FLEET ON TOUR

Gisborne Times, Volume LX, Issue 9779, 12 April 1924, Page 5

FLEET ON TOUR

‘ ‘JACK’ ’ AT SYDNEY. DESTRUCTIVE .POWERS OF THE HOOD. COULD LEVEL CITY ,IN HALT AN-HOUR! United Press Association- -Copyright. (Received April 11 8 p.m.; SYDNEY, April 10. The city maintains a holiday aspect in honor of the fleet and is doing its best in the way of entertainment to give Jack, as well, as his superiors, a Royal welcome. The streets are crowded with visitors, many adding Fleet Week to the usual Easter sojourn.

The gunnery officer of the Hood boasts that,* standing ten' miles off Sydney, her eight filteen-inch guns, with the help of her smaller armaments, could practically destroy Sydney in less than liali-an-hour. —U.P.A.

GORGED US FI REWORKS DISPLAY. (Received April 11, 11 p.m.Y SYDNEY, April 'll. A feature of to-night’s fleet celebrations was a gorgeous fireworks display provided by the State Government' and harbor combined, a Venetian carnival and shore illuminations by the North Shore Council with the playing of the squadron’s powerful searchlights . adding much to the spectacular ’effects. Denso crowds gathered round the liorbor foreshores and on roofs and other vantage places in the city..— U.P.A.

NEW ZEALAND ITINERARY. TO ARRIVE OFF GISBORNE ON MAY 9. WELLINGTON, April 11. The following is the complete itinerary of the visit of the special service squadron to New Zealand. The Hood and Repulse, accompanied by the Australian light cruiser Adelaide will at rive at Wellington at 2.30 p.m on April 24, and on Anzac Day their cicws will participate in the memorial celebrations and depart at 8 a.m. on May 8. The other vessels of the squadron will remain in Australia for Anzac Day and leave for New Zealand on April 20. The Dauntless and Dunedin will arrive at Dunedin at noon on April 30. The Dauntless will visit the Bluff, arriving there at 2.30 p.m. on May 5, and leaving at 4.20 p.m. on May 8, to rejoin the Dunedin, which leaves Dunedin at 7 a.m. on May 9 for the North The Delhi, Danae and Dragon will arrive at" Lyttelton at 9 a.m. on May 1 and depart at 7 a.m. on May 9, joining the battle cruiser squadron 15 miles south from Napier at 7 a.m. on May 9, and will anchor in the Bay off Napier one hour later later. The whole of the squadron, ie.-,o the Dauntless and Dunedin, will depart at 10 a.m. and anchor in embay off Gisborne at 3.30 p.m. and will leave again at 5.30 p.m. for Auckland, which will he reached at 11 am. on May 10. The Dauntless and Dunedin will arrive at Auckland on May 11 and the whole squadron will depart on May 17.—P.A.