THE FLEET.
DEI>ARTURE\FOR MELBOURNE. (by telegbaph—pres\ association—copxeight.) V Sydney, August 27. The United Statea\ Fleet has left Sydney for Melbourne. , \ The baseball match \ between mon of the United States Fleet the best nine Australia could produce resulted in a victory, for Australia by Bto 7, Australians"win-' ,ning an uphill ,pPirtion of the game. \ The Inspector-General of Police pays a high, tribute to, the excellent "behaviour of. the American sailors.
NUMBER OF DESERTERS. (Rec.- August 28, lis a.m.) Sydney, August 27. Several thousand persons*, witnessed the departure of the fleet. It presented an imposing spectacle as it passed, in close single file formation up the- harbour, and through the heads. Pilots were engaged to bring the fleet', into tho 1 harbour, but their services were dispensed with in leaving.! About 300 sailors their leave, and were left behind. Up to to-night most of the stragglers had turned up, and had been placed aboard the transport Yankton to be taken on to Melbourne. Al. number of the others have expressed their intention of going overland to Melbourne, and seeing some fun thero before rejoining their ships ■and taking their gruel. I
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 287, 28 August 1908, Page 7
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189THE FLEET. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 287, 28 August 1908, Page 7
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