UNDER THE WHITE ENSIGN.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 976, 17 November 1910, Page 5

UNDER THE WHITE ENSIGN.

, DEMI-SQUADRON OT PORT.' Beautifully, .'formed, in line ahead,. at . , . the orthodox two ; cables' interval, the ■ !• cruisers Powerful, Encounter, and Cambrian entered, tho port yesterday afternoon, and bore' up for their anchorage, the flagship leading. Seen from Kelburne Park, w]jich-commands, a good view of the bay,, tho .entrance and evolutions of the ships was .an extremely pretty sight. The flagship' had Somes Island on . her quarter before 6he altered course eight or ten points to port, and the other cruisers instantly.nonformd to,the movement.' Peculiarly enough, however, - the three vessels have dropped anchor right in the : > fairway,, and there, at present, they re- . main.; The demi-squadron left Melbourne (where tfyey. lay. during tho Cup Carnival week), on Friday last, at -4 a.m. H.M.S.'Power- ■ ful flies tho" nennant- of his Excellency Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Poore, K.C.8., *ho is how on' his 1 third visit to Welling-ton.-The flagship's officers .include t—Flag : Y Captain Cecil F. Prouse, Flag-Lieutenant Fisher. Commander Nunn, nnd All.-A. H. Gilbert (private.. secretary to his Excellency).': ; '' - ' 'v. • ' The vessels are to remain;in Welling-' . ton until November 25.0n Wednesday next a'contingent of Navy Leaguers from. . Manawatu are' to visit Wellington lor : the purpose ' of' inspecting the flagship, and oh'the day following about 1000 meni- ■ bor3 of the league will arrive from Mas- ■ terton by 'special train with the same obje'ct, in view; r The same night, on the ■ eve of the vessels' departure from. Wellipgton; -the' bfficere and men of the three warships will be entertained at a grand' ; ' concert;, to be given by the rpembers of the College Rifles, the Wellington Navals, and talented members of the crews of the •warships in port: • • It is'understood that the Cambrian will " remain in port on the. New Zealand station for . some months, in place of the ■; Challenger, which vessel is to be refitted ■ at Sydney.' While the squadron was coming uo to'the'anchorage the Italian : harqiiß King Malcolm dipped her ensign in salute, 11 i... .