DRIED MILK.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXV, Issue 2, 15 July 1905, Page 21

DRIED MILK.

ITS SUCCESS IN LONDON. A few weeks ago a cable message, received from London, stating that New Zealand dried milk f Defiance”), supplied to the troops at the Royal Naval and Military Tournament at Islington, had proved a great success. A letter (dated May 25th) has been received by Messrs Nathan and Co. endorsing the above and giving some particulars about the contract. The following is an. extract: — “We commenced working there (at Islington) on Monday last, and served up the milk to about 850 of the troops for tea. On Wednesday the army medical authorities made a laid on the kitchen. Major Keen, of the Army Medical Corps, tested the milk and pronounced it to be delicious. He took a sample back with him. and analysed it. and he is now a most enthusiastic believer in New Zealand dried milk. I find all the officers are very interested, and yesterday they asked me to bring them up some tins for their own mess. Thursday was the opening day. and the King was present. They had a record number of soldiers and sailors, and the number we had to supply tea for was over 2000 men. and out of this huge crowd we did not hear of a single complain!. The tournament will last now until the Bth June, and the head of the commissariat tells me that by the time the tournament closes New Zealand dried milk will have been Reived up to 30.000 soldiers and sailors. This means there have been 30,000 breakfasts and teas in which yojir New Zealand dried milk wftf* used.