RETURNED SOLDIERS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16714, 23 January 1919, Page 2

RETURNED SOLDIERS.

TIMAIIU MEN HOME. "Five Tuiiai-u liome from the war-yestordiiy'-afternoon. by tlio express from the north. 'JpJie tranv Jilto tarried a large number cf returned men on thSi to their homes further 1 south. There was ..» small crowd to welcome hearty reception. ■ ' In the absepice of tile Mayor •• from town, the ' Deputy-Mayor (Mr W. G. ■Raymond).met the Timaru quota and .welcomed them 011 behalf of the citizens of Timarin.y-*; Mr Raymond - c aid they .wei'e all glad to have-more Timaru' soldiers bsjck. The men returned that day had done their bit splend.dly, and they - were of the country's best lor .what they had dalle. "Their movements, liad he en closely followed liy aH at-Jiome, who had seen ivliat splendid work the Now Zealand t.rtiops had done. He hopdd they would eijon ba restored to their normal health;; (Hear, lionrl Mr Raymond then called for cheer*' for the men and these we:re heart,'Jy g'vori. _ -j ~... Tlie Fire TJri<r:ide turned out +0 we 1 -. kCP.mp on« t\f their miniher, wp-"« metored ..fo >t.lu { ir Iwvmps.. WlY 1 -n : , .vin' TIK«; . ro+urjled iw- Corporal -SheehWp. M;M. IMDorporat - j Rtfleman Timewell."'> I Private Kilgour. ' l ' ll o ioUowj,ug lent eats Messrs C. lii. iSliaijjcrafes» s -ji. It. JVicKenzje, 13: i-Jiope, J. "Wilson; • A - ,Btonyei- . ,Morton and Pearson ' A- v.-kerr, anu tne Iter. T. A v Joughin.

TEMZTK'A. .'MEN WELCOMED.' ' T Another Latch ,of men returned to lemuka by the second express. A-,.big. ; crowd met them at the' st-at-.on, ana V.aJtgr being greeted 'by vheir frievss, u ' fcliey were convej'ed mi cars, headedtrfeirthe Juvenile •■Brass Band, to Office, where they were official welcomed by the Mr Frew, jnid- the Deputy Mayor, Mr-' Gunnion, whp jsjioke in high terms-of tlie men's and the part ,{'Jiey -took in gainings.the, -grjeat victory. Crowd cmtlinsiasticlilly cheered the men[igain .and:~agaiHi-*'- Their nftmes. . are Gunner Metliyeii, .Driver Hansen,' Piirvates Seaniiell; Hooper, Hah!<;fin, and TelfoidJ / " ! Throe-;'Tornuka' . Inen are with Braft 211 inner J. H. 1 .Beii 1 neit. B&nett, Winchester Be|tlemeni^. ; M. Kins:, (Mi; i D. E. King, Oraldnaoa), and Private Garrett Allan (Mr J. Allan, Rangitira Valley).