GENERAL BIRDWOOD.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3499, 29 May 1920, Page 4

GENERAL BIRDWOOD.

I -NEW ZEALAND ITINERARY. l l A copy of the itinerary of General Sir William Bitdwood, who will arrive at Wellington from Sydney next Monday, was received by the secretary to ‘the Auckland branch of the New Zeaoland Returneq 'Solidiers’ Association, Mr E. F. Andrews. 3 (a‘rellera.l Birdwood will be accorded -a civic reception at Welli—ngton on I Tuesday, and on Wednesday he will be the guest of the Government at a lun‘chcon at Paifliamenti Buildings. .He I will leave foe Lyttelton the same evenfing and will be occupied with a tour ‘of "South Island centres until June 12, when he will leave for Wellington. The probabilities are that" after his return to W’ellington on June 13 arrangonicnfs will be niado for General Birdwood to proceed to Auckland, via Napier, Taupo, and R-otiorua. He will then return to Wellington and visit the remaining principal centres of 'i—h'6 Dominion. General Birdwood will meet returned soldiers at each town. As the general’s visit is a private 0116 there will b 5 no military parades.‘