THE WELCOMING FLEET.
A flotilla of motor-boats and yachts formed the advance guard to,- tho fleet of steamers, all crowded with black masses of people, which camo to welcome The Ship. First was the John Anderson, crowded with Navy Leaguers and their friends, then the dredge Canterbury, and tho Maori, tho Pura'u, Slonica, Canterbury, and other smaller vessels packed with cheering thousands. Bands on .the Canterbury played stirring patriotic airs, but were silent when tho band of the New Zealand, stationed on her quarter-deck, struck in with "Rule, Britannia!" "A Life on the Ocean Wave," and other well-known sea melodies. Lyttelton was on tho tip-toe of expectation, and the Port celebrated tho greatest event in its h'story by a brave show of flags, and the rainbows of bunting which fluttered from the masts of the ships at the wharves.
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14665, 14 May 1913, Page 9
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139THE WELCOMING FLEET. Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14665, 14 May 1913, Page 9
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