The following Press Communique has been issued by the Munitions Board: Great difficulty is experienced by officers sent on service to Mesopotamia in obtaining binoculars suitable for field service and the Commander-in-Chief therefore makes an appeal to private individuals in India who may have suitable binoculars in their possession to give them on loan to the Board for issue to officers who cannot otherwise obtain a pair. The names of all persons who send in binoculars on loan will be registered with a view to the return of their property after the war. Persons who are willing to lend binoculars are invited to send them to the Officer-in-Charge. Mathematical Instrument Office, 15 Wood Street, Calcutta, where they will be examined with a view to their suitability and if necessary repaired and put into good order.
