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Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1924, Page 1

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ATSTRAI.ASIAN VISIT. AMI K.Z. CPUPr. AHSOviATIOK. WANIIINCTON. I)", eiidier C. The Nitty Depiirtinent has informed the Australian Press As-nciaiion that Admiral It. !.. Cuont;;, h oniiiiaiHk-r-in-Chief of the I’nited Stute, fieri, wili command, a! oard the llaardiip Seatlle. tin. t, - els partieipat in- in tlm Paci • lie manoettrre.-, iueliidiii- tlm licet in•iituii vi-it Atistialitsia. |;„!.in. ..-I. w ill he ; ernnd, in cidiimund. ho. :Ii h l.i in.. (‘imum"del -in ( hi.-I of tlm Unit!,, l-'l-el. Tlm I loom Imi id e. tinahle otlmtnv!-■■ • !,.i;. : j; iv to iudie.ite the priui-ipnl 01. . .md the ol the licet visit mi.; An-uialia. because ennsid"r-

ahle eiiau—es preliminary In tin- < rtti.-« d0.da!,...- v.ill h.. mad, in the uflieel'e and per-oliliei .! the V'd-scls already iiatit iiteil for 1 he tour. Tile ilirit'ihle i'imoandor.h will ur-c-1111 i | lit I ty- ill" iteel ml il:- "Vies to Hawaii, altlimiyii ii m 1 on-iden-.l unlikely llttiL it- "di ace punt >he Meet to Atisi r.itasia. tiik i.axt visit. WASHINGTON, I )ei ellllier ‘A. !!i...;ardiu;.' the Meet visit it is iurest ill-' ll e that Admiral (T)niitz v.a, the 1 .ii-utenain l .immandcr of the X, hra .l,a, which pariicipan d in the C.S.A. I Toe i’: 1::!)S i, ,m ,d \ l’.sl rain sia. l-'vamimili.iu of tin records reveals some ttideuoi 1 l:y iams erniuy the pro, p.c ii i. ~ld man-, ol the princi- . ..I ~||i. of :!■(. pdS visit in- Heel.

v ,.-.5,.| .. \ atioils midi ol railin' eoldiaall d s It.-: v, hoc,mm ad,,ira!s. reiir-d. diil especial!’. I .lie older imlividlv,p. ()j ii. ro have hecu promoted and |,||,| I: .n.iU'ih!,. pimit ions in the Navy 1!....a 11 nieiil a! WasliiuuloU ami else v. Imre in tlm Yavy. |:....,--Admiral ('. 11. Sperry, ilie ( opimandi r-in Cliii f ol the Klee I. i, t i red, and 1a • dud in It'll, hour ol |,is pels'me I -ndf a hon til his lla-ship •• ( Tuiuei'i il 111" have retired.. Tin- rei■ i-:1 11 i 11 - eii". I.ieiiteiiaul-('ommamhd-iii.ll.-v-1 It loan, is now ('aptaiu in the Divi-inii et Naval Operations ol tne y.avy I). pari mein. !!•• enitiincnle,! remini-i -nl ly upon :1m er.tise ol :-inX( ..,r. as-o. Captain OIT-au told ihe At: 11 a Han Pte.-s A'-m ia 1 ion : "We had more fun mtt . I matela-s'

1 lull :■ n\ ilii'm, ' Is" ill which 1 |i;l ~.,1 in Alii l.iiiml. Svilliry. M•• 11 .< .1111 u- . A|l.:iiiv. WV "I"'- ••M'vm-ly Mir- ,,, j ... 1 ;,| ; h.- mi;i I;mii:il'i-iii'i i"" 1 i!., A i.-1 nilimis. W, -till «h< l i-li .j:,. u ,. :ii- Am klmiil. mill .... I ,i i-vi-r Mm- n-ti'iv I'-.r ntlii --1.. ml.I -Ini'--' Vl " 1.. i,, m A ii' 1; In •!< I. li'it v... ivi'i'M'il ,1m .«i,,. Anyway. .•mil Mul'l' Hi'„r 1,;..- I. t.-lir.lli-'ll. ! Ill' <•"- n-j-l ainini'iil " ii'' |.lli• m."i "'"l '''.''i'' : Ikih i huI.I 111. 11" 11.' I- (‘ : !j.i lid I i:■ i ris I.mtmim. r. Ii • il„. nil,- leant. is !".'•■ .•.min.mulin'-: ilm I‘i'll n-\I.••, ’li ;. ll'-' I'"' 1 "' 1 i, :u tin I'.:.’--, mm. "'"I >"• ''"l"' l "[V. ii i... I, .' .1. 11. ■'.V!'li"i • "• Naval l )|.i-i :i ii>•'i -in Ni'v.v. ii" Hi.- I!HI'S I ri|» I" Aum ' :ili:i anil m'.nr.ni i | la v.. i lil ii mm l u:il!y 11" liirili" : iI" Ammi. mi Nmv.x. Nn """ 'l''""- _ , ';" i ii .i- tnli.m! in 'll" iii-i."' "I * '"* V ll j. I, , ,■ V |ll It II 1 11111 l 'll" pV. ,|IS"! visit will l:m '' " rnlii""" 1 -" 1 ' lii-iu I'll i:il ol»'i-i t - l.i">" • 11.. 1- SyiihiT «-inii'll l'l*-'I : '■ I' ■' v, :i|. |.,,m."s ii will pio'.i'l.ly I"' l"'i:'lil j, ,|„. I'aeili". This 'Tsil in Allstru--1 mill will :;ivi- ciir nm" sl ' : ' e limy 1. '-’..i 1 l'>'li«'''" U;i inr • • i-.-:ii.r smiiil'mmti- ilimi that. w, V ill sli.iw ill" IKM.J.I'* ' i ill" l>: " ifir ' j ii. t wlm i: in', i' NTiv v is lil:*': I,||..(liw mmimi't. 'l with tlu-in : M,l | !,I'V Wiill 'IS. ll "ill l.'SllH I" I' spirit ni unit uni salisfact i«m ""<1 f'-ioti.i-sliip. Kvi'i'y I't-'in alumni the j'" I '' ||eet in inyi'il his trip. The lms|ntalii v wns i.vd-wlmlmiiiir.” ••Tin. nations nl tl." wiivlil. 1m

s-ii,l -‘ami especially those of ill- Pa-i (i'c. |:a, |* 111. ktiowleii—e of the American |.-|,'„, ( Pc|Tin- 1(1(1'. Our N'avy, after that, was known in every coiner ol the -lohe. I myself wish I emtld :;o back to those hoi sprin-s near Auckland. I waiter tltev Will certainly he crowded with Americans when Dm •ie,-I arrives."

' T! ,c records show- that a lar-e number Of the Ollieers of the IW* Klee. Ipu-e 1,,.,-n retired, and six others have reached rear-admiral rank, an.l are now

on active service. Tlm Washington Naval I reatv has nianv he.avv inroads on tlm Rtib'.Hoel. All lint tla- Ohio of the Third Divi-nm the Wi', ell-in, Illinois, Kearsarim and K,-I, lucky el' Hm l'o”Oli Division. Pave been serapned.

TIIK WAD OR- ■■ I’ll walk .'on a mil--. Donald, and put a liver on it." " Ymi "ill. will yen'- What’s niakin--; you s,, ‘fre-h jp day-:"’ "Mali,-:... Donald, my !,,••• !!-. ii (akin— il h'l" a week now. a,-d feel lik- a tw o year-old. The iiiMiikey-,.eland hit-iness Intsn’l a lock in with Maliexo fV.’ilsim's Mall KxtracO."