RETURNING TROOPS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 5, 1 October 1919, Page 2

RETURNING TROOPS

BOAT AND TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS. The transport Cordoba, with returning draft No. 278, is'due to arrive at Wellington at I! o'clocktthis' moraine. If ,a "cban ship," the-vessel'will berth at No. 4- Queeii's Wharf ■ at' 10 a.m. to-day. Train'and.■steamer arrangements for the troops are-as follow Details for stations 'bevond Marton to Auckland; including Rotorua' and Thames,' v ill leave Wellington by special train at' 2 p.m. to-morrow. These men'will* be'-billeted on board the transport ' until ,7'a.m. to-morrow, and will have breakfast before disembarking. Midday refreshments will be provided'at the Returned Soldiers' Club, Lambton Quay. Men for stations between Palmerston' -North and New- Plymouth will also be billeted on th'o transport to-night, and will leave for their destinations by the mail train at 8.20 11.111. to-morrow. • Details for places between • Palmerston North. Woodrille, Napier, and Gisborne will depart ,by the Napier mail'train at 9.10 o'clock, to-morrow morning; they will remain on board the Cordoba overnight. Details tor - stations between Wellington and' Manuatninoka will leave from Lambton Railway Station at 2.55 •p.m. to-day. They will be' served with midday , refreshments at' the Returned .Soldiers' Club. Details for beyoiul Masterton will detrain at Mastertori,' where. t'hev will be billeted, and proceed on their journey the following day. Details for stations between Wellington and Palmerstoir North will ;leave Wellington by train fi'oiii" Thoi'ndon tit 4 p ( m. to-day, dinner being provided at tho Salvatioii Armv-Hustel, Vivian Street. Men..,for- ; Picton, . Blenheim, - 'Nelsoi., Wcstpbrt, and, north of Westport will leave by. the. Pattella at noon -to-day, and other details- for the-South Island willtravel by the Manuka to-night. ; Dinner ■and tea for the last-mentioned -men. will be provided at the Salvation. Army Iloslel; ' - .. : THE ADOLPH WOERMANN; .. The steamer Adolph >Woermann,with .returning-draft No. 28G, is expected to reach Wellington about 4 o'clock this afternoon.'. 'Should, she be. "clean"'.she will berth nt the Queen's Wharf'at 7 a.m. 10-morrow. Soldiers returning by' the vessel will proceed to their homes ]ior rail and steamer, as follow Details for stations bevoiid. Marton to.i Auckland,' includfntr Rotorua and Thames, will leave Thorndbn Station at 2 p.m. to-morrow, middav refreshments being provided at the Returned Soldiers' Club. Details' for stations between Palmerston North' and New, Plymouth will depart/by the New Plymouth mail train at 8.20 a.m. to-moi'-row, Men for intermediate stations between Wellington, and Palmerston'North, stations between Palmerston North and Wo'odville. and for Napier and Gisborne' will' travel by the Napier mail train leaving Tliorndon nt 9.10 a.m.' to-morrow. The Wairarap.a men will leave by train from Lambton Station, at 7.50 n'.in. tomorrow: The. Patcena will take: the Picton and Bleiiheim men at noon on Fridihv these details being billeted'in the meantime at the Bristol ..Hotel, Cuba Street: • Soldiers for Nelson, Westport, north of: Westport, and bays,, will protoed "by the Nikau at 5 p.m.-.to-morrow, the remainder of the Sgutly Island mon going south by the Mararoa 10-morrow night. - . .