TRANSPORTS MATATUA AND RUAPEHU.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11760, 21 February 1919, Page 8

TRANSPORTS MATATUA AND RUAPEHU.

BERTH AT AUCKLAND. CTar Praia Aaaoci»tte®.j? Aucklend, Feb 21 The number of returned soldiers who landed from the Matatna at TO a in. to day was 657. With the exception of Uioae for Gisborne and stations between Palmerston North a-ad Napier, who will be sent away by the 9 10 train to-morrow morning. and those for stations between Palmerston North and New Plymouth, who are to leave by the 8 20a m. express to-morrow, all the North Island men left by ordinary trains to-day. AH South Island tronpo leave to-night. The Ruapehu, with 392 soldiers, 185 soldiers’ wives, and between 70 or 80 young children, will berth at 4 this afternoon. Those for all stations north of Marton will leave by an extra Auckland express at 2pm to-morrow; those for Piclon and Nelson by the Mapouriba on Monday, and those for other ports in the South Island by the Mararoa to-morrow night. The ordinary trains to-morro w will take the remainder of the North Island troops with their wivea and children.