FOOD FOR GREEKS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 80, 2 October 1944, Page 4

FOOD FOR GREEKS

GIFT FROM NEW ZEALAND fn^£l nf • me? t£ £ ad been completed UM dl^P atcb to the Middle East of I lm S£ n+t lal shlP, ment of foodstuffs as a gift to the people of Greece from the Government and people of New ZeaS£. immediately^ tfie territory is freed from enemy occupation, stated tne Prime Minister last night *_•>£^ ese,arraniement^ represent the fulfilment of the intention which thi Government has long had in m&d to wh rh IT sPecial^g&ture to a nation which has suffered so cruelly under. the scourge of the-Nazi oppressor" F^ ser- A" 1 feel sure that t will have the wholehearted support and good will of .every citSen of the Dominion. We in thii county £t bound by special ties to the people of Greece, with whose forces our own men fought side by side against overwhelming odds in the daFk days LeStL and ar!,-£ nce a Sain united, but «-dir^ ry Afferent circumstances, in the fighting m Italy. Now that the tide has turned it is appropriate that we should remember with admiration the courage and fortitude with which- the Greek people-have borne their trials during the .past few years, and at the same time recall the friendship and help which they extended to our men throughout .the whole of the Greek campaign. "The fullest co-operation in the matter of shipping'has been extended* oy the United Kingdom authorities, and the foodstuffs will be among the first relief supplies to reach Greece following her liberation. As a- result of my discussions with the UNRRA authorities and the Allied Military Liaison in the Middle East" a procedure has been devised to ensure that the goods, which have been appropriately marked to indicate their origin and purpose, will be distributed to cases- of special need."

The American Rolling Mill Company, a United States war factory in' the north-eastern State of Ohio, recently •mnounced the development and production of a new steel artillery ammunition container - which can be thrown off moving vehicles, submerged in rait water, or exposed to the effect of tropical climate without damaging the ammunition. Inside the container is a round fibre carton which protects the shell even after- the sfcel shipping container is removed," until the- shell is actually used. -