RENOWN'S VOYAGE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18889, 3 January 1927, Page 9

RENOWN'S VOYAGE.

[ WIRELESS ARRANGEMENTS. (bt cable—pbess association— coftbioht.) (AUSTRALIAN AMD N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received December 31st, 8.15 p.m.) LONDON, December 30. The Admiralty is issuing an appeal to amateurs who pick up the Renown's low-wave messages, either in Australia or England, not to try to call up the Renown and tell her, or they will upset her plan for keeping up two-way wireless contact during tho entire voyage. A FAIRY SHIP. (AUSTBALIAN AND N.Z. CABLB ASSOCIATION.) (Received January 2nd, 5.5 p.m.) . LONDON, January 1. The Renown, resplendent in a new coat of silver grey, and looking like a giant fairy ship, was a scene of great activity in the Portsmouth dockyard yesterday. Sailors and dockyard men were constantly passing up the gangways taking aboard furniture and stores, while carpenters, electricians, fitters, and shipwrights were' putting on the final touches.

. As a matter of fact, the Renown, to the civilian eye, appeared far from roady, but there are really only the details of the furnishing and decoration to be. done. The furniture includes a dining-tablo 31 feet long, which will seat 18 at each Bide. The drawingroom contains a handsome combined wireless set and gramophone, giving music from either the ether or records. There is also an electric piano aboard, and an additional electric grgmophone.

STORING OF FOOD. (AUSTRALIAN AND K.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received January 2nd, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, December 31. Into the depths of the Renown bluejackets are stowing immense quantities of foodstuffs, including a generous proportion of New Zealand and Australian canned and frozen products, also a ton of Cambridge sausages. The Duke of York has chosen as his orderly, Corporal Hunt, who accompanied the Prince of Wales. Major Hunton, Intelligence Officer with the Australian and New Zealand Forces during the war, will have charge of a special S3uad of marines and •buglers, including a Bugle Major and a Drum Major for ceremonial purposes. The whole of the Commonwealth's plate and souvenirs are housed on the deck adjoining the Royal apartments, so as to be visible to visitors in Australia.