FLEET ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1616, 6 December 1912, Page 4

FLEET ITEMS.

CHILDREN ON THE-FLAGSHIP. H.M.S. Drake, .flagship of the ,Anstra« lasian Squardron, is to leave port' early this morning for torpedo practical in Cook Strait. She returns this evening. . At an early .hour yesterday'morning'« company, 500 strong, came ashore from the flagship for i. route match. , Tfoy . went out.in the direction of Karon, aha returned about noon.' The bind; Of H.MvS. Drake headed them. It was an interest. Log sight. ';.,'.' During; tho- afternoon about; 600- Statt' : school ..Narr League .'members' visited.; the-; flagship. ■: :Th.ey. wtere.. conveyed -on ■ board;; by the Defence steamer Janio. Seddon and , also the steam cutter and boats from.the. Drake: : When the. children reached;-thi. man-o'-war they were drafted into sqUadi of 20 or 25, and, under experienced menj were shbW the various sfi-ts 6f ; ihtiiesti.'. and haoVthe different ed cruiser explained to. them. '-"-..; .' .. Mir. C. W. Palmer, secretary of the Na-vy League,' 'is making .: arrangements ;■' tot*, '■juvenile members of the league, who. aw attending the colleges, to visit the Stfbiect to the approval of. the commanderc it is probable that this visit will lie paid! oh .Tuesday aiternbon iest, December 10; H.M.S. Torch arrived at Wellington, from Auckland at 1.20 p.m. .yesterday,' »und .berthed at the Wool Wharf; .. ■'■: H.M.S. Cambrian iJ&pected to .arm* in port from Lyttelton. some.. time tomorrow.,; His Excellency Admiral Sir Geo. King-Hall, Who has been Scott's' Antarctio expedition - ship .Terra. Nova at Lyttelton, returns to Wellington by...the Cambrian. ...' .■ • ;.. ,„... While the Cambrian is at Lyttelton every assistance is being-given to push % forward the' work of refitting the -Terra Nova for her journey south'. This is to. menced on December U. On; Wednesday a number': bf 'carpenters. from.H.MJS. Cambrian aid a squad .of bhiejacketa were busy oh board the old whaler remderr ine very able assistance both aloft am 'oil 'deck. The Terra.; Nova has now on, board about .five.hundred ,tons of coah , and ci arrival of -the.Shaw, Ravalli aid Albion Company's lonic on' Saturday, nert 'a start.will be made to complete ,th»stores list. . Everything should bev in - readiness by her proposed tailing date.