GIFTS FOR NEW ZEAL ANDERS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 565, 1 December 1915, Page 11

GIFTS FOR NEW ZEAL ANDERS.

AN OFFICER'S REPORT. Press Association. WELLINGTON, December 1. Colonel Charters, Officer Commanding the New Zealand base in Egypt, in a report to the Minister of Defence, says that the gifts of goods have been arriving regularly, and are being distributed, so far as is possible, in accordance with instruc-i tions. Unfortunately all the homemade jam went bad going through the tropics, and a great number of glass jars were broken in transit. Colonel Charters advises that all; jams be sent in tins, say, 71b in weight. Jam is very acceptable, as the local stuff is very poor. «

All the foods sent to Anzac are being placed in charge of an officer, because of consistent thieving on the transports between there and Egypt. -

Special thanks are/ forwarded to the donors of money, cabled on September 8, and the Maheno and Willochra brougnt comforts sufficient for every mail at front, and on detachment in Egypt, and which were distributed. No gifts ■■ were sent during August, owing to the heavy fighting making it impossible.