HOME ON TUESDAY

Evening Star, Issue 25619, 20 October 1945, Page 6

HOME ON TUESDAY

OTA6O MEN ON ANDES MOSTLY AIR FORCE PERSONNEL All three services, with Air Force personnel mostly represented, compose the big contingent of troops arriving in New Zealand early next week from England. The Otago members of the draft are expected at Dunedin on Tuesday evening by special train, which is scheduled to arrive here at 7.2 p.m. The running schedule of the train, which will bring the men from Lyttelton, the port of disembarkation, is to be broadcast at intervals during the day by station 4YA. The Andes is bringing 31 Army personnel for Dunedin, 3 for Central Otago and 23 for destinations south of the city. There will be 88 Air Force personnel for Dunedin, 17 for Central Otago and 69 for southern destinations, also a party of Navy personnel, of whom about 20 are expected in Dunedin. The transport is due at Lyttelton on Tuesday morning to disembark South Island personnel, after which the North Island quota will be taken to Wellington, The men returning by the Andes fall into several categories, including sick and wounded, repatriated prisoners of war, and duty personnel, and arrangements, for their reception at Dunedin have been made accordingly. ARRANGEMENTS FOR RELATIVES. Two next-of-kin enclosures for relatives of Dunedin personnel will, be provided, and for this purpose the city may pe regarded as split in two, with Stuart street and the Stuart 6treetKaikorai tramline as the line of demarcation. All returning personnel whose homes are to the north of this line will be instructed to look'for their relatives in the enclosure at the north end gates of the railway station, and all whose homes are to the south of that line in the enclosure at the south end gates. Next of kin of all Central Otago personnel will be directed to a special enclosure in the vicinity of the R.T.O.'s office at the north end-of" the main platform. The entrance to this enclosure will be by way of the small gate leading to the Port Chalmers dock off Anzac Highway, just north of the large iron gates. ; Provision will also be made for relatives of personnel travelling south by the special train to see them while the train is at Dunedin, and for this [purpose there will be a special encloj sure at the south end, with entrance j by the overhridge next to the Early Settlers' Hall.' The train will remain iat Dunedin for approximately 20 min- ! utes, and 'during this time light refreshments will he served on the platform by the Red Cross Society to personnel travelling to southern destinations. ADMISSION TO ENCLOSURE. Next-of-kin passes have been de-. spatched to relatives of Army and Air i Force personnel in the city. No roll of naval personnel has been received in Dunedin, and consequently it has nob been possible to issue next of kin passes by post. Arrangements will be made for the relatives of these men to be admitted to enclosures, in the proportion of five for each returning rating, on production of official telegrams relating to the arrival of the draft. Transport of returning services personnel and their next of kin to their homes will bo provided by the Red Cross transport section and the local E.P.S. organisation, and all traffic at the railway station at the time of arrival of the draft will be under control of the chief traffic insnector (Mr E. H. Barrett). ■