequacy of the Spanish railways.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 75, 9 January 1941, Page 8
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