PARCELS FOR TROOPS

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 9, 6 October 1941, Page 5

PARCELS FOR TROOPS

Wellington Man’s Pleasant Surprise In a letter to his parents in Wellington, Second-Lieutenant W. D. Murie describes how a parcel sent to the Middle East under the 1 atriotic Fund Board itnaddressed gift parcels scheme provided a splendid ending tor him to a very solid day’s trek during a strenuous training period his platoon had for many’ days in the scorching desert. , . By late afternoon, after a grueum a morning, they bad only two miles to go, lie says, but lie sagged at the knees all the way’ and did not think he would ever make it. "However,' the letter continues, “we got there and lay in a bit of shade under a bank till the tea arrived at 0 p.ni. There was a sinpiise for us when the truck arrived, as a distribution of gift parcels from New Zealand had been made back in Maaui, and one each had been sent out lot us. So we queued up for our parcel and like a lot of kids opening a Christmas stocking we proceeded to compare contents. -My parcel came from Mrs. Lee. Runanga. Gre.vmouth,. and contained cake, tinned fruit,' coffee and milk tinned, soap, razor blades. P.K . writing pad and envelopes, boraeic acid, chocolate and bootlaces. There was yreat enthusiasm and we all thought it a wonderful lliing for people back home to send us these good things. We were surprised to get them. . . . Tins was indeed a good finish to a bad day. One of the chaps in our section curried a little compact cooker, so by each contributing a bit of water from his water bottle we had an excellent supper of cake, biscuits, and hot coffee under the beautiful moon in the perfect evening air."