RETURNING SOLDIERS
A WELCOME HOME TO-MORROW. " The Shaw, Savill Company's liner Arawa, with a large number of convalescent and injured New Zealand soldiers from the military hospitals of England is due to arrive in port from London to-night. She will not", however, berth till to-morrow morning. As the North Island men, who have arrived at Port Chalmers from Egypt.by the Tahiti are not- due to arrive here until to-morrow morning, the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke) has decided to accord the returned soldiert by both vessels a combined welcome at the Town Hall to-morrow, at an hour that will be announced in to-morrow morning's papers. The function will take a similar form to those of the same character' held in Iho past.
■ Arrangements are being made with tho Motor Reserve Corps and the owners .of private cars, to bring the men up from the wharf to the Town Hall. The Mayor; hopes that the public will accord these men the royal welcome they deserve, and that the public will attend in .force at the Town Hall. '
Tlie Defence Minister (the Hon. Jas. Allen) stated to a reporter yesterday that as far as could be ascertained after the.Maheno had'left witli lier complement of sick and /wounded, there wild be no New Zealand "cot cases" remaining in Egypt and England. A. large proportion of the cases on the Maheno was, it was understood, cot cases.
ARRIVAL OF THE TAHITI.
By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedln, March 14, The transport Tahiti arrived at Port Chalmers this afternoon with 160 invalided men on board, also six noncommissioned officers returning for commissions, and, eight medical orderlies returning to, complete their studies. Four nursing sisters, _two staff officers, medical officers, and a cKaplain-captain are also on •* the ship. The medical examination will be completed to-night, and the troops will come up to Dunedin m the morning. After a civic welcome the men for the north will entrain at 11.45 a.m.', and men for the south at 4 o clock.'
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2720, 15 March 1916, Page 6
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