BELLONA'S PREMATURE DEPARTURE
ROUGH WEATHER CONDITIONS
Captain's Apprf atiolt Of Hospitality
School Chilton Unable To Board Ship.
~ to lea* H.M.N Z.S. Bellona had j her anchorage off ganui yesterday .afternoon „ of the deterioration g gL$ W conditions. She was e*E .... have left today. ga MJ The Mayor of TaurangR. Wilkinson) received ing message from the■ . # ,| officer of the Bellonal *q«* Hammersley J° h Sy rto& M.V.0., R.N.) yes ffSock: shortly before twelve °% t of "J very much regret, to the deteriorationljgJ a „ c I must leave this expose ase this afternoon W± „ e ca» Snments for today -jfs c<J celled. Please mftflj gre t » cerned, and express my not being able to Jtf hospitality; and. sl "' ten dcd If for the hospitality & terday." . 130 «£p A party of about y &j from the Tauranga went out to the cruiser t m at eight o'clock yegj fe y tied but although the laun n 0 c alongside the ship, it w the pW sidcred safe to taw-_ aboard. f sC hool c" , e nt Another party J fg c dis from the surrounding -jJJ, out by bunch shorW to» but they too were un the vessel.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 14653, 23 April 1948, Page 2
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