H.M.& NEW ZEALAND.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1710, 29 March 1913, Page 5

H.M.& NEW ZEALAND.

HARBOUR "WELCOME PROPOSAL. i The following- is, a copy of a letter, which '.hai.been forwaraed do tho ITon. It. D. ' BeUi (Minister, in cTiarge of the... arrange-. , nieiit9 ~in .conneqtiori with the- visit. of > H.M.SV'New. Zeatad) respecting the pro-. posM>"floating.welcomo v :— W Dear sir,—'Wo' respectfully -suggest: that arrangements bo' made for ■ tho battleTcrtiiser"-.Now . Zealand- to enter 1 1 thy fort at, sri'y, 2 p.m.. on Saturday, -. i < April 12,; So that a harbour dbmoftetration of welcome,n suitable, to the /occasion, might ,bs arranged. The:.. .. wharves closest noon, and as Saturday is ti half-holiday, a large number of •yachting.mid. boating men, as well as, escnrsi-oAisfs by steamers, could take part, in the function it held at that tirti'e,' without in any way. interfering with the. official, visits which are.to be paid—Yours faithfully, D V.VU? M'IARION, ' Mayor of -'Wellington and vice-presi- .'. deut of;the Wellington branch of the l , ' '1 -.. ■. .-. Navy League. R. FLETCHER, i Chairman, Wellington Harbour ' / - Board. ' The proposal al?o has tho hearty :ap- : proyal of. the New',Zealand Shipping Co. and.'tho tlnion S.S., Co.- ... :.- ... Mr. I'. J. Oakes conducted tho preliminary 'rehearsal of : tho Navy League - Juvenile Chorus yesterday; Headmasters are being notified that .further, rehearsal, ,is ttf. to held ,on Monday afternoon. Some' new songs, in addition/to oldfavoUrites, are to be siing, including "A Life 011 the Ocean Wave" and "Battle Song of - the Empire.", The latter, which has been ' composed bv Miss.Medley, of Wellington 1 (*>rds by Miss Marjory Adams),- has a fine 1 martial 'swing; • ,