THE NAVAL REVIEW

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10272, 27 June 1911, Page 5

THE NAVAL REVIEW

BRILLIANT ILLUMINATIONS AT NIGHT A DAZZLING,SPECTACLE. (Received Last Night, 10.25 o'clock.) LONDON, June 25. At the naval review at Portsmouth, a rocket was fired an Saturday night, and the fleet of battleships and excursion steamers were instaneously outlined with ligjbt as from a single switch, and made a dazzling spectacle against the dark background of tho sea and sky. Golden lights marked each waterline, and other lights were run off! the decks. The curves of the bows, funnels, bridges, conning towers and red lamps wero outlined with crosses. The Admirals flags were cunningly hidden. Searchlights on the United States battleship Delaware played on the Delaware's fluttering flags with beautiful effect. Groups of jewelled coloured lights and numberless rockets mirrored by the sea added beauty to the spectacle. An hour later another rocket was fired, and the phantom fleet of light disappeared. SOUTH AFRICAN COMMENT. (Received Last Night. 11.15 o'clock.) CAPETOWN, June 26. The Cape Argus expresses the hope that the naval review will lead General Botha to realise South Africa's absolute dependence on Britain's maintenance of the supremacy of hte sea, and that lie will therefore, revert to Mr Hoffmeyer's policy of 1887. |