OUR DREADNOUGHT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 7, 9 June 1913, Page 5

OUR DREADNOUGHT.

THE WESTPORT VISIT.

BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Per Press Association,

I , Westport, Saturday. . The New Zealand arrived in Westport roadstead from Greymouth this morning. An official party left in a tug at !) a.m. to communicate. As the Tutanekai was not available to tender the vessel, it was decided not to take children to the roadstead. They are being conveyed by train to the end of the breakwater, frohi where a view of the warship is obtainable. The weather is bad. Many country children are in town and are being entertained with free picture shows and supplied with refreshments.

Westport, Last Night. The xisit of H.M.S. New Zealand today roused a lot of interest in Westport and district. There was a large gath* ering of childfefl under the care of their teachers and l parents, from town and country. The Harbor Board's tug went out shortly before O.a.m. with the Mayor, Chairman of the Harbor Board, and other representative citizens. The sea was rough, but the Mayor (Mr. Leaver) got aboard and met Captam Halsey, who expressed _ regret that the weather was .not sufficiently favorable to permit the children to go' aboard and inspect the vessel, and he sent a word of good cheer to them. The tug made two further trips later in the day, circling round the ship. The steamer Rakiura also acted as a tender, the two vessels enabling sowe hundreds to got a good view of the warship; Much disappointment, however, was felt over the failure of ■ , ua ' :ane kai to leave Greymouth, esP ec ' a "y ?o because both the Mapourika and Tavinui had worked the port outward, yesterday and came to Westport. Jn the absence of the Tutanekai, the Harbor Board put on a train service which carried some thousands of people round to the end of the western breakwater, from ,which position they got a fairly good view of the battleship Ivinjr A m ' le and a hal * to two railes off. A reception committee made splen- - did arrangements for the care of visitmg children, who, with their teachers and. others, were given a hearty meal w w ar fi Val ! n town > another just before their departure in the after- « noon. The Mayor states that he cAnTd; easily have billeted another 15 children in the town. Although there was a fair amount of sea In the afternboa, there were intervals when the warship • could have been boarded with little"or no risk, but the shortage of tenders and tfte large number of visitors to he afford- . ed an opportunity of seeing the boat |v° m , 8U ® h advantage as was offered by the tenders available, decided the authorities against the transfer of passengers to the battleship. In the evening • a piagnifieent searchlight' display wag fwNdSoJ WarShip ' Whi ° h kter sailed

THE CHRISTCHURCH FUND. Christchurch, last Night. a T 1 '?? of Citizens' Commit--I®' r * the New Zealand, the Finance Committee reported that the total donations were £ll9l 18s, and altogether the recejpts amounted to £l3lO 6s Bd, while the expenditure amounted to £694 w«i . ~w as decided that Captain "W d e writtento asking him ni f e £? u , ld fc'fcest expended to benefit the ship's company Th» Mayor suggested that the m\mev should nri7o° C °n t tj ? permanent gunnery P," : t K be invested here, and