VISITORS ENTERTAINED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17276, 27 September 1919, Page 10

VISITORS ENTERTAINED

PETTY OFFICERS AND MEN.

SMOKE CONCERT LAST NIGHT.

ORGANISED BY SOCIAL CLUBS. Those officers of H.M.S. New Zealand who have to remain on the battle-cruiser during the visit of the admiral to Rotorua. and the petty officers and men, will be well provided for in the matter of entertainment. Yesterday's • recreations included trap-shooting at Ellerelie for the officers, and a smoke concert in the Town Hall concert chamber in the evening for the petty officers and men. Many officers and men visited the Kennel Club's show during the day The smoke concert tendered to the petty officers and men was organised by the combined social clubs of the city, including the Orphans, Savages, Vagabonds, and Philistines. The president of the Orphans' Club, Mr. Y. J. Larner, and the Deputy-Mayor, Mr. A. J. Entrican, ex tended a welcome to the guests. An excellent programme was provided, the Orphans' Club Orchestra and the Lyric Four contributing a number of fine selections, which were encored. Humorous items were given by Messrs. T. T. Garland, A. McElwain, E. Fort, and A. Hintz, and Mr. A. Ripley contributed a solo, while a number of Hawaiian songs and instrumental items were given by members of the Savage Club. A feature of the evening was the performance given by a baka party from H.M.S. New Zealand, the performers beine garbed in Maori costume, and manifesting considerable knowledge of the Maori dances. Son "a were also sung by several members of the ship's crew. At the conclusion of the evening Petty Officer Bowey returned thanks on behalf of the guests to the clubs that had organised the entertainment. ATTRACTIONS FOR TO-DAY. RACES AND SMOKE CONCERT. The principal attraction to-day for the visitors will be the Avondala Jockey Club's meeting. Seventeen of the New Zealand's officers will be driven to the course in motor-cars, and arrangements have been made for 330 men to travel by special train, leaving the city at 12.30 p.m. There are likely to be a number of alterations in the programme for next week, owing to the fact that the New Zealand will probably coal on Tuesday, in which event fixtures arranged for that day will have to be abandoned. The fixtures on the official programme for the week-end are as follow: — To-day. Morning and Afternoon.—Avondale races, with lunch for officers by the Racing Club, and for the men by Citizens' Committee. 3 p.m.—Association football match, H.M.S. New Zealand V. Auckland, at Domain; Rugby match, Auckland v. Bay of Plenty, at Eden Park. 8 p.m. — concert for officers by Orphans' Club, in Masonic Hall, Belgium Street; Kennel Club' show again open. Concert in olubroom on Queen's Wharf. Tomorrow.

Evening.Sacred concert in broom on Queen's Wharf. PROMENADE CONCERT. MEMBERS OF SHIP'S COMPANY. A promenade concert was given by a concert party from H.M.S. New Zealand at the clu broom on the Queen's Wharf yesterday evening. There was a. large attendance- _ Entertaining items were given by Seamen Duffy, Stanford. Green, and Wright, Bandsmen Lane, Call wood, and Smith, Signaller Lainsbury, Petty Officers Prisnell, Jacobson, and Grace Corporal Yendal (R.M.L.1.), Maguire and Paterson (members of the ship's pipe band). Messrs. bourne, Bridel Donaldson, Marfleet, Down, By ford', Sparrow, and Mansfield, of various ratings, gave a splendid imitation of a Maori haka. Miss Kathleen Johnston gave two patriotic recitations. The sum of £45 was taken at the doors, and, with a donation of £5 from the Reception Committee, will be handed to the officers of the battle-cruiser for distribution among naval charities. D ADMIRAL PAYS FOR HIS TEA INCIDENT OF THE JOURNEY. [BY TELEGRAPH. SPECIAL BEFORTEB J ROTORUA, Friday. When the Rotorua express with Lord" Jellicoe and his party on board stopped at Putaruru to-day, some surprise was caused at the station refreshment counter when the Admiral, Viscountess Jellicoe, and his personal officers, appeared among them to get cups of tea. While standing drinking his tea the admiral chatted pleasantly with a. returned soldier and did not seem to be aware that many of the travellers were asking in loud whispers why the Tourist Department representative did not have the refreshments taken to the car.

Of course, it is quite possible that the visitors preferred to go to the counter like other travellers, but surely there was no need for the admiral to be informed that his six cups of tea had not been paid for. The admiral himself was the first to get a coin out of his pocket and therefore he paid.