WINTER SNOW.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 33, 8 January 1941, Page 2

WINTER SNOW.

l .' ) *•* , -WEATHER IN BRITAIN. AUSTRALIANS’ EXPERIENCE. ; SYDNEY, Dec. 20. |. While soldiers of the Australian Im--I!perial Force in Egypt and Palestine are “tripped to the waist in the burning sun and sand, Australian troops 3 in Great Britain are muffled against g the winter snow, says the Australian official war correspondent in Britain. It was the first snow which hundreds t of the Australians have seen. Most of 3 these men were from districts in Aus--1 tralia in which snow is merely a fan--5 tastic idea. 3 1 The English winter is now bitterly 3 1 cold by the Australian standard, but i the men are standing up well, though , most are longing to be with the rest r of the A.I.F. in the desert sun. An ’ extra blanket was issued to all troops recently, making four to a man, and s their nuarters are snug, with hot water in unlimited quantities. ’ In the daytime, the Australians weai long-sleeved pullovers under their ' gtunics, with' greatcoats, mufflers, and knitted woollen gloves. , The Assistant Director of Medical Services, Major Trethowan, said: “The men are in splendid phvsiral condi-1 tion and are able to march 30 miles a day with ease.” j