H.M.S. DUNEDIN

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 71, 20 September 1930, Page 11

H.M.S. DUNEDIN

VICE-REGAL WISH'

THE SOUTHERN. .TOUR

The. flagship of the New.Zenlanfl j Division of'the Royal Navy, ■ H.M.S, , Dunedin, arrived ill Wellington yester* j day from Nelson, having. completed, aq j extensive tour or! the South. .Islan^ ~ ports, Lyltelton, Tiinaf ii, • Diincdinj [ Bluff, and Nelson being visited in turn, '

The ship's company were, very iim | pressed with the. scenery _on the Wes^ ■; Coast, which was viewed under ideal ; weather conditions. . The Sounds were ; fully explored, and' Captain- Geoffrejj , Blake, 0.8., D.5.0., A.D:C,, Commodore j of the Division, "who was: in a position ; to. compare them with, the fiords ot i Norway, expressed the. opinion that the ' beauty and grandeur-of the coast ancj i sounds lying between Preservation Inlet and Miiford Sound, surpassed .that j of the European .fiords. ~ the; weather was so .clear that Mount Cook; remained : in sight for a'distance ,of 11.8-.miles. ; YesteTday:: the. ship Jwas • visited byj : His Excellency the Governor-General, , Lord Bledisloe, who. was- received bj; . Commodore Blake, 'Captain':J.:S. G, i Fraser, D.5.0., AJD.O., Second Naval ; Member of the. New: Zealand Naval : Board; Commander ■ ~8... E.v Jeffreys, ; D.S.C., Executive Officer -of: the.:. Dun.- . edin; and Lieut.-Paymasteri-Wv-.-J. Gr, J Prophit,.". Assistant Secretary ,:tfl the ; Commodore... A.Royal salute.:was giva j by a guard of honour, of-, marines^ : while the band played the -first por-v ; tion of the National1 Anthem... !

Lord Bledisloe inspected the guaid ot •■. honour and the entire ship's compauyii ; wliicli. was drawji up on the Clyde Quayj Wharf. He then Tna.de a elos&.inspec- ; tioii-of tlie ship, displaying.-particular interest in the. methods: of:.preparing food, and preserving it-'on-Jong voj* | ages. ■ ■ ■■■;'■ •.-.■■■■' ■; ■:■;•" '■ .At the conclusion'-of; his'-inspection , His Excellency expressed -to.: ■.:. Con*> , modore Blake the pleasure it liaifgiveit ; him to malco the-visit. .•■.:■''■ :

■ The main purpose of;the Du.nedin'd! ■ visit-is to enable :.her Ratings to :under- . : go .their aniiual musketry, course at' j Trentham. -The.-.first- iTe.tne-H-inent- will ', leave for -the camp on.'.;29th : Sep.tembery , i and will return'after a ■".■£.Qrfcnight, loj ; be replaced by the ■ se £<m d."half f : who, | will, also spend' ,:a ■: fortniglrtJin--.camrj ? . ; H.M.S. Dunedin. will;leave WeiyngtoaC : on 29th October/. ■■ ; ? ' ; :::;..;: :i; ''•