LORD KITCHENER.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2703, 6 January 1910, Page 5

LORD KITCHENER.

7000 TROOPS IN NEW 7 SOUTH

WALES CAMP

UNiTiin Puess Association— CorvuicuiT SYDNEY, Jan. 5.

Over 7000 troops participate in Lord Kitchener’s camp. Lord Kitchener reached Sydney to-day.

ARRIVAL AT SYDNEY. (Received January 5, 10.50 p.m.) Crowds of people at stations o'n the railway from Queensland watched Lord Kitchener’s train pass. The Mayor welcomed him at Newcastle, where he inspected the defences. A big gathering, including the admiral and military heads, the Minister of Defence, and members of the Federal and State Parliaments, welcomed him on his arrival at Sydney. He quietly acknowledged the ostentatious greetings of the public. He was entertained at a civic banquet in the Town Hall to-night. DUE IN NEW 7 ZEALAND ON FEBRUARY 17. rpim Press Association.] PALMERSTON N., Jan. 5. Owing to Lord Kitchener’s arrival in the middle of February Lord Plunket has been obliged to postpone liis trip to the West Coast and the South Island until March. Lord Kitchener is to arrive at the Bluff on the 17th of February and will be in Wellington on the 24th of February. KITCHENER AT PORT DARWIN. Describing the reception of Lord Kitchener at Port Darwin last week, the “Sydney Morning Herald” says:— “The 'keenest interest, was manifested even amongst the Asiatic population, and the Tailway pier was crowded with people all anxiously intent upon seeing with their own eyes the distinguished soldier, whose name has become a household word, as associated with stirring seenesi in the military history of the Empire. Aboiit 5.30 p.m. a launch was seen leaving the warship, and heading for the- jetty. The cosmopolitan crowd' on the jetty, including many ladies and representatives of many different races, anxiously endeavoured to get- as near the steps leading from the landing stage as possible. An engine and railway carriage were waiting near by. The launch quickly covered the intervening between the warship, and in a minute Lord Kitchener, a mild-looking gentleman, as compared with the ferocious portraits, and clad in white, appeared at the top of the steps. He was introduced to, and shook hands with, members of the district council, after which those assembled gave three hearty cheers in response to a call from the council’s chairman, which Lord Kitchener smilingly acknowledged. The popular impression of Lord Kitchener was that of a swarthy, fierce-eyed, man of gigantic mould. He is blueeyed, and somewhat slight in figure, but upright and soldierly. Lord Kitchener, with his aides, General Hoad, and Captain Co'lomb, of the Encounter, and the Government Resident, boarded a carriage, and were convoyed to the railway station, whence they were driven in vehicles to East Point and back, the whole party adjourning to the Residency for dinner. During the evening an amateur string band from the warship discoursed music in thetown hall, which with the grounds adjoining was literally packed with an enthusiastic audience. At nine p.m. the Government resident and his guests adjourned to the town hall, and the fun was kept going till nearly 10 p.m., when Lord Kitchener and party drove from the town hall to an accompaniment of ringing cheers, en route for the warship.”