GENERAL BIRDWOOD

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 45, 17 November 1919, Page 5

GENERAL BIRDWOOD

HIS VISIT TO AUSTRALIA. London, November 12. The Australian Press Agency interviewed General Sir W. R, Birdwood, who said that his wife and himself were lodking forward with tho plensantest anticipations to their coming visit to Australia. Ever since ho had met the first Australians in Egypt he had longed to see their homeland, lie knew that .it must be a wonderful country to produce such men. "The war." ho said, "brought to mo many Australians, whom I count among my' warmest friends.. I wrote thousands of letters to relatives of the boys, some of whom in the stress ol campaigning had neglected to writo home. I am going to Australia as the Commander-in-Chief, avd as the guest of the Government, and I will not relinquish mv position until' after, tho visit. T am not aware of the details nttlie tour, but I am confident that. I will have tbe fullest opimrtunity of meeting old friends, their relatives, and also the relatives of the gallant-men who will never "General Birdwood is due to arrive at Perth on December 18 He y'» ™™" with his married daughter until the Nov Year, when ho will proceed eastward. Ho will be absent from England about six months. , , „„„ General Birdwood's subsequent movements are uncertain. There are renewed reports that lm may bo appointed to cLnand in Tndia. No l,nve been made to visit New Zen and. His younwr daughter accompanies nun. -Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.