RETURNING SOLDIERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16020, 11 September 1915, Page 9

RETURNING SOLDIERS.

SICK AND WOUNDED. WELCOME AT WELLINGTON. TO-DAY'S ARRANGEMENTS. SPECIAL HOSPITAL TRAIN. ____ [BY TELEGRAPH.SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. 1 Wellington, Friday. Complete arrangements have been made for the reception of the 500 sick and wounded soldiers who will arrive in Wellington on the hospital ship early tomorrow morning The vessel will anchor in the stream, and from an early hour until 3 p.m. officials from the records, medical, and pay branches of the Defence Department will be engaged aboard. Until their duties are completed, no one except officials and press representatives will be allowed to visit the steamer. The vessel will be berthed at Glasgow Wharf at 3 p.m., and the men will then be allowed to meet their relatives and friends. All the soldiers who are able to leave the ship will bo taken in motor-cars to the Town Hall, where they will be provided with refreshments and officially welcomed. Later, the men will be divided into parties. The Auckland Contingent. The Auckland soldiers will be put aboard the hospital train, which will leave for the North at 7.30 p.m., and is expected to arrive at Frankton about midday, and 'at Auckland about three o'clock on Sunday afternoon. The Wei' lington men will be distributed to the hospitals and to their homes. The South Island men will remain on the ship, which, so far*as is known now, will probably sail for Lyttelton to-morrow night. Arrangements have been made by which all mayors and other local authorities will be advised by telegram of the arrival of any invalided soldiers in their districts. Classification of Soldiers. The Minister for Defence, interviewed this evening, said that the following arrangements had been madeAD soldiers, other than the Wellington men, requiring medical attention, will travel North by the hospital train, and South to Lyttelton and on to Dunedin by the steamer. It is desirable that all men, whether fully recovered or not, should do so in order to avoid the inconvenience of men straggling home to their different districts by various routes and arriving at different times". However, men going to the North may obtain railway passes if they ask for them, and these passes will enable them to travel by other than the hospital train if they desire. It is anticipated that with regard to hospital cases being distributed to the hospitals nearest to their homes, it will be possible to send them by the ordinary train. All the men will be examined by a medical board in Wellington to-morrow and classified as hospital cases, convalescents, etc., irrespective of any former classification. The condition of the bulk of the men who were described some time ago as " other." cases is not definitely known, though it is assumed that they are not in immediate need of medical attention

NAMES OF AUCKLANDEBS. ADDITIONAL LIST. TOTAL OF SEVENTY-SIX. [BY TELEGRAPH. SPECIAL. CORRESPONDENT. Wellington, Friday. The following axe the names of returning soldiers on the hospital ship, other than hospital and convalescent cases, whose next of kin reside in the Auckland district :— L. Moyle—C. Moyle, Manawaru, Pokeno. Robert George Carter— G. Carter, Manurewa. John Graham—Mrs. »Cantrey, Gibraltar Crescent, Parnell. Harold Jackson Baxter —W. C. Baxter, 8, Gundry Street, Newton. Geof. Insley (Captain)S. Insley, May Road, Mount Roskill. John —W. J. Cracroft Wilson, High Street, Auckland. Robert Alex. Steel—T. J. Steel, Arney Road, Remuera. Alex. David WilsonW. Wilson, Ponsonby. Arthur Cunningham—R. Cunningham, Te | Kawa, King Country. Robert Seymour Mowbray— M. Mowbray, St. George's Bay Road, Parnell. Robert Moir—Mrs. E. Moir, 110, Grey Street, Auckland. Thos. Wm. Albiston—Mrs. F. Albiston, 74, Wanganui Avenue, Ponsonby. Charles Angove—Mars. M Angove, 12, Crummer Road, Grey Lynn. Wm. Reginald Barker—T. A. Barker, Okoroire. Fred. S. Bennett— Underwood, 43, Victoria Street, Auckland. Alex. Beange— Beange, Hautapu. Alfred Belcher—Mrs. Belcher, School Road, Onehunga. Michael Fahey Boyle Mrs. M. Boyle, Dargaville. Fred. Arthur Clark—F. Clark, Auckland. Fred. John Sinclair Cowie—Mr. S. Cowie, Eden Terrace. Auckland. Henry Robert Campbell— Campbell, Dargaville. Ronald Jas. Dalziel— D. Dalziel, 3, Grafton Road, Aucluand. Geo. Wm. Davidson—W. O. Davidson Te Puke. Mark Fletcher— T. Fletcher, Trafalgar Street, Onehunga. Ernest Gordon Gosper—P. E. Brennan, Paeroa. Clifford Huehes—T. Hughes, Grantham Street. Hamilton. Robert Hugh Harris—H. C. Harris, Kohukohu, Hokiantfa. Arthur Garner Howe—F. H. Howe, Whangarei. Ernest John Hall—R. Hall, Kaihu. Geo. Wm. Kilsrour—L. Kilgour, Komata North. Paeroa. Reginald Kirk—Mrs. A. E. Kirk, Taumarunui. Stephen Chris. Kiddell—Stephen Kiddell, Staff Road. Northcote. ,Hesketh KeveyFrancis Kevey, Otahuhu. Alan Wallace Lawson—H. W. Lawson, 104, Symonds Street. Auckland. Harold Geo. Lovell— H. Lovell, Edendale Road. Auckland. Victor Moon—W. J. Moon, Millais Street. Grev Lvnn. Cyril McDonald—Matilda McDonald, Auckland Thos. Maun McGeehan—Margaret McGeehan, Paeroa Road, Auckland. John MeGeehan—Margaret McGeehan, Paeroa Road. Auckland. Fred McCc/nnell— McDonnell, Queen Street. Auckland. Neil Matheson—Mrs. D. Hunt, West Tamaki. Eric Nelson— Nelson, Brighton Road, Auckland. Wm. Henrv Pain—Mrs. Ethel Pain, Clonbern Road. Remuera. Geo. Hector RotheryA. Rothery, Ellerslie. Thos. Ale*. Steen—W. J. Steen. Drury. Benjamin Walter Stubbing— M. Stubbing. Ngaruawahia. Frederick Simmonds— Simmonds, Coro-

mandel. William Spiers P. Soiers. "Darfraville. Victor Edie Sommerville Rev. R.

