H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1736, 29 April 1913, Page 8

H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND.

• IN TEE GISBOIWE OFFING. By Telceraph—Press AssociaUon-CopyriuM Gisiiorno, April 28.The battle-cruiser New iJoalanU arrived hero at 7 o'clock yesterday morning. Captain Ilalsey was formally welcomed -by the Mayor. , During the ufternoon thousands o'f people cruised round the- vessel in harbour steamers, but there was too much swell to permit of visitors being taken on, board. Heavy rain squalls occurred daring the evening, when tho warship went to Eca, but afterwards returned. This morning tho weather is-calm. Largo r.a.mbers of people are visiting tho warship 10-doy, including Maoris, who danced tuikas of welcomc. The New Zealand sails for Auckland at 3 p.m. Later. Heavy rain h4s again set in, making conditions unpleasant for sightseers visiting the Not Zealand, several thousands ot' whom went aboard the vessel during the forenoon. NOT E00M"T0 SWING. (By relcgraph,—Press Association,! Dunedin, April 28. Captain Halsoy definitely states that wliilo there is plenty of depth in tlio channel to allow him to bring tlio NewZealand inside Otago Harbour, there' is not sufficient room to swing freely while at anchor without risk of touching tho surrounding Kink, and tile anchorage spaces inside the harbour aro not sufficiently nvido to give tho desired margin.