AMERICAN FLEET

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 July 1925, Page 2

AMERICAN FLEET

ORDEAL OF GAIETY (Australian and N.Z., Cable Association.! ’7?; ' MELBOURNE, July 29." The members of the Americaii Fleet are shelving signs of wear and tear, after, their ceaseless round of entert'airffiieft’ts, but they are standing up manfully ,to the ordeal. Ai,party of American Fleet oflicers who are the.' guests of the Victorian Rail way';.Commissioners, have com- * menced a 66(1 miles tour of Victoria in a.special train fitted with wireless and motion pictures. Speaking at the civic welcome at Bendigo, Captain Todd, of the American Fleet, said that no doubt, there was something behind the cruise. The visit may .be of vast importance in the future. In an' interview,' Admiral Coontz drew attention to a complete change Which has come about in the quality and personnel of the United States Service. He said that the present units Were far more intellectual and of finer morale’ than the personnel that he brought to Australia in 1908. Admiral Coontz. concluded by saying that as far as he knew this would be his last , cruise.

MOTORING FATALITY SYDNEY, July 29. A motor car containing nine passengers, including three sailors from the U.S.A, warship “Mississippi” crashed over an embankment twenty feet ■ high, near Wiseman’s Ferry, Hawkesbury .Riv.fi;?. Jt turned several somersaults and fell on to the rocks below. Mrs. Weston, of Fitzgerald Lakes, was pinned underneath, and was killed instantly. Mrs. Law, of Sydney, wife of the driver, and Quartermaster Mulkey, of the “Mississippi” were seriously injured. The others were slightly hurt. MR BRUCE’S SPEECH. SYDNEY, July 29. The principal fleet. functions were a dance by ' Admiral Robinson, and the staff of the California, and a dinner by the Chambers of Commerce to the Admirals and .staffs. Mr Bruce, at the latter, was the chief speaker. He expressed the opinion that the future peace of the would was based on mutual respect, and goodwill for other nations by English-speaking people. He paid a tribute to the wondeiul progress of America since it became a Republic, and claimed that Australia had much in common with theUnited States, but had profited by America’s failure in one respect, and as far as possible,, it would be Australia’s ideal to keep the country for white people. He., concluded, paying a tribute to Japan’s sendees in the war, in escorting Australian and New Zealand troops.