ADMIRAL MOUNTBATTEN DUE ON MONDAY

Chronicle (Levin), 30 March 1946, Page 2

ADMIRAL MOUNTBATTEN DUE ON MONDAY

— Press Associution

l i i i —i— WEEK'S STAY IN DOMINION

By Telegraph-

WELLINGTON, March 29. Adm'iral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Commander of the Southeast Asia Coiuniand, acocinpanied by Lady Mountbatten, -vvill arrive in New Zealand on Monday, April 1, at'ter his visit to Australia. Tliey are expected to arrive by plane at Oh'akea at 8.15 a.nu, and'later com6 to Wellington, vhere tliey AvilF'be entertained by the Government at luncheon that day. Yd'miral ylountbatten tvill leave Auckland for Svdney by air on April 8, while Lady Mountbatten will return to Australia by air a week later. Among those travelling1 with" Lord j and Lady Mountbatten are Rear-Ad-i miral Douglas-Pennant, Major-General I Kinnnins, Brigadier Wardell, Captam Brockman, R.N. (secretary), SquadronLeader Harris St. John, A.D.C. (Air), Captain Lord Brabourne, A.D.C. (Mili tary) and Commander C. J. Pitts. Lord and Lady Mountbatten will i.*e met at Oliakea by the Minister of De fence (Hoh. F. Jones) representing the | Prime Minister, Sir Patriek Duff (High j Commissioner for the United Kingdomi, ' the Chiefs of Staff of the tliree Ser | vices and Mr. J. W. Heenan (Under | Secretary of Internal Aifairs). j With the members" of their staff, Lord J and Lady Mountbatten will arrive at ! Ohakea by Avro-York and Dakota C4 / j .aircraft. Tliey will breakfast at the Air Force mess at Ohakea and leave ai ' 9.30 a.m. by car for Wellington, where j tliey are due at 11.4.3 a.m. Their itiner ! ary includes: April 2, Dunedin; Aprii. 3, Christchurch; April 4, return to Wel . lington; April 5, leave Wellington for Auckland; April 6 and 7, Bay oi j Islands; April 8, Auckland, Lo r 1 j Mountbatten leaves for Svdnev.