H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17250, 28 August 1919, Page 7

H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND.

WELLINGTON FESTIVITIES li u BALL ON SHIP LAST NIGHT. * [BY TEUKKUTTI. —SPECIAL REPORTER.] * Ci WELLINGTON, Wednesday. b Little activity in the shape of entertain- tJ ment or other festivities occurred to-day s ' in connection with the presence of Admiral . Jellicoe and the New Zealand. The ship jj was closed to all save official visitors, tl Among the latter were the Mayor, Mr. J. K P. Luke, M.P., and the 'Mayoress, to- sI gether with members of the City Council l] and their wives and the chief executive £ officers of the council. A ball is being «! held on the ship to-night. In addition to s ' the citizens' ball in the Town Hall last d night there was a dance on the New Zea- *•' land, when the petty officers and men en- n tertaiDed a number of those who have been d tendering them hospitality during their B stay. • d . p WARSHIP'S ITINEEARY. tl VISIT TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. At the conclusion of his visit to the k Dominion, Lord Jellicoe will proceed in s , H.M.S. New Zealand to Fiji and possibly £ Samoa, Vancouver, Panama Canal,,, T ap maica, Trinidad, Rio de Janeiro, Cape- j ; town, Zanzibar, Aden, Suez, and via the | J Mediterranean, to England. The battle- f cruiser is due at Portsmouth on May 1, x 1920. J .{ — v AUCKLAND CITIZENS' BALL. 8 1 - CATERING- AND MUSIC. ." < Details in connection with the citizens' c ball to be tendered Admiral Jellicoe ; during his- visit to Auckland, were ] discussed at a meeting of the Re- < ception Committee held yesterday. The > catering tender of Mr. J. Sinclair, sen., , for the ball was acccepted, also that of < Mr. Gordon Eady for an orchestra of 15 performers. Various other details with regard to the programme were also considered. The date for the ball has not yet been definitely fixed, the committee { awaiting replies to terrains making * further inquiries about the proposed Roto- 6 rua trip. A contribution of £25 was "* voted last evening by the Auckland and ( Suburban Drainage Board toward the en- s tertainment fund. i ;