UNITED STATES FLEET.
«• —. 11l regard to the effort to obtain a > visit to Wellington of a portion, of the American fleet, ill - ., C. Palmer, lion, secretary of tho . Wellington branch of the Navy League, has written to Mr. W. B. Loyland, secretary of the Auckland branch of tho League (novr defunct)' asking'him to uso his best endea- , vours in this respect. '.'lt is not suggested,'-' writes Mr.. Palmer, "that the reception of tho'whole fleet at Auckland shojild bo interfered with in any way, but what Wellington would like would be to have a visit from, , say, five or six of the'" warships after,, tho main reception .' . Tho,extra distance i would bo trifling, as Sydney, • I understand, is tho objective of tho fleet after leaving New / Zealand. . It .has..Veen suggested ;that the juvenile > members of the local-Navy". League, .who now_ number some-1500,' slioul combine in signing and presenting a petition to Sir Joseph Ward, urging liirp to use his influenoe in tho direction of securing a v yisit/to this/ port of somo of the vessels of v tho American ■ fleet. Naturally the young folk viiild take gredt interest in' the. ; shiji-f- 'and m«n\ It is ; thought that if the fiiffejgnt headmasters of '. the schools gave iheir .isv.stance there .would j be' no difficulty, in getting up such -a peti- . Ltion. . ' ' i
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 193, 9 May 1908, Page 7
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