U.S.A. FLEET.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 August 1925, Page 3

U.S.A. FLEET.

[Australia A N.Z. Cable Association.]

REPLY TO HOYERNOR’S MESS AG K.' WELLINGTON. Aug. 11. The Governor-General has received tHe following telegram from the Coin-lnandei'-iti-Chief of the I nit oil States Fleet, in reply to the message of welcome which His Excellency sent on behalf of the Government and people of New Zealand: “'The Fleck appreciate the cordial welcome and thanks you. In 190 S we stopped only six days, seeing only the immediate roumiY.v, a lew officers visiting Rotorua. Now. thanks to a wonderfully arranged schedule, our officers and men will visit many places and on return to our own country he able to intelligently describe your great and prosperous Dominion.’’ ARRIVAL AT AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND. August 11. Eight battleships and three auxiliaries rounded North Head at noon and steamed slowly to anchorage in line up stream, to Princes wharf, their progress was watched by a great crowd of spectators ashore and alloat. A squadron of planes ascended as the Flagships entered the port and preceded the warships in formation and created a great impression. Although there was no general holiday, vast crowds assembled at all the vantage points of the foreshore and witnessed the majestic progress of the great ships to their respective anchorages.

SHIPS ARRIVE AT LYTTELTON CHRISTCHURCH, August 11.

In perfect weather twelve destroyers and the cruiser flagship Omaha, of the American Fleet steamed into Lyttelton while nine aeroplanes circled overhead. Thousands of spectators lined the wharves, hills and roads, and gave the squadron a rousing reception. AT WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, August 11. In beautifully fine, hut cold weather the squadron of United States fleet under Admiral Coontz, steamed up to Wellington Heads this morning entering promptly at 11.30 as advLyesterday by the Admiral. The city gave itself up to make holiday for n brief space and a large crowd lined the harbour shores at spots affording a good view of the procession up to the city. Ferry M.cantors uarried largo numbers of sightseers down to the Heads and launches and yachts wore ill evidence. The squadron showed ’ on the horizon about 10.30. and came steadily in, the battleship Seattle carrying Admiral C'ocntz’s llag. loading, followed hv the Pennsylvania. Oklnham:’ and Nevada, and the hospital ship. Relief. Then came the Richmond

the head of tho light cruiser division, the others being the Trenton. Marblehead and Memphis. Outside the heads a squadron of six seaplanes left the ships' and came up the harbour itt varying formations. They continued t perform various evolutions including some “stunting" as the ships came steadily up the harbour to the stream which the last cruiser reached just before 1 o’clock.