DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 19 August 1937, Page 8

DOMINION NEWS

MOVEMENT OF WARSHIPS. LPer Press Association]. AUCKLAND, August 18. The cruiser Leander which is a sistership to the Achilles, arrived a' 9.30 this morning from Plymouth to join the New Zealand station. She called at Jamaica and Panama Canal ports and was the first naval vessel in 26 years to call at Pitcairn Islafrj She omitted the proposed call at Fiji, as she was unable to refuel there. P was a good voyage except for three days’ rough weather in mid-Paciiic. and a severe gale which she ran into live days out from New Zealand, causing speed to be reduced. Thu, Leander is under the command of Captain J. W. Rivett-Carnac. With company at stations, the new cruiser berthed smoothly at Calliope Dock, in brilliant sunshine. SUVA, August IS. H.M.S. Leith arived from (he western Pacific, bringing Governor Richards, after a two months’ lour of the High Commissioner’s territories. SAFE ROBBERY. WAIHI, August 13. The sequel to the removal of ;■ safe, containing books, documents, and a small amount of silver, from the premises of J. Whitehead, boot importer, on the evening of August 6, was the discovery yesterday of the safe, completely wrecked by explosives, in Ford Road, about two miles from the township. The safe was well Hidden by heavy growth, a few feet off the road. The books and documents were intact, and threepenny bits to the value of 3/- found in different parts of the wreck. The reward of the wreckers will probably not be more than 12/-.