OFFICERS AND MEN OF H.M.A.S. AUSTRALIA

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21376, 19 January 1935, Page 23

OFFICERS AND MEN OF H.M.A.S. AUSTRALIA

EXCURSION TO ARTHUR'S PASS TO-MORROW f The secretary of the citizens' entertainment committee of H.M.A.S. Australia (Mr S. H. Helming) advises *rrangements have been completed for & railway excursion to Arthur's Pass to-morrow, and that altogether 220 naval units, comprising nine officers, & Petty officers, and 134 ratings, will "lake the trip. The public are invited to take part in the trip, the fares for J*"*, as advertised by the Railway Department, being 7s for first class »n<l 5s lor second class. It must be clearly understood, said Mr Helming, that civilians accompanying the excursion must bring their own Provisions, and that the naval men wily will be provided for by the comwiVM?' Howev er, hot water and milk ntiu su PP!ied free of charge to any « tile public requiring them. v ° n .°, rt walking tours will be arranged lioit,, Railway Department's pubwi) offlcer ' Mr G - E - Mitchell, who *«i personally conduct parties to Places of interest. The ranger of the Arthurs Pass National Park Board, «L a ' aclv ises that as all plant life fX fl owers in the park are under stathl y prote ction. all persons making are notified that they ifth the mselves liable to a penalty ™y remove any plant or ilower. ltw time -table for the special train W ng r dlrect fl 'oni Lyttelton is as foli. J ».:nt ,eave Lyttelton 8.13 a.m.. PaX i, - stchurch 8 - 4 °: arrive Arthur's nZ. 11 '°°: leave Arthur's Pass 4.30 LvH', arm ' e Christchurch 7.24, arrive lyttelton 7.52. tenons travelling between Lyttel--1o na Ch nstchurch will be required th=* °. rdi "sry suburban lares for section. TAKING IN oil FUEL j Shortly after (5 o'clock vcslerday j doming H.M.A.S. Australia was to th from her berlh a ' No - 2 w-harf fu.i 0ll "J el '- v - where she took in oil - 1 - About 420 tens of cJ wore into the vessel', tanks, and ~,,,„ War ship moved back to No. 2 *%* * 2 p . m . takei„ Au ?, tralia is the lirst warship to VmtL°t\ fllel at LylteJton. and' the teen s Vtaken wa - the largest that ha : wasnn la '-gfs; va< :r,O ton;, v.liir.-!) ha n V PU V d i; ', 10 '- '-"otor-ship E.'n.-I The a! , thc " ;; ~ ''I"" if-u.- an lu.-.ir. i yof thc l ,la;v ' »■' r - u lun 'i