RETURNING SOLDIERS
LATEST ANQUNCEMENT3
WELLINGTON, July 7
The Defence Department has been advised that two more transports have left, England for New Zealand. . * The Somerset left on J#y 2, with 967 troops, and is duo at Lytteltbn about. August 12. The Mamari, with 1055 troops, is due at Auckland about August 13. This brings the total troops on the water to 9558, in eleven transports, which also carry 605 women and 154 children.
The transport Ruahine is expected hfre to-night, and will berth at 7 a.m. tomorrow if she is a clean ship.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9651, 7 July 1919, Page 5
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