Troops Like Wau Coffee
p. 16 · Read in the full issue
IT is an ill wind that blows nowhere!
Coffee stalls, run by the YMCA, the Salvation Army, and other welfare organisations set up business as close to the front lines in New Guinea as pos sible, and are deservedly popular with the troops.
Coffee supplies sometimes run short, it is reported; and at Wau this led to the use of locally-grown coffee—which was gathered, roasted and ground on the spot.
The men swore that it was the best coffee they had ever tasted.
Wilde and other Wau coffee-growers may take a bow!