PARADES AT CAMPS IN NORTH

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 84, 3 January 1940, Page 12

PARADES AT CAMPS IN NORTH

General Freyberg Reviews Troops RECEPTION IN AUCKLAND By Telegraph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, January 2. Troops of the Second New Zealand Division encamped in the Northern Military District met their commanding officer, Major-General Freyberg, fft parades at Ilopuhopu and Papakura camps today. Both parades were carried through in a manner which proved that the raw recruits of a few months ago have now become very fjne soldiers, and General Freyberg expressed great satisfaction with what he saw at both camps. Even after an extremely busy day General Freyberg and his staff had no respite. They left immediately for Auckland to attend it civic reception before catching the Limited express for Wellington. With an enthusiasm that was remarkable, an audience of 3000 at the civic reception in the Town Hall greeted and paid tribute to General Freyberg, who spent little more than i wo'hours in the city. It was necessary for the civic reception to be held at 6 p.m., when he was received with a general salute by a guard of 40 veterans of the Great War under Captain Judson. V.C. The two Victoria Cross holders exchanged a long and hearty handshake and spoke for a few minutes before the inspection.