BRITISH NAVY.
NAVAL DISPLAY ON THE THAMES. VISITORS POURING INTO LONDON. Unitefl Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright. Received July 19, 8.50 a.m. < LONDON, July 18. Public inspection of the fleet will be permitted during the naval display on the Thames. Thousands of visitors by trains and steamers from ali parts of the country are pouring into London. Receivd July 19, 11 p.m. LONDON, July 19. There wa3 brilliant weather for the naval display, there being over 100,000 spectators. The crowds, which lined the Vietoria.Embankment to see the submarines and torpeuoers, recalled the diaplay on Coronation Day. Thousands of those present had never sean a battleship before. The steamers viewing the fleet were packed with excursionists. Bluejackets acted as guides to the public, while the latter were inspecting the warships. Cutters were used to convey the public to and from the shore. The sailors and marines will attend special church parades ashore in the morning. The smaller towns on the riverside are arranging entertainments on a generous scale. i
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9547, 20 July 1909, Page 5
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168BRITISH NAVY. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9547, 20 July 1909, Page 5
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