RETURNING TROOPS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 178, 23 April 1919, Page 8

RETURNING TROOPS

MAIIENO ARRIVES AT AUCKLAND SEVERAL SERIOUS COT CASES by Telegraph—Frcßs Association Auckland, April 22. 'J.'iw Mahnno finished hor career as a l:o»p:ial ship to-day, when sho arrived at Auukliiiid with tlic worst vases of Hie remaining eases from tho English hospiu!e. 'I'lie Mahcno brought Iwcnty-two i.Hictrs four nursing sisters, and 366 of wilier ranks. At tho commencement of tiie voyage the cot eases numbered 200, And at Hie conclusion they were reduced in 05. Several of these are in a critical condition, and others will require treatment for some considerable time. The following deaths occurred on the voyage:— . Lanco-Corpural G. Graham, Awahuri. Private T. .Renfrew, Auoklund. Private 'i'. O'Connell, Christchurch. Jlrivcr P. Johnston, Gisbornc. The last-named was given a military funeral at Colon; the others wore buried al tea. • The patients worn ombartad at Avonmouth on March 10, and the vessel sailed for New Zealand the same evening, lhe passage, across the Atlantic was a very slot my ono ' Although influenza was raging in England when tho hospital ship loft, and many of the orderlies were down with Sue disease, the epidemic on board was snocdily stamped out by means of an inhalation chamber, which was in constant wn on the ship. Strict isolation vis maintained, and nono of Uia patients | contracted tho disease. The manage- department was particularly busy, a largo number of (ho patients requiring orthopaedic treatment, which will be continued in A'ow Zealand. The Governor-General boarded the Maneno nnrf welcomed iha men, and after ciw>mbarking the Auckland troops the vessel sailed for Wellington. The Monona will arrive in Wellington at S o'clock tn-inorrr.w morning, and b«th at til* Glasgow Wbirf. CORINTHIC REACHES LYTTELTON EXPECTED TO BERTH THIS MORNING. ' By Telegraph—Press Asiociatlon. v Christchurch, April 22. Tho transport Corinthic arrived in Lvttelton harbiur at 6 a.m. to-day. She has a draft of over 1000 troops on board, also forty-two women and eighteen children. Of the troops 938 are for Canterbury, 27 for Nelson and Picton, 40 for the West Coast, and 436 for Otago. The vessel was found to have on board fifteen cases of mumps and one cot case. After an inspection of the ship had been carried out, Dr. Chesson, District Health Officer, said tho Corinthic would, bo placed in quarantine for twenty-four hours. Ttwrc wcro ono or two little matters lie wished to consult his head nfiico in Wellington about, but personally ho was satisfied, and he'thought the vessel could berth to-morrow at fi a.m. The caws of mumps are to be taken to tlv Christclinrch Hospital. The Cdrinthio had an uneventful trip, and there was very little sickness on ! board. The passage was smooth until a week ago, when fairly heavy weather was encountered. Many of the men showed keen interest in' the educational classes, particularly in shorthand. The men speak most enthusiastically of the warmheartedness of the residents of Colon. A small paper, the Corinthic "Mail," was published five times during the voyage. The Monowaiwill arrive with the North Island troops from the Corinthic, at C.30 a.m. to-morrow.