AMERICAN FLEET.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18415, 23 June 1925, Page 8

AMERICAN FLEET.

DESTROYERS TO VISIT

LYTTELTON.

Twelvo destroyers, -with the tender jj| Altair, part of the United States Pacific H Fleet now on special Bcrvice, -will ana* JS| Lyttelton from August lltb. to Ab 21st. The ships' companies will eo»» f flß| prisb approximately 2000 officers '"^■I'lBB The' Mayor (Mr J. K. Archer) *ttt» 'lll meeting of the City Council last am* I$M said that ho had that alteraoon^K" M ceived a telegram from the' MnOTggi., M External Affairs staung that, J*Jsgf J9 of the Lyttelton Harbour Bo*rori<lggff' Jg ance that the destroyers, with f*sß6 „ f§| could bo accommodated satist acto«gj» - jgg| the Lyttelton wharves, the GMMpfc? j|| sipner-in-Chief cabled that the J Department had authorised t™*^ stroycrs. with the tender Altair,**ff%|>||§§ coed-to Lyttelton, arriving en 11th and leaving on August 2ktt. complement of the ships would *J9*f&M&ll mate a total of 129 officers and «||§i men made up as follows: — _„_ . 12 Destroyers—Each eight offieeraJPß,j§^S Tender Altair: 33 officers and *|l|§||B The Council decided that the 3b99*J?|l|i should call a meeting of citizens ,**, :i t§||i form a committco to make amSjEft>.' ments for entertaining the men. ~-' :-*Ws£ The Mayor and Cra, da Fen, AltV iss£m man, and Lcadley were appointed represent tho Council at the meeting *|||§®j The secretarv of the Harbour Boajd, i? |SS Mr C. J. R. Williams, stated to a ie* IgraH presentative of "The Press" last ing that there would be no in accommodating all the Vessels the wharves. liSß^n