ARRIVAL OF THE MAUNGANUI
; : ' : 9 ' ! .WITH SIX PASSENGEES ONLY, By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedln, December 17. i The hospital transport Maunganui arr ' rived somewhat -unexpectedly at Port 6 Chalmers this evening with six passen--1 gers on board, the names of whom are: 1 Lieut. C. N. Saunders, D.C.M. (Otago), J Lieut.'Peterson (Otago), Lieut. Brooker (Canterbury),: Liout. Knowles (Canter- [' bury), Sister Borrie (Canterbury), and 1 Chaplaiii-Capt. King. 3 . Tlia first five have been invalided \ home on leave, but the sea voyage ap- ] p«irs to have worked a wonderful, im- • provement, as all were allowed to land. ; It was originally intended that the 5 Jlaungamii should bring a large body s of wounded and invalided men, but ; these are being returned by the Tahiti, which is due next week, i ■ i There ■ was a good attendance at last 3 evening's parade of the Petono unit of. , the National Reserve, Lieutonant An< 1 derson being tho officer commanding. r After some platoon work, shooting prac- . tice at _ the _ miniature range was indulged in with great success, Corpora! Thompson acting as range officer.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2647, 18 December 1915, Page 6
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