JAPANESE TRAINING SQUADRON
The honorary Consul for Japan, Mr. Arthur Young, states that a alight mistake occurred regarding the number of guns to be fired on the arrival of the warships. The correct number is as follows: —On arrival in the harbour, the warships will fire a salute in honour of the country of 21 guns, which will he replied to by a shore battery with 21 guns H.M.S. Chatham will then salute His Excellency ViceAdmiral Saito’s flag with 15 guns, which the flagship Asama will reply to with an equal number. After coming alongside the wharf, and after the visit of the general officer commanding the New Zealand /Military Forces, a salute of 13 guns will be fired, and after the visit of the Commodore, a salute of 11 guns will be fired His Excellency Vice-Admiral Saito . has cabled the Honorary Consul, advising him that the warships will arrive on the afternoon of Monday, February 4, and that the afternoon calls, proposed to be made on that day will not be made until the morning of Tuesday, February 5.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19240129.2.103
Bibliographic details
Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 105, 29 January 1924, Page 12
Word Count
180JAPANESE TRAINING SQUADRON Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 105, 29 January 1924, Page 12
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in