UNKNOWN DESTINATION
-Presa Amoeifttton.)
SIoop Leith Departs From Wellington
W*r
WELLINGTON, Last Night. Under orders from the Admiralty H.M.S. Leith,, one of the sloops forming part of the New Zealand division of the Royal Navy, has left for an unknown destination in the Pacific. When the matter was xeferred to the Minister of Defence, he declined to comment on an unofficial . suggestion that the vessel is visiting various Pacifio islands which may become of real Value when the Pacific aviation routes become a reality. "H.M.S. Leith is under the control of the Admiralty," stated the Minister, "and I consequently am not in a position to make any comment."
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBHETR19370203.2.19
Bibliographic details
Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 16, 3 February 1937, Page 4
Word Count
108UNKNOWN DESTINATION Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 16, 3 February 1937, Page 4
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in