Sommerville. Rose Road. Grey Lynn. Geoffrev S. Wilson Mrs. E. Wilson, Ranfurlv Road, Edsoih. David Pattison Allan— D. Allan, 12, Browning Street. Grey Lvnn. William Bnokley— Buckley, 21, Liverpool Street. Auckland. John William Harkin — A. F. Harkin, Te Aroha. Frederick Johsyn—Mrs. Nollie Martin, Gnndry Street. Newton. Harrv MurtaphW. P. Murtagh, Bcnrlinjj Avenue, Epsom. Wm. Andrew — Mrs. 0. E. Moore 200, Haslett Street, Auckland,; ' '

Joseph Motion—Mr. Motion, Springs Road, Western Springs. Robt. Samuel ThompsonThos. Lawson Thompson, Whitaker Placi, Symonds Street, Auckland. Percy Brewin—Jas. Brewin, Khyber Pass Road, Auckland. Wm. Andrew Drinnan—J. Drinnan, Kaukapakapa. Merville Innes-Jones—H. Innes-Jones, Kihikihi. John Whyte McPherson— P. M. McPherson, Hamilton East. Ralph Benjamin StevensMrs. A. Stevens, 7, York Street. Parnell. j Arthur Wright—Mrs. M. A. Wright, ! Whangarei. ' | Norman Albert KopkeC. F. Kopke 68, j Pitt Street, Auckland. ' j Frank Wm. Menzies—Mrs. A. Menzies, i Otahuhu. ! Geo. Gregory Harris Harris, Papamoa. William Hannah—Captain Jones, Waverley j Road, Mangere. j Arthur Foster—C. R. Foster. Aratapu, ! Northern Wairoa. Arthur William Grade— W. Lambert. Moore Street, Otahuhu. Arthur Harry Whitaker—Mrs. Kate Whitaker, care Booker and McMillan Papakura. Alfred Tattersall (Major)— E. J. Tattersall, Waihou. William Hunter (Captain)— Will, Bathgate House, Rotorua. Albert George Bell— Heath Bell, Rototuna (father). Robert Cyril Johnson—Olive Johnson, Brockton Avenue. Epsom. Edward Greenwald—Veterans' Home Auckland. ' RECEPTION AT AUCKLAND. | ABOUT NINETY SOLDIERS. ARRIVING TO-MORROW. WELCOME BY THE MAYOR. The second draft of Auckland soldiers invalided home from active service, who are arriving at Wellington by the hospital ship, will be brought to the city by special train to-morrow. The train will leave Wellington early this evening, and as there will be virtually no other traffic on the line, it is expected that it will reach Auckland at about 3 p.m. or very little later. About 90 men are returning to the city and other centres in the province, and the advices received by the authorities in Auckland indicate that all but 18 of the men will be able to proceed to their homes immediately. The arrangements for the reception of the hospital and convalescent cases have been made by the district health officer, Dr. T. J. Hughes, as deputy director of military hospitals. One hospital case and one convalescent case will leave the train at Hamilton, and the latter, whose home is in Thames, will complete the journey on Monday. Six hospital cases and ten convalescent cases will be brought to Auckland, and one of the convalescent soldiers will go on to Whangarei on Monday. All the others will be taken to the Auckland Hospital, and a few days later the convalescent men will be moved to the Epsom home. Arrangements for the Reception. The arrangements for the reception of the soldiers at Auckland will be similar to those followed when the first draft arrived on July 16. The arrival platform will be closed, and only immediate rela* tiyes_ of the soldiers will be admitted within the station. They must produce passes, which may be obtained at the Defence Office, Rutland Street, up to 12.30 p.m. to-day. Holders of passes will be admitted at the entrance by Entrican's stores.

The duty of furnishing a guard of honour has been undertaken, by the National Reserve. All branches have been summoned to parade at 1.30 p.m. at the corner of Customs Street East and Commerce Street. Officers of the Motor Service Corps will convey the soldiers to their homes from the station. An adequate corps of ambulances and stretcher-bearers has been arranged by Dr. Hughes for the transport ofthe hos-1 pital and convalescent cases to the Auckmd Hospital. Dr. Hughes stated yesterday that in order to guard against undue excitement after the long journey, he has arranged for the immediate transference of these patients from the train to the hospital. Relatives of the men will be permitted to visit them within an hour after their arrival at the hospital. No Town Hall Function. There will not be a formal reception in the Town Hall. The Mayor. Mr. J. H. Gunson, has telegraphed to "the Mayor of Wellington, asking him to read a message of welcome from the people of Auckland at the public reception in Wellington this afternoon. Mr. Gunson will meet the train on its arrival, and in the briefest terms will express, on behalf of the city, its gratification at the home-coming of its sons, and its pride in their achievements. There will probably be a very large gathering of people in the city to welcome the returning soldiers, and the Young Men's Christian Association has issued a general invitation to visitors to avail themselves of the association's social rooms as a place at which friends may arrange to meet, and as a resting place while waiting for home-going trains and boats. The rooms will be open all day. and should the day be wet it is expected that the invitation will be very largely appreciated.