PARCELS FOR TROOPS
Official War Correspondent, N.Z.E.F.
NEW CALEDONIA.
A number of people in New Zealand are still inadequately" packing parcels of foodstuffs for the troops "in the tropics. * Calces are among the most acceptable gifts, yet no cake is of much use to the recipient if either the address has been obliterated or th£ contents broken by faulty packing.
Despite the. most careful handling of parcel bags both in New Zealand and over here, cardboard wrappers have a habit ,of loosening, tearing, or falling off, particularly if rain or dampness gets among the bags.
Postal authoritiesin the Pacific advocate the sewing of calico or sacking round tins, with the address clearly printed on a white background. Cakes packed and addressed in this- way r.re received in the best condition. In the tropics, too, the sealing of tin lids with adhesive tape is advocated, for if lids are left unsealed ants may ruin the contents of the tins before the soldiers have, their share.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 31, 5 August 1943, Page 5
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PARCELS FOR TROOPS
Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 31, 5 August 1943, Page 5
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