ARRIVAL OF SOLDIERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17504, 21 December 1918, Page 8

ARRIVAL OF SOLDIERS

UMMAROA MEN REACH DUNEDIN.

THE TOFUA AT PORT CHALMERS.

About 120 Otago men who came to Wellington by the troopship Ulimaroa reached Dunedin yesterday afternoon by the special express at 4-. 58. Friends were on the station to welcome them, and motor cars, arranged for by the Motor Club and tho Soldiers' Welfare Committee, were in waiting to take them to their homes. There was some delay in cars coming forward, as word had been received during the afternoon that the train would not arrive until 6 o'clock, but by bringing the telephone into use the defence authorities very soon had plenty of cars at their disposal, and all the men were provided for. The following is a list of tho Otago and Southland men who <jame by tho train: — For Dunedin.—Captain M'Pherson, Lieutenant Glassc, Sergeants Penman and Wright, Corpoi-als Fancourt, Meildejohn, Broom, Layton, and Stevens, Bombardier Scr,tmgeour, Riflemen A. Thompson, Nielson, Home, Gaudin, Prentice, F. C. Thompson, Privates Wood berry, Williams, Lerrige, A. Gray, Gilchrist, R. Gray, Hanna, Hardy, Carnahan, Crews, Fleury, Mayer, Murphy, Ayson, M'llroy, Maclean, Greenslade, J. Smith, J. J. Smith, Steven, Swell, Gunners Waugh, Titter, and Urquhart.

For Mosgiel.—Lieutenant' Bergint, Privates Thomson and Stratton.

For Port Chalmers. —Privates ; Campbell and Perry. For Abbotsford.—Private Warrington. For Henley.—Gunner Bruce. For Allanton.—Lance-corporal Henderson. For Berwick.—Private J. P. Smith.

For Invercargill.—Captain Bell, Lancecorporals Brown, Cupples, Stevenson, and Turnbull, Riflemen Kennedy, Huffadine, Gibson, Forbes, Pay, Roche, Privates Woods, Batt, Dawson, Ferguson, Turn-b-ull, M'Dermott, Smith, Driver Ballantyne, Gunners Ayling and Brodie. For Tuata-pere.—Rifleman Woollett. For Arthurton.—Rifleman Trusler. For Bluff. —Lieutenant Brooks, Private Harrobin.

For Edondale. —Lance-corporal Baxter. For. Mataura.—Sapper Haslin, Sergeant Cullr-n.

For Morton Mains.—Private Kerr.

For- Wairio.—Private Keen.

For Gore.—Lance-corporal Smith. Trooper M'Dougall, Privates Trusler and Kennedy. For Nightcaips.—Privates M'Gregor and Finn, Riflemen OT>owd 'and Niven. For Woodend—Private Murdoch. For Waimahaka.—Private Middleton. For Wyndham.—Captain Godding, Privates Todd and M'Kenzio.

For Athol. —Private Douglas. For Waianiwa.—Private Steans. For Dipton.—Private Thurston. For To Wacwae.—Sapper Smith. For Longbush.—Private Sutherland. For Oamaru.—Lieutenant Evans, Privato Patterson.

■For Waireka. —Private Williams. For Ngapara.—Lieutenant Black, Private Blair

For Patearoa.—Driver Kennedy. For Hampden.—Private Haves. For Cromwell.—Privato Bishop. For Tokorahi.—Private Simpson. For Alexandra.—Rifleman Shannon. For Dtmback.—Private Stevenson. For Kurow. —Rifleman Sutherland. For Georgetown.—Private M'Auley. For Beaumont.—Privates Walsh and Brown.

For Ettrick. —Private Weatherall. For .Waianakarua. —Private Gibson. For Tapanui.—Privates Hay and Walker. For Pukewireki.—Private Heape. For Waitahuna.—Private Ryan. For P.alchitliii.—Private Twaddle. For Chaslands.— Private Going For Warepa.—Sergeant MaUigan. The men came from Wellington in charge of Major Fleming. Those who belong to places outside Dunedin will, leave for their homes this morning. THE TOFUA. News unexpectedly reached Dunedin yesterday afterncn. r.hat. the troopship Tofua would reach Port Ohzlmers last night, and she came inside the Heads at 8.30 p.m. Tho boardmg staff, headed by Major Hickey, Captain Myers, and Captain Dol> son, went to the port Hv the 6.15 p.m. train to carry out medical inspection and other duties. There are 400 men on board. This morning tho men for smith of Dunedin will bo brought to town by the 7.9 train, .ind will leavo by tho express at 8.30. The Dunedin men will come up by the same train, and motor car owners will convey them to their homes. Mer.< for Canterbury,' Wellington, and Auckland will leave Port Chalmers by special train at 11.35 a.m., and men fcr Otago towns north of Dunedin will proceed to their homes by tho afternoon trains. The names of ftie men on the Tofua were pab&hed in our isstro of tho 12th ir.sk