OUR SOLDIERS.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 20 June 1919, Page 3

OUR SOLDIERS.

ALL EVACUATED BY END OF AUGUST. 8116 NOW ON THE WATER. It is officially announced that, assuming present arrangements are not interfered with, practically the whole of the New Zealand troops in the United Kingdom will have been evacuated bv the end oi August. 'The journey out via the Panama canal occupying from ?.6 to JO days this means that almost, the whole of the New Zealand troops -at present in England will .be fetch in New Zealand before the begin-

rung of October. The total of Now Zealand troops from the United. Kingdom now on the water is 8116- Thev are accompanied bya/5 women and LIS children. The full de-

tails arc as follow: Waimana’i Ret liming Draft No. 2o7): Left U.E. 10th May; due at-Auckland 23rd .Tuny. Draft comprises 1675

troops, .1 woman. Prinzessin (Returning Draft No. 268): Left U.K.-ifith May; due Wellington .Sol'll June. Draft emprises 667 troops, SI women, 19 children. Maurignnui (Returning Draft, No. 259); Left U.K. 17th May; due Port Chalmers 22ntl .Tune. Draft .comprises

112 S troops. Ruahinc (Returning Draft No. 26tn: Left U.K. 19th May; due Wellington 6th July. Draft comprises 805 troops, 139 women, So children. Tahiti (Returning Draft No. 2o1): Left U.K. 27th May; due Auckland 2nd July. Draft comprises 1216 troops. Kiugoma (Returning Draft No. 262): Left U.K. Ist June; due Wellington 16th July. Draft comprises 768 troops, 164 women, 31 children. Chut'ra (Returning Draft No. 263): Left U.K. Bth June; due Wellington 22nd July. Draft comprises 7.12 troops. Marama (Returning Draft No. 264): Left (J.K. 10th June; due Auckland 17th July. Draft comprises 60S troops. Ruapehu (Returning Draft No- 2,, 0): Left U.K.7th .Tunc; due Wellington 21st July. Draft comprises 452 troops, 200 AVOiutMi, 03 children. The -whole of those 8110 troops arc thus due to arrive in New Zealand in little more than one month from now. "Troops in Egypt.

The transports IJlimnroa, Pilsna, and Inslmiek arc due to leave Egypt with Mow Zealand troops on 24th June, d 'tit June, and 20tli July respectively. It is expected that these three vessels will be able to bring back practically the whole of the Now Zealand troops from the laud of the Pharaohs. The journey from Egypt occupying from live to six weeks, practically the whole ot the New Zealand troops there should thus be back iu the Dominion by the end of August.