THE HORORATA.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16472, 15 March 1919, Page 9

THE HORORATA.

ARRIVAL AT WELLINGTON. reception arrangements CURTAILED. (PBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) "WELLINGTON, March 14. o^inc to the Into arrival of tho Uororativ tlie arrangements for a special welcome have Leon materially interfered with. The pre cession of stoam»rS was to have met the transport with fnstnimental an<l choral music, but this L„, been abandoned and proceedings "ill be confined to a musical serenade at ni<»ht To-morrow one or two steamers will co out with soldiers and others to exchange greetings, and there will be a welcome on tho wharf but the demonstration which was intended to be on an unusual scale has been shorn oil much of its magnitude. The transport Hororata reached the harbour entrance at 7.30 p.m., and was saluted by the guns at the forts. Tho troopship replied with a coup.o of bulliant rockets. The outward bound ferry steamer Maori signalled a -welcome, and her passengers cheered as tho Hororata was passed, otherwiso thero was no demonstration, the vessel's late arrival having upset all arrangements. The vessel will berth at 2 p.m. tomorrow. when « public welcome will bo accorded tho meD. The Mayor (Mr H. Holland) sen t vesterday "afternoon to Lieut.-Colonel 'A. B. Charters, C-M.G., D.5.0., who is in command of the Hororata s draft, a wireless message expressing, on behalt of the citizens of Christchurch, a hearty welcomo homo to them. Ho also said he hoped to see Lieut.-Colonel Charters and tho Canterbury me# at tho civic reception in Christchureh on Tuesday afternoon. ... Tho Canterbury and Otago mon will, it is expected, reach Lyttelton by the ferry steamer Mararoa to-morrow morning About 173 mon will bp for Christ--hTirch and surrounding districts, and 44 fo- the West Coast. Tho West Coasters will be entertained in Christchurch until their departure for the West Coast, on Tuesday morning Members of tho Ist M.R. (C.Y.C.) Regimental Band aro ordered to attend at Iho Christehurch railway station on tho arrival of the Hororata s mon.