LORD KITCHENER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 294, 21 January 1910, Page 5

LORD KITCHENER.

HIS TOUR OF THE DOMINION. By Telegraph. —Press' Association. Wellington, La.-t Night. Arrangements have now been completed for the reception of Lord Kitchener in New Zealand and for his tour through the Dominion. His Lordslrp will arrive at the lilull' on Thursday. February lTtll, and he rivivcd by the Prime Minister (Sir Jos ph Ward) and the members of t'le Defence Conned. ] who will accompany him throughout hi-; tour. " t After arrival ho will proceed to Dunedin by train, and on Friday, the 18th. will inspect the harbor defences, garrison artillery, and the eenior and junior cadets. The defence 'orees ->l Ihe district will be brought into camp near Duueiiiu. anil on Saturday they 'Will 1)(> put through field exercises under t!v r . vt ' s 0l " the visitor, vetnrning in their homes on Sunday. On Monday the Field-Marsha! will proceed by train to Cllristchui'ch. ami on Tuesday he will, at Diinedh). inspect the harbor defences and garrison artilleiy and the cadets. The d-efeii.-e i forces will be mobilised, and put ' through field exercises in Wednesday. 1 and tile same night Lord Kitchener will < leave for Wellington, reaching here on , the Vnii'-sday mi-ruing. !i will be accorded a civic reception by the Mayor: f,nd entertained at a banquet by the Ministry, and on the following day will inspect the harbor defences, o-arrisnn artillery and cadets. Tlu- defence forces will l'ie mobilised that da}', ami will euin lield exercise* on the following dav (Saturday). Oil Momlav the Field-Marshal wid leave, by train for Auckland, where a similar programme will be gone through. On Tuesday inspection of defences, artillery and cadets, and mobilisation of forces: oil Wednesday inspection of lield exercises. Lord Kitchener will leave Auckland for Fiji <m . Thursday. March 3rd.