ALLIES OF OURS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 158, 4 July 1916, Page 9

ALLIES OF OURS.

THE JAPANESE WARSHIPS. . OFFICERS OF THE SQUADRON. The presence of a large number of representatives of our Eastern ally i Japan) s causing quite a large amount of interest in Wellington. The men have come -on the training ships Iwate and Azuma. «o men-of-war which have seen activo service, and are built on British patut- i w s *l ua <lron is under RearAdmiral Matsumura. who took part in engagements in the war Japan waged on The Iwate is an armoured cruiser of 9,t00 tons, and the Azuma is not quite. ■J big. In the battle of the Korean Straits ,n mn 4 the Iwate was hit by four oig shells, and at the battle of Tsushima Ene was hit on fourteen occasions Howshe is still sound and serviceable, iie Azuma. built sixteen years ago. hasexperienced two bombardments, hut has m the good fortune to escape with only one nit. follow-^ 1 "' of the squadron are as Headquarters.—Rear-Admiral T. MatS™«ra. Fla ? -(ommander S. Sakonji. A. Nojruchi. Flaff-Lieu-taiant S Sato, and Lieutenant H. takahasni. t=u'r r ' M ' S - hvato -—Captain S. Hvakur„ ' ' onunamler O. Nagano. LieutenantCommanders T. .Momonoi. S. Matsuzaki, P omi " ka ' and B. Uraeda, Lieutenants '*• fJSahara, S. Shimomaru. S. Imaifm S. Matsuno. and S. Iwamura.. SubLieut=nant S J. Kato. T . Mivazaki. T. Kunta. K. Hiraoka. Y. N'onaka, O. Xamada. s. Xakajinm. S. Notnmi. H. Homepka. and s. shiozaki. E„p. r'omman- « c ya " l Kn "- lieutenants H SaFn„ c ■ Katavama ' and s - Tacliibana. tng. sub-Lie u tenants S. Koide A Miz- ™. H. Pnkuda. Staff-Surgeon S. Onishi Surgeon H. !>,!.,. A-iiUnt-Kurgcon K. 'Ukdda. Paymaster M. Uchida. Assistantpaymasters T. Ilanaoka and 11. Tame(V»' I-J ' X f 8 ' Az "'"a.—.Captain 11. lida. Commander S. Moriwaki. LieutenantLommanders s. Otahi, I. Orita, and N. Lieutenants T. Takahashi, C. Alatsumoto. K. Ikushima. .1. Onishi. T. MfaT. Kobata. K. Yamanaka. J. Sono. ! "• Jukuda. T. Okumoto. K. Oshima. S.I *«a K. Ichimaru. Enjr. Commander M. Satsuki, En K . l.ieutenanis V. Ota. S. **Aida. and S. Hirose. Em:. Sub-Lieu-S tS M ' ' naislli ' X ' and M. fe° n K. Mashimo. Assistant-Surgeon S. £X Pa - K. Nagamura. Ass >stant-P aymasU . rs T Sajto , md T N . nu ._ Lieutenant S. Sl.imormira. of tho «c, is a brother of Commander Shittomura, who lost his life when n.M.s. Battl" Went Hmvn in thp • lutla,,d