FLAGSHIP AT AUCKLAND.
ADMIRAL KING-HALL ON BOARD. ■ An early arrival at Auckland on Saturday n'as H.M.S. Drake, the flagship of the Australian Squadron, under the command of Admiral Sir G. F. King-Hall. She reached Aucltland soon after daybreak, and anchored off the Queen Street Wharf, to the east of the sloop Torch. . The cruiser's movements are not definitely settled as yet, but it is probable that she will leave Auckland in company with tho Torch on December 2. Wellington, Picton, and Milford Sound will be visited. While at Wellington it is likely that the warships will be joined by the eccond-class cruiser Cambrian. At the conclusion of her New Zealand visit tho Drake will return to Sydney, and will leave Australian waters for London in January. Tho Torch will probably stay behind in Now Zealand ports. Admiral King-Ball will await the arrival in Sydney of H.M.S. Melbourne in January, and H.M.S. Australia in June next.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1608, 27 November 1912, Page 9
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155FLAGSHIP AT AUCKLAND. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1608, 27 November 1912, Page 9
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