THE GREAT WHITE ARMADA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 207, 22 August 1908, Page 5

THE GREAT WHITE ARMADA.

» \JiSiiSKDAIS I'KOGKAALMi;. _. A KOtiVD OF iiJSSI'IViIIKS. t Sydney, August 2L Ihe weather is flaw. sote on beuuu oi Australia, and t,y 6lr Uarry Jsawson on beiiaU 01 tn e »uie and a luncheon to the sailors One moored and fifty officers and »ver 2000 sailors laaued with Admiral Kpwrry and participated 7n the proces-

Tie regulations were relaxed to enable the men to come ashore with their rifles and side-arnio. irouule was Uireatened ove t this matter. Admiral Bperry firmly declined to allow tie inea to land unless the concessions were granted. Eventually, oh Mr. Deakin'a Bdvico, it was decided to permit ttoe landing under arms. Admiral bperry, in an interview, Warmly acknowledged the enthusiastic Welcome accorded the fleet. He said- I Indicates real aad heart-felt sympathy "It is very pleasing to tfliak a, between the two Eiigush-speakine nations." " H °

The American officers and men are generally delighted with the reception. I'hey say it is the biggest thing in the Way of -receptions they hare yet had. Sl'tiey were surprised at the" number, of people who took part, ilhey express wonder at the size and beauty of the tarbor. It transpires that Admiral Bperry previously visited Sydney ia frhe old warship Kearsage forty years •go. Over 132,000 people reached Sydney by train alone yesterday morning. The suburbs are practically deserted. The Herald estimates t)he number -who .Viewed the fleet at over half a million; Mother estimate is 200,000. In the vicinity of the Heads during the busiest time two ferry boats crowdad with passengers came into collision, there was great excitement for a time. Both, however, escaped wihh ■light damage. The crowds behaved splendidly, {thousands w.ho were unable to find room on the trains and steamers walkfed miles to witness the approach from Bhe coast—in many cases only to meet I a double disappointment, arriving .too I late to see the carnival and being too I far from the Heads to witness .the en- I: trance. I ■

Among tile features of the welcome was the ringing of peals of bells.

•IMPRESSIVE PAGEANTS. i Sydney, August 21. The rounCof fleet festivities was fairly launched to-day. There has been an official landing, a public reception, and a procession of the Admirals and their Btaffs, with a large contingent of the sailors of the fleet. She festivities are taking place under perfect weather conditions amid scenes of unbounded enthusiasm. From an early hour people began to gather along the line of the procession route, and long before the march-pa3t took place every inch of space was jambed. Balconies and roofs and every possible point where a view was obtainable were occupied. Business is practically at a standstill. Seldom, if ever, has a larger or more generously demonstrative gathering been seen in Sydney. The landing of representatives of the fleet, numbering 150 officers and 2350 tailors and marines, was made at 10 O'clock at Farm Cove and Woolloomooloo Bay. Thence the force marched to the outer Domain. The Admirals and staffs came ashore at 11 o'clock at the Duke of York landing stage, where the Governor-General made his first entiyron the ea at side ° f Farm Cove -

The reception by the Commonwealth Premier and Ministers, the State Premier and Ministers, and the Lord Mayor and Aldermen took place in'an artistic pavilion beautifully decorated. From the pavilion, preceded by the Ministers, the Admirals were driven to a reception in a pavilion in the outer Domain, to which the Governor-General and the State Governor had previously driven from Government House. There was present a brilliant gathering, including the heads of the military and naval forces of the Commonwealth and State Parliaments, the leading civic authorities, and representative contingents of the military forces. The Governor-General and the State Governor, the Federal Prime Minister end the State Premier, and the Lord Mayor of Sydney officially received and publicly welcomed Admiral Sperry.

piCNIO AND LUNCHEON.

J3NTHUSIASM AT CONCERT PITCH. Bydney, August 21. ' Alter the reception a procession, headed by the fleet bands, led tie liOid Mayor and aldermen, followed 1 y (he admirals and staffs, proceeded' !o lady MacQuarrie's l J oint, at the Donjaia, where the officers and men were entertained at a picnic aad luncheon. ' Tie streets were elaborately decorated for the procession. The route Of the streets was elaborately decorated, notably Macquane street, Martin Place, Citizen's Avenue, PWk street, American Avenue aud . Pitt street. Venetian masts line the Streets, and thousands of flags, the J Stars and Srtripes predominating, flutter everywhere, and strung from the aide of the streets are flags interspersed with shields and other emblematic designs, mottoes, greetings, and greenery? Martin Place is a Maze of color. fall white plaster columns flank eacn side, capped with golden eagles and <* many-colored drapery, roofing the street over and wrwrtbW the greenery, giving the fin«hma effect. Macquane street prortdeTa splendid picture, the interweav- . faa of briWant coloring, greenery and fining white columns producing a tjae artistic effect. . 6uch a large body of visitors, wtfh eiSTon their shoulders and their smart appearance and splendid dumpUae, raised enthusiasm to concert The tramp of marching feet dnrwaed the rolling burst of cheering. EntLsiasni, good humor and camaraderie pervaded the people.

WELCOMED BM THE GOVERNORS AND PREMIERS.

