SOLDIERS RETURNED.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16829, 26 May 1919, Page 7

SOLDIERS RETURNED.

PAPAROA ARRIVES. (Per Press ~ Association). WELLINGTON, May ,24. The Paparoa with 600 returned men on board arrived at 6 a.m. to-day. She was declared a clean ship, and berthed at 11 o'clock. Disembarkation occupied ten minutes only. TIMARTJ CONTINGENT. A special droop train reaehed ■• Tiinar'u about 2:45 p.m. yesterday conveying southern men who had arrived at Wellington on Saturday by the Paparoa. As there was no general knowledge of the time the train, was due to. arrive there was a comparatively small gathering of the public at the railway station. A good many, supposing the hour of arrival was to tie 8 p.m., arrived at the station when the train had gone and the reception was over. .. . .

The Mayor (Mr. Raymond"* being absent at 'Wellington, the Deputy Mayor (Mr Sealey) officially welcomed the arrivals wishing them in a brief address a success in their future equal to their success at tha war front. 3fr Sealey called for cheers for the . returned men and these were cordially given. The'following ate the names of "the men who returned: — Sergeants B. A, MoM-ison, Selwvn Street; J. H. Skelker, Timaru; R. W. Sutherland, LeCren Street. . Corporals B. G. Wilson, Morgan's Road; Gilchrist. William Street. : Lance-Corporal R. McKenzie. Cannington. < ' . Privates E. 'Annear, Babington St.; E. S. Foden, Butler Street; RAW. Irvine, Seddon. Street; A. V. O'Connor, Wilson Street; —"Anderson, Timaru; J. Dobsdn Cave; R. J. Pickering, Fairlie, Findlay, Dunedin; Warhock, Kin'gsdown:.; : ,:."''*. Cars were kindly. lent' tiy Mrs J. P. Newman. Miss Pringle. Messrs T. .T. Lamb, W. Cowie, George Watts,'..'Ry J. McK"eown,R Wisely, R. Gainsford, T. Clark. R. Irvine, H. Stonyer,' W. 'Taylor, C.3T. Co-op., H. IL Fisher, G. P.; \Voiod, B. Murphy,.. F, Baker, F. Chapman, and W.-Evans.

FIVE TEMIJEA.' MEN. Promptly to the minute the special troop . train, conveying the southern portion—of the s Raparoa's- draft rolled into Temukai to*be greeted by the nsual large" .'. crowd. ' The'" Temtikn Juvenile- Brass Band, . augmented with members of the Municipal and Salva* tion Army Bands under Mr C. Burtehshaw, played appropriate, airs. The Mayor, Mr Gunnion, called for three hearty, cheers for the boys on the train, which were renewed and rer ciprocated as the train left the station; The local men were-then conveyed to tlie Post Office, the Band proceeding tbem.V"Those who arrived! were:— Lieutenant M.M. Pri-* yates,».Whit6j Spillanej -Thomas, and Jackson.'' •".' "■' _± .-.;..." ~ The Mayor in_.welcomjng.them lipped that for the Boys, now that they were back. Mr" G. : B. Oarinvright said lie ' was proud vto voice" -the thanks of a grateful country, and if the men became as rgopd-jcitizens a g' they had. been soldiers -the Country would have a glorious future. C At the Mayor's call three hearty cheers were "given for the men. : ; IjieUtenant. McClintoek arid Private "White returned thanks onj behalf of their comrades and -themselves''for .the hearty-welcome thsy had received: : t '•v After- further ; cheers the returned men . wtera driven to their horn es - in •f'nr<! :; k'imllv m-ovided by- Messrs' Haliey, Ellis, Keliahari," CartWright, and H.; McCully. ..- ■■■,..■,. - -