PRISONERS PARCELS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 60, 4 December 1917, Page 8

PRISONERS PARCELS

PERSONAL GIFTS ONCE A MONTH-*

Mr. J. G. Butcher, M.P., was seemlier of the deputation from the Hons* of Commons which'waited on 1/ord. Derby in July last to make certain: recommendations in regard toparcel!? for prisoners of war, recently received from Sir R. Brade a copy of <1 letter sent to tho Secretary of the Central Prisoners of War Committee, explaining the War Office views 011 the points The Armv Council is prepared to accept the proposal that relatives should! be allowed to send a small "personal 1 parcel once a month, with a view to maintaining the personal touch between prisoners and their relatives, and requests that tho Central . Committ.™ submit a list of the articles which oxperience shows to be most m demand.This list will be considered with a. view to seeing how far the can be authorised for inclusion in the personal" parcel. SucTi parcels must li» examined by the censor, and will, therefore, not reach .their destination as quickly as those dispatched throng (he channels at. authorised. It has to he borne in mind that w German authorities will not allow medicines sent privatclv to be delivered, and. if sent, the.v do not'reach the individual. The council are considerimr additions to the snhelule of contents of the present standard medical parcels. The present rule of dispatch through the Invalids' Comforts. I'mid will bfl maintained.