Received 21, 10.40 pjn. Sydney, August 21. Urd Northcotc, addressing Admiral eoerry, congratulated him on bis sale arrival. He fully appreciated the S kiU and seamanship which enabled huu to tong nis fleet over so many uhouauiu leagues ; of sea to Australia, and also appreciated the kind teeMg «£ prompted the Government ot the United States to accede in so ""S" a maimer to the invitation to visit the tonunonwcalth. ihey felt Uiat iron. JTvisit tihey had much to >*«.«£ it should be an object lesson to them as Z what national defence should be ltd what was entailed on the people He hoped Australia would pront b) America's example. Governor Rawson, on .behalf of tne State said that as a naval othcer he lZ pleased with the exhibition and the fact of the fleet coming here, for it .poke highly of Admiral bperrj . skill that he Should bring the flee across and arrive in the maaaei ni

%r Deakin, Federal ftemier, on behalf of tie Commonwealth, extendc-d £r«ni* greeting of to««J..p. *« toiled the arrival witli great *«"» fathe results to the two great aaUon= thev represented. He trusted that in th/Sptioa accorded by some mm'T Wade, the State =auu S™ Problem, 'to eneoumer S tope to leant from your sue,,,, >» future."

ADMIKAL SKEHUtfS BWX. e mE GLORIOUS TRAUUIONS OF THE BRITISH NAVY." Received 21, 10.55 p.m. r Sydney, August 21. 1 The Lord Mayor preyed Admiral Bptny witJ. an illuminated address ol ■welcome from til e city. ~ Admiral Sperry, in reply, ea;.,. w me sav that at daylight yesterday «( found "more people than we ever saw assembled on the cliffs around and when wv thought the -supply of people was exhausted we saw on the .towv* more anil more, till it seemed a. it tthere mu.it be millions of people giving us a welcome. Such a greeting could not but impress oire, and must have teen something more th*n mere curiosity. Jt must have had some deeper of svmpathy anil feeling heyfeySite; paople."

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After thanking Lord Noniicote and the • federal Government for their glorious welcome, ha said: "Nothing eoiud have been more grateful to us than the remarks of the distinguished Admiral the Governor of tMs state, i a welcom«g us an a sailor. \V O nave learned horn the glorious traditions of the iintisn navy to hqpe that our people under the shadow of the fleet must *est secure without .mdue and iburdensonie mUitary expense; that nothing tan cross in the face of the lleet so long as the flag lues over it, and n they did cross they could not maintain their position. VVe hope, as in the days wtfwm your gallant admirals maintained their position in winds and weather, sickness and shipwrecks, in storms of the Channel and oii the coast of Toulon, and watched ovjr ,the seas that great fleets might not coinDiue against you—we Hope now, and rv:ry happily not in war but in peace, to learn that same lesson of concentration and of development of a symmetrical fleet, complete in all its parts, in formation, supplies and personnel, .vnd ' our lesson has come from the glorious traditions of the Uritisu navy."

LAST NIGHT'S PKOC'bISDIKOS. Received 22. 1.8 a.m. Sydney, August 21. The streets were again densely crowded to-night. Although a large number of sailors landed from the fleet, the great extent of thu illuminated streets aad the enormous crowds, made them a negligible quantity in the scene. The streets were quiet and orderly. The State banquet at the Town Hall was the brilliant function of the evening. BRITISH I'RESS VIEWS. I THE "BELLOW i'JSKU," l'KOßUiii, I

Received 2i, U. 40 p.m. London, August 21. I The Daily Chronicle, commenting on Admiral Sperry's reception in New Zealand and Australia, says that this colonial frateraation is very gratifying in Britain, where the m£*ateaance of the most friendly relations with the American people and Government is tihu object of universal desire and the axiom of our policy.

The Daily Graphic states* that the phenomenal festivities in Sydney show . now deeply the Englishmen of the Pacific feels in regard to tiie "yellow peril" problem which is paramount there, and in this sense they have their grave significance for the statesmen of the Motherland.

[ The Morning Post discusses the likely assistance the fleet's presence may lend to the Commonwealth statesmen in promoting Mr. Deakin's naval policy, lit notes with satisfaction .that the Admiralty Has latterly shown a greater disposition to meet the needs of the ease. No greater disservice could be rendered by any State Department here in the United Kingdom or the Empire than delay or prevention of the beginnings of an Imperial naval alliance.

AN IMPERIAL ALLIANCE. Received 21, 11.20 p.m. London, August 21. 'ilhe Morning Post continues: "If the English Cabinet Ministers dictate as they ought to in regard to the hypothesis of the Imperial alliance and not in regard to colonial dependence, then the problem for naval experts is not how to secure one navy under one control m peace time, but now to promote to the utmost the efficiency of the allied navies, taking for granted there would be unified control in war time."

AMERICAN PRESS OPINIONS. GLOWING ACCOUNTS. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RECEPTION Received 21, 11.20 p.m. New iork. August 21.

The American newspapers give glowing accounts of the fleet s reception in i-ydney. The New iork Herald's correspondent describes the reception as surpassing anything encountered since the fleet left Hampton Roads. Ilhe Herald, Tribune, and other newspapers devote notable leading articles to the reception. The New iork Times stys that the manifestation of Australian friendship Will not be forgotten. Australians wera truly kinsmen. Their greeting may be taken as a notification to all Powers that in any future international complications involving the Far East, the Commonwealth is to be reckoned wMi. As the battleships carrying the message of peace around the world anchored in Sydney the cheers and salutes from the shores had a significance which should not be missed by the nations.

ADVICE TO AMERICA. New York, August 2ft. . Admiral Evan-3, in accepting a "Loving Cup'' from his friend?, urged that tlhe proper standard for the American Navy was, sixteen battleships commissioned in the Pacific and sixteen in the Atlantic, and eight in each ocean held in reserve. A COLLIER MISSING. New York, August 20. The Bungalore, a collier of the American fleet, is posted as missing.