EPITOMISED NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 3, 4 January 1941, Page 8

EPITOMISED NEWS.

FOR OVERSEAS TROOPS

SATURDAY'S "EIGHT O'CLOCK"

New Zealand soldier-, airmen and sailors are well educated and well read. They love their newspapers, but when they are on duty in the Desert, Or some other lonely station at the other end of tho world they luivc little opportunity of ascertaining what is happening in (their own country. This is tho chance for their relatives, sweethearts and friend* in the Dominion. They can, at small e.\|>en.-e, see to it that thi> men on active service are provided with the

"Auckland Star's" "Eight o'Cloek" Spouts Edition, which contains a wellwritten summary, inset, of all the principal happenings of t'he week.

Tho "Star" makes a special offer, ami it is within the teach of all. For paying the sum of 3/ti in advance, the "Kight o'clock" with the "News Summary" enclosed, will be dispatched each week, postage j»aid, to any member of the New Zealand forces —soldier, airman or sailor. This paymenit covers a full quarter's regular service, thirteen weeks of the Saturday '"Eight o'clock" Sports Kditinn. The jsiyment can be made at tfio "Star" Oflice or to any authorised agent. All that has to be done is to supply it he "Star"' or the agent with the soldier's full military address, including his number. The rest will be done by the ".Star."

Those who buy the "Eight o'clock" locally do not receive a copy of the

"Diggers' News Summary." This is reserved for the men lighting for New Zealand and the Empire overseas. It is a carefully prepared epitome of the news of the week. Those who write it are journalists who understand what our lighting men want. It is an up-to-the-minute, crisp bulletin of the things that concern the boys who have jyonc away. Be like George of the silent film daysdo it now!