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ARRIVAL OF THE WILLOCHRA
Dunedin, January 30. After being dolayed outside the Heads all day by a mist, tho Wjllochra, with 196 convalescents, came alongside the wharf at Port Chalmers on Saturday night, when tho men were given a cordial "welcome . The Medical Board at once commenced jts work, which was concluded at midnight. This enabled tho Canterbury men to leave Dunedin by speciul train at 9 o'clock this morning.
The remainder of the men were accorded a public reception in the Art Gallery Hall this afternoon, when speeches wero given by the Hon. J. Allen and Mayor Clark, after which they wore entertained by the Otago Women's Patriotic Committee.
The North Island contingentand the Southland section leave Dunedin tomorrow morning.
The majority of the nicin are suffering from the effect* of enteric fever.
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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2857, 31 January 1916, Page 3
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