NAVAL CRUISE
VISIT TO WELLINGTON
CABINET HOPES'ALL SHIPS WILL
COME HERE.
A cablegram published in yesterday's "Post" gave the impression that all the ships of the naval squadron would not visit Wellington during April and May of next year, but only the two battlecruisers. It was stated in the message that after visiting African, Asiatic, and Australia ports, the ligjit cruisers would spend a week at Lyttelton, from Ist Hay, and that the battle-cruisers would stay eleven days at Wellington from 27th April. . When the matter was mentioned to the Minister of Defence (the Hon. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes) this morning he stated that the Government was still in communication with the Imperial authorities regarding the movements of the ships of the squadron. "It is the hope of all the members of Cabinet that we shall see all the ships in Wellington," declared the Minister. The.ships of the First Light Cruiser Squadron, which it is stated will take part in the world cruise are: Delhi, Danae, Dauntless, and Dragon. , They will be accompanied by the battle-cruis-ers Hood and Repulse. The Dunedin, which also belongs to the same squadron, mny_ not take part in the cruise as she will probably be handed over to the New Zealand Government to replace the Chatham as the -flagship of the Commodore commanding the New Zealand 1" Division of the Royal Navy. The Punedin is to be renamed New. Zealand.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 104, 30 October 1923, Page 6
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235NAVAL CRUISE Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 104, 30 October 1923, Page 6
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