SIR WILLIAM BIRDWOOD
ARRIVAL AT WELLINGTON
A FORMAL WELCOME,
(Per United Press Association.)
WELLINGTON, June 2
General Sir William Birdwoo'd arrived in Wellington from Sydney this evening, accompanied by Lady Birdwood and Miss .loan Birdwood. An official party, including the Minister for Internal Affairs, MajorGeneral Sir E. W. C. Chaytor, and Briga-dier-General G. S. Richardson, boarded the Manuka in the stream from a motor launch, and extended a welcome to General Birdwood on behalf of the Government and Defence Forces of the dominion.
The president of the Returned Soldiers’ Association (Dr Boxer) also welcomed the General on behalf of tne returned men, and extended to him an invitation to attend the conference now being held in Wellington.
Sir William Birdwood makes it clear that he is [laying merely a holiday visit to New Zealand. He hopes to meet as many as possible of the Anzac men, but he is not making in any sense a formal tour. A civic reception will be accorded him to morrow evening.
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Southland Times, Issue 18838, 3 June 1920, Page 5
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167SIR WILLIAM BIRDWOOD Southland Times, Issue 18838, 3 June 1920, Page 5
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