HONOURS ACCORDED VISITING NAVAL UNIT

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6735, 11 October 1928, Page 6

HONOURS ACCORDED VISITING NAVAL UNIT

H.M.A.S. Australia COUNTRIES’ DESTINIES INSEPARABLY LINKED PROTECTING TRADE ROUTES Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Last Night, Rear-Admiral G. F. Hyde and the staff of H.M.A.S. Australia wero entertained by the Government to-day at luncheon. ,A few Parliamentarians were present. Mr. Coates said: “We in New Zealand are inseparably wrapped up witn the fortunes of the Australians. We are trying to make exactly the same provision in principle lor the efficient protection of our trade routes by joining with Australia and other parts of the Empire in methods that will effect that object.” 1 Ho congratulated the Prime Minister and people of Australia in taking the course they had to . ensure their trade routes would be protected. Trade re- 1 lations between New Zealand Australia had always been pleasant and good feeling among the sister countries was growing more and more along the lines of the general desire of most , people in the Empire to get together to a greater extent than hitherto. The , Prime Minister voiced a wish that tfya units of the New Zealand and Australian Navies might meet for purposes of training and fraternising. The Australia left Portsmouth on August 3, and touched at Montreal, Quebec, Halifax, Boston, New York, Chesapeake Bay, Jamaica, Colon, Panama, and Tahiti. Rear-Admiral George Francis Hyde, C.V.0., C.8.E., served from 1913 to 1915 as Commander of H.MAH. Australia (first flagship of the Royal Australian Navy). From 1915 to 1917 ha' served in command of H.M.S. Adventure) flying the flag of Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly). Promoted to rank of captain, Royal Australian Navy, April, 1917. In 1918 he served as senior naval officer, Holyhead. Since 1918 service in the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Navy has included command of H.M.A. ships Suva (.1919, flying the flag of Admiral of the Fleet Earl Jellicoe) and Brisbane (1919-1921), and H.M.S. Vindictive (1924-25), and a period as Second Naval Member and Acting First Naval Member of the Commonwealth Naval Board. He was appointed commodore commanding H.M. Australian Squadron in April, 1926, appointed an aide-de-camp to His Majesty the King on January 2, 1928, and promoted to Rear-Admiral on February 23, 1928. • ' Captain Francis H. W. Goolden, Flag Captain and Staff Officer, served throughout the; Great War in H.MJSL! Iron Duke, Grand Fleet flagship. Ha was commander of H.M.S. Hood during the w.orld cruise of the Special, Service Squadron, 1923-1924. Promote!? to cap:, tain, Royal Navy, June, 1926, since when he has served in command of, H.M.A. ships Sydney and until taking present command.