LORD KITCHENER

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7019, 6 January 1910, Page 8

LORD KITCHENER

AEEIYAL IN SYDNEY INSPECTION' OF NEWCASTLE DEFENCES. WARM WELCOME EVERYWHERE. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright. (Received January 5, 11.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 5, Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener arrived from Brisbane to-day. At all stations en route large crowds assembled to see the distinguished soldior. On arrival orb Nowoasfcle the Mayor officially welcomed Lord Kitchener, who then, inspected the local defences. TJicaro was a large gathering of the public to witness the Field-Marshal’s arrival in Sydney» and when, his train pulled into the Red-fern Station ho was welcomed by Admiral Sir Richard Poore, tho principal military officers, Mr Joseph Cook, Minister for Defence, and members of the Federal and State Parliaments. Lord Kitchener quietly aonowiodged the ostentatious greetings of the public. To-night he is hcm*g eaxtortamed at b-civic banquet at the Town Hall, Over seven thousand troops will poxtaarpato in the camp at Liverpool and in the field operations to be carried out m the preeetneo of Lord Kitchener. JCOYEStENTS IN NEW ZEAI/AHIX gcweknor postpones -WEST coast exohesion, PBBSS ASSOCIATION. PALHEBSTON, January 5. Owing' to Lord .Kitchener's arrival inthe middle of February, Lord Blanket has been obliged to postpone his trip to tire tWest Coast of the South Island until Lord Kitchener is to arrive at Bluff on February 17th, and will be at Wefliagton on the 24th.