THE CHATHAM.
RELIEVING AT EAST INDIES
' STATION
•<BY TELEGRAPH —WSB ASSOCIATION.") WELLINGTON, May 7. The warship Chatham, with the band playing, left here this morning wan route for Auckland, whence she will leave on May 27 for Colombo to replace the_ Southampton as the flagship -of the East Indies station. Tlie • Southampton is going Home for boiler repairs, and will be absent from the • station for about twelve months. When ;:she returns to relieve the Chatham the ilatter will go_Home. The Chatham's ratings going nome from New Zealand will be transferred to the Southampton at Colombo. About 70 will leave by 'the Riuihine, sailing irom Wellington >-cm May 15.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIV, Issue XLIV, 7 May 1924, Page 7
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109THE CHATHAM. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIV, Issue XLIV, 7 May 1924, Page 7
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